panic attacks!!!

[RiseFromRuin]

During my pothead days I would get horrible panic attacks..at least that's what i think they were. Tightness of chest coupled with shooting pains in the chest that would move around....one actually landed me in the E.R., as I though I was having a heart atack. in this case..the entire left side of my body went numb, i had triple vision, dizziness, and a taste of blood in my mouth. It also felt like I had a giant knife prodding my upper body, constantly moving aorund. this happened in a comfortable setting, with no sense of anxiety or paranoia. Now whenever I do whippets or snort pills, similar effects happened but to a lesser extent, whereas if i ingest pain meds or acid...the effects do not occur.Interestingly enough, if I start to rub my chest, the effects seem to dissapate, that is when my panic attack do occur.
now for my q's....
a. Does anyone else feel these sensations?
b. Would you think pot brownies cause these effects to happen.
I smoke cigarettes, and it doesn't happen with that. my worst experiences happened when smoking out of a bong or taking deep drags off a j or blunt, or smoking a lot of herb.
Any thoughts??

 

[twigburst]

That happens to my brother and used to happen to my friend. If you went to the ER for that shit i wouldn't suggest trying weed again. Give your cards up and collect your chips.

 

[RiseFromRuin]

Yeah i put down the weed some time ago, but i did smoke for awhile after the ER visit..it was funny, the doc says the next time i smoked weed, I was spinning the roulette wheel of life....

 

[Icehead]

Ye I used to get em too,when bonging hydro, I thought I was gonna kark it.
At the time I was heavily in to heroin tho, and I think it was because I was very sickly - I was thin as a rake , didnt eat properly (doh !) , didnt look after myself , didnt care.
IMO I think its something to do with the oxygen supply to the brain - that feeling of not being able to breathe, and like your brain is gonna explode, and everything is closing in around you , and your gonna DIE!!
Shit nearly had one then!!
Your health has got a lot to do with it I think.
My 2c (worth zero in Australia).

 

[PhreeX]

I am gunna move this to Med T & A, see if you get a response there....
My input - stop using the drugs that induce these effects...
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