Marinol Treatment Report

• Navy Nurse

  Sex: F

  Data Quality: 2 stars

  ALS: 12 yrs

  Bi-Pap Feeding tube

  Bulbar: moderate

  Arms: moderate

  Chest: none

  Legs: moderate

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Purpose: Stiffness/Spasticity (Started Jan 30, 2011)

Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 13, 2011	As needed	Major	Moderate	Usually	Not at all

Date

Aug 13, 2011

Advice & Tips

I wish I had tried this years ago!

Cost

< $25 monthly

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• SmoothS

  Sex: M

  Data Quality: 2 stars

  ALS: 7 yrs

  Wheelchair Feeding tube

  Bulbar: severe

  Arms: severe

  Chest: none

  Legs: severe

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Purpose: Stiffness/Spasticity (Started Oct 25, 2010)

Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 03, 2010	10 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Moderate	Always	A little

Date

Nov 03, 2010

Advice & Tips

Medicaid rescinded the order a week after I started so I can't evaluate it properly but a wonderful side effect was minimal drooling compared to normal.

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• nursewho

  Sex: F

  Data Quality: 0 stars

  HIV 9 yrs

  Mental Symptoms : severe

  Physical Symptoms : moderate

  310

  VL 0

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Purpose: Nausea (Started Mar 12, 2010)

Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 15, 2010	10 mg Daily	Slight	Mild	Sometimes	Somewhat

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• kenny a

  Sex: M

  Data Quality: 2 stars

  ALS: 11 yrs

  Ventilator Wheelchair Feeding tube

  Bulbar: moderate

  Arms: severe

  Chest: moderate

  Legs: severe

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Purposes: Nausea and Emotional lability (Started Oct 03, 2006)

Date	Dosage	Nausea Perceived effectiveness	Emotional lability Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 18, 2010	5 mg Daily	None	Slight	None	Always	A little

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• ShannonandJohn

  Sex: M

  Data Quality: 0 stars

  HIV 9 yrs

  Mental Symptoms : none

  Physical Symptoms : mild

  441

  VL 30

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Purpose: Decreased appetite (Started Dec 17, 2008)

Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 14, 2009	10 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Sometimes	Not at all

Side effects:

Grogginess

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• greeneyes

  Sex: F

  Data Quality: 2 stars

  MS: 13 yrs

  Type: Primary Progressive

  Relapse: Severe

  Sensation: Severe

  Overall: Severe

  Cognition: severe

  Vision: moderate

  Speech: moderate

  Swallowing: moderate

  Upper limb: severe

  Walking: severe

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Purpose: Other (Started Dec 30, 2007)

Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 18, 2008		Slight	None	Sometimes	A little

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