Anxiety attack due to... weed?

Weed can induce paranoia and anxiety which is what you described. Too much THC too fast or more than you're used to can make it more likely. Just smoke a little and get high gradually I feel like that's a good way to make it less likely. But really it's all about your mindset and just being able to elevate any anxiety on your own in your mind.

 

Well smoking out of a bowl you seem to get a lot more high off the same amount and plus with a bong or gravity bong like in your case you're inhaling a lot more smoke at a time than a blunt/J so yeah that could be why. I'd just take it slower/easy.

 

Some strains do this exact thing to me. The latest was "mountain top". Couple hits and it was stress city!

 

Probably low tolerance and too much THC. Could also be low blood sugar or low blood pressure. A mind without adequate rest, nutrition and too much stimulus will do some odd things. You said you used to smoke more but recently cut back and then smoked a bunch last night? That tells me too much too fast. You were trying to smoke at a level you used to but have a different(lower) tolerance now so less goes further than it did. Also smoking when I am tired usually leads to a bad high so that could have been it. One thing you can try is to lay off the gravity bongloads and just chill with a one hit. See where your new limits are and if you could take it slow. LAst resort is to just stop.

 

First off, welcome to the city blade! My input on your situation may be the case that anxiety was triggered by environmental factors, not the control of the substance you intake. While we have many variables that could trigger an anxiety attack, the most notable reference is media consumption that we probably take for granted. I cannot be sure as to what your living conditions are, but lets say you were recently affected by the news and you fear the terrorist attack that occured in Spain just days ago kept you up at night. There are daily events that are outside of your control that you may erroneously attribute to your living situation.

Though I cannot tell you how you live and what may cause you to feel this way, emotions of being trapped in a situation outside of your control will only be helped so much by smoking weed. As many others instantly do, they attribute their stress to the activity at the time of feeling stress, which is weed. Maybe take a look at the other factors in your life like your relationships with friends and family, your nutrition, your news monitoring, or even your pets. Nobody can live your life for you, however asking for help is often a good start. Cheers!

 

I have GAD and panic disorder and I can't smoke. At all. Even if I've taken all my meds I can't.

BUT my body reacts beautifully to edibles. I particularly like the 51/50 bar.. I forget the brand but it starts with a K. You can find them basically anywhere. I haven't risked any straight sativa but that particular cookie cake thing is a hybrid that leans more towards the sativa side.

I think edibles also are better for anxiety since they don't hit you all at once. It's something about the smoke hitting my lungs that triggers panic attacks in me, yet I smoke cigarettes. So it only makes sense..