Weed and being sick

[SmoKa]

Hey all ! this would be my first post... been reading these forums pretty heavy for about a month now just sorta stumbled accross them. Anyways im a chronic.... no brainer huh? Anyhow just somthing that sorta came to my mind and iv been pondering it as i sit here. Was wondering on what the take on the forum about it would be. Unfortunatly im feeling really sick got a nasty cold with the whole sick to my stomach thing... head ach... sore throat the works that we all know and love.... Im sitting here... and not feeling good but my question is this. Do you toke when you are sick? i have never done it before and im wondering if there would be any benfits to it make me feel better while it passes. Or if there are any downfalls of smoking when ill. Soo just curious any input and disscussion would be much apreciated. To toke or not to toke ! that is the question and the awsner is in your hands

SmoKa Reviewed by SmoKa on 02-26-2005. Weed and being sick Hey all ! this would be my first post... been reading these forums pretty heavy for about a month now just sorta stumbled accross them. Anyways im a chronic.... no brainer huh? Anyhow just somthing that sorta came to my mind and iv been pondering it as i sit here. Was wondering on what the take on the forum about it would be. Unfortunatly im feeling really sick got a nasty cold with the whole sick to my stomach thing... head ach... sore throat the works that we all know and love.... Im sitting Rating: 5

[ermitonto]

Yes, I find weed helps a lot when I'm sick. It has been shown in medical studies to combat nausea, and my own experience finds this to be true as well.

[Sensi Super Skunk]

It depends. If you had, say a cold, your cold would last longer because, THC slows the production of cells (I can't remember which ones), for example, it slows certain enzymes in your liver from being created. But this only applies to when you are under the influence.

[naturalmystic]

probably T-cells. The cells that fight off bacteria and stuff. Anyhow, I like to smoke while i'm sick. It takes my mind off being sick, and lets me relax. If I have a cough, i'll smoke a bowl or two, and the coughing subsides for alittle while. Of course, when you have a cough, smoking isn't going to help cure it. That's the cost of smoking while sick. It slows your recovery.

[Sensi Super Skunk]

Yes, it lowers the immune system.

[slipknotpsycho]

i beg to differ...i don't take any of "mans medicine" as in the last shots i had were when i was 4 and when i get sick IF I get sick i don't take medicine for it....and i smoke alot of weed....i'm hardly ever sick...less so then people around me that don't smoke weed....

[lateralus]

On another thread, I read that it makes you feel better 'til you come down, at which point you feel even worse than when you started.

[ermitonto]

So...just don't stop toking then.

[lateralus]

That's what I was thinkin'.

[Niftyfifty]

It helps nausea and is known to be a great stress reliever, but it's hard to do so when you've got a sore throat or a cough since it seems to just aggravate it with severe versions.