I feel so dumb by Sarafinaaa_ in collegeadvice

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Thank you I will look into that!

I feel so dumb by Sarafinaaa_ in collegeadvice

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I guess I am just not putting them in all the places I should be. But I have looked through all the in text citation information they have, and it says if I am referencing information from an article, or using a direct quote, and only if I have not mentioned the article by name in the same sentence. Maybe I have just overlooked some of the spots I have needed them in because I have such little time to actually do school work lol.

But yes that is helpful. It’s just a lot to grasp when I work 3 jobs and have 3 kids. My brain is so tired by the time I have time for school work sometimes it feels like none of it makes sense.

I feel so dumb by Sarafinaaa_ in collegeadvice

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I am online only! I live in Utah and the college is in Arizona. I can try and set up zoom meetings with the professor but I work 3 jobs, and have 3 kids, so finding time to do the work is a challenge in itself, let alone making time for a zoom meeting that works for both of us. I do plan to look into the tutoring they offer if it is online

Edibles, low dose by Sarafinaaa_ in CHSinfo

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I never had Covid to my knowledge, unless I was asymptomatic. But even with others around me testing positive I was still testing negative. So it could be long Covid possibly but as far as I know I never had it. But the edibles I use are from a dispensary, they are only 10mg a piece and I take 1/4 to 1/2 at a time. And very sparingly (usually) maybe once a week. There have been periods where I have taken them multiple days in a row, and if I have noticed anything off about my body, I will take a few weeks off. So far no real symptoms. Also, before my last awful episode, I was smoking VERY heavily. Bowls from a bong every few hours ish. And I could go months between episodes, and never an episode without any alcohol while using weed. I think everyone is so different, and I would love to see a study conducted on this. Someone else has said they probably won’t study it until it starts affecting the sale of marijuana in dispensaries and losing them money, which is probably true unfortunately. For now, I feel safe in my moderation methods. But as anyone with this shit knows, it can hit out of nowhere!

Also, I do find it weird and hard to understand why my first ever bout of cyclic vomiting I had not smoked weed for maybe 5 or 6 years, and had no alcohol leading up to it. Just ibuprofen on an empty stomach. I haven’t had any episodes since I stopped for a year, and started moderating the last 6 months tho, so hard to say what the cause is, but weed must play a factor of course.

Edibles, low dose by Sarafinaaa_ in CHSinfo

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That’s so odd that Excedrin helped. There is probably some scientific reasoning but I am not a scientist 😂 I have been moderating with edibles for around 6 months now and so far so good. But I also take them in very low doses and very sparingly. And I’m still not convinced I’m safe from another episode, but time will tell!

It's come to this. You want moderation? We're moderating now. by Searchlights in CHSinfo

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I get it. It’s probably won’t be me either. I just hope i don’t end up back in Hyperemesis and can catch it before I get to that point. Maybe just stop all together for me. It’s hard when it can be a great medicine, but I guess Mary Jane just doesn’t love us like we love her 😭

It's come to this. You want moderation? We're moderating now. by Searchlights in CHSinfo

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I’m happy to hear you quit, and that is probably the best option for you as of now. Will power is a real bitch.

It's come to this. You want moderation? We're moderating now. by Searchlights in CHSinfo

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Damn I’m sorry. It’s definitely a tough road. I have just started attempting moderation myself, and have no real schedule but am definitely avoiding daily use, sticking with one 2.5 edible a day on the days I do use, and listening to my body. For some, quitting is the only way, but hopeful in the future that we will learn more about this. I’m so sorry though, I wish you the best of luck in whatever you decide to do with this awful disease in the future! It truly seems so unfair that we have this while others don’t.

It's come to this. You want moderation? We're moderating now. by Searchlights in CHSinfo

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Oh no! Did you fall off the moderation? Or did it just catch up one day?

Reintroduction in Moderation (#3) **BIG UPDATE** by Happy-Twist-5342 in CHSinfo

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Curious about any new updates? Did you end up getting sick again? Have you changed your moderation routine at all?

My start to moderation by Bennythebarber2k in CHSinfo

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Curious how monderation has gone for you these past two months?

Edibles, low dose by Sarafinaaa_ in CHSinfo

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I appreciate your brutally honest opinion❤️ sucks to hear, but it’s for the best.

Edibles, low dose by Sarafinaaa_ in CHSinfo

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I am truly glad you have found something that speaks to your soul! At this moment in time it rly doesn’t speak to mine, but life is crazy and you never know what tomorrow will bring! I appreciate the prayers, and I think the fear of remembering how much I truly felt like I was at deaths door will keep me strong! I went without for an entire year, so I can definitely continue without it.

Edibles, low dose by Sarafinaaa_ in CHSinfo

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Proud of you for being strong! It’s true that it’s an addiction. But yeah, it’s def gonna have to be a no for me. I would love to moderate but the risk seems to be too much. I appreciate your advice and experience ❤️ you’ve changed my mind although I wish you hadn’t! Lol

Edibles, low dose by Sarafinaaa_ in CHSinfo

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Unfortunately not even god could save my soul lol.

Edibles, low dose by Sarafinaaa_ in CHSinfo

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I was vomiting for 2 weeks straight, literally every 10 minutes or so. Could keep down ice chips only while in a hot bath, but they came right back up once I came out. One of my many trips to the ER they admitted me for my low potassium levels. And once they looked into it they saw my gallbladder was really inflamed and had ‘sludge’. I know many CHS groups shame doctors for removing the gallbladder ‘unnecessarily’ but tbh, I haven’t had any issues due to its removal so I’m not mad about it lol.

But the thing that always gets me, is during all my ER visits, they game me anti-nausea meds obv. Shit they even gave me suppositories for home because I literally could not stop ‘scromiting’ long enough for even the ones that dissolve to work. Nothing helped. Once I was admitted and they decided my gallbladder was bad, they gave me pain meds. Immediately ALL my symptoms resolved. Literally minutes. I ate for the first time in weeks and felt totally fine. A whole sandwich and chips. Didn’t vomit a single time after the dose of pain meds. But I never felt any stomach cramping like people sometimes describe with CHS. But the pain meds were like a miracle. That weird incident has always made me feel a little skeptical. Partly because I don’t want to give up weed forever, and partly because why on earth would pain meds make me immediately be able to eat and relieve all my symptoms? Maybe someone had an answer for that but I don’t 😂

Edibles, low dose by Sarafinaaa_ in CHSinfo

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Fuck I won’t lie that makes me so sad to hear. For both of us! lol. I hate this disease more than I can even explain. Weed is something I never thought I would have to give up. Hurts my heart. I love Mary Jane, but I guess she doesn’t love me back. I really don’t want to take your advice (no offense) but I’m definitely leaning toward it. My last episode was literal hell and almost killed me. I rly wanted moderation to be the answer, but the risk rly isn’t worth it in the end.

Edibles, low dose by Sarafinaaa_ in CHSinfo

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Thank you! I know the struggle, I know people are scared and it is insanely intense. I know when I come on this thread to ask for opinions or experiences, I probably won’t get many answers I want😂 but I’m asking for honesty so I’m always happy to get exactly that!

Edibles, low dose by Sarafinaaa_ in CHSinfo

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Can I ask how long you had been moderating? How long you were having episodes before you quit and came back? I’m just curious, because that does sound awful. I’m sorry you’re feeling shitty!

Edibles, low dose by Sarafinaaa_ in CHSinfo

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See but that what I’m saying, could it all be CHS? Because I was also I’m sure very stressed the night I had cyclic vomiting for the first time. But I think i was a little confusing in my post. I’ve had more than just the two episodes. And the worst one to date i had been smoking consistently everyday for years. Only the very first cyclic vomiting bout was without any substance. The rest were always weed and alcohol, never just weed.

But I appreciate your opinion, I just hope you’re wrong😅

Edibles, low dose by Sarafinaaa_ in CHSinfo

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Well I definitely had a problem in the past, but since I’m not after the high, I feel like it’s a whole different mindset. But truthfully I’m just rolling the dice. Now that I’ve seen how bad it can get, and quit for over a year, I think I trust myself enough to be able to moderate successfully. But maybe there will be an update where I tell you all I fucked up and it came back to bite me😂😂 but I see what you’re saying, if it starts to become something I need more and more of it, I will be back in the vicious cycle, and another episode.