October 1, 2020 by NextTribe Editors · Health

The Reefer Cure: Almost 30 Percent of Us Tame Menopause Symptoms with Weed

Cannabis—more than hormones—is becoming the treatment of choice for hot flashes, insomnia, etc. This is not your mother's menopause treatment.

Forget pumping up on hormones, when it comes to the best treatment for menopause symptoms, more women are reaching for a marijuana joint or some cannabis edibles, according to a study presented Monday during the 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting of the North American Menopause Society.

Twenty-seven percent of women in a survey reported they had used or currently were using cannabis to manage their menopause, with another 10 percent saying they were open to trying it. That's significantly more than those (19 percent) who were relying on more traditional treatments such as hormone therapy, the most commonly recommended approach for managing menopause symptoms.

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