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[MrLobster]

Well, they never had symptoms like this before. This last week is the first time these symptoms showed up. They usually smoke for any type of pain management. I smoke as well for the same but haven’t had any issues. I’m just concerned because from what I’ve read with CHS (not a lot), it could be pretty serious if it is the case.

I guess I'm confused now, earlier you wrote that "how they've always dealt with the pain" and to me that doesn't read as just starting last week. And again, if it's cannabis smoking that's doing this, just get them to stop for a while and see what happens. The only withdrawal will be psychological... (but yes, it will suck for pain management for a while).

Do you both smoke from the same supply? And again, how much are they smoking?

[Bachy]

I guess I'm confused now, earlier you wrote that "how they've always dealt with the pain" and to me that doesn't read as just starting last week. And again, if it's cannabis smoking that's doing this, just get them to stop for a while and see what happens. The only withdrawal will be psychological... (but yes, it will suck for pain management for a while).

Do you both smoke from the same supply? And again, how much are they smoking?

We buy from the same dispensary. What they’ve said they’ve always done is the hot showers for their pain which was what triggered my curiosity in the first place. Sorry, I should have clarified that.

[MrLobster]

We buy from the same dispensary. What they’ve said they’ve always done is the hot showers for their pain which was what triggered my curiosity in the first place. Sorry, I should have clarified that.

Okay, so for their pain management, they take hot showers and inhale cannabis (and you both buy from the same place but not don't smoke the same strain)?

And the difference is, in the past week, the amount of showers has increased?

Maybe if the I part of UTI also started last week that could be a indicator of increased overall pain and hence more time spent dealing with it (also an increase anxiety/stressors... which may mean media isolation or other lifestyle changes).

So here are some easy things to do then;
1. smoke their strain and see if it affects you differently than normal
2. they need to stop smoking and see what happens
3. they could stop showering aside from cleanliness and just stick with cannabis and see what happens

The thing with CHS is that it seems to triggered by smoking "a lot" and if your friend isn't smoking "a lot", I suspect it isn't CHS...

But also, if they say they've always showered more than the average for pain management (which should pre-date cannabis usage), try to verify their story with someone else.

[Bachy]

Okay, so for their pain management, they take hot showers and inhale cannabis (and you both buy from the same place but not don't smoke the same strain)?

And the difference is, in the past week, the amount of showers has increased?

Maybe if the I part of UTI also started last week that could be a indicator of increased overall pain and hence more time spent dealing with it (also an increase anxiety/stressors... which may mean media isolation or other lifestyle changes).

So here are some easy things to do then;
1. smoke their strain and see if it affects you differently than normal
2. they need to stop smoking and see what happens
3. they could stop showering aside from cleanliness and just stick with cannabis and see what happens

The thing with CHS is that it seems to triggered by smoking "a lot" and if your friend isn't smoking "a lot", I suspect it isn't CHS...

But also, if they say they've always showered more than the average for pain management (which should pre-date cannabis usage), try to verify their story with someone else.

That all sounds like a pretty good idea. Thanks, I really appreciate the insight.

[Jon]

The only withdrawal will be psychological...

You seem extremely knowledgeable about weed, but there are physical withdrawals as well for people who have been smoking for decades. The primary ones are loss of appetite and insomnia.

[MrLobster]

You seem extremely knowledgeable about weed, but there are physical withdrawals as well for people who have been smoking for decades. The primary ones are loss of appetite and insomnia.

All I can say is that I've done a lot of research and continue to do so... but I haven't seen those as withdrawal effects not also attributed to the psychological withdrawal (which applies because the only addiction to cannabis is, also, psychological...).