Joined: 25 Dec 2005 Posts: 3 Location: Montreal, Canada
Feeling of Temporary Insanity Posted: 12-26-05 00:24am
I'm a well educated male in good shape, 19
years old, and it all started with a
presumably panic attack a few months ago.
It was partly triggered by smoking pot,
and it led to an extreme bad trip where I
believed to have had a heart attack.
My life up until this point has never been
the same. I am nearly convinced that I
have anxiety, and the doctor feels the
same. My life simply feels out of
place, that i'm not the same person.
Every time i've tried smoking again, i've
bad tripped and had a panic attack, my
heart begins to beat at a remarkable pace
and I get terribly scared. Perhaps
cognitive reinforcement got the worst of
me, anyways i'm kind of grateful because
i've quit that lifestyle, but i'm left
with one that is of an equal if not worse
destructive nature.
I constantly fear not so much dying
(although I do), but reality in itself,
and thinking I have heart problems. I
used to think I had something going on in
my throat, yet I had an endoscopy and the
results were fine, so the worry I suppose
has shifted towards my chest. I know
that it's anxiety, i've done my research
properly, yet the physical symptoms are
still very present regardless of my
physical state.
I'm going to ask the doctor for a
spirometer test, I believe my asthma may
be recurring from my child hood as it
occasionally does at my age. Perhaps the
breathing is an actual causing of asthma,
and it brings up excessive worrying about
life, and begins a mudslide of anxiety.
I want to get back to my normal happy self
again, I never used to worry or dwell
about such things before. Some times I
hear a song in my head over and over and
over again, sleeping has become a chore as
my thoughts ramble too fast that I can
process. I've always been that way,
people could never keep up with my train
of thought, yet I always seemed to channel
these thoughts in a positive manner.
This has been going on for about 3-4
months now, and I believe to have tackled
the disorder accordingly, yet my thoughts
are still extremely fearful at times.
Anyone have anything to say in regards to
this situation? Thanks.
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fatfamily02
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 3050 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 12-26-05 03:53am
This happened to me, I was 29 years old.
I had one anxiety trip---quit smoking pot.
I was constant user for 11 years and
used a little for 2 yrs before that.
.God had to help me quit cuz I couldnt do
it on my own. I absolutely loved my
pot.
Anyway, it was new years and 2 of my
friends gave me pot and crank to babysit.
I remember getting high and I thought I
was having a heart attack. I called 911,
and she talked me out of the anxiety
attack I was in---thank .God I would not
wish that on anyone---it feels so real.
Like the lie is the truth. Scared the
shyt outta me. The pot I had flushed,
the speed I had(dint even do any) I
flushed. Never looked back.
The same thing happened to my son, he did
speed when he had his episodes and it did
effect his heart, but the anxiety was
worse than the heart palpitaions. He had
to quit speed for good. And he quit pot
most of the time.
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Emmie86
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Dec 2005 Posts: 19 Location: united kingdom
Ex Weed Smoker Posted: 12-26-05 09:59am
Hi guys im a 19 years old and I to have
recently quit what was a regular habit of
smoking weed. I have since been left with
anxiety attacks headachs the shakes,
twitches all over my body and insomnia.
I've become so concerened about my health
I rushed myself to a doctor at a and e and
confessed my pot smoking to him as I
feared it had caused somthing serious to
happen to me. Hopefully this stress and
anxiety will pass and I have no regrets
about quiting, in a way I feel maby this
feels so bad right now because the weed
was always covering it up slightly but now
im dealing with it myself. I just wish it
would hurry and leave me im driving
friends and family insane with my constant
worry over my health and half the time
feel like i'm losing grip on reality.
Best wishes to you both xxx
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Jake20
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 34
Same Here Posted: 12-26-05 23:10pm
When I was 18, 3 years ago, I had a
similar episode after smoking pot in which
I was sure I was either dying or going
crazy, and I also havent felt the same
since. I more than anything feared that
I had a mental/emotional problem because
i'm a male, and I always thought I was
mentally strong. I wish I had some great
advice, but you're not alone. Take care
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mitch7654
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Posts: 170
Panic Attacks Posted: 12-27-05 17:53pm
Hey I just read yuore post and thats
exacly what happened to me after I quit
smoking weed and the funy thing is ,is
that im from montreal too.
Anyways as for m ive been stressed out for
like a week and a half because everyday
since 2 weeks ago about,ever hour or 2 I
seem to get a thump in my throat when I
take a deep breath, everyone around me
says its due to my anxiaty but as all of
you know people like us never belive
it.Its been tuff these last 2 or 3 months
and I dont realy know why I used to deal
with these attacks real well for the last
6 years but for some reason the last 3
months is just awfull attack after attack
and constat fear of other attacks.Im
thinking of starting cogintive therapy im
hoping that will help.Medication dint work
I took it 3 days and it flipped me out so
I dont wanna touch it anymore,if anxiaty
can be fixed be therapie and changing the
way you react to things then that means
that medication is just a cover up for the
time being until you get to the root of
the problem im I right? .Plus no offence
to anyone in here but it seems some people
get addited to these pills anyways have a
goodday
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fatfamily02
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 Jul 2005 Posts: 3050 Location: Georgia, USA
Posted: 12-27-05 18:09pm
I would not wish anxiety attacks like that
on anyone. Like I said it happened to me
1 time, and when my son was going thru
them it was terrible.
You totally believe the lie!!!! It feels
so real your body responds to it.
