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Q: Really Bad Time With Weed and Valium
asked by: tatuk on July 31st, 2007
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one of my good freinds just got surgery so he had a bunch of pills. one of them is valium. well i came over one day with my sister and another guy freind and he kept asking me if i wanted cause he was crushing them up. and im that person that tries everything once or until i get the effect of it . so i siad ok but only half of one. so he cut it in half and i took it . about half hour later more freinds came over and they are all pot smokers . and one of them was rolln and they asked if i wanted to take a hit . i didnt want to cause i just took valium but my freind [ the one who got surgery] was like its not a big deal . so i took a couple hits . and just sat there. my throat began to hurt so bad and the right side of my stomach felt like someone was punching me or grabbing me really hard. i went to go get some water but then all the effects rushed through me and i completly lost it .. it was the worst feeling ever . i ws standing and then i dropped back onto the couch and i put my hand over my eyes and everyone was asking if i was okay but i was in pain i couldnt answer. then in a flash everything went numb around me i couldnt concentrate on one thing . it was so bad though. it wasnt the normal feeling. i really felt like i was going to die . i was in so much pain and i felt like i was a strobe light . the only was i can explain it is as if every 2 seconds you black out and then comeback .

so i was sitting on the couch and i actually began crying cause of the pain so i begin to call my sisters name so she can come over and help me cause the blackouts were lasting longer and i thought i was just going to blackout and die. no joke . it was so bad. the only way i could concentrate and get back for just a little was if i held onto something really hard and just tried to focus but once i let go the strobe lights came on again.

its was so crazy though because i couldnt feel anything but if i wanted to do something i could do it .

when i freaked out on the couch everyone ran inside besides my sister and the freind i came with so that made me freak out more. but i got up eventually and went into my freinds bedroom where everyone was and my sister was helping me and she put me on the bed but i needed to walk around so i went to get up and before i knew it i was already out the door. it was like something chopped off my time. everything i did felt like that . like i was go to get water and im walking to the fridge and before i know it im sitting down drinking it . i dont know how it happened but it did.
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lflankouch
replied on July 31st, 2007
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tatuk -

sounds as though you should reconsider who your friends are. i know, i know. easier said than done. as for the "i try everything once or until i feel the effects" thing sounds a bit foolish, especially the "or until i feel the effects" part. that's how people overdose.

the episode you described sounds to me like you could have possibly had an anxiety attack.
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tatuk
replied on August 1st, 2007
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lflankouch wrote:
tatuk -

sounds as though you should reconsider who your friends are. i know, i know. easier said than done. as for the "i try everything once or until i feel the effects" thing sounds a bit foolish, especially the "or until i feel the effects" part. that's how people overdose.

the episode you described sounds to me like you could have possibly had an anxiety attack.


i know . tell me about it. i have known this kid for about a year and he was "okay" considering how he is now. he used to just smoke pot but now he is doing bad drugs and i dont know if i want to hang out with him anymore.
he is one those kids that thinks he knows everything about drugs but doesnt.

also . i have changed that sentence .. now its " i dont try anything because anything can be bad for me" .
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lflankouch
replied on August 1st, 2007
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yea, ide be careful hanging out with people like him. people like that can lead to some serious consequences. when youre in a questionable scenario, just take a step back and ask yourself, whats the right thing to do? im sure youll know.
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sillyakchick
replied on August 1st, 2007
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That sounds pretty awful. MJ can cause a person to get paranoid and panicked sometimes. However, Valium is used as an anti-anxiety medication, so it's interesting that this happened to you with this combination. I guess it is safe to say that we never know how drugs will interact with each other when taken together. The Valium you took was probably responsible for your feelings of "blacking out"-it must have been a pretty high dosage. I am glad that this is all that happened to you, as other drugs in combination could have had disatrous results for you. I am not sure what to make of your stomach pain, except perhaps your body wanted to vomit to rid itself of what you took, a common body response to substances the body is not fond of. I hope you steer clear of this stuff in the future. I am glad you made it out unscathed. (relatively speaking)
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Kahlan25
replied on August 1st, 2007
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You were just really high from two differant types of drugs...they were having differant effects on your body at the same time-one trying to dominate the other..and your mind was trying to find out what was going on..that is when a heart attack was possible..I went through this many years ago and it was enough to scare the curiousity out of me..Just be real careful in your choices and even if you don't want to get rid of your friends-just be the smart one Smile They will wisen up sooner or later and be glad that you were sooner..hope all goes well!!
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tatuk
replied on August 1st, 2007
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sillyakchick wrote:
That sounds pretty awful. MJ can cause a person to get paranoid and panicked sometimes. However, Valium is used as an anti-anxiety medication, so it's interesting that this happened to you with this combination. I guess it is safe to say that we never know how drugs will interact with each other when taken together. The Valium you took was probably responsible for your feelings of "blacking out"-it must have been a pretty high dosage. I am glad that this is all that happened to you, as other drugs in combination could have had disatrous results for you. I am not sure what to make of your stomach pain, except perhaps your body wanted to vomit to rid itself of what you took, a common body response to substances the body is not fond of. I hope you steer clear of this stuff in the future. I am glad you made it out unscathed. (relatively speaking)


im glad too. even more glad that i dragged my older sister along with me. i was confused with my reaction as well and idk i was thinking could i be allergic to thc? is that possible?
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tatuk
replied on August 1st, 2007
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Kahlan25 wrote:
You were just really high from two differant types of drugs...they were having differant effects on your body at the same time-one trying to dominate the other..and your mind was trying to find out what was going on..that is when a heart attack was possible..I went through this many years ago and it was enough to scare the curiousity out of me..Just be real careful in your choices and even if you don't want to get rid of your friends-just be the smart one Smile They will wisen up sooner or later and be glad that you were sooner..hope all goes well!!


eh . my freind [ lets call him fred ] well fred has said he was going to stop and clean himself up so mny times that when he says it i laugh. i really want him too cause he is going to be burnt out completly one day and then there isnt much i can do then .

i knew better then to do what i did that night even if someone told me it was ok. i guess this was a lesson learned.
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BullZye
replied on August 2nd, 2007
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If you're very intolerant to weed, then thats what was causing the blackouts and zoning in/out.

The valium is what made it harder to focus, it makes you feel drunk almost.

You must be very intolerant to drugs to have a trip like that from such low doses though... Half a valium is only 5mg assuming your buddy had 10mg pills.
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tatuk
replied on August 2nd, 2007
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BullZye wrote:
If you're very intolerant to weed, then thats what was causing the blackouts and zoning in/out.

The valium is what made it harder to focus, it makes you feel drunk almost.

You must be very intolerant to drugs to have a trip like that from such low doses though... Half a valium is only 5mg assuming your buddy had 10mg pills.


yep . thats correct. i must be intolerant .but i have done weed about 3 times before that and those times i didnt trip like that at all .it must have been the combination with valium . but still . idk what happened.
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Reli
replied on June 12th, 2009
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yeah I think your friend knew what he was talking about he just didn't realize you had no tolerance toward either "drug". I'm prescribed valium and lortabs. I'll take 3 of each 10mg tabs and 10 mg vailum and smoke however many joints my throat can handle. and I've only had one bad experience with smoking and the tabs. I think I was just nervous about what I may feel like and had a panic attack. I just shook uncontrollably, but I could still function ok. I was just freaking out. I'd say its best not to try new things cause the more you try, the more you'll possably fall in love with and want to do it all the time. Thats why I ended up getting scripts so I could feel good all the time. until weed is legalized I'll be taking these pills that do harm me. Unlike cannabis. Don't do what I do. Either way think before you do anything like that. don't let your friends pressure you into pills you have never took or know nothing of. mostly just try to be safe!
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