Medical Cannabis- A Potential Treatment for Depression

Feeling sadness, lack of interest in the activities that you once enjoyed may be the early signs of depression, and you are not alone.

   “Globally, depression affects approximately 350 million people.”

This common disorder has been known to be the leading cause of various suicide attempts worldwide. There exists a huge number of people who have depression and still not able to get help on time. To counter, currently, there are

Yet many people who have depression do not get the help they need, including oral medications and various therapies or counseling sessions. “Since the past few years, the researchers have been exploring the capabilities of medical marijuana for depression.”
“The Hawaii Journal of Medicine & Public Health published a study, which highlighted pain management as a potential benefit of medical marijuana. The participants involved in that study reported a 64 percent decrease in anxiety, and they could sleep better after using medical cannabis.”

 
   
Another study stated that marijuana proved itself useful in controlling multiple sclerosis. On average, the participants reported that they felt relieved while they were using medical cannabis.

As per the participants, the other potential benefits of medical marijuana are:

•    Movement disorders that are associated with involuntary movements
•    Nausea and loss of appetite, mainly caused from chemotherapy
•    Insomnia and sleep disorders

Currently, around the globe, there is a lot of research that is going on to determine the short term, as well as long-term effects of using medical cannabis. However, the evaluation of medical marijuana for treating depression is still in its early stages. “Simultaneously, the scientists at University at Buffalo have started to consider medical marijuana as a possible treatment method for depression caused by chronic stress.”  According to medical cannabis doctors, introducing cannabis into the system may help in restoring the normal levels and functions of the body, which in turn help in ease the symptoms of depression.  As time pass, more studies are being conducted to assess the potential of marijuana as a prospective therapy for people dealing with depression.

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