Profound Panic Attack from Cannabis use.

[SpunkySkunk347]

Ive found the best way to deal with them is to not actually ignore the symptoms but have the mind set "this is nothing" "bring it on"

Come on heart you can beat faster than that cant you

muscle spasms ha! What a joke

Blurred vision? i love blurred vision this isnt shit to me

The overall attitude im in control of my body and nothing can hurt me

Youd be suprised

Yes this mentality can work -- but when you are panicking on a stimulant, the last thing you want to do is have a "bring it on attitude". On stimulants, you're panicking because your heart is working way too much; when you try to just think "bring it on", it basically pushes your heart into overdrive.

I used to have this attitude when I would take adderall every day, but then I started getting this terrible "sinking" feeling in my chest about every 30 seconds. I checked my pulse, and my heart was skipping beats.

And I don't know about you, but to me there is nothing more frightening than finding out your heart is skipping beats while you're already scared for your life having a panic attack and have been up for 2 and a half days - especially when your heart skipping a beat is always accompanied by a painful incapacitating "sinking" feeling in your chest.

So I got rid of the "bring it on" attitude, and my heart beat pattern went back to normal

 

[highhooked]

Interesting. It always worked for me and usually the heart skipping beats an all that is just because of the anxiety.

Checking your pulse an what not makes it worse because then your focusing on your heart an such which worsens the anxiety.

Although i have never been up for 2 and a half days on a stimulant so maybe you actually did have some shit going on.

 

[phatass]

this belongs in CD

 

[Dr Rxpert]

Some strains make me have anxiety, some dont, I usually take a lil piece of a benzo or a whole one to not have one depending on how the weed affects me.

 

[verso]

even using cannabis daily for years, one day it can hit you weird and you can get this kind of paranoid/panic attack/psychosis. It happened to me once or twice randomly out of thousands of sessions. I sweared I'd be off the stuff forever...and that lasted about a day.

The first time I had to be convinced I wasn't going to die...than if I ever felt like that again, I more or less adopted the method that highhooked is talking about...it definitely helps.



umm opiates and benzos

All of this. People often forget that cannabis is still a mind-altering substance, no matter how benign, and it's capable of... well... altering one's mind. I remember the first time (yes, the first time and not the last time) I had a terrible, cannabis-induced panic attack. It was the worst experience of my life. I couldn't smoke anymore, and I had enjoyed it for years.

For me, opiates and benzos provide that same, consistent high without any of the unexpected, and that's why I love opiates and benzos lol

 

[Ech0]

You little fucking girl.

^^^^ ironically, most of the people that I know that never smoke weed, tried it once and freaked the fuck out. Even more ironically, I had a few panic attacks from weed, and simply smoked less at a time, and now I love it! After eating too much weed one day, I realized it wasn't harmful and my perception changed. Just like how my perception changed from tripping off substances and also in combinations with others - now it's nearly impossible for me to feel *TOO* high on weed and any combinations of drugs.

I find it absolutely hilarious when I talk to my current girlfriend about weed. She literally thinks she's fucking traumatized. I can't help but laugh because it's JUST WEED. And at the same time, I remember being pretty freaked out. Then, one day, I realized it's just fucking weed. Oh man, how I wish I could just get her to smoke a little more so she's just like me. Dammit, why does every girl I meet have traumatic memories of getting high? Grrr

 

[BIGsherm7272]

Sounds like derealization to me, I also had a bad panic attack on weed and it made my surroundings look fake, but at the same time I knew it was real. Ever since that day I have dealt with anxiety and derealization problems.

 

[Tigerbl00d]

Before i quit smoking i started getting anxiety attacks. Everything that i said or did i would over analyze and find it very negative. I would think about the bleakness of reality and very quickly spiral into a very scared and anxious state.

So if it was something like that i would quit smoking and dont ever do salvia!

Ever since quitting i havent had any hints of these attacks.

 

[Tigerbl00d]

You little fucking girl.

^^^^ ironically, most of the people that I know that never smoke weed, tried it once and freaked the fuck out. Even more ironically, I had a few panic attacks from weed, and simply smoked less at a time, and now I love it! After eating too much weed one day, I realized it wasn't harmful and my perception changed. Just like how my perception changed from tripping off substances and also in combinations with others - now it's nearly impossible for me to feel *TOO* high on weed and any combinations of drugs.

I find it absolutely hilarious when I talk to my current girlfriend about weed. She literally thinks she's fucking traumatized. I can't help but laugh because it's JUST WEED. And at the same time, I remember being pretty freaked out. Then, one day, I realized it's just fucking weed. Oh man, how I wish I could just get her to smoke a little more so she's just like me. Dammit, why does every girl I meet have traumatic memories of getting high? Grrr

dude i was smoking on an all day basis for years before i starting having the anxiety attacks.. So maybe you should rethink the whole "smoke more" thing your pushing

 

[Vader]

ironically, most of the people that I know that never smoke weed, tried it once and freaked the fuck out. Even more ironically, I had a few panic attacks from weed, and simply smoked less at a time, and now I love it!

Ironically, I don't think you understand what "ironically" means.

 

[amapola]

^Is that like when the bad guy is hiding in the closet and only the audience knows he's there

 

[TheLostBoys]

I smoked weed for years with no problems at all. Had a bad acid trip one night and ever since then whenever i smoked weed it threw me into the worse panic attacks ever. Needless to say i stopped smoking weed altogether and have suffered from panic attacks ever since. Glad to hear i am not the only one to go through this would have been nice to know years ago when i would stay up looking in the mirror all night long not knowing what the hell was going on with me. Scary times. I eventually tied everything together and realized what panic attacks were. At the time i had no idea what was happening. Since then got on meds to control them. Damn LSD messed me up.

I never had a bad acid trip but did have a bad mushroom trip that terrified me & ever since then, weed hasnt agreed with my mind, so you're not alone.