Eat verry healthy as raw vegan as possible and make sure you eat enough omegas or the anxiety can last a while, also make sure you have all 84 necessary minerals all this will help regenerate receptors and return endocannnabinoid balance
I had my first panic attack when i was still smoking regularly. I quit cold turkey immediately because i was afraid that cannabis might have caused it. My Doctor then told me that there are many causes for a panic disorder, some of them completely out of our own grasp as it might be a genetical thing.
However, months after quitting i realized that it was an underlying condition that my mother and grandmother had in a similar fashion. My whole life i was a pretty cautious person and was afraid of many things.
I managed to make peace with the herb and smoke on rare occasions with zero side-effects.
It might be a subconscious fear that cannabis leads to panic and therefore you get attacks while smoking.
Now don't get me wrong, i still get panic attacks from time to time, but they are totally unrelated to smoking as they sometimes happen after months of abstinence without an obvious trigger.
Sometimes lighting up even helps me to calm down when i feel stress and discomfort building up
and completely averts the ongoing panic attack. This works only in moderation!
In regards of quitting:
Your mind still wants his rewards and that might indeed cause fear and panic too, especially when you HAVE to quit. Then there's also the fear of your future, how you're gonna handle it without smoking.
It's pretty much all in your mind, the physical symptoms you get are psychosomatic.
Some tips for the panics:
Try exercise(especially jogging), get a lot of sunshine(dont forget skin protection though) and have some friends around you that know about your problem. Social interaction is probably the best way to get your head away from fear and discomfort, no matter how hard it might be in such a situation.
Stretching exercises helped me tremendously. They give me some kind of relaxed feeling all over my body, help to get your mind off and are even healthy for your body.
Hope i could help somebody (if this thread's still active)
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However, months after quitting i realized that it was an underlying condition that my mother and grandmother had in a similar fashion. My whole life i was a pretty cautious person and was afraid of many things.
I managed to make peace with the herb and smoke on rare occasions with zero side-effects.
It might be a subconscious fear that cannabis leads to panic and therefore you get attacks while smoking.
Now don't get me wrong, i still get panic attacks from time to time, but they are totally unrelated to smoking as they sometimes happen after months of abstinence without an obvious trigger.
Sometimes lighting up even helps me to calm down when i feel stress and discomfort building up
and completely averts the ongoing panic attack. This works only in moderation!
In regards of quitting:
Your mind still wants his rewards and that might indeed cause fear and panic too, especially when you HAVE to quit. Then there's also the fear of your future, how you're gonna handle it without smoking.
It's pretty much all in your mind, the physical symptoms you get are psychosomatic.
Some tips for the panics:
Try exercise(especially jogging), get a lot of sunshine(dont forget skin protection though) and have some friends around you that know about your problem. Social interaction is probably the best way to get your head away from fear and discomfort, no matter how hard it might be in such a situation.
Stretching exercises helped me tremendously. They give me some kind of relaxed feeling all over my body, help to get your mind off and are even healthy for your body.
Hope i could help somebody (if this thread's still active)
.
I just want to read someone saying that it has gotten better for them or for someone to help us all out on this forum because I might end up blowing my head off if I have no way to end this horrible cycle of anxiety and pain... I smoked weed to combat everything and anything negative and used it before I ate and slept and whenever I'd wake up I'd use it. Now I can't bare to work or go outside and I can barely breath. I'm overly pissed off all the time and everything is depressing. Nothing makes me laugh and my family thinks I'm crazy... somebody help us man the doctors won't. I tried using prescribed Xanax and it threw me into a panic attack too... I've been to the ER 3 times for panic attacks and once for suicide prevention where I lied to the doctors and told them I wasn't suicidal but bruh... this is hell man...
Hi I’m 21 years old and from London England,
I started smoking weeding when I was about 14 years old now 21 I barely went a day without smoking heavily, only on holidays etc. Only recently I have begun not feeling myself and feeling incredibly anxious about my health, I feel tired all the time I have almost like a brain fog and can’t think clearly. I constantly look up symptoms online which always tells me I have something terribly wrong with me. I just want the anxiety to go. I just want someone to tell me it is anxiety and not a serious condition or disease.
Thanks
I started smoking weeding when I was about 14 years old now 21 I barely went a day without smoking heavily, only on holidays etc. Only recently I have begun not feeling myself and feeling incredibly anxious about my health, I feel tired all the time I have almost like a brain fog and can’t think clearly. I constantly look up symptoms online which always tells me I have something terribly wrong with me. I just want the anxiety to go. I just want someone to tell me it is anxiety and not a serious condition or disease.
Thanks
I too use to smoke weed. I also have experienced panic attacks, its uncomfortable to leave the house, I had a panic attack in the Bank the other day I couldn't even count my cash. I also don't have any apatite, I have to force myself to eat. when I do eat, I want to vomit. I constantly feel as if something "horrible" is going to happen at any moment. My only thing I can think of to help this is to, first of all never smoke again, eat healthy, work out, and treat my self well, nurture myself. I really think Pot has bad side effects. its a psychotropic drug, so its going to mess with ones head. Counseling also might help. Even pot is legal, its still a nasty drug. the days of smoking and giggling and the munchies are over.
I just stopped smoking weed 16 days a go after smoking all day and night for 13 years. Out of nowhere I’ll have a slight change in my body and I’ll think it’s a heart attack, start to sweat and panic that I’m dying. It’s all in our head. Our mind is trying to rebalance itself. Everything is magnified when sober. I still suffer from anxiety but I can only hope I’ll be restored to full confidence again.
Amen to that. We live and we learn. In this case , this lesson is a tough one lol.
Thanks for that posting it really hit everything I was thinking during these panic episodes. It also helped me control my anxiety attacks more, not fearing I was going through heart problems/attack. Like you I am studying myself and learning how to cope with it everyday. I quit on the 2nd of January 2018 after smoking for at least 5 years almost everyday if not every other. It’s been exactly 2 weeks today and what I read is that I’m over the worse part of the withdrawal period and everyday it gets lesser and lesser with the anxiety feelings and moodiness. I can eat a lot better now without forcing it down too, but I still have long ways to go before I feel like myself again. Hopefully it’ll take me a couple months before I can say I’m finally over these withdrawal episodes and panic feelings! :) Good luck to all who are going through this, it’s not easy but it is something we all can get over in due time.
I'm glad to find a group of people who are going through the same struggles I am.
Hey, ive been smoking morning till night for 14years. since i also always sold it ive have endless supply. ive been clean for 1 and a half month now. And i have had chronic headache ever since.. also had to check my heart cuz i got panic attacks constantly. This sh*t is real. My second attempt and it was the same last time too wich is comforting to know.. All be strong, we are not alone. Weed causes sh*t
I am currently dealing with this. I stopped smoking because I was sick last week and decided that it was time to quit after smoking daily for 7 years. I randomly feel dizzy and then really dizzy and then start to panic (heart starts racing, shaking, nervousness)
I think re-assuring yourself that it is all in your head, and that you will be ok and are alive really helps. thanks everyone for posting and sharing your stories
I think re-assuring yourself that it is all in your head, and that you will be ok and are alive really helps. thanks everyone for posting and sharing your stories
Hi guys! I quit smoking a month ago (with the exception of hitting the joint twice maybe). I was smoking a quarter oz every 2/3 days dealing with severe depression (which all it did was make it worse). I've been a smoker since I was 15, I'm almost 27...I've quit twice but not cold turkey and never had any issues. On march 23rd 2018 I was in Morro Bay, CA and became instantly sick, throwing up, violently shaking and getting cold sweats. What I thought was a little virus lasted 3 weeks resulting in me losing 20 pounds. After 3 trips to the ER the Dr told me I had CHS (basically the thc was making me sick because I was literally smoking too much). I quit smoking weed and the next day I wasn't sick, still couldn't eat and had SEVERE withdrawals. I've been dealing with HARDCORE anxiety since. Feeling like I'm going to have a damn heart attack, both arms will get tingly, my chest gets tight and hurts sometimes, left arm will have pain. It's been NUTS! I recently had to see a heart Dr because I was waking up literally with my heart racing where I couldn't catch my breath. Its been scary and I've never had any of these issues till I stopped! I'm now on lorespam .5 mg for night when I sleep and it's helped drastically but still not enough.
its been a week for me as well vic , the anxiety is hell...remember its not life threatening , be positive and if an attack comes its your body working to get out the weed toxins...short breathes and remembering it is in your head and will pass helps
Hi, I have been going through a similar situation to you all recently and was wondering if your anxiety has reduced or gone away at all? Seeking reassurance for my own mental healths sake.
How are you feeling now? Feel like I’m going through the same thing right now and it’s awful