Anxiety, and returning to smoking again: Please read and respond

wow dude, i dont know wht to tell you. try reposting this in the mmj forum.

hope u figure somethimg out, bro

 

You're probably smoking too much too fast.
Have a glass of drinking water handy at all times, be well fed as well.
Take a toke, then wait 15-20 minutes. See how you're feeling. If necessary take another toke after that then wait again. Gone may be the days of getting ripped out of your mind for you (I know they are for me), just use it to relax, no need to get blasted or wasted. Ease up, patience, relaxation. Take your time. . . what's the rush?

Also, remember, some situations in life aren't good to be high during. When you're out and about, driving, got stuff to do, even hanging with some people, may not be good times to smoke. But perhaps, at the end of the day, when all is quieting down. . . Sounds good to me.

Hope this helps

 

Mike Enslin - Stoned off bad cheap dope

 

well to give u my two cents,

i also have the same thing with the heart but it sounds like mine is much lesser. One of my valves makes like an extra sound, anyway that has nothing to do with it before probation i started to smoke weed in the summer of 5th grade(9 turning 10). i smoked for about 6 years everyday all day and never had one problem except for the first time when it was laced. After i got put on probation i remember smoking at a hotel party cuz i was really drunk and i took 1 hit thought it was gonna b too much and then blew half out n inhaled the rest, i started to bug out ) paranoia from probation and anxiety of getting caught etc) it sounds to me this person that you were drving with gave you the same paranoia and anxiety, after you smoked you bugged out the times after your fear of bugging out made you bug out again.


When i get to finally smoke again in 6 days i am not going to drink, will have no paranoia, anxiety it should be great once again

Idk i guess my advice to you is chill out when you smoke its only bud it will get you nice and high thats about
Smoking----->Dying------>Yea... Right..

 

I had a mild freak out last May after smoking for the first time in over a year and I was scared to smoke again for about 5 months. The fact that I was scared to smoke weed started messing with me. I would start freaking out from just thinking about smoking and being high. A friend of mine had it even worse than me. I finally sat down one night and smoke a couple of small hits in the comfort of my own home and I was fine. Then I told my friend to do the same and he was fine too. Now we both can smoke again and we don't get freaked out at all. Your case is way worse than ours but my advise is to just keep smoking a little bit of weed at a time and you should be good.

 

Indica Indica Indica Indica. I have anxiety, neither gives me anxiety attacks I suppose because of tolerence but I never panic or anythign when i'm high. When I first started smoking and I got TOO high i'd get anxious.

 

This kind of shit happened very rarely back when virtually all of the weed in North America was imported - including strains that were very strong. Once in a while somebody would freak a bit, but they'd usually be OK after some time passed. I blame these recent problems on the unnatural varieties that have been developed in North America and Europe. I use them, but would prefer the real thing - from Central and South America, Asia, etc. Oh yeah, the hash from Kashmir, Nepal, Morocco, Afghanistan, etc., was also real good.

 

I've heard of many people having this problem of paranoia when they smoke weed. After all paranoia is a side effect of smoking the ganja. When you smoke weed you should be completely relaxed and in a completely calm state of mind. If this first anxiety attack never would of happened, I bet this would not even be an issue right now. Some people have the ability to wake up, smoke weed; eat some breakfast, smoke some more weed; go to class, smoke weed in between classes, before work, and before bed and not even miss a beat of their day. For you it sounds like this deffenitely isn't the case and if it's not then you shouldn't try to push it. My advice would be to only smoke weed at times when you have nothing that you absolutely need to get done or worry about. If you are about to smoke some weed and find yourself worried about your anxiety then you probably just shouldn't smoke right then. Maybe if you know of a good doctor that you trust a lot you could talk to him. Doctor's aren't the type to tell you what is wrong and right but more the type that will help you cope with your problems your having.

It sounds like you thoroughly enjoy smoking but are shadowed by this fear of anxiety and panic. I hope you find what works for you best and can continue smoking in the ways that you find it most relaxing and enjoyable.

Hope this helps out.

 

i freaked out once too, recently at a party. when i drink/smoke i usually get really talkative and dance alot. but this time i drank and ate a brownie instead, fucking mistake, i just sat on the couch and stared at the people dancing thinking that everyone was looking at me and making fun of me for being too stoned/wasted.

just smoke again man sometimes shit just happens.

 

Hey man, I had a 3 or 4 year gap between smoking. I actually got into coke bad an ended up about 1000 miles away in a pond, then jail, but not arrested. I went schizo for like 9 months, layed on a couch thinking people were poisoning me, but come out of it. So trust me when I say I know what paranoia is. I just recently really got back into smoking. I had some health issues that got me to thinking about smoking. The first few times were pretty touchy for me... the "hey is my shit beatin too fast?" kinda thing. I'd smoke a bowl with a friend and freak out one time, and be fine the next. What I got used to doing now is just hitting it a couple times and let it be. Go back for more when you're ready. Ease into it. Make sure you are set up to be comfortable in the place you do it, and make sure nothing will interfere with your smoke time that may skew the whole experience for you.

I generally smoke when the wife goes to work at night, or I'll go ride around on the back roads. I find riding around is more calming to me than sitting. Find some soothing music to listen to, something that will keep your brain entertained, like classical guitar stuff, thats always neat. Find a comfort movie to put on if you get to thinking too much, for me thats Friday.lol

I hope this helps some.

 

I have known a couple of people go through EXACTLY what you are going through. Unfortunately, there was no "medical" reason. It was simply psychological. The way they got through it was just to take it slowly. They took breaks, and then slowly started smoking again. And I mean SLOWLY. I remember my one friend would take maybe a half a hit out of a pipe, just enough to get the taste and a little bit of smoke. As he got more and more comfortable, he could smoke more and more. Know he is back to normal.

You can try using a vaporizer too. Whenever I use one, I notice that my heart doesn't beat as fast. Hash is definitely not the way to go for your problem. It is going to get you higher, quicker, and raise your heartbeat faster. You need to get some cheap or low-power weed and just take it easy. My other friend would get those attacks just from smelling weed. He just forced himself to sit with us when we smoked, and gradually got over it.

The fact that it is mainly psychological makes it that much harder to solve. There is no easy cure or set of instructions. However, you are not alone. I have had a non-weed related anxiety attack and anything dealing with your heart is NOT FUN. It seems to trigger basic primal instincts in your body that override everything and scream "I'm Gonna Die!." That is one of the reasons why it is so hard to overcome. If you just stick with it, take it easy, and take it slow, I am sure you will be to toking condition soon enough.

 

The opinion that people with Mitral Valve Prolapse must have antibiotics before dental work has changed - they no longer do this, in most cases, and my dentist showed me the AMA report in a dentists' magazine. I do not know if the same is true for surgery. People who have had certain types of heart surgery should take the antibiotics before dental work.

There is a condition called Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome, which I have, and you probably do as well. Doctors aren't very aware of it, because it's mostly neurological, and genetic. The best we can do is learn to deal with it, and stay healthy. People who have had valve repairs and/or replacement, in very serious cases, still have the same anxiety and other symptoms even after the valve operation. It's sometimes referred to as Dysautonomia, as in a dysfunctional autonomic nervous system, which can also be brought about by conditions other than Mitral Valve Prolapse in those people who are genetically predisposed to it.

Fish oil is an excellent heart supplement, but not necessary if you eat fish several times a week. I went to a top NYC cardiologist and he approves fish oil. My Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome symptoms lessened after I took it for a while. I also take Co Q10, Hawthorne Berry extract, and other vitamins and minerals. Also, when it's very humid, my symptoms are worse.

Many people have MVP, but some of us are just more sensitive to it. Avoiding caffeine is a good idea. You may want to get a Rx for some Xanax, or a similar drug, for those times when you get panic attacks. They have versions that are sublingual, and very fast acting.

 

ok well when you smoke pot it makes you paranoid but if you just relax and dont smoke too much at one time u will just be baked and chillin so just enjoy it and dont go crazy at first (which is what im gonna do and gonna bug out)

 

i actually had a friend who had a panic attack one day when he smoked but also drank coffee that day... so I think it does have to do with the caffeine in some way