Does ADHD make you more sensitive to marijuana

[redtails]

Definitely my favorite munchie, best when only eating a little though. Something about your stomach acid going into overdrive digesting the carbs in the noodles or something that just makes me sleep for days if I eat too much of it, hence the name lol.

[wingedson]

I was a poster child for ADD, never diagnosed, my parents tried to get me to agree with a doctor visit, but I opted for therapy. Of course, that didn't have an effect on my hyperactivity. I was always drumming on the table, tapping a pencil, chewing on something, singing at the top of my lungs, feet never ceased to move and wiggle. I would get so bored in class that I would throw myself out of my desk and crawl around on the floor.....

Then I got high.....

I was 15, smoked some Uber green bud out of an obsidian pipe in the bushes at a playground just outside school grounds. I went to class, first period was English for me, and I had to write an essay on Romeo and Juliet. I had not read a single page of the book. Shakespeare's writing was to difficult for my racing mind to interpret. I pulled off a B+ !!! That day I had quiet and clarity of mind for the first time in my life that I could remember. I ended up using MJ daily for around 4 years.... like smoking upwards of a half eighter/day. Then I started to get bizarre reactions. Strange body sensations like electricity in my navel, disorientation, paranoia, visual/auditory hallucinations. I ended up disliking MJ, and I quit for 4 years. Then I had a slow resurgence into toking, everything was great, and then again last year I started having the strangest phenomenon occur. I would smoke a TINY bit of good bud, White Widow actually sparked these experiences. After I would feel like I was moving around in a bubble, gravity didn't feel the same, and it was like my body forgot how to interpret the mass and weight of objects by viewing them. I believe this is called proprioception. It's a combination of internal ear balance, visual input, and neuromuscular feedback, all streaming through your brain simultaneously.

Currently I have been having the same symptoms occur, so I am taking a 6 week break. After this break I am going to keep my toking to a minimum, and use it medicinally, as I actually need it, not as I want it.

Thanks for a space to share ya'll!

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[bahnspl]

Well thanks for all the input. I got a pretty good idea on what it was.... I figured maybe I am highly sensitive and although I am not taking MASSIVE amounts in... if I am really sensitive it would be the same thing with the amount I was taking in. So I put it to the test and cut back my dosage yesterday.... Well last night kept waking up with a bunch of enenrgy and this morning much more energy and in addition to my mind is functioning much better!. Still not 100 percent but good enough that I can kinda remember what 100 percent is as opposed to before I litterally probably had an IQ of 90 vs my typical 138... The only thing I can think of really with the fact of cutting back yesterday is I was just staying stoned litterally all day.... It was funny to because when I first started smoking I would get high and happy and love music... and lately I had no love for music or vivid colors in addition to my intelligence being way down. And I kept wondering why I didn't get that anymore when I got high.. ANd i really honestly think at this point it was because I just was extremely stoned all day...... I dunno. I guess I could be wrong and it could be something else but I find it funny that mind mind is by far better than it has been than at any point in the last month

[bahnspl]

and that last portion kinda sounds like I wasn't even getting high (the not liking colors and music) but trust me my eyes would be RED and they would barely stay open. bare with me here. I am a newb

[purpleyhazy]

I can barely focus at times,unless its something that I really dig then look out its over focusing.

I think this is a big bonus of ADD for me ie the ability to hyperfocus.

It was funny to because when I first started smoking I would get high and happy and love music... and lately I had no love for music or vivid colors in addition to my intelligence being way down.

I find for me it depends on strain. When I used to grow I grew an uppy buzzy smoke for the day (didn't increase hyper behaviour) and a heavy stone for evening when I wanted to zonk out and stop mind racing.

I don't grow anymore and have struggled since with some of the things you mention ie smoking too much heavy smoke and feeling still stoned the next day! heavy daytime smoke also makes organisation/memory and motivation really hard for me.

I don't smoke anymore but make canna capsules now. One takes the edge off and two gives a buzz like being stoned.

I did try cooking canna butter and making cookies on NYE, but I think I messed it up as they didn't work lol

[iStaaHi]

Add / ADHD arre completely MADE up ,, there is no basic diagnosis that doctors check for,, you know how they find out if you have add? if you fidget in class,, get up and walk around,, dont particip[ate,, ,, basivcally any kid has add its soo bullshit,, and feeding our children with meth,, its fucked up

you know they came out with a new disorder,, its called shymans disorder and guess wwhat kids it targets,, shy kids that dont participate too much, too shy to raise thier hand ,, now theyre gonna try to shove a drug down thier throat also


i dont think im moore sensitive to weed that ive been diagnosed add then if i wasnt

[redtails]

Add / ADHD arre completely MADE up ,, there is no basic diagnosis that doctors check for,, you know how they find out if you have add? if you fidget in class,, get up and walk around,, dont particip[ate,, ,, basivcally any kid has add its soo bullshit,, and feeding our children with meth,, its fucked up

you know they came out with a new disorder,, its called shymans disorder and guess wwhat kids it targets,, shy kids that dont participate too much, too shy to raise thier hand ,, now theyre gonna try to shove a drug down thier throat also


i dont think im moore sensitive to weed that ive been diagnosed add then if i wasnt

True it is overdiagnosed, but coming from someone who doesn't have it how would you know if it exists? Some of us actually do have a problem so to say it's made up is completely ignorant. Would you say that aliens exist if you saw one for sure? Or still go on telling yourself it was just some good weed making you trip out...

[peacepeak]

I started smoking to treat my ADHD. I have it severely. Some days I can function as long as I am in a good mood. If not in a good mood very hard to function. And for about 3 months I went through a pretty good sized depression and did litterally nothing but work and sit at home. I was DONE with it and I don't trust the current meds for adhd honestly. So I did some research and find out that marijuana actually does very well for people with ADHD. Now back to my original question.... I just started a few months ago. At first I just used aluminum foil to make a home made pipe and used it for 3 weeks or so and things went well. It wasn't very large.. really honestly a one hitter. For reference I used a bic pen as a mold and the bowl was about a cm deep. Well I decided to get a real pipe. Got me a nice glass one with a big cavity in it for marijuana. I fill it up to about 3/4 full typically (what I figured would be the norm for an average person to get high) I just gets me stoned... Stoned to the point of feeling sick and dizzy and eyes almost completely shut.... At that time sucked when I was high but when not high FULL of energy and my adhd was at a minimum so I figured I would keep dealing with it because the feeling a couple times a day was worth it to keep my adhd... It keep happening so I am thinking man this marijuana has to be bad so go more..... same thing and now on next strand same thing.... Now while all this was going on the normal day time clarity! turned into down almost like I was stoned all day..... I had many panic attacks when high.... Had none of this energy people talk about or creativity or even the help with the adhd that so many people speak of.. I was really getting frusterated... Then I started to read a few people talking about they are more sensitive than others to MJ(sorry tired of typing it)... Then I read veterans saying when they first started smoking they sometimes would litterally end up stoned into the next day till they smoked again that night... I know the high isn't suppose to last that long... But my question goes if I am EXCEPTIONALLY sensitive to it could I stay high a long longer when I take that much in because the level in my blood is still elevated?... And also anybody that has ADHD and smoke... Were you way more sensitive ???? What brought this up last couple of days been trying to take 1 to 2 hits once a day then instead of doing my 8 plus at bed time I just do 3... 3 gets me to the point of litterally being retarded.... 1 seems to get me high... still playing with it so don't have the complete results .. But is that possible taking in enough that you stay all the next day.... Like when I am high now I can function a little more. (just started doing this last night and today) and when i am not high my mind seems to be getting much quicker now when not high.. Also something that kinda me thinking about this was like at work (don't smoke in the morning) I would be down all day then about 4pm every day I would get a boost of energy and being alert and "with it"... kinda like when you come down from being high after the burn out.. So I am rambling now... Also since I am a newb how long does it take to reach the peak of the high after you smoke

Have you tried to experiment with Indica's verses Sativas? With me I can only smoke Indica's because Sativa's give me panic feelings and anxiety! Good medical marijuana should only take you on or two hits. I have been smoking medicam MJ for 5 years now and it still only takes me a couple hits a day to be leveled out! If you get dizzy your smoking to much! Ask your dispencory which marijuana's are indicas and which are sativas. Get a gram of each or less if they will let you and do a test run. Take a couple hits of the indica one night then a couple hits of the sativa another night and see which one makes you feel better. P.S. Add and ADHD are very real I know personally! SO I know where you are coming from!

[frostedwonder]

[quote=iStaaHi]Add / ADHD arre completely MADE up ,, there is no basic diagnosis that doctors check for,, you know how they find out if you have add? if you fidget in class,, get up and walk around,, dont particip[ate,, ,, basivcally any kid has add its soo bullshit,, and feeding our children with meth,, its fucked up

Over diagnosed yes, made up is a huge overstatement. Way back when people didn't believe in germs,,cause they couldn't see them. I wonder what Normal is like. I think lifestyle changes can make or break it for someone dealing with Real ADHD along with basic self-awareness and environmental things as well. I don't know what Dr you see but get one that actually specializes in ADHD and ask for a full physical from your family Doc and have that person refer you to someone better if they are not familiar with ADHD studies. And its funny you mention feeding our children meth, if most people parented their children better they wouldn't feed their kids drugs as a first attempt to help them, its just terrible how true parenting has fallen to the wayside.

[thehotcompost]

I started smoking to treat my ADHD. I have it severely. Some days I can function as long as I am in a good mood. If not in a good mood very hard to function. And for about 3 months I went through a pretty good sized depression and did litterally nothing but work and sit at home. I was DONE with it and I don't trust the current meds for adhd honestly. So I did some research and find out that marijuana actually does very well for people with ADHD. Now back to my original question.... I just started a few months ago. At first I just used aluminum foil to make a home made pipe and used it for 3 weeks or so and things went well. It wasn't very large.. really honestly a one hitter. For reference I used a bic pen as a mold and the bowl was about a cm deep. Well I decided to get a real pipe. Got me a nice glass one with a big cavity in it for marijuana. I fill it up to about 3/4 full typically (what I figured would be the norm for an average person to get high) I just gets me stoned... Stoned to the point of feeling sick and dizzy and eyes almost completely shut.... At that time sucked when I was high but when not high FULL of energy and my adhd was at a minimum so I figured I would keep dealing with it because the feeling a couple times a day was worth it to keep my adhd... It keep happening so I am thinking man this marijuana has to be bad so go more..... same thing and now on next strand same thing.... Now while all this was going on the normal day time clarity! turned into down almost like I was stoned all day..... I had many panic attacks when high.... Had none of this energy people talk about or creativity or even the help with the adhd that so many people speak of.. I was really getting frusterated... Then I started to read a few people talking about they are more sensitive than others to MJ(sorry tired of typing it)... Then I read veterans saying when they first started smoking they sometimes would litterally end up stoned into the next day till they smoked again that night... I know the high isn't suppose to last that long... But my question goes if I am EXCEPTIONALLY sensitive to it could I stay high a long longer when I take that much in because the level in my blood is still elevated?... And also anybody that has ADHD and smoke... Were you way more sensitive ???? What brought this up last couple of days been trying to take 1 to 2 hits once a day then instead of doing my 8 plus at bed time I just do 3... 3 gets me to the point of litterally being retarded.... 1 seems to get me high... still playing with it so don't have the complete results .. But is that possible taking in enough that you stay all the next day.... Like when I am high now I can function a little more. (just started doing this last night and today) and when i am not high my mind seems to be getting much quicker now when not high.. Also something that kinda me thinking about this was like at work (don't smoke in the morning) I would be down all day then about 4pm every day I would get a boost of energy and being alert and "with it"... kinda like when you come down from being high after the burn out.. So I am rambling now... Also since I am a newb how long does it take to reach the peak of the high after you smoke

Hello intrigued by your Dilema,my whole male side i my Family have Adhd,My Little Brother who is 25 My son is 12 and they are the laziest hyperactive people i have ever met,unless it interests them that being the case and they are flat out on it to the max,you mention you dont trust conventional Meds,ie Methyl Phenidate which is the dirtiest Amphetimine there is out their.My dad had adhd and smoke weed for 50 years didnt seem to slow him down,my brother is on 14 Dexidrine a day to control his adhd,does it work i have to agree may be with some people,personally i think its down to your make up,my adhd is quite bad but it comes in many disguises as you are probaly aware of.Concerta xl etc etc The Drug hasnt even payed for itself yet so its our kids they are turning into speed freaks at an early age ,i had a phycologist try to tell me there was no phycosis with this drug ,what a load of bollocks,my son is worth 100.000 pounds to the company who produced and manufactured Ritalin thats a year.i smoke reguarly with this condition must admit i do get the panic attacks etc etc so my advise is to really choose your time when you have your smoke dont do it in mornings,as you are doig the oposite to the so called remedy,i try and smoke in the evenings when ive finished for the day,Pick your times as you are vulnrable to a wicked bit of skunk early in the Morn,if it doin ya nut in listen to your body.Im a bloody expert on adhd as i spent months trying to keep my boy off the kiddie coke to no avail,there is a drug out there that is a non stimuli but the Doctors Fail to tell you this i wonder why ia asktook me 4 weeks to find adhd comes in many forms and shapes,If you need any advise feel free to ask