ok..i got asthma

[CheefaTheReefa]

my mom says the reason why i cough is because i smoke. and she says i cant smoke because i got asthma. but i get the same cough every year, i think shes just looking for an excuse for me not to smoke. the cough and drainage is all in my head its not the chest at all. i live in memphis and the weather here changes pretty much everyday and i think that has a lot to do with it because it always makes my sinuses act up.

does anybody have this same problem??

is she right or is she wrong?

CheefaTheReefa Reviewed by CheefaTheReefa on 02-26-2007. ok..i got asthma my mom says the reason why i cough is because i smoke. and she says i cant smoke because i got asthma. but i get the same cough every year, i think shes just looking for an excuse for me not to smoke. the cough and drainage is all in my head its not the chest at all. i live in memphis and the weather here changes pretty much everyday and i think that has a lot to do with it because it always makes my sinuses act up. does anybody have this same problem?? is she right or is she wrong? Rating: 5

[FRYPOD]

WRONG....SHE JUST DOESNT WANT YOU TO SMOKE....TELL HER TO RESEARCH IT AND GET BACK TO YOU

[PatrickHenry]

my mom says the reason why i cough is because i smoke. and she says i cant smoke because i got asthma. but i get the same cough every year, i think shes just looking for an excuse for me not to smoke. the cough and drainage is all in my head its not the chest at all. i live in memphis and the weather here changes pretty much everyday and i think that has a lot to do with it because it always makes my sinuses act up.

does anybody have this same problem??

is she right or is she wrong?

If you're coughing, smoking anything isn't going to make it better, and will likely only make it worse. Try vaporizing or something!

[CheefaTheReefa]

yea ive been looking into vaporizing....

[JaggedEdge]

I had really bad asthma as a child. I eventually grew out of it and haven't had an attack in about 7 years. I smoke a pack of ciggs a day and a few bowls of weed a day... You know your body better than she does. I also know from experience, you can feel an attack coming on ahead of time.

My point is, I've been smoking in one form or another for 4 years now and have never had any real problems. It has the potential to be dangerous, but hasn't affected me.

I don't have smokers cough, but I do wake up with a shit load of phlem in morning. I think that is mostly the ciggs though. If your chest isn't hurting and you aren't having trouble breathing, I think you are fine.

[robert42]

actually there are strains that are GOOD FOR ASHMTA:


List of strains in bold and what there good for underneath...
Alien Train Wreck
Asthma

Dynamite
Asthma, Crohn's Disease, Hepatitis C

TX
Arthritis, Asthma, General Pain, General Seizures, Glaucoma, Multiple Sclerosis

and there are more....

[CheefaTheReefa]

wow i cant believe there are actually good strains for asthma.
thats freakin awesome

thanks man really appreicate it.

[birdgirl73]

Cheefa, just because there are good strains for asthma doesn't mean they work beneficially for everyone. The sad thing about asthma is that THC and the other cannabinoids are great bronchodilators and have some marvelous anti-inflammatory effect, but all the other crap that's in weed smoke can still be very irritating to many people's lungs. You'll often get the "Nah, it's just fine" answer here. But I have fairly bad ashtma, and weed made mine worse. If I'd kept up using it, I'd have had to switch to eating or vaping it.

If you begin pointing your mom to, say, Erowid or NORML or other places where she can find solid information about cannabis health benefits, she's also going to find an equal amount of warnings that inhaled cannabis smoke is an irritant and can aggravate pulmonary conditions like asthma, also increasing your risk for bronchitis and/or pneumonia. So just be aware that for every reason supporting its use, there's an equal amount of reasons against it out there.

I cough and wheeze this time of year because of allergies, which do a far worse number on me than weed ever did. If you've got a runny nose and drainage in your head, that certainly does sound a lot more like allergies than asthma to me. This time of year, those are classic allergy symptoms, especially in the South (I live in Texas).

[d00d557]

you're in memphis too? badass i thought no one else was in memphis but nvm

[robert42]

yeah like birdgirl says sorry i should of pointed that out too, if i was you i'd vape

and eat from time to time