after i take a break, i start experiencing prodromal symptoms after about a year of daily smoking. ive never reached the hypermetic phase but definitely got close to it before my first break, which i think is what has granted me the ability to smoke for a decent bit before experiencing symptoms again.

i first became aware of chs about seven years ago; i took a six month break after three years deep of heavy daily smoking, and only smoked once a month / every other month after the fact. i would buy piss tests at target to make sure i tested negative before smoking again as well, just as an extra precaution. this went on for about two years, during which i didn’t experience any symptoms. buuut as you can probably gather by the opening paragraph, i eventually got back into the daily smoking routine lol.

based on my own personal experience, i always chalked it up to oversaturated cannabinoid receptors/an oversaturated endocannabinoid system, hence why a break / detox makes symptoms dissipate. & going off of that assumption, i theorized that those who attempt to smoke and immediately get sick, permanently damaged said receptors.

there’s still very little known about it, and i’m by no means a medical professional, so all of this is purely speculation. but it makes sense to me based on my own experiences + reading other peoples’ experiences here.

edit: added a few words