I have been having terrible headaches with neck and shoulder pain and was recently diagnosed with chiari malformation 1. Doctors have tried many different medications to help with pain. I have had bad reactions to some and the others haven t worked at all. My doctor has run out of ideas and wanted to put me on antidepressants to see if that would help but i declined because i don t suffer from depression. He has now decided to go with trying vitamins to get it under control but of course the vitamins are causing me problems with nausea. I was wondering if medical marijuana could help me considering I have so many problems with regular medications. I m not sure if it is even a possibility in my state but I would like to know anyway. Thank you
Thank you for using Chat Doctor. The management of Arnold Chiara malformation includes meds to alleviate pain and surgery if required at the discretion of the neurosurgeon. This may necessitate a few radiological imaging techniques also. Please consult a neurosurgeon for evaluation and further management.