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Q: Weed bad trip or panic attack ?

asked by: avatarme on September 9th, 2009

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Im a weed smoker for about 5 years now.Ive started when was 18 and now im 23.In these years I had some bad experiences with joints and space cakes and couple of them were really intense but none of them was that scary to make me worry about it.
Last night i had just one joint from a new weed that i had just bought.In the first everything seemed to be ok i gotted stoned and felt kind of .After a while and when the guy we had together the joint left from my place,i started to have this really bad trip.I started feeling like i observe myself really detached from reality.i started to hear a loud noise in my head like strong wind and my thoughts started running like crazy.i felt my heart beating really fast and my chest getting numb.i bearilly could breath and went to the phone to call a couple of friends for help.when i was trying to speak i felt as if i was watching the thoughts as words with huge letters each of the letter making another sound.these gave me the feeling that to communicate i had just to read the words and i felt like it wasnt actually me speaking.i got some detached from reality than even when my friend came its wasnt until a few hours that i went back to normal.
the strangest thing was that during the bad trip i was trying to calm myself,but i couldnt because i felt trapped into my thoughts like every thought was connecting each other.i couldnt focus in any thought or feeling.i remember that i was telling myself this is a bad trip,but couldnt actually convince me.i got frightened that i got crazy and this would be permanent.in all this i was most frightened that i could might jump from the window.totally lose of control of ones mind and totally detached from reality as if i was an observer and found the limits of my whole head.
trying to relax i had another two joints with my friend who came to help me and gradually started to feeling in touch with the reality around me.after the incident i feel kind of bad,no good mood kind of grumpy and discomfort.im also feeling afraid that i have done something bad to my brain.
could u please help me?im getting crazy? thanks

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W0LF

replied on September 9th, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

You're smoking pot. It's not like you can tell where your mental basline is. Maybe you have a serious disorder or maybe you got more than you bargained for in that joint. What you're describing sounds a lot more like LSD than Marijuana. It's not like the FDA regulates marijuana the rolling paper could have been dipped or the weed tainted with God knows what.

Needless to say, THIS IS YOUR SIGN. You were lucky you had friends to care for you. You could have ended up hurting yourself or others in your disoriented state. You need to stop blazing and get yourself level so you can actually evaluate if you have a mental problem. If nothing else you can't afford to buy from that dealer ever again.

avatarme

replied on September 10th, 2009

New User

If we exclude the possibility that i smoked something more than weed,because im 99per cent sure that it was just a simple joint,could someone suggest me another explanation of what might happened to me?
My general mental health was quite normal the last months but now im kind of upset from the incident because it scared me a lot and cant stop thinking about it.
In my country the majority of the society uncluding doctors are unfamiliar with weed habbits and im afraid that if i go to a doctor the whole incident will be blamed to the weed if thow i know it was something else wrong.Anywayz thnx WOLF for the answer really apreciated

mandalasarah

replied on September 11th, 2009

New User

It sounds like a Salvia experience. Salvia Divinorum smells and looks just like marijuana, but is a hallucinogenic and sometimes extreme effects. You may want to look into it. It has become very popular in recent times. That is more likely than LSD. I doubt that there is anything wrong with you, especially since this only happened during your bad trip.

avatarme

replied on September 11th, 2009

New User

Im absolutely sure that its wasnt salvia,but just a simple, kind of strong,weed joint.The effects lasted for about 2 hours and these made me quite worried.
I think that salvia effects last for about 10-20 minutes.
however thnx for the help Smile

W0LF

replied on September 11th, 2009

Extremely eHealthy

You could have had an exotic allergy or a stroke or an exceptionally strong concentration of THC crystals or you could legitimately be having neurochemical problems. It's a completely random guess as long as you're under the influence. Level out and see if this sort of episode recurs. If not it's likely a reaction to the pot.

xmasterjuicex

replied on September 11th, 2009

New User

hey man, i have been smoking smoking marijuana daily for the past year and had my first negative experience with it last night.
my mind felt detached from my body, not the comfortable way weed makes me feel but in a way that i felt i was about to die. normal sounds like the tv got extremely loud. the sound of my brother walking around upstairs amplified to the point i had to cover my ears. my heart was pounding, my veins throbbing. my arms and legs would shake uncontrollably.
the most terrifying part was hearing what you described as 'strong wind', it sounded as if i could hear huge waves crashing against each other like at the beach.
it took me about a half hour to reach an equilibrium and regain control of my body. My heart is still sore, now, a day later. After reading up on the matter I am starting to think what I felt was indeed a panic attack, induced by marijuana. This isnt a rare occurrence in the pot smoking community, you and me both might of had our first experience with this very frighting attack.
please tell me how you feel about this conclusion, I am 18 years old and to be honest am really nervous about what happen last night, it gives me a little relief knowing that at least one other person went through what did.

avatarme

replied on September 12th, 2009

New User

Well even though im not an expert in this matter(maybe you should go to a psychiatrist to ask some proper advice),it sounds like an panic attack.
Panic attacks are related with stressfull situations and i think that being under drug effect makes it much more 'spectacular' and frightnening.
I guess you got really scared so try to recognize it to yourself maybe talk to some close friend about it makes you feel more comfortable.
Maybe avoid smoking weed for some days or try doing that with someone you can trust.
I think panic attacks are like alarms from our head-just try to take it easy with yourself and start thinking the possibility of reducing or cutting off weed.
Things that relax you and makes you feel better with yourself would be much of a help right now.
It was a really bad experience but you managed to get through it,so you are capable of doing that and if it comes along again just remember it and this will help u.
If you have another panic attack when you are sober,dont neglect it and seek for some professional help.
If it sounds impossible at the moment,try to see it as an good in bad experience that came from your subconcious and want to tell something about u.
believe that you are ok and you will be and dont underestimate weed,its a light drug but remains a drug that is playing with your head. Smile

xmasterjuicex

replied on September 15th, 2009

New User

thanks a lot dude. since my first attack, I haven't had any since. I went a day with with no weed and only smoke a blunt before bed with a really good friend. I felt fine and like i said still haven't experienced another. I am sure if another arises I will be able to handle the situation. thanks again

InterestingColors

replied on September 17th, 2009

New User

Last night i had what i think was a bad panic attack. I'm 18 and i've been smoking for about 5 months and have been smoking often, every day for a while. And on special occasions, A LOT but i never experienced any sort of anxiety or panic from that. Last night i had two small bowls of the most recent stuff i got. After the first bowl i didn't even feel it that strongly. Soon after a finished the second i started feeling a bit nervous and soon i felt like my heart was pounding so much and so fast and i was a little lightheaded and i just thought i was going to die. And i felt very cold and i was shaking, and i felt like a couldn't breathe. I was scared that my heart or lungs were just gonna stop working. I kept thinking i needed to go to a hospital. It was the worst experience i've ever had with pot. I also realized that a couple days before i had a similar experience but not as severe, also with the same weed. I haven't smoked yet since and i'm still knda shaken up from it. but i'm glad i'm not the only person who's experienced this.

If anyone wants to talk my aim screen name is crypt0zoologist.

edog6

replied on September 27th, 2009

New User

It sounds like you had a panic attack while your mind was under the influence of THC. Just about everything you described just happened to me on Friday and I can say it was one of the most unpleasant experiences of my life. I think that this happens more than people would like to admit (you never hear about negative experiences with Marijuana... heh).

Just be more careful next time and be mindful of how you feel prior to taking your first hit. Also get a feel for your tolerance. And if you're anxious to begin with, perhaps you should wait until you're a little bit more relaxed.

Listen to your mind and body and use this as a learning experience Smile

Also know that you aren't the only one that this has happened to...

lionlove

replied on October 21st, 2009

New User

I've been smoking for four years now. I smoke everyday. I have never had a problem and could never understand friends who told me they thought they would die from smoking weed. Last night was a wake up call to the potential dangers of what I've always thought of as medicine. I smoked some new weed with my friend. Something really strong. I've been smoking spliffs for a while, but last night my friend rolled a huge joint without tobacco. I usually smoke joints this big with at least five other friends, but it was just the two of us. For a good hour or so, all was well, I was stoned as usual. Then, my friend left to do some work. I got up to get some cereal, when my mind was assaulted by deafening noise. I felt as though my head were a cymbal with a percussionist beating away. It came and went in about five minute increments. Getting in my bed made it worse. I tried to play music (bad idea). I started talking to the Lord, trying to make sense out of it all. I was able to explain to myself that I had smoked too much of a new strain of really strong bud. I woke up with a headache, and I was still blazed. I've been thinking about it a lot. I haven't smoked today and probably won't. I'll see what tomorrow feels like. I want to smoke again to see if it happens, but I think that last night I discovered that one can smoke too much bud, so regulate. If you're already stoned-stop smoking.

voltron99

replied on November 13th, 2009

New User

definately a panic attack marijuana is a known trigger of panic attacks i,m a heavy smoker and this has happened to me a few times usually when i havn't smoked for awhile then skoke again or when something else is going on in your life that your worried about you can calm yourself down with relaxing breathing tecniques if it ever happens again.

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