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Q: Marajuana Anxiety

asked by: gwg222 on October 23rd, 2007

New User

hello, i have had a very helish past month, to begin in late august i smoked weed and had a very big panic attck, where my heart was racing and i felt like dieing.
I smoked one more time about a month later and had another massive panic attack, except this time it wont go away i get one every few days. i dont know what is wrong with me i know its panic disorder but have i done permanent harm? it feels like the weed re-programed my brain into functioning differently.
i have a few questions to see if anyone understands or can assimilate with these symptoms....
1) i have this electric shock feeling in my arm and chest, what is this
2) i have extreme mood swings for example on minit im laughing and the next im crying
3) sometimes i feel the world is moving around me and then i get very sad at this time and sometimes just want to cry...plus during this syumptom everything almost looks to be going in slow motion

has anyone had these three symptoms???
during panic disorder or gerneral anxiety disorder
does therapy really work as well as medication?
thank you very much

Replies(10)

Mabel

replied on October 23rd, 2007

Supporter

Why did you smoke it again after the first major panic attack? Did you think you'd get a different result?

It isn't permanent. What you are feeling is anxiety.

CarolDiane

replied on October 23rd, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Same thing happened to me when I was in my 30s. First time I hated the way it made me feel and also went into a panic attack. Second time and the last time was the clincher. I went into such an attack, I thought I was going to die. My heart was racing, I could not slow down my pace and it was a nightmare. Needless to say, never smoked it again. I knew that it was not for this lady. Scared me enough, that's for darn sure.

Georgia59

replied on October 24th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

For a lot of people who may be prone to panic or anxiety, drugs will bring on attacks. Just avoid them. They mess you up.

mpack

replied on October 24th, 2007

New User

Georgia59 wrote:

For a lot of people who may be prone to panic or anxiety, drugs will bring on attacks. Just avoid them. They mess you up.

completely agree. the exact same thing happened to me. more so of the feeling like the world was moving around me in slow motion. i felt like i was watching everything from a tv. i just did not feel myself and was scared i was never gonna be the same again. unfortunately i was an fool and continued smoking pot on and off, which brought even more anxiety on. i now havent smoked for about 2 years which is one of the best decisions u can make if ur prone to those kind of attacks. just stay off the druggs as georgia59 said and you'll be back to normal in no time (therapy and exercise help tremendously too!)

Deeg

replied on November 4th, 2007

New User

Things Will Be Fine

just read your post. i have been i nthe same place before, so now i avoid drugs all together. i had a very bad experience, and i am actually afraid of drugs because i dont want to fell like i am going to die like i did before. you will get better. just avoid the drugs. i still have panic attacks, but most attacks are stress related.

Matt53

replied on November 5th, 2007

New User

At last,something I can actually help with:) I had the same problem, and sometimes worse for nearly a year, and thought I was going to have to pack weed in until I read 'Cannabis & Meditation - An Explorer's Guide' by Simon Jackson. I haven't had these symptoms in the last three months by following what he says. I've learned a lot about controlling my stress levels too. Really good.

M

Georgia59

replied on November 5th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

For the simple physiological effects smoking (even cigarettes) has on your body, and the act of inhaling smoke, it could cause panic attacks. For anyone dealing with panic, anxiety, or whatever, it really just isn't a good idea.

Matt53

replied on November 6th, 2007

New User

Georgia59 wrote:

I understand what you're saying, but this is a problem linked specifically to marijuana, and is very common amongst users. The problem is simply low blood sugar and one or two other very minor things that I managed to sort out quickly once I understoof what I was doing to myself. Low blood sugar is the fastest way to create anxiety and a whole host of other problems.

M

Georgia59

replied on November 6th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

But if you have anxiety as an underlying condition, it's not from the marajuana and can't be solved by proper marijuana use. And most the people on here suffer from anxiety seperate from their drug use. In this case, drug use (any drug use) has been shown to increase anxiety and frequency of panic attacks.

Plus, as a mod, I'm not allowed to encourage illegal activity Wink

Matt53

replied on November 7th, 2007

New User

Georgia59 wrote:

Plus, as a mod, I'm not allowed to encourage illegal activity Wink

Whoops! Of course, sorry - discussion closed:)

Matt

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