Dementia and THC: What you Need to Know About Safety
Posted on March 26th, 2025 to Dementia by Healer Staff Writer
It is understandable that people are concerned about the potential adverse effects of THC, especially with people with dementia who already experience confusion, increased fall risk, and sometimes, hallucinations.
While a major overdose of THC can cause confusion and hallucinations, this requires a very large dosing error. Mild THC overdoses are typically characterized by feeling tired, dizzy, hungry, and dry mouth and typically last 1-6 hours.
Healer Respite comes in blister packs to prevent overdosing. The gummies, containing 2mg of THC, can be cut in half (1 mg) or quarters (0.5 mg) for those who want to be extra cautious and for those known to be sensitive to THC.
No falls have been reported in any of the clinical studies on cannabinoids and dementia, nor in any of the users of Healer Respite. We have had infrequent reports of slight balance impairment which resolved by lowering the dose (e.g. cutting the gummy in half). One clinical study measured gait in people with dementia, which was not impaired on a low dose of THC (1.5 mg).
At appropriate doses, THC does not cause hallucinations and is not likely to exacerbate this symptom. One case series and another case report demonstrated improvement in hallucinations and other symptoms in patients with Lewy Body dementia after treatment with cannabis.
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