My friend's Bad trip on cannabis

[smoking-aces]

Well it was a friday, and we usually get together and smoke up. We've been doing it for a long time, it's a tradition really. Last friday something different happened, after finishing a nice fat joint, he collapsed on me. I thought he was joking, or even tried tackling me!

Well he got up, then he passed out and started shaking/twitching for about 10 seconds. Then he opened his eyes and just said "I'm good!". He could hardly walk, he looked like a train wreck.

We put him in the car, but he later kept throwing up. He could hardly talk, he was extremely high and was clearly tripping balls. He was almost catatonic, he hardly moved for the next couple hours and looked like he was gonna pass out any minute.

He later told us that he hadn't eaten all day, and he smoked lots of shisha and cigarettes earlier. All that he consumed was some coke (drink). He also told us the whole time he was smoking the joint he stared into a distant headlight, and when he looked away he couldn't see anything.

I wonder what has happened to him, at first we thought: epilepsy. But it could have also been that he became temporarily blind, then he fell and hit his head, causing him to have some sort of minor seizure. It was freaky at the time, and a true buzz kill.

Anyone have an idea what could have happened to him? Any others share this kind of experience?

 

[tingtangman]

he had a whitey. happens to people all the time. should have gotten a big glass of water, ate some food (if possible) put on some music and take it easy.

 

[daysonatrain]

this happened to a friend of mine in high school, we were all hanging out smoking in a friends parents kitchen (they wernt home) and a few of us were sitting on barstools around an island (those little portable units in kitchens). my friend hadnt spoke in a while and was staring off absently into space, which wasnt unusual for him when getting stoned. anyway, i tapped him on the back and he stood up and began running towards the kitchen table, he slammed into the table, then fell on the ground and began shaking, his face was completely white. the rest of us were pretty sure he stopped breathing for a bit, and were pretty freaked out, when he came to (a few minutes later) we walked him to the couch where he threw up for about an hour. later he told us he had been hallucinating the whole time and didnt remember anything of it. it took several hours before he was back to normal. it never happened again, as far as i know.

also, i have hypoglycemia, and have passed out about 8 times in my life from low blood sugar, a few times this was potentiated by weed. when i do black out i basically collapse and have tremers, so it was originally thought i might have epilepsy. since your friend hadnt eaten all day (and just had a coke, which spikes blood sugar then drops it lower) i would guess he had a hypoglycemic attack triggered by the weed. you can get tested for that, but the only thing you can do for it is to eat some sugary food, and make sure to eat regularly.

 

[phatass]

could well be low blood pressure caused by lack of sugar (i think) in the body...

 

[smoking-aces]

he had a whitey. happens to people all the time. should have gotten a big glass of water, ate some food (if possible) put on some music and take it easy.

I had something similar in my earlier smoking days. Instead though, I became extremely high (like a psychedelic trip) and everything turned a strong purple tint, then next thing I knew I passed out, but I got up seconds later. It took hours before I was back to normal, needless to say it never occured again.

 

[The Winner!!]

^ happened to me like my 5th time smoking a joint, second time smoking alone except there was a green tint to all

 

[Akerman]

Like everyone said, sounds like a whitey. Still, if it happens without weed in the mix, tell him to get himself to a doctor pronto, 'cuz it could potentially be something more dire (but probably isn't!)

Just a quick point to make though: whitey's don't mean you're a lightweight, or that you shouldn't smoke again. I am an extremely heavy dope smoker (these days I smoke maybe a 10/ 20-bag a day, but at my worst I could easily do it a quater every day) and my worst whitey was bang in the middle of my heavy-smoking period, it was only my second J and there was no apparent reason why that time, out of all the times, I lost it. I had a cup of sweet tea (sugar is the ultimate cure for weed-sickness) and rolled up again, no further problems! It can happen if you're tired, your system is run down, if you haven't eaten, even if you're in a strange environment or stressed. Don't make too much of a big deal out of it, it's nothing to worry about or to get embarrased over, it happens.

I've known a few people who have pulled whiteys their first time and never smoked again, or, if they have smoked, have had nothing but bad experiences 'cuz they've been so freaked out about it happening again. Don't let that happen

 

[PillPoppingAnimal]

no big deal, i know some1 it happened to.

its from increased drop of blood pressure too quick.

its called something but i forget, some1 will tell it to u because i actually had the same exact question not too long ago, u can look in my threads by clicking on my name.

marijuana is a cause of whatever its called, i remember when i looked it up.

 

[jmaaan]

I've pulled whiteys a few times. I still smoke and have good trips, too. Now when I get supppper duper high I just learn to hold on, relax and think to myself that not one person in millions of years have died from smoking weed.