ou shouldn't need to be taking meds to cancel out the side effects you're getting from cannabis --- just don't smoke if you get anxious or paranoid every time.
I agree completely, however if the weed smoking is a once in a fortnight type of thing for you then I can see it working. However, we all know that most people would end up smoking more frequently than that so it doesn't apply for most.
I have to be honest though. If I'm planning to get really stoned (and I don't get
that stoned that often - maybe once a month?) then I will take just a low enough dose of a benzo to cancel out the anxiety. However the only reason I do this is because it's only done once in a blue moon. It could be a slippery slope to addiction for some, all because they wanted to get stoned.
Really the best way is to just smoke very small amounts and be patient. Redose only when you're absolutely sure you're comfortable and not getting overly anxious. That and, as I've said hundreds of times before probably, changing your strain. If you compared something like SmellyBerry to Oldtimes it's like comparing night and day. The latter is so so much more likely to cause anxiety that the first it's shocking. So the choice of strain, and whether the plant was harvested too quickly or not, can influence whether you feel anxious when smoking.
Honestly if you insist you can try taking some non addictive drugs. I would recommend Seroquel even though it could ruin you're fun. I mean if it really becomes a problem other then not smoking it could be you're only option.
Yes it could help with the agitation and possibly the paranoia but some but for most I doubt it would work that well, although it definitely would help the person get to sleep if that's what they want. I like the idea though mate. A better option might be some sedating antihistamine like hydroxyzine or promethazine (the latter is available without a prescription in the UK, even in syrup form which makes accurate dosing easier), although they would obviously be nowhere near as efficacious as a benzo would.
If you were to take the quetiapine (Seroquel), which is what I am prescribed myself actually, then you need to take a far lower dose than someone like me. I take 600mg, reduced from something like 900mg I believe but for someone just smoking weed, you'd only need a fraction of the dose I take. IIRC something like 25-50mg should do the trick for someone that doesn't use it regularly. I think for smoking weed, olanzapine (Zyprexa) would be a much better option if you're going down that route (which I wouldn't advocate myself actually).
