possible after effects of pot smoking

[Bobby]

I seemed to be having a problem now. I was only smoking for about 4 months, but at least 9 to 14 joints aday. I recently stopped about 2 weeks now, and I noticed while I was smoking, my veins were burning and rising up againest the skin. But when I finally quit, I started having pains in my veins or joint areas.
Sometimes really sharp, in some joint areas the pain actually left little lite red marks. The joint that hurt the most are the big toe, knee cap, and under the forearm.
I'm really worried about this, could it be side effects of withdrawl, or a lasting effect, or maybe something different.
Please help, what can it be?

[Chad B]

maybe you were so high, one night you fell down the stairs and don't remember.  Take Care of yourself.  Sorry I couldn't help, I've never heard of such a thing.  I know pot hasn't killed anybody in 500,000 years.  Pills have.

[tom to Bobbie]

my guess is, this is a problem unrelated to pot that you're just now noticing because you're not high. 14 joints a day. woo. That's a lot of pot.

[To Bobbie]

wow, cool man. 14 j's a day! Like wow man, huh huh, you must, like really get the munchies dude! Are you for real or are you busting our eggs.Tom, I know you don't leave the computer all day. Does somebody bring you food and a pee jug. Your'e the best. And I'm totally sincere.I think you should be like, the site master. At least you give out USEFUL info.

[ginger to Tom]

Maybe your weed was contaminated, Bobby.  Sounds to me like a reaction to something that was put in it.  That's scary.  I hope you will recover and that it is just temporary.

[from Kim]

You could have arthritus or something else.  You really can't get a good evaluation unless you are seen.  Check my spelling and check out sites on the topic of arthritus.

[Shiny]

I have a friend (no it's not me) who lives in West Virginia.  She recently was busted ( 2 guys came to her house with I/D.'s) for growing a couple of plants of weed in her back yard.  Of course they took the plants and questioned her and said she would hear something around or about the 23rd.  My question is what are the ramifications of what she did?  She is a housewife with 2 kids living with her boyfriend. She has never been in trouble with the law. She thinks her ex ratted on her.  Thanks for all who advise.

[copper dandy]

they'll cut her breasts off

[kieron and Tom]

We are replying to say we are against smoking pot because it is bad for your health.  It is proved that it causes memory loss and cancer. please could you reply with your thoughts on smoking it . Because we are doing a project on it.              

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[kieron and Tom]

We are replying to say we are against smoking pot because it is bad for your health.  It is proved that it causes memory loss and cancer. please could you reply with your thoughts on smoking it . Because we are doing a project on it.              

                  email us on ***@****

[kieron and Tom]

We are replying to say we are against smoking pot because it is bad for your health.  It is proved that it causes memory loss and cancer. please could you reply with your thoughts on smoking it . Because we are doing a project on it.              

                  email us on ***@****

[Christina]

I think there are alot more serious crimes out there than smoking pot.  I have heard it is good for the digestive system and the eyes.  Of course, smoking anything will cause cancer.  I know several people smoke pot and I know several people who drink and I know one thing, I would much rather be around someone who is high from smoking a joint than someone who is drunk.

[vickyvortex to the anti pot people]

OH PLEASE!!!!!

[vickyvortex]

Actually, I have a lot more to say.  Our own government drug czar Barry McCaffrey did a study hoping to prove that marijuana was more harmful than people thought, blah blah blah, and guess what?  The only thing he found harmful was the respiratory problems that go along with inhaling.  In addition, he found there were actual medical benefits as stated by Christina above.  It is amazing how cigarettes are legal and huge money makers for this country while killing people and providing NO medical benefits, while a natural herb that was put on this earth by God, and is used in its natural state AND has been proven by the government to be effective in glaucoma and helping people with aids and cancer gain wait and reduce nausea IS ILLEGAL and subject to prison.  The same people who want to stop California and Arizona from implementing programs that were approved overwhelmingly by their own voting constituents are probably downing a few martinis right now and smoking a cigar.  Lets see...Smoking cigarettes causes cancer, heavy drinkers begin  to look like Clinton, and can cause death or die by drinking, and you two are worried about pot!!!!  I think we should immediatly stop concerning ourselves with people who want to die because they are addicted to heroin, or are suffering horrible pain with or without medication, stop caring about cocaine addicted mothers, and just focus on someone smoking a joint that could cough too much.  My god.

[comment to west virginia person]

I grew up in Huntington WV and I don't think they would cut off her breasts for it there, but possibly in the hills or maybe in the pithole of wheeling.  Actually, Huntington totally rocked.  Home of Marshall University(yeah thundering herd) I remember fondly drinking beer with quaaludes floating in them at the k & k saloon in kenova W.V.  I guess that's where my addiction started.  Oh well.

[From Aunt Lindy to Mariah]

thats all!

[From John B. to all]

God also put piosoness plants on this earth that could kill you eaven if you took one lick. Should we conclude then that all plants and herbs are good for us. I was smoking pot from 1975-1985 very heavy. I lived in Ft. Pierce, FL then and pot was cheaper than cigaretts. I stayed high all day and for years on end. I don't eaven remember some years. With long hair and hippy beads and floppy mountain hat I was your treu hippy. Now I an not saying that no one should smoke pot, but it is not good for every one. I abused it, and now sufering from that. I have no short term memory(that is not proven be a side efect from pot)and I am very withdrawn. I could not do anything during those years. Yet I knew people who smoked pot  (school teachers,phyciatrists) and they were fine with it. My advice for what it is worth is. Really be carefull with that stuff it is still a drug and it can really mess you up. I really don't think it is addicting. I stoped cold turkey and had no side efects exept mentally. But I am adicted to pain meds now which I think is derectly linked to my years using pot. This is a bigger problem and one that many who start off as pot smokers face. I am getting these drugr from a doctor, but most get them elegaly. That is the biggest risk. Pot can (and most often does) lead to other drugs.

   So just please be carefull. My life is so up and down now because of this drug habit. Don't put yourself at risk.


         John B.

[vickyvortex to John B]

Yes, I can see where it has messed you up.  However, I believe anything done in moderation is what the message should be.  Should you smoke an ounce of pot a day?  Of course not.  Is there something wrong with a joint a day? Maybe not.  I am just replying to the people who posted three times that they were doing a study on the evil effects of marijuana that all of us on this board can probably think of some things worse than toking.  Yours truly, VV

[er631]

I no longer have to chase down my dealer after my stash runs low..I am saving 300 bucks a month..my heart rate has more than doubled when I work out making workouts a breeze. My apt doesn't have that sickeningly sweet smell and I am no longer embarrassed to invite family over. I no longer have those red circles under my eyes or that glazed look. I no longer run immediatly home after work to smoke a joint or wake up and smoke first thing in the morning..I am more confident in my speech and I remember things. I don't wheeze and my breath and clothes and fingers doesn't smell. I eat better and sleep better and wake up refreshed. My skins looks healthier and I spend more time with people. I can paint , sketch and draw without the need to smoke to be creative. I smoked for 22 years everyday (2-3 joints a day)..I not only stopped but detoxed myself as well..it was hellish as well as depressing, but after the smoke cleared (pardon the pun)..it was all worth it..just being in control of my own life again and feeling like I did before I smoked was all worth it..

[15 years now pot free]

I second that...

[reptileboy311]

I was hoping that er631 or someone could help me out. I have been smoking pot for seven years straight, pretty much on a daily basis. The past year I have usually smoked through a bong, taking about three rips at ime, and repeating that process about 4 or 5 times a day.  Last Friday I noticed that my lungs felt a little tight, but I smoked anyways and my condition worsened.  By nightfall I was at the hospital and was given steroids to bring my breathing back to normal. X rays were also taken of my lungs but no serious effects were observed. I was issued an inhaler, but now three days later my lungs are still not the same, I have not smoked since.  This has been the first 72 hour period that I have not smoked in over a year and a half.  Two of the three nights since I have woken up soaked in sweat, and during the day I continue to get hot and cold flashes, along with the anticipated endless amounts of boredom.  I was just wondering if er631 or anybody for that matter experienced similiar symptoms when they quit, and if anybody knew the best way to get it out of your system.

[MannieFresh]

drink lots of water every day and find a hobby that you can get addicted to...or find a girlfriend (that doesn't smoke pot) if you don't already have one....you should try going to the gym, too.

[dirt514]

I smoked a long time as a teen, quit for 10 years and started back 8 years or so I've quit again cause of health concerns and need advice.I 've got acid reflux, pains that are scary and wake up at 3:00 every night with pain in my chest.Its my 6th day and hope things will get better.I've read about the acid reflux and doing things to help it .It took 4 days to get rid of the head aces. I'm 49 am wishing I had never messed with the stuff, unfriendly,eeritable,and these pains are no fun. Hope this passes and I may go to a docter but am ashamed.

[SableZen]

This is an old thread you replied to, so you may not get many responses unless you post a new question in the forum.... that said, there are a few possibilities and seeing a doctor would be a good idea. There's nothing to be ashamed about though, most doctors don't tend to be overly judgmental about it.

THC does alter the digestive system, dopamine release, and provide analgesia though. Take any chemical that affects the brain and body for that long and there will likely be a rough period as your body readjusts to life without it. That said... although THC could be culprit for the acid reflux, pain, sleeplessness, etc. it could just as easily have just been covering up any of those symptoms from other causes. And the only way to differentiate is to get an exam done. Just saying this because it's always better to be on the safe side when it comes to things like chest pain.

I went through a period of about a year and half where I smoked a LOT of pot. I never felt any type of withdrawal if I didn't smoke it for a few days or something. But when I stopped smoking for good - I went through a period almost exactly like you are describing. Including pain in my chest that wouldn't even allow me to sleep. Ended up going to a doctor and he just prescribed something for reflux that didn't help. So I always attributed my symptoms to unrelated anxiety/depression. But who knows? Better to be on the safe side and see a doctor if things have continued like that for more than a few days.

[2FF4U]

I have a guy that I am dating that smokes All the time. This does not bother but he has a hard time keeping a hard on.....is this an side affect from smoking pot?? If it is I need to know now, because this is kind of important problem.