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What happens if my pain doctor takes a urine sample and finds cannabis? They would drop me as a patient

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luann262 | @luann262 | Aug 22, 2021

Hmmmm? I wonder? But cannibis does not interact with anything.
I haven’t seen a pain doc yet. I am thinking I should! As well as a Physiatrist, which I have never heard of til now
So , did the neurologist send you for pain management?
Thanks!

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jetsetter | @jetsetter | Aug 22, 2021

That’s a good point, I haven’t come to that yet.

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athenalee | @athenalee | Aug 22, 2021

I’d recommend you speak directly to them. Many doctors are becoming more favorable to medical marijuana, as long as it is legal in your state.

Also, I’ve researched cannabis extensively. It definitely interacts with many medications, including pain meds. I am on immunosuppressive meds and I have neuropathy, as well as extreme muscle pain due to an autoimmune disease. I’d love to take cannabis for pain. But I can no longer do so as it interacts with one of my immunosuppressive meds.

Cannabis will interact with any medication metabolized by the CYP3A4 or CYP3A5 enzymes, which is more than 50% of medications. Drugs.com is a good app to check for drug interactions.

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