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Table 11 Medicinal cannabis reported as a substitute for prescription drugs among various pain syndromes and “Yes” responses on ID Migraine™ questionnaire

From: Patterns of medicinal cannabis use, strain analysis, and substitution effect among patients with migraine, headache, arthritis, and chronic pain in a medicinal cannabis cohort

Prescription drugs replaced

 

Yes

Opiates, opioids

NSAIDs, Analgesics

Triptans/Ergots

Anti-depressant, Anti-anxiety

Anti-convulsant

Muscle Relaxers

Headache as primary symptom (505)

272 (53.9%)

118 (43.4%)

57 (21%)

22 (8.1%)/1 (0.4%)

106 (39%)

21 (7.7%)

19 (7%)

Headache as primary illness (75)

36 (48%)

19 (52.8%)

11 (30.6%)

14 (38.9%)

5 (13.9%)

1 (2.8%)

4 (11.1%)

Chronic pain as primary illness (598)

316 (52.8%)

230 (72.8%)

64 (20.3%)

3 (1%)

74 (23.4%)

41 (13%)

30 (9.5%)

Arthritis as primary illness (188)

90 (47.9%)

48 (53.3%)

37 (41.1%)

2 (2.2%)

15 (16.7%)

5 (5.6%)

7 (7.8%)

3 Yes (343)a

204 (59.5%)

92 (45.1%)

45 (22.1%)

20 (9.8%)/1 (0.5%)

84 (41%)

13 (6%)

15 (7.4%)

2 Yes (102)b

42 (41.2%)

17 (40.5%)

6 (14.3%)

2 (4.8%)

15 (35.7%)

6 (14.3%)

4 (9.5%)

3 + 2 Yes (445)

246 (55.3%)

109 (44.3%)

51 (20.7%)

22 (8.9%)/1 (0.4%)

99 (40.2%)

19 (7.7%)

19 (7.7%)

  1. a3 “Yes” responses = 97% probability of migraine
  2. b2 “Yes” responses = 93% probability of migraine