Hello guys,
I'd like to start off by saying that I'm not a heavy smoker, I "tried" weed at most 4 times in my life, the 4th time being the culprit.
Basically, what happened, I took one to many hits which transpired into a panic attack, the last time I smoked being almost a year prior. It started with a sensation that I'll faint, sorta like falling instantly asleep. Needless to say, I immediately jolted up and though that something's wrong. The first words I told my friends were "Holy sh*t, I don't feel too well."
I was brought home and had difficulty sleeping that night, felt panicky and anxious even the next morning. Fast forward 3 days and I've recovered. I went to gym, exercised heavily and resumed my normal daily schedule.
The next day, I woke up fresh, completely forgot about the bad experience and wasn't even thinking of it anymore. 2 hours after waking up, BAM, the same sensation in the back of my head, that I'm "fainting" or instantly falling asleep, as if a pressure is being removed from the back of my head. I instantly jolted back up again and felt the same sensation, panic.
3 months have passed since then, the first two weeks being the worst, I was riddled with anxiety and even had a few more panic attacks, mind you, not full blown.
As I said, the first time it had taken me only 3 days to recover, but my problem is that I hadn't smoked anymore in those 3 days and yet I had the same sensation. I feel much better now but the recovery process wasn't 3 days as the first time, rather 2 months.
My question is: Could it have been because of the weed that I re-experienced the sudden pressure drop in the back of my head? Was the second panic attack triggered because of the pressure drop in the back of my head reminded me of the first panic attack? Could it have been just a "bad trip" and I'm just over thinking it?
I haven't visited any doctors yet as I have seen that I gradually recovered.
Oddly enough, I would have sort of a "pre-panic attack" where I would get the rush of negative thoughts, sensation of impending doom and physical symptoms, but after it'd be over, I would for whatever reason feel better, and "snapped back to reality". Every "attack" lessened in intensity and length until it became just the occasional negative rush through my mind, the physical symptoms not being present anymore. It was never the same intensity as it was 3 days after I had had my first panic attack.
I am 21 years old and have no history of anxiety or panic attacks/disorder, this being the first time I have ever experienced anxiety and panic attacks.
What do you think it might've been? (Or be?)