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CatsLoveHouseMusic
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Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away?
#26879795 - 08/14/20 09:16 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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So I smoked weed for almost 15 years, I got into a bad place in my life and then weed started making me have racing thoughts. I’m about to be able to smoke again after about 1.5 years of not smoking. I will no longer be able to smoke during the day most likely, due to it most likely make me feel uncomfortable but when it gets dark outside I feel I’ll be able to enjoy it again. I don’t drink, and weed was one way for me to be able to relax and enjoy movies/games better and whatever.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: CatsLoveHouseMusic]
#26879808 - 08/14/20 09:30 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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When I was a teen, I had a bad synthetic marijuana trip that ruined weed for years. Because when I smoked, I basically had a flash back and started to panic. I didn't smoke for around three years before I started lightly smoking again. However, the high was still different. While the anxiety never went away, I was able to deal with it and the working through my anxiety while high felt therapeutic. Now, I rarely smoke but feel confident that my anxiety won't prevent me from smoking if I wanted to.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: Grateful Dead]
#26879817 - 08/14/20 09:38 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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There was a time in my life, many years ago, that I couldn't smoke because I would get too anxious/panicky, but this was during a part of my life that I was dealing with an unreasonable amount of stress and having panic attacks often. I even had to give up coffee during this period due to it triggering an attack. As time went on, and the stressed was reduced, I could go back to my beatnik lifestyle of coffee and ganja.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: Dilsnique] 1
#26879841 - 08/14/20 09:54 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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My take is that negative experiences with cannabis are directly related to hybrids and extracts with very high THC and little to no CBD.
I would recommend starting by getting some high CBD smoking hemp or full spectrum CBD extracts to mix in with the ganja, OR pursue strains that have a 1:1 or 1:2 THC:CBD ratio.
If you've been clean 1.5 years, something that's 5% THC and 3% CBD will absolutely peel your cap off.
Once you're back in the saddle, evaluate if no or low CBD strains make sense.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: Dilsnique]
#26879845 - 08/14/20 09:56 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yeah, I stopped smoking for a while because it just made me paranoid, worry about who was looking at me, who would know, that I was wasting my life, etc. I stopped for a while and then when I had some pretty strong depression and was in a bad place in my life I started smoking and it helped, it didn't help me solve the problem, but it helped with the feelings of inadequacy. It's been a few months since that point and I still smoke every day, but I'm getting shit done, I'm out of the slump and weed doesn't make me nervous/paranoid anymore (unless I'm reaaaalllyy high or use a very sativa strain).
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: Dilsnique]
#26879855 - 08/14/20 09:59 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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If I overdo it I get this lately with covid fears - and I do feel like the state of the world has my panic threshold a bit lower lately. I ate a weed peanut butter and jelly sandwich the other night that gave me the closest thing to a panic attack I've had in years. Shook so hard I pulled some muscles in my hips, it was super weird . Took a break from it last night and the clarity felt good, though.
I think in my case it's just overdoing it because this has happened before, but not quite this bad. I do use weed medically, most days of the week - I find that dosage is more important than anything, but I am hoping this is not the start of a greater trend. I find I have this problem more so with flower and edibles - rso seems to always do me right, mentally, just because it is easier to dose it imo.
I also do take cbd in conjunction with thc products fairly often, and I would agree the fuller spectrum stuff or just cbd in conjunction with thc heavy products smoothes out the bumpiness of the high. This is the first edible I've eaten without a daily dose of cbd in a little while now, so makes me wonder. A lot of the rso I take is full spectrum, too.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: CatsLoveHouseMusic]
#26879867 - 08/14/20 10:08 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Been smoking on and off since 1977. I have had some bouts with anxiety with it, but it was a round new people and in my teens and 20's mainly. It comes and goes. I don't get it now at 55yo, but I don't smoke every day, and I don't smoke until I'm obliterated. I can make an eighth last a month or more if that tells you how I smoke. Weed these days is hybridized too much of you ask me. Best weed you can smoke is what you can grow.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: CatsLoveHouseMusic] 3
#26879871 - 08/14/20 10:11 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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teh anxiety is still there but now I know how to make it go away by praying to Jesus
def treat teh experience liek a psychedelic experience if that is the case for you take it very seriously and respectful plan everything make sure u have an escape plan
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: zZZz] 1
#26879958 - 08/14/20 11:00 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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It’s just the weirdest how I used to be able to take LSD/Mushrooms and smoke but if I only smoked weed I’d get anxiety... mainly introspective type anxiety. I was on a bad path so it was understandable. I like the fact that weed makes me stay true, dishes must be done, house must be clean type of deal for me to be able to smoke. Late night, hanging out type of thing...
I’m going to dabble with edibles n stuff and see how it turns out. Staying away from concentrates, that stuff just gets me blasted as I didn’t/won’t have much of a tolerance. I just want to get some giggles, muscle relief, munchies, pet my cats and laugh at a movie while it’s dark out.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: CatsLoveHouseMusic]
#26880006 - 08/14/20 11:39 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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I used to get anxiety with it, but my tolerance is high now, i dont get the high panics at all. Actually i sometimes wish i still did, the anxiety ws actually a fun part of weed which is no longer there thats how you knew it was really good weed.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: trees]
#26880465 - 08/14/20 05:11 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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I made some edibles a while ago that made me ridiculously nervous at times. They probably weren't properly dosed because I legit felt cold, nervous and over-hyped when I had some but other times I just felt chill. Super weird stuff.
@trees, why did you like the anxiety? Not enough in your day to day?
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: zZZz] 1
#26880474 - 08/14/20 05:23 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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zZZz said: teh anxiety is still there but now I know how to make it go away by praying to Jesus
yep same as soon as I feel the anxiety taking over I

and then I
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: Niffla] 2
#26880488 - 08/14/20 05:37 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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I smoked weed pretty regularly weekends from late teens to early twenties. One day out of the blue it started making me paranoid. I stopped smoking. I've tried it now and again over the years but it never relented. At one point not too long ago I went through some shit and got bad anxiety. Constant racing thoughts, heart pounding in my chest and that weird feeling of wanting to crawl out of your own skin. It's like your body is permanently stuck in fight or flight mode. It's gone now thank God, it was a living nightmare.
Anyway not to long ago for the hell of it I tried smoking a little. I was in a very comfortable place. Anxiety came back. Noway near as sever as what I described above, but it was there. I just focused on the things that are relaxing for me and stuck to my typical routines and it was gone in a few days.
If you do it go really easy. Take a hit and then wait 10 minutes or so. Wait to see how you feel.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: trees]
#26880493 - 08/14/20 05:41 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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trees said: I used to get anxiety with it, but my tolerance is high now, i dont get the high panics at all. Actually i sometimes wish i still did, the anxiety ws actually a fun part of weed which is no longer there thats how you knew it was really good weed.
u’re heart is heartened brother been there before u smokin cigz or wut?... take it easy brother relax take a breather chill smile luv thy neighbor trust God yo
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: CaptainParanoid]
#26880499 - 08/14/20 05:47 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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If you do it go really easy. Take a hit and then wait 10 minutes or so. Wait to see how you feel.
Yeah it's really, really easy to overdo it these days. With weed being sooooooo potent now. I keep a little weed stash handy at my place at all times, if the mood ever strikes, but it rarely does anymore. And when it does literally one big rip complete with hard coughing will get me straight fuckin toasted for a few hours. At least.
Less is definitely more with weed when it comes to me. Because once I cross that line (and it's so easy to cross that line) I am pretty much cooked.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: Niffla]
#26880522 - 08/14/20 06:06 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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I was a daily smoker from my teens. I always had a high tolerance. Edibles, hash, concentrates weren't a problem until randomly one day when I was riding my motorcycle. I wasn't even noticeably high, but I got super sweaty and felt like I was going to pass out or lose control. It has persisted for many years since. I've explored all sorts of medical conditions with no answers.
I was dealing with a lot of concentrates at the time and smoking them a lot. Who knows if there's a connection.
Im in a similar boat now, I'm looking to get back into occasional smoking because I do miss it. I'll keep yall posted on how it goes. If the yips come back I'll know it was the ganj!
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: Niffla]
#26880525 - 08/14/20 06:07 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Have you tried dabs?
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: spirit_shadow]
#26880544 - 08/14/20 06:25 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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i want to try dabz
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: zZZz]
#26880908 - 08/15/20 12:07 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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I was smoking weed regularly for a long time. Then I made some poor life choices and I was naturally anxious all the time, and the weed started to make it worse. I quit smoking, then when I started again a year later I got even worse anxiety, but it felt different, like the type of anxiety I felt when I was in high school smoking, and now I don't feel anxiety from it.
Dabs are awesome, for me they're just like smoking weed but with less lungfuck.
Right now it's social environments that are tense that give me weed anxiety, like when I'm with an old friend and his klepto roommate come by, it feels tense, but when it's just me and my friends or out in public I feel excellent.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: zannabis] 2
#26880979 - 08/15/20 02:12 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Weed gives u anxiety because you aren’t living the way you Should or want me.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: theRealrollforever] 1
#26881006 - 08/15/20 03:20 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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theRealrollforever said: Weed gives u anxiety because you aren’t living the way you Should or want me.
Such a stoner thing to fuck up a simple sentence like that.

I haven't smoked weed for a very long time.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: Northerner]
#26881010 - 08/15/20 03:38 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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It never went away, not even after 18 years when smoking Hindu Kush (pure indica).
I smoked for 12 years, abused it, so my body rejects it with vigor for the rest of my life.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: Asante]
#26881418 - 08/15/20 10:35 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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My life used to be pretty stressful, and I didn't even realize that, because it crept up on me over time and seemed normal. After a big life change, I noticed that sativa effects were unpleasant for me and switched to indicas that In previously only liked for sleep.
That was a few years ago, and I can now smoke whatever the mood calls for without having the racing heart and panic-attack-like symptoms. Certain strains were worst for me - Mataro Blue was one I recall as making my heart race, for example. I may still avoid those just to be safe, but for me, it did go away.
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Capsicum Chinense said: My take is that negative experiences with cannabis are directly related to hybrids and extracts with very high THC and little to no CBD.
I would recommend starting by getting some high CBD smoking hemp or full spectrum CBD extracts to mix in with the ganja, OR pursue strains that have a 1:1 or 1:2 THC:CBD ratio.
^^^ I think this is very solid advice ^^^
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: CatsLoveHouseMusic]
#26882021 - 08/15/20 05:08 PM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yes. It still makes me paranoid sometimes ad I smoke a lot less than I used to but there have been periods where it would give me really bad anxiety and a sense of dread.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: BANANA.MAN]
#26882671 - 08/16/20 02:02 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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It’s weird there are times where I know weed would make me uncomfortable but for example right now would be 100% perfect. Took some mushrooms for the first time in awhile, deep in the comedown and can’t sleep. Weed would hit the spot just so correctly right now. It seems like I’ll mainly only be smoking late night.
I think I’m going to start with some CBD buds. I live in an illegal state but I’ll then try to get some indica heavy.
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Re: Has anyone smoked weed for a long time then got anxiety from it, and the anxiety went away? [Re: Northerner]
#26882675 - 08/16/20 02:06 AM (3 years, 5 months ago) |
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Sup bud. I agree with this guy in the sense that when weed was giving me anxiety, I was really not in a good place. Weed was more introspective then LSD/Mushrooms at the time. I’m in a better place now and hoping I can find some positive use for weed now. I absolutely don’t like alcohol so it’s one thing that I can relax with.
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