Paranoia and panic attacks after smoking weed

Hey Contarnos

RE: I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I posted mine on the last page and I'll let you know that the after effects can be pretty effective. You will have that negative thinking occur many times because I remember after my attacks i fell into a deep state of depression and distraught. Don't feel like you won't ever be happy again though. I felt that way at times but it's going to be okay. I haven't smoked since i went out of town with my cousin which was almost two months ago, but i have thought about starting back up again but working on it slowly and smoking in moderation, but on that, I'm still contemplating. All i can say, if it means anything to you, is that you're going to be okay. Don't let those paranoid thoughts take over because you're in control of your mind. You just have to learn how to use it. Be sure to stay positive, and do things that you enjoy, whatever it may be. Keep your mind occupied and it's hard not to think back on those experiences because trust me, to this day it still sometimes feels like a living nightmare. The feeling is so overwhelming you truly believe you're going to die...It's scary. But don't worry, okay? Just trying to help in the best way possible and i hope i did. Peace and Love.

Thanks for that, has given me some sort of peace of mind. I hope one day I will feel better again and can have my memory and focus back.



Peace

I want to share my experience. I've been smoking weed for less than a year and was very occasionally, only when I went to my friend's place and as an enhancement for having sex. Nothing other than a nice high and a nice feeling that enhanced sex. Once high and start having sex I would use poppers to get that extra rush... everything normal. But the last time it was a different feeling.... I was at home with my roommate sleeping and decided to smoke some weed from a pipe. I took probably 6 or 7 hits trying to hold the smoke for as long as possible.... once I got high I had this urge to watch porn, play with my dildo while a take good hints of poppers..... it was a nice rush and moment.... when I finished having my thing and ejaculated I immediately noticed my heart pumping more than usual and the left side (not only my arm) the whole left side of my body feeling unresponsive, heavy, like a burning sensation.... then I started get panic because I was feeling a sudden pressure on my chest and neck along with a burning sensation..... the pumping of my heart intensifies and I got totally freak out and decided to wake up my roommate... he called 911 and they came and decided to tell them the truth.... They took me to the ER and put something via IV and stayed overnight with them monitoring my heart, pulse, blood pressure.... They also took X-rays and all kind of test but then in the morning the doctor told me that she has seen all those symptoms on people who came to the ER after smoking weed.... They released me with only a "drug reaction" note. I personally felt that they were minimizing the symptoms I had felt but still my heart went back to normal but for the next couple of days I was very nervous, scared, and I started having a sore throat along with pain on my lower back..... I went to my regular doctor last week and I am still waiting for more blood test results to find out what exactly happened.... It wasn't the high I was experiencing before but my last time with weed really freaked me out..... Anybody with similar experience? Thank you

i too have panic attacks, yes it is the worst feeling in the world, this is what i do if im having one, these things help me i donno if they wuld help u but try, drinking alot of fluids, eating food, having an orgasm brings the high down which than brings the panic attack down, try sleeping, smoke less at first than when you are high smoke more although u wont be completely stoned at first u wont get a bad panic attack, research breathing techniques, play video games, do something to keep ya distracted, hope this helps :)

I don't know if it has something to do with withdrawal from weed or not smoking for a while and then suddenly getting really high or what but I had this same experience and it was hell!I honestly thought my life was about to be over with.I usually smoke daily but after a day or two without..one of my friends came and  picked me up and he smoked one with me and shortly afterwards I started feeling light headed and short breathed so I immediately went out the back door for fresh air.As soon as I made it outside I  felt like I couldn't control my breath. I was sweating badly and became overwhelmed with heat to the point that I had to take off my shoes & clothes down to my underwear (outside in my friends dads backyard)  .I had to poor my cold drink that I was drinking all over my body in efforts to bring my temp down.My friend came out to check on me After I sat on the steps outside for about 6 minutes by that time I finally regained my self control even though I still felt a bit disorientated so I asked him to drop me off at home and I took the longest 'coldest shower Ive ever taken in my life when I got there.....It was hella scary

Hello everybody..I have posted on here a few times, my first post was the second to last post on page 11 where the words "My best advice" are in bold. Feel free to read about my experience..i also tried to help Coronato...but I'm here to post again to let you guys know from my perspective how i feel about weed now. I used to love weed so much, i would love everything about it...from buying it to breaking it down to rolling it and smoking it, but since my experiences my view on it has changed. I don't hate it because i know it's not bad but the unfortunate truth is that it's not for me. The best thing I've read on another post was that "Like peanut butter some people are allergic to it and don't realize it, marijuana is the same" we may not be "allergic" to it but our body will react differently to it. Now there are ways to calm yourself down during this moment of fear and bad experience but personally every time I've smoked since then, the experience would start over and although i won't be freaking out like I did at first (because it's nothing new) by the time my paranoia is gone, the high is over so I don't even get to enjoy it as much as I used to. So with that being said I just quit overall and had to accept that weed isn't for me. It sucks but I mean hey, what can you do.

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David here again...to all those who have lost hope of smoking weed again one day...think again. I smoke weed again and these things don't happen to me anymore. I don't freak out at all and even if I were to freak out again it wouldn't be as severe because I've already experienced it and know how to handle it. If you feel like you can't smoke weed ever again because such an experience and you keep thinking you can't, you probably won't be able to because your fear of experiencing that again, will make those fears a reality once again. But just remember what it was like when you were first and always getting high and how much fun you had..just know that you can always enjoy it again. I do now and I'm so relieved to have not had any bad experiences..I started smoking mids but one day a friend came through with bubblegum kush and at first i was going to back down and not smoke cause I was scared I wouldn't be able to handle the intensity of the weed but I said f**k it and just smoked. I was high as heck and it feels weird having these weak lungs but it's kind of cool to be able to enjoy the weed unlike when I always smoked, i just got high and did things, I hardly enjoyed it because it became a reliability more than a habit. Peace to all and enjoy the herb that God made for us!

ive been burning for quite some time now and i used to get SUPER fckn paranoid. after like 5 or min or so after i took some hits i could feel the slowness in my head from the high coming on.  i would start to feel my heart beating hellla fast and  feel paranoid. i was restless and uncomfortable and it was not a good high. i used to never feel like that when i bearly started getting high. i think it was because i didnt have as much stress on me back then. so yeah that started to happen to me after the sessions or whatever and i did'nt know what to do. it then came to me that i would feel like that because , like i said, i was uncomfortable, so i started to just chill and relax, make myself feel at home. i started to not give a fck. whenver i got high i let my mind go blank and feel like i was at home to not get paranoid. it workd actually pretty good. all u have to do is relax and not give a fck. there aint a thing to b worried about so just chill. if you feel uncomfortable around people when your lit, just dont care and relax. when your hella lit and you r walking funny just walk like you belong lol. walk as if you would when your sober and chill. be happy . i still burn it . please tell me if u guys liked my reply or if it has  helped u or watever the fck

oh man i normal smoke everyday but i been stressed and didnt smoke for a week . . on my birthday i was like iam smoke 6 blunt STUPID idea i was good for my first 3 at first i was like wooow the wall looks cool and i looked at my friend on the 3rd one and said STOP STOP come back and drop then i zoned out , she grabed me and said you ok and i couldnt speak i was so scared everytime she talk i was thinking she was a bad person or going to kill me . then she got me food Bad idea i had a chicken leg and it felt like it was crawling up my mouth and i coulndt breath and my heart was beating fast . so i ran in to the wall and i was back for about 2 mins then it hit me even harder it was getting worst i could hold my phone water notthing . i was tryan take my clothing of , make it worst it was school time at lunch uniforms so people were like wtf , and i started scream to people Get away and saying random sh*t . then i started calming down . i counted down from 100 wich confused my mind and i was geting back to normal . and i peed on school grounds idk man i felt like my stomach was going to Blow then i started to get gitterie and couldnt make it to my locker so i crawled on the floor people were laughing after i was laughig to because it seemed warming and people were trying to help me then my high came to a normal and it lasted 2hours and about 15min now and again i get a random buzz for 2mins .not smoking for a good while maybe Christmas 

Very interesting to read up on a lot of the posts here. I think we can all say that we've all enjoyed getting high in our lifetimes but we've been through some bad trips. Speaking for myself, I love and appreciate what herb can do for you but when trips get pretty bad, it makes you really think if you should be smoking da ish.

Mainly, I would like draw upon the point that it has a lot to do with your mindstate. As the herb makes whatever you are doing more intense (hence increasing pleasures), it can obviously do the opposite. So, if you are in a bad state of mind, for example, a bit sad or depressed, then it can make this worse. An important thing to consider is not to get too worked up on the fact of smoking up. I used to love it and look forward to blazing in my earlier days of using, but at times now, I feel if I think about it too much, it's like I am setting myself to be anxious. To begin with, I am quite the shy character and it sometimes just makes me feel more compelled to think about this in itself. For me, when I get these paranoid attacks, it's like I am thinking too much about one thing and this lead to the downward spiraling. I've learned to deal with this and thats just to embrace the high. Why do you even get high in the first place? It's so that you can enjoy it. So just embrace the fact that you are high and people around you are not. I generally don't like the feeling to be around sober people when I am high because I feel like people are judging me. I even judge myself and it feels like I am focusing on other people's thoughts too much. Like "Oh, these guys are talking about me" but in reality, no one probably gives a sh*t to begin with.

I don't want to keep writing about this because I know I can write a whole novel or something. I've been through the bad trips with the increased heart rate, unable to breathe, and just the feeling like the high will never end. I get paranoid around people and I feel like everybody is out to get me. The worst feelings came to me when I go out to the masses like a comedy show. I actually got so high smoking a blunt before watching Louis CK once I felt like his whole act was directed at me... Crazy, right? A lot of you have talked about needing to go to hospitals. That's one feeling I don't share. I just get paranoid and very uncomfortable but at the end of the day, I've learned to just go with it and deal with it. I think it's very manageable. Be comfortable with who you are blazing with, be in a good state of mind, and just enjoy that sh*t. Last point is to not OVER think anything. Once I get into an analytical state of mind, I crumble.

These are things that work for me and I hope everybody here can find ways to deal with bad highs. It happens to the best of us. Maybe people like us posting on this forum a bit more, but it does happen. Wish everyone good luck to find peace with the herb that we fell in love with at first use. Like I said before, I've always appreciated weed and what it does/can do for you. For that reason, I think I will always use. Just use it in moderation, keep balanced, and enjoy that sh*t.

I used to smoke bud and every time I did I got a major Panic attack. I know 100% exactly what you mean by stuck in one moment of time. If fact it feels like your stuck forever...scary thing, I just need you to know you're not alone, I know exactly what you mean and how it feels, Its terrifying.

I feel a sense of relief knowing I'm not the only one who has bad experiences smoking too much weed. I got my first panic attack when I was 11, I would get them from time to time. When I was 15 (it was probably my forth time smoking weed) I smoked a whole stick to myself with my friends. By the time I finished, I felt as if I couldn't move my arms, I got really bad cotton mouth & freaked out! I felt as if I was going to die and I was going crazy! I honestly thought I was going to stay in that state forever. My friends tried to calm me down but I didn't calm down fully until the weed slowly wore off. The next morning I was fine. I didn't smoke weed again until 16, I would smoke from time to time with my friends & I was always fine. When I was 19 I smoked a fat chronic joint to myself and then the same thing happened to me.. I freaked out! I thought I was going to die & I was going crazy. I felt very anxious the next morning, I even called my mother to tell her what was going on. I began to see a therapist as I still felt anxious from time to time a month after. It seemed I had alot of emotional issues to discuss. For months after I continued to feel anxious and have panic attacks but I found as time went by the better I felt. I am fine now, I've smoke a couple of times but I don't think I will ever again. The last time I smoked I felt I was on the verge of a panic attack but controlled it. I don't know if it was the amount I smoked or the timing of when I smoked (as I was going through some stuff) but all I know is I won't be smoking again. I just think I have a personality that prefers to be in control all the time.

The worst feeling I ever had is all I can say about it. Last night i was smoking with 2guys, I met one of them for the first time. Earlier, the other guy called me and told me that he want some stuff. I arranged it and it was the same stuff which I smoked a couple of days ago and my friend told me that the stuff is paranoid. Without giving him much attention I bought the same stuff because I heard that word for the first time and I didn’t knew what he actually mean. We started with a big fat one. The new guys took like 5 o 6 drags then he said stuff is good n he is getting so high. Every time it’s his turn, he repeats the same thing until he gave up after 5 turns. I offered him to sit and relax on the bed and he replied that he would prefer lying on the bed. At first we were laughing on him but later when we tried to move him n take him back to his home, he continuously resisted it saying he doesn’t want go anywhere. At last we carried him to his home and when we reached there; he said "Call an ambulance, I am going to die" and that was the moment when my laughter vanished. He was not moving at all. He kept on saying that he is going to die. Because of him, I got myself paranoid too but at first I didn’t realized it. I called one of my close friends, he told me that he is just high and is going to be ok but I doubted it. I had some worst thoughts like I am responsible for everything and I will be sentenced to death if anything happens with that guy or if this matter gets into the hospital or police (The place where I live carries a death sentence for any illegal drug, and weed is one of them). On the other side, his condition was not improving and he was still asking for an ambulance. I was thinking that there is something going to happen for sure. My friends told me to relax and go to sleep but my fear was not under control. At one point I realized that all of us smoked the same stuff, which made that guy paranoid and because of him I also got paranoid. Unlike him, I was totally under control but the thoughts and the fear in my mind. My heartbeat was too fast, I was continuously shaking. However I managed to come back to my place n tried to change my mood as I got familiar with the matter. I slept and woke this morning totally normal. I have been smoking for 7 years and it never happened. For that guy, it was his 5th or 6th time so he was totally stoned and couldn’t control himself.

So what I learned from last night is that if it happens with anyone, try to change your mood and keep that in mind that this is nothing else but a panic attack. If you really know that you are being paranoid then your mind will try to eliminate your fears and will bring you to reality.

"Life is so precious when you have a panic attack because you really feel like your fighting for your life."