Cannabis gives me extreme anxiety. Anyone else?

[261252]

I am jealous of those who can consume it and feel pleasure.

Especially when it comes to sexuality.

Just a brushing of my arm is intensely pleasurable but that is overriden by the anxiety

The marajuana shows you your ugly self magnified by 1000 and will not let you go.

All you can do is ride it out by being alone. It also makes you very slow thinking but I am aware of this state of stupidity that I am in and behave myself IE I would never drive a car

I have talked to psychologist who prescribes it and he said that a small percentage of people react this way and he has no idea why so I am trying to figure it out

I have tried both strains and it makes no difference but I can microdose it

 

[Pancakes1]

Smoke -> exercise (running, cycling etc) -> hobby

you're welcome

 

[261252]

Try a lower thc strain or a strain that has no thc and all cbd as well as other cannabinoids. Pure sunfarms has an all cbd strain and it's quite inexpensive.

Gummies have the lowest percentage of THC so I do microdose them
as a experiment and I do not go into anxiety

 

[261252]

Smoke -> exercise (running, cycling etc) -> hobby

you're welcome

You seem to say keep active as a way to fight anxiety

 

[lundunguy]

I do. I get anxious about how long is it gonna last and I am kind of stuck with the buzz for few hours.

 

[dvous11]

Some people just react that way to cannabis.
Same way some people take "uppers" and it has the opposite effect...or "downers" and opposite.
CBD will prob be ok, but it's the THC that'll hit you negatively regardless of strategy of ingestion.
Every try psilocybin?

 

[Zoot Allures]

Every try psilocybin?

It creates anxiety unless I use MDMA in combo then it is amazing

I listen to spiritual music that becomes very beautiful

 

[Robert Mugabe]

I would probably have become Syd Barret if I had continued using it. However the paranoia and depression I felt doing it made not doing it easy. Just not for some people.

 

[Vinson]

Its common, many feel anxious when they smoke. Some guys will only smoke hash because weed makes them too high. I know some Jamaicans won't smoke hydro, they find it too strong. You can try hash or maybe some indica with high cbd. But don't force it , its not everyone's thing.

 

[Ahri]

Do you think that you could have probably just smoked too much? I enjoy a some edibles here and there after work to relax. Plus I think having edibles + sex is a great combo

 

[261252]

Pot has been known to cause paranoia and it has been proven to cause schizophrenia.

Source? I find that hard to believe as they did many trials before legalizing it

 

[shack]

It only gives me anxiety when I'm driving. "Hey! There's a cop car behind us."

 

[canada-man]

According to a 2021 article, cannabis use is a risk factor for developing a mental health condition or making an existing one worse.

Adolescents or young adults who consistently use cannabis may risk developing a psychotic disorder, such as schizophrenia. People with a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia may have an increased risk.

Up to 25–30% of people who visit the emergency department due to cannabis use will have symptoms such as:

• anxiety
• suicidal thoughts
• symptoms of psychosis, to varying degrees

The mind-altering component of cannabis is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Cannabis also contains other compounds that are chemically related to THC. These are called cannabinoids.

In people with schizophrenia, cannabis use may worsen the course of the condition.

What to know about weed-induced schizophrenia (medicalnewstoday.com)

 

[jeff2]

Judge calls Toronto cop who ate cannabis edible on the job a ‘complete idiot’ - Toronto | Globalnews.ca

Crown attorney Philip Perlmutter, who read out an agreed statement of facts in court, says officer Vittorio Dominelli took three hazelnut chocolate bars infused with cannabis oil from a raid.

globalnews.ca

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Dominelli said he initially didn’t feel anything but after about 20 minutes, the effects of the chocolate hit him “like a ton of bricks,” court heard.

“He was sweating heavily and believed he was going to pass out,” Perlmutter said.
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Dominelli thought he was going to die, court heard.

 

[JuanGoodman]

try growing your own

the government licensed producers weed is horrible !!!

for less than $1000.00 you can have a set up to grow at home

3 to 4 crops a year 4 plants at a time

that way you can have some of the best and purest weed

and if you take it a step further and make hush out of your weed

your anxiety will slowly melt away into a state of bliss

 

[JuanGoodman]

It only gives me anxiety when I'm driving. "Hey! There's a cop car behind us."

 

[Tinmachine]

Im on my 50s and have never tried it bf sex. Is it advisable to try before seeing an SP? I'm usually nervous before going. Will this calm down my nerves?

 

[Vittoria.]

I am similar.
All my favourite tunes sound off. I can't have conversations with friends without overthinking that everything coming out of my mouth is gibberish. Intense paranoia. I can't even fathom the idea of sex, it weirds me out and makes me so uncomfortable. Crazy right?!
I stopped smoking years ago, before entering the industry. If it's making things I love feel uncomfortable, why should I continue? I have no problem if people smoke it around me though, I actually enjoy the smell. I miss it sometimes but I know I'm better off without it.

VX

 

[Krakatoa]

I smoked way too much of it in high school. At first, I loved it. Me and my friends would laugh for hours and trip out on Pink Floyd and Zeppelin. Great memories.

But... when I turned 21, something changed. It began to make me extremely nervous, so much that I couldn't function in social situations. I am convinced that all my cannabis consumption in the earlier days brought on some anxiety disorder. Even after I stopped smoking, I was generally less extraverted and avoided socializing. It's sad but I only have myself to blame.

 

[Sullivan B.]

I am jealous of those who can consume it and feel pleasure.

Especially when it comes to sexuality.

Just a brushing of my arm is intensely pleasurable but that is overriden by the anxiety

The marajuana shows you your ugly self magnified by 1000 and will not let you go.

All you can do is ride it out by being alone. It also makes you very slow thinking but I am aware of this state of stupidity that I am in and behave myself IE I would never drive a car

I have talked to psychologist who prescribes it and he said that a small percentage of people react this way and he has no idea why so I am trying to figure it out

I have tried both strains and it makes no difference but I can microdose it

I have anxiety just as a consequence of how I'm wired and weed can often make it worse. My advice is taking cbd about an hour before smoking, and doing some stretches and mobility exercises while you wait for it to kick in. Basically come into the session as relaxed as you can get yourself beforehand. Stretching also helps me when I get anxious mid smoke. In my case I use about 3-500mg of cbd in pill form. You also might want to space out your puffs(knew a guy who used kill joints in two drags, but all some people need is a one hitter) and use a low strength hybrid. I think I read somewhere that modern pot has been breed to have multiple times the potency as it did 20 years ago, so even the soft stuff still has a bit more kick than some can handle. Difference between potions and poisons is often dosage.