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Does Smoking Marijuana Make The Antibiotics To Be Less Effective?

i have a staph infection in my leg, ive been on antibiotics through iv since last sunday, so for more than a week now, and im done the iv on wednesday. i have to start orally prescribed antibiotics thursday. there is a dance friday night so i am upset that i wont be able to drink for it. so i am wondering if smoking marijuana will make the antibiotics less effective or anything of that nature. im not saying im going to but im just curious :p. i know its bad for your health already but besides that what will it do with the antibiotics?
Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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It is unclear if there would be an interaction with antibiotics and marijuana. Just on the safe side though I would refrain from smoking marijuana for the time you are unwell on antibiotics.

Marijuana will affect people differently and in different ways. I would always be careful what you are consuming with marijuana. There are side effects and I don't recommend marijuana for anything but chronic illness. If you have no chronic illness maybe refrain from smoking marijuana entirely. It kills memory recall in your brain.
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Does Smoking Marijuana Make The Antibiotics To Be Less Effective?

It is unclear if there would be an interaction with antibiotics and marijuana. Just on the safe side though I would refrain from smoking marijuana for the time you are unwell on antibiotics. Marijuana will affect people differently and in different ways. I would always be careful what you are consuming with marijuana. There are side effects and I don t recommend marijuana for anything but chronic illness. If you have no chronic illness maybe refrain from smoking marijuana entirely. It kills memory recall in your brain.