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Re: THC in psychiatry » kitty-layne

Posted by jay on November 14, 2001, at 7:05:41

In reply to THC in psychiatry, posted by kitty-layne on November 13, 2001, at 21:43:01

> I'm always bemused by people's claims that cannabis/THC has a place in psychiatry.

>polite snip<

> IMO the limited efficacy of weed/THC, the side-effects (which are usually stronger than the therapeutic effects) and the abuse potential mean that it probably isn't effective enough to be used in psychiatry. I'm interested to see what other people think. Maybe in rare cases where no other treatment is tolerable/effective, or at low doses in combination with other drugs, it might be useful. Or, other cannabinoids could possibly be more effective. Otherwise, IMO, we should stick to using it as a mild and relatively safe recreational drug (unless of course it's illegal in your country- I'm have to say that, don't I? Don't we have freedom of speech?).
>
> -
> --kit

I understand some of your concern, but I have seen very little scientific literature that say's it is easily abused. (In context of other drugs)
I have been on numerous prescribed psychotropics that have caused many of the concerns, and more, that you have indicated, yet docs still dish them out no prob. (Again...I have nothing wrong with that...it's just the context.) Depakote, Lithium, and Topomax seem to cause some nasty cognitive problems, yet they are still widely used.

I am not trying to be a snot or anything, but tolerance doesn't seem to be an issue, and I have not seen much to indicate it is unsafe in general. Tolerance seems to be a great indicator in drug use because people don't need more (at what can lead to sometimes toxic levels...although this is overplayed often too).

Just trying to present a bit of a different take. I really would like to see some large-scale scientific controled studies of it's possible application in psychiatry. Here in Canada, it is a fairly legit (yet controled) pain-medication. Why not extend it's use if it can possibly do some good?

Jay

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