In treatment of nightmares and posttraumatic stress syndrome, Dr. Sahni cited studies that found “good effects” of medical marijuana use (CNS Neurosci Ther. 2009;15:84-8; J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2014 Oct;34:559-64). For REM behavior disorder, medical marijuana was found to be beneficial in four patients with Parkinson disease (J Clin Pharm Ther. 2014 Oct;39:564-6). In poorly treated restless leg syndrome, medical marijuana was reported to be beneficial (Sleep Med. 2017 Aug;36:182-3).
“It should be noted that these were very small studies and therefore more research is needed before we change our medical practices toward various sleep disorders,” Dr. Sahni said.
Dr. Sahni and her coauthors reported having no financial relationships to disclose.