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submitted 7 months ago by Rocky60@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

I’ve never been a big user, but as I’ve grown older, pot has made me pass out more than once. I took a drag off of a joint at a festival a few years ago and passed out and couldn’t be revived for 5-10 minutes. They said my blood pressure dropped dramatically. I’m wondering if this happens to anybody else

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[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 20 points 7 months ago

The big problem in your situation is your blood pressure dropped significantly. Maybe it was just a coincidence, maybe not, but you should definitely see a doctor and talk to them about your blood pressure and see what they have to say. Lots of reasons that can happen.

[-] Rocky60@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

I just had a checkup and everything was fine

[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 7 points 7 months ago

Did you tell them about your blood pressure dropping and passing out?

[-] Rocky60@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Yes, he just said it was odd and I shouldn’t do it

[-] Kalkaline@leminal.space 17 points 7 months ago

Then you should probably listen to your doctor and not seek a 2nd opinion from randoms on the Internet. If you look long enough you'll hear what you want to hear.

[-] Starayo@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

Never used it myself, but my mother has told me when she was much younger she tried pot a few times and stopped because it just put her to sleep, and this was well before the strong strains we have today.

[-] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 10 points 7 months ago

That's.... the exact lie I told my kids.

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

I mean, it puts me to sleep so not really a lie

[-] Starayo@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Not a lie, have a good relationship with my mum. Still holds true when she had some in Amsterdam again recently. 😅

[-] Candelestine@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Quit downvoting this, yeesh people. Absolutely nothing wrong with this comment, it's probably true, and it's completely reasonable. And I've smoked plenty of weed in my time.

[-] theKalash@feddit.ch 4 points 7 months ago

it’s probably true

what? marijuana making people sleepy? That's unheard of.

[-] danque@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

If your tolerance is zero then it will make you sleepy no matter the strength.

[-] Starayo@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Was far more than just sleepy. She'd zonk out immediately.

[-] LoafyLemon@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I have the same reaction. Weed makes me sleepy, and the only good thing about it is some of the wildest vivid dreams I had happened right after smoking it.

[-] Send_me_nude_girls@feddit.de 7 points 7 months ago

I only ever have seen that happen in RimWorld.

[-] Castob@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Last straw : Smokeleaf addiction.

[-] CrackaAssCracka@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Couple of things it could be:

  1. You locked your knees without realizing it, shut down the blood return from your legs, then had a drop in blood pressure due to decreased blood return to your heart causing you to pass out.
  2. You took a big hit, expanded your chest, held it, decreased blood flow through your thoracic cavity due to the increased intrathoracic pressure then a blood pressure drop as above.
  3. Your vasovagaled yourself somehow (bearing down on a held hit maybe or just due to weed effects) which is increased parasympathetic nervous system tone that drops blood pressure
  4. Some weird shit 🤷🏼‍♂️, the body can be odd and changes as we age so maybe you just can't smoke weed now cause of the earlier mentioned weird shit

I agree with your doc (I'm a family med physician), don't smoke if all of a sudden you're passing out.

[-] Rocky60@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Thank you very much. It’s happened multiple times and every time I was standing up. Fortunately, I don’t find the effects of cannabis super enjoyable so I think I’ll just stop.

[-] ShustOne@lemmy.one 5 points 7 months ago

This happened a few times with friends. They just dropped like a rock and then were pale for a few hours. It's not uncommon but I would avoid smoking if it keeps happening. Being knocked out for 5-10 minutes is a long time. Passing out is generally considered a medical emergency.

[-] Rocky60@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Oh, it was. I spent an hour in the festival medical tent

[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Did you have a coughing fit between taking the hit and passing out?

In my house, we call it the hard reset.

Of course, I've never seen anyone completely pass out from it, it's usually just a few seconds of remembering who and where you are.

[-] Rocky60@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago
[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

This is definitely something I've never heard of then.

It's possible that you are an alien from another planet, and cannabis is your kryptonite. Just a theory, though.

[-] HowShouldIKnow@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago

I've passed out twice while high but it was in combination with alcohol and while urinating... so not the same experience

[-] AndyLikesCandy@reddthat.com 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I do that. I got thc-v extract isolated in a lab from someone in the industry (supposedly a bit more of a simulant), when I took it I passed out until the next day and was depressed for a week after that. There's some poorly understood relationship here, but my doc said it confirms my (very mild) type 2 bipolar suspicion/diagnosis.

[-] Swim@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

i have high blood pressure and was smoking while they sorted it out with medication. when it was finally under control the doc suggested i keep it in the cocktail, needless to say it definitely lowers your blood pressure.

[-] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Not that I've seen in anyone near me in my 20ish years of dabbling.

I have almost ptfo from coughing so much while trying to stand up though. But one can feel this situation coming

[-] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Not in 30 years experience. I'd stop smoking.

[-] darkstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago

Are you sure what you got was good quality? I find Massachusetts to have the best quality stuff near me. I've purchased from New Jersey, but have questioned the quality on occasion. Once it was bad enough that I felt pretty off for a while, and felt like I was going to pass out, but ultimately didn't. A couple of other times I've been stoned and just got light headed when I stood up, but that could also just be chalked up to getting up too quickly or not hydrating enough, and might've happened with or without weed.

It's possible weed just doesn't agree with you, or a certain strain. From your other comments your doctor told you not to smoke when you brought it up. None of us should contradict your doctor's advice, but if you're not going to listen to that, then I'd at least suggest getting a second opinion.

[-] shroomad@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

It happened to me once but it was not even for a minute. Was standing outside a party smoking a big fat joint that people were passing around and then out of a sudden I felt super light headed, lights started to go off and next thing I know I'm being carried by the person that was standing next to me, then I had another person asking if I took anything else and was ready with a narloxone but I fortunately managed to tell them that I didn't take anything else and the friends I was with knew that as well so I wasn't poked with it. Bought a gatorade and was unfortunately not let back into the venue. I think it happened because I hadn't really eaten much that day and maybe it was too much weed for my tiny body even though I have a high tolerance, I think I'd also taken one drink so taking all those things into account it wasn't super surprising. If anything my general weed tolerance is surprising.
Actually another time I don't think I passed out but was in the verge of was a 4/20 event at the beach, I took a killer edible and had smoked a bit. So also not surprising.

If you really don't want to leave it then I'd start from tiny dosages and study how it makes you feel but also make sure that your blood pressure is not too low in general before smoking. Your health and safety come first. Also don't smoke alone anymore.

[-] Rocky60@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Thank you

…..user name checks out😊

[-] Uranium_Green@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I have experienced this, a grand total of twice, but not for 5-10 minutes (once I was in a towel and came back around vibrating on the floor which was confusing but probably was the longest one at a minute or two).

I was a chronic joint smoker and would get lightheaded standing up in general. Typically since having switched to vaping it no longer happens. Is the high otherwise pleasurable for you?

Do you have a heart/lung/blood pressure condition in general?

[-] Rocky60@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Everything is good on me, but I was standing when it happened.

[-] oldGregg@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Apparently not, your blood pressure dropped and you passed out.

I wouldnt call that everything is good

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Well, I can't use the stuff personally. Kicks me into anxiety spirals.

But, I know a shit ton of mj enthusiasts because I've always been friendly about it anyway.

The degree of reaction you're describing isn't common. But it does happen. Herb being a natural product, there's variance in exactly what balance of canabinoids are there, and there's always the non-zero risk of additives if you didn't grow it yourself.

Plenty of people will smoke a J specifically because it makes them sleep easy, but directly passing out is rarer to find. From what I've run across, that's usually a sign that there was something else in it. In the instances I've run across it happening otherwise, the person had something else in their system that did it in combination. MJ is typically going to spike heart rate and blood pressure, not drop it, so a sudden and severe drop would be a very unusual event.

So, I suspect that the festival joint was not just weed. People have been known to mix their stuff and not warn others. If that wasn't the case, then I'd suspect an interaction with a medication you're taking, but (being honest) I've never heard of anything that drops BP in combination with thc, or cbd in specific, nor even with whole flower.

It's kinda the main risk involved with the substance, and it's typically a stronger affect when smoked because of the smoke itself. It increases heart activity in a way that isn't beneficial, and may (not enough data out there for any conclusions to have been published that I've seen) have long term negative outcomes.

I would say that if you're having that showing strong a reaction, it may be time to test out reducing your dosage when you do partake

[-] Rocky60@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

It was just weed. I knew the guy who handed it to me. That being said, it was high grade

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