Quote Originally Posted by RxBanditVCG3
Hey, I had not smoked in about a month, and smoked with some of my friends last night. I got really messed up, probably because 1: I hadn't smoked in 3 weeks. 2: It was out of a zong, and I took 1 huge hit, then hours later took 2 more huge hits. and 3: It is the best stuff I've ever smoked. as the night went on, I felt/thought I was trapped in my own world. I thought the only way out was to either throw up or kill myself. I did not know what reality was, where we came from, why we are here. it was disturbing to me, everything was looping, and there was no way out other than death. I wanted to call 911, or do something to help me from hurting myself or someone else. my friends kept me calm, and mostly from doing anything stupid. I ended up throwing up and sleeping. I woke up hours later, ate some food, and fell back asleep. when I woke up today, I was still really confused as to what reality is. I wasn't as bad as the night before, looking out the window really helped. what started the bad trip was listening to some "dark" music, it was pulling me down it felt like. what I'm getting at is this: should I smoke again? I NEVER want to trip like that, I'm still a little confused. I do take lexapro for anxiety/mild depression, and had not slept much at all the 2 days before I smoked. Any advice of how I can keep this from ever happening again? also, side note, my friends are all getting shrooms, would it be a bad idea for me to try that out? I've never done it before and am really curious... hopefully you can give me some good advice, please help me out here!!
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Hmm... in addition to smoking less at first, get some goddamn sleep!

Sleep deprivation causes strange thoughts, and even hallucinations. The theory is that the brain needs to dream, must dream, and will dream, even if the body does not sleep. I have hallucinated severely from sleep deprivation. I had not slept in about 30 hours or so. I felt fine. I was driving my girlfriend home, then BAM! I started hallucinating like mad. I kept thinking signs were people about to run across the road. I didn't tell my girlfriend because she didn't have a driver's license, so I just just kept going. Another thing sleep deprivation causes is lack of judgment.

It also may be reacting with your meds, which the others' said. Most anti-anxiety, and anti-depressants are psychotropics which put you into a semi-dreamlike state so negative feelings don't bother you as much.

Next time, listen to some chill music like reggae, or ambient music instead of metal or industrial, or watch a comedy movie like Half-Baked, or The Holy Grail. Also remember that it's all in your head, and you can control your thoughts.

I personally feel that weed makes me more focused. I kick ass so much more at Halo when I am stoned, because it makes me more focused. If I am thinking about funny things, happy things, I really focus on those thoughts. I get philosophical when I am high too. There is nothing wrong with questioning the nature of reality and existence, but you, in particular should probably not do that when you are high, because it leads you to such negative dark thoughts and feelings.

Tell your friends that you don't want to smoke so much next time. Just take a smaller hit from the bong, or smoke from a joint or pipe. Just take one hit, and wait about an hour. If you feel fine and that is as high as you want to be, then don't smoke anything more for the rest of the day. You be the judge of how much you want to smoke, and how high you want to feel.

There have been quite a few times where I smoked with some very heavy smokers. I am talking about people that smoke an 1/8 a day. (I normally smoke about 1/8 a week.) They are really cool, and want me to get as high as they are, but they just don't get that I am already more high than they are from those four big hits from that foot long blunt!

Yes, marijuana is hallucinogenic for some people some times. I call hallucinogens "absorbing drugs." In other words, it makes you feel like a sponge, and all senses are heightened, and thoughts are more intense. Whatever your environment is, you feel more of a part of. Just think about that next time, and set the mood with music, movies, cool friends. Maybe next time, go for a walk in the woods, or the beach. It's a cool feeling to be out in nature when you are high. You notice the sun, the winds, the water, the animals, flowers, and trees a lot more.

Peace.