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am I sick? or do I need to cut back

Discussion in 'Apprentice Marijuana Consumption' started by steve5006, May 30, 2009.

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  1. #1 steve5006, May 30, 2009
    Ok, so for the last 2 months or so I've switched from just toking on the weekend to smoking pretty much everyday.

    Over the last few days I've developed a serious productive cough and my nose is often a bit stuffed up. So I'm wondering what you blades think. Are my symptoms a result of the smoking and I need to take a break for a while or did I just get a cold?
     
  2. #2 HeyMan1, May 30, 2009
    Sounds like your sick. Periods that I've smoked daily never irritated my throat/lungs. Big hits off of a blunt/joint/bowl can sometimes irritate you a little bit, but that is almost always temporary. However, if you are sick, smoking can further irritate any inflamation you've got in your throat/etc. Try smoking from a bong.
     
  3. #3 steve5006, May 30, 2009
    I nearly always smoke bong already so I guess that's one step. I might consider switching to purely using my vaporizer but then I can't really toke with my friends since the vape is not portable
     
  4. #4 oldskoolgrower, May 30, 2009

    Sounds like a respiratory infection. Have you been smoking blunts though? The cheap tobacco used in the wraps is really, really bad for your lungs.
     
  5. #5 friendlypothead, May 30, 2009
    if theres anything ive learnt its that smoke more weed when somethings wrong..
     
  6. #6 steve5006, May 30, 2009
    I will admit that it does remind me of the time I got a chest infection. Frankly I'd rather it be something I can cure by switching to the vape. I don't really want to have to go down to the doctor and get drugs :(

    no blunts for me tho just bong, vape, and the occasional joint when I want to have an extended smoking session. I have no love for tobacco.
     
  7. #7 a_bong_princess, May 30, 2009
    That sounds like a good plan at least for a few days, use just the vape and also, drink a lot of OJ and get some B vitamins I think, thats what helps me get over a cold/cough... Emergen-C is good too. After 5 days or a week u should be feeling better, and can probly go back to ur usual methods of smoking =]
     
  8. #8 a_bong_princess, May 30, 2009
    Haha yea... thats what I tend to do, doesnt always maek the actual problem better, but puts u in a better frame of mind to deal w/ it. And actually, its been proven that a healthy state of mind can boost ur immune system, thus getting over a cough/cold faster :D
     
  9. #9 steve5006, May 30, 2009
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    Alright sounds like some good ideas. Thanks everyone. I might make some firecrackers for when I want to chill with friends and other than that vape. I'll have to pick up some OJ when I'm at work tonight...I think I'm all out.
     
  10. #10 HandsomeVulture, May 30, 2009
    Could be allergies being the spring and all. I'm not usually bothered by allergies, but every blue moon they strike, especially in spring and fall.
     
  11. #11 King_Bong, May 30, 2009
    I've got the same thing, it's pretty shitty. I think i'm sick because there was one day where I had a fever.
     
  12. #12 KuSH 707, May 30, 2009
    could be allergies
     
  13. #13 hobobob, May 31, 2009
    you either sick or its allergies, you should probably stop smoking until you get better. or if your like me just smoke a blunt and see if that works.
     
  14. #14 aspire910, May 31, 2009
    Smoking while sick can be both good and bad. If it's a respiratory infection, then you'll probably be hacking up a lung after each hit. However, being high takes the shittyness out of being sick.
     
  15. #15 steve5006, May 31, 2009
    I doubt the allergy theory since normally my allergies just manifest themselves as itchy eyes and sneezing but since it won't hurt I'll give reactine a try tomorrow when I get up and see if that helps me any.

    I also made up my mind to take a t break until this clears up since I've been thinking for a week or so that I'm overdue for taking some time off.
     
  16. #16 CjX, May 31, 2009

    LOL?

    Yeah I don't think there's anything you can cure by refusing medical attention and smoking weed out of a vaporizer.

    Don't be an idiot, go to a doctor, it could turn out to be serious.
     
  17. #17 conciousness, May 31, 2009

    He has a slight cough and a stuffy nose.
    I don't think thats going to kill him.
     
  18. #18 CjX, May 31, 2009
    Sounds like more than that to me, plus his admittance of these symptoms matching symptoms he's had with a lung infection should be enough to go see a doctor.

    Idk, what do you think?
     
  19. #19 a_bong_princess, May 31, 2009

    Good idea, esp. if you were feeling like you were needing a t-break anyway. Lol, I never have the willpower or inclination to take one unless circumstances forced me too... ironically I'd been considering one for a couple wks but saw no reason other than that it was taking me more than usual to get high, then I was caught :eek: Haha... oh well, my tolerance will be nice and low by the time I'm done.
    Hope you feel better soon dude :)
     
  20. #20 conciousness, May 31, 2009
    Lol true, i misread.
    I was quite high earlier ;)
     
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