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Cannabis and memory impairment: prevention?

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often i got memory impairment and lack of concentration, obviusly fades away over time, but for me it takes a lot. often it is just a subtle feeling of brain fog and forgetting things here and there, but its annoying. abstaining from smoking for a couple of weeks, restores my memory, but i would like to keep both!:)
are there any ways to prevent it, or at least reducing it?
like, supplements or something
thanks in advance
 
I dnt think there's anything u can really do. Wen u smoke cannabis it makes ur brain work differently than sober, affecting how you process information and how you concentrate.

Only way u can avoid it is to not smoke when u need to concentrate
 
may i ask how much you smoke? raising your tolerance can help combat the "daze" that can follow me around for a few days after i smoke for the first time in a while.
 
yeah, maybe a problem of tolerance; when i was smoking a couple of joints a day i dint notice very much this impairment,(yeah there was some, but probably i successfully coped with it) but in the last months, when i was smokin only once a week, i noticed it more.
maybe in the second case, my concentration&memory was going up and down for smoking and not smoking, so i could feel better the difference between smoking and not smoking, like a roller coaster.

i realize that could be other factors, that bring back my attention, rather only cannabis abstinence. in the last two days my concentration and memory magically came back after a period i felt somewhat "dumb" for a lot of days after the last joint. in this two days i restarted drinking coffe, and energy drinks(which have inside also taurine and inositol, that may play a role)

probably i also felt dumb for lack of sleep... probably for my purpose, coffee would be a good solution.

nobody had an impairment like mine, lasting a couple of days after?
 
Nah I know exactly how you feel, I get the same feeling every time I smoke, and I've noticed if my tolerance is lower, I'll get that hazy feeling for a day or two afterwards
 
I would say apart from abstaining and moderating your use, there's the most evidence that exercise will improve your memory, brain functioning and IQ in general in the short term at least.

I would accept that cannabis will always do this to you and that you need to keep smoking to the weekends only and just cut down as much as you can.
 
with my extended marijuana use i can tell you that i have experienced DEFINITE memory impairment. shit got so bad to the point that for example like ill get up to go downstairs to do a specific something, and by the time i get downstairs i completely forgot what i had in mind to do and the reason i came down in the first place. it drives me fuckin crazy, i start pullin my hair out trying to remember what i was thinking about 10 seconds ago... like what the fuck, lol. i also constantly misplace my shit, like my lightbulb vape/pipe or my weed, and then when i want to smoke and i cant find them then i start flipping out and raging cuz i wana get high so badly but cant cuz i have no idea where i left my shit. but as far as concentration goes, for me weed actually puts me in hyperfocus mode and actually optimizes my overall functioning.

yea this isnt a response to the thread maker this is just me making a response to the topic hahaha... but if you wana minimize the memory impairment effects that weed has on you id say make sure that youre getting excellent nutrition to prevent your mind functions from declining. a multivitamin & fish oil in a morning could also help.
 
on the notebook idea, ive actually come up with A LOT of good ideas when high, and usually write them down so i dont forget once i sober up.
 
on the other end of the stick is the fact that not everybody suffers from this .... it makes you wonder if cannabis, in conjunction with some other trait or syndrome is the actual cause...or if cannabis alone is responsible for memory problems in users...
 
I'm surprised nobody mentions nootropics. I found that piracetam really helps me keep a clear head and helps tremendously with recall.
 
CD already has MANY threads about this.

OP - use the search engine, try terms like memory, you will find a wealth of information, including answers to your questions, which I will briefly answer anyway.

Memory becomes impaired because the hyppocampus is where a ton of CB receptor sites can line, which is what THC binds to - the problem with this is it sort of "overloads" the hyppocampus, which is where short term memory is. When you smoke, THC travels from one synapse down an axon to the end of that link, and releases through your synaptic clefts, which then binds and "floods" your hippocampus area. Memory loss happens because you are high and your hyppocampus isn't working quiet as intended, which is why you might lose your thoughts mid sentence while high, and also why you don't remember your dreams, as CB1 and CB2 receptors also are located in an area that effects sleep cycles, and your short term memory can't remember the even shorter dreaming process. (This is the neuropsychology 101 for simplicity sake, it doesn't work quiet like that, but you get the idea).

Working out, taking memory supplements, or taking a break will help restore your short term memory. The longer the break, the more difference you will notice in your memory. Remember, cannabis is still a drug (psychedelic), albeit barely.

Search, I and others have written a lot about it in the past.

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