smoking with an anxiety disorder

[unknownstoner11]

so i've been smoking for awhile but i alsways get really parinoid to the point where i can't enjoy myself. I just can't help it. I always think that im gonna get caught if im alone and if im with some buddies i get real self conciuos. I have an anxiety disorder s would it be best if i stopped smoking or what.

[Euphoric]

set and setting is the key

[slipknotpsycho]

i have one as well, and i am prone to higher anxiety levels, you just have to be really relaxed when you're smoking (believe me, when i say i have an anxiety disorder, i'm not talking about a slight disorder...) or you can get a bar (xanax, 2mg is the usual dose) and take it about 30 mins before you smoke... that's one of my favorite highs.... feels so good to just kick back and relax for once...

[unknownstoner11]

i have one as well, and i am prone to higher anxiety levels, you just have to be really relaxed when you're smoking (believe me, when i say i have an anxiety disorder, i'm not talking about a slight disorder...) or you can get a bar (xanax, 2mg is the usual dose) and take it about 30 mins before you smoke... that's one of my favorite highs.... feels so good to just kick back and relax for once...

so wait i should take those pills before i smoke? is it gonna make me feel relaxed before i smoke or im gonna notice a difference afterwards. just wondering how powerful they are

also what kind of anxiety disorder is it. i have a social anxiety disorder so whenever im with friends i get crazy self concious. any advice on that?

[slipknotpsycho]

i don't know what exactly triggers it, i just know i have really high anxiety levels, just the other day i had a panic attack, which suck, i get dizzy, nasueas, i start breaking out ina cold sweat, i can't breathe, and one time my vision went away, it just went black, like i was passed out or something, but i was fuly conscience and aware of my surroundings, i just couldnt see.... and they are pretty powerful, but not ina bad way, you just have to do them to see, maybe if it's your first time take like a half a bar, wait 30 mins, and if you feel good, then smoke, if not take the other half then wait for that to kick in, by then you couldn't have a panic attack if you tried... just trust me you'll have to see for yourself... the only downside is i usually don't remember the night, i mean i do in a way, i remember how good i felt, and how good i slept, and all that, but i won't remember events happening.. it's hard to explain...



is it gonna make me feel relaxed before i smoke or im gonna notice a difference afterwards.
the best way to explain it is being drunk, but not sick feeling, or dizzy... you just feel really relaxed, and everything feels like a 'furry haze' best i can describe it...

[MaryJaneintheCloset]

so wait i should take those pills before i smoke? is it gonna make me feel relaxed before i smoke or im gonna notice a difference afterwards. just wondering how powerful they are

also what kind of anxiety disorder is it. i have a social anxiety disorder so whenever im with friends i get crazy self concious. any advice on that?

Smoke by yourself in a safe place.

[GratefulDead22]

so i've been smoking for awhile but i alsways get really parinoid to the point where i can't enjoy myself. I just can't help it. I always think that im gonna get caught if im alone and if im with some buddies i get real self conciuos. I have an anxiety disorder s would it be best if i stopped smoking or what.


What up brah, ur not alone i get panic attacks all the time and also have anxiety, i take zoloft and have zannys, but u should look into zoloft or paxil it helps alot with social anxiety. But what i found to be better is when your smoking just pop open a beer man and relax and just basically chill and know everything is alright.

[slave2thagroov]

i also suffer. the sweats, the chills, the quick-breathing, the works. it blows. i'm 28 and it is still a battle. i have taken lexapro for awhile but i'm off it now-not really into the chemicals. i get better at dealin everyday, and just like evrybody else i have my good days and bad. i also have found that different strains of herb have really different effrect on me. some strains increase the paranoia and aNXIETY but some others really help me relax and enjoy myself and my company. take care bro, seems like there is alot of people here that feel your pain.

[Esmada]

Stop smoking and get help. Then smoke. Pills are not always the right answer. And taking advice from others on what pills you should take is just dangerous and stupid. Go to a doctor. He can help you with your anxiety . Life is to short to play russianroulette.

[slipknotpsycho]

Stop smoking and get help. Then smoke. Pills are not always the right answer. And taking advice from others on what pills you should take is just dangerous and stupid. Go to a doctor. He can help you with your anxiety . Life is to short to play russianroulette.
he'd probably just get prescribed the xanax anyways, i'm supposed to be on it, but i can't afford doctors and all that shit (hopefully soon i'll be able to tho)

[Rarrr]

Yeah, xanax is the way if you have an anxiety disorder. I use to get real paranoid when I smoked weed with big groups of people, I realise having an anxiety disorder would amplify that. Ive had some realisations recently that have made me realise that there is no point to paranoia and thats how Ive dealt with it.

[BestTonicIsChronic]

Toke in the shower, or bath (jamacian hot box) cant be paraoid in a hot shower or bath.

[spk]

so i've been smoking for awhile but i alsways get really parinoid to the point where i can't enjoy myself. I just can't help it. I always think that im gonna get caught if im alone and if im with some buddies i get real self conciuos. I have an anxiety disorder s would it be best if i stopped smoking or what.
the best thing you can do is talk to yourself and take some deep breathes. try and sit down for a bit before you smoke the marijuana, taking that time to calm down before you toke up. i don't like smoking with other people, so i usually toke alone. put your headphones on, light up a joint and turn the lights down low. make sure you are smoking in a comfortable room, etc. if these thoughts are brought on by smoking the marijuana, you should probably not smoke it. that or look into a prescription drug like clonazepam for mild to severe anxiety disorders. oh and the most important thing is to READ, don't go to your doctor and just let him put your on some drug.

[brewdy]

slipknot ... 2mg is a awfully high dose of alprazolam (Xanax) ...
maybe start out with 1 mg ... before you end up under the
table. Xanax has been a godsend ... signifigant regression
of anger/depression/fear of being alive in our kind and gentle
world. If you need Xanax ......

[MegaOctane12]

If you have a nervous disposition smoking MJ can really fuck you up. Fear like you've never known before. I've had panic attacks after smoking MJ, having to get home from a friends house would be like life or death. Its a complex of emotions that run through your head, you have little control over it. Its not like your seeing demons but your scared shitless of controntation, interaction with another human. That's what it was like for me at my very worst. I look back on those days and I'm better able to cope and smoke because of it.

You want advice. Eat a healthier diet, you don't have to go nuts, just eat healthy 80% of the time. Work out. Exercise (regular thirty minute jogs). When I went doctor he just threw pills at me which don't help, the side effects make you feel like a drone and it makes you feel like your just exsisting your not taking control over your life and what causes your anxiety. Regardless of what people say even the most extreme anxiety can be manageable. I haven't had anxiety my whole life but in the few years its come on I've learnt that doing what makes me anxious solves my anxiety. I feel like a soilder sometimes, having to face thing's but its a challenge I don't back down from. I get stonger mentally and more confident every day and I don't touch medication and never will.

[firstTimeGrow]

i used to get really paranoid as well when i smoked, and what i discovered helps is a change in my smoking mechanics

when i first started smoking i used to always try to take the biggest possible hits i could possibly hold. this would give me an intense high quickly, (probably partially from lack of oxygen), which would often be edgy, paranoid, and unenjoyable, and then it would fade much quicker.

now i breath as slowly as possible when taking a hit and take moderate-small sized hits, sort of like sipping at wine, which not only conserves weed, but lets you fully taste the weed and enjoy the smoke. i feel like this way i get a much more sustained high with an enjoyable come up and come down, and i feel like i get all the full effects of smoking rather then just a quick burst and crash like a cigarette

[Big Calhoun]

I only get anxious when I haven't smoked in a while. The first time I smoke after being dry for months is usually paranoia fest...worried I'm going to get caught or I didn't get the right stuff or something is going to happen, yadda yadda yadda. Once I get back into the groove, it's all positive vibes.

Best thing to do, just keep telling yourself it's the herb.