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Cannabis effects?
« on: Jan 17th, 2005, 9:18pm »
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Does anyone here know if cannabis has an effect at all on CH's?  Do people that smoke weed have more problems?  
My doc said that tobacco and alcohol have negative effects on CH and I was wondering if cannabis has an effect.
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Re: Cannabis effects?
« Reply #1 on: Jan 17th, 2005, 9:23pm »
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I believe there are a number of threads here about CH and how Pot affects them.  If memory serves - most people get pretty hard rebound HA's or it serves as a trigger for a full-blown CHA.  I'm not sure any have found it to be an abortive.  I'd suggest a search of the archives.
 
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Re: Cannabis effects?
« Reply #2 on: Jan 17th, 2005, 9:29pm »
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on Jan 17th, 2005, 9:18pm, BMoneeTheMoneeMan wrote:
Does anyone here know if cannabis has an effect at all on CH's

 
I'd suppose if it did, you'd have read much more about it on this "med and treatment" board here.  Hard to find a thread that mentions it.   I'd say "no effect" summing its use as a preventative or abortive.  
 
 
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« Reply #3 on: Jan 17th, 2005, 9:31pm »
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I've seen it come up now and then...I think I agree that some found it a trigger, others said no effect either way. Can't remember anyone saying it helps.
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« Reply #4 on: Jan 17th, 2005, 9:34pm »
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on Jan 17th, 2005, 9:31pm, nani wrote:
Can't remember anyone saying it helps.

 
Yes, the point I was addressing.
 
 
 
 
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« Reply #6 on: Jan 17th, 2005, 9:42pm »
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No, thanks for mentioning it, I didn't make it very clear.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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« Reply #7 on: Jan 17th, 2005, 9:46pm »
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Not you, kev...my brain damage from all that cannabis during the early 70s.  Wink
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« Reply #8 on: Jan 18th, 2005, 6:47am »
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I have a friend that uses canabis very succesfully for pain releif from MS.
 
However 2 years ago during a bout of CH he suggest i try some.
 
I did, this resulted in me vommiting  then the devil returning only 20 minutes later with a showing of over 4 hours! my normal attack lasts on average 20 mins.  
 
I havent tried it again, nor will
 
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« Reply #9 on: Jan 18th, 2005, 8:28am »
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I have read one or two people claim it helps CH.  I recall a post where someone said that it didn't abort the headache but made it a lot funnier???  The much more common experience is that it makes CH worse (while in cycle) which has been my experience.  
 
on Jan 17th, 2005, 9:18pm, BMoneeTheMoneeMan wrote:
 Do people that smoke weed have more problems?  
Yes, legal problems, maybe a shorter attention span... laugh  In reference to CH though, there's no reason to think that smoking cannabis out of cycle will make the CH worse in the long run...If that was what you were asking.  Of course there's no research on the subject.  
 
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« Reply #10 on: Jan 18th, 2005, 9:45am »
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It doesn't seem to effect my CH one way or the other but it does help me relax and return to life AFTER a bad one.
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on Jan 18th, 2005, 10:57am, don wrote:
Trigger.

Same here, and I tried to use it as an abortive once, took my ch right off the kip scale.  It was unbelievable.  I have never before or since had a more painfull ch.
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« Reply #13 on: Jan 18th, 2005, 2:46pm »
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on Jan 18th, 2005, 10:57am, don wrote:
Trigger.

 
same for my hubby.  Definite no-no in our house.
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« Reply #14 on: Jan 18th, 2005, 11:47pm »
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« Reply #15 on: Jan 19th, 2005, 5:52am »
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Have tried while in cycle and yes, unfortunately it did trigger me and a pretty intense couple at that. Another well thought out plan that didn't work for me.
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« Reply #16 on: Jan 23rd, 2005, 1:45am »
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As I recall from a time long ago and far away, cannabis can blunt the effects hallucinogenic drugs, take some of the rougher edges off the trip. (One of the reasons the hippies, etc., smoked so much grass in the '60's.)
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Have any of the psilocybin users tried cannabis for this purpose during their treatments?
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Re: Cannabis effects?
« Reply #17 on: Jan 23rd, 2005, 8:05am »
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Well, I used to have a landlady who liked to smoke her pot... a lot. I have never tried it, just the smoke from her doses was enough to give me painful CHs...
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Re: Cannabis effects?
« Reply #18 on: Jan 23rd, 2005, 1:46pm »
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Full blown kick ass trigger!!!! SadWish I could say it helps,but It'll put me over the top as fast as a Yankee Candle Store KissDavid
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« Reply #19 on: Jan 24th, 2005, 11:03pm »
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Smoke anytime I wanted never had  it cause a ch.
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on Jan 23rd, 2005, 1:45am, gearhead wrote:
(One of the reasons the hippies, etc., smoked so much grass in the '60's.)

Why, you little...........
 
on Jan 23rd, 2005, 1:45am, gearhead wrote:
Have any of the psilocybin users tried cannabis for this purpose during their treatments?

Gee, now _there's_ a novel thought.
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« Reply #21 on: Jan 25th, 2005, 11:09am »
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Definate TRIGGER!!!
 
But!! if you already have a really bad headache going, it will help ease the pain slightly, for me at least.
 
Then I discovered what you could do with a tank of welding oxygen, it worked every time.
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« Reply #22 on: Jan 26th, 2005, 5:25pm »
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I'm a regular smoker, but have found that during a cluster cycle, I should lay off until the cycle is over. It definitely triggers CH for me (CH kicks in as soon as the cannabis effect leaves).
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« Reply #23 on: Jan 27th, 2005, 3:07am »
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I think what we have here is the same old thing, no clear answer because we all react differantly to medications. Nothing seems to work for everybody.
Smoking is not a trigger for me. However; I did not indulge when I was taking triptans, beta blockers or Topamax, for fear of a conflict. And by the way, if you are taking Topamax you don't need anything else to get you stoned.
There are times when you need something to relieve the worry and depression with CH and I feel smoking can improve ones outlook temporarily----and I too have wondered about the alternitive treatment and if cannabis would help if anxiety set in during a dose???
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on Jan 27th, 2005, 3:07am, Sophie wrote:
and I too have wondered about the alternitive treatment and if cannabis would help if anxiety set in during a dose???

I, uhhh, read somewhere...yeah that's it.... that this won't help.  Of course, like you said everyone's different.
 
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