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Is It Safe To Smoke Pot When You Have A Pacemaker?
is it unsafe to smoke pot when you have a pacemaker? im a 17 year old just got it in this year i only have one lead from my pacemaker to the top of my heart i got the pacemaker becasue i had a low heart rate my resting was around 30 and when i was sleeping it went down to 20 now its at 50 do u think it would be in my intrest to stop smoking pot or just do it sometimes?
Thu, 5 Mar 2015
Hello! Thank you for asking on HCM! I highly recommend you to stop smoking pot, and to never think about it any more. Stimulants of that group may severely hurt your heart. You have a pacemaker implanted and you have to be very careful after that.
Hope to have been helpful to you. Greetings! Dr. Iliri
Hope to have been helpful to you. Greetings! Dr. Iliri
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