marijuana use and chorea

[Unregistered]

Is it possible for chorea, or some other type of involuntary jerky movements, to be caused by cannabis use? I ask this because I found that a few people who use marijuana get involuntary muscle spasms, only while they are high. Can this be related to stimulated dopamine receptors?? (I have no idea what I'm talking about!)
Thanks

[Unregistered]

I have no clue what would cause that, but if it only happens to the person when he or she is high on weed, that's a pretty good reason to quit smoking it! Involuntary muscle movements may have some benign cause, or they may be the harbinger of something more sinister, but they are certainly not the result of anything GOOD. Anything that messes with your brain chemistry can result in weird neurological symptoms.

[lilchand]

yes, smoking marijuana is the reason why people twitch, the THC in it messes with a person's nervous system. The twitching is involuntary, but I'm not sure if it can cause chorea. And tell who ever you saw high, to stop smoking weed, it really messes up your nervous system, it kills off your brain cells, meaning there's a possibility it can mess with your memory.

[cuatro663]

Marijuana does NOT kill brain cells, and it is not proven to do any harmful thing to the human body. The only bad thing that comes from cannabis consumption is the inhalation of the hydrocarbons from the smoke. Yes and the twitching does come sometimes from cannabis consumption, but it is mild and does not cause any moderate threat. The memory problems associated with cannabis are caused by the neurotransmitter andamide. Anandamide is responsible for flagging thoughts to store for memory. When THC is taken, instead of only certain thoughts getting flagged for memory, everything is flagged for memory. This causes the receptors to flood, and not much information is retained. This is temporary and has nothing to do with braincells dying off. After the THC is metabolized the memory impairment will dissappear.

[brian524698]

then why after 6 months of smoking i notice myself getting dumber? i'm sure u dont' know everything about smoking and everything effects people differently think about that you might have different symptoms or have stronger effects to the drug. alot of things have to be thought of when doing drugs..

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I spent 3 semesters in engineering.

First semester- straight A's

Second semester- B's and C's

Third semester- D's and E's

...

Lost my scholarship, was diagnosed with depression, went to the community college....

and started smoking weed.

I am now in my 5th semester with straight A's again.


Weed worked for me.

[Unregistered]

I have recently quite smoking tweed because of this reason. I started smoking in my early teens (middle school) all the way up to my freshman year in college. I smoked religiously for about 5 years-- meaning all day everyday. I never had a problem, always enjoyed being stoney. I was an all-league soccer player, had great grades, and got by with a good GPA in highschool and in my early years of college. Until out of no where i started getting these abrupt, involuntary muscle spasms in my neck. It was something that just started happening all of a sudden when I would get stoned, then progressed to something that would happen on a daily basis. Because of this, I immediately cut back and eventually quit smoking herb. It took about another 3 or 4 months or so for the spasms to subside. But once all the THC was out of my system and once i regained neurological pathway that i probably destroyed, I stopped having the spasms... To this day, if I smoke I instantly go back to the state of having the spasms. I feel it is only something that occurs with certain people that have a certain brain make up. All my friends still smoke, and they've been getting stoney as long as I have and haven't had a problem. Some people can only take so much. I don't know the science behind the reason, but I feel it is well worth it to quit than have such a problem.

[Unregistered]

Is it possible for chorea, or some other type of involuntary jerky movements, to be caused by cannabis use? I ask this because I found that a few people who use marijuana get involuntary muscle spasms, only while they are high. Can this be related to stimulated dopamine receptors?? (I have no idea what I'm talking about!)
Thanks

I recently, not thinking, ate a whole dispensary cookie. I was high within 1/2 hour (had not eaten, just flown cross country). When I was able to crawl (I couldn't walk, much less tolerate the light, because the room was undulating) from the kitchen floor to the sofa to lie down, I had all kinds of uncontrollable spasms in my limbs- thought I might be having some kind of seizure, but if I concentrated hard on the body part that was moving ( I couldn't feel my arms or legs), I could stop the twitching, just to have a different body part start vibrating. The spasms lasted a long time (not that I had a sense of time in this pothole haha), but the next morning I finally took a Valium and felt much better. I was wasted for another day, but I could walk-shakily. SO, to answer your question, I think that excessive amounts of medical marijuana can definitely cause muscle spasms, and it's an extremely unpleasant reaction. Beware the COOKIE.

[kayb]

I have recently quite smoking tweed because of this reason. I started smoking in my early teens (middle school) all the way up to my freshman year in college. I smoked religiously for about 5 years-- meaning all day everyday. I never had a problem, always enjoyed being stoney. I was an all-league soccer player, had great grades, and got by with a good GPA in highschool and in my early years of college. Until out of no where i started getting these abrupt, involuntary muscle spasms in my neck. It was something that just started happening all of a sudden when I would get stoned, then progressed to something that would happen on a daily basis. Because of this, I immediately cut back and eventually quit smoking herb. It took about another 3 or 4 months or so for the spasms to subside. But once all the THC was out of my system and once i regained neurological pathway that i probably destroyed, I stopped having the spasms... To this day, if I smoke I instantly go back to the state of having the spasms. I feel it is only something that occurs with certain people that have a certain brain make up. All my friends still smoke, and they've been getting stoney as long as I have and haven't had a problem. Some people can only take so much. I don't know the science behind the reason, but I feel it is well worth it to quit than have such a problem.

I had this same condition, except not the neck part, same as you, smoker for a long time, 2-3 years, regularly, quit smoking just because i wanted to quit, a year and a half a go i started the occasional smoke every now and then again, one night, i suffered from a severe problem, maybe a heart problem, or major panick attack, it wasnt diagnosed and i was in and out of hospitals feeling like im sincerely going to die for 6 months (obviously in this time i never smoked again), after 6 months of severe brain fog, depression, pulpitations, my hands and feet going cold numb for no reason even in hot weather, halucinations, etc, i began to revocer, slowly, very slowly, ive never been the same person since, my personality etc all changed, i suffer from anxiety and panick attacks now, and wow, just realised, im that guy writing NOT TO DO DRUGS, remember i used to read these stories as a kid and would think, wow, deserves them right for being so stupid.... lol... im not saying flat out that marijuana is bad, but if you do smoke it, take it easy people, 1-2 times per week MAX, dont be smoking it as a daily habit for years, bad things will happen one day, and then it will be too late when you realise....

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I have recently quite smoking tweed because of this reason. I started smoking in my early teens (middle school) all the way up to my freshman year in college. I smoked religiously for about 5 years-- meaning all day everyday. I never had a problem, always enjoyed being stoney. I was an all-league soccer player, had great grades, and got by with a good GPA in highschool and in my early years of college. Until out of no where i started getting these abrupt, involuntary muscle spasms in my neck. It was something that just started happening all of a sudden when I would get stoned, then progressed to something that would happen on a daily basis. Because of this, I immediately cut back and eventually quit smoking herb. It took about another 3 or 4 months or so for the spasms to subside. But once all the THC was out of my system and once i regained neurological pathway that i probably destroyed, I stopped having the spasms... To this day, if I smoke I instantly go back to the state of having the spasms. I feel it is only something that occurs with certain people that have a certain brain make up. All my friends still smoke, and they've been getting stoney as long as I have and haven't had a problem. Some people can only take so much. I don't know the science behind the reason, but I feel it is well worth it to quit than have such a problem.

The same thing has happened to me. The difference is that mine started when I was 21 and since then at 26 my spasms are still present. Have taken anxiety meds and tranquilizers from my doc. Helps minimally but not fully recovered from it. If anyone knows anything that will help please post.