Hypertension and Medical Marijuana: Does it Work?
One in three adults in the USA suffers from hypertension. High blood pressure or hypertension is a silent killer. Your body displays no symptoms, but the cardiovascular system is sick. The heart works extra hard to pump oxygen and blood to the body but faces increased resistance in the blood vessels.
Ninety percent of the hypertension cases are genetic or “essential.” Other secondary causes include poor lifestyle choices and living a sedentary life. However, there are plenty of healthy people who will get hypertension because of bad genes.
Hypertension Treatment
What is the best treatment regimen for treating hypertension? Patients often weigh the risks and the benefits of the blood pressure medication. Fortunately, the medication is well tolerated and benign. Sadly, some patients have to pop the pill for the rest of their lives. The danger of not treating hypertension is that it may result in stroke, heart diseases, and kidney diseases. Besides medication, stress reduction, meal planning, and living a healthier lifestyle will lead you back to the path of healing and wellbeing.
Marijuana as a Treatment Option
Does medical marijuana help lower blood pressure? Well, the answer depends on what you read or who you ask. Some states in the US have legalized the use of marijuana. Some of the effects of marijuana on managing are well- documented.
Some research studies describe the limited positive and long-term adverse effects. The study has a poor design, and the fact findings from animals are not neatly transferred to the human subjects. Other findings focus on THC negative effects on the body and neglect the role played by the other cannabinoids. Other conflicts arise what consumption method works better-smoking or ingesting edibles.
The normal blood pressure is 120+/-20 (the pulse rate) and 75+/- mmHg with no pulse. Pressure readings above 140/90 are dangerous and require urgent medical intervention. Marijuana cannabinoids reduce the blood vessel lining inflammation, and that widens the pipes and lowers pressure. Additionally, the medical marijuana-based medications have effectively lowered blood pressure with trifling harmful side effects. There are two active anti-inflammatory ingredients in Cannabis that relieve high blood pressure effects:
l THC- psychoactive
l CBD-non-psychoactive
Good news, there are new medical marijuana strains that give varying THC and CBD that are ideal for people who do not wish to get high or cannot handle THC.
How Medical Cannabis Works
The body has a system that works with neurotransmitters and contains biochemical. The system controls emotional and immune functions which directly affect the blood pressure. The cannabinoids imitate the endocannabinoids body system from the roots by reducing the stress levels and lowering inflammation responsible for hypertension.
Some patients respond effectively to the marijuana-based medication; others experience the side effects. The patients experience assorted mental discomfort because of the high THC strains.
Psychological Effects
While states and medical practitioners approve the use of medical marijuana, there is need to understand the short and long-term effects. Short term effects include impaired memory and coordination disorders. The long term effects include addiction, mental health issues, and respiratory orders.
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