will panic attacks come back if u smoke bud again?

[ExBudSmoker]

ok plain and simple I used 2 smoke marijuana and I started getting really bad anxiety attacks from it so I stopped but I started taking lexapro which took the anxiety away so that being said would it be ok for me to start smoking marijuana again and be anxiety free this time around since im on the lexapro? all comments will be greatly appreciated

ExBudSmoker Reviewed by ExBudSmoker on 07-18-2007. will panic attacks come back if u smoke bud again? ok plain and simple I used 2 smoke marijuana and I started getting really bad anxiety attacks from it so I stopped but I started taking lexapro which took the anxiety away so that being said would it be ok for me to start smoking marijuana again and be anxiety free this time around since im on the lexapro? all comments will be greatly appreciated Rating: 5

[smokinbomb]

theirs only one way to find out how long have you been on the lexapro ? give enough time for the meds to come to the proper level in your system and the roll up a big fatty and find out i hope all works out for ya

Good luck-Bomb

[BlAzInIt4:20]

i have anxiety and was on lexapro.. and you know what i don't really know if it makes a difference. I think it all depends on you and how your body reacts to it. I never had attacks while high until i started other drugs... been clean now for 3 years and they went away.. this is all when on lexapro.. so like smokinbomb said only one way to find out.. toke up ! give it about 3 months to be entirely in your system. My doc said a month.. but it seemed longer then that.

[smokinbomb]

be sure to let us know when/if you burn
im curious

-Bomb :rastasmoke:

[ExBudSmoker]

ok thanks but yea ill be sure 2 let yall kno what happens if I decide to. I've been off about 7-8 months and ive been on the lexapro about 3 and I think im gonna be ok but, I just gotta see how I react to it this time

[deadfan420]

I feel ur pain 'cause I have suffered from anxiety problems most of my life. Weed seems to mellow me out so I feel less anxiety. But I'm also on meds from my doctor that seems to work pretty good.

[stinkyattic]

I have had anxiety problems my whole life too and was on celexa for a while (worked great, but made me feel fuzzy and apathetic). So I went off and discovered that the weed I was smoking at the time seemed to help- it was all heavy stony indicas- and started experimenting with smoking right before bed. What I found what that with some combination of getting a good rest EVERY night and the weed, I no longer get panic attacks, and my anxiety is pretty well under control, meaning it's at a level I can live wiht.

[Thorrules1234]

I have OCD, and since I've STOPPED taking Paxil, which I took and smoked on for like four years, I've gotten panic attacks like...twice. It sucks, it kinda takes the fun out of weed, but I'm pretty sure it can be controlled through strength of will. For me at least, I think it comes about because pot raises my blood pressure, which is a physical signal to my brain to start freaking out, and because the emotions are so much stronger when I'm high. Just remember as hopeless as it can seem, you are in control, and that they're just really strong feeling and there is no way you are just going to suddenly die or anything. If you can do that and one starts to happen, it'll just go away in a minute or two. Ironically, I never had a panic attack on weed until I started that Paxil, first time I smoked on it I freaked out, had to go sit in the back yard wrapped up in a blanket wondering if I was gonna drop dead...lol true story. And it took a while but then I started blazing everyday on it for like, a few years. Now I quit it and it's causing a reaction, so medicines like that DO effect itoking at least somehow.

Best of luck. Anxiety sucks, it can ruin a lot of awesome things like smoking. But remember, it's all in you head, seriously, thats it, end of story, no exceptions. You can control anxety cause like that with work and time, you just have to retrain your brain to not start freaking out when some silly, anxious thoughts or feelings happen. When it starts to happen, you just have to learn to derail the whole mechanism of the panic attack, so you CAN beat it

[nightlight]

I have had anxiety problems my whole life too and was on celexa for a while (worked great, but made me feel fuzzy and apathetic). So I went off and discovered that the weed I was smoking at the time seemed to help- it was all heavy stony indicas- and started experimenting with smoking right before bed. What I found what that with some combination of getting a good rest EVERY night and the weed, I no longer get panic attacks, and my anxiety is pretty well under control, meaning it's at a level I can live wiht.

Same with me. I have been on tons of psychotropic drugs for anxiety, none of which did anything positive. then i started smoking a strong indica every night before bed. I used to get insomnia which would lead to psychosis, but one joint before bed every night has kept me stable for half a year now.

sativas on the other hand are great recreationally, but don't offer the same benefits as indica for me.

[Chronisseur]

Ive managed to come off of 4 2mg xanax plus 4 2mg clonazepam (a day!)
that I was on from age 12-22.

The key to my success w weed anxiety was to make sure I take @least 1 puff of indica when I wake, then take roughly 3-4 puffs 10 more times throughout the day. Small steady doses seems to regulate my anxiety to a more pleasent, exciteable sensation.
If you're interested in trying this method I would love to hear how it works out for you! Good luck!