Quote Originally Posted by HerbalConfusion
Who is the physician?
That'd be the moderator FakeBoobsRule.

Quote Originally Posted by Dieseld725
I have been recovering from Panic Disorder for about 10 years. My attacks have been once every many months now. Marijuana triggered them. I saw a doctor...he was referred to me because the original STRONG attacks occurred right after I smoked. He was possibly a user because he knew exactly what i was using. He asked if it were Sativa...MD asking specifics of weed is a weed head. He told me to stop using 'cuz brain is not agreeing with the mild hallucinagen that I was smoking. Yes, fellow, potheads, weed can have side effects that are bad just like every single thing in this world. Someone is going to be allergic to something. THere has been strong evidence of people that i see on chat and forums that start to have panic after fsmoking. What do you think 3 year med student? I have tried 2-3 times for past 10 or so years to see if I can tolerate ...even with scwagg. It still gives me an attack. . . . WOuld love to smoke again. I love the smell and what not. It just gives me a headached and an attack. Sux..oh well.
Panic's real common after smoking, particularly after sativas, and cannabis often doesn't agree with people who have anxiety disorders. You'll have to believe me on this next part: A doctor wouldn't have to be a weedhead to know that sativas can aggravate panic or anxiety. He or she would simply have to be someone who has listened in class to the widely available, and well understood, side effects of herbals and/or illicit substances. They cover that in medical school.

If weed doesn't suit you, it doesn't suit you. Goodness knows anxiety is miserable enough that you don't want to bring it on intentionally. Often I've heard others on these boards recommend to the people who have trouble with sativas and/or schwag to order yourself some indica seeds and grow your own if you are bound and determined to smoke. Indica or indica-dominant varieties are more sedating and mellowing, but they're much harder to find, from what I've read here, unless you live in a medical state and can obtain it from a dispensary with a prescription.