Hello, I am a 19 year old female and I have recently started smoking weed again. I have been experience anxiety attacks and derealization. I feel like I'm starting to doubt my own existence I don't know the time or the place that I'm in. My mind goes back and forth trying to figure out if this is real or not. I get that feeling of impending doom. It's like there's a numbing wave traveling through my body bringing me to death. The feeling scares me so much and I just wanted it to go away. But this doesn't happen every time I get high and its also happened with different types of marijuana. One strange effect is that my sense earing, smell and touch are strongly heightened. My own voice in my head is so loud, my thoughts just keep echoing. It's like my whole body is inside my head and I can't talk. My boyfriend asks me a question and I answer him inside my head. It's so hard to speak. I start to feel really far away like I'm not inside my body. I feel like I'm not me. I forget who I am. And my eyes keep wanting to close but I don't feel tired. I keep shivering like I'm cold, my mouth shakes sometimes, I have rapid blinking, my eyes keep trying to roll back in my head. and sometimes my hands and feet shake. My head gets tingly and so does my body. I even start twitching. There are so many weird effects that I can't even list them all. I also keep hyperventilating and other times my breathing gets so slow I feel like I'm going to die. the scary thing is, even after I finally fall asleep the next day at work sometimes I start to feel weird again even though I'm sober. but straggelyI feel far away and forget everything like my mind goes completely blank and I don't know where I am, who I am, or what I'm doing. I get to the point where I think I'm going to pass out but I never do. schizophrenia, high blood pressure, major depression, anxiety, and diabetes run in my family. Has this type of thing happened to others? Do i maybe have an underlying medical condition? should I stop smoking altogether? Any reply at all is greatly appreciated.
Hello, Riamarie.
As I said on topic similar to yours, the best way to overcome this is to occupy your mind with something. Sports activity and hangouts are the best, but reading and some kind of hobby (puzzle or building a model) can do the thing just fine.
Of course, you must quit smoking if you want it to be successful.
And, it would be helpful if you go to the doctor. There are some side effects which is unusual for opiate consumer. Don't be afraid, they only can help you.
Report back what the doctor told you. Cheers!
this is why i quit smoking weed becuz of these very symptoms. i even heard a million voices laughing at me last time i did it which i knew werent there. my opinion quit while you can and stay fit. or/and find or stay with hobbies you enjoy.