Memory loss due to marijuana use

jtprin said:

Ever since around December I haven't had one day off of smoking and lately I don't really remember anything unless it's important. Most conversations and actions are forgotten by the next day. Some of it is selective memory though. Another thing is just zoning off. Sometimes I appear to be listening when someone is talking but I'm literally not registering a single word they are saying, just nodding my head along, acting like I fully understand lol. Day 1 of break is today.

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That's probably due to not investing much passion in the conversations and actions. When there is no passion involved at the given time, there is little incentive for you're mind to store information, getting stoned will deter it even further . I find that if I am having a conversation that uses a good deal of my energy, I will remember it no matter if stoned or not(everyday). What i've learned is that cannabis use effects the stored information that is unimportant to you, such as a small-talk conversation details. Without smoking, you are more likely to store and remember these trivial details. When stoned, you're memory has more important shit to pick-up.. Which is what I believe.

cheechako said:

I had gastrointestinal carcinoma on my appendix and had appendicitis. If I didn't have appendicitis when I did, the cancer would have spread. That type doesn't tend to present lots of symptoms until it is usually too late.

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Sounds like Someone was on your side I'm pleased you are okay

I forgot what I was going to post.

I find if I stop smoking for 2 weeks that I can start to think and act very fast again.

After people smoke the cannabinoids stick to fat cells in the body and is slowly released again for another week or two. It sounds weird, but when I play sports I usually get a little high just from all the fat cells burning off.

I was under the impression that it is not the active THC molecule that gets stored in your fat, but rather the metabolite that is left over after your body has metabolized it. Therefore regardless of how much you smoke or how frequently you smoke your fat cells don't release "active" thc back into your blood stream, just the metabolite. Drug tests do not test for THC, they test for the left over metabolites (which stick around for a long time and also get absorbed into fat cells) which is why you can fail a drug test long after any psychoactive effects are present.

I also get high from physical activity but I attribute that to the endorphins and stuff my body produces when I exercise. I definately get a runners high from intense physical activity. It's even more intense if I am high on mj at the same time. The highs multiply off each other and make each other last longer. I fucking love smoking a huge joint then going for a few mile run. Feels good and high for about 8 hours after that.

dannyboy602 said:

i noticed the exact same thing. it's like my vocabulary was cut in half. i couldn't think of words with more than two sylables. but when i slowed down my cannabis intake the effect reversed itself. it was frustrating not being able to pull words out of my head that i used to use regularly. but no permanent damage it seems.

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Yeah its the same for me. I can finish the sentence, just that sometimes I cannot use the word I'm looking for without having to pause the conversation to remember it. In most conversations I just switch to a more basic term and move on.

My longest break in 5 years is just over a few weeks so I don't have any experience of my vocab coming back, but I sure hope so.

ANC said:

but you can still access the words when useing written language....
I'd say its more a subcircuit of the brain that falls into disuse.

Did you know the original medicinal use for cannibas in china, thousands of years ago was for use against abcsentmindedness...

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This is not the problem. As I stated in the OP, the same words I have trouble quickly pulling in verbal conversation are very easily understood when I'm reading. It's not like I'm trying to create and use a new word which I don't know.

Also, I've smoked nearly everyday for 5 years now. That's a sample size of > 1800days. As already mentioned OP, "I can say with unwavering confidence that my memory has been effected through my use of pot"

Granny weed said:

Sounds like Someone was on your side I'm pleased you are okay

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That's actually a very scary thought. I'm glad I find it illogical.

There's no way mj makes you lose your......wait, what the hell were we talking about again?

(I can't remember if that's already been posted)

ginko does work for memory

After reading two pages I fucking forgot what this thread was about !

PeyoteReligion said:

1.) Seems better. "...word which I read" just isn't sounding as correct as "...word that I read". But I am stoned as fuck and four IPAs deep.

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I concur. cn

silasraven said:

ginko does work for memory

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...and look at the money you can save! cn

cheechako said:

I had gastrointestinal carcinoma on my appendix and had appendicitis. If I didn't have appendicitis when I did, the cancer would have spread. That type doesn't tend to present lots of symptoms until it is usually too late.

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You're one lucky bugger... Congrats bro

Seems like we're all in the same boat, often I'd be in the middle of conversation and go completely blank on finding the word or a name, fortunately at my age I can pass in on as " old age " hahaha but seriously, it's sad to admit that it's the weed 'cause I love it.

DeeTee said:

Seems like we're all in the same boat, often I'd be in the middle of conversation and go completely blank on finding the word or a name, fortunately at my age I can pass in on as " old age " hahaha but seriously, it's sad to admit that it's the weed 'cause I love it.

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This is my dilemma. I'm pro weed as well as pro pro weed; an advocate. But I'm also true to myself and have to be willing to accept that although I love toking, it is having a negative effect on me. I would love to continue passing it off as no problem, but that would be a poor choice.

I read somewhere that "ginko does work for memory", but oddly enough I can't remember where.