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
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Ingi
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Posted: 10-23-07 19:19pm
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.
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 10-23-07 22:27pm
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.
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Georgia59
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Posted: 10-24-07 11:37am
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.
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mpack
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Posted: 10-24-07 16:23pm
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!)
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Deeg
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Things Will Be Fine Posted: 11-04-07 18:12pm
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.
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Matt53
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Posted: 11-05-07 09:08am
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
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Georgia59
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Posted: 11-05-07 10:05am
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.
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Matt53
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Posted: 11-06-07 07:02am
Georgia59
wrote:
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.
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
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Georgia59
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Posted: 11-06-07 13:14pm
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
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Matt53
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Posted: 11-07-07 07:18am
Georgia59
wrote:
Plus, as a mod, I'm not
allowed to encourage illegal activity
