I have been smoking pot for years now. I
quit for 10 months last year then started
smoking again, but not as often. A few
months after I started smoking again I
started getting anxiety attacks or what I
think to be anxiety attacks when I would
smoke. Sometimes I wouldn't even be high,
but still get an attack. When I really
noticed it being a problem was when I was
at my best friends house. I went to use
the bathroom but when I sat on the toilet
my whole body got tingly then the tingly
sensation turned into pain. It started at
my feet and went up. I panicked and
lifted my feet off the ground and brought
my knees to my head. I didn;t even go to
the bathroom I jumped up and ran out of
the bathroom.. My heart was racing and my
chest hurt. That was the worst attacked I
had. Another bad attack was when I was
home with my boyfriend.. I was sitting on
the couch after smoking a hour before and
I got really paranoid that my bf didnt
love me anymore then my chest started
hurting like someone was sitting on it. I
am so afraid of getting these attacks when
I smoke that I have quit now. But ive
also been experiencing other problems
related to depression more frequintly. I
want advice on what I should do or what
ther problem is.
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Lennon
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 80 Location: Canada
Posted: 04-30-06 15:18pm
I think the answer is pretty
obvious.........Stop smoking up. I
remember being close to blacking out in a
bathroom once when I smoked up. It just
doesn't work for some people so let it
go.
It's not even a great buzz anyway.
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brittney g
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Posts: 4 Location: NJ
Posted: 04-30-06 15:25pm
I dont get high anymore when I smoke..I
have a really high tollerance. I can do
everything fine. I dont get stupid I just
panick attacks. Sometimes I get them when
I dont smoke but its not the same
feeling.. I just get really stressed out
and depressed when I think of something
that I have to do that will be really hard
or take up alot of my time. The only
thing that helps is to just not thik about
it. Then I wind up forgetting about the
things I have to do or just wont do them.
I have quit smoking now but now im
experiencing sympotoms when I sleep..
When I sleep ill think of something I have
to do the next day and ill get stressed my
bf also said I stop breathing for periods
of 10 to 15 secods. Ive noticed everytime
he brought it up to me I was thinking
about something. Its lie when I think I
dont breath.
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mitch7654
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Posts: 170
Yeah Posted: 04-30-06 15:25pm
Yeah mine started when I was smoking weed
too thencontinued after.Someone in youre
familly probably has them and smoking weed
brought them on,you probably would of had
them eventualy thats what I was told.
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Lennon
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 80 Location: Canada
Posted: 04-30-06 15:34pm
brittney g
wrote:
i dont get high anymore when
I smoke..I have a really high tollerance.
I can do everything fine. I dont get
stupid I just panick attacks. Sometimes
I get them when I dont smoke but its not
the same feeling.. I just get really
stressed out and depressed when I think of
something that I have to do that will be
really hard or take up alot of my time.
The only thing that helps is to just not
thik about it. Then I wind up forgetting
about the things I have to do or just wont
do them. I have quit smoking now but now
im experiencing sympotoms when I sleep..
When I sleep ill think of something I have
to do the next day and ill get stressed my
bf also said I stop breathing for periods
of 10 to 15 secods. Ive noticed
everytime he brought it up to me I was
thinking about something. Its lie when I
think I dont
breath.
if you watch anyone sleep, they stop
breathing once in awhile for seconds. We
do that while we're awake and don't notice
it........It's nothing out of the
ordinary.
If it was something serious, you wouldn't
be alive. Your body knows what to do even
when you don't pay attention to it. Try
and make your heart stop
beating.........You can't.
When you were a baby, you didn't worry
about how you breathed but somehow made it
this far. Don't worry about it.
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aleX3nder
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Posts: 1 Location: California
Sell One of My Kidneys Posted: 04-30-06 15:44pm
Sell one of my kidneys
I would like to sell one of my kidneys.
I dont drink alcohol a lot only at parties
and christmas etc. My blood group is "o"
negative.
Please! This is not about selling your
kidney, please take it elsewhere! A
kidney is something you should want to
give not sell!
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Lennon
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 80 Location: Canada
Re: Sell One of My Kidneys Posted: 04-30-06 16:07pm
alex3nder
wrote:
sell one of my kidneys
I would like to sell one of my kidneys.
I dont drink alcohol a lot only at parties
and christmas etc. My blood group is "o"
negative.
Re: Sell One of My Kidneys Posted: 04-30-06 16:09pm
alex3nder
wrote:
sell one of my kidneys
I would like to sell one of my kidneys.
I dont drink alcohol a lot only at parties
and christmas etc. My blood group is "o"
negative.
The person that posted above is telling
the truth, when you feel an anxiety attack
comming on, just think about being
somewhere quiet and peaceful in your mind
and breathe. I am no dr but I have them
sometimes too and they just happen
sometimes and it is sometimes difficult to
control them, it could be from something
that happened from the past that is coming
out. I feel the best thing to do is to
talk to a professional such as your dr a
psychologist or a psychiatrist, I have
also found that .E.M.D.R. Help. Nowadays
with a lot of the maijuana they have it is
cut with a lot of nasty chemicals such as
meth and other chemicals which does not
help which their was a sspecial on t.V
about it saying that the pot in the 1960's
was better for you that the pot is for you
now and I am not saying pot is bad as it
does help some people out with medical
situations. You can also go to mental
health and they can help you and no,
please do not take me wrong, I am not
trying to say that you are crazy, it is
just that we all need a little help in our
lives sometimes.
Good luck!
Keep us posted.
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sherry24
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 185 Location: indiana
Just a Reply Posted: 04-30-06 17:00pm
I never smoked pot, but I have had sever
anxiety attacks. I really don't think
smoking pot can cause that. Maybe it
could, like I said I never smoked. But
for me having those anxiety attacks were
because of thinking of death. It started
when my grandmother died. They got so
bad, that everytime I had one, I went to
the er, because I thought I was dying.
They wanted to put me on medicine, I never
did. I'm not the type to take pills. I
lived with this for about 8 years, and
still never took any drugs. How I get
through them when I do get them now, I do
something to take my mind off it. Like
write a letter to someone. I've learned
to control them with out medicines. I
have three kids, so taking my mind off it
is easier now than then. Or talk to
somebody. I used to call whoever I
could. My family thought I was crazy.
But having severe anxiety attacks, it's
horrible.
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Lennon
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jun 2005 Posts: 80 Location: Canada
Posted: 04-30-06 17:34pm
I had my first panic attack when I was
11...........That was 24 years ago. At
that time, doctors didn't even know what
to call it and told my mom that I was just
looking for attention.
To make a long story short, i've seen a
lot that has to do with anxiety cures and
the best thing any of you can do is buy a
book called "hope and help for your
nerves" by Dr. Claire weekes. She died a
long time ago but I consider her a
saint.
You don't have to meditate or need
pills.........Just understand why you're
feeling what you are.
Buy that book...........It saved my life
and it's a shorcut to what you really need
instead of looking online endlessly for
useless crap that doesn't change the
fear.
Trust me
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sandyallen
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2004 Posts: 4580
Posted: 05-01-06 12:29pm
You are not crazy when you have these and
I bet your family feels ths same way,
concerned, yes but talking to people does
help, writing thing things down helps, I
do that a lot especially with my pain but
keeping a journal helps but I have learned
by talking to people or writing it down
gets it out of your system instead of
letting it build up.
Their is a lot of people talking about
this .E.F.T. Also.
Good luck to all of you and if you ever
need someone to talk to , I have a big
shoulder and a big heart.
Keep us posted on how you are doing.
I am trying to stay positive but their are
times that their is a short fuse that must
go. I have my animals and they are great
therapy and no way would I hurt them or
anyone.
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amymr85
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 1
Anxiety Posted: 05-03-06 02:33am
I tried posting earlier, a good one! I'm
just trying this now to see if it lets me.
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