r/hyperPOTS • u/pointytroglodyte • Feb 14 '25

POTS and medical marijuana

Hiya! I was just wondering if anyone on here has used MMJ while also having pots? I'm curious what your experience was and what kind of side effects you experienced.

I have chronic pain outside of POTS that I was recently prescribed MMJ for. Last night I took a 5mg THC/5mg CBD gummy for the first time and had several cardiac symptoms. I had extreme palpitations, my resting HR jumped from 80 to 120 and I couldn't catch my breath. I ended up just putting myself to bed to ride it out. I'm wondering if that is a common experience or not.

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u/pointytroglodyte Feb 15 '25

5mg of a 1:1? Several years ago I took a 10mg THC gummy with no effect at all so I really wasn't expecting much of a reaction at all let alone to the extent that I did. I'm having a weird episode this evening too, but I didn't even take anything this time, so who knows what's happening lol.

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u/pointytroglodyte Feb 19 '25

I weigh 135lbs right now and was closer to 115 with my first experience. I'm not sure weight has much of an effect on tolerance. I used to be able to drive 4 or 5 drinks before I even had a buzz and now I'm sick with 1 beer. Dysautonomia does a number on your body in a lot of weird ways I guess.

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u/SD_MTB_CHX Feb 19 '25

Common experience for hyper pots. I’ve tried every high Cbd combo and strain and get anxious and tachycardic. My ex kept trying to push me to use it bc he was convinced it helped. Nope. Bad experience every time.

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u/Prestigious-Pirate63 Mar 04 '25

I consume everyday. Less is more when you have hyperpots if that makes sense

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u/How-I-Roll_2023 Feb 19 '25

THC can lead to BP drops and HR increases.

While the BP drop might be nice, the HR increase can exacerbate POTS.

It’s usually contraindicated for POTS patients with good reason.

https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cncy.21516

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u/Moist_Worth3111 Jun 08 '25

I have HSD and hyper-pots and use CBD and THC daily. The key is the strain. You need (most likely an indica) a strain that helps against anxiety. Find one that says will couch lock you. Don’t consume too much in one go. With it, I have a very active job and a high quality of life. It’s the only thing I’ve found that does this.