I found that Marinol works great on preventing migraines--it expands and loosens up the blood vessels and muscles in my head. Right now, I'm taking just the 2.5's but I think that I'll wind up taking 5's, since the doctors are only allowed to prescribe 2 doses a day. If I switch to the 5's, I think thank I'll be able to stop taking my Oramorph SR's. This week is my first week using Marinol and I've been able to cut back my Oramorph SR from 180 mg. down to 60 mg. a day and I'm free from migraines. 
Mark
It's great to meet you and I thank you for sharing the information on Marinol for migraines.
I personaly don't have migraines, but my mother and sister suffer horribly with them. I'll be sure to ask them if they've tried this medication.
Is Marinol a new med or just a new one you've tried? I've not heard of it before, but that does not really mean anything.
Take care and hope to see you around
Betty
Hi Betty, I'm happy to share what I know about Marinol because I've had migraines since I was 10 (which now makes it a 44 year battle for me). Since Marinol is not advertised, very few people know about it. I just happened to stumble into it by surfing the Web. The drug has been around for about 10 or 15 years. Marinol is synthetic THC, which is found naturally in "marijuana." The drug is a gel pill that was originally prescribed solely to chemo patients to stimulate their appetites but the DEA reclassified it for "off-label" use just a few years ago. In some states, it can be phoned in by a doctor since it is only a schedule III med. unlike oxycontin or morphine-sulfate (which I believe are both Schedule II med's). There are other legal marijuana-based pain med's currently in development which will be made by extracting THC and other parts of natural growing real "marijuana." One of them is called "Sativa" and it will be marketed as a liquid to be sprayed on the tongue. I hope that the connection made to marijuana doesn't turn you or anyone else off but it has been a recognized pain medication for thousands of years. I'm glad that I can finally legally take something with a very long history of actually working. Personally, I'm an asthmatic and I'm unable to smoke anything at all. I hope that this information helps. Take care ... Mark
Mark
You know I have thought about this entire marijuana thing for the past few weeks. I was a teen of the 70's and with that, I've known a great deal too much about the use of Marijuana, so with having that said.
I was thinking the other day, how funny it is, when we think Oooo Marjuana and shy away from it, when most of us are willing to use opiates? Kind of makes no sense to me. But I guess it will be different because of the legality of the meds, more than anything else.
As long as something is approved and is not against the law for us to use, I'm not really sure why it would be so difficult. I've actually been told by a couple of nurses, that I really should try pot to see if it helps with the chronic pain and FM. I don't really think I can right now, but I may ask my doctor about it. I'm really curious and I also have a really difficult time during pain flares with keeping any appetite at all. So maybe it would help me to eat? Just some thoughts.
I thank you for the information and hope it can be helpful to others.
Good post, I've read a lot of new information on this very topic and think we should all give it some thought.
Take care
Betty
Mark,
I came across your comments regarding migrane headaches. As a person who has been suffering with migranes for years, I am very much interested in obtaining more information on Marinol. I surfed the net but could only find info. regarding chemo patients. If possible, I would like the website where info. on Marinol is posted to treat migranes. I figured I could take this info with me to my next dr. appointment. Thanks.
Mark
Al, here's the link per your request:
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/hemp/migrn1.htm
Mark
I was just surfing the net and found your article I been diagnosed with severe fms in 1992 suffered since about 1984 have been taking marinol since 2000 all the side effects seem to be benifical for my condition ! doctor wants me to try lyrica ? I don't like info about side effects.