Can Marinol help with anxiety?

Dronabinol is is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat loss of appetite in chemotherapy patients, but dronabinol is not approved by the FDA to treat depression and/or anxiety.

Can you ask your psychiatrist for a specific medication?

Can You Ask a Doctor for a Specific Medication? Yes, it never hurts to ask your doctor if they think a specific medication would help you. Explain how you heard of it, and why you think it may help your anxiety. That said, the doctor may decide not to prescribe you that medication.

Is Marinol covered by insurance?

Marinol is commonly covered by health insurance and filling the prescription will usually cost $10-$30, depending on a patient’s copay, as dictated by their insurance.

Who should not take Marinol?

You should not take dronabinol liquid if you have ever had an allergic reaction to alcohol or if you also use disulfiram (Antabuse) or metronidazole (Flagyl). Do not take dronabinol liquid within 14 days after or 7 days before using disulfiram or metronidazole.

Is Marinol good for pain?

Marinol (dronabinol) has been studied for post-surgical pain, nerve-related pain, and chronic non-cancer pain. For the first two types of pain, Marinol was not found to be any better than placebo, with the exception of treating nerve-related pain associated with multiple sclerosis where it showed a modest benefit.

Does Marinol show up in a drug test?

The synthetic THC in Marinol is absorbed by your body similarly to the THC naturally occurring in marijuana. It is also stored, broken down, and excreted the same. Marinol is broken down and excreted in the urine for two days to 5 weeks. During this time period, it will be detected in urine drug screens.

Can I tell my doctor I took someone else’s prescription?

Something that’s safe in one person might be dangerous in another, depending on their medical history. However, it’s good for your doctor to know if you took someone else’s medication because if it worked for you and is a safe option, your doctor might prescribe it for you.

What conditions does Marinol treat?

MARINOL is a prescription medicine used in adults to treat:

• loss of appetite (anorexia) in people with AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) who have lost weight.
• nausea and vomiting caused by anti-cancer medicine (chemotherapy) in people whose nausea and vomiting have not improved with usual anti-nausea medicines.

Is there a generic for Marinol?

Dronabinol Capsules is the generic version of Marinol® from Abbvie and is used to nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy. Dronabinol is also used to treat loss of appetite and weight loss in people with HIV infection. Dronabinol Capsules is available in a 2.5, 5, and 10mg- 60ct bottles.

Is Marinol a narcotic?

In the United States, Marinol is a Schedule III drug, available by prescription, considered to be non-narcotic and to have a low risk of physical or mental dependence.

What is Marinol prescribed for?

Dronabinol is used to treat nausea and vomiting caused by cancer chemotherapy. It is usually used when other drugs to control nausea and vomiting have not been successful. Dronabinol is also used to treat loss of appetite and weight loss in patients with HIV infection.