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 . 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 is Rating: 5