Mike, I know it's not what you want to hear, but if you're coming to a forum called Healing Well, we're going to tell you to stop smoking. Smoking is well known to be terrible for you, which I'm sure you know, but even more so when your body is infected with tick borne disease and everything else that goes along with that. Your immune system is already compromised, and your body is fighting back against the additional toxins you are putting into it by your "intolerance" for smoking. Any LLMD is going to say the same thing. Sorry.

Thanks guys. The thing is that I RARELY smoke. And when i do it's not cigarettes or cigars. I mentioned a cigarette because I tried to take a hit and I couldn't breath afterwards.

When I do smoke, it's usually weed. I should have clarified that in the original post. I smoke weed less than once a week, but when I do it's almost unbearable the day after.

Does weed smoke trigger anyone else's air hunger?

I used to smoke it quite frequently, but, over the years, it increasingly became a problem, which is sad. Everyone talks of how good it can be for one's health, and there I was, having to leave it behind for the sake of mine. The irony.

I can't say I shared the same symptoms though. But, I gotta ask, the ones that you experience after smoking, are they symptoms that you live with already, just on a smaller level? The reason I ask, with me, it worsened all of my symptoms, but especially the neuro ones. Made me psychotic. Well, EXTRA psychotic, because I was already there. Felt like crap for a couple days after too.

Why? I don't know. One theory was that it was acting as an antimicrobial, killing off large amounts of the bugs. Another, sensitivities to chemicals in the flower than the grower(s) didn't properly flush out of the plant before harvesting. Another, which I came across myself, because it's a vasodilator. It expands the blood cells. Because of that, I wonder if maybe it just stirs up the infections more so than killing them, at least as far as smoking the flower of it goes? The oils, all that other stuff, might work differently. I don't know.

Then, yes, as cheetah said, something triggering inflammation. I feel like any one of those theories I mentioned could do that very easily.

The gene mutations too. I just had some testing done, one mutation mentioned that it could affect neurotransmitter levels, depleting or increasing them, and I feel like it's a safe assumption to make that cannabis could have an effect on them. Maybe that plays a part?

But, again, I don't know. I don't know anything really. Sucks not having the answers. XD. I wish I did, because it did bring a lot of relief for a time. It has its beneficial uses, goes without saying.

Sorry, buddy.

Post Edited (NotQuiteAntonio) : 11/5/2015 4:38:39 PM (GMT-7)

Yes, i believe it might be triggering inflammation. I do have air hunger which I feel on a lower level daily, but smoking/vaping anything makes it worse.

I have tried vaping weed, and the same thing happens :(

I suppose the lack of oxygen intake increases the air hunger. I was hoping a vaporizer would help, but i guess it's no difference.

Thank you for the input guys. Looks like i might need to try edibles