Took my first hit ever last weekend...WHAT HAPPENED?

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I am a 33 year old female and took my first hit of pot last weekend (I know... I know.... it took me awhile to try it!) :)

I bought my own glass pipe at a tobacco shop and my friend supplied the pot. I took two hits total.... and I was fine with inhaling (although it burned like hell the second time!)

I felt like something was "strange" at first... and then slowly...I began to worry about EVERYTHING! "do I look stupid?" Will I ever feel normal? What time is it? Will I be able to drive home? Will I have a panic attack?" blah..blah..blah..

I do suffer from panic attacks and anxiety (I take Lexapro and the occasional xanax) and so I was really hoping pot would help calm me down.

Is this normal for a first timer to be so paranoid? Did I smoke too much? too little? Should I have rolled a joint mixed with tobacco instead of using a pipe? Did my surroundings effect my high?

I want to try it again so badly.. but I don't want to feel worried and paranoid and anxious. Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance for any replies. :)

Different people react to cannabis in different ways, and every situation is unique. I've met some people who don't like to get very high because they get a similar paranoid feeling to what you were describing, and here's what I've seen them do to help.

1. Smoke less, especially if you're just starting out... if you're smoking dank (really good weed), then one hit will probably get you pretty high if you're new.
2. Make sure that when you smoke, you don't have anything you need to do for at least 4-5 hours. That will give you more than enough time to calm down and feel completely sober before you need to worry about doing other things.
3. Surroundings make all the difference. If you're getting high with people that you know and trust, it is much easier to relax. Try putting on some music and have a conversation.
4. I don't think how you smoke will make that much of a difference in your high, except for in terms of how much smoke you actually inhale. With joints, you get a mixture of weed and paper smoke, and it can be more difficult to judge exactly how much you've smoked. I'd recommend sticking with that glass pipe for a while, until you are a bit more of a seasoned smoker.

Hope this helps.

lol i felt like that my first time...i thought cops were going to come up to me and be like..."youre going to jail you have just smoked weed"

paranoias natural...just do it..and not so much of it until you start to get used to it...around people/ an environment that is very comfortable where you have no reason to be weirded out

Most people that I have smoked with that wasn't prepared for the effects of Cannabis ended up having a panic attack. IMO there is no way to prepare because everyone responds differently and until you finally do experience being high enough times it usually is a bit strange because your body is introduced to something it has never encountered before. And don't worry, the rushing thoughts and worrying is a normal thing is just something that happens until your mind gets used to THC. After you are very used to marijuana even if you take a break for a loooong time and come back, being high still won't bother you. Might be a little too strong but you'll know how to handle it. It's just something that comes with smoking marijuana for so long lol. So just take your time and don't get discouraged. If it's your option to continue to use weed then do so and in due time you will be glad you did :).

Wow... I wasn't expecting such quick replies. I thank you all SO much. :)

I've been doing a lot of reading about marijuana, and am reading that I need to do "indica" brands of marijuana since I suffer from anxiety. if I'm buying it, do I simply ask for this, or do I have to specify (northern lights/trainwreck)... geez... this is all so confusing to me! :p

kelly clarkson

DON'T GIVE UP!

I suggest that you be in your own home. On your couch. Noone is expected to come over, you don't need to be anywhere for 2-3 hrs.

Keep going, gauge yourself. Try just one hit next time. Theres no law that says you have to smoke a certain amount. When i first started (which i sort of started late relatively) I would worry sometimes about driving home. I would need to stop by the store, but didn't want to because I was a little paranoid. After about 3 months, I was making it a point to smoke BEFORE I ran errands. I was no longer paranoid and was 'in control'. Be very careful in public.

Keep going. I am a happy optimistic person as it is, but I don't think its possible to be high and unhappy. :)

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT:
If you or someone you know is having a panic-attack, or is 'freakin out', give them a dark soda. It will calm them down. Pepsi/Coke, Dr Pepper

Oh, and be well fed. If you need to be calmed down, eat something too.

hmm for me the first time wasnt scary. I think its all gotta do with what Timothy Leary was talking about back in the 60's. Set and setting.

If you are feeling good in a comfortable environment, you will have a good high.

this is what I believe anyway.

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Originally Posted by beautiful disaster

Wow... I wasn't expecting such quick replies. I thank you all SO much. :)

I've been doing a lot of reading about marijuana, and am reading that I need to do "indica" brands of marijuana since I suffer from anxiety. if I'm buying it, do I simply ask for this, or do I have to specify (northern lights/trainwreck)... geez... this is all so confusing to me! :p

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Well Indica is just a species of Cannabis, along with Cannabis Sativa and Cannabis Ruderalis. It's just that Indica and Sativas are the mostly used since it's claimed that those are the two out of the three with the highest cannabinoid production. Trainwreck, Norther Lights, O.G. Kusk, those are all just strain names that fall under the category of being either a Sativa bred or Indica bred plant or a hybrid of the two species combined. But if you are buying from dealer most of the time you don't have to ask for anything because they'll probably just give you what ever they have lol. If you have Medical Card or something like that they might give you a list of their available strains. I don't really know how that works though so w/e.

a lot of people get perinoid the first time.... hey at least you wernt one of th epeople that gotta smoke a million times before they get high for the first time...

Wow... you all are very cool and extremely supportive and helpful. :) I truly appreciate all the info.

Now I'm off to figure out how to get the best stuff. :) ;)

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Originally Posted by beautiful disaster

Now I'm off to figure out how to get the best stuff. :) ;)

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Well that would be growing it lol.

You from Jersey?

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Originally Posted by beautiful disaster

Wow... you all are very cool and extremely supportive and helpful. :) I truly appreciate all the info.

Now I'm off to figure out how to get the best stuff. :) ;)

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Most people have panic attacks because they are not used being in an altered state of concioussness. Once you get used to the feeling of being fucked up, you'll calm down.

One of the common side effects to new users of cannabis is anxiety/paranoia. Just don't think about it when you smoke. Instead, surround yourself in a very calm environment. Get with people you are comfortable with. Listen to some music that you enjoy. Light some incence to lighten the mood.

If it becomes to be too much to handle, your body is trying to tell you something, so I figure if you don't enjoy it, then don't do it. :)

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You from Jersey?

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nope... not from jersey. U?

Im in Jersey. Just asking hun...

yeah...my first real high was just like what happened to you.
I didnt get real high the first time but the second time i tripped out so badly.
I thought i was dying or getting sucked into an unescapable white dimension.
I was real scared to smoke again but i continued experimenting until i was familiar with its effects. so don't be embarrased if ur paranoid when high because plenty of the ppl u smoke with went throught the same shit, they just happen to be more experienced.:thumbsup:

o yeah...
and go with indica for sure.
that's the right choice for a mellow, easy-going high.
i'd recommend kush if u got the dough.

Yes i used to get very very fuckign paranoid... the first time i got really high i was actually walking fast as shit thinking cops were spying on me and my friend the whole time was trying to catch up to me telling me to chill .. lol good times :jointsmile: but now ive been smoking weed for 6 years now and do i get paranoid? nah barley at all...... after a while u gain mental tolerance to weed and you can handle ur self just about in eveyr situation possible.. and trust me ive been high in almost every situation possible... driving the car behind a cop.. talking to a cop ... skiing.. at school doing chores, building igloos, doing home work, going to the gym to work out while high ( its hard but i can still pull it off if u have the mental effort to push your self) and just about everything also pot has taught me alot of things about life and you can use it to help out your problems... trust me smoke pot and think about your problems and think what you can do to fix them and think about your life etc may work for you may not.... i started valuing my life more and more the more the smoked pot.... yes at first i was into the whole like gangster smoking pot thing but now i just simply use it to enjoy and think of how much a lucky person i am to be smoking this magical herb in such a beautiful world.... how lucky i am to be breathing and seeing etc... these are awesome things to think about when u smoke pot while ur looking at beautiful scenary and just think about the world nature etc......

I have really bad paranoia and Generlized anxiety, infact I was diagnosed as schizophrenic today, which kind of sucks ass. Anyways, you should probably smoke an indica if you can get your hands on one. I get panic attacks if I smoke too much of a sativa, and since this was your first time you probably got a sativa dominant and your mix of anxiety. Also weed causes paranoia in some people, so that could be it. With more experience you should be fine.

oh also I wish you an awesome and warm welcome to the amazing community of cannabis...

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Originally Posted by beautiful disaster

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I am a 33 year old female and took my first hit of pot last weekend (I know... I know.... it took me awhile to try it!) :)

I bought my own glass pipe at a tobacco shop and my friend supplied the pot. I took two hits total.... and I was fine with inhaling (although it burned like hell the second time!)

I felt like something was "strange" at first... and then slowly...I began to worry about EVERYTHING! "do I look stupid?" Will I ever feel normal? What time is it? Will I be able to drive home? Will I have a panic attack?" blah..blah..blah..

I do suffer from panic attacks and anxiety (I take Lexapro and the occasional xanax) and so I was really hoping pot would help calm me down.

Is this normal for a first timer to be so paranoid? Did I smoke too much? too little? Should I have rolled a joint mixed with tobacco instead of using a pipe? Did my surroundings effect my high?

I want to try it again so badly.. but I don't want to feel worried and paranoid and anxious. Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance for any replies. :)

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a couple things I want to say. firstly, dont mix nicotine just yet..They both have different effects on blood pressure, just dont do it, at least until you build up tolerance

2. I suffer from panic and anxiety attacks just like you. And i have had lots of bad trips on pot. Panic attacks while high gave me some of the worst experiences of my life. But i have leanred some things

a. It seems like for me, if my body gets hit at once with a huge dose of thc, i naturally freak.
b. so what i do is even now (and i keep my tolerance low by the way), is take your time. Its not a race and pay no attention to the people smoking 3-4 bowls at once to get high. This is what I do. I take 2 hits right off the bat. Give that 10-15 minutes and let it run its course, which gives me an idea of the strength of the dose. With experience, i have a good feel for what i am doing. after 15 minutes has passed, i will take one or 2 more hits. Give that 5-10 minutes and see if i am as high as i want to be. By this time, i can feel the effect of each successive hit. If i am not high as i want to be, i keep repeating the process until i am at where i want to be. A certain point will come along where i feel like 1. a bigger dose probably wont get me higher than i already am and 2 i am as high as i want to be, there i stop. This does a couple things for me. My brain doesnt freak out when it gets slammed with a massive dose of thc at once. I think that spreading the dose out like this sort of prevents the huge spike in heart rate. So coming from a guy who has the same problems as you, this is what has helped me. Their is no reason to take more hits than you need. waste of money and waste of tolerance. weed is no fun with a high tolerance

(by the way, i have panic and anxiety attacks outside of pot too)

edit-more stuff- also, you need to know that if you ever do freak out, just relax and be calm and laugh it off. thc can seriously screw with your head. my heart is somthing that i freak out about mostly. I always perceive my heart rate as faster than it is. Like i will feel like i am panting and my heart is racing, than i will feel my chest and laugh at how normal my heart rate feels

just wanted to add one more thing yet......the 5 minute limit got passed up..anyway lastly

what used to happen when i lived in a dorm last year was this. We pretty much had to smoke really fast and try to do it as quickly as possible. And personally, i just cant handle a huge dose all at once. spreading it out allows me to adjust to the high at my own pace. I still get baked as all get out, and my body likes this way much better. Spreading out the dose is a great way for me to prevent freaking out since i can slowly adjust. this way, i feel like i am in control

i felt somewhat like this my first time... i become afraid beacuse my perception were sooo distorted, my toughts confused, etc...
anyway, the next day i was dying to smoke again hehehe :jointsmile:

just one more advice... enjoy this "bad" trips... cause there will come one day in your life, after many time of smoking, you will wish you become as stoned as you were in this first time... but even you smoke a lot, you will never reach the feeling of this first times... so, enjoy, while you can :thumbsup:

keep toking, and welcome to the wonderful world of weed! :rasta:

I am really VERY grateful to all who have given me such insightful responses! :) it means a lot to me... all the support. :) I'm very curious to try pot again... but I'm having a hard time getting my hands on some (I'm such a rookie). :cool:

I'm reading that indica strains are definitely the best for me.... kush if I can find it. Now.... it's all about finding it!!!!!!!

i found this effective my first time, others may not, i ate a tab of acid to help calm me down. it worked...but the weed was weak...it was 350 mic tab btw...

Panic attacks suck... and the worst part is there's not a lot you can do about it. Just realize that it will probably happen, at least for awhile still :), and when it does, stop yourself for 2 seconds and say "this is because of the herb. chill out" and try to distract yourself with how nice your head feels or something :D :jointsmile: happy tokin

The first time I ever smoked pot was when I was 12 years old (they seems really young now that I'm older) and at the Warp Tour in Boreal, California. I remember feeling different, not how I feel high now, but just like I was nothing yet something, if you know what I mean. I thought I was a free spirt because there were like 20,000 people all out at a ski-slope during the summer listening to bands play, such a hippy thing lol. But now I feel like I am myself except in a deeper (I feel like my eyes are in my brain look out out, I feel like I can see from 4" behind my eyelips. Anyways, so yeah, 12 years old was a turning point, then the first time I ever smoked out of a bong. "The Green Machine" was it's name. I really need to grow some pot fast because I hate buying weeds for $50 and 1/8 or 5 grams or so. Plus I feel like I am always inconveniencing him since he is my friend, but not good hanging out friend. Ya know.

Give it another try in the comfort of your own home. Also, try only taking 1 small rip and see how you feel... determining it from there...!

I sketched out like fucking crazy my first time, and I haven't ever gotten paranoid again after smoking.

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Originally Posted by beautiful disaster

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I am a 33 year old female and took my first hit of pot last weekend (I know... I know.... it took me awhile to try it!) :)

I bought my own glass pipe at a tobacco shop and my friend supplied the pot. I took two hits total.... and I was fine with inhaling (although it burned like hell the second time!)

I felt like something was "strange" at first... and then slowly...I began to worry about EVERYTHING! "do I look stupid?" Will I ever feel normal? What time is it? Will I be able to drive home? Will I have a panic attack?" blah..blah..blah..

I do suffer from panic attacks and anxiety (I take Lexapro and the occasional xanax) and so I was really hoping pot would help calm me down.

Is this normal for a first timer to be so paranoid? Did I smoke too much? too little? Should I have rolled a joint mixed with tobacco instead of using a pipe? Did my surroundings effect my high?

I want to try it again so badly.. but I don't want to feel worried and paranoid and anxious. Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance for any replies. :)

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My husband cannot smoke. He has taken antianxiety medication, including xanax, for several years. When he smokes, he freaks out about everything, and eventually vomits. His first few times were fine but now he just can't do it.

Sometimes I think it is a mental barrier, but the vomiting makes me think there is something physical that prohibits him from having a good time.

Anyway, be cautious, and never mix w/ alcohol.

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My husband cannot smoke. He has taken antianxiety medication, including xanax, for several years. When he smokes, he freaks out about everything, and eventually vomits. His first few times were fine but now he just can't do it.

Sometimes I think it is a mental barrier, but the vomiting makes me think there is something physical that prohibits him from having a good time.

Anyway, be cautious, and never mix w/ alcohol.

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thats really unfortunate.....But have had alcohol with weed a couple times, a little bit of weed and alot of alcohol.....and it felt pretty amazing

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Originally Posted by beautiful disaster

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I am a 33 year old female and took my first hit of pot last weekend (I know... I know.... it took me awhile to try it!) :)

I bought my own glass pipe at a tobacco shop and my friend supplied the pot. I took two hits total.... and I was fine with inhaling (although it burned like hell the second time!)

I felt like something was "strange" at first... and then slowly...I began to worry about EVERYTHING! "do I look stupid?" Will I ever feel normal? What time is it? Will I be able to drive home? Will I have a panic attack?" blah..blah..blah..

I do suffer from panic attacks and anxiety (I take Lexapro and the occasional xanax) and so I was really hoping pot would help calm me down.

Is this normal for a first timer to be so paranoid? Did I smoke too much? too little? Should I have rolled a joint mixed with tobacco instead of using a pipe? Did my surroundings effect my high?

I want to try it again so badly.. but I don't want to feel worried and paranoid and anxious. Any suggestions?

Thank you in advance for any replies. :)

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try smoking a joint its a fuck load smoother ,

the reason it was so harsh is cos u smoked it in a pipe the first time u smoked....i find this way of smoking harsh now and i been smoking 6-7 years

and the calmness WILL COME BELEIVE

same thing happened to my g/f the first few times she smoked, there was nothing i could have said to calm her down. that 3rd time tho, wow was she happy!

Just an update:

My friend had pot with her yesterday.... so I agreed to do only ONE small hit. I didn't want to get all paranoid again...so I was taking all your advice and trying it again..but much more slowly! :)

Anyway... like I said, it was a small hit.... but I have to say.... I felt more relaxed... no anxiety.... just sort of an strange "buzzy/numb" sensation. It was so suttle, I had no idea if I was just feeling the alcohol I had drank earlier or if it was from the hit..... but regardless... no anxiety... and it felt a lot better!

I'm ready to go again!!!!!! :) :) :):thumbsup:

Kush is your new best friend.

Find it.

And you will be very, very relaxed and happy.

Just don't eat too much ; )

And you are correct about the indica. Strong sativa strains can trip you out and make your heart race.

Kick back on some medical (if you can find it, I don't know your location) or something indica dominant.

O and ahead of time, pre-pick some of your favorite music and have it ready to play.

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Originally Posted by peaceandlove420

Kush is your new best friend.

Find it.

And you will be very, very relaxed and happy.

Just don't eat too much ; )

And you are correct about the indica. Strong sativa strains can trip you out and make your heart race.

Kick back on some medical (if you can find it, I don't know your location) or something indica dominant.

O and ahead of time, pre-pick some of your favorite music and have it ready to play.

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I think I may have scored some kush. A friend of a friend of mine is picking some up for himself next week... he said he'd score me some! I'm so excited!

dont prepick music... its best to try and get something on when your blazed! you always pick weird ass shit that way :oP

my first time i didn't really like it, y'know, just kinda felt light headed, that was before i knew what a true high was, lol...