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weedidas

I have a heart condition called Mitral valve prolapse (MVP).

My heart specialist says that it is a mild-moderate regurgitation in the valve and that where it is at, I won't have to get surgery. But if it progresses, then later on in life, I might have to.

Now I know marijuana can be bad for people with heart disease, but think those are talking about people who can't have high heartrate or exercise. But with my case, the doctor actually encourages me to excecise and get my heartrate elevated to keep it strong. I cannot lift weights though, because that puts a different strain on the heart. And he also says it's good to keep my blood pressure low, because high blood pressure constricts the vessels or w.e. He also suggested a medication called ACE inhibitors. They lower blood pressure by expanding the blood vessels, therefore taking strain off the heart. But I refused for now. Would marijuana act like ACE inhibitors (relaxng/widening blood vessels), or does it cause blood vessels to constrict?

Now I don't know when I can get another appointment with him so I am asking for any information anyone might have on weather weed would be beneficial, bad, or neutral for my condition. (I can have increased heartrate, but not high blood pressure or lift weights)

Any info or links would be nice.

 

satellitehopper

I know that marijuana raises your heart rate so my guess would be that it's bad for you.

But I think that's only if you smoke it so I'm not sure..

Trocisp

Marijuana raises blood pressure.

Pompo

Personally, I wouldn't be comfortable with anyones advice on this matter except for my doctor, unless someone has had to deal with exactly the same circumstances. Hell, I'd even make sure my Dr. had significant knowledge related to the affects of weed with respect to your condition

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dedbr

Whoa now, lets not be hasty with this high blood pressure thing. Herb does raise blood pressure when intially smoked, but it lowers my blood pressure by twenty points on the top and the bottom. I know this to be a fact because I have a problem with blood pressure. I also have the valve problem you speak of and the doctor agrees wholeheartedly with my herb use.

Please....if you don't know for sure about something, especially a medical problem, don't give out bad advice. Herb is a great med for hyper-tension, and this is from personal experience and consultation with several doctors....

We don't want to give out bad advice that could hurt someone, so use caution when giving out advice....

Just a little help from doctor deddy.....


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Tenderlungs

Are you sure about that?

I know marijuana helps with my high blood pressure, though I guess it could vary person to person.

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weedidas

Yeah, marijuana increases blood pressure while sitting or laying down BUT decreases it while standing up.

I'm not sure how long this lasts though, but I believe it to be only within the first 15 minutes and after that, it lowers or regulates blood pressure. Not sure on that part though.

dedbr

There are specialists you can consult about this who can provide the expert answers you seem to need. I can only give my own personal experience and my doctors opinion of my own problem.

There is an increasing need for medical research to be done to find out the answers to these questions, but the medical community is too "old school" to try to make the government allow this research to be done.

As I've said before, smoking herb keeps my blood pressure down by twenty points on the top and the bottom. This is me, though, and may not effect everyone the same. Please, if you have this problem, or even think you have, remember the way of the herbalists who have been around for awhile.....moderation. Go slow until you have found your own comfort level.


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Trocisp

I do not know about the effects long after smoking, but for a short term (10-15 minutes) does increase blood pressure.