Asthma Effects Symptoms

Those that have ever suffered a mild to severe asthma attack would no doubt find it quite disturbing if their doctor were to offer a prescription that instructed them to smoke cannabis for relief. The very idea of smoking to an asthmatic is counterproductive, as cigarette smoke is known to close airways and create various breathing problems that can lead to severe asthma attacks and even death. Current asthma and medical marijuana research however has managed to shed a ray of hope for asthmatics.

Asthma and What It Does

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that constricts the airways and makes it very hard to breathe. Attacks are brought on by exercise, stress, and even allergies. It can also be brought on by obesity and a lack of proper nutrition, as added weight can create difficulty in how the lungs are able to function. Symptoms of asthma can include: shortness of  breath, coughing, wheezing, whistling sound when breathing out, chest pain & tightness.  When an attack occurs the airways that deliver oxygen to the body begin to close, making it difficult to draw breath as the body begins to work harder to find a way to function. In several cases attacks are so severe that the individual needs to carry around an inhaler at all times for emergencies. Unfortunately asthma has no cure, but it can be managed. Leading a healthy lifestyle, meaning a balanced diet and a regular amount of physical activity, can go a long way towards managing this disease.  Some of current prescriptions medications drugs for asthma include: Singulair, Dulera, Aerobid, Prednisone, Montelukast.  Sometimes some of these medications can cause deliterious side effects for asthma patients.

What Medical Marijuana Can Do for Asthma

While smoking seems an odd way to alleviate asthma attacks, the truth is that THC is seen to open airways and allow the body to relax instead of tightening up as it does with cigarette smoke. There has also been an increase in cannabis vaporizers, which are essentially the same as the standard vaporizers that are used by so many asthmatics to help with their condition. There is even belief that this method is far safer than the standard inhalers, as it does not include using corticosteroids that can over time cause high blood pressure, anxiety, and even depression. The buildup of these chemicals within the common inhaler have been seen to affect asthmatics in a very negative manner when misused, and can even create a dangerous dependency that has the effect of making one’s asthma even worse. In the long run, marijuana is at this time considered to be far more beneficial to asthmatics.

Conclusion

There is no doubt that the use of marijuana in treating asthma is still seen as controversial in some ways, but the research conducted thus far has delivered the hope that a shift from regular pharmaceutical methods might be in the making. Given that marijuana has fewer side effects that can be seen as harmful and life-threatening, there is no doubt that it might eventually become the preferred method of treating asthma. This condition is serious enough that creating a more beneficial and long-term treatment might eventually be seen as preferable, so long as it can remain affordable.

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