posted May 18, 2000 05:47 PM         

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does marijuana really raise cortisol levels or is it a myth?

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posted May 18, 2000 07:26 PM            

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it may,their have been some studies that suggest cannabis/pot is associated with higher incidence of central obesity and gynomastia because it has natural estrogens in addition to the hallucinogens.Might explain that "calm" feeling pot gives people.
Manana...

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posted May 18, 2000 08:32 PM            

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that's a really good question. supposedly it increases estrogen. I think more n some than others. Being that i smoke a lot of pot, i can tell you that gains will be very slow. This of course is just my experience. Now if pot does raise estrogen, then would'nt pot be synergestic with testosterone, due to the fact that the more estrogen you have, the better results (muscle mass) you'll experience when using testosterone. Just a thought.

-Pops

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posted May 19, 2000 01:59 AM            

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yeah but you got to think of how much of those estrogens you take in everday competing for receptor sites.In my experience people who smoke the most are the ones with high tolerances ie probably have high blood levels all the time- after awhile you just adjust to the increased levels.Manana...

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posted May 19, 2000 03:41 AM            

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to anwser your question...yes it does.

Zenor BN, Weesner GD, Malven PV Endocrine and other responses to acute administration of cannabinoid compounds to non-stressed male calves.Life Sci (England), 1999, 65(2) p125-33

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