Very panicked after smoking
I'm 18 years old and have been smoking since I was 16. I used to smoke every night before bed so I could sleep and I've always had a low tolerance but I could smoke a bowl by myself and maintain a pretty enjoyable high.
A week or so ago I was on winter break and hadn't smoked in a week or two and decided to get back in touch with my old friend maryjane. Well, Maryjane and I did not get along that well this particular night. I had just finished eating a pb&j (one of my usual before bed snacks) and I was on the computer just relaxing in bed, following my normal routine, and all of a sudden my vision started to tunnel and my heart began to beat rapidly and I couldn't breath. I thought I was having an honest to god heart attack. Shortly after this, of all things to happen, the power went out and I began having erratic thoughts of why the power went out like aliens or zombies, complete off the wall crap when normally I am a very logical person even more so when under the influence. I tried calming myself down and my dad came and checked on me and I told him what was going on and when I talked to him I felt fine! But as soon as he closed my bedroom door I was back to feeling such intense fear (the only way I can explain it is the fear I'd felt while having a bad trip on shrooms) and I couldn't calm down for more than a minute. After finally falling asleep, the next morning I felt somewhat alright but still a bit jumpy.
A day after that I smoked with some friends and I was fine. Normal high.
The next day I smoked a little bit of the stuff I had(less than a bowl) and began to have the SAME panicked feeling but not nearly as intense. I just had this really ridiculous feeling of fear for no reason.
Last night I resin hit my bowl (this is my last resort to get back to the enjoyable high I used to get) since I'd smoked most of this new stuff in my new bowl and only smoked it once out of my old one, and I didn't feel as fearful. I still sorta had the feeling, but it was totally manageable unlike the other times.
Today I was at the store and had this little feeling of fear and like my chest was too tight to breath. My friend was with me and being around her calmed me down a little bit.
I'm usually a laid back person, I have a bit of stress in my life being a full time student and having a few jobs, but nothing that should be making me feel like this. I'm one of those people who, when I experience a negative emotion, I tend to dwell on it and it intensifies like anger or stress until the point where I cry(total cry baby right here! hah)
My question is, What can I do to get back to the high I used to experience so I can sleep again? And should I go see a doctor about my anxiety?
I just want to go back to how it was and be able to enjoy myself before bed and relax. I'm mainly worried about the fact of what I'm going to do if I get a migraine attack because normally I smoke to fall asleep and ease the pain, but if I'm having a panic attack while smoking I don't see that helping anymore.
Thanks so much for anyone's help!
Very panicked after smoking
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Originally Posted by Zombriii
I'm 18 years old and have been smoking since I was 16. I used to smoke every night before bed so I could sleep and I've always had a low tolerance but I could smoke a bowl by myself and maintain a pretty enjoyable high.
A week or so ago I was on winter break and hadn't smoked in a week or two and decided to get back in touch with my old friend maryjane. Well, Maryjane and I did not get along that well this particular night. I had just finished eating a pb&j (one of my usual before bed snacks) and I was on the computer just relaxing in bed, following my normal routine, and all of a sudden my vision started to tunnel and my heart began to beat rapidly and I couldn't breath. I thought I was having an honest to god heart attack. Shortly after this, of all things to happen, the power went out and I began having erratic thoughts of why the power went out like aliens or zombies, complete off the wall crap when normally I am a very logical person even more so when under the influence. I tried calming myself down and my dad came and checked on me and I told him what was going on and when I talked to him I felt fine! But as soon as he closed my bedroom door I was back to feeling such intense fear (the only way I can explain it is the fear I'd felt while having a bad trip on shrooms) and I couldn't calm down for more than a minute. After finally falling asleep, the next morning I felt somewhat alright but still a bit jumpy.
A day after that I smoked with some friends and I was fine. Normal high.
The next day I smoked a little bit of the stuff I had(less than a bowl) and began to have the SAME panicked feeling but not nearly as intense. I just had this really ridiculous feeling of fear for no reason.
Last night I resin hit my bowl (this is my last resort to get back to the enjoyable high I used to get) since I'd smoked most of this new stuff in my new bowl and only smoked it once out of my old one, and I didn't feel as fearful. I still sorta had the feeling, but it was totally manageable unlike the other times.
Today I was at the store and had this little feeling of fear and like my chest was too tight to breath. My friend was with me and being around her calmed me down a little bit.
I'm usually a laid back person, I have a bit of stress in my life being a full time student and having a few jobs, but nothing that should be making me feel like this. I'm one of those people who, when I experience a negative emotion, I tend to dwell on it and it intensifies like anger or stress until the point where I cry(total cry baby right here! hah)
My question is, What can I do to get back to the high I used to experience so I can sleep again? And should I go see a doctor about my anxiety?
I just want to go back to how it was and be able to enjoy myself before bed and relax. I'm mainly worried about the fact of what I'm going to do if I get a migraine attack because normally I smoke to fall asleep and ease the pain, but if I'm having a panic attack while smoking I don't see that helping anymore.
Thanks so much for anyone's help!
It sounds as if your weed was spiked with something(acid, angeldust). I have insomnia and use pot to help me sleep too. I also have a prescription for xanax, an anti-anxiety, or in my case insomnia medicine. Try some different stuff from somewhere else, does it do the same thing? You can get a script from a doctor if you tell him you are anxious about the days activities, past, present and future. Scripts help, I've been on ambien, lunesta and now xanax.
Very panicked after smoking
Your cannabis could have been spiked with something or that just the way it is. Some strains are pretty "racey" and have tendencies to get your heart beating faster, feelings of anxiety, or flat out pretty trippy. Each person is affected differently. When I first started smoking any of the Skunk #1 or skunk hybrid strains would get my heart going. I found it best to just relax and think calm. It's just a plant, don't worry about it so much. On the other hand, my girlfriend never has felt like her heart was beating faster when smoking these same strains. Regular smokers are usually able overcome these strains or avoid them to maintain an enjoyable experience.
