Anxiety/Panic Attacks and Pot/Strains

Hey guys. It's been about 7 years or more since I smoked pot. It used to be an everyday thing for years until I done Acid (LSD). I had a really bad trip and after that I started getting panic attacks also whenever I smoked pot and felt myself getting high the sensations made me anxious and induced panic attacks. I did manage to start slowly again by just taking a few puffs and increasing by the days and while it made me a bit nervous I was able to enjoy it again but then I got a job where I had to get drug tested so I quit after about 20 days of getting back into it.. I'm just wondering if anyone had similar experiences. What did it take for you to feel comfortable again? Would certain strains be better for this type of thing. Sativa or Indica etc. Thanks.

Sounds like you have the right ide IMO. I found that it also builds in my system though.
Long story short I can ease into it and smoke for a few days then I just dont feel good anymore so I stop again.
Your body will let ya know. If it feels shitty take a break. However If you are really adventerus you might take
1 big ass hit and ride out the few minutes of weirdness and ride that into a nice high. Just remember
you wont die or have a heart attack, aliens will not get you. (they are not allowed at this time)
I`m sure strains will differ from person to person. I like the sugar leaf because its hard to get too high
for too long from a small hit or two. But yeah there are lots of us who used to live on weed who it turned on
for one reason or the other.

Ive had the exact same experiences. I use to be the type of person that wanted the strongest weed available so I get fucked up.. have a laughing fit, and pass out.. then wake up and eat twice my body weight lol. I was just one of those dudes that liked to smoke and get high and think everything was funny. Then it happened. I was chillin by myself in my garage, just hangin out. My neighbor came by and said if I wanted to smoke some shit he just got from the dispensary.. I said fsho man fuck it. Long story short we smoked.. he left to run some errands and left me chillin there HIGH AF!! Idk what happened but the feelings the weed was giving me started to feel like they were bad. Strange sensations in my head lead to thoughts of aneurysm.. chest feelings lead to thoughts of heart attack. I was scared shitless. Then the thoughts about being blind or deaf came.. they were so real I had to run to my neighbors house and go in so I would have somebody to talk to. I felt like I was dying. The anxiety and panic was so severe. I was feeling all negative feelings possible. After that episode I realized the anxiety was from me slowly slipping into a depression. My life was pretty shitty at the time. I had several more episodes like this before I decided to stop smoking altogether. I got sad because I would think about the first time I got amazingly high off medicinal weed and needed my cousins help to walk to the door. I just couldnt enjoy weed anymore. Anywho I stopped smoking weed for about a year. Eventually, about 2 years ago, I started slowly smoking again. One hit led to 2, and eventually I found myself going to buy a $20 sack every weekend when I got off work. Now, im able to smoke again and enjoy it. The euphoric feeling from weed that I used to get is long gone, never to return, but at least I can smoke some bud without begging the nearest person to call 911.

Moral of the story?

Its all in your head. I learned that the hard way and I hope before anyone else experiences those attacks they go into the situation knowing that it is all in their head.. your not dying, nothing bad is happening.

Only time I have ever had any issue with anything that I've done is when I smoked K4 for the first time. Not knowing what to expect being the hot head I am, I loaded up my bowl in my bong and smoked the whole bowl. Well needless to say I blasted off into another world where I couldn't figure out who the fuck I was or where I was. I couldn't even remember my own damn name. I broke out in a cold sweat and decided that it would be a good idea to go lay in bed and ride it out.

The moral of my story is the same as Kaendars, it's all in your head.

I know that may seem like it's easier said than done, but the fact of the matter is; weed is very safe and you have nothing to worry about. Just tell yourself that and keep it embedded within your mind and you should be fine. IMO

I'm the same way, and I traced it down to my use of sativa or sat. dominant hybrids. It's an effect of the THC; your mind starts racing with thoughts and ideas when you get high. Some people are like that naturally though, and the high level of THC in sativas just magnifies it for them. Like me, I sometimes get too high and I'll overthink and worry myself into an anxiety attack.

I try to stick with indicas. I've always found them to be more relaxing, and the heavy numb feeling is great after a stressful day. I never knew the science behind it until recently, but I've found indica strains have a higher cannabidiol percentage, wich works on the THC receptors in the brain to lessen the chemical's effects on the mind. It's actually known to reduce anxiety I learned, which correlated with my years of experience with trial and error.

Try underground originals "smile" it works for me,wich is a dominant indica>>>>https://www.cannabis-seeds-bank.co.uk/underground-originals-smile/prod_3247.html

i just be mad paranoid like the world is out to get me......and that in turn gives me anxiety. but not to a great extent.

I'm glad I'm not the only one but sorry anyone has to go through these..

I get them bad sometimes, usually from sativas but yes it is all in your head. The best treatment for anxiety is cognitive behavioral therapy, it's basically reassuring yourself that it's just a panic attack, you will not die and just ignore it it will pass.

I actually take meds for anxiey, wellbutrin. I still feel them coming on once in awhile and I pop a ativan and they kick anxiety in the ass. I used to get panic attacks when I wasn't stoned, mainly when I was driving. They suck lol. I still get them if I smoke too much weed though. Your mind is the trigger. As soon as you feel paniced at all, if you start getting scared they get worse.

I smoked half a joint of some stuff a friend sent down to me the other night and I had a bad one, thought I was going to have a heart attack. Pains n all... We stopped in to Wendys for some food, I went in to the bathroom and my fucking eyed were blood red, I lol'd and it all went away.

same as everyon e else. its natural and ii get high or stoned and its off to holy shit!!!!

It's tricky, a simple pimple can turn into a huge cancerous tumour(in your mind) if you smoke the right amount lol. I've been chilling in my grow room moving pots around etc, then I'll notice a vein in my hand, I'll compare it to my other hand, then BAM... death is imminent. Now if I get that feeling I workout or shadow box hahaha.

Coppertop87 said:

Hey guys. It's been about 7 years or more since I smoked pot. It used to be an everyday thing for years until I done Acid (LSD). I had a really bad trip and after that I started getting panic attacks also whenever I smoked pot and felt myself getting high the sensations made me anxious and induced panic attacks. I did manage to start slowly again by just taking a few puffs and increasing by the days and while it made me a bit nervous I was able to enjoy it again but then I got a job where I had to get drug tested so I quit after about 20 days of getting back into it.. I'm just wondering if anyone had similar experiences. What did it take for you to feel comfortable again? Would certain strains be better for this type of thing. Sativa or Indica etc. Thanks.

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you did it the right way i can tell you that much, i had to do it similar like that aswell, i do say indica make me less nervous and panicy , sativa really does a number on my anexity level i get really jumpy and the racing thoughts ect ect so i usually stick with indica.

Don't do pot

Doctors have told me men that get panic attacks usually start getting them in their early 30's. I started getting them at work, in a hardware store, and just about anytime when I'd least expect it. At that time I'd get about 15 a year. I had stopped using herb for 19 years, but started back up when I was about 47. One night I had an attack and decided to see if herb would help. I didn't think it would because my head ached badly and my chest felt like it was have a heart attack. Four or five hits on a pipe and it started going away.

I noticed when I went back to herb my panic attacks went down to about 3 or 4 a year.

Now when I have one, I hit the pipe and it's completly gone in about 7 minutes.

I'm not familiar with getting a panic attack from using herb - That's a new one to me.