I just wanted to mention that my understanding is that the hot showers is common
to many CVSers, not exclusively related to pot smoking....


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From: "lindapiersma1" <lindapiersma1@...>
To: cyclicvomitingsyndrome@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2009 11:25:25 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: RE: [Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome] Re: pot smoking and CVS n the hot baths
n showers








Hi! Thank you so much for your in-depth posting. Although my son smokes at
least a couple times each day he has never felt the urge or need to take a
hot shower, bath or sit in the hot tub. If I could find just one person who
was getting sick from pot smoking but did not do the shower thing I could
tell him that not everyone does. I hear what you're saying about the
anxiety. I think he feels more anxiety now because of the pot but he keeps
telling me that pot takes away the anxiety. Of course it does. . . until
he's gone without it for a day.

He was terribly sick last week. His episode lasted 18 hours but was very
intense and we were sure we were going to have to take him to ER.
Fortunately it ended as suddenly as it began and, other than having sore
stomach muscles from heaving, he felt good after. But he's been nauseous
off and on since then. I hope you're right, I hope he sees the light one of
these days and at least tries going w/out pot because he's so tired of being
sick all the time.

I called Cedar Sinai and we have an appointment with Dr. Feldman on June 7.
Hopefully he'll have some ideas and also be able to give us advice on SSD.

Again, thanks for all the responses to my queries. I really appreciate you
all.

Linda

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From: cyclicvomitingsyndrome@yahoogroups.com
[mailto: cyclicvomitingsyndrome@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of h_slowik
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 6:09 PM
To: cyclicvomitingsyndrome@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome] Re: pot smoking and CVS n the hot baths
n showers

hi linda.when i am experiencing an episode all that would relieve the nausea
was a really long scalding hot shower and many of them. most of the time i
wished i could just live in the hot water. he's lucky he has a hot tub. you
are right. it's just so hard for a smoker to believe because the pot does
make you feel better. it took many years of daily smoking for me to realize.
the last straw was my specialists really getting into my head that it's bad
for me. i've had many docs and my chiropractor and naturpath tell me it was
poison to me. but it was an addiction and i felt it really made me feel
better. it's almost been 3 weeks since i quit. i now have the flu (3rd day)
feelin better though. it was really hard not to smoke to take away the
nausea from it. but if i would have i would have been starting all over
again. also a side effect of pot is anxiety. not having it. it not being
good enough (potency.). it's really hard to tell a habitual smoker to stop.
took me six years. i got real sick when i gave birth to my son(he's now 6)i
was relly sick during pregnancy severe hyperemesis gravidrum and
hospitalized for a large part of my pregnancy. the meds don't help
either.i've tried them all. driven many docs crazy. i would suggest stop
filling the meds and stop the smoking if you can and to workout... easier
said than done trust me i know. my docs say i have a severe case. coming
from a family of smokers where it's accepted and living in a mm card holding
state makes it really hard. plus it's seen as cool too. ya fit in with all
your friends. so much pressure when your young and you want to escape in
your head and not feel. it might take a while linda but if he keeps getting
sick like i did for years and just kept smoking he will eventually get it.
but you are the parent if you think it's poisoning your baby in your heart
you know what to do. wish i could tell him all the hardships caused by it
myself. it really held me back in so many ways. just let him know that there
are others out there just like him and we are here to help. ask me any
questions ya want i am here for ya. wishing him a episode free month!--- In
cyclicvomitingsyndr <mailto:cyclicvomitingsyndrome%40yahoogroups.com>
ome@yahoogroups.com , "lindapiersma1" <lindapiersma1@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Hailey. Here's my question (again, sorry): Any hot baths or showers for
> relief when you were smoking pot and having episodes? I'm asking this
> because when I mention that perhaps he should take a pot vacation and see
> what happens, part of my son's response is, "I don't feel like talking a
hot
> shower when I'm sick so I'm sure it's not caused by pot." I guess I'm
> looking for some sort of consensus as a bargaining chip with him for a
short
> term trial. I know he doesn't wants to listen to me because he doesn't
like
> living with anxiety and feels that pot is safer to take than Xanax or
> klonopin. (sigh sigh, sigh. I'm only his mother.) Thanks.
>
>
>
> Linder
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: cyclicvomitingsyndr
<mailto:cyclicvomitingsyndrome%40yahoogroups.com> ome@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:cyclicvomitingsyndr
<mailto:cyclicvomitingsyndrome%40yahoogroups.com> ome@yahoogroups.com ] On
Behalf Of h_slowik
> Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 11:52 AM
> To: cyclicvomitingsyndr <mailto:cyclicvomitingsyndrome%40yahoogroups.com>
ome@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome] Re: pot smoking and CVS
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> --- In cyclicvomitingsyndr
<mailto:cyclicvomitingsyndrome%40yahoogroups.com>
> ome@yahoogroups. <mailto:ome%40yahoogroups.com> com, Mary Ward
<mary.ward14@> wrote:
> >
> > Sorry, I haven't check in with this hotline lately. As I had stated
> earlier my son has not been sick since the beginning of Nov. He was
getting
> sick every 2 weeks and yes he was going in the hot tub constantly`. He was
> in complete denial about pot causing his vomiting. As a parent who has
> "been there, done that" I was not pushing him to quit, I only wanted him
to
> get better. He lost 30 pounds in one week during an episode! Eventually he
> came to the conclusion on his own to quit smoking for a while and see if
it
> worked because numerous doctors around here told him that was the cause.
> When he quit, he stopped puking. When he started again it took about 6
> weeks for him to get sick again which is when it reached toxic levels. Now
> he still smokes, but only on occasion and if he feels that he is doing it
> too much(he's 18) he will take a week off to clean out his system. So far
it
> has worked. I keep wondering why about 5 different
> > doctors here told him about this while it sounds like other doctors
around
> the country think it's crazy. All I can think of is that we live in Vail,
> CO where the general population is extremely young(ski bums). They have
> seen a handful of patients with the same problem. Nonetheless, whatever
> works is what we are going with. I will be honest and keep in touch if he
> gets sick again not caused from pot. My only hope is that if it works for
> him, it will work for someone else with CVS.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >Hi mary! my name is hailey. i am 31 years old diagnosed 5 years ago. i
want
> to let you know i was a chronic user of pot for 15 years thinking it
helped
> me. i've stopped my pot smoking. now only for one week as being told to
stop
> by my many docs for years. i am happy to let you know i feel soooo much
> better even though it's been only a week. my migraine headaches and the
> abdominal migraine pains and my every morning nausea has stopped. i now
have
> been using homeopathic miagraine meds for my aches in the crown of my head
> which seems to be working so far. i live in oregon so the temptation is
> everywhere. please tell your son that i'm right there with him it's an
> addiction too. i know it's hard. no drinking or smoking. no stress relief.
> but the constant nausea and extreme violent vomiting is not worth it
> anymore. my frenquency is every month for three days. lately the last
straw
> was the frenquency was weekly attacks which promted a GI spec. visit. they
> urged me to quit telling me that pot was the cause. so far they are
> completely right. 2 gi specialist, my chiropractor, and natropathic doc
and
> own family doc where all right. wish i would have listened sooner. tell
him
> good luck and to please stop the smoking it's not worth wasted life.
>
>
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