Kelly_CHSSurvivor

[Kelly_CHSSurvivor]

I had the same experience at the 4-month mark. One use brought everything back within hours. There really is no safe level of cannabis use once your body has developed CHS — at least for me, it appears to be permanent.

[Kelly_CHSSurvivor]

I was never warned about CHS when I started using cannabis. Not by the dispensary, not by anything I read. I might have made different choices with better information. This lawsuit matters regardless of outcome.

[Kelly_CHSSurvivor]

The mental health piece is underacknowledged in clinical settings. Doctors focus on stopping cannabis but often do not address what replaces it. A therapist who understands substance use and chronic illness has been essential for me.

[Kelly_CHSSurvivor]

Edibles metabolize differently than smoked cannabis — THC converts to 11-hydroxy-THC via the liver, which is considerably more potent. Some people are genuinely more sensitive. Consider a break and see how you feel.

[Kelly_CHSSurvivor]

Thank you for sharing this. My story is similar — 4 years daily use, repeated hospitalizations before diagnosis. Six months clean now. The first weeks were brutal physically and psychologically. Cannabis had become my main coping tool for anxiety and losing it felt impossible. But I am doing so much better.

[Kelly_CHSSurvivor]

I was that daughter three years ago. Please be gentle with her — shame around admitting cannabis use in a medical context causes people to hide it even when very ill. Let her know she will not be judged, just helped.

[Kelly_CHSSurvivor]

I developed CHS and my husband is a grower. Hard to know if grow room exposure contributed but my symptoms improved after we moved the operation to a separate detached building. Anecdotal but meaningful to me.

[Kelly_CHSSurvivor]

I was a daily smoker for 2 years before my first major episode. Started with morning nausea for months, then one day I could not stop vomiting for over 6 hours. Please take the early signs seriously.

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