To add objective parameters to the patients’ self-reports
during the interviews, changes in pain or depression/anxiety
drugs were recorded as well. Seventy patients used pain
medication at the beginning, of whom 2 (1.7%) had dose
elevation and 31 (43%) dose reduction. Six of 36 (17%)
patients who were without treatment started antipain medications.
Twenty-one patients used anti-depression/anxiety
drugs, of whom 7 (33%) reduced the dose and one started
new medication. Among the other 85 patients, only 5 (5.8%)
started new medication.
There were no significant side effects to the cannabis
except for memory lessening in the 106 patients who continued
cannabis use. No significant difference was found in
the level of infections, mouth dryness, cough, shortness of
breath, diarrhea, and leukocyte count or albumin level during
the time between the two interviews.
Regarding memory lessening, in the first interview, 83
(78%) patients reported no interferences in memory. In
the second interview, only 66 (62%) patients reported no
interferences in memory (