What Is Wrong With Me???

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Ok.. So I have been smoking weed for about 3 years now since I was about 14... I have allergies to hayfever, not bad at all but just yesturday.. out of nowhere I start sneezing like crazy then my eyes start to become really itchy so I rub them then they start to swell up and before I know it im having a crazy allergic reaction, So i rush to the hospital they hook me up to an IV and give me all these drugs which I dont even know how to spell but then finally my face starts to un- swell and i get benedryl to take 4 times a day if I see any effects like that and im going to an allergist monday to see what im allergic to but what im wondering.. Could it be the THC from the weed that I am allergic to because I do recall rolling a joint about 3 hours before this started to happen but I felt fine after smoking .. Maybe the THC from my fingers that went into my eyes started all of it?? Im not sure but I have never had this problem before.. I did have peanut butter to eat yesturday but I have been eating that my whole life and today i wanted to experiment so I took a little nug of weed I had and rubbed it against my arm and I started to form this rash with little dots where I rubbed the weed.. Hmm?? Whats wrong with ME?? I really cant be allergic to thc, weed can I? Maybe only If i touch it and not smoke it?? I do not know what to think.. Someone please help!!

It's certainly possible. Allergies can develop through overexposure to a substance.

There is a lot more stuff in marijuana than THC. It sounds like you're allergic to something in it, or something that it's been adulterated with. (Insecticide? U.S. government herbicide? Who knows.)

Can I still smoke though?? Like does it only happen if I touch it or if it like gets into my eyes or something?? Hmm?

I don't know. If it is something in the pot, you may or may not be allergic to its smoke. But an allergic reaction to something you inhale would really suck.Would you plan to have someone pack your bowls for you?

Was it all from the same sack? Same dealer? Same type of weed? Is it good weed or some shwag?

Its very good weed. been pickin off this guy for months and months.. I dont get any shwag.. Its just really bizare its happening to me because i dont smoke THAT much.. I dont know what to do. , and I really cannot touch weed now or if it like goes near my skin I get these rashes?? Im not sure like maybe Im fine to smoke but Im kind of hesitant to smoke now cause I really do not wanna go through what I did when I got the allergic reaction.. I love puffinn as you could see in my pic lol I really hope this shit passes.. blehh.

I really cannot touch weed now or if it like goes near my skin I get these rashes?Are you going to die if you stop smoking? It may suck, but a lot of people live happy productive lives without it.

Man the thing is, im 17.. most of my friends smoke and I got alot of stress going on in my life just like the thousands other who smoke and it just really relaxes you and gets your mind off things.. If you were a weed smoker you would know what I mean... It just really makes everything different..

Maybe stop for a few months, then see if you still have a reaction.

Dude, I've smoked plenty of weed in my (earlier) life, and I happily live without it now.You get high. You feel good. You come down, and whatever was screwing you up before you got high is there again, staring you in the face. So what do you do, get high again, and never come down?Getting high feels good, but it doesn't fix anything. And I know for sure not every teen is high all the time (except maybe in FaBMX's neighborhood).

Man most everyone smokes weed here.. Like the people who don't even in school, are like people that I have no interest in chilling with.. Just like dull people who love books like im not trying to offend anyone but just nothing in common with people like that..... This just really sucks.. I want to smoke right now im just so fuckin scaredd!! GRRR.

Wow. You are an addict.Keep up the 'tude. When you grow up you'll be cleaning the toilets of those bookworms.

Lol I highly doubt that. My family is actually very wealthy .. I could afford to fuck up my life but I do go to school and do well.... my weed addiction really does not effect anything I do.. Thats why its hurting me that I cant do it anymore... You would know what I mean if you were in my situation...

Well, at least you can live off your parents. But if they really screw up in the stock market, you'll have to keep the toilet cleaning thing in mind.> my weed addiction really does not effect anything I do.. Thats why its hurting me that I cant do it anymoreRead those two juxtaposed sentences again.> You would know what I mean if you were in my situationI'll have to check with the crack addict on the corner. I've known a number of people with alcohol problems. Basically, they didn't drink because it was fun. They were self-medicating. They drank to numb the pain. But after puking and blacking out and waking up with a pouning head, their original problems were still there. If they'd have taken some of the time and effort they put in to get drunk and redeployed it toward solving their problems (or seeking help), they'd have been in much better shape, and much happier.C'mon man, If you skip a few bowls and read a book you'll be better and more intersting person.I realize that a lot of people can function at high level when they're stoned, but a lot of stoners are boring, boring burnouts. I wonder, how many people who are doing well in school could do even better if they spent less time stoned?

I know.. I have stopped before for a few weeks and I did feel much better.. more energy , e.t.c . So you do have a point but at this time in my life just because my parents split up and stuff recently it's kind of just my escape and yeh most stoners are burnouts but most of my friends which do smoke arent losers.. They all go to school , get good grades and like these are my good friends im talkin about.. And If I stop then how could i ever chill with them if Ill like suffocate from the smoke? There not gonna stop smoking for me, now thats stating the obvious.

It certainly seems that you are allergic to something in the weed. It might be the THC, but it could be something quite different.It's possible to desensitise an allergy but since it's an illegal substance this wouldn't be easy to get help with.

it's kind of just my escapeI realize that, but the problem is that it doesn't add much value to your life. I'm not saying that something that gives pleasure and nothing else has no value (I'm all for pleasure), but when you come down, everything is exactly as it was when you got high. How about distracting yourself with something else, like athletics? Exercising can be habit forming, which is usually not a bad thing. It causes the release of endorphins in your brain, which feels pretty good. HelmsmaN has more authoritative knowledge about drug issues and working out than I do, but I've been spending time at the gym for a while, and I'm pretty pleased with the results. I now look forward to doing what I would have thought of as boring stuff. And I feel healther, to boot.> how could i ever chill with them if Ill like suffocate from the smoke?There has to be a time that they're not stoned...I hope. If they're your friends, I'd hope they could make some non-smoking time for you. If they just have to be stoned, can't they find another way to get the stuff into their bodies (hash brownies, etc.)? Do they just happen to be your friends becuase you guys were always stoned? Now's the time to start thinking about expanding your circle of friends.I have more experience with marijuana than you might realize, but I can't empathize with everything you're going through. I'm sorry about your family situation. But things get better with time. If your parents wern't getting along, the tension level should drop with their separation.Good luck...I know it's not easy. Be strong.

He could buy and sell your ass. Life is unfair, no?

First of all you can become allergic of anything anywhare any time. You could react once twice mabye never again. I dont think you need to quit weed And i understand the stress releaving qualty of drugs Im 14 and was addicted to oxycotin i would just chrush up a 40 MG. pill and pass out in 10 minutes. (in case you dont know oxycotine is one of the strongest perscription pain releavers and i spelt the name wrong) ok back on topic. so you should get weed from some one eles and rub it on your arm wait 30 mins. If you see no reaction then it most likely wont send you in to an allergic reaction i have bad allergeys to. Well i hoped this helped you.