What's up, Double Doc? <---- add your questions here!!

[BlackBeauty]

Wassup listeners!

Firstly, if you haven't yet heard it, listen to the first ever episode of BB's Bungalow by clicking here (http://dopecast.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=253950).

If you have heard the first episode of BB's Bungalow, you will already know that we will be welcoming on board 'Double Doc' each and month to answer your medical questions relating to cannabis and other such substances!

This new segment will be titled 'What's Up Double Doc' and will be compiled from questions received from listeners (you!) by way of posting here in the Grow Report forums, Skype voicemails or the humble old email!

Double Doc is indeed a real, drug-friendly doctor, but do keep in mind that the advice offered on 'What's Up Double Doc' is offered in good faith and that if you are considering on acting on such advice, you should confirm with your own GP first!

Here are a few questions to get you started thinking....now post away!!

Q. How does one combat the munchies?

Q. What does Nitrous Oxide do to the human brain?

Q. Why do our pupils dilate when tripping?

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[Pothead]

why do we get that hangover feeling?

why do we build a tolerance to weed? can we stop this happening? how?

why dont we get whities anymore?

indica /sativa which is best for what illnesses?



peace

[esse.b]

why do we get that hangover feeling?

why do we build a tolerance to weed? can we stop this happening? how?

why dont we get whities anymore?

indica /sativa which is best for what illnesses?



peace

what pothead said about whats good for what illness would be great.

also how long do different drugs take to completely work they're way out of the system? (hard/soft)

[Pothead]

why if you vape/smoke a lot your memory goes or gets affected?

peace

[queerninja]

Hey BB! I'd love the answer to:

I was wondering if the stimulation of CB1 receptors by cannabis, in the pituitary gland, could be responsible for the closed eye visuals sometimes experienced when baked on some strains of weed. My thinking is that small releases of DMT might occur from the pituitary gland, casued by the dope. Is the cartoon show in my head I get sometimes when I'm mangled, caused by that little gland in my head?

hehehehe I'm quite stoned man, and this makes sense at first, and then by each full-stop, i can't remember what I'm reading it for :D

[Pothead]

which strains i want them!!!:p:D

peace

[Oldbay]

Always interested to hear another angle on why vaporizers are better for your health than smoking.

[Pothead]

heres something i would like to know why?

i started using weed about 5 years ago but it wasn't up until 2 years ago i started getting stoned the 3 years leading up to when i first got stoned i used to only have the odd 1/8th every few months as i liked the taste the smell and so on but i never got stoned and i would like to know why (i can't just walk up to my doctor and ask) why didn't i get stoned? ive also noticed that the few times ive tryed other things (once or twice a year) before i got stoned they didn't work but after my first time getting stoned they do im guessing its related somewhere, ive never know anyone else like it. why didnt i get stoned??


peace

[MycoPhile]

Are stoners more prone to eye infections, due to red eye?

[MycoPhile]

And another one, although this is more a botanical question:

Have any plants, other than cannabis, been found to contain Cannabinoids like THC or CBD?

[dreamwithinadream]

as i'm sitting here in a koffieshop enjoying a bit of outdoor purple haze in a joint mixed with tobacco and a cup of coffee i'm wondering: is there any side effects or interactions between thc (a relaxant) and nicotine and caffeine (powerful stimulants). i've heard several people say that it's not good to smoke weed to ease your mind and relax your body mixed with chemicals that increase your heart rate and are supposed to make you feel engergetic. it makes sense to me.

i didn't start smoking joints mixed with tobacco until i came to europe this year and the first thing i noticed is that the tobacco seems to increase my heart rate, sometimes overwhelmingly, to the point where i feel like my entire body is pulsing with one big heart beat and all i can do is stumble back home.

one of my greatest pleasures from cannabis is that it is the best sleep aid known to man. however, since i started smoking spliffs with tobacco in them, i can hardly sleep after smoking one.

is my suspicion correct that it is indeed bad practice to combine cannabis and tobacco and maybe even coffee? or i am i just a pussy :confused:

i used to live in america where we would always smoke our weed pure out of a glass pipe (something i miss). but now i live in holland and smoke exclusively joints mixed with tobacco. and ever since my high has been paranoid to the point where i have to stop myself from the temptation to get high before going to parties because i will be a paranoid and awkward mess. but perhaps this has something to do with the fact that i am living in a foreign country...

[Pothead]

And another one, although this is more a botanical question:

Have any plants, other than cannabis, been found to contain Cannabinoids like THC or CBD?

i know chocolate dose!


as i'm sitting here in a koffieshop enjoying a bit of outdoor purple haze in a joint mixed with tobacco and a cup of coffee i'm wondering: is there any side effects or interactions between thc (a relaxant) and nicotine and caffeine (powerful stimulants). i've heard several people say that it's not good to smoke weed to ease your mind and relax your body mixed with chemicals that increase your heart rate and are supposed to make you feel engergetic. it makes sense to me.

i didn't start smoking joints mixed with tobacco until i came to europe this year and the first thing i noticed is that the tobacco seems to increase my heart rate, sometimes overwhelmingly, to the point where i feel like my entire body is pulsing with one big heart beat and all i can do is stumble back home.

one of my greatest pleasures from cannabis is that it is the best sleep aid known to man. however, since i started smoking spliffs with tobacco in them, i can hardly sleep after smoking one.

is my suspicion correct that it is indeed bad practice to combine cannabis and tobacco and maybe even coffee? or i am i just a pussy :confused:

i used to live in america where we would always smoke our weed pure out of a glass pipe (something i miss). but now i live in holland and smoke exclusively joints mixed with tobacco. and ever since my high has been paranoid to the point where i have to stop myself from the temptation to get high before going to parties because i will be a paranoid and awkward mess. but perhaps this has something to do with the fact that i am living in a foreign country...


i would say go back too pure and leave the tobacco! it doesn't have any + points! plus it changes the high/stone as well, and if your Holland go to a coffee shop with a volcano without tobacco! or go back to a pipe or something, one thing i have learnt is its always getter on its own and without tobaccoo, plus the high lasts longer:D


peace

[Ostritt]

I think sea urchins (animals I know) have and I think there is THC in chocolate as well.

[Ostritt]

You have to grow up with tobacco in spliffs. For me it's the most normal thing in the world and I love the mix. Unfortunately it can get you addicted to cigarettes, especially if you have no weed you substitute joints with smokes (bad idea, but nicotine is so ridiculously addictive you find ways to justify it to yourself)

So I would never bash it because it's how I have always been smoking. I like smoking from a pipe but I really enjoy that distinctive tobacco on lungs feeling to let me know I've taken a good hit... mmmm sweet nicotine :o

[esse.b]

You have to grow up with tobacco in spliffs. For me it's the most normal thing in the world and I love the mix. Unfortunately it can get you addicted to cigarettes, especially if you have no weed you substitute joints with smokes (bad idea, but nicotine is so ridiculously addictive you find ways to justify it to yourself)

So I would never bash it because it's how I have always been smoking. I like smoking from a pipe but I really enjoy that distinctive tobacco on lungs feeling to let me know I've taken a good hit... mmmm sweet nicotine :o

me too ostritt.

its that back of the throat thing :D

[wegface]

If you want the back of the throat feeling, get a volcano and do it on number 9!
Tobacco stinks.

[dreamwithinadream]

i think the most reasonable solution is to simply increase my consumption of weed/tobacco joints, thus lowering my tolerance to nicotine while learning to appreciate the chemical and the tobacco smoke :D

there are many reasons i can't switch back to pure weed out of a glass pipe:

1. keeping my smoking paraphernalia to a minimum is essential for me (i'm on a foreign exchange and will get sent home if i'm found out). it's alot better to just keep papers, tips, and weed all in a pack of rolling tobacco. the tobacco hides the smell of weed and you don't have to deal with hiding a smelly pipe.

2. people automatically know you're american if you smoke out of a pipe.

3. i'm in europe

4. everybody else smokes joints with tobacco so if i want to maintain any level of coolness then i guess i should too :cool: hahaha

[cereus]

Here is one question for you double doc.
I know that ergot is deadly but I also have read that it is possible to extract the hallucinogenic alkaloids without the poisonous alkaloids using a water extraction. It is rumoured to have been the famous kykeon of the Eleusinian mysteries. Is it true that the hallucinogenic properties are water soluble and the poisonous substances are only soluble in alcohol and other solvents?
I have herd that it is supposedly a better high than morning glories and wood rose seeds and that it is more comparable to lsd. And that people have had success with this brew, without the nausea of the morning glories, and lived to tell the tale.
I must say that it is not tempting to try, but it is a very interesting thing if it is actually possible to use.

[Oldbay]

as i'm sitting here in a koffieshop enjoying a bit of outdoor purple haze in a joint mixed with tobacco and a cup of coffee i'm wondering: is there any side effects or interactions between ..

I would say you could stop right here....:rolleyes: At the point you can sit outside a coffee shop and smoke purple haze, and have a coffee, you are alright. I mean it most likely won't get any better unless someone brings you something really tasty to eat.

[queerninja]

Hi DoubleDoc...Some of us were wondering about how to safely pre and post-load with 5-HTP before and MDMA voyage.

What level of supplement should be used at what intervals? Also, when is the best time to take calcium and magnesium supplements to help ward off jaw-tension?

I've also heard that it is possible to have serotonin overdose, but I'm not sure what levels of 5-HTP would lead us into OD region for Serotonin.

Please help!

[larz133]

I always wondered about holding onto your hits. I have heard that you don't get any stonderer by wrestling with a hit and coughing and if you inhale deeply let your hit out straight away. I practice this method and feel like i get all the high, and i'm not damaging my lungs by holding those deep hits in. and also as your lung capacity decreaces with age and diminished health, is it harder to get stoned.- Thanks for your care.:)

[Pothead]

depends is it smoke or a vape hit? smoke will and vape wont damage your lungs regardless of how long you hold a hit, if its smoke the longer you hold it the more damage you could do/get,

age doesn't matter if your 100 you can still get stoned its down to your tolerance etc,

as far as holding on to it for 4 seconds or 2 minutes im not sure, as far as i know you will get more stoned but i carn't often tell by the time im stoned, but i'll let Double Doc confirm this

i hope this helps a bit;)

peace

[bigdirtyfoot]

A lot of people I know claim that lighting the mouthpiece end of a bowl after a sick person uses it in a circle will help keep everyone healthy. I'm not so sure about this. Any thoughts?

[esse.b]

A lot of people I know claim that lighting the mouthpiece end of a bowl after a sick person uses it in a circle will help keep everyone healthy. I'm not so sure about this. Any thoughts?

i've also heard this.

its the heat from the direct flame that will kill germs...i think? :confused:

yeah im pretty sure it is. :)

[Oldbay]

A lot of people I know claim that lighting the mouthpiece end of a bowl after a sick person uses it in a circle will help keep everyone healthy. I'm not so sure about this. Any thoughts?

Sounds better than just swapping germy spit :p

[Pothead]

sounds logical, heat kills germs, but remember to let to cool! not 100% sure how well it would work though

peace

[larz133]

[QUOTE]depends is it smoke or a vape hit? smoke will and vape wont damage your lungs regardless of how long you hold a hit, thanks doc

[ResinWarrior]

Hey Double Doc, and BB I just recently got into podcasts and your's just happened to be the first one. The description of the podcast was simply irresistable. So goodjob gal.

So I have a questions for Double Doc, there has been some drinks on the north american market sold in head shops that are known to remove the THC chemicle within 24hours of drinking it.

Is this true? Does it work? and how does it work?

[Pablo Rasta]

dxm is an over-the-counter, cheap, effective drug. used appropriately and cautiously it can offer psychedelic trips not unsimiliar to lsd and mushrooms.

so, how harmful, really, is it to your body to do 300mg (dxm only) gel tabs?
the hangover can last a day or two, is your liver the only organ effected?

[Xochipilli2012]

Heya BB! How ya doin' girl!??

You're soooo lovely!!! (But that's not the only reason I'm dropping by....hehehe)

Here's something for our resident stoner-friendly medical professional:

Hey Double Doc!!

Shockrocket on another thread (http://www.thegrowreport.com/Forums/showthread.php?p=19525#post19525) asked about his/her problems with THC or herb's tendency to dry people out. Quoting from that other thread:

Why is it that THC makes me so goddamn dry? I can't find any articles anywhere that gives me a straight answer so I was wondering if anybody out there knows the ins and outs of this phenomenon.

I have a seriously screwed up nose and after 7 serious operations I still can't breathe through it properly. It becomes especially difficult to sleep if I've used cannabis during the day. I drink probably over 3.5 litres of water a day to compensate for the dryness. I'm hoping that maybe some precise info will help me come up with something more effective.

Any ideas or articles that someone can recommend?

I know that I notice it with my contacts getting more dried out than usual, and I tend to be fairly attentive to my own hydration.

What exactly does cannabis do that gives us dry eye, cotton mouth, etc.?

And what can we do to compensate? Is water alone not enough? How about the electrolyte balance and how might that factor into the whole dryness thing?

Thirsty, contact-lens-stuck-to-eyeball, not always able to breathe well stoners want to know...

Thanks Mate!

And CHEERS to both you and BB for all the Brilliant information you've been sharing on The Bungalow!!

Namaste.

[shockrocket]

Thanks Xochipilli2012! I was reading through the thread thinking that I should also post my question here (even though VictorianPanda gave me some direction). Now I don't need to ;)

I'm just about to get contacts myself... bummer. Think I'm gonna stay with the old spectacles instead :cool:

Here's to keeping it moist!

[Pothead]

talking of dry eyes, i use eye drops to help give back moisture etc but they don't always work i mean i can put them in and in 2-3 min they could do with being done again as its all gone, what else can i/we use?


peace

[Pothead]

ive got another question for double doc, again based around the eyes, i get black panda eyes/ what look like black panda eyes, more when i toke than when i don't even after 1 or 2 bags on the volcano i can see the difference, my question is, how can i stop getting them/ getting them as bad? is there anything i can do to stop it?

when i go out after toking, i don't look for red eyes i look at the pandas under them, i find people spot them and comment and then i have to think on the spot and say something like i didn't sleep well last night and sometimes get the feeling they don't believe me

i know you shouldn't kill pandas but i want to kill both of these :mad::mad::mad::mad:

peace

[llamabox]

Here is one question for you double doc.
I know that ergot is deadly but I also have read that it is possible to extract the hallucinogenic alkaloids without the poisonous alkaloids using a water extraction. It is rumoured to have been the famous kykeon of the Eleusinian mysteries. Is it true that the hallucinogenic properties are water soluble and the poisonous substances are only soluble in alcohol and other solvents?
I have herd that it is supposedly a better high than morning glories and wood rose seeds and that it is more comparable to lsd. And that people have had success with this brew, without the nausea of the morning glories, and lived to tell the tale.
I must say that it is not tempting to try, but it is a very interesting thing if it is actually possible to use.

Are you thinking of the cold water extraction of LSA from Hawiian Baby Woodrose and Morning glory seeds.

LSA like LSD is an Ergot alkaloid.

[llamabox]

Here is a related post to the original question though.

http://www.australianethnobotany.com/viewtopic.php?p=11298&sid=4e34bd3b1aa1a89b787fe0b22c62c368

[Oldbay]

I've minded my manners long enough to let you get settled in... :p

Why is it that sex is better when your well baked. (assuming that most say that it is and I fall into that category).

[BlackBeauty]

I've minded my manners long enough to let you get settled in... :p

Why is it that sex is better when your well baked. (assuming that most say that it is and I fall into that category).

Great question Oldbay!! I'd also like to know myself as I fall into the same category and have had previous relationships where I was able to explore this in practise but definitely would like the Doc's opinion on why this is so. Perhaps a heightened sense of touch or a more centered state of mind?

Hopefully the Doc will see this as he travels through the European country-side and will drop by the Bungalow soon for an answer! :p

[Pothead]

in one of Howard marks dvd's he says the same thing its better with a joint

"Why is it that sex is better when your well baked." - i thought everything was better when baked?

peace

[Oldbay]

Hopefully the Doc will see this as he travels through the European country-side and will drop by the Bungalow soon for an answer! :p

Wow you guys get around. "Good on ya" (with my best Aussie accent attempt)

Be sure to make him blush as well. You guys sound like you had an absolute blast at dopestock. Maybe when I find the end of the rat race maze I can show up.

[cereus]

First of thanks for trying to answer a difficult question dd and bb, but I think the question of ergot have to be looked at when sober, so one do not make dire mistakes. I had great fun listening to your very stoned session at the den:D.

llamabox
You found a very interesting link thanks for that, although I have read the cat's story before at another forum, it was one of the things that made me think deep thoughts about the problem of ergot. Can it really be safe to ingest, I am tempted to try but with the extreme caution of our hero Alexander Shulgin.

if any one wishes to discuss ergot any further do it here
http://www.thegrowreport.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=623

[BlackBeauty]

Many thanks cereus :)

I'll point doubledoc there - I'm sure he would be interested in learning more (while sober!) :)

[Samwise Ganja]

Dear BB & Double Doc,

Here is a question for DD. I've already posted it on the forums, but I thought I'd take the advice from the most friendly people in this community and direct it to DD. Here is the post I originally made.

Dear Friends,

A week ago I had eye surgery to remove a small piece of metal from my eye. Now I am recovering well, but a synthetic lens will need to inserted in a second operation in a few months. So for the moment I have blurry eye sight in the left eye, but my right eye is fine. I have stopped smoking cannabis for this week, because I thought it would be better if the eyes as much assistance in healing, rather than irritating the eye from bloodshot eye effects that come with smoking cannabis.

My question is whether anyone has any advice on if and when I should start smoking again? I am sensible enough to take another week off, and I'm even going to ask my eye specialist what he thinks. But perhaps some of you have some encouraging words of wisdom, and not the typical dickhead stoner response of, "just smoke it man", I'm a little bit more weary than that approach.

I'm not in any pain, it's more a matter of giving my eye and body the best conditions for recovery. Plus cannabis has to be a better alternative to pharmacy prescriptions they've got me taking for pain relief, especially with all the possible side effects (liver damage, dizziness, drowsyness, mouth ulcers, constipation, loss of appetite).

==============

Since then I've only smoked a couple of times, and the effects were fine. I did like Vince Noir Rocknroll star's advice of drinking organic sea salt with water to increase minerals to the eye.

Lots of love.

Samwise Eyeball.

[symbiont]

Good liuck with the eye SamW - take the best care you can, it's not replacable - yet.

My question for DD is MAOis! Particularly in relation to ayahusca and contraindications with food and other drugs. I know there is a lot of literature ou there but it is oretty confusing and alot is somewhat contradictory too.

For example most of the medical literature refers to MAOis and means the ones that are in a lot of anit-depressant prescription medication. However I was under the impression that those MAOis are fairly long acting while the ones that tend to be used in ayahusca brews (beta-carbolines in b.caapi or p.harmala) are fairly short acting. I can't find any literature that differentiates between types of MAOis and contratindicationary substances. Maybe there's no difference. Maybe better safe than sorry. Maybe the studies just havn't all been done yet.

Personally I'd love some difinitive answers or even just some idea of which sources to trust more and which potential interactions to take more seriously.

cheers BB and DD!

[Lefty]

Ok,
I have this friend...who takes a combination of hydrocodone (10mg) and acetaminophen (650mg) every six hours (as needed so not always) per day for chronic back pain. I've heard that acetaminophen builds up in your liver, but at what levels does it become toxic? Can a healthy liver stand up to 650mg of acetaminophen 4 times per day indefinitely?
Lefty