what whould happen to someone who had high blood pressure if they smoked marijuana?
106183
you should definitely not smoke tobacco if you have a risk of heart attack or high blood pressure. marijuana should be safe though. heres why. in tobacco, the main chemical is nicotine, when you take nicotine in any form, it tightens and hardens your arteries, so if theyre alread somewhat clogged, blood flow is slowed down. thats why alot of people get dizzy or sick when they first smoke cigarettes. dont do that if youre at risk for a heart attack.\n\npot on the other hand, actually loosens and expands the arteries and vessels so although im not a doctor and i cant say for sure, logic seems to say it would be reasonably safe to smoke pot if you have high blood pressure...\n\npeace
75011
Absolutely not... sorry! \n\nIf you have high blood pressure (hypertension), you do need medical treatment to help warn off longterm ill effects of the condition. As with any medical condition, you should never "self-diagnose" or "self-medicate", even if you are sure of what you need. Rely on the professional medical knowledge and training of a doctor to help you here. \n\nGood luck and best wishes....
524737
If you mean is ginseng a cause of hypertension, then no. If you didn't have hypertension before taking it, ginseng alone will not "cause" it. It can, however, temporarily raise your blood pressure and for this reason it is not recommended for persons who already have high blood pressure.
465497
High blood pressure is blood pressure above what is "appropriate" for the body.  Right now, for most folks, that's taken as being 135/87 or less; for some groups, you want it 120/70.\n\nThere are many effects; the heart is damaged, both by having to adapt to the excess load caused by pumping harder and by there not being enough blood-flow on occasion to power the increased work; the kidneys are damaged by having to adapt to the higher pressures (as well as by damage directly from the pressure); strokes can happen, too.\n\nI'm running off memory, here, so I'm sure others will list things that I have forgotten...
420946
no, scientific studies have proven you would have to inhale the smoke of 700 pounds of marijuana at one time for it to be lethal.
126072
Below, I have provided a link that will give you information on marijuana's effect on driving, on the heart, lungs, psychological aspects of marijuana use, etc.  I would've copied and pasted the WHOLE thing, but it's quite extensive.
491494
Smoking pot slowly damages areas of the brain
450628
Your body will accumulate water in order to dilute the excess salts you have taken.  This added volume of liquid in the blood stream is what increase blood pressure.  High blood pressure will then bring on all sorts of health problems from headaches to heart failure including brain damage, anuerisms, kidney failure as well as damage to other organs.\n\nCheck this out..\n\nhttp://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3846
529505
A lot of questions. First cigarette smoke contains nicotine and Carbon monoxide and tear and further for the body toxic ingredients, which have following effect. Nicotine increases the vascular tension of small arteries, which causes the bloodpressure to rise. There may ba also a transient increase in respiratory rate through a centrally stimulating effect. If a patient has a rapid respiratory rate, it can be caused by insufficient gas exchange through in the lung. The effectiveness of the lungs gas exchange gets worse, through longterm smoking exposure. tear and toxic ingredients seize the function of the microvilli, which are little mobile hairlike formations on the surface of bronchial cells. Their job is to transport little foreign bodies and mucus etc. out of the lung. Small areas of the lung are being plugged up and are getting inflamed. The person developes chronic bronchitis with a decrease of normally functioning lung tissue. Also Atelectasis may develop. \nThere are many reasons, why bloddpressure rises. Smoking is one of them, often it is not clear if smoking or other causes i.e. genetic predeterminatiion are contributing to high blood pressure.\nSecond the blood pressure measured is the pressure created by the left heart. If right heart pressure rises, that means thge left heart is unable to transport enough blood away form the right heart outflow, which can cause eventually pulmonary hypertension or high bloodpressure in the pulmonary arteries (the one going away from the right heart). That happens, when the left heart does not work right.\nFor smokers the blood pressure is normally only high in the left heart outflow system.\nPlasma flow is widely independent from blood systolic  pressure alone. To assess plasma flow, the osmotic venous pressures also need to be known.\nThe body usually tries to maintain homeostasis.\nThat means acutely (when the bloodpressure goes up suddenly) ANP counteracts that development and ANP goes up. Chronically elevated BP would probably not change the ANP Level. Accordingly with Aldosterone. That means the Aldosterone level would go down with sudden elevated BP
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I don't think it's ever been proven.  It certainly has some negative effects on the brain though.  I know a lot of potheads that can't remember what they did yesterday. I heard the sperm count thing is a fact.  I think it depends on if a person a light user or heavy user.  Who knows though.  One thing that is absolutely known is that marijuana takes a toll on a person's lungs just like cigarettes do.
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High blood pressure, in almost all cases, is related to genes/lifestyle.  \n\nIn rare cases, it is the result of another disease: hyperthyroid, renal artery stenosis, hormon-releasing tumors...\n\nThere are many long term consequences to uncontrolled hypertension, but the most important 3: increased risk of stroke, heart attacks, and kidney disease.
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One of the major causes of high BP is salt intake.  Stay away from salty foods (fast food, canned food, any type of processed meat or cheese).  Goal is to get less than 2 grams a day. Also, excercise and stopping smoking helps.
273924
I dont know what antabuse of marijuana would be,but there is abuse.Abuse would be taking too much of it in one day.Just taking it once is bad.
426813
affects short term memory, reflexes and attention span is reduced, believe or not marijuana is classified hacillugen drug so it could make you see things(does not happen too often), however is not an addictive drug (no physical dependence but some experience psychological dependence).  There are no long term damage associated with marijuana use, when you stop using all the side effects go away and there is no long term damage.  Some people experience depression after quitting from many years of use, and contrary to popular belief it does not affect the lungs.  In fact some studies show that smoking marijuana offsets the damage produced by cigarette smoke in the lungs.  You can smoke it once in a while, just dont abuse it.
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There are many factors that can cause hypertension (high blood Pressure.) Some of the factors that you can control to lower the BP are, Caffeine, smoking, Sodium, and stress. A regular sleep schedule, and exercise have also been shown to help in most cases.\n\nHe should also start taking his BP on a regular basis, and documenting it so if it can not be brought under control you have a base line to provide you doctor with.
451111
It largely depends on the individual and their immediate environment.  The most notable effects are an absence of physical pain along with a heightened sense of your environment and your senses.  It is possible the first time you smoke marijuana you will not experience anything at all.  This is often reported though I don't know the scientific reason for it.  If you feel safe in your environment you will notably relax and be able to connect intellectually with others in a more intimate way.  People tend to "open up" when they smoke marijuana.  Shortly after smoking it you will experience a dry mouth and a thirst.  Food and drink become more enjoyable because of your heightened sense of smell and taste.  Some people can become anxious if they are in an environment that doesn't feel or isn't safe.   Anxiety can also come about if your overly preoccupied with a negative or stressful situation.  The perceived magnitude of your dilemma can be exaggerated in your mind.  Largely marijuana allows you to relax, re leaves pain very effectively, enhances your enjoyment of simple things usually overlooked.  It can make you become involved in T.V. or Movies more than usual because of an increase in your ability to focus or "be in the moment".  It's important to be with friends you trust and in an environment that is pleasurable to some extent to begin with.  Some people claim an increase in sex drive probably due to heightened senses but you care free disposition could lead to poor choices if acted upon.  Often after the initial high, say 2 hours, you may feel unusually bored or apathetic.  In short... no pain, relaxation, increased hunger and thirst, a feeling of connection to others, possible paranoia, increased enjoyment of immediate surroundings and dry mouth.
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Smoking increases the activity of the sympathetic nervous system, putting additional stress on the system that regulates the heart and blood vessels. \n\nFor more information on the effects of smoking, visit the website below.