r/CannabisHyperemesis

what to do please help

For context, I’ve been smoking for 4 years and am currently 16 about to turn 17. I quit smoking for a few months after being a drug addict for a year nd a half but relapsed in December and now, for the past 2 nd a half months I’ve been smoking everyday.

But recently, for the past almost 2 months I’ve been really sick. It’s weird because I’ve smoked everyday for several months in different eras of my life before, and I’ve never had symptoms like I’ve been having now.

Everyday has been torture. I struggle getting up in the morning because I get so nauseous and feel like throwing up any minute. One gag and it’s over, i immediately start throwing up. (Sorry this is tmi) I also always need to go number 2 multiple times and it’s painful ASF if I don’t go as soon as I start feeling it. I’ve also had a lost of appetite. Sometimes thinking of food or seeing it for too long starts to make me feel sick. I’ve lost quite a bit of weight because of this, as I can noticeably see I’m skinnier.

Because I started noticing my symptoms were never going away and they were worsening, I started doing research on it. Now since yesterday, I’m convinced I have chs because it sounds exactly what I’m experiencing right now. Every single symptom of it, I have. Honestly I feel like I’m in denial and don’t wanna admit it💔

I have been using mainly dab pens since i was 16, i am now 21. I have known I had chs since i was 18 and have been stupidly getting into bad habits on and off. I would smoke for a few months and end up getting sick for days on end. Then once i get better- after how ever many days or a week or more of severe vomiting, hunched over when walking, screaming and such- i go right back to it. The past “episode” if you will happened after a long time of smoking, probably a bit over a year. I was certain that i was miraculously cured of CHS for good given how long i went! But it went bad again and it lasted 5 days and was agonizing to say the least. I had been sober from weed for 3 weeks until 3 days ago i got drunk and stupidly hit a friends pen twice and got high. I do not feel any more sick than i had previous days post recovery so that is good. What i am wondering is does anyone think i will go into a full blown 5 day episode or anything close to it even if i smoked just that once. I am not going to smoke again i know it now, i have my limits on drinking going forward and the stress i had put my loved ones through feels so sickening to me and selfish. I am assuming no body here is a doctor or a specialist on chs, but i was hoping maybe someone had some insight on this? I have been feeling so miserable since that night i got high and am fearing for the worst. Ty for any replies i feel pretty alone and i appreciate anyone responding !!

I have a question. I’m new to this as in I’ve only used it a total of four times from a vape pen. The first three were ok. This last time it hit me bad. I was sweating to the point it started a panic attack and I was dizzy tingling and nauseous. Then came the throwing up due to my head spinning. Never had this happen. I did take three hits before eating. No clue but needless to say now I’m scared and not doing it again. It lasted like forever. It was not fun. I have sleep gummies to try and now I’m scared. Suggestions???

Hi there I am looking for the opinion of people who have had at least one episode, and who drank well within the 90 day recovery period. I had an episode two weeks ago and have had zero symptoms since coming out of hospital, other than maybe slight ccasional soreness when tummy is empty.

However, I have a holiday booked for a few days time and wondering if I could have a few beers or something and not be triggered? It's hard enough being in withdrawals after making the tough decision of compete cessation smoking cannabis (after 12 years daily use) without also having to stop alcohol, chocolate, caffine etc it feels very restrictive and limited and I dont feel as though I will enjoy the holiday at all if I cannot even relax with a simple drink.

Has anyone here had alcohol within 2 or 3 weeks of an episode and if so, were you able to tolerate it? I also can't cancel the holiday. Any help appreciated, please share your experience.

Hey all. Just need to vent and seek some advice or words of wisdom/kindness from others who understand.

Addiction has always ran in my family, specifically alcoholism. I (28F), with bipolar, only started smoking when I was 18 and entered my freshman year of college, but man when I started…. I didn’t stop. Over the years it’s just escalated. I’d smoke the moment I woke up, throughout the day and any activity. From edibles, to wax, bongs and gravity bongs, joints, blunts, pens, drinks…. Everything. For a while, I was smoking HALF AN OUNCE A WEEK. BY MYSELF.

About 2 years ago, I started having horrible cyclic vomiting where I would be sick for days on end, throwing up bile and unable to stomach anything. This would happen every few months till about last year, when it really escalated. Id be so sick, my hands and legs start cramping and honestly start jerking like I was having a seizure. My heart rate was horribly high and my BP dangerously low. Many doctors and GI specialists. One suggested CHS, but I blew it off. I was in denial. I still am.

Despite being in denial, I’d quit. I’d quit for a few months, feel really good about myself and like maybe I can lightly indulge. Maybe I can hit my friend’s pen while we’re out? Oh that’s nice. Maybe I can hit it a few times next time? Nice! Oh, now I’m craving it. Maybe just buy an eighth just for this weekend? Done in a day. Might as well pick up again. Repeat, repeat, repeat.

Until I start having horrible nausea. I don’t even get the beginning phase of CHS anymore, just right into the worst of it.

And that’s where I am right now. Crying in bed because I feel so pathetic that I can’t acknowledge or accept that I have an addiction that is wrecking havoc on my body and mental health. I am so ashamed of myself because I just always want more of it. I still love weed, but fuck dude, it’s destroying me. I hate myself for this, but when I start smoking again, no matter how little, it always develops into full blown stoner mode again and then the sick cycle repeats

I’m so ashamed and angry with myself. I’ve wasted so much of my life being high and now, so much of my life being sick because of it. And the money… but that’s a whole other topic. I just feel so pathetic.

I've been smoking everyday all day since I was 13 (turning 22 in October) and have only gotten myself to stop on 2 occasions but no longer than 3 months at a time. I'm completely and entirely dependent on it because I also have severe anxiety and depression from the weed use for so long, my past stuff, and health issues like endometriosis and fibromyalgiaI. I need and want to stop because I want to change my life and get into a career because all I've had is dead end jobs I don't stick with for longer than a few months because of my health issues and mental health. Ill be the first one to say it, I'm a bum. I've tried to get into a pattern where I can still use weed but I genuinely never stop thinking about it and crave it constantly. My biggest gripe with quitting is that I have the worst reaction to quitting, I'm talking waking up and I'm soaked, not just once a night, I wake up multiple times a night fully drenched. I feel extremely sick during the day, cant sleep at night, i cant eat properly or just full on stop eating for days. My emotions are all over the place but my anger is the worst, I get frustrated over everything and anything and I normally feel like I can't control it. I guess what I'm asking for is a magic pill, any advice or perspective on how I can make the detox any easier. There's patches and gum and pills for nicotine, i wish there was something that would work like that. My doctor prescribed me a anti anxiety medication for the process but it didn't help the first time and I don't want any medication under that class anymore, i want to deal with the anxiety and depression naturally, but she doesn't really know what else to do other than in patient our out patient centers for therapy treatment. I know that won't help. I just want to do this on my own and as natural as possible. I don't know if this is going to get seen. I'm kinda just trying to get it off my chest and maybe getting some different advice. Ill be posting this across a few communities to hopefully get something new. Thanks guys.

Hi all, sharing my story here for some advice/insight as doctors are not really giving me any answers. The past 2 weeks I have been waking up with awful nausea, anxiety, and stomach cramps like I need to have a bm.
I have always been an anxious person. When I was younger I had issues with morning nausea due to anxiety and when I got to college I started an ssri which really helped that morning sickness. I also have always had issues going to the bathroom whether it be that I’m constipated or having explosive diarrhea TMI 😂
Today was the first day I haven’t thrown up in the morning but I definitely felt like I was going to, I have been throwing up acid/ bile every single morning for the past 2 weeks. Went to the ER for dehydration last weekend and they said that I could potentially have CHS. Then when I went to my pcp on Monday she said that I most likely do not have chs, but I should refrain from all cannabis just in case. So I have been for the past 5 days I think? And my symptoms seem to be getting a little bit better but I can’t tell if I’m actually improving or just getting used to it. In the beginning, I would vomit all morning to the point where I’m so exhausted and then I would just go to sleep for a few hours and wake up fine and smoke again. Never once did smoking make me feel worse, in fact it was helping me gain an appetite after the vomiting episodes. But after realizing it could be a problem I decided to stop just in case because I never want to feel like this again. I know I am probably in denial, but I would just really love for it not to be chs as I have been using weed to cope with my adhd/ ed for a couple years now. Any tips on how to improve gut motility after experiencing something like this? I just feel so backed up and exhausted because I’m unable to eat real meals. My doctor prescribed 40mg omeprazole (half in the am half pm) and I’m not sure if that’s really helping or not. I’m just so tired of waking up feeling shitty, I know it’s a long road to recovery but when will it end😭😭

Disclaimer: I am no doctor, just someone who has a really low pain tolerance detoxing from thc again (with more success this time).

For more context, I’m currently on day 4 and have started introducing solid food back into my diet again, and haven’t thrown up once this time around. This isn’t medical advice, but these are the things that have worked for me that are at least worth looking into:

• Specifically waiting to detox until my period ends (B1 is something your body needs for your period and helps with stomach cramping. CHS tends to leave your body lacking of B1 and B6 - sometimes B12)
• Using Claritin and Pepcid (these occupy h1 and h2 receptors and can reduce stomach acidity and nausea)
• Using Emergen-C as a multivitamin daily and for electrolytes in the morning (I also had B1 and B6 supplements but didn’t end up using them in addition to this)
• Magnesium lotion and socks before bed for the insomnia (Magnesium is more absorbable through the skin than it is orally and socks help it absorb faster)
• Weaning off instead of cold turkey (this is the only time I haven’t gone cold turkey)

If you have any other tips or tricks, I’d love to hear them.

Good morning, not sure if people can help me. From the uk. Recently had it suggested to me after hospital visit (for stomach bug) that I have chs. I’m just not totally convinced. I’ve had on and off stomach/abdominal pain/cramping since Jan 2026. I can be fine for weeks then an attack( painful stomach cramps typically followed by vomiting). Doesn’t last longer than a day or few hours. Some days I do have mild or moderate cramping and take buscopan for that. I’ve only had 3/4 attacks during this time 3 of those after eating onion. I’ve had all the basic tests done by my gp (bacteria, ibs etc) all negative. My issue is up until me smoking cannabis frequently was mentioned, their main concern was gallbladder issues, which I agree with more than chs. Now I’m not saying I don’t have chs, because sure I could, I smoke cannabis frequently to cope with mental health issues. But I don’t want this to be a case of blaming it on the weed/running with that when it’s not that. I also don’t feel like subjecting myself to psychological torture that my over active brain provides when I don’t smoke. Fortunately I should be getting a full abdo scan soon, so current thought process is well surely that would give a definitive answer, no issues = chs, an issue = probably not chs. Not really sure if anyone can help me I guess I’m looking for some first hand accounts of definitive chs. In my situation I feel as though not everything has been ruled out so how can they confidently say it is chs?

If I had chs and I was throwing up already, wouldn’t smoking make that worse? I’m just confused because I’ve heard that once you start throwing up in the hyperemesis phase it doesn’t stop especially if you keep smoking. I just found it strange that I am only puking in the morning.

So about last week monday the 15th or whatever I started a doxycycline antibiotic cycle. It ended on the 22nd. That’s just a little info incase, I’ve been smoking heavy for about 2-3 solid years a lot a lot of carts and dabs. Throughout the past year or 2 I’ve noticed I had stomach nausea in the morning thatd go away if I hit the cart, this pain didn’t happen everyday it was on an off for the last year or so it was never bad enough to raise any serious concerns and when it did I had the flu. But ever since ending that round of medication my stomach hasn’t had a peaceful moment especially in the morning, I only feel fine when I hit the cart a little. For the last 2 days I’ve only been smoking in the night (maybe 2-4 hits of my cart only) and the morning nausea is still persistent can anyone help me out and say for sure if this is CHS???? Also I feel hot showers don’t help that much as I tried last night and it didn’t relieve me much at all. I’m going to the dr today soon but idk what they’re gonna say probably what they do everytime “just a stomach bug/virus” I had Zofran left over from my round of meds and I took one both yesterday morning and then this morning, no help at all. What’s happening?!? It also feels like my stomach is pulsating with a heartbeat can someone anyone please help me or even tell me some medicine for the nausea it’s so bad. Thank you all!

Alright so I smoked hella yesterday carts and flower probably a couple j's and the cart chilled for a couple hours then went with friends we smoked a good blunt and j, walked back to the car to play some music and after a minute or so I got a hot flash, felt like I was in menopause. I told my friend I needed to go home and I was trying to lay down in the car, realized the back of my neck felt weird and I wanted better support i guess. This morning I wake up early with very mild nausea and a slight stomach ache, after I go to the bathroom I feel like I have to throw up not bad but enough to do so. I go back to sleep and wake up again at 10 to throw up twice more again I didnt have to but the anxiety of reading this sub plus just everything was so uncomfortable. I went to sleep again and woke up at 12 way better, I was able to go out, baraly. I haven't eaten too much a smoothie, orange, Ice cream sundae and some Gatorade. I dont know if this is chs, what do yall think. Obviously im not smoking weed but does this line up, I know the vomiting is usually uncontrollable but idek. Also I took a hot shower about an hour ago when I was feeling a little stomach thing but it didnt really help, I just felt the hot flash type of feeling. Should I go to the er or just wait it out, also what symptoms should I look for later on?

Anyone else with CHS doing a THC break? What helps you get past your triggers and craving? I have to this every week when my symptoms return so I don’t go into full hyperemesis. It’s hard quitting, even for a day or two. Sometimes I quit for a month, sometimes I make it longer. My first time was 7 months after being diagnosed.

Please no judgmental responses, I already feel crappy for having such little will power and mental fortitude that I have started using a drug that makes me sick.. again… and again…. And again

My triggers are feeling tired and boredom.
I combat my triggers with 5 minute meditations, reading a good book or magazine, and dancing to music.

Cravings - I just need to make it past the cravings, they will go away after some time and distraction. They will come back and I will repeat. I will do this any amount of time needed.

I try to Remember why I am stopping - I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago now so the pain during the hyperemesis phase has somewhat left my immediate memory, but it hurt, I remember praying that I either wanted the pain to stop or to die.

Anyone else with CHS taking the much needed and required THC break today?

So I got chs last summer like right in the beginning and it was hell. I’ve now “gotten it” 4 times sense or maybe u call it an attack. I would start smoking again and tell everyone I’m limiting myself but I won’t and I’ll end up hitting it 10+ times a day, I have a few weeks of heaven and then I get sick again. But it’s lit only because I do too much and too often. I’m here to tell you you can smoke again, but it HAS to be in moderation. Also the first time I started smoking again I lasted a long time without getting sick again. Idk if it’s different for others but like I don’t get sick right after a hit like idk if that’s how it’s supposed to be it takes a few days or weeks. Here’s what I’ve been able to do and what im doing right now, I’ve been able to smoke randomly like I smoked once and like didn’t get sick this was like months/weeks of not smoking then got high once then was fine bc I didn’t do it again like u can do things like that. Right now, and I don’t want to jinx myself I’ve been doing edibles, the first time I did it i did too much and tweaked a little and now I’ve been micro dosing like lowk everyday which is rlly bad but I’m feeling all right, the high is not the same tho on edibles at all like I don’t feel high I just feel calm and I think the taste of weed in my mouth is just comforting. I know if I keep doing it everyday like this the inevitable will happen so I’ll try to cut back. Basically guys there is hope, u can smoke again but u have to do it right which is the hardest part, u have to do it in moderation, I think one day whej I move out I’ll smoke a joint like once a month and have a chill day, i know I wish I could do it everyday but we just can’t but we can still do it but u need to do it right. I can also give tips on what helped me through chs and other non weed things I do now to help me cope like things I take to calm me. If your struggling rn I’m sorry ik it’s hell but there’s hope guys.

I posted on here for the first time the other day explaining my situation with CHS; I haven’t consumed or smoked THC in over a day since i made that comment and told myself i shouldn’t let it get worse considering my current symptoms. Since then i haven’t been able to eat or drink anything and i’ve been throwing up a few times a morning. I want to know if anyone thinks it’s safe or okay for me to hit my cart to at least gain appetite and be able to eat? This is so hard but im getting worried about my health considering i can’t keep anything down

I was diagnosed with chs about 3 months ago all my friends smoke and I lowk miss it i don’t want to be in pain like that again I don’t know if it’s the same for everyone it was horrible for me I’m just wondering if I could ever start again or if that’s me done

Edit after reading some posts on here it’s reminded me why I don’t want to go back the pacing to get away from the pain the not eating the sleep Appriciate you guys on here man