Medical Cannabis for Lupus and Autoimmune Disease

Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body's own tissues. It comes with joint pain, chronic fatigue, inflammation and sleep problems. It is a disease that can heavily burden daily life.

Some patients ask whether medical cannabis can help - and here, as usual, what matters is honestly separating treating the disease from easing the symptoms.

Medical cannabis does not replace the immunological treatment led by a rheumatologist - the drugs that control disease activity. You should not stop them in favour of cannabis.

Its role is symptomatic: in some people it may ease pain, improve sleep and reduce discomfort, which translates into better quality of life.

In lupus and related autoimmune diseases cannabis is considered as support for:

We cover related topics in RA and joint pain.

Therapy is run cautiously and in agreement with the rheumatologist, because other drugs and the overall condition matter. The dose is chosen from small amounts, observing the effects.

We describe the rules in the guide dosing.

The first visit is in person - in Krakow, Bydgoszcz, Torun or Kielce. You book a slot at 731 000 645.