Ive been having terrible highs lately...its ruing my smoking experiences

For some reason my highs have been hell lately and I have no clue why. im kind of afraid to smoke. Like right now I have the urge right, but im afraid that when I do im going to have a panick attack like thing. Its starting to effect me. Anyone else have this? Or know how to cure it? And dont tell me to stop smoking.

what are you panicking about??

Just set up a "blaze day" jus get everything you need n anything that makes u relaxed n less tensed, like put on sum music u like or watch one of ur favorite shows/movies u kno, n dont think about being panic, juss block out all the negative thoughts n enjoy that shit :rasta:

Take like a hit or two, wait for several minutes and observe how you feel. If you feel all right, take another hit or two. Find out what your limit is. Put on some soothing music. If that fails, smoke while taking a bath. If that doesn't work, I don't know, get a prescription for xanax.

Take a break and then start slowly

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Originally Posted by midlifecrisis

what are you panicking about??

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I dunno I hear stuff and I have that feeling like your going down a roller coaster or about to fight. For no reason at all. My heart just starts pounding and it doesnt stop until i pass out.

WHHHYY MAARRY JAAANE?!?! WHHHHHYYYYYY!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by rebgirl420

I dunno I hear stuff and I have that feeling like your going down a roller coaster or about to fight. For no reason at all. My heart just starts pounding and it doesnt stop until i pass out.

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Passing out is not good, Have you ever had these attacks without smoking weed?

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Originally Posted by thcbongman

Take like a hit or two, wait for several minutes and observe how you feel. If you feel all right, take another hit or two. Find out what your limit is. Put on some soothing music. If that fails, smoke while taking a bath. If that doesn't work, I don't know, get a prescription for xanax.

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always giving good advice

yea wait a bit, take it easy

ALSO smoke INDICAS

i too suffer from panic attacks, LAUGHT IT OFF seriously talk to your inner child and say wtf am i scared off, get real.

Sativas can make it much worse u could have some bomb ass sativa fuckin u up.

i hope u feel betterrrr

do it in a place that you feel most safe or comfortable. Make sure you dont have to worry about doing anything, even as simple as sleeping. I have an anxiety disorder and any time i have to sleep for school the next day, i cant be high or ill panic. If you live with your parents, make sure that they wont "get in the way of your high." Like a curfew or something. Try and do something besides watch tv, it will keep your mind off things that make you panic. If you do start to get anxious just remind yourself its just the weed, and that it wont harm you. Also knowing your limit is important, the most hits i ever take is 3, 4 if im not feeling it by then or want to finish a personal bowl. I have reverse tolerance or something like it, so thats all i need.

Do u have a anxiety disorder? or a mental illness?

if u suffer from anxiety but still want to smoke get indicas like 80%/20% is a good ratio IMO, wen i toke on a 100% indica i dont have anxiety for days lol

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Originally Posted by robert42

always giving good advice

yea wait a bit, take it easy

ALSO smoke INDICAS

i too suffer from panic attacks, LAUGHT IT OFF seriously talk to your inner child and say wtf am i scared off, get real.

Sativas can make it much worse u could have some bomb ass sativa fuckin u up.

i hope u feel betterrrr

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Thank you Sir. You are too kind!

I heard you said you were schizo or bi-polar in a nother thread(something like that). Anyways you probably have anxiety and don't even know it, and you are smoking some strong sativas, just get a mostly indica to keep from getting bad anxiety. Like I stated in another one of your threads sativa's only agitate anxiety, while indicas relieve it.

When I first started smoking I wasn't paranoid at all. I even walked into work right after smoking a blunt (not to work though, just had to grab something) and wasn't even phased by it. Abotu 6 mos. later I slowly started to get paranoid of leaving my house while high. I eventually realized why: I was afraid to get in trouble so I kept slowly finding more things to be afraid of.

I eventually thought about all my fears and over the next 3 or 4 months I slowly tried to conquer them. Now I rarely am sketched out unless I get really baked. Your subconcious is extremely powerful, I gave myself reasons to be scared (many of them invalid) and eventually my mind automatically made me afraid of them if that makes sense.

I really know nothing of your situation but my only advice would just to be smoke less. You know like you have the urge to smoke, idk about you normal method but usually if u pack a bowl to the brim, just pack it half full. If you are panicking it is probobly just cause you are too high so the weed u have is probobly really good. It's all about the dosage, just try lowering it and find the right dose for you and I'm sure you will be fine.

the only problem i see in trying to choose the right type of bud is that no one around here uses those terms or ever knows. Is it good bud or 40? and thats where we leave off. I think if you put your self in a good situation, no matter the type of bud you will have an awesome time. I guess cause i get unrealistic anxiety as opposed to being afraid of say the cops or something i dont usually freak out at like my parents coming home or something, hell i smoke when they are home.

Don't smoke as much. When you freak out just tell yourself its the weed because thats the truth; its just weed.

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Originally Posted by rebgirl420

For some reason my highs have been hell lately and I have no clue why. im kind of afraid to smoke. Like right now I have the urge right, but im afraid that when I do im going to have a panick attack like thing. Its starting to effect me. Anyone else have this? Or know how to cure it? And dont tell me to stop smoking.

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i used to freak about my heart all the time. Basically what i realized was thats its all in my head, pot speads heart rate a little, its natural.

But what helps me the most is this.

spread out the doses. Dont get a shitload of thc in your brain all at once. Because I usually freak when i get hit all at once. I spread out the doses, this makes me feel in control. if i think i might feel a bad high coming on, i am in control to stop and prevent it. as long as i am comfortable, i keep toking slowly and feel the effect of each toke. In the end, i still get really really baked, i just take more time getting there. Feeling in control really makes a diffference with me

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Originally Posted by rebgirl420

I dunno I hear stuff and I have that feeling like your going down a roller coaster or about to fight. For no reason at all. My heart just starts pounding and it doesnt stop until i pass out.

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also, from what i hear, eating simple carbs, such as white bread, cerial, icecream whatever, speeds the metabolism of thc and helps the high run its course faster. also, what i have noticed is getting up and moving and being active gets the high away faster.....and i have had some close calls with my heart rate and panicking. Spreading out my tokes would have prevented that

Don't give in to the rollercoaster if you're baked!! I love the rollercoaster feeling when I'm high but if I am completely stoned I can create my own rollercoaster and ride it and actually see myself going through the turns with my eyes closed, it gets way too intense and I keep doing it too much and I've thrown up the last 2 times. I'm not sure if it's the rollercoaster making me sick, the weed it is that I'm smoking when it happened, or the grapefruit I ate both times I puked (that were given to us by the land lady after moving in last week :wtf:). I had thought it was the thick vega we rolled with the first time but the 2nd time was with the usual strawberry white owl and I still got sick. 2nd time we had started watching Crank after smoking and I instantly felt sick. I tried to ignore it but the nasty feeling kept with me and the rollercoaster stuff would happen no matter what I was doing/looking at.

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Originally Posted by mafyew

the only problem i see in trying to choose the right type of bud is that no one around here uses those terms or ever knows.

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thast a shame i unless u grow or have a good dealer its hard gettin medical bud :(

thats why amsterdam is 10 steps ahead ;)

The highs change with the herb. I just smoked this really old nug I found. That shit made me feel all slow and shut down. . .

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Originally Posted by rebgirl420

For some reason my highs have been hell lately and I have no clue why. im kind of afraid to smoke. Like right now I have the urge right, but im afraid that when I do im going to have a panick attack like thing. Its starting to effect me. Anyone else have this? Or know how to cure it? And dont tell me to stop smoking.

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Take a break for a week first of all, and buy your bud from someone else when you smoke again. Otherwise have a good friend with you blasting some nice reggae tunes and it'll all be good!

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Originally Posted by FreeVenice

The highs change with the herb. I just smoked this really old nug I found. That shit made me feel all slow and shut down. . .

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yeah, make sure ur smokin fresh buds

i had this problem for a few weeks before. it was either the weed or all the pressure and stress at the time. it's a phase. it'll pass eventually. or just change the stuff your smoking, it could be that. seriously.

gl

just drink some alcohol while you blaze. like puff, puff, sip. that way you wont be able to comprehend your anxiety anyways

Girl you'll get over it. Just keep smoking.

hmm i used to get something kinda similar.. like.. id be on the way up.. just kinda mellow.. for 10 mins or so.. then i suddenly start feeling all dizzy.. and i'd start looking round in panic.. like.. my eyes would just be darting around the room non-stop.. and it'd get faster and i'd get all light headed and really sick.. it REALLY put me off.. but.. i decided to keep smoking through it.. few sessions later it was all cool again :cool:

I really appreciate of of your help guys. So far I havent had another panic attack since I posted this. When i feel like im about to get one I just try to rationalize the situation.

Hey RebGirl. I've been getting the exact same things lately. I'll smoke, be fine for a bit, and then all of a sudden I feel like I'm going to die, my heart just beats really fast. Basically what I've found to stop this is to start off slowly, I'll take 2 hits from a pinchy, sit down for a bit and turn on a movie, if I'm good then I'll take another hit, but that will be it for at least 30 minutes, if I'm under control I'll take another and so on. However, sometimes 2 hits can give me the heart pounding shit. What I will do in that situation is I'll say to myself, "I smoked this yesterday and I was perfectly fine" and I'll just think about how ridiculous it is that I'm feeling like this and that there is no reason to feel like this. I hope this helps you out. :D

As a recreational/newly spiritual smoker, who smokes with a lot of people, I have a bit of advice. I'm glad you haven't had a panic attack since you posted this. If you do again, however, and for people in the future who use the search feature + to help friends with this problem...

Weed is known to make people paranoid. This is partly because it enhances emotions and paranoia is an emotion you get when doing something illegal (usually). While high, just realize that you're in it for the long haul (around an hour or two) and that you can ride it out. Try to turn the situation around, think of how normally cool you are and admire your own paranoia. This may sound corny, but it's only one out of many methods to turn around a bad session. Don't try to resist the paranoia because it will be impossible. You're stoned and there isn't anything you can do to resist it. :) This ability comes with experience and may come as a peaceful revelation at some point during your experiences with weed.

Enjoy,
Dude

i dont know if someone has brought this up already but...Did you switch strains that you were smoking? I've been smoking The Hog lately, and if i smoke too much (and by too much i mean 1/2 of 3/4s of a bong bowl) I get the same symptoms of you. Most of the time when I get super high I get the rollercoaster feeling, and panicky thing too. So maybe you just need to take it easy, or switch to a sativa for a little while or somehting like that.

I'm a newbie.... so I have only advice in regards to panic attacks (I've been plagued with them since I was 8 years old!)... :( The first couple of times I smoked, I got bad anxiety... I was so uptight and dizzy and my heart went crazy.

One thing that helps me (whether I'm smoking or not) is to NOT fight the feeling.... the more you fight... the more you panic. Acknowledge how you feel ("my heart is beating fast.....i feel very dizzy.....").. but trust that it WILL PASS....

This sort of helps me... to not fight it... but let it ride itself out.

I hope that you feel better and have only great sessions from here on out! :) Good luck!
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i got a bag not too long ago and the first time i smoked all this bad shit just came to the surface, then i was starting to feel better when i thought i ran over a cat. after that they were all good though and i drove by the spot later and there wasnt a corpse or anything