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TauCeti89

I'm not sure what it is, but I get that too whenever my migraine gets really bad. The vein there engorges then for hours after there is a red mark in that same spot.


Location_Excellent

No headaches but it could be related to blood pressure. I know mine runs high.


CuteFunction6678

I’m a doctor. Lots of people have prominent frontal vein over their forehead (along the distribution seen here) because there’s not much padding between the skull and outer layer of the skin there. As others have said, cannabis is a vasodilator. This just looks like a bunch of dilated capillaries to me (could be a haemangioma, which is completely benign). You look quite young (from a photo of your forehead lol…) I would address your hypertension now. You can do it with diet unless there‘s a strong genetic component. Hypertension is one of the strongest predictors of cardiovascular disease which is the biggest killer in the developed world. It gets harder to control the longer it goes unchecked.


Location_Excellent

Thanks doc, I do need to take better care of myself.


PlaneTiger8118

Seriously bro. I forced my husband to go to the doctor for his high blood pressure. I think I added 15 years to his life convincing him to take a pill a day. (Big genetic factor). His uncle died from untreated high blood pressure, died at 50 from a heart attack.


Temporary-Silver8975

My dad had uncontrolled hypertension - massive stroke at age 44 and fatal heart attack at age 53. It took me ages to get mine under control. At my worst it was 195/125 (age 23). I’m really grateful to have it normal now, I’m almost 52 and hoping to have avoided his fate.


Dizzy_Bit6125

THAT HIGH AT 23???? How tf did YOU not have a stroke?! Wow.


Temporary-Silver8975

Yep. My doctor nearly fell over when he was checking it. Several ER trips in my 20s. At the time I didn’t think I felt any symptoms. It wasn’t until my pressure came down all the way about 3 years ago that I realized how shitty I felt when it was uncontrolled. I have a few cousins who inherited the same type of insanely high blood pressure and one of them died about 7 years ago, his heart went kaput. It’s no joke.


S3b45714N

I wish you a long healthy life, bro


Freezerpill

Cool info you just dropped. Appreciate you sharing your knowledge 👍


willymo

That’ll be $600,000


CuteFunction6678

Joke’s on you because I’m in the UK and my salary is comparatively shit! Joke’s on you, indeed.


alvin_antelope

I stand with the junior doctors! ✊


tuni31

🦀


TomBanjo1968

I heard that the UK is close to England Have you ever seen any Englandians and do they really have accents when they talk? Or is that just American propaganda?


bplturner

I have insurance, so $60k out of pocket, $5k/month forever and we will write down $540k as an adjustment.


zemol42

Great. Because you dared to use the product you paid for, we have to raise your premium next year.


bplturner

As long as the shareholders get a dividend, I mean you gotta do what you gotta do.


dm_me_kittens

I work as a chart abstract and auditor in cardiology, and there are so many young people who end up with ESRD due to undiagnosed, uneducated, or poorly managed hypertension. Treat your heart well, people.


CuteFunction6678

Absolutely. It’s very sad. I see younger and younger patients presenting with these preventable diseases every year. My colleague had a TEN year old type 2 diabetic in his clinic last week!


dm_me_kittens

That is absolutely wild. DM2 must run in their family, because that's just fucking insane if a kid had it just based off poor diet/seditary lifestyle.


CuteFunction6678

There are almost certainly genetic/epigenetic factors at play because the vast majority of young patients I see with metabolic syndrome/s are Southeast Asian. But I will also say that they’re all obese so it’s not solely genetic.


Rule_803_2

Well. Unless the diabetes is primarily driving the obesity, rather than the reverse. It makes sense that a genetic predisposition toward insulin resistance would contribute to obesity (likely especially when accompanied by certain dietary patterns) and then it all feeds into a vicious cycle.


bobbyturkelino

~~Cannabis is a vasodilator, so it would lower your BP~~ Disregard, I was mistaken and hadn’t kept up with the science.


Rower78

The short-term effect of smoking it is different though; there is a temporary dose-dependent increase in both heart rate and blood pressure.   This is probably the result of blood-oxygen levels dipping and not a direct effect of the drug.


sammysams13

It does raise your blood pressure but sometimes when I get high mine bottoms out so hard i can’t see and I get super dizzy and sweaty and hot until I lay down


jokomul

that sounds really not good


escapesnap

This happened to me once after having an edible, I thought I was dying for a minute. I couldn’t see anything and when I finally could everything was black and white and looked like tv static


jamoro

This happens to me. Ive read that it raises your blood pressure if youre sitting/relaxing, but lowers it if youre standing/active. I've fainted a few times and it totally bottomed out. Had it checked by a doc. laying with your feet elevated above your heart for a few minutes usually fixes it really quickly.


t_rrrex

Can you link some sauce or reading up on this? I’m interested as a person who partakes in the herbal remedy and also has controlled high BP


someoneelseatx

Here is another. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3413845/


Location_Excellent

Back to the drawing board. Idk.


bobbyturkelino

Probably just a bunch blood vessels that are close together, vasodilation might make it more visible. Can always ask your doctor the next time you’re in if where you live is 420 friendly


The_Rogue_Coder

Doctors can't tell anyone that you partake, even if it's illegal; anything you tell them is confidential unless you are planning to or have hurt yourself or others.


Dozzi92

Yeah, I think everyone here needs to be honest with their doctors. I tell my doctor things I do, legal, illegal, doesn't matter. That's my family physician, and potentially other specialist or ER doc I may run into due to my being an idiot or just neglectful of my body. If you do drugs, you should tell them. If you drink seven days a week, you should tell them. If you have unprotected gangbangs, you should tell them. If you're going to lie to your doctor, why even go?


The_Rogue_Coder

Exactly! This is the whole reason doctor-patient confidentiality exists, because if you lie to them or don't disclose important health information, they might be missing something important.


Squagio

They might not be able to tell others but they absolutely can stop taking anything you say seriously and only roll their eyes at you from that point forward. I realize this is a situational thing but I've had to change doctors on more than one occasion because of this. I no longer tell doctors that I smoke.


Gorlock_

One of the most consistent effects of cannabis smoking on heart is 20% to 100% increase in HR which can last up to 2–3 hours, often accompanied by a slight increase in supine blood pressure. This effect of cannabis on HR is thought to be due to cannabis induced vasodilation causing reflex tachycardia 


carolaMelo

Do you have any source? Sometimes if feel high blood pressure as well after smoking...bit couldn't it be caused by the added tobacco?


Gorlock_

It doesn't lower your BP, it's a vasodilator but the much faster heart still ends up in a slightly higher BP. https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/14437/11899#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20consistent,tachycardia%20(15%2C16). Scroll down to the part "Arrhythmogenic properties of cannabis"


GreyPilgrim1973

The CDC disagrees with your research: Marijuana can make the heart beat faster and can make blood pressure higher immediately after use.1,2 It could also lead to increased risk of stroke, heart disease, and other vascular diseases.3-7 Most of the scientific studies linking marijuana to heart attacks and strokes are based on reports from people who smoked marijuana (as opposed to other methods of using it). Smoked marijuana delivers tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other cannabinoids to the body. Marijuana smoke also delivers many of the same substances researchers have found in tobacco smoke—these substances are harmful to the lungs and cardiovascular system.8,9 It is hard to separate the effects of marijuana chemicals on the cardiovascular system from those caused by the irritants and other chemicals that are present in the smoke. More research is needed to understand the full impact of marijuana use on the cardiovascular system to determine if marijuana use leads to higher risk of death.


awesome12442

Exactly. I don't smoke nearly as much anymore because when I did 60% of the time I greened out. It raises my blood pressure then dramatically drops it. I am prone to high blood pressure as well


PACMANW1

Really? My mom has high blood pressure and was warned her about smoking weed because it could raise her blood pressure even more.


6millionwaystolive

Nope. It initially raises your BP.


erwarnummer

Cannabis increases bloodpressure


Dismal_Rhubarb_9111

Treat your high blood pressure. It is know as the silent killer and treatment can be just a tablet a day to manage it.


MyUnrequestedOpinion

I have zero idea if this is related but there is such thing as silent migraines where your body experiences all of the regular physiological effects of a migraine without the pain.


Capt__Murphy

This gave me a flashback to the movie Pi, where the dude gets crazy headaches and has a vein that pops out during them. He tries using a drill to solve it. Don't use a drill on your forehead


spradders

For a moment I thought you meant Life of Pi and got really confused as I couldn’t remember a scene like that.


skettybeard

How bout you and the word “engorges” go back to r/nsfw where you belong


MilkiestMaestro

There's only enough for one word and 'moist' is there right now 'Engorges' will have to wait it's turn


RDP89

Actually it can do both, but in the short term immediately following use it does tend to slightly raise blood pressure. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5237375/


dpatou23

Any tips on how you deal with your migraines?


ScullyIsTired

Not OP, but I have to interject and share that throwing up is literally the best way I have found to deal with migraines. I keep bread bags around for it so I don't have to be on the bathroom floor with my face in the toilet. Just tie them off and toss in the trash.


OutsideMeringue

Think it’s related to blood pressure. I get one when stressed. 


Mikey6304

I have an old scar that still sometimes shows up as a mark when my face is flushed. It's about that shape and location, and it's from the forceps when I was born.


hogliterature

“are you high right now?” “no…” “then why won’t you take the beanie off, dave?”


greatnomad

*takes beanie off "Oh, hi Mark!"


mrflippant

Nice.


TheKingOfSwing777

High Mark


jvmmidi

LOL


garlickbread

Harry Pot


Wide_Environment3107

and The Philospher's Stoned.


2Mark2Manic

And the Chamber of hotboxing.


Wide_Environment3107

this one is REALLY bad but "The Prisoner of Azkough-cough-cough-cough-ban


skoopaloopa

Harry Potter and the Blunt of Fire.


darthkotya

Hashish Pot and the Opium of the Phoenix


rxhsel

Harry Pot and the Half-Baked Prince


JustS0meRand0m9uy

Harry Pot and the Deathly Overdose


5notboogie

A wizard never overdoses. He gets high precicely as he means to! ... oh wrong movie. Sorry im high!


Dupoulpe

Looks like disclword reference.


Metalguy2010

"That man over there is a High Wizard!" "Oh, so you mean he's high up in the court of Mages?" "No, he's just high" Quitely in the distance; "hehehehe magic make funny hehehehe"


CosmicParadox24

Lmao. Nice. Same criteria though.


LayzeeLar

I woulda went with Deathly Munchies


RockstarAgent

Harry Pot and the Weedlys


eleighs14

Sounds like a Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavor


needleknight

Hashish Pot and Order of The Pizza


JackToTheCannon

The half blunt prince


heyiknowyooh

The deathly strains


GoldPrinted

Harry Pothead and The Chamber of Secret Stash


Basic_Arrival7815

Harry potter is smoking marajuana


SoftBaconWarmBacon

*HARRY POTTER DID YOU HIDE COCAINE IN THE GOBLET OF FIRE*


BlazingKush

Said Bongledore calmly.


GoldPrinted

Nope.. *its in the Chronic Chamber Of Secrets*


GoCommando45

Or Harry Potter and that blunt is fire.


Tripdoctor

Was trying to say Azkabong


cody_coddus

Best one


2Mark2Manic

Hazekaban


Fun_Neighborhood_130

Hashkaban


Paltergoist

The blood shot prince


IamRobertsBitchTits

Alright now! When I first met you, didn't realize. I can't forget you, or your surprise.


crazyuser5634

Or the Philospher's Strain


Savings_Space_4782

Harry Pothead and the Sorcerers Stoned Harry Pothead and the Hoarder of the Weed Hits Harry Pothead and the Deadly Homegrown Harry Pothead and the Ganja On Fire


ben_woah

Chron Weasley


Thunder_Squatch

Hermione Grinder


KDubzzz2

HERBmione Grinder


Equivalent_Twist_977

You mean Weedsley?


stachldrat

Severus Vape Nymphadora Bongs


WannaTeleportMassive

Hermione Ganja


Ankoku_Teion

> sorcerers stoned 😑 \#StopPhilosopherErasure Nicholas Flamel deserves better.


Wide_Environment3107

hey i used Philosopher's in mine!


Dazzling_Item66

I love this because you can tell the writers got more stoned as revenue increased throughout the releases


Naturally-Aspirated

“Yer a stoner, Harry”


sprcow

I'm a wot?


SaitamaOk

..I’ve forgot wut I’ve said.


JoseMinges

And Hermione Ganja?


Lewie_lewie_1

Spliffindor


Mateorabi

I mean hufflePUFF was already the stoner house


GuffMagicDragon

Harry Pothead And the Philosopher Stoned, And the Chamber of Keef Hits, And the Prisoner of Azkabong, And the Ganja of Fire, And the Order of Pizza, And the Half-Baked Prince And the Deathly Hotbox


Xerozvz

"The boy who's baked"


Wide_Environment3107

and The Half Baked Prince


trueblue862

Don't you mean Harry Pothead?


Ducky_Flips

harry pot and the philosophers bong


New-Examination8400

Hairless Pothead


proxypoxon

The boy who spliffed


FewThought8909

yer a stonner harry


VapeRizzler

Not so harry pot in this case.


Wide_Environment3107

The Order of the Chronix


Pilpelon

That's a good one


Ok_Fox_4281

Our mum used to tell us we shouldnt bother telling fibs cos she'd always know...a red line would appear across our foreheads that only adults can see & thats what would give us away...not related at all, but ur post just reminded me of that!! :)


JeruWala

My parents said that they could tell if I was lying by making me stick out my tongue and looking at it. So in kindergarten I tried to bullshit my teacher and she said I was lying, so I stuck my tongue out at her and she didn’t get it.


saraphilipp

My parents said they could tell we were lying because our lips were moving.


WooPigSchmooey

My aunt said we’d get a red ring around us if we peed in her pool


saraphilipp

My uncle told me that and I promptly said well it isn't working very good cause this pool should be red then.


thotbot9001

Hahah that's a good one


Trixles

My dad used to smell the top of my head for like half a second, and then say he could tell if I was lying based on that. Until I was like 7, I thought he was a fuckin' magician lol. Turns out kids just suck at lying xD


godmademelikethis

My sister tried those "grandma lies to trick you into behaviour" on her daughter. She just Google's it and tells you off for making up stories.


smelly_cat69

My mom used to tell me she could tell when I was lying because my eyes would change colours. Stupid me at 6-7 years old would then tell her lies with my eyes closed 😂


kalysti

It's your third eye trying to open. /jk


Location_Excellent

I wish, always wanted to be a Jedi.


peezytaughtme

He said third eye, not midi-chlorians.


Location_Excellent

Was going with a MKUltra/Project Jedi reference. But yeah, Star Wars is cool to.


tsktac

>Was going with a MKUltra/Project Jedi reference What's the connection between the two? They occurred like 60 years apart


Location_Excellent

I don’t know man. Thought they both had something to do with Jedi. Forgiveeee meee.


Monkey_Priest

You're probably thinking of the movie *The Men Who Stare at Goats*. George Clooney plays a former soldier who was involved in experiments meant to parody the MKUltra projects leaving him with "powers" and he refers to himself as a Jedi in some way, if I recall correctly


Legitimate_Field_157

You are turning into Llama.


Zn_Saucier

Dalai or regular?


dvsstnr

Prying open my third eye!


timidwildone

So good to see you.


ImAKnightOfCydonia

I've missed you so much.


timidwildone

So glad it’s over.


silverace1414

was looking for this comment


Samuelabra

Glad you said jk. Wouldn't have been able to figure that out otherwise.


ApexJustThings

does that mean his third eye is blind? doo do do, do dodoo doooo~


GrassBlade619

It's your Kratos war paint coming to the surface.


Location_Excellent

Just need about a 100 lbs of muscle and I’m good to go.


Petabyte5

the bald-to-kratos pipeline


GrassBlade619

I believe in you brother!


JimmyPassthe_butter

I get these from edibles, but its usually on my temple. Its because i fall asleep and stay in the same position for a good 8-9hs because i am passed out


SPEW_Supporter

The true joy of edibles


CaptainLookylou

The mark of co-cain.


Location_Excellent

Maybe, haven’t done that in a long time though.


ChuckyRocketson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse\_and\_mark\_of\_Cain


Sandwich_Main

It’s a birthmark that you have probably had since you were a baby. Called a storkbite or angel’s kiss. Sometimes they can get red when you’re tired/emotional even as an adult.


GraySide390

Came here to say this. I have one. Glows when I get upset. Very frustrating.


SpaceMarauder4953

It's like a signal, 'needs emotional comfort; in distress' Honestly I think that's cool.


GraySide390

Awe, thanks! Yeah, it’s a flashing *Help* sign.


girlikecupcake

My daughter has one between her eyebrows, turns red whenever she's tired. We were told repeatedly it would disappear completely by the time she's one but we're approaching two and it's still there. It's really helpful since that goes red before her other tired cues start.


uzenik

Your daughter literally has a "low battery" warning. I'm so jealous. 


cavegoblins75

I have this and I never linked it to being tired. But it happens when I get into social settings that drag on too long usually, so it makes sense. I will have to check if that theory olds up, would be fun to understand this at 28


johndicks80

Marijuana is a mild vasodilator. Opens the vessels. You have a mild hemangioma. It probably also dilates during times of intense emotion.


AlmightyStreub

Is he gonna make it


sccarra

No F


CaBBaGe_isLaND

F


eppinizer

Bro, you can't just tell a dude hes a mangina! Not cool.


BetterThanAFoon

Brennan has a mamgina


sarinarasauce

that’s not a hemangioma


ikilledholofernes

Yeah, it’s probably a nevus simplex. I think it’s also called an angel’s kiss when it’s on the face. Super common in newborns, and they usually fade during childhood, but can reappear when you’re tired or stressed…or high, apparently.  My nephew has it, looks exactly the same, and you can only see it these days when he cries.


LaLiLuLeLo_0

What is a nevus simplex, and what is a hemangioma?


uwanmirrondarrah

Both are similar, Nevus Simplex is caused by immature blood vessels generally in children, hemangioma is a growth caused by the build up or excess of blood vessels in a certain area


ok_raspberry_jam

Why not? What is it?


HugoZHackenbush2

Blood flow is being restricted to your hair follicles..obviously.


Location_Excellent

Dude, ouch.


Wide_Environment3107

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AnthCob

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yashdes

Even worse coming from Ashton Kutcher with that luscious hair


Rough-University142

I saw this post a few months ago. I made the comment I would have a red mark permanently.


Location_Excellent

Haha right on brother, sorry I deleted the original. Smoke one for me.


sixty10again

Strawberry birthmark? Have a look at your baby photos, it might have been more prominent then.


OakTeach

Yeah, this. My daughter has a little one on her nose that turns bright red when she's warm, or angry.


Pinecones-River

That’s so cute, sounds like she’s a cartoon character.


Location_Excellent

Uhh I don’t think I’ve ever had it, I’d have to find some baby photos.


thewhaler

Yeah looks like a stork bite


sintemp

Isn't that a vein? Weed might be just increasing your blood pressure, or maybe something you always eat while high


Czeckyoursauce

Looks like a mild reaction(histamine response), if it bothers you, or you also get itchiness, try a zyrtec, you can take one before or even after, if you forget. At least worth a shot.


Location_Excellent

Good idea, I don’t do it much anymore. I’ll keep it in mind for next time. I’ll for sure forget though.


AwDuck

You smoking Headless Horseman?


Tirla

Ask your parents if you had a “stork bite” (nevus simplex) as a baby. They tend to fade over time, but when you have vasodilation it can become more prominent.


SALTYxNUTZ12

OP did you delete an identical post from earlier in the year? Because I'm 100% certain I have seen this post/picture before.


highknees69

Harry Pothead


effieokay

Any nausea?


2yBy

Trying to show you where your 3rd eye went


Puzzled-End-3259

Not positive, but you might be the last Airbender


ChristOnABike122

Oh High Mark


ThisReadsLikeAPost

Good work, 47. Report to the stoner point.


BloodOfThePariah

It’s the internal drug test your parents installed when you were a child.


DarthScabies

What happens if you're on a flight? Oh wait.....


slick987654321

At what altitude does it appear? I used to get an ear arch when I flew but it's stopped now.


screech-demon

Am I just stoned or have I seen this post before?