blood pressure?

[paperlunatic]

Ive been debaiting a problem with myself for about 2 months.
Both of my parents, and parent's families have high-blood pressure, and heart attacks/
But my moms side of the family also has many psychological problems, which rubbed off on me.
People always tell me that since im 'crazy' or just 'ill' that i shouldnt smoke pot, but i just said fuck off.
Because i think weed actualy helps me... except when im out.. then im crying.
but w/e
The Problem is, Ive been seeing little squiggley-lines... they arent really annoying, because they are fun to watch. But what im worrried about, is that mabey i have high-blood pressure? and mabey thats making me see little lines, and dots... ?? any thoughts? any docs on cann.com?:confused:

[t3chyo]

not sure if this helps, but I would also like to add I have been experiencing what you have for a while.

"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Visual snow is a little-known condition in which people see snow or television-static in their field of vision. Usually the condition worsens in low light conditions or when closing one eye. It is quite similar to the aeropsia seen by HPPD patients, suggesting an identical underlying cause. However, people who see visual snow do not necessarily have a history of drug use. Instead, the onset has been associated with diverse events, such as stress, LSD/MDMA use, anti-depressant usage, dehydration, or panic attacks. Some other patients fail to find such an event in their lives, instead saying the snow came out of nowhere or has been with them for their whole life.

People with visual snow often have floaters and some have other visual disturbances as well, like starburst, increased afterimages and trails. This, and the fact that no physical anomalies are ever found with people complaining of VS, might imply that instead of an illness, visual snow is an entoptic phenomenon that is noticed mainly by those who are very conscious of their vision. In this respect, it might be comparable to Haidinger's brush.

Because there is little scientific data on the condition, visual snow is rarely diagnosed as such. If the complaints lead to a diagnosis at all, it is often seen as a persistent form of acephalgic migraine.

There currently is no established treatment for visual snow, although some people claim to have benefited from the anti-seizure medicine Clonazepam or from the corticosteroid Prednisone. However, with very little scientific research on the condition taking place, such treatments remain based solely on anecdotal evidence."

[beachguy in thongs]

Go for blood tests. You may have sickle cell disease.

[Az.]

I see little squiggly lines somtimes....if I stare at somthing they float across my eyes, and when I try to follow them the speed up....
lol its REALLY hard to explain
Does it sound like the same thing?
I dont think it's high blood pressure....I dont have high blood pressure....

[beachguy in thongs]

Sickle cell disease is a general term for a group of related genetic disorders caused by sickle hemoglobin (Hgb S). In many forms of the disease, the red blood cells change shape upon deoxygenation because of polymerization of the abnormal sickle hemoglobin. This process damages the red blood cell membrane, and can cause the cells to become stuck in blood vessels. This deprives the downstream tissues of oxygen and causes ischemia and infarction. The disease is chronic and lifelong. Individuals are most often well, but their lives are punctuated by periodic painful attacks. In addition to periodic pain, there may be damage of internal organs, such as stroke. Lifespan is often shortenend. It is common in people from parts of the world where malaria is or was common, especially in West Africa or in descendents of those peoples. Sickle cell disease can occur in any individual of any color or ethnicity, however.

"Sickle cell anemia" is the name of a specific form of sickle cell disease in which there is homozygosity for the mutation that causes Hgb S. Other forms of sickle cell disease include sickle-hemglobin C disease, sickle beta-plus-thalassemia, and sickle beta-zero-thalassemia. Unlike sickle cell anemia, these other forms of sickle cell disease are compound heterozygous states in which the individual has only one copy of the mutation that causes Hgb S and one copy of another abnormal hemoglobin gene. It is important to know that "sickle cell anemia" is the proper name of a specific type of "sickle cell disease", and that "sickle cell disease" is a non-specific term. Because the different forms of sickle cell disease are quite different, one must be sure to specify the exact form of the disease in question.

http://encyclopedia.tfd.com/sickle+cell+disease

Sickle cell anemia occurs, almost, exclusively in blacks.

I'm looking for a link, but, they're all confusing me, right now.

[Jaymo]

I see little squiggly lines somtimes....if I stare at somthing they float across my eyes, and when I try to follow them the speed up....
lol its REALLY hard to explain
Does it sound like the same thing?
I dont think it's high blood pressure....I dont have high blood pressure....
I have the same thing.
I think it is just dead cells floating in the jelly like substance in your eye. Not really a cause for concern iirc.

[sToNeDpEnGuIn420]

They are called floaters do you usually see them when you look near lights or white things or the sky when its sunny? I see them too, my mom(an optimitrist(sp)) told me they are just floaters mostly old people get them but its common to see them in situations i described.

[beachguy in thongs]

Water in the eye can alter the refractive properties of the eye and blur vision, according to Dr. Wiki Pedia.

That's why you should never shave your eyebrows.

Oh, and damage the cornea and wash away the tear fluid.

[thcbongman]

Go to the doctor and tell them exactly what you said here, minus the marijuana part, and they'll likely prescribe you Atenolol. Lowers your blood pressure and you won't see those lines, dot and blips anymore. Works for me.

[crudemood]

I see little squiggly lines somtimes....if I stare at somthing they float across my eyes, and when I try to follow them the speed up....
lol its REALLY hard to explain
Does it sound like the same thing?
I dont think it's high blood pressure....I dont have high blood pressure....

i learned in biology that if you see those you're actual eyeball lens is scratched or something, its pretty normal i have it too