vaporizer and heart/cardiac issues

[Jurdoc]

Ok, so here goes. I have a heart condition, a fairly serious one, for which I have an implanted cardiac defibrillator. in the past, on two or three separate occasions, after smoking cannabis, I have suffered attack-like symptoms, including loss of consciousness (after a 3 foot bong session lasting an hour or so) and had arrythmia (irregular heartbeat) and basically symptoms of my condition. i have begrudgingly come to the conclusion that i cannot safely smoke cannabis. however, my suspicion is that it is simply the element of smoking that precludes me from safely smoking-I mean the secondary chemicals produced when cannabis is combusted, such as benzene and napthalene, and cO2

looking up co2 and benzene in particular, inhaled, causes increase in heart rate. so my suspicion is that i can safely ingest cannabis through a vaporizer. does anyone out there have an opinion of this? several pot smokers that i know have told me, even they, without a medical cardiac condition, have smoked larger doses of cannabis, and that their heart rate really took off.

so folks...how about you? I am looking to the public for help with this. I am going to try vaporization and am praying to God that it is my ticket.

So, when you smoke, and when you vaporize, do you notice your heart rate being more severe when smoking? any thoughts would be kindly appreciated. until I figure this out, I cant enjoy any cannabis

Jurdoc Reviewed by Jurdoc on 09-09-2007. vaporizer and heart/cardiac issues Ok, so here goes. I have a heart condition, a fairly serious one, for which I have an implanted cardiac defibrillator. in the past, on two or three separate occasions, after smoking cannabis, I have suffered attack-like symptoms, including loss of consciousness (after a 3 foot bong session lasting an hour or so) and had arrythmia (irregular heartbeat) and basically symptoms of my condition. i have begrudgingly come to the conclusion that i cannot safely smoke cannabis. however, my suspicion Rating: 5

[CannabisUser01]

ask your doc, thats what i'd do!

[napolitana869]

I would ask your doctor, even if other people tell you its safe. Your health isnt worth that risk

[nft]

Yeah man I'd stop smoking herb if there was a danger to my life.

[Zonyc]

I dont think there is a sane practicing physician in the world that would recommend that you keep smoking (or consuming cannabis in any way shape or form) if you have experienced heart attack like symptoms multiple times. There simply has not been enough research done to show that cannabis is not harmful to your cardiovascular system for any physician to recommend it.

[worm]

Increased heart rate is a side effect of getting high, so even if you're vaporizing and breathing in nothing but THC and air, your heart is still affected. I wouldn't be surprised if vaporizing was safe though, just because of how harmful the smoking aspect is. In any case, ask a doctor.

[oliwog]

i would consult your doctor but you can perhaps check this link an see if it helps

http://www.canorml.org/healthfacts/vaporizerstudy2.html

its a medical study done on the volcano vapourizor to see what toxins where and where not present in vapour.
i think if you wanted one you should get the volcano defo