Re-occurring pains when I smoke.

[a cloud of marijuana]

First off, I have been a regular smoker for 6 years. and 6 months ago i severly strained the left half of my body. I seem to have reccovered well, still have pains, but they ussually only occur when I smoke marijuana. This has been happening for the past month. I usually smoke 2-5 times a day, and the pain ussually only stays for about 20-40 minutes after i smoke. The pain itself is in my forearm, and inner arm area. It is a stinging, stiffness feeling. These are both spots which i pulled some time ago. I still have pains somtimes in these areas, but ussually only after i strain them again, via lifting somthing heavy. If anyone has any information on this, or suggestions, or anything which might help me out I would be greatfull. This could be in my head, i dont know. but it is cutting into my smoking time, and making it far less enjoyable.

Although, it could be a coincidence that I feel the pain when I smoke. I still have not fully recovered.

a cloud of marijuana Reviewed by a cloud of marijuana on 12-28-2005. Re-occurring pains when I smoke. First off, I have been a regular smoker for 6 years. and 6 months ago i severly strained the left half of my body. I seem to have reccovered well, still have pains, but they ussually only occur when I smoke marijuana. This has been happening for the past month. I usually smoke 2-5 times a day, and the pain ussually only stays for about 20-40 minutes after i smoke. The pain itself is in my forearm, and inner arm area. It is a stinging, stiffness feeling. These are both spots which i pulled some Rating: 5

[kiki]

that's interesting, because a lot of people use marijuana to dull pain. the only thing i can think of is that my muscles get tight and/or spasm sometimes when i get high, especially when i used to do it many times a day. so it makes sense that if you injured your muscles, having them involuntarily tighten could be pretty painful. i would suggest getting some physical therapy (if you're not already) and maybe even yoga or pilates or something where you can stretch your muscles out so they don't hurt when they tighten.

[a cloud of marijuana]

thanks, yea. Muscle spasms happen alot, and that could very well be the problem. I was taking PT for a while, but i stoped. I was aswell constintly stretching for a couple months. It does seem to do better when i keep up with the stretching, because for the past month i have infact been lessening the frequency of my stretches. I'll start stretching more often, i will try an hour a day. Thanks, and i hope this works out.

I prob should have realized this all, but I didnt. Thank you. :smokin:

[a cloud of marijuana]

update: last week i smoke a boul, the pain became so bad, i went to the er. my arm was swollen, numb, and i couldnt move it at all. then today i went to my doctor and he know thinks its a pinched nerve in my neck. i did not tell him about the marijuana part, for varies reasions.. but does anyone know anything about this sort of situation? i have not smoked since then, and it is killing me.. i have a PT appiontment tommorrow, and next week a spine doctor appiontment. any help/suggestion or advice would be apprecated.. thanks

[harmonicminor]

I too have a bad neck and...
sometimes smoking mj makes the symptoms worse
I had an xray, cat scan, and MRI done and still nothing
I get bad headaches that sometimes last for weeks from it
popping when I turn my head
wierd shocking pains from my neck and up into my head, behind my eyes, jaw on both sides, ears
sometimes just stress brings on symptoms

[harmonicminor]

you may have a herniated disk

[a cloud of marijuana]

ya, thats very well possible. 6 months with some physicall problem that no doctor so far has known what it could be. i hope this specailist will know. i am so eager to get high, i have a dub but i am fucking scared to smoke it.. shoot me... i wish i was :smokin: but now i will have to settle with heh

[a cloud of marijuana]

ty for the info, i apprecaite it alot. any possible injury that anyone thinks it might be lemmie know. i like reading about this stuff.

[harmonicminor]

it could be your spine is out of adjustment and you just need to see a chiropractor
sometimes I have my girlfriend walk on my back and it cracks in many spots and then I feel great for a few days
and then I can smoke just fine :-)

[a cloud of marijuana]

lol, i would, but noone will anymore... im tempted to get high... so very...