Is This True About Weed??

I've never heard of any one having a heart attack from weed, so I wouldn't worry about. As long as you're chill and think, "It's normal for my heartbeat to increase" you'll be fine. It's all in the mind man.

 

I am pretty sure weed lowers your heart rate, don't trust Yahoo answers.

 

the people that died from "weed" most likely already had a form of cardiomyopathy and smoking might have caused an arrhythmia..the effects on the heart are still being studied but no it doesnt increase the chance of a random heart attack in people with healthy hearts

 

I've heard this before. And I think its more that you have a bad heart to begin with than it is cannabis is bad for your heart. If you have a bum ticker, sex can kill you.
Doesn't mean good sex is going to kill everyone.

As to what to believe, as tmk once said, go for direct experience. Its all about what you think man. If you have concerns for your heart, then be proactive about that.
But don't let everything you hear shake you to your foundation.
This may or may not be applicable, but here it is. I love tmk.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rMNAOk1bMDw

 

Its not implying you will just have one from toking, its saying if you have an unhealthy heart, it COULD catalyze the situation... not that its assured too though

 

first and foremost, yahoo answers is a terrible source of information for the most part. weed typically does speed up your heart rate though, so if you have heart problems its worth considering. to say smoking increases your risk of heart attack by 5 times is a stretch, though there is some merit to it. 

 

A lot of those sorts of side effects can diminish with regular use. If it's your first time smoking it could sure raise your heart rate, but an experienced smoker will usually not experience as much of that. Once mind and body are acclimated to the medicine it's remarkably benign.

 

 
Actually 5 times is not a stretch.  Let's say your chances of having a heart attack at any given moment is .01%.  You smoke week and the chances of having a heart attack at that moment increase 5 times to .05%.  Still statistically insignificant.

 

I think if you have a personal or family history of heart problems you should probably be careful with weed. But from what I've read, the risk is about the same as it would be if you had sex. Probably also the same as it would be if you went out for a run and weren't in condition.

 

If you have a bad heart to begin with, it could exasperate the situation, but not by 5x.

If you're healthy, it's all in your mind: put on some tunes and chill.

Marijuana can raise heartbeat, but not to dangerous levels if you don't let yourself freak out.

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Good argument, my my heart definitely runs a lot faster after ive been running or having sexy time with the ol lady.
Sometimes if im super super super baked though, I tend to get carried away in anxiety about my life issues, and how ill take care of them and blah blah and mt heart will start fucking pounding.

But what can ya do, life is a roller coaster between the dumps and the high life.

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My dog had a heart attack after I gave him a hit of marijuana. I don't know how I've always been fine with it until my one particular incident

 

Mine increases as if I just went for as run but I don't feel like I'm at risk for a heart attack when I run so I don't think it's worth worrying about.


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Your increased heart best, is a common symptom of THC, and there is nothing to worry about. Just put on some tunes and chill, play some games whatever! Happy Smoking!

 

I dont trust the information. I read it before and it made me paranoid until I thought some more about it.
 
The people who made this claim clearly don't have a clue. They didn't say anything about the strength of the weed, the cannabinoid compounds in the weed and how abundant each compound was. They said nothing about how much was smoked, what delivery method was used or the age/sex that the conclusion applied to.
 
It's easy to see how the variance in the factors, of such a test needed to make a claim like this are so important, so its also easy to see that anyone who simply says "smoking marijuana can increase your heart attack risk by five fold", is greatly biased toward cannabis prohibition and is probably being influenced by some other entity that favours prohibition as well.
 
For example :
 
Subject A is 25 years old, clean health history, good BMI, mentally and physically well, lives an active lifestyle, eats a reasonable diet, has smoked for 8 years, has a good toleration to weed and smokes a dab of 97% THC BHO.
 
Subject B is 60 years old, clean health history, slightly overweight, mentally and physically well, not very active, eats a slightly unhealthy diet, has only smoked on and off for a year, doesnt have a high toleration for weed and smokes a dab of 97% THC BHO.
 
The results of these two scenarios are going to be monumentally different and for this very reason and the wealth of evidence against the claim, my opinion is it's a load of shit, almost insulting.

 

"Weed WILL KILL YOU". Lol not at all but that's how easy it is to post on yahoo answers. Just some dummy against pot putting his comments in. I wouldn't worry about it. Just chill and smoke away my friend.

 

while I agree with you that these types of studies are generally biased and not completely transparent about their findings, I hope you give scientists enough credit to know that the spread between participants would not be anywhere near as great as what you have described

 

Of course the subjects in the experiments would be more closely controlled but i just mean to say there is a huge difference between how the average person uses weed.

Like some might smoke thc heavy sativa in a bong, whereas others might smoke indica joints, there is a huge difference in the two practices and the scientists using a blanket statement on such an intricate and complicated subject is borderline retarded, if not sinister!

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I'm only going from my personal trials and I test this all the time
My rested heart rate ~50 bpm
Average heart rate 1 hour into my 2 hour workout ~120-150 bpm
Heart rate immediately after finishing and emptying out my vape bowl ~120 bpm
30minutes later 120 bpm
1 hour 100-120 bpm
2 hours, anywhere from 60-100 bpm, seemingly dependent on the weed

If I need to explain what this means, please ask me to

Edit, I'm 6'0", 165 pounds, and very, very healthy