Can't enjoy smoking

[Dimitri85]

Hey all, started smoking about 4 years ago (Yet I stopped about 1.25 years ago) and reason why is being everytime I light up, I acquire a very intense cotton mouth, to the point where talking is uncomfortable for me, and my anxiety sky rockets.

I've tried everything, I had become addicted to water to see if maybe increasing my daily intake of water would help. It doesn't. I've talked to so many people about this, no one has any idea - I've heard that I may be allergic to the chemicals in the plant, but that sounds like a load of crap to me.

To give you an idea on how bad this cotton mouth is, have you ever seen the movie, "The Grudge" - the zombie thing that makes that infamous "Aghaghaghaghaghagh" noise, this is how my voice gets, my nose gets very dry as well (As if I had the flu). This does not happen with cigarettes.

If you read this, I appreciate it... All I've wanted these past several months was a way to actually enjoy smoking, without feeling like I have the damn flu everytime I do.

Am I just shit out of luck?

 

[wungchow]

after awhile weed loses its magic. i can't smoke anymore unless i'm alone. otherwise i become borderline autistic and cannot function around people.

that's just how it works. some people can enjoy weed all their life, most can't.

 

[soundsystem00]

I have been smoking weed ever since I was in highschool, and I still love it. There are times though when it makes me feel "funny" and somewhat uncomfortable. That just kind of comes with the package if you ask me.

 

[*=Regulator=*]

I know quite a few people (including myself) that found after stopping smoking, when they re-started, it made them very anxious. I'm not sure why this but it does seem to be some sort of trend.

When the weed made me anxious (after stopping for ages), I was able to handle it a lot better with a few drinks and/or benzos and/or opiates. Any one of those and the anxiety and paranoia would be kept at bay for the most part.

I've recently discovered that I can now smoke without any problems at all. This is after a 4-5 year break from regular smoking. I can now smoke whenever I like and the anxiety has completely gone. I don't know if this is due to just 'having enough time off weed', working out some of my own issues, being in a better general state of mind or something else.

Still, if it doesn't make you feel good, I wouldn't keep going and going hoping that it will eventually feel like it did in the past. Maybe give it up for a while and try to work through any issues you have in your life? If it's simply a matter of time, try smoking every few months and see if it's any difference. The other thing you could do is try to find some particular strain of weed is known to cause minimal anxiety (I've got know idea what this would be).

Good luck!

 

[Dimitri85]

Wungchow, that is exactly how I feel when I'm with people smoking.

And yeah, I figured I'd have to maybe wait a few more years, I do suffer from pretty moderate depression (yet to get treated) and anxiety... so I figure this doesn't mix well. I really enjoy when I first started, and hope with time I can get start enjoying it again.

Thanks for the feedback.

Oh and another thing Regulator, I noticed with better quality strains, my anxiety obviously would be much higher than a lower quality (such as mids), but my respiratory system also varies in condition depending on quality. So if I smoked a 'Med.-H. qlty.' strain the whole "I feel like I have the flu" ordeal gets worse.

Thanks again for the comments, I'll get this figured out one way or another! Peace

 

[The Winner!!]

I know a person who is allergic to the cannabis plant matter itself, and another who is allergic to smoking weed, but not eating it