Panic Attack
 

SO i quit smoking marijuana for about two years.

Now i started again and i am getting panic attacks.

Like not being able to breathe, heart racing and such like that.

Does anyone else have the same problem?

Or does anyone know what this is caused by

That's your brain not being use to functioning fully. When I was detoxing last year I got those all the time, if they persist or get worse I'd suggest going to a doctor.

Or you know, stop smoking pot.

I got one sometime last year when I smoked for the first time in a long time, scary as hell and turned me off doing it for another four months. If you need to, get a scrip for Xanax, very effective dealing with that crap.

Practice makes perfect, try smoking it more often...like when you make a cup of tea or whilst having a relaxing bath.

...Isn't the answer quite obvious? Or is it just me?

It's just you.

Harder drugs?

^ lol.


Ya know, I can kind of relate here. I have social anxiety disorder and when I smoke, that definitely exacerbates matters. But there are variables you can control, such as location, setting, and who you hang out with.
Being in a familiar place and with familiar people makes it a lot easier to get a handle on. And the more you do it, the easier it is to control when you feel the fringe creeping in while in less hospitable environments.

Lol, good one.

I'm with Marijan on this one. Marijuana is known for making people nervous and if you get panic attacks when smoking, that can lead to some serious consequences in your life, possibly some you may want to avoid. I mean, if it's bad for your mental health, don't do it.

I don't think smoking more is the answer. At least that did not help for one of my friends from my hometown.

It's your bodies way of telling you that it's not good for you but you will carry on regardless just as someone who likes a drink after a lengthy lay off feels or a smoker that touches a cigarette for the first time in a few years. The body doesn't lie but unfortunately we also have need and want that overrides this when we should really listen to what the body tells us.

i think that is why pot smokers (myself included) always come prepared with a full list of the benefits of smoking. it is all about convincing yourself.

I can't smoke pot anymore due to anxiety/panic attacks. I smoked almost daily for like 4 years back in the day, and then I quit, then I did it again once in a while after a few years and it gave me anxiety. So I quit for good.

Really? For some reason I had you down as a habitual user.
I had a friend once who occasionally had pretty bad anxiety attacks from smoking but I suppose he eventually got over it. Personally I've never experienced anything close to anxiety from it. That sounds really awful - I imagine I would never do it if it made me feel uncomfortable.

Well I suppose some people are more predisposed to it than others. When I started smoking I would bug out pretty frequently, I couldn't even go into a restaurant high without having really bad anxiety. I've since gotten over it but I seldom smoke anyway, it really isn't as enjoyable as I thought it used to be.

I know a few people that have had serious panic attacks on weed without any history of panic disorders, myself included. Not fun.

I've never even smoked a cigarette and I used to get them in class. Then they stopped.

Um, for me it was stress. Are you sure it has to do with drugs at all? I used to start thinking about failure or something and then I would start breathing really heavily and my heart would race. I would feel like I was dying. /END BORING AND UNHELPFUL ANECDOTE

Really? :D What just based on what I listen to? Not surprising really.

Definitely true. I don't remember having anxiety problems prior to what I mentioned above, but did/do have problems with depression, and the two often go hand in hand. Also somewhere in there I did heavier drugs which undoubtedly fucked with my nervous system.

Not sure but probably. After all, I like most of the music you post about:o: and you also post about Prog Rock so..

As for panic attacks - I don't mean to diminish the problem. I have had my share of friends/family who have dealt with depression/anxiety/addiction/other mental illnesses and none of those are things to fuck around with. I doubt that weed is worth even one panic attack.

This is really not uncommon, I've also experienced this and so have a lot of people and yet for some stupid reason it seems to remain much a myth just the same. I think, like duga mentioned, that a lot of people are just loathe to admit that weed might not be good for you. It's often used as an argument in discussions how marijuana is not as bad for you physically as for example smoking or alcohol and one conveniently ignores the effect it can have on mental health .. :rolleyes:

I still get panic attacks on a regular basis. The important thing to take note of is the fact that it might not be because of the weed that you are having panic attacks. Has anything else in your life changed recently? That being said, any kind of substances that you're not used to taking coupled with conditions like panic attacks is not a good mix. I'd stop smoking the weed and see if they stop, then you know if it's the reason.

You guys know that he said he QUIT smoking pot two years ago. Not started.
EDIT: Fail. I didn't read the line under that saying he started again. OUCH. Salty.

They don't make them like they used to anymore :(

Meaning?

Can somewhat relate. Last April I was drinking with this chick. When I was good and drunk she rolled a joint and we went to town. I went into rolling blackout territory, which is not all that uncommon for a Friday- but one of the times I came back into the "light" I vaguely here her asking if I'm ok because I look pale as Casper... Next thing I know I wake up at 3 pm the following day with damp towels all over my body and my feet elevated. Apparently I turned into E.T., you know, the part where they find him by the river all white and sick... First time it happened, and it hasn't happened since then... Sometimes the body works in mysterious ways, friend-o. Good idea to take a little breather, and ease back into it with caution afters something like that.

Stop smoking pot (if your panic attacks are like anything I've seen panic attack sufferers have, you've probably stopped already)

Also google 'no more panic'. The website of that name will tell you all you need to know, and put you in touch with a lot of people who suffer from panic attacks