pains??????

[scalade]

i am 25 yrs old and have been smoking high thc pot since i was 16.the last couple of months i have been getting real bad chest pains in my heart area.sometimes so bad i can breath for like 1 second.i almost black out.i went to the ER twice in the last 3 months and they said everything is 100% normal.could it be from the years of smoking???anyones else have this issue??any suggestions?:rasta: im also a white male

[Skink]

anything in excess is bad for one... Take a break is prob the best thing right now...

[scalade]

how long should i go without smoking??

[friendowl]

15 20 minutes tops

dont worry
blacking out can be fun

keep smoking

dont be a quitter

[orangeman]

anything in excess is bad for one... Take a break is prob the best thing right now...

Now they say it's bad with excessive use :p.

[yabatab]

The ER? Yeah those doctors are the best ones to tell you
that you're healthy as a horse when you could have something
really wrong..........LOL
Go to your regular doctor.

[TheLion]

Take two weeks off.

[Peach.Optimo.Bluntz]

dude i had the samething. In the mornings right when u wake up was the worst times. I would lay in bed trying to go back to sleep but it was impossible. Any how i went to he ER and took Xrays and a physical and everything checked out. Ive been smoking since 6 grade and i am 22 years old now, i also smoked cigs since 7 grade so that whole event scared me stright and now i havent smoked a cig in almost 2 years. Also BTW, after i quiet cigs my pains went away, Some times very rarely they will come back, but not nearly as much and not nearly as bad.

[mrdevious]

Take a break, yes, but you need to permanently seriously cut down your daily intake. And give yourself the odd day off, and especially (I cannot stress this enough) get a vaporizer!

[yabatab]

I still say go to your regular doctor those ER doctors
are fucking morons. Id say that weed has nothing to
do with what's going on. Id go get a full physical from
a real doctor.

[Peach.Optimo.Bluntz]

Take a break, yes, but you need to permanently seriously cut down your daily intake. And give yourself the odd day off, and especially (I cannot stress this enough) get a vaporizer!
i second this idea, Invest in a vaporizer. Just remember... when ur thinking to your self " damn that thing is expensive ", just say " but its gona save me alot of weed ".

[Skink]

What tests did you have done???

I would steer clear of a nuclear stress test!!! as the name implies,they shoot u up with radio active juice... I developed cancer of the bladder 9 months after one...

Keep an eye on your blood pressure,smoke a doob and then go to Wal*Mart or the like and test it to see if pot elevated it...

[PureEvil760]

Possibly heart chakra opening, I've experienced the same thing, its not really pain. Stab yourself with a pencil to feel pain.

[Peach.Optimo.Bluntz]

What tests did you have done???

I would steer clear of a nuclear stress test!!! as the name implies,they shoot u up with radio active juice... I developed cancer of the bladder 9 months after one...

Keep an eye on your blood pressure,smoke a doob and then go to Wal*Mart or the like and test it to see if pot elevated it...

Pot doesnt elevate blood pressure it drops it.

[birdgirl73]

Get to your regular doc and get him/her to thoroughly check it and then refer you to a cardiologist for a basic workup. Chest pain is too important not to investigate further. ER docs sometimes let stuff slide, and that was correct what someone wrote earlier--that they don't know you.

[willystylle]

Chest pains are serious. Don't bother ask for advice here and get a doctors opinion, I'm sure they're more valuable than a couple of under-age stoners' opinions.

[Pride]

I've experienced breathing problems after long use..
Either take a week off or just buy a bong. I find that bongs reduce breathing problems but that also doesn't mean that you can smoke a bong everyday and feel fine.

Drop the joints/blunts. The papers hurt you bad.
Pipes can be harsh too.
Save up for a water pipe and you'll never regret it.
My friend smokes from his bong like everyday and he feels like a million bucks (but that's cause he only takes ONE small hit due to low tolerance and self-dicipline).

[beachguy in thongs]

The tests they're showing, now, say that even heavy-use in adults is okay. The problem is heavy-use in 17-20 year olds. I smoke a lot of Kamel Reds and my lungs are fine. :smokin:

I have to quit, though.

[wholapola]

Any hx of heart/pulmonary problems in your family? When did the pain start, how long does it last for? Does physical activity make it hurt worse or no difference? What type of pain is it--sharp stabbing or crushing or ? When it comes on, does anything relieve it? Are you under a lot of stress? Any allergies (environment, meds, food?) Asthma? Hurt to cough (any phlegm, color to it?) Maybe you're due for an annual check up by your primary doc (routine blood work-to get a baseline reading) I wouldn't "worry" about it,but concerned, yes. Make an appointment with your doctor--and let the receptionist know you've been having chest pains--so that she'll get you in soon-not 6 months from now. Obviously, you're concerned, so follow up with your doc-don't blow it off cause "it's not thaaat bad" today....

[Exclamation221]

I just came on here to ask the same thing. I've only been smoking since october. Weed only that is. Recently hours after a session, I get a slight feeling of discomfort in the left area of my chest. I wouldnt call it pain, more like an annoyance. It wouldn't be cancer or anything right? I have stopped smoking as of yesterday for a while. Hopefully the next time I smoke I dont get this discomfort. Untill then, I'll be making brownies. You guys think it's a heart thing and not a lung thing?

[beachguy in thongs]

Maybe your lungs are being cleared out of all the junk that's built up prior to smoking weed.