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appledee

NOTE: THIS IS FOR ALL WHO HAVE ASTHMA AND HAVE USED OR CURRENTLY STILL USE MARIJUANA. PLEASE POST IF SWIM HAS NO INTERACTION, POSITIVE INTERACTION OR NEGATIVE.

Also note SWIM = Someone I Met, this is kinda a tricky way of not directly implicating them self. This survey is also posted at another forum where self-implication is against forum rules.

Sorry about the caps but I really don't want anyone with asthma to skip over this thread, as it will lessen the participants, obviously, and may potentially skew the data in other unforeseen ways.

Hello everyone, SWIM is interested in compiling as much data as possible for those who have used marijuana with asthma. There is very little formal research done concerning the two, so I figured I might as well get as much subjective information as possible in one spot: this thread.

Please offer as many answers to the questions offered below, unless SWIM feels uncomfortable. If SWIM posts without regard to the questions at all, I will lump SWIM in a side-group for all who do so, still it will not be forgotten. Also, if SWIM can answer any of these questions with what your doctor describes to SWIM, than please do so. If SWIM doesn't remember/doesn't know than make a prediction.

Severity of Asthma(When first diagnosed): Light, Moderate, Severe
Follow-up: Is this a doctors observation or SWIMS.
Severity of Asthma(CURRENT diagnosis): Light, Moderate, Severe
Follow-up: Is this a doctors observation or SWIMS.
Prescribed Medications: List all medications taken for asthma and allergies that SWIM WAS or IS STILL prescribed to and if SWIM is currently using(actually taking them) these medications. If SWIM still takes them, does SWIM take it as prescribed?
Non-Prescription Remedies: List any non-prescription remedies SWIM uses to treat asthma or allergies.
Observed Side-Effects of Medications: Any and all, if particular drug can be targeted for cause then SWIM should mention it.
Regularity of Marijuana Intake: List whether SWIM has done it once, multiple times, or regularly. If regularly list the average rate of intake.
Quality of Marijuana: List the quality/qualities of marijuana intake. Please try and limit it to these categories: Compressed w/ seeds(schwagg), Somewhat compressed w/ no seeds, Average non-compressed or slightly compressed seedless bud(Commonly referred to as BC, Triple A or just regular bud), Somewhat higher quality of non or slightly compressed seedless bud(Something SWIM considers slightly better than the previous category), High quality seedless and non-compressed bud(homegrown, low-scale indoor grown buds, most likely particular strain will be known.) If multiple types are used mention any or no differences in interaction with Asthma.
Method of Marijuana Intake: Smoked, cooked and eaten, vaporized? List the method of intake of smoking or vaporization. Examples of smoking would be pipe, bong, joint, blunt, etc. If vaporized list the vaporizer(s) used.
Follow-up: If different interactions with different forms of intake are observed, list them.
Acute(Instant) Reactions to Marijuana: List all immediate reactions to the marijuana up to 5 minutes after consumption. Eating it does not fit in this category.
Reactions to Marijuana for several hours/rest of the day: Self explanatory.
Long term reactions to Marijuana use: Overall change in effect(if any) on severity of asthma. This is more for regular smokers.
Marijuana and Prescription Medication Interaction: For regular smokers, list any effect SWIM believes effected their prescribed medication. A very good example would be if Theophylline dosage was changed. Or if medications were increased/decreased or ceased after regular marijuana use.

SWIMs Comments: Please add any additional observations/insights that are not included in the above categories.


******AS STATED BEFORE, THIS IS FOR ALL EXPERIENCES GOOD/BAD/NEUTRAL******

 

-TK-

I was diagnosed with slight to moderate exercise induced asthma (wheezing, shortness of breath mostly) when I was about 16. I was prescribed an inhaler, not sure what it was called but it was the one that is a purple like circle thing.
No noticeable side-effects were experienced.
My asthma now is slight to none. I no longer take my inhaler, even when I plan to exercise.
I smoke high grade, seedless, non-compressed bud. I do so on a semi-regular basis, probably 4-5 times a week, once on each of those days, around 8/9 at night.
Within 5 minutes, I can feel that it is much easier to breathe as my lungs feel like they are opening up.
I have never smoked right before exercising, but after beginning to smoke and now regularly doing so, I have found that I no longer need the inhaler. I now run 2-3 miles 4-5 times a week without any breathing complications.

I am completely for using marijuana to help treat asthma. It has helped me out amazingly. I never thought i'd be able to handle running as much as I do now without wheezing. It is also not just building up tolerance, I ran all freshman year of college and could not make it a mile without wheezing. I still ran for the exercise, but it never got better. I began smoking regularly end of sophomore year, after that I started to be able to run farther and longer with no wheezing.

I also believe that vaporizing it would lead to even better effects, but at this time I can not afford to purchase a Vape, so i'll stick with smoking.

This plant is definitely an amazing thing, better than anything else for helping my breathing

questionair

Severity of Asthma(When first diagnosed): Severe (had multiple asthma atacks when younger)

Follow-up: doctor

Severity of Asthma(CURRENT diagnosis): none-light

Follow-up: my observation

Prescribed Medications: I use to have nebulizer and some sort of inhaler

Observed Side-Effects of Medications: none noticed.

Regularity of Marijuana Intake: 3-4 times a week

Quality of Marijuana: ranging from Somewhat compressed w/ no seeds, Average non-compressed or slightly compressed seedless bud(Commonly referred to as BC, Triple A or just regular bud to High quality seedless and non-compressed bud

Method of Marijuana Intake: smoking bowls, bong, blunts, joints, feel most clear of lungs after bongs

Acute(Instant) Reactions to Marijuana: easier breathing

Reactions to Marijuana for several hours/rest of the day: relaxed body/ breathing

Long term reactions to Marijuana use: my asthma went from sevre and not being able to run even a mile without weezing to being able to run 3 miles a day without any problems.

appledee

Thanks for the responses! Those are great examples of responding to this survey properly to collect good and solid data. If I could collect more responses it would be great, if they are of similar qualities of the two above than that would be AWESOME.

As stated before, there is not much information online concerning asthma and marijuana. Obviously a formal quantitative study can not be performed, at least not by myself, so the next best thing is this qualitative data.

Also I'd like to state again that this is for all types of responses: good, bad or neutral.

In addition for those with asthma, it would also be great if anyone could post any information regarding people you know that have smoked and have asthma. I doubt all of the survey can be filled out for those cases, but anything helps. If the experience is of someone you know than state that in your post.

I really appreciate any responses, but "An estimated 23.2 million Americans suffer from asthma, almost 9 million of whom are under the age of 18 - that's 12 percent of children. Asthma is the leading chronic illness of children in the United States and the leading cause of school absenteeism due to chronic illness." I know that many more responses can be contributed!

Help the community, seeing as the community helps you! I will also note that I do NOT have asthma, so this data isn't being collected to see if it's "safe" for myself.

pvt_taco

I have the same condition as this guy; exercise induced asthma. I was prescribed an inhaler and advair. after 2 yrs of smoking schwag several times a day on a regular basis and grade at least a week out of a month and my asthma is down to nil. I never use advair nor keep a prescription around for it. I use my inhaler occasionally but ironically i use it only when i smoke to open my lungs after a dirty hit. The rest of the time i can breathe normally w/o the use of any medication.