Weed possibly reason for panic attack?

yupp panic attacks are possible from cannabis

 

if you're already prone to panic attacks then smoking weed can trigger one, from all the parinoia and increased heart rate.

 

I have a story about weed causing a panic attack or atleast I think it could have been a panic attack, never really had one before...


A month ago I was at a friends house and he was having a smoke session and there was probably around 10 people there including myself and the friend's house where it was taking place. I didn't know a few people there and I get nervous around people I don't know. Some poeple say I'm anti-social and what have you but really I'm just shy at first... Anywho... We are all throwing in, smoking blunt after blunt and bowl after bowl. After a few bowls and 2 blunts I get the feeling that everyone is watching me but ofcourse they aren't. The feeling just grows and grows... Finally after another bowl or two I feel like I'm freaking out. I tried to tell everyone I'd be back but couldn't even form a sentence. So, I went upstairs and just sat in a room by myself trying to calm down. It worked but one of the most messed up experinces of my life.

 

LOL! ...sorry, but that instantly made me crack up, but yeah i've seen people have crazy panic attacks. sometimes i'll feel kinda nervous for a few minutes, but i don't let it get out of control like some people i've seen. (don't even wanna go there, ha)

 

I dunno, every 10-20 times I smoke, I just all of a sudden start feeling REALLY depressed, cause I start to think. I think about parents, friends, relationships, and shit like that. I dunno, at about 9:30 this morning I was in some crazy depression, just after smoking most of an eighth yesterday. I wish there was a way to get rid of this

 

I haven't personally, but I know ADVOR has something to contribute to this thread.

 

The first real high I got I smoked a 30 sack to myself and i felt my mouth was going super fucking dry to the point I couldn't breathe. Then I drank a huge pitcher of water and threw it all up. It sucked but the high was unreal...

 

jea, ive had panic attacks at like the mall, and i just feel like if i dont get the fuck out of their im gonna puke. but i just calm myself down and drink water. water helps everything.

 

Panic attacks are a sure bet for me. If I smoke even just a full bowl to myself things just start going downhill. For me, the paranoia isn't terrible, but the high becomes unpleasant. I might get chills and start shaking and even get sick to my stomach. If I start smoking early in the day and get high a couple times, later I can pretty much smoke as much as I want, but the high isn't as intense.

 

i didn't realize that this many people got panic attacks once inawhile when they smoke. i get them once in a great while. it usually happens when i over think something. like if i think im having a hard time swallowing or breathing or something like that i just think myself into so bad that im actually having a hard time doing these things, and then i start to freak out. usually i just start watching t.v and do something like play some xbox and it totally takes my mind off it and before long its all good again.

 

yeah this one time i was fucked up, and me and my friend thought our like adam's apple had like caved in. it was the most fucked up feeling of my life. we were beyond baked.

 

Yes, panic attacks are entirely possible from weed, and seem to bemost common in the younger smokers.

To my mind, there are two possible reasons for this:
1. That the younger smoker, often without his own house or space, will feel anxious in case he is caught smoking, and this can trigger panic and paranoia.
2. As the link between psychosis and cannabis seems to focus particularly on the very young, it is entirely possible that those that suffer panic when smoking (and cannot attribute to the factor in point 1) are those most at risk of permanent mental complications as a result of smoking weed.

 

Yeah its possible to have a panic attack from smoking weed. The worst, however, is when you get em when you are sober

 

panic attacks suck, i have them very frequently, not from weed just anxiety problems. i can snap out of it usually. next time, FORCE your only thought to be IM ok, Im not going crazy. im not goonna die etc. whatever your fear that got the panic attack started. deny that emotion, and force think positively.

 

Yep, ive have 5 or 6 panic attacks while high. It happens man, you just have to convince yourself that everything is fine and that there is nothing wrong with you. Once youve had a few you learn to get them under control pretty easily.

 

without knowing exactly what you were smoking, sativas in particular will highten ALL of your senses as well as you emotions. a really bad day will only be worse.

the flipside is that anything fun and enjoyable will seem extra special.

weed can serve as an amplifier for your emotions.


people that are paranoid and stress out easily or are in total emotional chaos probably should avoid sativas. but sativas are otherwise a blast, and once you get used to them, are fun simply to consume... eg. you KNOW your fun level will be increased.

in my experience... indica dominant strains all only do one thing... make you tired, indifferent and confused. THAT'S what most people smoke most of the time

if you've been smoking a while, my guess is that you had your first taste of sativa "hightening" but at a really bad time.

 

Yeah, sativas do tend to pack a less profound high; many usually chilled out people can get a bit paranoid on indicas.

 

I think panic attacks are all in your head. I used to get them often. i started smoking frequently in 7th or 8th grade and it was all fine, then i went to amsterdam and the last day me and my bro smoked a lot of some flame ass shit and fucking freaked the fuck out im tellin ya people tears were shed in amsterdam. Then when we came back home i tried smoking and i got a panic attack again and the weed wasnt even nearly as good as amsterdams bud. Then i stopped and i would get these attacks at random moments lemme tell ya its uncontrollable and probably the worst feeling in the world. Id rather get kicked in the nuts by paul bunyan.....anyways i took a break smoked and everything was all gravy. I really think its all about maturity and how you can handle yourself and know that its just weed and youll feel normal eventually, but thankfully i praise the lord that i havent gotton a panic attack in like 5 years. maybe a mild one about a year ago but i controlled it and it went away. Hope this dosent jinx me.

 

That's kind of my point; but something has to trigger that thing in your head.

I'm glad you have found a way around it, and wish you continued success with that, but you know, panic and anxiety attacks are a very real problem for many people, for whom maturity and control are nothing to do with it.

I've had panic attacks myself during depressive breakdowns, and they are the worst thing I have ever felt, as I'm sure anyone that's had them will agree. However, I have never been a panicky or paranoid smoker at all, and would maintan, if smoking weed causes you to panic....stop smoking it. Simple really, innit