Does marijuana relieve migraine

Migraine is a type of a headache but with varying intensity as we as accompanied by sensitivity to both sound and light and nausea. Due to the fact that migraine is severe, and recurring, researchers are trying to find new and best ways to relieve it. Cannabis has cannabinoid compound that is believed to relieve migraine. There has been establishment of medical marijuana / cannabis so that it can be easily and legally accessible.These are both cannabinoids and cannabis which are well described by physicians to the patients for pain control or a certain treatment. 

Causes of migraine 

There are many factors which triggers migraine. These are: 

Change in hormonal balance. This is mostly in women who are on their menstrual days, menopause or even during pregnancy.  

Stress. 

Drinks 

Sensory stimuli. 

Weather and physical changes 

Sleep changes 

The above are some of the causative causes of migraines.  However, the main cause is yet to be known but it is believed to be due to abnormal activities occurring in the brain which affects chemicals, nerves signals and the blood vessels inside the brain temporarily.  

Does marijuana relieve migraine 

Although this has not been well and deeply researches, smoking medical marijuana is said to relieve migraine by a significant amount. This was according to the fact that people who regularly ge migraine say that they take marijuana to prevent it. In research did with about 121 people who frequently had migraine, more than or equal to 40% confirmed that there was a decrease by nearly 50% of the numbers of migraines that they used to get per month. 

How smoking marijuana relieves migraine. 

Inside one’s brain, there are networks of cannabinoid receptors which are also found on other parts of the body.  The cannabinoid receptors are tiny and made of proteins. They are the ones which affects the manner in which you will feel pain. Marijuana, has a compound called cannabinoids, when taken, the cannabinoids directly enter in your body, looks for the cannabinoid receptors and alters how these receptors are working? Thus, calming down the signals indicating pain.  

So when suffering from migraine and you smoke medical marijuana, the cannabinoids in the marijuana will penetrate into your body looking for these cannabinoids’ receptors. Once they come together, the cannabinoids will now change the functioning of the receptors bearing in mind that the person is experiencing migraines and so the receptors are working to concentrate the migraine. So when the cannabinoids get in contact with the receptors, it changes the way the receptors are working thus calming down pain. As a result, the migraine will now be relieved. 

Conclusion 

Medical marijuana is an option to relieve migraine under special circumstances. This is because, many states consider marijuana as illegal. Also, Take the drug only if you are prescribed and only take it as prescribed by your physicians. This is due to the risks involved if you continue using it.