so ill start from the beginning. earlier this year I started basically binge smoking, 3 times a day of quality california kush, this basically went on for about 2-3 months, from january to the end of march. then I went sober for my girlfriend. anyways, ever since the beginning of march, ive gotten a really nasty cough, EVERY DAY since then ive been having coughing fits for a minute or so, like I just burst into coughing a few times a day, usually its very phlegmy. it kinda slowly started to die down, its gotten better but its still there. its not annoying or anything but is it normal? also my memory has turned to shit, I tried going sober for about 2 weeks but it didnt get any better and its seriously depressingly bad, I cant remember anything in vivid detail before a few hours ago. and I cant remember anything from days ago in chronological order, cant remember what happened when. and also I occasionally wake up in the morning with a really runny/stuffy nose, its random, but also a few days since march I would wake up really lethargic with physical flu symptoms. but then they basically went away after an hour or so.

has anyone else experience this stuff? is it normal or what? besides the memory loss of course...

I guess I should also note that I did get sick a few times form jan to april, and I would still smoke while I was sick.

Lol. And people reckon weed isn't bad for you.

It hides in the shadows, waiting to pounce.

It hides in the shadows, waiting to pounce.

just like ignorance!?!

I never had any memory problems or coughing problems when I was getting high 4-5 times a day for 4-5 months. I exclusively used a vaporizer though (lightbulb, actually) except for some rare outings which I piped. So I came to the conclusion the coughing was the smoke, and the memory loss was "all in your head".

the point..vaporize

Developing a cough does not sound very unusual btw.

yeah I guess the coughing wouldnt be so unusual, but the random flu symptoms was what bothers me, I just get so lethargic It hurts to move. then it goes away. eh whatever.

and yeah I think ive come to the conclusion that the memory loss is mostly in my head, I just cant remember whether or not I use to be able to remember better haha...

Have you been tested for mono?

I might have the same problem, but I cant be too sure...I started smoking about 6 years ago, and pretty much was smoking at least once a day, sometimes up to ?7+ and occasional breaks...This last year, I toned down my smoking a lot, but started to get sick a lot more frequently, but by sick, I mean a flu like cough, wake up feeling bad, but it goes away after an hour or so, with occasional cough attacks...As far as memory goes, I've always had what I think is a shitty memory, until other people say I have a good one, but am so fucked up mentally, that to me i don't notice if my memory is good or bad and cant tell...

So you smoke quality weed multiple time a day and are lethargic?
Can't remember anything?
Wow, Really!?

Fail.

all this shit is just mind over body. you fail. at toking

Yeah for like a week after I quit I coughed like a bitch everyday. I don't really notice a bad memory like you do. My memory is naturally really good and pot hasn't effected it even though I used to smoke everyday. I guess people are different.

So you smoke quality weed multiple time a day and are lethargic?
Can't remember anything?
Wow, Really!?


this basically went on for about 2-3 months, from january to the end of march. then I went sober for my girlfriend

It is now May, 2 months later. It is you sir, who fail. At reading comprehension.

Atomic: The coughing's perfectly normal, especially if you smoked that much dank. You would think that mid-grade would be the worst for you, but that really dank shit ends up doing just as much damage to the lungs for some reason. The coughing will end as soon as you get rid of all the phlegm and your lungs heal the rest of the way. Just give it some time.

As for the short term memory, that's not in your head, weed does do that. Take fish oil, and within a week you should notice ridiculous changes. For me, it makes me able to remember everything, especially the kinds of things you mentioned, and it makes me feel much more lucid. It really makes you realize how much weed takes you out of it.

The lethargy's the only thing I'm really concerned about, but it could just be a side effect of your lifestyle. If you're not very active, it could very well just be in your head that the weed, or lack thereof, caused it. Try being a little more active. If that's not the problem, then you might want to see a doctor about it, because that is a mono symptom.

What did you expect to acheive from smoking anything daily? If you are not used to it it is gurenteed to cause lung problems. I suggest a vaporizer.

First off these are not weird symptoms at all, these are the symptoms anti-drug people use to tell people to not smoke, they are inface normal and real.

Anywho, obviously for most people when you smoke alot of shit, it puts tar in you lungs, and for most people this means you will cough alot. Common sense.

As for the memory, weed has been know to fuck up your memormy so yea, for you it obviously does. For some people it doesnt, and some people actively try and over come the shitty memory by forcing themselves to pay attention to thier surroundings and remembering what they do. Pot just makes it so regular old shit just isnt important so you wont remember if you went to target, get gas, or to the park first, you will just remember you did them all. I bet if some outlandish shit happened to you like, you got stabbed, gang raped, and won 1000 dollars you would remember the order.

Peace, and if you dont like these symtoms, slow up on the smoke.

sounds like youre sick and weed doesnt make you get better. i was sick for a month because i wouldnt stop blazing. it lowers your immune system. and your memory turns to shit when you smoke a lot of weed but dont worry after a couple weeks of no buds it will come back...

my rare recommendation would be to stop smoking for a few weeks (2-3) and you should be back to normal. maybe cut back on the weed when you come back if youre afraid of becoming retarded

everything in moderation...

ok thanks alot guys. I guess I just needed some reassurance, because I have hppd too, and what REALLY gets me more than anything else is my memory, which I will try to fix by paying more attention and stopping for 2-3 weeks. but also, I always feel very unlucid, like im in a dream, and I randomly zone out alot while im sober and get unfocused as if I was stoned.

but yeah, its tempting, I have about 10 grams of some good bud, so ill just quit for about a month maybe, and hopefully by that time my memory will be back, because thats what gets me the most, I honestly cant remember SHIT. and yeah I guess the coughing shit doesnt really bother me and of course its normal, its just the whole memory/unlucid feelings that really get me feeling depressed.

oh and thanks onysik, my dad gave me a bottle of prescription grade fish oil gel pills, gonna take those a few times a day for a few weeks. I just really want my memory back, because its not just short term thats gone, my long term is shit too.

lol no you fail!. at correct responses

Loosing your memory from drug abuse is a common occurence ( is hould know )