marijuana-- head feels slow/heavy/cloudy

Just to add onto precious comment...I get the twitch and pressure in my head and sometimes visual twinges if this happens to me , but again everything is heightened and fuzzy, and usually i'm tired or worried about something else . Worrying about the pressure in your head when you smoke will train your brain to associate getting high with panic and anxiety.

Panic attacks and Anxiety are very traumatic and can linger for a long time, along with depression etc, But my best advice is, keep active try not to smoke as much (stop if needs must for a 6 month period), surround yourself with people you love,Keep positive and remember its all in your head.

Also to any other readers, Make sure you know where you are getting it from, there is a lot of very strong MJ kicking about which can Cause these side effects.

I find this to be true, I've been smoking MJ on and off for the last 1 1/2 years, I started smoking when I was 18, I'm about to be 20 in February. I would not smoke a lot until the last 6 months, I've been smoking way too much. The last time I smoked I felt anxiety to where I could not enjoy the high at all, a warm fuzzy feeling in my stomach, or as if my stomach became inflamed. I got so much anxiety, all my body started to go numb, my hands caved on me and would clinch up and could not keep them straight, and felt little pokes everywhere (like when your foot falls asleep). I had to calm down, take deep breaths, and realize I wouldn't go crazy or die, then the feeling went away after 20mins, it's also good to get distracted and have someone you trust, that won't judge you and will take care of you if you freak out. It's been 5 days since and still aren't completely comfortable, I feel as if I'm bloated and have a lot of anxiety, but I am sure it's all withdrawal anxiety. They say MJ has no withdrawal symptoms but I have never felt anxious in my life or stressed to where I could not stop thinking about problems 24/7. It really becomes a miserable place to be in. I have quit before, but after finding out MJ causes anxiety and panic attacks for myself, I see no benefit in MJ. The costs are too grate and inhumane. I recommend every one to not smoke and keep a healthy, rather lavish style instead as it's much funer than being a stoner.

Thats soo much this makes me feel soo much better because Im 14 and I smoke and the effect have lasted for 1 month now and reading this comming from a person that smoked for 13 years is releaving and makes me feel more comfortable and I have stoped because of this experience so I think that I can learn from this and make better decisions

Is there anyway to get rid of the effects alot faster? Because its been a week and im still foggy from smoking on the weekend.

I'm experiencing all of these symptoms as well, it's been about 9 days now and still not much has changed. My best guess is in order to speed up the detox process you would need to exercise and drink plenty of fluids in order to rid the thc from your fat cells. Like I said this is just my guess but it's the process ive chosen and hopefully it will work. If anyone has had success with this method please let me know!!!

I am going through this .are you ok now?

Damn, it's only been a week for me and i am losing my mind, went doctors 3 times and to the hospital to have blood tests and they checked my heart for some reason, really hope this feeling goes away soon, I can't even drive anymore coz I can't concentrate on things moving :(

How can not of this be on the news? If it happens to so many people? I had no idea until now. I went to Amsterdam and ate a space cake. I never ever smoked and only drink.
Its been nearly 2 weeks and I am feeling dizzy and like my head is heavy.
Last week was terrible...I was really tired and ended up falling asleep really early each night.
I have seen some improvements in week 2 since eating the stupid evil space cake. I can stay awake longer, have more energy and concentrate more or less like normal.
BUT I have this annoying feeling of being dizzy, out of balance. Went to see my doctor who reassured me that I will be okay.
I just hope this dizziness goes away and that I can function normally again.

Was it your first time? How old are you? Did you smoke or eat something?
Its been 2 weeks for me today. I can see a vast improvement between week 1 and 2.

I'm 17 I been smoking for the last 2 years almost 2x or more a day. I quit 7-8 days ago I been feeling really weird like in my head I got this vein or something pulsing behind my left ear and its been there for 3 days it makes my head feel weird please help I went to the ER Twice and the last time was when I first started feeling the pulse and they did a cat scan and said everything was normal but I feel my head tensing up someone please reply I'm scared ..

I had a similar feeling. I felt my neck was pulsing and my head felt heavy. Its now 18 days since i tried weed for the first time and I am feeling unbalanced when walking. It seems to disappear when I work out at the gym though.
I hope its getting better. I believe it may be triggered by anxiety which is hard to control when you are worried.
I heard it can take ages so if you are only on day 7-8 after smoking regular for 2 years it may take longer.

I relate to much of what has been said here. Was a chronic MJ smoker for many years, at least 18. Smoked a lot and really overdid it. Never had a problem and functioned well enough. A few years back I had a poly-drug mishap with some other substances (MDMA + L) anyways from that point forward I was never the same. I had that brain fog and pressure and anxiety and dizziness. I had a brain MRI done, tried all kinds of supplements, was worried I had chiori malformation. Everything was ruled out by the docs. Everything was normal. I did not want to get on anti-depressants but finally thought to give pot a rest and try and reset.

I had taken a long break for me (about 4 months) I did clear up and felt mostly better. I have a job where I have to function well and a family to take care of. I also have periods of high day to day stress. Anyways I decided to test the waters as I missed getting baked and I really used to enjoy smoking even if I did abuse it. I would like to get to a point where I could smoke once in awhile but alas the symptoms returned after very lightly smoking a few times. I have the fog again and the past couple days I was anxious. I know it will all pass but I'm bummed out that something inside my mind has been compromised. Its interesting to see that others have had this experience without using other drugs.

My advice is similar for fighting this off. Get good nights sleep, eat healthy, stay hydrated. I take multi vitamins and exercise regularly. Cardio a plus. I also take Omega 3's with DHA and coconut oil. I'm thinking to try noopept but have not yet to see if I can regenerate some neural connections. Also I found that short rounds of melotonin helps at night (for about a week) I think you need to experiment a little to find what works for you. I also use an herbal supplement for mood and anxiety its called relax + restore from maine medicinals.

I feel for everyone affected in this way. The truth is for me it did pass. Depersonalization is scary and panic attacks are equally frightening. Not feeling like yourself, getting hot sweaty and dehydrated for no apparent reason sucks. I miss smoking and get jealous of those who can still but the body is telling me something and I have to listen to it.

Meditation also is very helpful if you are into that sort of thing. I think now I have to take another long break, maybe longer than 4 months which sucks because now that summer is coming I'll be tempted much more.

I also quit coffee which I felt was another trigger and switched over to green tea which also has some mental health benefits.

Hopefully the medical community can shed some light on this in the future. Its hard when most docs are like you did drugs well that's your problem and no longer listen, then they try to give you their drugs to fix things.

Best of luck everyone...Last dance with MJ

Can u update me on it now? Cause I've been feeling hazy for probably about 5 months now, but i was smoking after that the "panic attack type thing". I stopped completely 1.5 months ago but still feel hazy.

Hi I saw your post and was wondering if it went away? I am feeling the same way

Hello,
I did the same;smoked weed and had some acohol.I was really stressed and didn't know what I was thinking at that time.it has been 3 months now and still keeping my fingers crossed.Still trying to recover from the truma and the continuous head sensations.please let me know how you are feeling now.thanks