I started getting the early signs of Chs in may of this year so after ruling it out, I decided to quit and then after two months, I tried it again. It still gave me the sick to my stomach feeling so should I quit after a full year?
I'm on day 89 cannabis free. What led me to quit cold turkey was what I believed to be the start of CHS. I was a distillate vaper, daily several times a day for almost 3 years. I started using to alleviate chronic migraines, lower back pain, RLS and severe depression and anxiety.. Although I've made it this far and CHS symptoms are long gone, stress, depression, anxiety and pain are getting bad again and I feel may end up using again soon. The only thing stopping me is the fear of CHS. By the time I quit even a few puffs would make me SICK and I have a real problem with vomiting. I don't know what to do. The docs are throwing Benzoes at me which are already becoming dependent and that's about all I got for relief asside from a monthly injection for the migraines which only do so much. Does CHS go away after a while or does it just pop right back up as soon as I use again?
back story 2023/24 I got diagnosed with chs, went to the ER 10 times. I quit for about a month & started graduly smoking again. Well fast forward two years to the last two weeks, it’s back & I had my worst episode. Zofran wasn’t workin, was up for 4 days straigh, shaking uncontrollably. Panic attack. nothing the ER could do helped. I was genuinely going to die, & I’m still going through somethings.
Now i have this boyfriend who doesn’t believe in chs, talking about I’ll be able to smoke agai but i don’t ever want to take that chanc, even tho i miss it so much. But I don’t think i can be with someone who smoke, especially all the time like him. I’ve been sleeping on the couch for a week because he either smells like weed, just smoked in our room, or actively hits the cart when we’re cuddling. I don’t know what to do but this almost killed me & I can’t be around someone who’s using my doc all the time. I’ve been so depressed and alone these past two week, crying all day, I have no energy to get off the couch. I asked him to stop & he said “it’s all I have” it was all i had to & it almost killed me. Am i being selfish or what because I can’t take this anymore.
Does a chs attack usually happen to you guys during the night time or day time? I’m very curious because it’s only ever hit me during the night time/early morning like around 2-4 am. I’ve never had an episode during mid day. Just wondering if anyone has had it occur in the middle of the day.
I'm 29, been a heavy weed smoker since my 21st birthday. These last 28 hours have been hell.
For the last month or so I've been dealing with the morning nausea - usually a hit of my dab pen and it'll go away no issues. Yesterday I woke up nauseous and just knew if I smoked, this would only continue.
I've had this happen back in 2020 - I did go to the ER and was given fluids and a muscle relaxer, so this time around I thought id spare myself the $5000 bill and see it through from home.
I've never experienced pain or exhaustion like this. This has to be my final wakeup call for quitting. I've been wanting to for years but just could never beat the cravings with how readily available it is.
If you're experiencing CHS symptoms- don't wait until you're incapacitated and experiencing this kind of pain. Just quit. It's not worth it.
I’m a 24 y/o female who got diagnosed with CHS at 18. I got diagnosed when there was still little to no research or evidence on the illness yet. im going through yet another episode and I just want to know, when will I learn to not turn to marijuana anymore when im stressed? im exhausted mentally and physically and the toll it is taking on my mental health is debilitating. it’s taken a toll on my family and my job. I want to be free and live life again.
Hi everyone I haven’t had an episode in awhile but today I did and it’s only now starting to calm down
I started to look on Reddit for some unknown tips and tricks on how to get better and I have found almost nothing other than the common capsaicin cream, so I thought I’d share a few of mine!!
Also please keep in mind my episodes may look a little different from yours, I have severe anxiety to the point I can make myself throw up just from thinking and when I start to panic during an Epsiode it only gets worse, so I’ve found some ways to calm myself and my stomach down!
- the cream capsaicin is much stronger than the roll on version, it also helps to not only do a patch on the stomach but also a small one on the arm to distract the brain even more
- COLD SHOWERS if only I knew about this years ago, sometimes the steam from taking such long hot showers makes me so nauseous so I’ll switch to cold which shocks the body
(While being in the shower instead of panicking, I try and think of diving into a cold pool, or slowly dipping into a hot tub and relaxing)
- boom boom stick! The mint flavor is so amazing and can help take away the nauseous feeling, also fits right in your purse
- asmr! Sometimes I’ll watch asmr to try and calm down or fall asleep during an episode
- sticking my face right in front of an ac/fan. Sometimes I’ll even inhale the cool air and it calms the awful nauseous feeling you get in your throat
- heating pad/blanket the shower is a lot when you’re so weak so this option is great
- rock my body back and forth, idk why but this helps!
- EXERCISE this sounds silly but it truly works for me and totally helps relax my brain. Nothing crazy obviously but just a plank really helps move that discomfort to somewhere else. I also do squats in the shower lol if I need a different distraction
- fresh air and walking outside/grounding. focusing on what’s under my feet like grass or rocks or sand really helps distract me from what’s going on. The fresh air is so relieving too
I’ve stopped smoking and vaping entirely (so far) but I still have this CBD oil. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge on whether this has any chance of causing it? Edibles in general, I guess.
For context, I’ve never had it YET but I got scared by this sub and stopped because sometimes I get stomach discomfort and queasiness when I smoke/vape but just thought it was from taking in too much air when I inhale or something.
hello i’m 19 years old ive smoked medical cannabis since the age of 14 im almost 20 now i went to the ER tuesday morning for vomiting and severe cramps they dismissed it as something viral and i just need to ride it out, the second day was tolerable i was able to drink keep it down and not throw up, the 3rd day however my pain was BAD stomach cramps so bad where i could hardly walk i couldn’t get my legs to stop cramping and convulsing my back as well, i went back the ER and the doctor said it’s mostly likely CHS from all the marijuana i have smoked. i am on my 4th day of this i stopped cannabis completely yesterday morning before the ER im not sure what to do please help me. i have not puked since tuesday morning am i past the throwing up phase? and why are my cramps still there also ive been burping for 30 hours straight basically
I got diagnosed with gastroparesis two years ago after experiencing symptoms two years before testing. However the day of my gastric emptying study I got a massive migraine and I had smoked the night before. I read somewhere that migraines can cause temporary gastroparesis, so sometimes I wonder if my results were inaccurate.
At the start of my symptoms I had been smoking once or twice a week for maybe a year when I was in college. But not during breaks at home. I experienced mostly the early full feeling and morning nausea on about 1/2 of the time. I only ever threw up in the morning, then would have difficulty eating the rest due to getting nauseated after one bite or a sip of water. Somedays after throwing up, I’d be fine the rest of the day. Things that helped were elevating my upper body by stuffing pillows under my side, cold air or water, and a hot pack on my stomach. These never made the pain or nausea go away completely, only Zofran does, but they made it slightly more bearable.
I found that in the beginning, weed helped me a lot in controlling my nausea and stimulating my appetite. However now it only helps sometimes. About 6 months after my gp diagnosis my usage became almost daily. When I stopped smoking during summer break, I had an awful flare up and ended up in the ER. I also had a bad flare after I graduated college when I stopped smoking for an employee drug test. But started smoking daily again after.
My gastroparesis symptoms became constant, but much milder than when I wasn’t smoking. I also stopped smoking last October and it triggered one of the worst flares I’ve ever had. But I was also going through some trauma, which made me extremely stressed and caused a mental breakdown. And stress is a big trigger for me.
Then around January I thought I had gone into remission. I was able to eat salads and beef again with no issue. Back in May, I started smoking daily again to cope with things. Yes, I know that it is an unhealthy way to cope. So in June/July I started to decrease how much I smoked.
Around a month ago I woke up with severe cramps, vomiting, and blood in my stool. I was vomiting nearly every morning until last week. I went through multiple tests; an ultrasound, a ct, bloodwork, stool testing, and a colonoscope. According to those tests I was severely constipated, causing a tear in my colon, and mild intestinal inflammation (the cause was inconclusive). In addition to the gastroparesis stomach pain, I started to have lower abdominal pain.
The last two weeks my symptoms started to die down. I had stopped taking my hydroxyzine for a while because Zofran also acts to ease my anxiety when I use it for my nausea. So I went back and looked at when I had it refilled, because I had received a different brand last time. That’s when I noticed that the last refill was Hydroxyzine HLC and not Hydroxyzine Pam. The HCL version can be harsher on your stomach, at least according to what my psych provider said. So I thought perhaps that was the trigger.
For the severe constipation, the most likely cause of the pain, my dr prescribed me Senna. The first time I took it, I woke up with severe cramping and started to vomit. It was so bad that I couldn’t leave the bathroom to get Zofran because it would not stop. Luckily I had put an emergency zofran in the bathroom. I was lying on the floor waiting for the Zofran to dissolve and kick in. For some reason lying down alleviated the intense nausea. I tried the Senna one more time, and the same thing happened.
After that I messaged my dr and stopped the senna. I also stopped smoking weed at the same time. My symptoms have been gradually improving since then. The Senna definitely made it worse, but I started to think that maybe it was the weed. I’m aware that weed can cause gastroparesis to worsen, which is why I started to reduce it. Stopping cold turkey can trigger nausea, but I figured might as well because I was already extremely nauseous.
In small amounts weed has helped with my appetite and the chronic pain from my other conditions. It doesn’t carry the risk that Tylenol or Advil do, because I was taking over the daily max dose just to take the edge off the pain. So weed was a little safer and worked a lot better.
GP and CHS have very similar symptoms and I‘m starting to doubt the GP diagnosis despite my GI telling me it is not CHS. I want to trust him, but I’ve heard other people’s gp symptoms are more constant. I don’t hear much about it going away completely, then coming back. I tend to have 1-3 flare ups with vomiting a year with periods of little to no symptoms.
I’m not going to smoke for a few months to see if my symptoms resolve again. Then I might try using it again, but only for migraines or severe period cramps. If it triggers nausea and vomiting, I’ll know the cause and never smoke again. I’d miss the pain relief, but the vomiting/nausea is not worth it. There are just so many contributing factors, and stopping three things at once doesn’t really tell me which triggered the flare. Sorry this got so long, it is hard to explain with little words.
I am a daily smoker (only bud) for around 4 months now, I previously smoked but stared again after a 2 month break. I would smoke 2/3 maybe 4 spliffs a day always in the evenings. About 3 weeks ago I noticed that I didn’t enjoy eating food unless I was high. I would also struggle to eat a lot when sober and started skipping meals to wait until I was high. I went through quite a stressful period and one day before work I woke up at 6 am and started vomiting yellow bile; assumed this was severe stress. This got better during the day but I was struggling to eat anything and would only eat when stoned at home. This cycle repeated itself to the point where I was shaking and shivering in bed and my stomach was cramped and I was constantly vomiting / nauseous. Ended up in A&E dehydrated. Nothing stopped the nausea not even the ondansetron tablets, only smoking. Also smoking is allowing me to drink and eat the bits of food I can. Blood tests and urine tests are coming back fine. I am due to have an ultrasound soon too. Just wondering whether this could be CHS? If so, I’d love to quit but is it better gradually or cold turkey. How many days will it take to clear my system? How many days will I have to live with the vomiting?
Hello! I posted in another thread but I’m desperate for answers/opinions and want to try here, too. I’m also mostly just expressing my symptoms, because I’m at what feels like an impasse and I’m so frustrated and upset.
I am currently taking a doctor directed T-break to see if I have CHS. I keep hearing different amounts of time that I need to stop before I officially know if I have it. One source says 14 days, my doctor wants 4-6 weeks, another source has said 3 months.
I am praying I don’t have CHS, as weed is the medicine that helps me the most with my CPTSD and chronic pain. I only started smoking a few years ago as a last ditch treatment effort. I’m on day three of not smoking, and am still retching, bloated as all get out, and having tons of hot flashes (which I had before, too).
I began vomiting a little over two months ago and have not stopped until I spent some time in the hospital. During this stay, they found hiatal hernia which could be causing the vomiting. They also saw that my stomach is “chronically inactively inflamed”. The GI team brought up CHS, but ruled it out. My family doctor wants to consider it further.
My doctors and I are also considering that I have POTS or some other heart condition with comorbid with gastro-related issues. I’m curious if anyone else with confirmed CHS can share if they have had heart issues, or if anyone thinks that might mean I have an underlying issue that is NOT CHS. My heart beats pretty fast (tachycardia), I get lightheaded, dizzy. Chest pain. I’m currently on a heart monitor for testing.
I just am desperate at this point for answers, it’s been two months of chronic vomiting and testing. I am not sleeping. I don’t have much abdominal pain at all, other than some light soreness when I’ve eaten. I am grateful for any comments, because my doctors don’t seem to know anything about it whatsoever and I would love to talk to people who do know about it.
Had previously gotten chs as a result of smoking lots daily for years and went to the er a total of 3 times in one week, which I had to be connected to an iv for my potassium. Been clean for about 2 weeks and 4 days since then and it’s been really upsetting me that everyone says you can’t go back to smoking ever again. I have plans to see friends tomorrow which I normally would do before chs, and I’m wondering if even just a puff will send me into a full blown episode again? I’m out of the active vomiting stage and have been able to hold food down that normally would’ve triggered an episode. Alcohol seemingly has been the biggest trigger, but prior to seeing a doctor I was able to have one bowl without pain or throwing up. Just curious if now that I’ve waited this long that it would be safe to try again? From what I can tell the oid wasn’t what triggered it. I’m on medication for it (ondenastron and pantoprazole) and haven’t had any symptoms whatsoever so I think I’m recovered. Can I do it in moderation or prep in any way to make it safer to do?
I keep getting really bad episodes even after staying sober for 17 days. I don't know how much longer I can do this. Please tell me there is hope that it will be over soon?