greektrash4lyf Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 has anyone ever got a headache from smoking hookah?? i smoked on friday,sat,sunday for 3-4 hours each day...i think that was the problem...how long do most of you guys usually smoke for? should i just smoke for an hour at a time maybe twice a day? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviethepope Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Thanks to Jmexx I usually go for about an hour per heads worth and I have 5 or 6 heads a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviethepope Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Oops - I guess I should answer the rest of the question. No I have never gotten a headache from hookah smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioannisds Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Yiasou greektrash! I find that if I smoke too late at night (like, right before bed) I get a headache sometimes. I smoke at the MOST a couple of bowls a day (more like every other day), and if it is early enough in the day, I am fine. I have different reactions to different kinds of tobacco as well. If I have a headache, it is probably because I smoked a giant bowl of Nakhla the night before. Romman does not bother me so much, neither does Al-Waha or AF. Maybe try some different brands and see which one f**ks you up the least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 [quote name='Steviethepope']Thanks to Jmexx I usually go for about an hour per heads worth and I have 5 or 6 heads a day.[/quote] Christ...5-6 hours a day? You smoke almost half as much as Math which is still a but-ton... I smoke ATLEAST once a day, sometimes more if I don't have much studying to do. And on the weekends its somewhere around 2-3 times a day. I get my headaches when I smoke indoors most of the time. They're not that bad. But smoking inside is what does it for me. Smoking in a little tiny room while breathing in all the smoke in the air constantly gets me. When I smoke outside though, I can smoke back to back bowls and be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LB] Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Im just gonna copy paste what i put on the 'worst flavor' thread. I get this terrible terrible feeling from Nakhala: i hate any nakhala. for some reason every time i smoke nakhala i 'overheat' and i get a fever. i should show you all a picture of me after smoking nakhala my shirt gets drenched completelely, my face and arms are visibly soaked and i cant feel my hands or stand up without shaking, plus i get a terrible headache. It doesent happen with any other tobbacco though, i can smoke tabac le prince, al amir and al fakher just fine. Hookah bars are always doing nakhala so i suffer terribly, and i end up having to lie down on the couches and just freeze for an hour. anybody ever get this? theres something in nakhala thats not in al fakher or tabac le prince- some sort of chemical thats makes me overheat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 yes.. i can get some mean headaches. [url="http://www.hookahforum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1509&KW=hookah+head"] [url="http://www.hookahforum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1509&am"]http://www.hookahforum.com/forum/forum_pos...asp?TID=1509&am[/url][/url] p;KW=hookah+head Check this thread out froma while back. Remember, you are still smoking TOBACCO. That has certain effects on a lot of different things in the body. $.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I was just gonna mention that, mush. I'd say the biggest headache factor is remembering to breath between puffs. As for how much I smoke, probably about anywhere from 2-10 bowls a day on the weekend. I much like to keep it as a weekend thing...it's something to look forward to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmexx Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 When I'm not working, I normally smoke a couple bowls a night. Unfortunately, it's been a tough night and I've had a lot of work so i wasn't able to s moke :-(. Sorry to let you down Steve! I never get the head aches, I normally smoke a couple times a day and I go to the gym without any cardio difficulties. Anyways, it happens to some of my friends, you are in technical terms smoke a drug, nicotine, which you're inhaling for a long period of time, if there's not enough air circulation in the room it may affect you a tad, but it's nothing really serious.Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 Smoking can be linked to high blood pressure: [url="http://www.bpsuccesszone.com/info/living/smoking.jsp?usertrack.filter_applied=true&NovaId=1126885881433"] [url="http://www.bpsuccesszone.com/info/living/smoking.jsp?usertra"]http://www.bpsuccesszone.com/info/living/s...ing.jsp?usertra[/url][/url] ck.filter_applied=true&NovaId=1126885881433 [url="http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8315/24742.htm"]http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW.../8315/24742.htm[/url] l elevated blood pressure can be linked to headaches: [url="http://www.neurologychannel.com/NeurologyWorld/getting.shtml"]http://www.neurologychannel.com/NeurologyW...d/getting.shtml[/url] As can nicotine: [url="http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2500/"]http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/heal...info/docs/2500/[/url] 2560.asp?index=9647&src=news and smoking in general: [url="http://headaches.about.com/library/weekly/aa110700a.htm%5b/url"]]http://headaches.about.com/library/weekly/...0700a.htm[/url]://http://www.bpsuccesszone.com/info/l.....0700a.htm So the Hookah Headache can be explained, and Jmexx, it CAN be something to worry about. I state again for some of you not really paying attention. You are smoking tobacco. Smoking is bad for you. The choice is yours. I've made my choice, i chose to smoke 1-2 bowls per week as a social activity. But lets not kid ourselves that its not harmful, please. $.02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greektrash4lyf Posted October 5, 2005 Author Share Posted October 5, 2005 k i just realized that i was smoking under a veryyy bad cold/allergies so i just tried it again today and no headache!!! i guess it was the cold that was making me have a bad headache. Thanks for all your advice tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypress Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 We can always count on Mushrat to do some digging for us. He has all the answers and links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 Gotta use that Masters degree in public history for SOMETHING... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex818 Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 I usually never smoke nakhla because I just dont like their flavors at all. They came out with a new flavor "Mandarin" which actually tasted pretty good. One day I smoked it for about an hour or so maybe a little more and I got a headache. My fovorite flavor is Al Fakher grapes. I smoke only that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 ONLY af grape? Doesn't that get a might....dull? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAINE Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 [quote name='mushrat]You are smoking tobacco. Smoking is bad for you. The choice is yours. I've made my choice' date=' i chose to smoke 1-2 bowls per week as a social activity. But lets not kid ourselves that its not harmful, please./QUOTE'] Yea, exactly, it should be limited and be used in moderation.I see a lot of people talking about how they smoke 5 bowls a day, and I can't beleive it. There either lying, stupid, or ignorant of the dangers of smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Oh, I believe it. I wish I had that kind of time on my hands. I wouldn't spend it smoking mind you, but the time itself would be just great! The life of a student......*sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzzT Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I never get headacheas but I got one a while ago. I was using golden coals and I heard that they can explode. I put my screen on so my carpet would stay intact. I then got a ripping headache later. I think the screen could of held in more carbon monoxide and gave me a headache. Hookah tobacco is really high in C02. My friend always gets headaches and he takes long monster draws. One thing I do find is I always get hungry smoking the hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='zzzzzT']One thing I do find is I always get hungry smoking the hookah.[/quote] Wow...almost sounds like the unmentionable smoke I get that sometimes. It's really good to have some nice light snacks around, the kind that won't over power the smoke flavour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzzT Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='Soup'][quote name='zzzzzT']One thing I do find is I always get hungry smoking the hookah.[/quote] Wow...almost sounds like the unmentionable smoke I get that sometimes. It's really good to have some nice light snacks around, the kind that won't over power the smoke flavour.[/quote] I imagine it is because hookah tobacco come in so many tasty flavors. As long as they don't have flavors like chicken and roast beef. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 Chicken and roast beef? Now that would be odd. It's probably for the best that those flavours don't exist cause they surely would cause headaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I like a nice reisling or a burgundy wine with my hookah. Though a nice chewy wheat beer is also nice... I doubt the windscreen is keeing in too much CO2..more likely the coals, ma' asell, or humidity in the air and drying out sinuses..who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lov2aclr8 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 well you know headache (and in the worst cases nausia and unconshisness) come from smoking constantly...( 15 big hits per minute for an hour...) the carbon monoxide which is created in the "burning" proccess takes the oxygen`s "place" in the lungs and the blood stream later on! its like beeng choked slowly. really slowly and painlessly (untill the headache strikes!) (thats how people die in fires without even get burned or burned alive in their sleep... the monoxide gets you sleepy as well ) smoke in a well ventilated place ! don`t get the tobacco to burn too much (like using a windscreen in youre room) and don`t get too many hits per minute....[img]http://www.hookahforum.com/forum/smileys/smiley14.gif[/img] i wrote in the introduction forum about my smoking expirience at the age of 11... [url="http://www.hookahforum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1770&PN=1"] [url="http://www.hookahforum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1770&am"]http://www.hookahforum.com/forum/forum_pos...asp?TID=1770&am[/url][/url] p;PN=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioannisds Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 I have been trying different things regarding the headache issue brought up here, and I think lov2aclr8 is onto something. If I pace myself just a tiny bit more during my smoking sessions, I don't get a headache at all, no matter how late at night it is. [quote name='CAINE']I see a lot of people talking about how they smoke 5 bowls a day, and I can't beleive it. There either lying, stupid, or ignorant of the dangers of smoking.[/quote] Yeah, you missed the dillhole who used to be on the board who "said" he would smoke 15-20 BOWLS A DAY. I think lying, stupid, and ignorant are quite fitting descriptions. Not to mention he must have some sweet device which helps him defy the laws of space and time. Ok, I'll stop now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lov2aclr8 Posted October 12, 2005 Share Posted October 12, 2005 [quote name='CAINE']I see a lot of people talking about how they smoke 5 bowls a day, and I can't beleive it. There either lying, stupid, or ignorant of the dangers of smoking.[/quote] wow wow wow! lets not exagurate (spelling??) here.... i`m starting my 5 bowl today... that means i`m stuped? i think not.... i usually smoke 5 bowls 3 days a week... (the weekends....) unless i`m on vacation (like now)... and i would say that the average bowl amount per day while i`m on a vacation is 5 bowls... well it could be a health risk but i also like bikes (bicycle) "trials" mostly and lately into "freeride"... so sports is kind of a way of making up for the smoking... i wouldn`t say that 5 is that much... older people who have nothing to do smoke up to 10 a day every day.... and still living.... don`t forget that hookah is not like a cegarette! unlike cigarrette the hookah doesn`t actually burn its more of a "cooking" process... and the water does filtrate most of the bad stuff... and the companys don`t add no chemicals unlike the cogarrette manufacturors that add chemicals to make the smoke less harsh and the smoking more adicting...! like people before me said.... its youre choice! just find the balance mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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