Melatonin and Marijuana Is It Okay To Use Marijuana To Get To Sleep?

Marijuana can increase Melatonin blood levels of Melatonin. Using Marijuana To Sleep.

Is It Okay To Use Marijuana To Get To Sleep?

The fact that smoking marijuana is accompanied by a dramatic increase in melatonin production may explain some of the drug's positive effects. A 1995 article in The Journal of the American Medical Association reported that the hallucinogen is being used to counteract the toxicity of chemotherapy, treat migraines, reduce intraocular pressure, minimize pain, treat menstrual cramps, and moderate wasting syndrome in AIDS patients. Melatonin has been shown to ameliorate each and every one of
these conditions (Reiter & Robinson).

Smoking marijuana as a vehicle to increase melatonin production, however, may not be a good idea. The increase is so marked that it is not likely to be beneficial, especially if one smokes marijuana during the daytime, when melatonin levels are normally so low that     they are just above the level of detection. Causing such a dramatic surge in melatonin levels in the daytime could phase-shift your circadian rhythms or interfere with your health in other as yet unknown ways ((Reiter & Robinson).

Mara: Over the holidays my son came home and found that his dad, who is 55, smokes marijuana to sleep better. My son had a fit and the two of them got into a heated argument over it.

The funny part is, the kid had bought your book "Eat, Drink and Be Merry" as his dad's Christmas present.

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