Worried about your memory?

[WhosGotTheHerb]

I'm not a huge toker, just been smoking at very least a bowl a day for a year now, but I've noticed that my memory is SHIT now. I've never had the best memory, but seriously sometimes I try to think about shit that happened years ago, weeks ago, even sometimes days ago and it's all cloudy and I can't remember for the life of me, and this is while I'm sober too. Christ, sometimes I can't even remember something that happened a few minutes ago.

This isn't the worst thing in the world, but it would suck if my memory got progressively worse because of weed, especially since I'm a college student and remembering the answers on the tests can be quite helpful sometimes. Do any of you worry about this or notice your memory getting worse? Christ, I'm afraid I'm going to get alzheimer's someday, now that would be very depressing and tragic.

WhosGotTheHerb Reviewed by WhosGotTheHerb on 08-25-2005. Worried about your memory? I'm not a huge toker, just been smoking at very least a bowl a day for a year now, but I've noticed that my memory is SHIT now. I've never had the best memory, but seriously sometimes I try to think about shit that happened years ago, weeks ago, even sometimes days ago and it's all cloudy and I can't remember for the life of me, and this is while I'm sober too. Christ, sometimes I can't even remember something that happened a few minutes ago. :confused: This isn't the worst thing in the Rating: 5

[mrdevious]

The possibility of getting alzheimers from weed worries me too, there's really been no study's on it that I've heard of. all I can say is the brain attrophede's and has greater chance of alzheimers from lack of use, which is why they say you'll have a considerably lower risk if you read a lot, learn instruments, etc.

but, from the sounds of it you're just permafried, as I have been at times too. just go off for about a week, and about 3-4 days into that week you should be back to normal. however, I know how hard it can be when you've become accustomed to smoking every day.

[PotSm0key]

Weed will only affect your short-term memory with lots of usage. My memories still fine, and i have been smoking everyday for a good 4 months now lol.

[NextGen]

It's my 10 second to 3 min memory. Makes me so mad sometimes.

[naturalmystic]

My view on the matter is that Cannabis only effects my immediate memory. For instance, i'll be sitting on the couch watching a movie, and i'll get up to go take a shit, while i'm on the crapper, I can't remember what movie was I was just watching. Eventually it comes to me, it just takes alittle longer for me to remember. I know i'm not going to be smoking all my life. Once I have kids to raise, i'll have to give it a rest. So i'm really not too worried about my memory.

[SumSkater540]

mrdevious is right...your just permafried. If you smoke weed every day, your body never really goes back to "sober" beacuse of the amount of THC thats constiantly being added to your body and mind. The effects of one smoking session can last up to a day afterwards...thats not staying high, just a cloudy or spacy feeling that lasts for hours after your intial high is over. So all you have to do is just stop for a week or so, and you will feel your memory comming back and a true sober feeling again. I have smoked ever day solid for several months at a time before, my memory and everything got really bad, and I just had to stop for a few days to get back to baseline, and my memory became clear again. Also, if you're in college trying to get a degree and everything, mabey you shouldnt be smoking everyday? Try to smoke less often and you will find you mind will stay alot clearer. Sorry that was long, but I hope it helps.

[ezjim]

ive smoked for over 30 yrs now and have never had problems with memory unless i am streesed out about somthing or preoccupied with a good or bad thought that is stuck in my head..that whole weed messes up your memory thing has never actually been proven..nor has any of the other rumors about negative side effects from cannibis use ..the fed's know this and that is why they have steadily refused to allow legitimate researcher's to conduct any study's ..and is also why the DEA is being sued this year by researchers trying to prove once and for all that the govt is wrong on this issue and we are right...

[naturalmystic]

Jim, you've been smokin 30 years so i'll ask you. Are your colds more amplified due to smoking? acouple weeks ago, it started out as a scratchy throat, then it turned into a cough that lasted about a week and a half. And i was coughin up so much plegm. this isn't a 'worried' question, it's just an informative question.

[ermitonto]

ive smoked for over 30 yrs now and have never had problems with memory unless i am streesed out about somthing or preoccupied with a good or bad thought that is stuck in my head..that whole weed messes up your memory thing has never actually been proven..nor has any of the other rumors about negative side effects from cannibis use ..the fed's know this and that is why they have steadily refused to allow legitimate researcher's to conduct any study's ..and is also why the DEA is being sued this year by researchers trying to prove once and for all that the govt is wrong on this issue and we are right...

Actually, Nixon set up a commission to research the effects of marijuana and advise him on what path he should take regarding its legal status. The commission gathered much empirical data and concluded that the potential harms are not significant enough to justify the laws against them and that cannabis should therefore be legalized. An angry Nixon threw the report out without ever reading it.

[ezjim]

Jim, you've been smokin 30 years so i'll ask you. Are your colds more amplified due to smoking? acouple weeks ago, it started out as a scratchy throat, then it turned into a cough that lasted about a week and a half. And i was coughin up so much plegm. this isn't a 'worried' question, it's just an informative question.

i very rarley get cold's ..but when i do they are no worse or better than when i was a kid..aside from my arthritas and a few broken bones from falling at work and past opiate dependancy i have never had any health problems..im 42 yrs old and the doc. say's im in excellent health B/P is 120 over 70 heart and lungs still work fine although he suggested i quit smoking tobaco... my colesteral is 140 and i am the right weight for my height.. i still get up at 5AM every morn and smoke a bowl before going to work..[ im a carpenter] if you are experiancing respitory problems i would suggest more exercise and freash air .. btw i have also smoked 2 packs a day for more than 25 yrs..and i eat what ever i want when i want...