Panic attacks from smoking pot

every time I smoke pot I get theses really bad panic attacks.why is this and how can I stop it?

hey, here's a great idea... QUIT SMOKING!!!

I had the samme exact thing happen to me when I first started smoking alott! Like listen, when you r a first timer at smoking weed, take it easy 4 a while. Only take a few hits, then after a few months of doing it then you can start smoking really as much as you want. Or they can b caused if you dont smoke occasional. like if you smoke a lot on weekend then dont smoke 4 like a week, it can cause something kinda like withdrawls.

just seeing if it works

just seeing if it works

Just don't smoke. Ever tried that?

Christ... Thought I was the only one that felt the same ...

I was newbie at this (I am 23) and the first time smoked like one or two hits of a joints made of leaves, it felt great you know so I decided go further,

I was on MSN chatting with my very best friends, was everything OK... I remember exactly what I told to him before I unpluged my notebook and started to get ready to get the hell out of here and get to a hospital...(I was alone, thought I was near to having a heart atack and a possible black out)

I said to him by chat shitt... I am stoned and it feel goood, I dont even feel my arms... RIGHT AFTER THAT... I starting to feel that something were erasing me from existance, my heart started racing and my arms went very dumb and I didnt feel them, I just moved like a robot or something, in other words.. I moved it by unknown reasons, SCARY CRAP EVER.

I didnt know what to do man I live alone in an apartment so I decided going to the first floor for help, I called a girl that I trust and she calmed me down very good, my heart were going normal and everything was OK

I dont give panic atack to anyone, its the scary s$hit ever, you really really think your going to DIE.

after that I dont know what to do, I am not giving up anyway I am going to try it again with all the advices here hope it will help

DUH, you stop smoking!

stop saying stop smoking. noone cares about hearing about that. they will choose to stop if they want to and know that stoping smoking is always an option. they're just sharing similar experiences that they've had..geeze.

stop smoking pot

I have smoked pot for almost 10 years now I smoke every single day at least a joint or more, and not long ago I started to have effects such as yours. I'd start thinking about crazy sh*t like dying and the after life and my husband dying and if the world were to end right at that second, there were times when I thought this is it the world's going to end right now. There for a while anytime I smoked I'd pass out. A lot of people in my family have told me it's because I know I'm doing something wrong and it's my conscience or god telling me something, but I don't feel like I'm doing anything wrong. I mean it's a plant that comes from the ground, god gave us this we should use it however intended. There is not one single death because of an overdose on marijuana. I have chronic headaches cramps in my stomach and smoking relieves these pains. So quitting for me is not an option painkillers quit working a long time ago.

My advice would be to be around people you like, and people you know who care about you it's all in your head. Just don't think about it if you start thinking about something and it starts getting you worked up think about something else, sing a song instead, go to the bathroom and flush your face with cold water.

But if your a beginner I'd smoke less...Like I said I've been smoking for a long time and my tolerence level is very low after at least 3-4 hits I'm good. I hope my advice worked...

pot is not addicting so dont worry about getting addicted. ease your way into it though. my first time I was with my friends and we had some dank weed and we got like 2 blunts each of it and I flipped out.

Jou I have smoked 3 times. The first time was great but not as great that it should be, got panic attack and got chilled only 20 mins after smoking pot. Second time was worse, was home after drinking and had bougth pot. I smoked it and started to get panic attack thougth I was going to die but put some chill music and the panic attack went off after 1 hours. 3 time was horriffic smoked with my 2 of my friends at an party. There where lots of people but still chill enviroment. 1 of my friend took only 3 hits from the joint and he had an very good tripp. My second friend took 5 hits and I 6 and we both got really happy at first. But then we started to listen to really scary Led Zeppelins songs and freked out. Our friends tryied to tell uss that its going to were off and everything will going to be. I had the 2 worst hours in my life. Thought I was going to die, my hearted pumped like hell and my left arm feeled numb first hearth attack symptom. I ran to an closed room and started to walk from sside to side w8 to the effect to were off and consulted with my friend that next time less bud. I learn that I will eat much before smoking pot I hadnt eaten on all day that day and have an can of milk beside me and smoke 1-2 hit and w8 10 mins if I can smoke more.
peace

I have been smoking pot for 2 years and I was fine but recently started getting panic attacks when I smoke. they were the scariest thing that has ever happened to me and traumatized my life completely. but all a panic attack is is when your body is fighting off something and pumps adrenaline through your body and your brain doesnt understand whats going so it tries to find a reason to be afraid when there is nothing to be afraid of. now everytime I smoke pot my heart starts beating rapidly and the same negative thoughts come back but all you have to do is convince yourself that your body is just trying to protect itself from a foreign substance and there is nothing to be afraid of. I dont know how to fix the physical part (the rapid heart beating) but the fear and impending doom is not real.

the first time I smoked pot was about 12 years ago and I 'went blind'! I guess I was having a panic attack and it caused me to black out, but I don't remember falling on the ground. very weird. needless to say, about 4 ago I started smoking pot fairly regularly with my boyfriend and it was usually fine, and really fun. but over the past year or so I have had several very SCARY panic attacks while on it - and while I'm experiencing them I always say to myself I'm not smoking anymore after this, but then I remember the fun I used to have, and I smoke again. I'm really hoping that last night's worst panic attack ever will finally compel me to quit. pot is safe, with the exception of the lung damage that would come from smoking...but I'm not a big fan of feeling like I'm about to drop dead from a heart attack. my boyfriend has no issues at all with pot. I guess everyone is different.

Try to relax more when you smoke.
The higher you think your risk of getting caught, the more likely you'll get a panic attack. Find a safe, convientient place and time to smoke and it should help.
Also, if you smoke with friends that'll probably help to.

I've been smoking pot for many years off and on. Then just one day out of the blue I started to have panic attacks.
It doesn't happen every time I smoke . I think it has to do w/ the quality of the pot and also how much you smoke.

The better the smoke the smaller the toke. If I do that, I don't have the Pa's anymore.

Just my two cents !

I've been smoking pot for many years off and on. Then just one day out of the blue I started to have panic attacks.
It doesn't happen every time I smoke . I think it has to do w/ the quality of the pot and also how much you smoke.

The better the smoke the smaller the toke. If I do that, I don't have the Pa's anymore.

Just my two cents !

I used to smoke pot on a regular basis, after I came home from work, sometimes before seeing a movie with a friend, hanging out with a boyfriend. It seemed like a normal frequency, especially compared to some of the people I knew. I also drank on the weekends, did other drugs, in what I thought was a recreational way. After a few years, the frequency of my pot, alcohol and drug use progressed. I didn't notice that I felt nervous when I didn't use or drink, because (and this is my story, I'm not talking about anyone else, this is MY EXPERIENCE) I was always taking something, whether a little bit of wine, smoking a bowl, tylenol PM, or painkillers. And then I started having anxiety and panic attacks, and smoking pot and drinking didn't work to relax me anymore, in fact they seemed to trigger the nervous, scared feelings.

But I didn't stop anyway. By this time, I was in my late twenties and I didn't know another way. It didn't even occur to me to take a break from drugs and alcohol, until I became a daily user, smoker and drinker. And in my story, I did lose a job, an apartment, moved back home and ended up in an emergency room. Fortunately, the doctors told me to go to rehab, and for some unexplained reason, I listened, I stayed and I've been sober in recovery since then. And I got to go through all the stuff we go through getting sober, but its been two years, and my life is not perfect, but it is a million times better than it ever was before. I've learned new ways to deal with anxiety, loneliness, stress, and boredom and for the first time in a long time my life seems to change and grow and develop. I know for me, panic attacks AND ESPECIALLY THE FACT THAT I CONTINUED TO SMOKE POT DESPITE THEM meant I had a problem with drugs and alcohol. If a normal person smokes pot and has a panic attack, they don't try to do it again ... an addict keeps going back and trying to make using fun again. If you are an addict, it doesn't get better, it gets worse. I have a progressive disease. I believe it and accept it and I am a happier person for it.

If you find a way to enjoy pot again, good for you. If I could enjoy and use it recreationally, I would still be smoking. But I've learned that I can't, and I'm okay with it. Good Luck. Sorry if I seemed to lecture. I only want to be helpful, and I wish someone spoke to me about this stuff when I started losing control and feeling bad.

HEY I DON'T KNW TRY2
STOP SMOKING!!

I used to be a stoner as well ..up until I couldnt stand these f**kn panic attacks and anxiety BS..it suks so much because seems like everybody else is normal and has such a good time and look at me like a f**n square or a pu*sy because I wont smoke...so now im just a damn alcaholic...and I still have panic attacks when im f**kn sober lol..f**k it all..you really just cant do sh*t about it...feels like it anyway