Allergic to THC?

It's a bad reaction to weed not allergy's, typically cause by either pre-existing conditions (people with depression and anxiety tend to have bad hits) or the users mindset, sounds like you just had some paronia. I don't think I have heard of being allergic to THC.

Well it seems today, everything and anything can have bad side effects. Now I've never heard of being allergic to weed. It was probably just a bad trip. The weed may have been chronic (weed laced with coke). Which if smoked rarely, can give you what you think is a bad trip, but you just aren't slowing down to enjoy your high. Instead you're paranoid and your mind is going 90mph, and you almost hallucinate and blank out.

Its happened to me, and I thought I was dying and having a heart attack. I thought I was allergic, but I soon learned that I wasn't allergic. So I'm sure you aren't either.

To the OP - I had the worst experience ever last night - one puff of pot and I was out of it for 5 hours. My heart was racing, my body kept shaking, including my head which was the most uncomfortable sensation. I got sick several times - I really thought I was going to end up in ER. Today I have a killer headache and I feel like I was run over by a truck.

I realize it sounds like something was in the pot, but my boyfriend smoked way more than me and had no bad reaction.

Needless to say, I will NEVER smoke again.

It is possible to have an allergic reaction to cannabis although the active ingredient, THC, is endowed with some moderate anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic properties. There has been little study in this area. It may be that other elements in the smoke, especially if you mix with tobacco, are causing your reaction.

I'm really not sure why you would try Canabis again...after having that bad reaction.

Canabis alters your brain chemistry. It affects everyone in different ways. Your continued "paranoia" for lack of a better word is probably the result of your existing anxiety problems with the addition of your fear of THC allergies.

Once the Canabis is out of your system you should return to normal. If you don't you should consult your doctor.

I know exactly what u saying, i smoked Nov. 23, 2007 for about the 5th time and the previous time was a year before , i tripped out started hearing voices for about 2 min then walked outside in a circle for about 20 min then passed out .. told myself i would neever smoke again well a year later i did just 2 hits watching American Gangster sittin on the couch took 2 hits with my friends and i started gettin that nervous feeling again my heart was racing , and i got this weird sensation in my head , that has not left my head and were now 4 months from the incident, but it has reduced.. Well i seemed to have loss interest in many things that once really interested me.. if u wanna talk about email it and i'll give u my number... *****

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I experienced exactly the same thing two days ago. It was the same scenario, one hit sent me into a heart racing, twitching, hallucinogenic haze in which everything was warped. I came down gradually over the course of about 12 hours. This has happened every time I've smoked, which hasn't been often, with good reason. But I'm glad someone else has experienced it. Does anyone know what causes that type of reaction?

well lets see. finally something similar to my incident, on july the first i did hash for the 3rd time and it was the one time i felt anything. my hear was racing, i was freaking out thinking i was going to die or something i was light headed, and everything was slow. acouple of hours later i was fine. but then 12 hours later ( or about ish im not too sure ) i started getting really lightheadedand dizzy, and i started panicing and freaking out. my heart was racing reallybadly. this kept on going for 1 month on and off (phases) except for the dizzy part. that was 24/7. waited for 6 weeks till the THC was out of the system and went to the doctors. i was sent to do ear checks, and mri scans and c**p. in the end they didn't find anything i was sent home with a smiley face. except i wasn't happy that i was starting to feel insane due to the change in image. everything i looked at was shaky ish. and well this was . 5 months ago. i hardly get the vertigo feelings i used to and the dizzy thing is very very hardly ever there. but the only thing left in me, is the fact that im super paranoid now. and sometimes things get alittle shaky when i concentrate.. but when i blink acouple of times.. and take a deep breathe, its like im back to reality. is this ever going to end? can i try doing weed or something again? cause .. i mean maybe that old c**p was laced. imnot too sure..

oh i think i might have replied to someone elses comment by accident. im not sure how to randomly post in this thing. =D

I can help!

I had this happen to me every time I did weed, which has been about three times. I had to prove to myself that I was allergic because I assumed I was anxiety-prone.

I lived with chronic anxiety for a year, but I've never felt the symptoms I felt with weed. I have nothing against the sh*t, but man - that sh*t f**ks me up in the most unappealing manner that I have no urge to even be around it.

If it is unlocking a door of paranoia in my brain, then so be it. Either way, the first thing you do is stop using it. Plain and simple.

For those of you who are having continued symptoms, this is mostly triggered from the anxiety that was bought out during the bad trip. Honestly, I feel it's possible to be mentally, and sometimes, physically allergic to THC. If you have underlying issues and/or are not in a comfortable place with familiar people, you should NOT smoke up. There's just no point. I was with some of my closest friends and loved ones, completely chill, with no problems, and very excited to experience the high which I did not experience. I began convulsing on the floor, shaking rapidly, my chest was in pain. It was a mixture of anxiety and reaction. With an anxiety attack, you can breathe yourself out of it. With the THC reaction, there was no getting out of it. It just lasted, and lasted, and lasted.

Sorry about getting off topic. Make sure you drink plenty of filtered water, and take a good dose of Vitamin B-12. If you go to your local health store you can find B-12 dots. They are cherry flavored and melt in your mouth. You need about 5,000 micrograms. Keep it under the tongue, or in your cheek. It absorbs immediately through your mucus membrane and calms the nerves.

Why it works. The myelan structure acts as a sliding board between the axon and dendrite which receive and send messages, like electrical currents, through the nervous system. A lack of B-12 or a problem with the nervous system will cause shaking, blurred vision, hallucinations, extreme exhaustion, rapid heart beats, severe depression, and anxiety. Most anxiety disorders are caused from a lack of B-12. B-12 reinforces the structure of the myelan of each neuron and allows messages to flow more easily. If you're deficient, give it a couple days-weeks to rebuild. If you're anxious, give it a couple hours-days to calm down.

Other factors that keep the anxiety going:

* Yellow 5 food coloring.
* High amounts of caffeine.
* Too much red meat. Though meat is a great way to absorb B-12, too much is rejected from the body and not absorbed if it's constant.

Lay off the above for a couple weeks until you have sorted out the problem. If it continues, see a doctor but remember to breathe. The best test is the pulse test. If your pulse slows down when you hold your breath, it is anxiety.

Much love and peace to you all. And for those of you who can enjoy weed, much respect.

I HAVE HAD A SIMILAR REACTION A FEW TIMES BEFORE. IT WOULD TAKE ME YEARS TO BE SO STUPID TO TRY IT AGAIN, BUT EVERY 4-5 I WOULD W/THE SAME RESULTS. ONLY I WOULD ALSO THROW UP UNCONTROLLABLY FOR AT LEAST 2 HRS. I WOULD FEEL "OUT OF IT" FOR DAYS AFTER TOO. NO ONE AROUND ME HAD EVER HEARD OF BEING ALLERGIC TO THC. THEY WOULD ALL JOKE AROUND AND TELL ME I WAS CRAZY TO THINK IT - THAT MAYBE I WAS JUST NOT USE TO IT. I DONT WANT TO BE USE TO THAT!

I had the same reactions when I used to smoke pot. I was 14 and tried it a few times with no issues. All it took was one bad time...None of my friends had a reaction , I did. Tingling that wouldn't go away. There was a weird 3-d effect where I'd look at my hand and the background behind it would disappear but my hand was there like floating in space. people's heads and features appeared too large or too small. I couldn't look at anyone, what i saw was too scary. I could hear music from a block away...we even ran down the block to find the house that was playing it. The tingling and tingling and tingling would NOT stop. Cottonmouth that nothing could quench. No one i was with would believe what i was telling them, they all thought i was lying. I was freaking out big time. Racing heart, I though i was dying and after an hour with no change i wish I DID die. I remember having to try and act normal when my parents came to pick me up, but i couldn't even look at them or talk to them, i was too terrified. Paranoia was an understatement, i was scared sh!tless. Shaking and shivering, sweaty palms, the works. I don't remember when the sensations finally went away enough so i could sleep. I ultimately thought it was laced with something.

A few weeks later I went to a different friend's house, and smoked a different stash of weed. I was trying to prove that it wasn't the pot, that something was wrong with that last batch. But the SAME THING happened...this time even worse. More intense sensations, longer lasting although the same type of thing. After that I stopped smoking weed entirely, But the freak-out flashbacks KEPT COMING BACK! random times, in school or at home or anyplace and i wasn't even smoking pot! But I'd get those same flashbacks...same sensations. tingling, vision changes, hearing changes, heart racing, etc. and there wasn't anything i could do about it.

This random flashback thing lasted for several years. but the worst flashbacks came within the first few months. They did taper off over time, but I always had that paranoia that it could come back at any time without warning...because it did.

I am now in my 40's and I am STILL a little bit paranoid that it could come back at any time. I've decided that many of the later flashbacks were really my reaction to anxiety and not true flashbacks. ive been treated for generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder. My panic attacks have somewhat similar symptoms to that same experience...but now i know they are just panic attacks and they will go away.

i hope this helps someone somehow. I just want to say there's no need to smoke it... why do it if it hurts you?

A few months ago i tried weed for the first time. It was the worst thing I've ever experienced. It triggered my anxiety. My heart raced, my chest tightened, and my throat felt as though it was closing. I was positive I was going to die. After that, my body shook for an hour and a half straight. The next day, I was exhausted and nothing looked the same for a few weeks. I was hit with an extreme wave of depression for the same amount of time. After a few weeks, I felt alot better. Yesterday, I wanted to try again and the same things happened just not to the same degree.

Needless to say, I'll never smoke weed again

I have smoked weed everyday for many years, both indoor and outdoor etc etc. What many here are describing is what (where i come from) we call "the greens". It usually only happens when you have consumed a more than your usual amount of alcohol and then smoke weed. Alot of people get the greens every time they smoke simply because the only time theyve tried smoking is when they are drunk and someone offers. The common symptoms include vomiting, nausea, hallucinations, cold sweats, face going pale etc. An allergy to THC is possible of course, although more likely its another component of either the maryjane or the mix, but from my experience, most people trying it when they arent drunk dont get the greens.

i am a pretty avid weed smoker and one time me and my friends sparked up a blunt, using a dutch master, and i had this really, different sensation. i started to get these feeling like i could not control my body at all, luckily i was sitting down, my head started to bob and i got real pale and almost threw up. it was the strangest high i had ever had, and i did not want it to come back. after that i smoked weed again and i was fine except that time i used a glass pipe. the next time i smoked another blunt i was standing and i got the same head rush and i could not control anything and i sort of passed out twice and just fell to the ground. my friend helped me up and gave me some water and once i drank some of the water i got really hot and started to sweat a little, he told me that i was just dehydrated, could that have been it? my other friend told me that it might have been the tobacco in the blunt wraps, this makes sense since it only happens when i smoke blunts. i smoke cigarettes occasionally and i am fine whenever i do, could it just be the mixture or the two?? or am i alergic to some chemical or something in the weed??

Yeah I had some issues the first time I smoked. But I remember really having a great time then all of a sudden something on tv started tripping me out hella bad. I started to freak out, and that's when all the paranoia, extreme heart rate, and the feeling of dying happened. I experienced tunnel vision which made it even worse. I finally decided to walk around for about 15 minutes (which felt like forever) and then finally sat down and drank about 4 water bottles in a row and decided if I was gonna die I wasn't gonna freak out. And once I thought about that I started to calm down, and managed to completely get rid of the heart rate issue and everything within about 20 minutes. At the end I was still high but I was relaxed instead. I noticed that if it's really easy for someone to get sketched out then it's not a good idea to smoke tough your first time. I smoked about .5 grams of weed my first time and was hitting it each time as hard as I could and holding my breath as long as I could. I was coughing hella bad but it was definitely way too much for me. I also consulted my mom about it later, because I'm an adult, and I knew she smoked it before, and I knew she'd be more understanding than mad. I found out that she as well had the same exact experience as me. And she suffers from severe depression and anxiety issues. At the time I had minor depression and anxiety issues, so I figure it would be related. Now I don't have anxiety issues as bad, and smoke rarely, usually only to relax.