Anonymous
03/16/2025 22:13
Subject: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MD. Yes her friend is “BSing” her, but a more useful way of looking at it is that addicts will justify their use any way they need to.
Here is a graph of THC potency in samples seized by the DEA from the 90’s through the 2020’s:
https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/images/cannabis-potency-chart.jpg
It’s gone up by 400%. Today’s weed is a pharmaceutical grade hallucinogen. Linked to early onset Alzheimer’s, colon cancer, and early death. Not to mention it basically turns you into an uninteresting lump, often in middle age, when you still have kids to launch and bills to pay. The poster from “my BF smokes weed everyday” is advised to pay attention.
Like I tell my patient, I’m not anti-weed. I’m anti “check out of life”. That’s what today’s weed does.
More potent cannabis means you consume less for the same effect. That’s it. Similar to vodka/beer.
That’s….not how addiction works.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 21:28
Subject: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
Anonymous wrote:MD. Yes her friend is “BSing” her, but a more useful way of looking at it is that addicts will justify their use any way they need to.
Here is a graph of THC potency in samples seized by the DEA from the 90’s through the 2020’s:
https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/images/cannabis-potency-chart.jpg
It’s gone up by 400%. Today’s weed is a pharmaceutical grade hallucinogen. Linked to early onset Alzheimer’s, colon cancer, and early death. Not to mention it basically turns you into an uninteresting lump, often in middle age, when you still have kids to launch and bills to pay. The poster from “my BF smokes weed everyday” is advised to pay attention.
Like I tell my patient, I’m not anti-weed. I’m anti “check out of life”. That’s what today’s weed does.
More potent cannabis means you consume less for the same effect. That’s it. Similar to vodka/beer.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 20:42
Subject: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
It’s not that she needs the cannabis to eat but the cannabis is causing the vomiting and stomach cramps.
I’m an RN and have seen this disorder several times. It’s a ‘sobbing in the hot shower with horrible stomach cramps and uncontrollable vomiting’ type of thing. The mental gymnastics people go thru to avoid the reality that it is THE CANNABIS -of any means- that is the cause and end up back heaving and crying rather than just stop.
Cannabis is a problem- despite its current status the miracle solution to everything.
I’m an RN and have seen this disorder several times. It’s a ‘sobbing in the hot shower with horrible stomach cramps and uncontrollable vomiting’ type of thing. The mental gymnastics people go thru to avoid the reality that it is THE CANNABIS -of any means- that is the cause and end up back heaving and crying rather than just stop.
Cannabis is a problem- despite its current status the miracle solution to everything.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 20:20
Subject: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:MD. Yes her friend is “BSing” her, but a more useful way of looking at it is that addicts will justify their use any way they need to.
Here is a graph of THC potency in samples seized by the DEA from the 90’s through the 2020’s:
https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/images/cannabis-potency-chart.jpg
It’s gone up by 400%. Today’s weed is a pharmaceutical grade hallucinogen. Linked to early onset Alzheimer’s, colon cancer, and early death. Not to mention it basically turns you into an uninteresting lump, often in middle age, when you still have kids to launch and bills to pay. The poster from “my BF smokes weed everyday” is advised to pay attention.
Like I tell my patient, I’m not anti-weed. I’m anti “check out of life”. That’s what today’s weed does.
Oh goody, another arrogant "MD" (allegedly... on the anon forum...)
It's not BS. It's a legitimate symptom of withdrawal, same as the "brain zaps" that come from discontinuing anti-depressants, or the hell that is opiate withdrawal, or the DTs from stopping alcohol...
I'm not anti-doctor. I'm anti-condescending ignorant power-tripper. You need to educate yourself about what your patients who are detoxing from cannabis are going through, how long that process actually takes, and what can be done to help them. Otherwise, you're not going to be able to give them supportive care, and you're probably going to say some ignorant nonsense like what you posted here. It's easy to say clinical stuff like "stop smoking" or "lose weight". If it were equally easy to simply snap one's fingers and do these things, you'd have nothing to say.
MD from above. What on earth? Are you actually trying to explain CHS to me? We’ve been treating this for years, daily. I can write the up-to-date entry on it at this point, which is no victory. It’s a horrific illness. Only Haldol or Droperidol works. And it’s only been worsened by the for-profit cannabis industry. Regardless, my points stands, OP’s friend need help, and yes, you are anti-Dr. For what it’s worth, in my experience, people like you are deeply insecure individuals. Either that, or you’re a very triggered daily smoker. Get some help for that.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 20:00
Subject: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
Anonymous wrote:MD. Yes her friend is “BSing” her, but a more useful way of looking at it is that addicts will justify their use any way they need to.
Here is a graph of THC potency in samples seized by the DEA from the 90’s through the 2020’s:
https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/images/cannabis-potency-chart.jpg
It’s gone up by 400%. Today’s weed is a pharmaceutical grade hallucinogen. Linked to early onset Alzheimer’s, colon cancer, and early death. Not to mention it basically turns you into an uninteresting lump, often in middle age, when you still have kids to launch and bills to pay. The poster from “my BF smokes weed everyday” is advised to pay attention.
Like I tell my patient, I’m not anti-weed. I’m anti “check out of life”. That’s what today’s weed does.
Oh goody, another arrogant "MD" (allegedly... on the anon forum...)
It's not BS. It's a legitimate symptom of withdrawal, same as the "brain zaps" that come from discontinuing anti-depressants, or the hell that is opiate withdrawal, or the DTs from stopping alcohol...
I'm not anti-doctor. I'm anti-condescending ignorant power-tripper. You need to educate yourself about what your patients who are detoxing from cannabis are going through, how long that process actually takes, and what can be done to help them. Otherwise, you're not going to be able to give them supportive care, and you're probably going to say some ignorant nonsense like what you posted here. It's easy to say clinical stuff like "stop smoking" or "lose weight". If it were equally easy to simply snap one's fingers and do these things, you'd have nothing to say.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 19:56
Subject: Re:Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome isn't helped by smoking. It's helped by quitting. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11597608/
But chronic cannabis use can lead to feelings of nausea and stomach pains when the user begins to withdraw from THC. Your daily smoker friend who has to smoke or she'll puke isn't BSing you. She's an addict, and she needs to continue using so she doesn't go through withdrawal/detox symptoms, which can include vomiting, gut pain, sweats, insomnia...
Here's what detox from regular cannabis use can be like:
https://marijuana-anonymous.org/pamphlets/about-marijuana-detox/
https://marijuana-anonymous.org/pamphlets/detox-member-stories/
But chronic cannabis use can lead to feelings of nausea and stomach pains when the user begins to withdraw from THC. Your daily smoker friend who has to smoke or she'll puke isn't BSing you. She's an addict, and she needs to continue using so she doesn't go through withdrawal/detox symptoms, which can include vomiting, gut pain, sweats, insomnia...
Here's what detox from regular cannabis use can be like:
https://marijuana-anonymous.org/pamphlets/about-marijuana-detox/
https://marijuana-anonymous.org/pamphlets/detox-member-stories/
Anonymous
03/16/2025 19:48
Subject: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately this is a very real disorder caused by weed use. I've had many patients hospitalized with it. The unfortunate part is that it doesn't go away as soon as you stop using weed, it can take weeks or months to completely go away. So, people do what most people do and go back to what alleviates the symptoms, in this case weed, and the process starts all over again.
Obviously she should consult with a GI doctor as well. There are a lot of home remedies that can help with symptoms but she definitely needs the help of therapy and an addiction specialist if she plans to quit weed after she's been using it for so long.
Is OP mistaken in her comment "Basically she has to smoke weed before she can eat." or is her friend BS'ing her?
I think a bit of both. Smoking weed will cure the nausea so her friend will be able to eat. But the weed is the cause of the disorder to begin with. Unfortunately it also alleviates the symptoms when you use it. So you use more and more and make the syndrome worse.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 19:06
Subject: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
MD. Yes her friend is “BSing” her, but a more useful way of looking at it is that addicts will justify their use any way they need to.
Here is a graph of THC potency in samples seized by the DEA from the 90’s through the 2020’s:
https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/images/cannabis-potency-chart.jpg
It’s gone up by 400%. Today’s weed is a pharmaceutical grade hallucinogen. Linked to early onset Alzheimer’s, colon cancer, and early death. Not to mention it basically turns you into an uninteresting lump, often in middle age, when you still have kids to launch and bills to pay. The poster from “my BF smokes weed everyday” is advised to pay attention.
Like I tell my patient, I’m not anti-weed. I’m anti “check out of life”. That’s what today’s weed does.
Here is a graph of THC potency in samples seized by the DEA from the 90’s through the 2020’s:
https://nida.nih.gov/sites/default/files/images/cannabis-potency-chart.jpg
It’s gone up by 400%. Today’s weed is a pharmaceutical grade hallucinogen. Linked to early onset Alzheimer’s, colon cancer, and early death. Not to mention it basically turns you into an uninteresting lump, often in middle age, when you still have kids to launch and bills to pay. The poster from “my BF smokes weed everyday” is advised to pay attention.
Like I tell my patient, I’m not anti-weed. I’m anti “check out of life”. That’s what today’s weed does.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 18:38
Subject: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately this is a very real disorder caused by weed use. I've had many patients hospitalized with it. The unfortunate part is that it doesn't go away as soon as you stop using weed, it can take weeks or months to completely go away. So, people do what most people do and go back to what alleviates the symptoms, in this case weed, and the process starts all over again.
Obviously she should consult with a GI doctor as well. There are a lot of home remedies that can help with symptoms but she definitely needs the help of therapy and an addiction specialist if she plans to quit weed after she's been using it for so long.
Is OP mistaken in her comment "Basically she has to smoke weed before she can eat." or is her friend BS'ing her?
Anonymous
03/16/2025 18:20
Subject: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
Unfortunately this is a very real disorder caused by weed use. I've had many patients hospitalized with it. The unfortunate part is that it doesn't go away as soon as you stop using weed, it can take weeks or months to completely go away. So, people do what most people do and go back to what alleviates the symptoms, in this case weed, and the process starts all over again.
Obviously she should consult with a GI doctor as well. There are a lot of home remedies that can help with symptoms but she definitely needs the help of therapy and an addiction specialist if she plans to quit weed after she's been using it for so long.
Obviously she should consult with a GI doctor as well. There are a lot of home remedies that can help with symptoms but she definitely needs the help of therapy and an addiction specialist if she plans to quit weed after she's been using it for so long.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 18:09
Subject: Re:Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
I'm the above poster; if it were my friend, I'd suggest she go to a GI doctor so she can figure out what's going on.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 18:08
Subject: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
+1 The doctor told my son she suspects he has this, so I googled to learn more about it. OP, if your friend is able to avoid vomiting by eating, she does not have this condition.Anonymous wrote:That's NOT what the syndrome is... the vomiting is from long term cannabis use. Its a poisoning form the weed.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 17:55
Subject: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
She's an addict suffering side effects. She has wrecked her digestive system and brain.
She might be able to quit and reverse the effects.
She might be able to quit and reverse the effects.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 17:27
Subject: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
That's NOT what the syndrome is... the vomiting is from long term cannabis use. Its a poisoning form the weed.
Anonymous
03/16/2025 17:22
Subject: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome
My friend told me she suffers from this condition. Basically she has to smoke weed before she can eat. Otherwise she vomits and has these awful stomach cramps.
She is unable to stop. She has been a daily weed smoker since her teens. She is married, kids, SAHM. How to help her? What can she do?
She is unable to stop. She has been a daily weed smoker since her teens. She is married, kids, SAHM. How to help her? What can she do?