Hives, help please!

[JayBee]

so ive broken out into a terrible bout of hives... the only thing that i can think of as the cause is marijuana. ive smoked a few times, but not much. then i quit for a long time. two days ago, i smoked again and when i woke the next morning i was covered in hives. (no immediate reactions when i smoked it). ive taken an intravenous shot of corticosteroids and one in the shoulder last night.. and the hives were gone almost immediately. when i woke in the morning, they werent there, but now tonight they are back again. ive been taking antihistamines.. but im curious if this is the marijuana causing this, or if its something in my house. like i said ive not been exposed to anything new, or brought anything new into my house. would marijuana cause this type of reaction? or maybe was it a chemical that had been sprayed on the plant? any help is greatly apprecated!

 

[c_martinez27]

i started busting out with hives when i started smoking every day. i never got em before, probably because i didnt smoke that often.or maybe it was because i upgraded to chronic everyday. i stopped smoking last week and i noticed i havent been getting them as often. maybe marijuana does cause hives. i dunno

 

[Trouble]

I had the same reaction when I innocently tried a hemp hand cream last summer. In a matter of less than 30 minutes, I had hives over arms chest neck and upper back. Not fun. I was able to wash off and remove much of the offending allergen.

You have a reaction not to THC, but to the hemp components. Abvoidance is key if you don't want recurrence. The brief return of the hives was due to the short acting effect of the systemic corticosteroids. You might gain some relief by use of skin creams for skin rashes.

You produce natural endocannabinoids ('feel-good behavior modulators) that are closely related to THC, which is why you metabolize it to its active form and it has physiological activity. Not likely that you would become sensitized to THC itself, but highly likely that you might become sensitized to other phytochemicals present in the oils of Cannabis.

 

[flipxtrix]

hives

same thing is happening to me... i just recently started smoking and ive only been smoking chronic. the next morning i was coverd in hives, mostly on my thighs and stomach. then i smoked some herb the hives went away. then my high was gone and the hives came back...so i smoked again and they went away...idk wtf is going on or what i should do.

 

[Built]

Are you eating something while you're baked that's making you break out in hives? Maybe getting the munchies for stuff you don't normally consume?

 

[Vieope]

I cant help you, sorry. But I am listening to "The Hives", it is a Swedish rock band, check it out.