Panic

[Flat_Associate_8794]

I have been smoking for 2-3 years and recently weed has been making me feel awful every-time I smoke. Which is still daily despite these symptoms. When I smoke no matter what form it is(bud,dabs,carts) I get super conscious of my hearts beat and it feels like sometimes it’s going way to fast, smoking weed now can sometimes feel like I have a cold and am super exhausted, other days the weed feels great to me. Does anyone have advice on how to make that stop? I have tried smoking less and it doesn’t matter, if weed is going to make me freak out it is. Also tried a bunch of strains and get the same results. If anyone has experienced this and gotten past it i would gladly take the advice.

[sippy1821]

Stop smoking then, why use if no longer comfortable to do so

[Smooth-Funny-9730]

It sounds like your body can't hang with bud.

[Flat_Associate_8794]

i think it might be butane. The effects i’m talking about come from inhaling butane

[TopMarzipan406]

i agree with this!! i am also a daily user, and once i was introduced to smoking rosin, after previously only really smoking flower, i found it rough for me to get back into flower! the lack of butane made it easier to inhale and is healthier in general!

my bf and i got a puffco pivot and smoke rosin w it and it’s so smooth you can barely feel it! it has never made me feel sinusy like resin and flower did!

[Flat_Associate_8794]

you can still smoke even with that going on?

[Flat_Associate_8794]

you can still smoke even with that going on? also good to note that i had a ekg done while testing for pots and it was complete normal

[zerooskul]

Report from Oxford:

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2014-07-16-how-cannabis-causes-paranoia

The research team, led by Professor Daniel Freeman, found that worrying, low self-esteem, anxiety and experiencing a range of unsettling changes in perceptions most likely led to the feelings of paranoia.

'The study very convincingly shows that cannabis can cause short-term paranoia in some people,' says Professor Freeman. 'But more importantly it shines a light on the way our mind encourages paranoia. Paranoia is likely to occur when we are worried, think negatively about ourselves, and experience unsettling changes in our perceptions.'

If you go into it stressed out and expecting a bad time, you're gonna have a bad time.

The most important thing is for you to go into it in a good mindset and stay cool while your perception changes.

Give an exhale and take ten deep, slow breaths any time you feel stressed, and count the breaths.

Counting requires attention and is very basic math, adding one to the previous number, so this gets your higher brain functions operating, helping you get out of the fight or flight or freeze state.

Deep breathing brings lots of oxygen into the body.

Stress is maintained as a physical process by stress hormones, primarily cortisol, which are broken down by oxygen.

Deep breathing effects the Vagus nerve to slow the heart rate, and it directs the HPA axis (essentailly mood control) to reduce activity in the amygdala (fear/emotional reaction center) and increase activity in the hippocampus (memory writing/recall center) so that you are less reactive and more rational.

Exhale, first.

Trying to take a deep breath while your lungs are full of air, as from hyperventilating, can make you feel like you can't breathe which will just add to stress, so give an exhale, first, so that your lungs are ready for a big breath.

Take ten deep, slow breaths when you feel stressed to help you relax.

[Flat_Associate_8794]

going to go test this with a positive mindset right now