Im 22 and have been smoking pot daily since i was 17. I did my best to be as responsible as possible while smoking so I only smoked after I got all my school work done and had no other responsibilites for that day. It was something that i used to look forward to every day just sittin playin some videogames online with my friends who also blaze and takin some bong rips. I enjoyed it a lot for the five years I smoked but then one night when i took a bong hit and within 10mins of that i started feeling dizzy and my heart was racing, also i had this weird tightness in my left arm like someone put a belt around it and pulled it tight. I also had this pounding sensation in my head that came in waves, it felt like my head was going to explode or a bllod vessel or anuerism was gonna burst in my head. I also had the sensation that someone was grabbin at the top end of my spine and pullin down on all the sh*t attached like in some cartoon or something, i had pain behind my eyes and these waves of pain in my head were unbearable.I went to my parents and could barely breathe and had them call 911, i lied in their bed until the ambulence came but the entire time i was lyin down i felt my body go numb and had the sesation that i was fallin out of my body. It felt like i was barely holding on to conciousness and waas teerfied that the next pulsing that hit me would make everything go dark and i'd never wake up again. when i got to the hospital the docs checked my heart and said it was fine and then stuck me in the waiting room where i waited without being seen for 5hrs b4 giving up and going home. I hoped that there was just something wrong with that batch so i bought somethin new and tried smokin again; to be safe though i just took one hit out of a pipe, but 10mins later it happened again. I went to my rents again and thought i was dyin but I didnt call 911 this time b/c it didnt really help last time. I started to feel better (i.e. didnt feel like I was dyin anymore but still not feelin great) around 3.5hrs later; which was about how long it took to feel the same way the previous time it happened. I couldnt understand why this was happening all of the sudden since I had never had these attacks b4 in my enitre life. I have suffered from depression since i was 12 but have never felt anything like this ever, even during my 5 yrs of smoking so I thought i should look for any recent changes in my life that could possibly explain what was happening all of a sudden. I had recently prior to the first attack started taking xanaxXR daily prescribed to me by my doc and hoped that the xanax was the problem. I have since gotten off xanax and am back on the meds Ive been on for the last 7 years, on those i smoked for 5yrs and never had a problem. I only had 1 attack that happened when i hadn't smoked for 5 days after the second attack, in other words after the second attack i stopped smoking period and still experienced an attack 5 days after i quit. I want to try smoking again b/c it was for 5 yrs a very enjoyable act which didn't interfere with my schooling at all, the semester prior to my first attack i earned a place on the deans list at my college, but I find myself terribly afraid of having to go through that again. It took a long time to ween myself of xanax so I have not smoked in about 5 or 6 months and i find that i miss it terribly. Does anyone have any knowledge of negative reactions to taking xanax daily and smoking which might confirm my hypothesis??? If not does anyone have any other info info or insight which can help me? Any help even remotely related to my situation would be greatly appreciated b/c i honestly just don't know what to do. As sad as it is a lot of my friendships came together from our common luv of smokin so when i go hang out with my friends and there all smokin I just feel out of place ( not to mention insanely jealous that they can smoke with no problem whatsoever). Please, any feedback is welcome and appreciated.
I wish everyone luck in accomplishing their goals whatever they may be and want you all to never give up hope b/c it can be a source of strength in the darkest of times,
-Sleep
I wish everyone luck in accomplishing their goals whatever they may be and want you all to never give up hope b/c it can be a source of strength in the darkest of times,
-Sleep
The same thing happen to me also...Man i was so scared because all of the sudden i was just sitting there smoking and bang (some hit across the chest with a sledge hammer). This was very very very very scary because i didnt know what was going on..heart beaten fast short ness of breath it was crazy. Finally about after a 1 after drink tons of water and sitting in the bath tub of cold water nude..i wore off but i was still shakey and i couldnt stop moving (shaking very vigorsly)...My question y after 5+ years of smoking did this happen..And if i try to smoke know it happens even if i take 2-3 puffs
something similar to those 2 cases happend to me about 1 hour ago.. I took a pretty big sized bong rip and after putting the bong away my left arm got really tight and my heart was racing.. i was tryin to take deep breaths and relax but it wasnt helping too much.. the pain was really bad and i became really dizzy.. before i realized i woke up on the bed and i was out for about 5 mins.. i woke up and the pain in the arm is still kinda there but i dont feel dizzy anymore.. i decided to google what just happend and came upon this.. I see you guys get these "attacks" every time you smoke now.. I hope it doesnt effect me in that same way.. But now im kinda worried about smoking..
Im so glad that there are other people who experienced the same problems and I hope that everyone is able to overcome these problems.
My first attack was the night I got home from college on winter break. I smoked on my back deck. I came back inside and fell asleep on the couch. Twenty minutes later I awoke from a loud beating noise. I freaked out because I didnt understand where it was coming from. After checking the fridge like ten times I freaked out becuase the noise was the beating from my chest. I decided to hop in the shower becuase the cold water would calm me down. However, it was too late and I was concentrating too much on my abonormal body rythmn. (What happened next is what is what has screwed my head up for the next 6 months to come.) Coming out of the shower I suddenly became of an extremly loud ticking of a clock. Not anything too out of the ordinary because we have one hanging on the wall above the toilet. I went to check the time, and there was no clock on the wall! All I could remember thinking was that reality was slipping away. I tripped out completly ran into my room, laid in my bed and hoped to fall asleep. I open my eyes and my room became a narrow corridor. My own breathing became distant. I woke up my mom and told her for the ifrst time that her straight A stdent ahtlete smokes weed and only cold tell her I was scared. Ten minutes later we were in the hospital. They gave me an IV of some seditatives to calm me down. GThe nurses had to stablize my breathing.
Since that time I became so cynical that I no longer trsted my on body. It took me a week to finally believe that my body could involntarily breathe and that I didnt have to (I thought my body wouldnt and I would relapse) I slipped into the worst depression of my life. Went from being alays atheletic to reclusive and hermit-like (Ill admit it) Over the next couple of months I dealth with exsitential issues, niehter trusting my body, my existence and everything in between.
Im proud to say that I have coped with this and I have gotten over everything. I am back to my old self and even can smoke small amounts with freaking out. For everyone out there a good tip with dealing with high panic attacks is awareness. Dont be scared if you feel your heart beating, or your breathing. Keep a clear head and remain ignorant to anythign that can cause fear and paranoia. I have also suffered from an attack and I came away smiling, during the entire attack I told myself what I was going through. I also put my fan in front of my face which works incredibly well, just get your self to believe that you can breath better because of it. Panic attacks are mind over matter. Continally tell yourself that your in control, and by understanding that even if something wehre to happen things can be done. Reaffirm a belief in yourself that your strong enough to overcome the attacks and distract yourself.
*Also whe n i first started smoking again. I first smoked an empty bowl. (This got me to go throw the motions of smoking and after having no attack after a couple of times I began to feel comfortable with thinking abot smoking again.) I eventally did barely any and worked my way up, this eases you and helps you gain confidence that you can smoke without the negative reactions. Good luck everyone!!!!!
My first attack was the night I got home from college on winter break. I smoked on my back deck. I came back inside and fell asleep on the couch. Twenty minutes later I awoke from a loud beating noise. I freaked out because I didnt understand where it was coming from. After checking the fridge like ten times I freaked out becuase the noise was the beating from my chest. I decided to hop in the shower becuase the cold water would calm me down. However, it was too late and I was concentrating too much on my abonormal body rythmn. (What happened next is what is what has screwed my head up for the next 6 months to come.) Coming out of the shower I suddenly became of an extremly loud ticking of a clock. Not anything too out of the ordinary because we have one hanging on the wall above the toilet. I went to check the time, and there was no clock on the wall! All I could remember thinking was that reality was slipping away. I tripped out completly ran into my room, laid in my bed and hoped to fall asleep. I open my eyes and my room became a narrow corridor. My own breathing became distant. I woke up my mom and told her for the ifrst time that her straight A stdent ahtlete smokes weed and only cold tell her I was scared. Ten minutes later we were in the hospital. They gave me an IV of some seditatives to calm me down. GThe nurses had to stablize my breathing.
Since that time I became so cynical that I no longer trsted my on body. It took me a week to finally believe that my body could involntarily breathe and that I didnt have to (I thought my body wouldnt and I would relapse) I slipped into the worst depression of my life. Went from being alays atheletic to reclusive and hermit-like (Ill admit it) Over the next couple of months I dealth with exsitential issues, niehter trusting my body, my existence and everything in between.
Im proud to say that I have coped with this and I have gotten over everything. I am back to my old self and even can smoke small amounts with freaking out. For everyone out there a good tip with dealing with high panic attacks is awareness. Dont be scared if you feel your heart beating, or your breathing. Keep a clear head and remain ignorant to anythign that can cause fear and paranoia. I have also suffered from an attack and I came away smiling, during the entire attack I told myself what I was going through. I also put my fan in front of my face which works incredibly well, just get your self to believe that you can breath better because of it. Panic attacks are mind over matter. Continally tell yourself that your in control, and by understanding that even if something wehre to happen things can be done. Reaffirm a belief in yourself that your strong enough to overcome the attacks and distract yourself.
*Also whe n i first started smoking again. I first smoked an empty bowl. (This got me to go throw the motions of smoking and after having no attack after a couple of times I began to feel comfortable with thinking abot smoking again.) I eventally did barely any and worked my way up, this eases you and helps you gain confidence that you can smoke without the negative reactions. Good luck everyone!!!!!
Hello there everyone, Im a little new here. I will start by telling you all that the true reason you are all experiencing the same panic attacks is because you are quite low on serotonin (due to stressors and (or) negative feelings). I know this because I too was a victim to these panic attacks associated with smoking/vaporizing. I believe the way you should address this issue is by getting a good nights sleep, and taking 5-HTP. 5-HTP has helped greatly when it comes to cannabis induced paranoia. These panic attacks that used to haunt me would start out with Butterflies in my stomach, Sweaty palms, Uneven breating patterns, Elevated blood-pressure and Very delussional thoughts. I would go into this cycle where I would think I was dying and that everything that was in my external awareness was not real. I felt oddly disconnected from reality. I started thinking the world was about to end, global warming was happening at a faster rate, airborne diseases were outside.. etc. The point that I am getting at here is that you will continue to get these paranoid thoughts unless you address them with some form of meditation, supplement or exercise. I would also consider taking 5-HTP, as it will probably help with these panic attacks.
The reason all of you, other than the Xanax guy, are getting panic attacks, is because your blood sugar sometimes drops dramamtically when you smoke.............It used to happen to me alot. I just started eating a teaspoon of sugar when it happened and it goes away within a couple minutes maybe 5 minutes max.
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Wow I was worried I thought it was something that was wrong with me. I am only 18 I don't smoke pot that much, I smoked at least 5 times before and was always fine, but last night was weird. I was smoking with my boyfriend on his deck and we decided to go back in his house. As soon as we got in the house I started blacking out and zoning out to the point where I couldn't remember where I was, or who he was. It was BY FAR the scariest thing ever. He gave me some water because my mouth was so dry but I was shaking so much I could not hold the glass. I was convulsing. My heart was racing and all I could think about was negative thoughts. I kept telling him I was going to die and that I was going to have a heart attack, stroke or that I was going into shock. I couldn't walk, and every time I went to talk, I would get half way through my sentence and then zone out forgetting what I was wanting to say in the first place. I just felt very out of body. He kept telling me to calm down and that it had happened to him before and that it was just anxiety caused from smoking too much. It was so weird. I was uncontrollably laughing but at the same time tears were running down my face and I was freaking out. it was like I could not separate my thoughts. He took me home because I felt like throwing up. I laid in bed convulsing, I could not stop, and all I could think was that I was dying. I woke my mom up and she took care of me for 3 hours until it passed. It was so bad I kept telling her to take me to the hospital. Worst thing I have ever experienced, I will never touch pot again. I'm a negative person to begin with I should have known that would happen. I woke up this morning feeling a lot better, although I still felt sick to my stomach, and every so often I would start to panic on and off, although it was not nearly as bad as last night. But holy.....I did not know pot could do that to you. Worst trip ever...
Everyone should keep in mind that the strain of pot, and the quantity consumed makes all the difference. I have a friend that gets this certain type of weed that I can't take one hit without feeling like I'm gong to have a heart attack, but he loves it.
Unless you know the type of weed your getting (there are hundreds of strains), you would do best to only smoke a half hit and wait 10 minutes to see how it is. The worse thing you can do is jump on a joint that someone pulls out without known anything about the source.
The biggest side effect of smoking weed (besides the high), is that your heart rates goes up at least 30% for the first hour. People that have weak hearts have a four times chance of having a heart attack at that time. I have smoked close to a hundred stains, and while I have my favorite, there are some that I won't touch because they freak me out and make me extremely nervous.
The quality of weed is very strong now days and only a couple pipe hits are necessary. Joints are out and contain way too much THC and you end up wasting a lot going up in smoke. Use a bong and don't pack it! Just load small one hitters.
Unless you know the type of weed your getting (there are hundreds of strains), you would do best to only smoke a half hit and wait 10 minutes to see how it is. The worse thing you can do is jump on a joint that someone pulls out without known anything about the source.
The biggest side effect of smoking weed (besides the high), is that your heart rates goes up at least 30% for the first hour. People that have weak hearts have a four times chance of having a heart attack at that time. I have smoked close to a hundred stains, and while I have my favorite, there are some that I won't touch because they freak me out and make me extremely nervous.
The quality of weed is very strong now days and only a couple pipe hits are necessary. Joints are out and contain way too much THC and you end up wasting a lot going up in smoke. Use a bong and don't pack it! Just load small one hitters.
Wow....it's amazing to know I'm not the only person this has happened to. I've smoked weed on/off for 4 years (daily in the past year) & one night, presumably because I hadn't eaten or smoked in a few days, I smoked half a blunt with one of my friends and basically went through hell afterward. At first I was cool, just very high, detatched, couldn't feel anything, etc but then my heart started POUNDING....more than anything the SOUND of my heart racing fraked me out...I couldn't get it to stop, this had never happened to me before. My friend seemed cool but I was so screwed up I could barely speak & I became paranoid, seriously thinking that he was going to kill me with the knife he used to split the blunt. I tried my best to just keep it cool, but the sound of my heart in my ears was deafening. I looked in the mirror and didn't even have a sense of myself. I left his house quickly, jumped in my car and just started breathing deeply/inhaling water/praying to God. I was certain that I was going to die or be pulled over in a cracked-out state. Anyway, made it home, went to my room & the only thing that effectively chilled me out was masturbation....I focused all my anxiety and energy into the act of MASTURBATION. Funny & gross, but at the time it was a life saver and my orgasm was like....epic....
Anyway, pothead that I am, I tried to smoke smaller amounts after that but the tightness in my chest and pain in my left arm I felt every time I smoked just made it more desirable to be sober. I'm actually very depressed that this all happened because I used to LOVE being high....I used to feel free, light, hungry but now all I feel is pressure/fear/paranoia. It basically sucks....I thought weed and I were going to be together forever!
Anyway, pothead that I am, I tried to smoke smaller amounts after that but the tightness in my chest and pain in my left arm I felt every time I smoked just made it more desirable to be sober. I'm actually very depressed that this all happened because I used to LOVE being high....I used to feel free, light, hungry but now all I feel is pressure/fear/paranoia. It basically sucks....I thought weed and I were going to be together forever!
I really feel what your saying of being jealous of those that can handle it, and missing the pleasurable moments of smoking. When it was good, it was good. The last few times have been too much - bad panics, yet I want to try again, but I'm scared - which will most likely cause another panic attack. I'm just trying not to think of it. Perhaps down the line I will try again, and if I mess up then screw it. Happiness long term comes from within anyhow.
Yeah, so i smoke every her and there whenever its around. Anyway I was chillen with my friends and we decided to smoke, I'm not sure if combining two different weeds could make an effect but i was never so scared in my life. Originally my friends and I got some Lemon Diesel we smoked it out of a blunt it was pretty good. After feeling a little bit but not much my other friend called me and asked me if i wanted to smoke some stuff he got, I think it was piff. Anyway i went with him and smoke about 2 bowls. Within 10 minutes of smoking it I was freaking out. My heart was racing i literally felt like i saw it beating out of my chest. I was getting blurred vision and I just couldn't breathe right. I was shaking I felt cold I just didn't know what was going on, ofcourse my friends were there orignally they laughed but then they calmed me down and said it was normal, that its happened to them before so it reinsured me but I was still extremely paranoid. I couldnt control myself and once I felt fine it would come back. My girlfriend called me and I was just so paranoid and started having a panic attack again. By far the worste and scariest situtation of my life. So i just went home and feel asleep, woke up and I was fine. Just be careful and if you feel sick just go to sleep.
I'm really experienced with panic attacks now and believe that they acctually can bring on spiritual advancement.
I started smoking it regularly when I was 17 at 19 or 20 I became very depressed because my g/f cheated on me and I decided to stay with her. I dont remember exactly when my first full on panic attack was but it was like hell..hard to breath, pacing around in circles..splashing cold water on my face which was turning red, just complete confusion. I kept smoking regularly from that point on and had a panic attack every single time..Im 23 now and still have attacks but i've gotten used to them so its not somthing to worry about, though I smoke now for the panic attacks.
Spiritually I believe it is good to suffer like this because it is our ego that wants to be in control at all times and feels threatened by the weed. The more uncomfortable with our ego we can become the greater the chance of being able to flip our view from outward to inward which is what enlightenment is, all the suffering is outward..inward there is peace. I have acctually had multiple spiritual/psycic experiences now and believe it is from the years of suffering endured and they are beyond a resonable doubt in my mind real. During one experience which I later found out to be the "violet flame" while it was happening I felt increasing panic getting stronger and stronger as this spiritual energy began to engulf me, I began to get frightened of it and stopped concentrating and it immediatly vanished then I felt better than I've ever felt in my entire life, that paired with the fact that I saw it with my own 2 eyes gave me complete faith that it was'nt an illusion.
The point is, the suffering brought on by weed if used with respect can be a powerful tool for personal development. If you believe in spiritual stuff then keep tokin n dont be afraid of the unknown.
I started smoking it regularly when I was 17 at 19 or 20 I became very depressed because my g/f cheated on me and I decided to stay with her. I dont remember exactly when my first full on panic attack was but it was like hell..hard to breath, pacing around in circles..splashing cold water on my face which was turning red, just complete confusion. I kept smoking regularly from that point on and had a panic attack every single time..Im 23 now and still have attacks but i've gotten used to them so its not somthing to worry about, though I smoke now for the panic attacks.
Spiritually I believe it is good to suffer like this because it is our ego that wants to be in control at all times and feels threatened by the weed. The more uncomfortable with our ego we can become the greater the chance of being able to flip our view from outward to inward which is what enlightenment is, all the suffering is outward..inward there is peace. I have acctually had multiple spiritual/psycic experiences now and believe it is from the years of suffering endured and they are beyond a resonable doubt in my mind real. During one experience which I later found out to be the "violet flame" while it was happening I felt increasing panic getting stronger and stronger as this spiritual energy began to engulf me, I began to get frightened of it and stopped concentrating and it immediatly vanished then I felt better than I've ever felt in my entire life, that paired with the fact that I saw it with my own 2 eyes gave me complete faith that it was'nt an illusion.
The point is, the suffering brought on by weed if used with respect can be a powerful tool for personal development. If you believe in spiritual stuff then keep tokin n dont be afraid of the unknown.
yo ive only smoked bud like 15 times in my life. I was just sitting in my government class thinking about smoking bud and all of the sudden i got this rush in my stomach like i had the last time i smoked. I thought i was going insane. It felt like i was out of reality for like 3 weeks. I kept trying to make myself believe i was sober but i would get this weird feeling that something just wasnt right. I would feel tense in almost every situation and think i was out of reality. I had a couple panic attacks during that three week period and i couldnt stop thinking about it because of being worried about having another one. The anxiety has lessened since the first panic. If anyone has felt these same things SOBER tell me, because there is no way i wanna quit smoking bud. I wanna know if its all in my head or if it really altered something.
I have Epilepsy and Panic Attacks (just like Tony Soprano in the 1st season) and the smoking of weed seems to have a calming effect on me. Of course if you have forgotten the mind altering effects of smoking pot, this could trigger panic attacks for people who suffer them. I have tried Buspar & Paxil to get rid of the attacks, but they have their own really bad side effects. The weed has a calming effect on me and the "paranoia" feeling is there minimally, but the benefits outweigh the risks for someone who was put on disability because of this problem, and has to deal with 5 other medications. I had 2 other doctors say stay away from anything with caffeine. As an Epileptic there is no way I would even think of the idea of cocaine.
Ah yes the fun filled panic attack. I'm 31, and have been smoking pot for at least 17 years on and off. Last year was my first expierience with a panic attack. Before it grabbed me, some friends and I went to an NFL football game, where I bought a beer and one of those big pretzels. Now, this pretzel was almost unbearable to eat cuz of all the salt, but I spent $8 on it. Well to mask the salt I put a lot of yellow mustard on it. After the game we went to the house and I felt fine for the most part, until we took a bong hit. About 15 minutes later, everything went serreal. It was like I was in a bad dream having a heart attack. I thought my heart was going to explode, I couldn't breath, and the blood flow to my head felt like I could even have a stroke. Anyway, all that wore my body out and I just past out. For the next two days that feeling lingered, always hovering over me, you know...DOOM. I said no way to smoking anymore too. Then at lunch two days later, I had an Itallian sub which had the works on it. Right there in the middle of the resteraunt the attack happened again. Off to the ER. I get there and they tell me it's only heartburn. Heartburn? So, can the feeling of heartburn trigger a panic attack or is it just weed in my system. I've had a couple of attacks here, a year later, but I don't if weed triggers it or the heartburn.