Anxiety caused by Marijuana?

bob111 · Newbie Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 1

hi, im 16 and for the last year ive been expieriencing anxiety related symptoms
about a year ago i started going to parties etc. with friends
i tried pot like twice, but very little of it and i never got high
finally one night i tried more pot than usual and i expierienced a bad panic attack
it went away in an hour or two and i was normal after that
i swore never to try pot again after such a horrible terrifying expierience
but i felt normal and for two weeks i ahd no problems
but on a friday afternoon i was writing a test in class and for no reason at all i started shaking and realized i was having a panic attack out of the blue
i calmed myself down but after that it was hell
i went home and searched on the internet why im ight be having a panic attack and when i read about anxiety and such it gave me another panic attack and all weekend i had attacks off and on

i went to the doctor and after tests it turned out i have PACs of something which are just random double heartbeats which increase adrenaline momentarily and when im tired or in a weak state have the ability of abrubtly starting a panic attack
i was told just to get over it by controlling thoughts etc.

since then i have been extremely agoraphobic and ive resorted to staying home and playing video games all day and i havent been out with friends ever since
i cant watch scary movies anymore, i used to be an awsome skier but i get so scared now sometimes while i ski
i seem to be a lot more tired lately and lightheaded
and i even get panic attacks sometimes but i think my thoughts bring them on when i scare myself

what the hell has happened to me, it seems like since trying pot, my bodys ability to control anxiey has snapped
i get shaky often, and i am severly depressed sometimes il lbe fine for like weeks but then the next two ill be scared, tired, depressed etc.

anyone know why this is happening, if theres anything that might help me???? FYI - writing this post right now is making me tremble

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Only I think my anxiety is causing chest pains. I went to the doctor today. He gave me lexapro. I don't think that the marijuana is what is causing your anxiety, perhaps it is what sparked it. Give it some more thought and see if it is other issues in your life that are really getting to you. Perhaps the weed opened you up somewhat and your subconsious is more vibrant. Or perhaps you are right, marijuana does effect people differently, I also tried to control my attacks, with no avail. I'm going to see if this perscription works, I also did a lot of coke. And I don't think I can quit smoking mj just yet.

Try to get your mind off of it, it only makes it worse. and GO to the doctor, find someone to talk about it to, and to cry to.

peace, take care.

candyfluff · Newbie Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 1

I know how you feel.... talking about or describing panic attacks is very scary and can trigger one. I started crying when I explained the symptoms to my doctor. After the panic attack was over, I felt really embaressed.

I'm sixteen years old as well. I have gone through the same exact thing you have gone through. Except, I smoked pot quite a bit more than you did. I was fine at first, but after a while I had my first panic attack while high. I thought I was having a heart attack and I was going to die!!! It has been a little over a year since I have smoked pot and I still occasionally have panic attacks. Some weeks I have a few in a row. It is not your fault that panic attacks happen. There is nothing you can do to prevent them other than staying home and staying in places you feel comfortable. But you cannot do this for the rest of your life!! I go through agoraphobic phases as well... where I just stay home and surf the net. I am now forcing myself to get out more.

Try this: get really close friend or family member that you feel comfortable telling about your anxiety/panic and you feel safe being around... try spending time with them in your house and around the neighborhood. After a couple weeks of this, try going somewhere else... For dinner in a quiet cafe' or a non crowded movie for example. At first Avoid places that are loud, brightly lit or have too many people. This will be scary and it will give you a panic attack most likely. While you have a panic attack or anxiety attack, tell yourself that it is just your mind... you are perfectly safe... you will not die. You are perfectly fine. While you are having the panic attack say your name and address to yourself in your head... it reassures you that you are capable of thought proccess. Tell yourself that you are perfectly safe, no matter how shaky you feel or how fast your heart is beating! It will soon stop! I know it is scary as hell... you really think you're going to die when you have one... but you're not. After a long time of doing this, gradually expose yourself to places you would LIKE to go with more people or noises, etc. For example, the mall, concerts, scary movies, etc.

I could not watch scary movies for a while either. The first major panic attack I had was while I was stoned watching some blood and guts zombie movie... which is actually pretty ironic, cus when I get panic attacks I feel like a zombie. like Im not alive, nothing is real, im going through the motions and trying not to freak out loud.

Also... Get plenty of sleep! being tired makes you loopy and being loopy triggers panic attacks.

also... always wear a peice of jewelery or a rubberband around your wrist so you can play with it when you get a panic attack. Snapping the rubberband on your wrist kinda brings you into reality a little bit.

I hope this helps!!!

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I experience anxiety attaks only sometimes when I blaze. Most of the time I just feel high, but sometimes I get the famous freak out attack think you're gonna die thing. I can't find any way to calm myself down, I just have to wait for it to pass. I get very shaky with chest pains and very thirsty.
I need a way to calm myself down that I can keep on hand. Anxiety attacks only happen sometimes, so I want to be prepared.
Have there been any reports of anyone actually harming themselves from anxiety attacks or any reports of overdose from pot?

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HEY I HAVE THE SAME THING BUT IM 14 WILL IT GO AWAY OR DO I HAVE IT FOR EVER?

branconcraig07 · Newbie Joined: 16 Apr 2008 Posts: 1 Location: gdsfg

dude i know how you feel i smoked like 3 times during freshman year of highschool and i didnt ever smoke enough to get high

its junior year now and i smoked about 7 bowls between me and 4 other people

i started shaking first but i didnt mind it
then later my chest started hurting
then my heart was beating super fast
then it felt as if my heart was in my ear beating so hard i couldnt hear anything else or focus on anything else, and my it felt as if a f@#$^&* demon was punching my chest over and over
along with this my throat was numb and i didnt even know if i was breathing
i was freaking out horribly, i didnt say shit because im used to it because i have panic attacks about maybe once every few months, i just wait it out usually
but this time i really thought i was going to f@#$^&* die, like i accepted death and thought about just calling 911 but i didnt i just walked down stairs and called my friend and just waited it eventually went away and i felt good

that was about 3 weeks ago
this recent weekend i smoked some crazy dro, i had 6 hits because i didnt know how much i was supposed to, later learning that 1 hit would of been good enough for someone new to dro and weed in general
i was freaking out so bad
all those symptoms i had before were there exept i was 20x as high and i was stuck in a car with some kid driving i didnt know and i had to listen to this slow rap song really f@#$^&* loud and we were on the highway
it was literally the worst experience of my f@#$^&* life
we got dropped off and were walked and my vision was just so fucked up
i couldnt grasp that this wasnt a dream because i was so high
i was still freakin out and my friend started to freak out too because he hadnt smoked dro ina long time plus i think me freaking out triggered him too

once again i thought i wasnt getting out of this one, thought death was among me, so many bad physical feelings hurting me, like my chest eyes and heart it was so horrible
we were skating home to my friends house and my friend kept saying he couldnt keep his eyes open and that his heart is about to stop
right after i heard him say that about his eyes my eyes started to hurt and try to close and i was like wtf?
the physical shit that happens is crazy because it happens before i even have a panic attack
i have a panic attack because of that shit that i feel in my chest and throat
thats what confused me
but i know its because i smoked way to much plus i have panic attacks sometimes so it obviously triggered it and multiplied its magnitude on me

as for you, you just got to live life dude, stop worrying about it go out and do shit, just f*** it you cant let that bullshit control your life and from you having fun

if its really bad and you just cant stop it then get some anti depressant or something
anything that makes you happy man

you just have to teach yourself that NO matter what, NO MATTER how bad that panic/anxiety attack is you ARENT going to die, it will go away

use that as your weapon against it

once it starts just wait it out dont make it worse by actually giving into it thinking you might actually die or something because your not

good luck dude

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