Paranoia and panic attacks after smoking weed

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Omg so im not the only one this happened to! I smoked for the first time when i was 17 and i had a pretty good high off it i felt amazing!! But 2 years later i smoked again for the 2nd time with people who i thought were good people i took a couple hits and didnt feel anything but once i stood up i felt as if my body was heavy as could be i didnt dig to much into it because i thought it was just the weed kicking in but once i got upstairs everything that could go wrong did go wrong i felt.as if my body wae stuck and i was trapped inside my mind!!! I had so many thoughts rush thru my head i felt as if i eas gonna die and every movement i thought about it took me 2 mins to what felt like hours to move my body and my friends were laughing at me which made it worse i ended up spinning in circles and landing on the table breaking it as i still continued to spin on the ground i was able to be snapped back into reality and thats when i started crying because i was freaking out what helped me was i went to bed snd forced my mind to sleep the next time i got high was just recently and i felt the same side effects except this time what made it happen was i thought about what happened to me the last time i got high i did the same thing and forced myself to sleep i told my girflried while this was happenening to make sure i go to sleep and she made sure i did and i explained everything to her when i woke up she told me its because she thinks i have paranoia of the unknown. But now i can make myself feel this feeling while i havent even smoked because i constantly think about what hapoened so my mind tries to escspe me and the feeling of being high tries to come over me i think its because again im not aware i could be prone to panic attacks and its something i should look into but at least im not the only one who has had this to me!

I've had the same experience recently. Scariest night of my life.

I'm 15 and this exact trip happened to me like to a the very last feeling that is exactly how I felt. At the time I was a known stoner, and I still am. (: I had smoked for 3 years straight like never more than a week without smoking. So I wasn't the least bit worried when I hit my gravity bong with a strain of sour diesel in it. However I knew the second I hit it that something wasn't right my brother was fine however. I fell straight into a panic attack. It was horrible there was this feeling like I wasn't real which only scared me more and increased my heart rate, I heard sirens going off in my head and I felt as if my whole entire existence was false. The worst part though was that I didn't think I would die I thought that it would be an eternal thought that I would have forever whether I died or stayed alive. I eventually came down and I went to sleep. I've smoked since then, I'm high asf rn, but I've also had anxiety since then. However I learned how to control my anxiety so it will not throw me into a panic attack, which is f*****g awesome. Really I know it sounds dumb but breathe, no really just f*****g breathe so you get your heart rate under control. Then drink some water I know its dumb but it works. Look at the clock being high last only 1-2 hours remember that. Talk to someone but about positive frivolous things, like boobs or how cute that guy is, or what you want to do with your life. Keep headache relief for the headache and if you have trouble sleeping and anxiety then over the counter sleep medication. IT ALL WORKS f*****g AMAZING. I looooove marijuana and you all should too.

If anybody could please directly respond to me, that would be great. So here is my story. I was just walking down the street and a neighbor had overheard me talking about marijuana and invited me to his backyard. I knew this kid from a while back but i also knew that he was sometimes into some hard sh*t, so i was hesitant. But anyways i ended up going back there and he pulled out some weed and smoked me out. The weed looked hella good and he said he had his medical card so i was hella excited. I ended up only taking about 3-4 hits off of a pipe before we left. He had other people with him and we all ended up walking down to the end of the street where we all departed, and i found my mom also walking so i went to her. (she knows i smoke and is cool with it so) i tell her whats up, that i met this super cool guy and he smoked me out; and she ended up warning me how he may have laced it or has diseases. Now i know he had done other drugs before and immediately started to freak the f**k out. I had another friend with me and it only made it worse because i looked at him and he looked as if he was going to be sick, so it only made me even more scared. I eventually came down and i am obviously fine, but it just made me realize how cautious i have to be. Honestly tho my friend and i were both skeptical because he was freaking out to, but at the same time like nothing happened so what would be the explanation here? Was it just me tripping? Because legit the weed looked good and i wanna buy some just slow the f**k down and not smoke so much (even tho i only took 3 hits xD)

Hey, ive been having the same issues aswell all started when i went to a mates place and had a few tokes at his then we went to his mates place and har a couple more tokes on his bong and i got this really like fullness in the back of my head like a pain sort of and that caused me to panic. So i came home went to sleep then like a week later i was fine but then one night i woke up to a horrible feeling aka panic attack and started moving around the house shaking and tryna calm down but from that night i feel like i lost my personality or vibes off what i used to look at things its so weird and scary. 2 1/2 months have passed and im still scared and cant think propaly, its got so bad that i even forgot how i used to think so now my head just feels like i cant think but yea just wanted some tips that you may remembered getting through ur hazey feelings

Bruh same thing happen to me I swear to god

Stay strong there are other people like you

duuuude I felt the exact same way & it was the scariest sh*t ever

I experienced my first panic attack last night when I took more hits than I should have taken. At first I felt numb and started to feel the out-of-body experience. Then I started to think about all the negativity in my life. My boyfriend left the room to hang out with his roommates outside the room for 10 minutes, but it felt like he was away for hours. My hearing senses heightened and I could hear my boyfriend and his roommates talking and laughing loudly outside the room. I started to get the feeling that he forgot about me and I felt anger and panicking. I also developed a big fear to go outside the room and I couldn't move. I started thinking all kinds of bad things like breaking up with my boyfriend, how I hated myself, and just anxiety spread over me. I was having trouble breathing and after waiting which felt like eternity, my boyfriend came back to calm down and I started to cry. Eventually I fell asleep and woke up feeling fine with a slightly headache. I've been smoking weed for a long time and this is the first time this has happened. Honestly, I think it is because I took too many hits and the strand I was smoking was strong. If I continue smoking and this happens again, I think I might have to quit smoking.

best advice i ever read. good job.

I had a panic attack about week ago under the influence of weed, the next day WITHOUT weed I had several panic attack, and this kept going over and over.... at the third day I felt normal so i decided to try it out one more time.... got high and everything normal (4-6 hits from bong) yesterday had 2 hits from bong and went bad.... I dont know why it is happening I dont want to quit I really enjoy the high :(

And after this I can smoke again ? It is so good to hear that you are all right after this s**t my friend :)

Best post I have read here, very good points and I will also smoke weed, I just love it, cant stop, THANK YOU for this reply, it is something like you didnt lost hope in me my friend.

Please, if anybody will come here, I know it is very old post, but PLEASE read this, maybe this will help you, I copied this from a website, but this site not allows to link it, so here you go:

It’s the same story over and over again. Someone smoked marijuana with a group of friends and within 24 hours, usually sooner, they begin feeling unreal, depersonalized, foggy and detached. They are convinced that the marijuana had to have been laced with something that created this uncomfortable and distressing sensation. They worry that some sort of “damage” has taken place inside their brain. When they contact the people they partied with, they are amazed to learn everyone else is feeling fine. Now they become very confused, worried and fearful.

This is not an unusual course of events. I hear this story time and again, in almost exactly the same detail. The individual is positive they have caused damage to themselves even though they are the only one experiencing these symptoms. They often resort to “doctor shopping” and taking medications which do little to resolve the problem. Frustration enters the picture as feelings of depersonalization/derealization often intensify.

There is a simple explanation for this chain of events. Once understood, recovery is not difficult. It requires a simple yet specific process.

Let’s rely on basic science and facts:

(1) Personality– Some individuals are basically more reactive than others. These are the people who are intelligent, creative, analytical and generally more reactive to outside stimuli. They often experience a greater reaction to stimuli where others may not. They may react in a stronger manner to:
– Medications
– Alcohol
– Caffeine
– Nicotine
– Excessive Sugar
– Temperature Changes
– Bright Light
– Lack of Sleep
– Recreational Drugs

(2) Habit of Fearful Worry– The mind quickly wraps around whatever it is dealing with, to create a sense of closure, whether the facts are true or not. Therefore, if one has recently smoked marijuana and is feeling “strange” or “odd” afterward, the mind, by process of elimination, deduces that some damage must have occurred. Every free moment is spent in self-blame and fearful worry that permanent damage has occurred when nothing could be further from the truth.

(3) Fatigued Mind– The mind quickly becomes exhausted, due to the continuous loop of worried thoughts. A tired mind is far less resilient and naturally the longer this loop continues, the foggier the mind becomes. The person may even lose their appetite, develop insomnia and find it difficult to concentrate or socialize with friends and family. They might even take time off from work, in order to recuperate, when this is completely unnecessary.

Once they understand what this is, what it is not and what to do, they are home free. It is important to note that one is not ill, nor have they ever been, which is why medication is not required. In a reactive individual, medication often may exacerbate the problem. This is merely the product of a tired mind and nothing more. The marijuana may have been the trigger but it is not the only trigger.

Triggers of Depersonalization

– Constant and Lingering Stress
– Certain Medications
– Alcohol
– Traumatic Event, Shock
– Unresolved Issues
– Unresolved Anger
– Recreational Drugs

Resolution of Depersonalization Due to Marijuana Use

Resolution of this sensation is not difficult. It is based upon a Two-Fold Approach:

(1) Retrain the Brain- Learning how to refresh the fatigued mind. Thinking more productively. Through behavioral modification one is able to tame a mind that is overactive and unproductive.

(2) Food Therapy– Learning to use the correct foods, one already has in their own kitchen, to work for you rather than against you. Boosting Serotonin levels in the brain naturally and maintaining balanced blood sugar levels in the body to create a far less reactive mind and body. The correct foods will accelerate recovery when used in tandem with the proper behavioral modification techniques.

This two-fold approach is all that is required to overcome feelings of depersonalization, created by marijuana use, or any other trigger. It does not require a long or drawn out process at all. It does require that one follow the specific process, leading to rapid relief and permanent recovery.