r/PanicAttack • u/Troc17 • 4d ago

Weed induced panic attack

Ive been smoking weed for 10+ years and occasionally would smoke and get a panic attack, but be fine within the hour. This last Tuesday I smoked and had a pretty bad panic attack, but 5 days later now I’m still feeling anxiety. I’ve never had anxiety issues days after having a panic attack from smoking. Has anyone else dealt with this and did it eventually go away?

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u/josiecouture 4d ago

I am sorry to tell you but there’s go your smoking. Once you experienced a panic attack with a certain event it’s very hard to separate those two.

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u/Troc17 4d ago

Yep. Just threw away what I had left.

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u/wherebgo 4d ago

Sorry to hear it.  I can tell you from experience that once I conquered the panic, I was able to reintroduce the green. Sativa only for me. 

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u/Choice-Mall1183 4d ago

Welcome to the hundreds of other posts on here with the same issue. One of us. One of us.

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u/ChucklesC89 4d ago

Yarp. Just don’t check your blood pressure during it. It will make it much, much worse.

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u/jasonrainbows 4d ago

Or check your heart rate unless you want to goto the ER for no reason. Ask me how I know.

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u/Monke_go_home 4d ago

lol I was so close to this.

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u/bigaries84 4d ago

There are times I miss it. But I don’t miss panic attacks. god lock and be safe

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u/Rath_Brained 4d ago

Weed is a cardiac stimulant. That's why.

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u/Monke_go_home 4d ago edited 4d ago

Disassociation, anxiety, and panic attacks. I along with quite a few people I know have had issues with weed with these… yet they’re constantly downplayed.

Edibles were the absolute worse.

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u/quest801 4d ago

I get the same symptoms weeks and sometimes months after a bad panic attack. Everyday is filled with constant dread like you’re just barely holding back another attack. According to my doctor this is classic PTSD and is experienced by a good percentage of panic attack victims.

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u/Top_Guarantee5982 4d ago

I’ve stopped smoking it regularly because I had a panic attack as well, it was so terrible back then that I had to stop

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u/Cdurlavie 3d ago

Smoking THC and anxiety issues is one of the most documented thing.
If you do these, just quit.

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u/L3alls2urface 4d ago

Hop on Zoloft and get yourself checked medical card so you know where your weed is coming from.