ya a few days ago i smoked a whol joint and i was in the car with my friend she was driving we both were smoking and i rember after smoking every thin happened like it usaly did then i had a MASSIVE panic attack at the time i didnot know what was happening because i was stoned but thinking about it now i rember along time ago ( when i was 10-13 im 16 now) i used to have them weekly and thay did not compair to this one i think the benefits of pot out weigh the panic attack that you wont get if you just take 3 or 4 hits just smoke smart dont over smoke its not worth it
Hey!
Same thing has happen to me ...I've been smoking all day everyday for about 10 years ...I recently went to a 4 day music festival and had TERRIBLE panic attacks ...mind was raceing sweaty hands felt like I was going to die being constantly on the move helped ...this was all preceded by a seizure I had after the 1st night ...the attacks lasted all the way til tuesday ...2 days after I returned ...they esculated to constant crying and of course ...shortness of breath, heart raceing and feeling like I was going to die (which I had previously ...but it got MUCH worse) ...I was immediatly percribed xanax and paxil ...not wanting to be addicted to pills for the rest of my life my doctor advised a counseling session and the barnes and noble book "the anxiety and phobia workbook" which was EXTREMLY helpful ...in a nutshell I was extremly stressed out and I was unable to address anything I wanted to do as well as feeling trapped (can't really tell your friends ..sorry you spent all this money and we traveled all this way ..but we gotta go home) also found out I was suffering from agoraphobia ...for me ...the fear of having another panic attack or seizure ...as you know marijuana will accentuate what you're already feeling ...so if your freaking out ...it's REALLY going to freak you out ...also found out too much THC can also start a panic attack (I was smoking high grade stuff for consistently a month prior) I could make this entry SO much longer ...but I suggest either checking out the book I mentioned to understand what you're going though ...you can always do the quick fix of a xanax or klonopin to help you immediatly ...but next time it happenes ...if those aren't on hand ...know you won't die ...your body is acually just responding to stress and know it can last as little as 2 minutes if you just allow the adrenilin to do its job (think fight or flight) or as long as hours if you can't calm down ...the paper bag does work ...done it ...even though I felt silly ...visualization of a calm place works too if can focus. Presently I'm going through detox from marijuana and dealing with my stress as it comes and it's working tremendously. Above all ...read that book ...it'll help you feel normal ...it happens to more people than you think!
Same thing has happen to me ...I've been smoking all day everyday for about 10 years ...I recently went to a 4 day music festival and had TERRIBLE panic attacks ...mind was raceing sweaty hands felt like I was going to die being constantly on the move helped ...this was all preceded by a seizure I had after the 1st night ...the attacks lasted all the way til tuesday ...2 days after I returned ...they esculated to constant crying and of course ...shortness of breath, heart raceing and feeling like I was going to die (which I had previously ...but it got MUCH worse) ...I was immediatly percribed xanax and paxil ...not wanting to be addicted to pills for the rest of my life my doctor advised a counseling session and the barnes and noble book "the anxiety and phobia workbook" which was EXTREMLY helpful ...in a nutshell I was extremly stressed out and I was unable to address anything I wanted to do as well as feeling trapped (can't really tell your friends ..sorry you spent all this money and we traveled all this way ..but we gotta go home) also found out I was suffering from agoraphobia ...for me ...the fear of having another panic attack or seizure ...as you know marijuana will accentuate what you're already feeling ...so if your freaking out ...it's REALLY going to freak you out ...also found out too much THC can also start a panic attack (I was smoking high grade stuff for consistently a month prior) I could make this entry SO much longer ...but I suggest either checking out the book I mentioned to understand what you're going though ...you can always do the quick fix of a xanax or klonopin to help you immediatly ...but next time it happenes ...if those aren't on hand ...know you won't die ...your body is acually just responding to stress and know it can last as little as 2 minutes if you just allow the adrenilin to do its job (think fight or flight) or as long as hours if you can't calm down ...the paper bag does work ...done it ...even though I felt silly ...visualization of a calm place works too if can focus. Presently I'm going through detox from marijuana and dealing with my stress as it comes and it's working tremendously. Above all ...read that book ...it'll help you feel normal ...it happens to more people than you think!
Wow, this is like the uber-thread on this topic. I'm amazed I haven't seen this before.
I've had similar problems to everyone else here, which is comforting - I thought I was going out of my mind when my panic attacks started.
I'm 30 now and haven't smoked for about 7 months. A couple of years ago I had an unbelievably intense panic attack after smoking just a couple of hits from my bong - I call it the 'Flip' because you are fine and loving pot one day, and then suddenly the next you are going to the ER, afraid that your heart will explode - no warning signs, no symptoms.
Since that initial episode I've had another couple of bad attacks, although they were psychologically easier to deal with as I knew what was happening to me. I have managed to have some really good experiences on pot since then as well, so I don't believe that this is necessarily a terminal situation for those of use who have had this experience.
If you are like me and you want to keep smoking, albeit less regularly, then the one hit, wait, two hit, wait approach is the only way to do it, although you may find this just as frustrating as in my experience it is hard to even get high at all with this approach.
I would like to understand more about the role of anxiety in all this. I was definitely under a lot of stress when the attacks started (boyfriend had recently cheated on me and I walked out on a job I had been incredibly committed to for 2 years).
I've found that I can deal with panic symptoms now by jumping in the shower and blasting the hot water for 5-10 minutes or longer if it's a really bad attack. It relaxes me, takes my mind off the discomfort, and the sensation of the heat and the water pressure helps to balance my brain chemistry, to the point where I can enjoy my high normally. Really, the shower acts as a psychological security blanket more than anything else - the knowledge that I always have the shower available helps me to block out the panic.
Eating and exercising properly are certainly important, but no amount of good food or regular exercise will completely prevent panic attacks from ocurring - the only way to do that, of course, is to stop smoking entirely.
I've had similar problems to everyone else here, which is comforting - I thought I was going out of my mind when my panic attacks started.
I'm 30 now and haven't smoked for about 7 months. A couple of years ago I had an unbelievably intense panic attack after smoking just a couple of hits from my bong - I call it the 'Flip' because you are fine and loving pot one day, and then suddenly the next you are going to the ER, afraid that your heart will explode - no warning signs, no symptoms.
Since that initial episode I've had another couple of bad attacks, although they were psychologically easier to deal with as I knew what was happening to me. I have managed to have some really good experiences on pot since then as well, so I don't believe that this is necessarily a terminal situation for those of use who have had this experience.
If you are like me and you want to keep smoking, albeit less regularly, then the one hit, wait, two hit, wait approach is the only way to do it, although you may find this just as frustrating as in my experience it is hard to even get high at all with this approach.
I would like to understand more about the role of anxiety in all this. I was definitely under a lot of stress when the attacks started (boyfriend had recently cheated on me and I walked out on a job I had been incredibly committed to for 2 years).
I've found that I can deal with panic symptoms now by jumping in the shower and blasting the hot water for 5-10 minutes or longer if it's a really bad attack. It relaxes me, takes my mind off the discomfort, and the sensation of the heat and the water pressure helps to balance my brain chemistry, to the point where I can enjoy my high normally. Really, the shower acts as a psychological security blanket more than anything else - the knowledge that I always have the shower available helps me to block out the panic.
Eating and exercising properly are certainly important, but no amount of good food or regular exercise will completely prevent panic attacks from ocurring - the only way to do that, of course, is to stop smoking entirely.
...what a nuisance they are?! My wife (44) and I (47) always make a small joint on our way home from the 'city' every Saturday-afternoon after doing a very strenuous flea-market, ...simply to unwind and get back into our usual laid-back country-life mode, 120km away from the rat-raced city. We've been doing this for 12 years.
After one particularly strenuous Saturday at the market, we lit up while still in heavy city-traffic, but already on the freeway! Instead of the usual blissful feeling, I suddenly found myself filled with emotions of uncontrollable fear, even questioning my ability to control my very reliable SUV! It took hold of my mind and convinced me that something was just about to go very wrong...
With my heart pounding, shortness of breath, palms sweating, clawing onto the steering-wheel, I felt the intense need to just get out of the car, ...to escape this (non-existing) horrific situation! I opened all the windows and stuck my head out and I suppose it was the force and reality of the wind in my face that shocked me back to reality and I immediately regained control of myself and calmed down! Although very baffled by all this, my completely mellowed out wife, managed to reassure me that all's well ...and I was okay!
I've had more attacks, since, but easily get on top of it with some mind-control techniques! I was diagnosed with 'a low degree' of post-traumatic stress disorder long ago due to left-overs from fighting the Angolan Bush War, but I thought I was on top of it!
Must admit, still stuck to our routine, ...but only once we're out of the city and on calmer roads! I won't advise people to smoke pot and drive, the coal can fall and burn your pants! Ha, ha...
After one particularly strenuous Saturday at the market, we lit up while still in heavy city-traffic, but already on the freeway! Instead of the usual blissful feeling, I suddenly found myself filled with emotions of uncontrollable fear, even questioning my ability to control my very reliable SUV! It took hold of my mind and convinced me that something was just about to go very wrong...
With my heart pounding, shortness of breath, palms sweating, clawing onto the steering-wheel, I felt the intense need to just get out of the car, ...to escape this (non-existing) horrific situation! I opened all the windows and stuck my head out and I suppose it was the force and reality of the wind in my face that shocked me back to reality and I immediately regained control of myself and calmed down! Although very baffled by all this, my completely mellowed out wife, managed to reassure me that all's well ...and I was okay!
I've had more attacks, since, but easily get on top of it with some mind-control techniques! I was diagnosed with 'a low degree' of post-traumatic stress disorder long ago due to left-overs from fighting the Angolan Bush War, but I thought I was on top of it!
Must admit, still stuck to our routine, ...but only once we're out of the city and on calmer roads! I won't advise people to smoke pot and drive, the coal can fall and burn your pants! Ha, ha...
I'd never done weed before, and one night while with a couple friends I decided to have a try...
So I wasn't really sure what to expect.
At first nothing really happened.
Then my heart started beating really, really fast. I've had some panic attacks before, for other reasons, but usually I can just breath and my heart rate will go down, and I'll tell myself I'm just a hypochondriac and nothing is actually wrong. But because I had just had weed, I wasn't sure if I was having like a bad reaction to it or whatever, so I was freaking out...my heart would not slow down. Then my hands started to shake uncontrollably. It was horrible. I was so scared that my heart was going to give out or something. I found it hard to take a breath and found that I wasn't breathing, without realizing it.
That was last night.
Anyway just literally 20 seconds ago I just had another minor one...not sure what from maybe just thinking about it again in the middle of writing that...I got a pain in my chest and started getting really panicky again. I went and got some water and now I'm just typing this to try keep busy..
Also I woke up with a headache from last night. Not sure if it was related, or to do with the lack of sleep. Oh and after it had all worn off a few hours after, I started to get these weird sharp pains from like my chest, up through my throat...
(I felt one coming on just before which reminded me).
So yeah...it was my first time and has put me off.
I'm also really really stressed out with things at the moment...and I'm suffering from depression. I don't know if that had anything to do with it either. Oh and on medication as well.
Another friend wanted me to have some this week too, I think I'll have to pass. Next time will probably only be worse cause I'll be worried about it happening again...and reading some of these ones, I don't want to try it and it goes REALLY bad, like fainting or having to go to the hospital.
Off to make some coffee, I have a killer headache haha.
But yeah, way too chicken to try it again, it's quite scary when it happens.
So I wasn't really sure what to expect.
At first nothing really happened.
Then my heart started beating really, really fast. I've had some panic attacks before, for other reasons, but usually I can just breath and my heart rate will go down, and I'll tell myself I'm just a hypochondriac and nothing is actually wrong. But because I had just had weed, I wasn't sure if I was having like a bad reaction to it or whatever, so I was freaking out...my heart would not slow down. Then my hands started to shake uncontrollably. It was horrible. I was so scared that my heart was going to give out or something. I found it hard to take a breath and found that I wasn't breathing, without realizing it.
That was last night.
Anyway just literally 20 seconds ago I just had another minor one...not sure what from maybe just thinking about it again in the middle of writing that...I got a pain in my chest and started getting really panicky again. I went and got some water and now I'm just typing this to try keep busy..
Also I woke up with a headache from last night. Not sure if it was related, or to do with the lack of sleep. Oh and after it had all worn off a few hours after, I started to get these weird sharp pains from like my chest, up through my throat...
(I felt one coming on just before which reminded me).
So yeah...it was my first time and has put me off.
I'm also really really stressed out with things at the moment...and I'm suffering from depression. I don't know if that had anything to do with it either. Oh and on medication as well.
Another friend wanted me to have some this week too, I think I'll have to pass. Next time will probably only be worse cause I'll be worried about it happening again...and reading some of these ones, I don't want to try it and it goes REALLY bad, like fainting or having to go to the hospital.
Off to make some coffee, I have a killer headache haha.
But yeah, way too chicken to try it again, it's quite scary when it happens.
Hello everyone,
I used to have the very same experiences and for much of the time I thought that marijuana was the cause. Let me assure everyone here that it is not, and you are about to hear some real truth into the matter.
Marijuana is not a drug, its an entheogen. Entheogens have been used for 10's of thousands of years for very specific purposes. Ancient shamans believed that marijuana among others are "plant teachers", who when ingested/smoked, their spirits reveal very detailed and specific issues needing dealt with. Marijuana is very special in this aspect, and is the REAL reason for its ban worldwide, psilocybin and others as well. Is that they show you things which your subconcious trys to keep hidden trying to protect you. This is unhealthy, and without substances like marijuana you may go a very long time without every realizing they were some serious stuff to deal with and how it has been negatively affecting your life.
Look inside your own mind, ponder the things which worry you and try your best to deal with them and silence the mind, this is a path to enlightenment as well.
So...Just taken things easy and please stop thinking it is simply a recreation substance, in fact its extremely spiritual, whether you are yourself or not. Knowing and retaining this knowledge has benefited me greatly.
peace
I used to have the very same experiences and for much of the time I thought that marijuana was the cause. Let me assure everyone here that it is not, and you are about to hear some real truth into the matter.
Marijuana is not a drug, its an entheogen. Entheogens have been used for 10's of thousands of years for very specific purposes. Ancient shamans believed that marijuana among others are "plant teachers", who when ingested/smoked, their spirits reveal very detailed and specific issues needing dealt with. Marijuana is very special in this aspect, and is the REAL reason for its ban worldwide, psilocybin and others as well. Is that they show you things which your subconcious trys to keep hidden trying to protect you. This is unhealthy, and without substances like marijuana you may go a very long time without every realizing they were some serious stuff to deal with and how it has been negatively affecting your life.
Look inside your own mind, ponder the things which worry you and try your best to deal with them and silence the mind, this is a path to enlightenment as well.
So...Just taken things easy and please stop thinking it is simply a recreation substance, in fact its extremely spiritual, whether you are yourself or not. Knowing and retaining this knowledge has benefited me greatly.
peace
Yea like the 4th time I smoked I was alone in my room watching mtv..fell asleep..woke up probably 5 min later (but it felt like a long time..however the same show was still on) and I was experiencing a panic attack..my mind was racing I kept coming in and out of these little "mini worlds" and I was extremely paranoid..my heart was racing and my veins in my arms felt like they were going to explode
I held onto my door frame and tried to breath and tell myself I was going to be okay..didnt work..my veins just kept getting bigger and my heart rate faster the more I breathed..I knew I was going to die..if I stopped breathing I was obviously going to die..but the more I breathed the faster my heart got and i thought my heart was going to literally ...literally..explode. or my mouth was going to foam up and I was going to fall on the floor dead.
I woke my parents up...yea....and they took me to the hospital..unkowing that I was high as F***.
The "doctor" I guess it was that saw me just put a little thing on my finger and pretty much talked to me till I sobered up..I'm sure it was hilarious to them..and i remember being like..."dude this isnt funny I'm going to die sitting here..."
I see where this could happen again if i dont "let myself be high" ..if that makes any since.
letting the anxiety overtake you and trying to come back to "reality" is what caused my attack..It hasent happened since then but sometimes when Im high I can feel it coming on and after alot of thought I think I have realized what I did wrong and I can control it...its just a mindset.
I held onto my door frame and tried to breath and tell myself I was going to be okay..didnt work..my veins just kept getting bigger and my heart rate faster the more I breathed..I knew I was going to die..if I stopped breathing I was obviously going to die..but the more I breathed the faster my heart got and i thought my heart was going to literally ...literally..explode. or my mouth was going to foam up and I was going to fall on the floor dead.
I woke my parents up...yea....and they took me to the hospital..unkowing that I was high as F***.
The "doctor" I guess it was that saw me just put a little thing on my finger and pretty much talked to me till I sobered up..I'm sure it was hilarious to them..and i remember being like..."dude this isnt funny I'm going to die sitting here..."
I see where this could happen again if i dont "let myself be high" ..if that makes any since.
letting the anxiety overtake you and trying to come back to "reality" is what caused my attack..It hasent happened since then but sometimes when Im high I can feel it coming on and after alot of thought I think I have realized what I did wrong and I can control it...its just a mindset.
ah, smokey smoke. i'm glad i am not the only one. i think just knowing this will make me feel a lot better, now and in the future. i have had amazing times high, mainly while living in my dorm room. i loved the dorms! that was were i first started smoking. i had a panic attack the first time i smoked, i was in the car and all i could think about was telling the other people to turn around and take me to the hospital. i have a real heart condition that only comes on occasion. if i was running in a marathon or probably on exctacy it would kill me, but not pot. but still i think this worried me because of how pot really makes you aware of your heartbeat. i dont think it beats anyfaster than regular, just you dont ever really notice it as much. anyway, i think that the fear of death is in everyones subconscious and pot really awakens part of your subconscious. whatever is on your mind before smoking will probably be hightened while high. if i'm feeling really groovy, i feel amazing while high, if i'm feeling stressed out, even a little, i get those panic attacks. its hard to say no to pot because of the few times i had a really great experience. but ive been stayin away for a while. also if you smoke regularly i've experienced, it happens less. i smoked everyday for 3 months and it was fine, and really fun. but i took a month off to find a job and when going back to it, panic attacks have entered my life again. 5 months later and i still havent been able to get a good high. poo. :O(
i also have been feeling terribly lonely and i guess abandoned spiritually when on weed? any thoughts about that?
i also have been feeling terribly lonely and i guess abandoned spiritually when on weed? any thoughts about that?
i guess this is fairly common. I smoked a G of super skunk one night and thought i was dying. i was convinced that my heart had stopped pumping. This lasted a all night and when i came down i was still fearing for my life. it's been three days now and i'm fine. i didn't think that sort of thing could happen. It's kinda reassuring that other people have had a similar experience.
I have been smoking wee for 9 years. and for the first time last week I had the most sever attack in my life. I only took one small hit and I felt like I was going to die. It lasted an hour and still came on in waves the next day. I ended up at the hospital where they told me I had a classic panic attack. I am on xanax now and it helps. but sh*t, smoking used to calm me like nothing else. but I am terrified of going through that again. not smoking sucks, cause I hate drinking. but at least I am not alone. maybe when my head is clear some months down the line i will try again, but sadly I must say good bye to the good herb.
I know this experience has been traumatic and scary for all of use, but rest easy: this reaction is normal and is due to a mild overdose :)
Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to "overdose" on Marijuana - but Relax, you can't die from it :]
It has nothing to do with prolonged abuse of the drug or if you've been smoking for a really long time:
The FIRST time I EVER smoked weed in my life, I had a terrible Panic Attack that included numbness in my face, eye pain, a very strange feeling that I was out of my body, terrible tunnel vision, A STRONG irregular pounding heartbeat, a sharp pain in my right arm and leg, Paranoia that my boyfriend was trying to kill me, and the impending thought that I was physically dying. It was a scary and traumatic experience, and months later, I'm still getting over that shaky feeling.
I did a search for these symptoms, and According to wrongdiagnosis.com under Marijuana Abuse, Symptoms that may occur (especially with excessive doses) include:
* Anxiety
* Fear of dying
* Panic
* Panic attack
* Psychosis
* Hallucinations
* Paranoia
* Confusion
* Vomiting
* Red eyes
Another website, chronogram states:
"Overdose symptoms can include blood pressure drop and unconsiousness, extreme agitation, and psychotic or hallucinatory reactions (these are rarely reported by marijuana smokers). Another consideration is that the dried plant contains many other potentially active compounds; this has been argued as a benefit both of using the plant and of using a single-drug pharmaceutical."
An explanation:
"The main active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). THC initiates a series of cellular reactions that ultimately lead to the high that users experience when they smoke marijuana. These reactions increase heart rate and blood pressure, decrease body temperature decreases, stimulate appetite, distort perceptions of time and distance, and affect taste, smell, hearing, and vision. Users often experience loss of willpower and motivation and may have problems with memory and learning, difficulty in thinking and problem solving, loss of coordination, anxiety, and panic attacks. It is possible to overdose on marijuana, and the overdose symptoms include fatigue, lack of coordination, paranoia, and possible psychosis." - http://www.isate.memphis.edu/marijuana.html
Hope this eases your worries, It sure cleared things up for me!
I know this experience has been traumatic and scary for all of use, but rest easy: this reaction is normal and is due to a mild overdose :-)
Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to "overdose" on Marijuana - but Relax, you CAN'T die from it :]
It has nothing to do with prolonged abuse of the drug or if you've been smoking for a really long time:
The FIRST time I EVER smoked weed in my life, I had a terrible Panic Attack that included numbness in my face, eye pain, a very strange feeling that I was out of my body, terrible tunnel vision, A STRONG irregular pounding heartbeat, a sharp pain in my right arm and leg, Paranoia that my boyfriend was trying to kill me, and the impending thought that I was physically dying. It was a scary and traumatic experience, and months later, I'm still getting over that shaky feeling.
I did a search for these symptoms, and According to wrongdiagnosis.com under Marijuana Abuse, Symptoms that may occur (especially with excessive doses) include:
* Anxiety
* Fear of dying
* Panic
* Panic attack
* Psychosis
* Hallucinations
* Paranoia
* Confusion
* Vomiting
* Red eyes
Another website, chronogram.com states:
"Overdose symptoms can include blood pressure drop and unconsiousness, extreme agitation, and psychotic or hallucinatory reactions (these are rarely reported by marijuana smokers). Another consideration is that the dried plant contains many other potentially active compounds; this has been argued as a benefit both of using the plant and of using a single-drug pharmaceutical."
An explanation:
"The main active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). THC initiates a series of cellular reactions that ultimately lead to the high that users experience when they smoke marijuana. These reactions increase heart rate and blood pressure, decrease body temperature decreases, stimulate appetite, distort perceptions of time and distance, and affect taste, smell, hearing, and vision. Users often experience loss of willpower and motivation and may have problems with memory and learning, difficulty in thinking and problem solving, loss of coordination, anxiety, and panic attacks. It is possible to overdose on marijuana, and the overdose symptoms include fatigue, lack of coordination, paranoia, and possible psychosis." - isate.memphis.edu/marijuana.html
1. "Tetrahydrocannabinol is a very safe drug. Laboratory animals (rats, mice, dogs, monkeys) can tolerate doses of up to 1,000 milligrams per kilogram. This would be equivalent to a person swallowing 5,000 times more than is required to produce a high! Despite the widespread illicit use of cannabis there are very few if any instances of people dying from an overdose. In Britain, official government statistics listed five deaths from cannabis in the period 1993-1995 but on closer examination these proved to have been deaths due to inhalation of vomit that could not be directly attributed to cannabis (House of Lords Report, 1998). By comparison with other commonly used recreational drugs these statistics are impressive."
2. An exhaustive search of the literature finds no deaths induced by marijuana. The US Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) records instances of drug mentions in medical examiners' reports, and though marijuana is mentioned, it is usually in combination with alcohol or other drugs. Marijuana alone has not been shown to cause an overdose death.
Hope this eases your worries, It sure cleared things up for me!
Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to "overdose" on Marijuana - but Relax, you CAN'T die from it :]
It has nothing to do with prolonged abuse of the drug or if you've been smoking for a really long time:
The FIRST time I EVER smoked weed in my life, I had a terrible Panic Attack that included numbness in my face, eye pain, a very strange feeling that I was out of my body, terrible tunnel vision, A STRONG irregular pounding heartbeat, a sharp pain in my right arm and leg, Paranoia that my boyfriend was trying to kill me, and the impending thought that I was physically dying. It was a scary and traumatic experience, and months later, I'm still getting over that shaky feeling.
I did a search for these symptoms, and According to wrongdiagnosis.com under Marijuana Abuse, Symptoms that may occur (especially with excessive doses) include:
* Anxiety
* Fear of dying
* Panic
* Panic attack
* Psychosis
* Hallucinations
* Paranoia
* Confusion
* Vomiting
* Red eyes
Another website, chronogram.com states:
"Overdose symptoms can include blood pressure drop and unconsiousness, extreme agitation, and psychotic or hallucinatory reactions (these are rarely reported by marijuana smokers). Another consideration is that the dried plant contains many other potentially active compounds; this has been argued as a benefit both of using the plant and of using a single-drug pharmaceutical."
An explanation:
"The main active chemical in marijuana is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol). THC initiates a series of cellular reactions that ultimately lead to the high that users experience when they smoke marijuana. These reactions increase heart rate and blood pressure, decrease body temperature decreases, stimulate appetite, distort perceptions of time and distance, and affect taste, smell, hearing, and vision. Users often experience loss of willpower and motivation and may have problems with memory and learning, difficulty in thinking and problem solving, loss of coordination, anxiety, and panic attacks. It is possible to overdose on marijuana, and the overdose symptoms include fatigue, lack of coordination, paranoia, and possible psychosis." - isate.memphis.edu/marijuana.html
1. "Tetrahydrocannabinol is a very safe drug. Laboratory animals (rats, mice, dogs, monkeys) can tolerate doses of up to 1,000 milligrams per kilogram. This would be equivalent to a person swallowing 5,000 times more than is required to produce a high! Despite the widespread illicit use of cannabis there are very few if any instances of people dying from an overdose. In Britain, official government statistics listed five deaths from cannabis in the period 1993-1995 but on closer examination these proved to have been deaths due to inhalation of vomit that could not be directly attributed to cannabis (House of Lords Report, 1998). By comparison with other commonly used recreational drugs these statistics are impressive."
2. An exhaustive search of the literature finds no deaths induced by marijuana. The US Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) records instances of drug mentions in medical examiners' reports, and though marijuana is mentioned, it is usually in combination with alcohol or other drugs. Marijuana alone has not been shown to cause an overdose death.
Hope this eases your worries, It sure cleared things up for me!
Man, I am currently going through this right now for my 2nd time and it sucks ass. When I first smoked everything was fine but the last 2 times I had these weird attacks. It hits me with huge pressure-tingly feeling in my chest and forehead. The first time I was so ready to go to the hospital but luckily I had friends to assure me I'll be fine. Now I know what it is and am just waiting for it to be over.
Here's some tips.
Do something you can concentrate on. Typing this response is helping me out a lot. Watch an interesting cartoon or movie.
Eat. Eating will throw your mind away from this feeling.
Drink water and milk. Really helps.
Eat a spoonful of sugar. This should stop your body from shaking if it is and should make your heart feel better.
Exercise. This is one of the best treatments. And I mean do a good one. Make those muscles hurt and try to sweat. Makes it feel way better.
Here's some tips.
Do something you can concentrate on. Typing this response is helping me out a lot. Watch an interesting cartoon or movie.
Eat. Eating will throw your mind away from this feeling.
Drink water and milk. Really helps.
Eat a spoonful of sugar. This should stop your body from shaking if it is and should make your heart feel better.
Exercise. This is one of the best treatments. And I mean do a good one. Make those muscles hurt and try to sweat. Makes it feel way better.
after reading all of the other posts; it makes me feel so much better. i experienced this horrifying panic attack now four times.
i was a fairly heavy smoker last summer. one day i decided to try brownies from a person i just met before i went to the first day of my senior year. i ate four huge brownies and an hour later in school i had the most HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE EVER. my head tilted to the side and it felt like i was living in a dream; like that i couldnt control at all what i was saying. i got teh WORST COTTON MOUTH in the world. it was so bad that i started choking. then i went to the bathroom and started hitting myself. i didnt feel anyting. whenever i ran my fingers on my arms it felt like teh weirdest vibration like tehy werent there. i got the worst tunnel vision ever and ran to the office claiming i was having a heart attack. they called 911 and i was ssent away to the ER. the trip lasted for seven hours. seven grueling hours where i was one hundred percent sure i was dying. when i finally came to, i was sent home and on the way home i experienced another episode. my heart was going so fast that i COULD FEEL IT POUNDING THROUGH MY SKIN. i became extrmely sweaty.
that was a year ago. last week i was smoking again ( i had stoped smoking up until the beginning of this summer) and thought damn i hope that doesnt happen again. i touched my arms and it started. i started having an out of the body experience. i became extremely sweaty and i started hyperventalating. i couldnt move my hands or touch anything without feeling like it wasnt really there. after three hours it finally stopped. i was so sure i was going to die it wasnt even funny.
last night wehn i was smoking again, it happened i had ONE SINGLE thought of last week and the next second i touched my arms and it started. i freaked out; it took another three hours. i have vowed never ever to smoke again. i cant deal with the horrifying feeling of dying.
today about two hours ago, i was sitting in the lunch room with my friends and thought man i dont want it to hapen again. i touched my arms and it started. this time i said no it cant happen. i didnt smoke weed today and its all in my head. after an hour it went away but it did start when i touched my arms.
heres some advice.
calm down. breathe. tell your friends to tell you your okay and to act like nothing is going on. i found that when your friends start freaking out, you get a million times more freaked. have them tell you they felt the same way and it was fine. trust meit makes a difference. also put something in your hands. dont put your hands flat. it will only make it feel like your hands arent there. SECOND OFF dont ever think about your past experiences . it makes it happen again. also put on the tv and watch it.
trust me it helps. as for me
tomorrow i am seeing a doctor. i dont think its normal that it happend tonight when i wasnt using drugs.
i was a fairly heavy smoker last summer. one day i decided to try brownies from a person i just met before i went to the first day of my senior year. i ate four huge brownies and an hour later in school i had the most HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE EVER. my head tilted to the side and it felt like i was living in a dream; like that i couldnt control at all what i was saying. i got teh WORST COTTON MOUTH in the world. it was so bad that i started choking. then i went to the bathroom and started hitting myself. i didnt feel anyting. whenever i ran my fingers on my arms it felt like teh weirdest vibration like tehy werent there. i got the worst tunnel vision ever and ran to the office claiming i was having a heart attack. they called 911 and i was ssent away to the ER. the trip lasted for seven hours. seven grueling hours where i was one hundred percent sure i was dying. when i finally came to, i was sent home and on the way home i experienced another episode. my heart was going so fast that i COULD FEEL IT POUNDING THROUGH MY SKIN. i became extrmely sweaty.
that was a year ago. last week i was smoking again ( i had stoped smoking up until the beginning of this summer) and thought damn i hope that doesnt happen again. i touched my arms and it started. i started having an out of the body experience. i became extremely sweaty and i started hyperventalating. i couldnt move my hands or touch anything without feeling like it wasnt really there. after three hours it finally stopped. i was so sure i was going to die it wasnt even funny.
last night wehn i was smoking again, it happened i had ONE SINGLE thought of last week and the next second i touched my arms and it started. i freaked out; it took another three hours. i have vowed never ever to smoke again. i cant deal with the horrifying feeling of dying.
today about two hours ago, i was sitting in the lunch room with my friends and thought man i dont want it to hapen again. i touched my arms and it started. this time i said no it cant happen. i didnt smoke weed today and its all in my head. after an hour it went away but it did start when i touched my arms.
heres some advice.
calm down. breathe. tell your friends to tell you your okay and to act like nothing is going on. i found that when your friends start freaking out, you get a million times more freaked. have them tell you they felt the same way and it was fine. trust meit makes a difference. also put something in your hands. dont put your hands flat. it will only make it feel like your hands arent there. SECOND OFF dont ever think about your past experiences . it makes it happen again. also put on the tv and watch it.
trust me it helps. as for me
tomorrow i am seeing a doctor. i dont think its normal that it happend tonight when i wasnt using drugs.
One night, I had this exact same thing happen. I was sweaty, having light muscle spasms, rapid heart beat, nausea, etc...
And as someone mentioned, I knew something was going wrong when my hands started to tingle. The feeling moved up my arms, and then all hell broke loose.
My friend helped me walk to the doorstep, where I blacked out. I fell to the ground but didn't injure myself. He talked me through it, but I still couldn't come out of it. I laid in bed for three hours, unable to sleep and still panicked. I thought I was dying.
I smoked the next day, and I've had two more since that night... but these go away in about fifteen minutes. Needless to say, I'm still hesitant to smoke.
And as someone mentioned, I knew something was going wrong when my hands started to tingle. The feeling moved up my arms, and then all hell broke loose.
My friend helped me walk to the doorstep, where I blacked out. I fell to the ground but didn't injure myself. He talked me through it, but I still couldn't come out of it. I laid in bed for three hours, unable to sleep and still panicked. I thought I was dying.
I smoked the next day, and I've had two more since that night... but these go away in about fifteen minutes. Needless to say, I'm still hesitant to smoke.