This can be due to fatigue or drug side effects. Low appetite can lead to AIDS wasting. Marijuana stimulates the appetite, preventing these problems. Some people with HIV get nauseated when they take antiviral medications. This makes it difficult to take all scheduled doses.
Marijuana can help control the nausea.
Normally, dried marijuana leaves and flowers are smoked or baked into food. Some people get the same effects from Marinol as from smoked marijuana. Others prefer to smoke marijuana. They can use the amount they need without bad effects from higher doses. Smoking marijuana causes most of the same health problems as smoking tobacco.