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Can you blackout/have a seizure from taking too big of a hit?

Discussion in 'Apprentice Marijuana Consumption' started by one_upp, May 29, 2015.

  1. #1 one_upp, May 29, 2015
    Last night was by far the scariest experience I've had with marijuana. I am still an apprentice toker. My first experience was last December, and I only smoke maybe two or three times a week.
     
    I was with my boyfriend and some friends to celebrate our friend's 21<sup>st</sup> birthday. We all took a birthday shot before we went to smoke. I believe it was 90 proof spiced rum.  A few minutes after the shot, we go into the garage. I was kind of feeling the shot when we got out there. My boyfriend packs a bowl so we can all hit the bong. The first bong hit of the night had me feeling good. I felt euphoric, and I was enjoying myself. I was at a level that I enjoyed and thought that maybe I shouldn't smoke anymore, but I figured why not because it was a special occasion and one more hit couldn't hurt.
     
    I was totally wrong. After inhaling the second hit, I began feeling a little dizzy. As I was exhaling, it seemed like I was going blind. Blackness started creeping from the corners of my eyes until I couldn't see anything except what was in this tiny circle in my vision. I do not really remember what happened after that, but according to my boyfriend, I was staring off into space for a second, then I started falling forward and slightly convulsing. I started hearing people talking loudly, and then I immediately regained my vision and consciousness like nothing even happened. I felt pretty normal except I was a little nauseous and pretty tired. They told me what happened, and I got a little scared because I was worried that it would happen again, but it didn't. I didn't smoke any more after that.
     
    Something similar happened one time, and it was the first time I used a bong. I started seeing blackness and was a little dizzy, but I never started falling or convulsing. It was only for a second, and I was completely fine after that.
     
    Could the blacking out be caused by taking too big of a hit? Or by combining weed and alcohol? I did not eat much yesterday (a bowl of cereal for breakfast and some pizza combo crackers as a snack/lunch). Could it have been caused by not eating a lot? A combination of all three perhaps? Has this happened to anyone else? Do you know someone it has happened to?

     
  2. #2 Catch a fire, May 29, 2015
    Probably because you didn`t eat enough, and Im not sure about that but maybe your blood pressure was low, and combined with a bong rip it got so low that you started passing out. I don`t know about convulsing though.
     
    I have a friend that one time passed out 2 times after a session, the second one for probably 1 minute. After that he ate and was fine.
     
  3. #3 KeyedAbraham, May 29, 2015
    Yeah going into a sesh on an empty stomach is a bold move...it makes it so your blood pressure is low and also your munchies get amplified afterward, at least in my experience
     
  4. #4 enjoyandlive, May 30, 2015
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  5. #5 cannabisdayzzzd, May 30, 2015
    I've passed out 3 times from not eating enough
     
  6. #6 The real spliff shady, May 30, 2015
    Not a seizure but you can black out. 'Be blacked out a few times once even fell to my knees everything went black for a sec and got up and walked again and everything was fine. Usually when I'm stepping up my weed game once when I went from regs to bc weed then again when I went from bc weed to bc KUSH or other very potent high grade its prolly the potency of the weed rather than the size of the hit.
     
  7. #7 TEK_GROW, May 30, 2015
    Its not a good feeling after effects of blacking out. Can leed to someother shyt. . Ask someone who ODed ..

    fukcancer we winning everyday we awake #teaamfukcancer #teamsarcoma. ..
     
  8. #8 Cereal Killer, May 31, 2015
    As others have said, it sounds like a combination of low blood sugar, low blood pressure (which low blood sugar can contribute to), and perhaps mild oxygen deprivation/carbon dioxide retention from hitting the bong hard when you're not accustomed to it. Any of which could lead to syncope (fainting). And it's not uncommon for people who faint to have brief muscle spasms, resembling seizure activity. If it was a convulsion you had, you would not remember the episode, and would not quickly snap back to normal.
     
    I've never known anyone who passed out while toking, but I've known many who have for other various reasons. Low blood pressure from any cause is a very common reason for fainting. Many people can feel lightheaded just from standing up too quickly, your body sometimes can't adjust blood flow to your brain fast enough when you quickly change position, and the lack of adequate blood pressure to the brain causes you to faint. Dehydration, blood loss, heart problems, and many other things can cause low blood pressure. Dehydration and low blood sugar being most likely in your situation. My wife barely ate or drank for a day and a half and passed out in the living room. When I first started taking a medication for high blood pressure, I stood up too fast, got dizzy, and fell and smacked my head on a door :laughing: 
     
    Make sure you get a bite to eat and drink some water before toking, and don't take hits that are too big. It's about getting high and having fun, nothing to prove to anyone else. If you keep having episodes like this, or have other symptoms like shortness of breath, chest pain, etc., you should probably go see a doc. Good luck, OP.
     
  9. #9 smokincharlie, Jun 1, 2015
    it sounds like you got the wahwahs. its similar to the effects of nitrous. i get this effect if i hold my hit in too long and deprive myself of oxygen. many times ive come close to blacking out while smoking. everything starts fading and i feel dizzy, ive blacked out many times in the past due to other things so i know whats about to happen i usually have to sit down and concentrate on my breathing and wait for it to pass as it usually passes in a minute or two
     
  10. #10 Elozlol, Jun 1, 2015
    This used to happen to me a lot. Didn't eat enough. I'd get all shaky and sweaty, and about 20 mins later I'd just pass out. So thankful it doesn't happen much anymore.
     
  11. #11 CJ_chills, Jun 1, 2015
    You experienced your standard green out. Alcohol before a bong rip with a low bud tolerance will result in disaster more times than not. I took my first hit of weed ever after getting drunk and out of a bong. I hugged the toilet all night, but I experienced a trip stronger than low dose psychedelics so it was kind of awesome. Watched a buddy of mine go through the exact same situation about a month later. Crazy times.
     

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