I am not a doctor or medical professional and yes if you feel you are in need of urgent medal care call 911 or go see a doctor. in my opinion most of the people in this chat are right. It is 80% mental if not more, when you freak out. There are a lot of factors at play, mainly how high you get, but also the strain you smoked the potency of the Weed and how your body reacts to it (which can change). Also any other medical issues you have or other substances you have used in conjunction with the weed can modify the effect of the cannabis. I had smoked for years with no problem and then out of nowhere I got this panicked feeling I had never had before and after my trial smoke today I am still not liking it. Not that I think weed is bad, quit the opposite. My Mom has used it most of her life for pain management. I know its mostly in my mind and the way my body reacts to it. Not because Weed is a crazy dangerous drug, at least not anymore than Alcohol or Nicotine. However it is a drug and does alter you perception of reality and physical state.
I smoked weed tonight myself and had a bad trip, in fact I am kinda stoned as I type. I had the same thing happen to me also 10 years ago. I stopped smoking because of that and after 10 years decided to give it another shot.
Unfortunately after I initially stopped smoking I replaced the weed with other more addictive and dangerous drugs and now drink heavily, to where it has effected my health.
Anyhow, I wanted to be able to smoke weed but have been afraid to for years, ironically I would do just about any drug but Weed at one point. So... I get my CA weed card and I buy some weed and a CBD-THC balance oil. That was recommended to see if Cannabis might work for me, not to really get faded but, I do suffer from health issues, and need help control symptoms that I have self medicated for with alcohol. I tried some of the oil and I catch a little head change but more just a mellow buzz. I think the CBD did help with Nausea and the like. I get brave and I break out my little bong I bought and put a tinny peace of the strain called "King Louise" it is an Indica so I thought it would be mellow.
To make a long story shorter, I get super stoned and of course what comes to my mind but that time when I smoked before and freaked out. I know I can handle my drugs but Psychedelics are another deal. They do have medicinal value but they Don't mesh with a certain set of people. If you have per disposition to Anxiety, as I do, its not a good idea to toke. Any thought you have while you are high will manifest in unforeseen and uncontrollable ways. No not like on "Reefer Madness" where you take one hit and jump off a building or become a rapist. It can be good like you feel Zen, at peace, having fun Laughing and partying...or scary, frightening and panicked. Also once the THC hits your brain it does increase your heart rate you might feel that come on as your senses are heightened and it scares you, your brain intoxicated by THC gets wound around this idea, your heart beats faster, you swear your having a heart attack you clutch your chest.....you get the picture.... Man,I had to talk myself down from running into a fire station at like 3am one night after I got High as a kite walking home swearing to myself I was about to drop dead. Luckily I didn't because if you go to the hospital and tell them your going to die from smoking weed they will most likley pump you full of Thorazine and toss you in a bed to sleep it off. There is no drug to counteract THC only manage the effects until it passes. Once you get faded your along for the "trip" as it were, good or bad. Better to just try and make it a good one. That is what I did tonight, I distracted my self with movies and food and typing this (LOL) and tried to keep to bad vibes out. Starting to come down and ass out. Finally.
My Suggestion if you continue to have these issues, don't smoke weed anymore. If that is not an option then experiment with different strains or other natural cannabis products. If you have panic attacks for sure stay away from spice. It is a synthetic cannabis, basically the crystal meth of weed. Good luck and I hope you find your answer, I'm still looking for mine, and trust me its not other drugs or Drinking.
And mind you, I only took one hit.
Someone had to give me freaking Xanax to calm my anxiety while I was high.
Here's a list of my symptoms that day:
-Inability to move, couldn't feel my body
- loud ringing in my ears
- felt hot and cold at the same time
- heart rate was excessively high
- I legit could not control any of my actions
- hallucinated a bunch
If I could describe what dying feels like to you, no exaggeration, I probably could just off of this experience. I even felt highthe next day.
I DO have anxiety, but I didn't realize it was this bad.
Can anyone give me constructive advice on what actually happened?