Benzos Clonazepam + Marijuana = Bad experience for me?

[Ganjacide]

Hi, I'm a little new to this site, I've been browsing around here for about 3 months now but just now made an account to deal with some of my concerns.

So, about 2 months back I tried Clonazepam (Klonopin) for the first time. I took 2 .5 mg tabs. Later in the day, my friends and I toked up. I had one hit of the bowl, and passed it on. I then noticed I was starting to get really dizzy, as if the Clonazepam had amped the effect of the weed. I sat down and felt a little better, and by then the session was over.
The next day I went to a small party with some friends where the plan was to just toke up and chill. I took only about 5 hits from a joint and got really dizzy, like the day before, but this time it was more intense. I found a table (away from everybody else) to just chill, hoping I would be okay. For about 20 minutes I just sat there and tried to think about how I was feeling. Then I threw up.

So, I heard different people can have different experiences when combining Clonazepam with weed. For example my friend took 1 tab of .5 mg Clonazepam, smoked a whole bunch of weed, and didn't feel any effects of the weed.

The thing is, I've had 25 mg Zolpidem (Ambien) with a friend and we later smoked a joint, and that was the best and sickest trip I have ever been on. I felt fine the whole time, didn't need to throw up.

Can the reason possibly be that Zolpidem is a nonbenzo, and Clonazepam is a benzo? Should I avoid benzos in the future when lighting up?

 

[sekio]

BZD's can amplify the effects of marijuana and cause things like dizziness, nausea/vomiting etc. Some people are more sensitive than others.
1 mg of clonazepam is pretty strong despite what you would expect, the smallest dose commonly used is 0.25mg.

Remember, different drugs effect different people differently. Your body may not like clonazepam plus weed. Just keep it in mind if you ever decide to try other benzos.

Zoplidem and the Z-drugs are tangetially related to benzodiazepines, in that they share some targets in the brain, but the Z-drugs lack a lot of the 'typical' benzo effects. That might explain why you like zolpidem better. - it basically only acts on the part of your brain that makes you sleep, rather than relaxing your muscles, disinhibiting you etc.