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THC

People mainly take THC for anxiety, sleep, memory. Based on 37 first-hand reports and 249 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #561 of 1,974 overall.

25
User score
Mixed
14% positive30% mixed27% negative30% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 20% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
249
meta-analyses
488
RCTs
12,030
papers

What THC does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci · 2020 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Cannabis use and psychosis: a review of reviews

Conclusion: Cannabis use was also associated with increased relapse rates, more hospitalizations and pronounced positive symptoms in psychotic patients. We make recommendations about the type of research that is required to better characterize the relationship between cannabis use and the development and outcomes of psychosis.

PubMed 31563981 ↗
Lancet Psychiatry · 2019 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Cannabinoids for the treatment of mental disorders and symptoms of mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusion: There is scarce evidence to suggest that cannabinoids improve depressive disorders and symptoms, anxiety disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Tourette syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder, or psychosis. There is very low quality evidence that pharmaceutical THC (with or without CBD) leads to a small improvement in symptoms of anxiety among individuals with other medical conditions. There remains insufficient evidence to provide guidance on the use of cannabinoids for treating mental disorders within a regulatory framework. Further high-quality studies directly examining the

PubMed 31672337 ↗
Cochrane Database Syst Rev · 2023 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Cannabis-based medicines and medical cannabis for adults with cancer pain

Conclusion: There is moderate-certainty evidence that oromucosal nabiximols and THC are ineffective in relieving moderate-to-severe opioid-refractory cancer pain. There is low-certainty evidence that nabilone is ineffective in reducing pain associated with (radio-) chemotherapy in people with head and neck cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. There is low-certainty evidence that a single dose of synthetic THC analogues is not superior to a single low-dose morphine equivalent in reducing moderate-to-severe cancer pain. There is low-certainty evidence that CBD does not add value to specialist palliative c

PubMed 37283486 ↗
BMC Psychiatry · 2020 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Medicinal cannabis for psychiatric disorders: a clinically-focused systematic review

Conclusion: There is currently encouraging, albeit embryonic, evidence for medicinal cannabis in the treatment of a range of psychiatric disorders. Supportive findings are emerging for some key isolates, however, clinicians need to be mindful of a range of prescriptive and occupational safety considerations, especially if initiating higher dose THC formulas.

PubMed 31948424 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

3 gas reported
sometimesas reported
nightlyas reported
100 mg/day smokeddaily
a few times a weekas reported
dailyas reported

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

anxiety ×2paranoia ×2tachycardia ×1insomnia ×1dependency ×1tolerance ×1cognitive impairment ×1hypomania ×1

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“I can also find a citation for THC lowering prostaglandins”
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“So weed? Unfortunately that will decrease my deep sleep”
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“3 grams of glycine + 3 grams of thc has increased by deep sleep by nearly an hour.”
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“THC lowers vasopressin. Vasopressin is responsable for short term memory.”
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“THC”
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