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(Message started by: Sophie on Oct 31^st, 2004, 1:57am)

Title: Speaking of smoking
Post by Sophie on Oct 31^st, 2004, 1:57am

I ran across a web site, while serching for melatonin info.
If I read it right, it said smoking marijuana increased melatonin in your body.
If this is true why wouldn't pot help a CH. I always consider it a trigger. Any opinions?
Wish I understood the seratonin and melatonin stuff---but it's over my head.

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by unsolved1 on Oct 31^st, 2004, 11:53am

No opinion except that Pot won't help with CH. May help you deal with CH ... but thats it.

Unsolved
[smiley=smokin.gif]

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by BobG on Oct 31^st, 2004, 7:53pm

Can't answer your question about why it won't help. Almost every message I've seen here says it won't help and is a trigger for most clusterheads. [smiley=huh.gif]

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by Pegase on Nov 1^st, 2004, 11:22am

Weed isn't a trigger for me that's for sure... It helps me relaxing... so to deal with CH... and to be honest I enjoy it... 8)

Anyway since alcool was a trigger for me and most clusterhead and because weed didn't trigger anything... I had no choice... I don't want to leave (and live) sinless... ;)

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by ArCane on Nov 1^st, 2004, 12:29pm

on 11/01/04 at 11:22:29, Pegase wrote:

My thoughts exactly.

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by inyoureye on Nov 1^st, 2004, 4:40pm

Nobody loves the bud more than myself. Many as much as but none "more". Anyway,I entered this cluster 3 weeks ago and I'm dying to burn down. Weed is a major trigger for me. Not quite as bad as alcohol but bad. Beast comes appx 2 hrs after taking part. :'(

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by Sophie on Nov 1^st, 2004, 6:07pm

I totaly understand the need to relax and enjoy "one" favorite pastime-----wonder about the vaporiser that I read about on that same web site. I feel it's a trigger for me also, but was hoping maybe it was just a coincidence. Guess, I still don't understand if THC produces seratonin and melatonin in the body---and smoking constricts vessels----why would this trigger??
And why wouldn't it help???
There is no such thing as a dumb question---just ask me! Sophie

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by Pegase on Nov 1^st, 2004, 7:46pm

Can you post the links and articles you're talking about... Thanks ;)

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by GeneralPatton on Nov 1^st, 2004, 7:55pm

From the major smokers, I have heard the vaporizer is a piece of crap. I don't indulge much anymore myself, but I have found it to be a great sleep inducer

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by Sophie on Nov 2^nd, 2004, 12:37am

I was trying to send the web site referred to above---so you could just click on it, but I'm not having much luck.
Anyway it is
http://smokedot.org/story/2003/3/13/20596/8800

smokedot.org would work (i think) but the page about melatonin and marijuana is on the long address

There are a couple other links I ran into----I'll try and find them and send soon---I think this site lead me to them. I have them in my favorite places---but can't get them transfer to this. Duh! Sophie

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by Sophie on Nov 2^nd, 2004, 1:03am

Okay, here are a couple other places
http://www.overgrow.com/edge/showthread/t-519529.html if you read unregistered's post---it refers to melatonin and seritonin

http://www.maps.orgmmj/index.html has link on vaporizer

This is what I get into---when I'm afraid to go to sleep because of the CH-----hope Mr. Ashcroft isn't looking over my shoulder. Sophie

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by nani on Nov 2^nd, 2004, 1:08am

I don't know how to tell you this, hun...Mr Ashcroft is ALWAYS looking over our shoulders. ;;D

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by Sophie on Nov 2^nd, 2004, 1:11am

Correction
http://ww.maps.org/mmj/index.html

in regards to vaporizer

Sorry---just tapered off Topamax and still feeling stupid!

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by Sophie on Nov 2^nd, 2004, 1:14am

2nd correction
http://www.maps.org/mmj/index.html

told you the topamax makes me dumb----I don't know what excuse I'll use next week.

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by Sophie on Nov 2^nd, 2004, 1:31am

In regards to Ashcroft-----his days may be numbered. [smiley=thumb.gif] [smiley=thumb.gif]

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by Pegase on Nov 2^nd, 2004, 9:51am

Well... I dont know what to say beside... INTERESTING...
I didn't try melatonin yet but I do smoke regularly and without a doubt I will sleep like a baby when smoking...

Phil

Title: Re: Speaking of smoking
Post by sandie99 on Nov 3^rd, 2004, 1:02am

Well, I don't smoke anything nor drink that much (glass a year usually), but I still get CH. Go figure. But then again I'm one of those who firmly believes that drugs never work...