| Compounds | Topics | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| cannabis | migraine,headache,pain in humans via survey (n=316) | Medical Cannabis for Chronic Migraine: A Retrospective Review | May 2019 |
| Positive On NYS MC, 88.3% (279) patients reported improvement in their headache profile with an average MC exposure of 22.4?17.5 weeks. The average monthly migraine frequency change was significant with 42.1% decrease (24.9?7.16 to 16.1?10.7, p<0.0001) | |||
| cannabis | headache via review | The Use of Cannabis for Headache Disorders | Apr 2017 |
| Positive Although placebo-controlled clinical trials are still needed to appropriately determine efficacy, it appears likely that cannabis will emerge as a potential treatment for some headache sufferers. | |||
| THC,cannabis,Myrcene,Caryophyllene | pain,headache in humans via survey (n=2032) | Patterns of medicinal cannabis use, strain analysis, and substitution effect among patients with migraine, headache, arthritis, and chronic pain in a medicinal cannabis cohort | May 2018 |
| Positive Hybrid strains were preferred in ID Migraine(TM), headache, and most pain groups, with OG Shark, a high THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol)/THCA (tetrahydrocannabinolic acid), low CBD (cannabidiol)/CBDA (cannabidiolic acid), strain with predominant terpenes beta--caryophyllene and beta--myrcene, most preferred in the headache and ID Migraine(TM) groups | |||
| cannabis | headache,migraine via interview (n=120) | Effects of Medical Marijuana on Migraine Headache Frequency in an Adult Population | May 2016 |
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Ingestion Method: inhaled Positive Positive effects were reported in 48 patients (39.7%), with the most common effects reported being prevention of migraine headache with decreased frequency of migraine headache (24 patients [19.8%]) and aborted migraine headache (14 patients [11.6%]). Inhaled forms of marijuana were commonly used for acute migraine treatment and were reported to abort migraine headache. | |||
| THC,CBD,cannabis | migraine,headache,pain in humans via review | Medicinal Properties of Cannabinoids, Terpenes, and Flavonoids in Cannabis, and Benefits in Migraine, Headache, and Pain: An Update on Current Evidence and Cannabis Science. | Jul 2018 |
| Positive There is accumulating evidence for various therapeutic benefits of cannabis/cannabinoids, especially in the treatment of pain, which may also apply to the treatment of migraine and headache. | |||