ive quit smoking marijuana and im pretty sure im experiencing anxiety disorder?
im a teenager who recently started using marijuana with my buddies. i have normally been a happy person and no real problems, like im not a troublemaker or a basket case or an asshole or anything. but i recently started getting into weed at around late october of 08, and i was having a great time with my friends, i got more familiarized with it and kinda lowered my guard towards it. i eventually began smoking on the weekdays after school, which was something i wouldnt normally feel comfortable with. and after awhile i got more comfortable with it and started using it more often. then at around march i decided id stop, and thursday was my last day. i was still interested in it during the weekend until i had something that i think it mightve been a small panic attack on sunday. (and since the ‘panic attack?’ i had not wanted to smoke anymore) i felt like i was going to pass out or something, and my heart was beating fast and i was trying to ‘hold on’. that lasted about 10-15 seconds or so and i kept thinking what it was on the long ride home. i had trouble sleeping that night becuase it was on my mind too much, and in the morning i was still feeling pretty bad, until i went to school and i started feeling a little better. when i got home i kinda felt bad and it mustve been because i had nothing to do and my mind wasnt occupied. that week i started feeling better and the weekend following i was almost feeling normal again, and i wrecked on my bike and i told everyone cause it was funny, but i heard about the actress who had an incident while skiing and i got scared and worried for about 3 days until i went to school, but the anxiety had felt worse after that. it started to get better over time, and about 4 weeks since i stopped smoking, i was researching on the internet and discovered that i probably had anxiety disorder. the symptoms and thoughts were mostly what i was feeling. and ive been feeling better lately, but im not 100% better yet. i was experiencing headaches, dizzyness, alot of things worried/scared me for no real reason, i couldnt stop thinking about it. my thoughts are that it might not have just been the withdrawal, but a change of lifestyle may have made me feel weird, because when i smoked with my friends, we laughed at everything and thought about weed alot, and had a fascination in trippy and psychadelic things. and now that i dont even want to smoke anymore, that lifestyle doesnt interest me. i feel emotionally numb sometimes and the symptoms have lessened lately, but the anxiety hasnt. i want to return to my old lifestyle where im not anxious, depressed, and bored. ive been getting better lately though, and im going to see a therapist soon. i sometimes feel like i cant do anything enjoyable until i get better, and feelings and emotions are sometimes stronger than they normally would be, like fear, worry, sadness, boredom, and whatnot. im sometimes afraid of doing things that i like to do as a way to get away from the anxiety disorder, because i might ruin the memories of it when i get better and do it, so itll just remind me of this anxiety. things sometimes disturb me easier than normal, and i feel like im thinking about the future (getting better) too much that im not paying attention on the the present-time. ive been feeling definitely odd lately and its been about 5 weeks, and im just wondering if anyone has any ideas or thoughts on how to get rid of this generalized anxiety disorder. greatly appreciated. 
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will my brain heal after marijuana?
4 months ago I gave up marijuana cold turkey and have had no desire to ever go back.After a month of withdrawal hell,I could already tell a difference in my life.I was smoking a quarter bag a day every day.Now however after 4 months without it,My brain still has parts of it that feel dead.Its like those parts of my brain want to work and are trying to work but there is a blockage.Its hard to describe.Some days my vision is distorted. What i wondering is,does anybody know if my brain will continue to heal itself over a longer period of time or have I just simply fried it.It seems that the longer I go without it,i can see small improvements every few weeks.Will I ever be totally normal again?
to those who say there is no withdrawal from weed,go do a google search.And unless you have been a chronic user you dont even have a clue.
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Depression and marijuana use?
I have been using marijuana occasionally for the last year, but for the last 3 months I have been using it as an antidepressant to cope with some major changes in my life. I just recently stopped using and am now experiencing severe depression but no urge to use again. I was wondering if the depression is a sign of withdrawal that will go away, or if I should seek help for the depression.
I was more wondering if the severity of the depression is caused by the marijuana smoking, because many things i read say that smoking can lead to depression or make it worse. or is this just what i was hiding with the smoking.
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Can hydrocodone, other painkillers, and marijuana have dangerous effects with anesthesia?
I have taken hydrocodone and tramadol, as well as some antihistamines, on about 5 occasions within two weeks of surgery when I will be going under general anesthesia. I have also used marijuana occasionally. I did not tell the nurse about the hydrocodone and tramadol because she was asking about my drug use right in front of my mother (pretty stupid as most kids aren’t going to tell their whole story of drug use in front of their mom), although she did want specific information about my marijuana use.
Could using these drugs this far before surgery have an effect on anesthesia? I have no addiction, so withdrawal would not be an issue. They didn’t make much of an issue of alcohol with the exception of poisoning my liver right before surgery, so I am thinking maybe these drugs aren’t an issue as long as I don’t take them right before surgery. Thanks a lot.
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Are you Anti or Pro Marijuana Legalization?
I am Anti Marijuana. It may seem “harmless” and “natural” but in the long run, it causes more harm than good. Name your reasons!
1.) Just because it is natural doesn’t make it safe to use. Arsenic(deadly poisin used by amateur assasins) is natural and so is opium but it doesn’t mean its good for you.
2.) I don’t do alcohol and I know alcohol is worse but you still don’t need to appease drug dealers by givin in. Marijuana makes you lazy and unmotivated. It slows down your reflexes and destorys your brain cells. It may seem like you are “normal” but laziness and very slow reflexes is not “normal”.
3.) Nothing sends a more positive message to small children than lighting one up! While we are at it, why not give them some skin mags too! *sarcasm*
4.)There is no way to control legalized public smoking because anyone who is around marijuana smoke gets a contact buzz whether you want one or not causing unnessesary lawsuits. I don’t want to have to worry about getting high when I go to the store. Also parents would be smoking around their children who wouldn’t be able to choose whether or not to get high by their parents through a contact buzz.
4.)Just because it isn’t physically addictive doesn’t mean it is psychologically addictive. Physically addictive means that you will die unless you don’t have the drug. Psychological drugs causes you to have moderate withdrawal symptoms such as frequent anger, shortness of temper and irritability.
5.) Just because you don’t agree with a law doesn’t give you the right to go and break it. If I believed that molesting children should be a right of passage doesn’t make it any more right if I try and break the law. If you don’t like something, boycott and protest.
6.) Compared to the pot smokers and non pot smokers, the non pot smokers have way better grades and GPA compared to the pot smokers.
Are you pro or anti marijuana legalization?
The only way I would ever consider making it legal would be for medicinal purposes and only availible in Pill/capsule/tablet form so that the government can easily control and figure out if they got it from a doctor or if the person tried to grow and smoke it. In capsule form you don’t have to worry about getting other high through contact buzzes and it is a way to make sure someone needs the drugs for medicinal purposes and are not trying to find an easy way to get “stoned” by smoking it.
Yep the government is out to get you man!!!
Did you know paronia is one of the symptoms of marijuana usage?
Children will be exposed to killers sometime in their lives so why don’t we just expose them at an early age!!! Lets go ahead and get them use to it.
As stated before even if Alcohol and Cigarettes are worse, it doesn’t make marijuana any better.
Again I would only support it if it was administered in capsule/pill/tablet form for maximum control and prevention of contact buzzes.
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hydrocodone withdrawal?
I’ve been consistently taking hydrocodone for the past 14 – 16 days. I’m only taking 1 -2 a day, but i’ve also laced my weed with it and smoked it. i did that 5 – 6 times. i’m not sure what the dosage is, but i know it’s somthing like 500-5 ? not sure the mg.
My heart is pumping really hard non-stop. I haven’t had a sip of caffine in 2 days, and i’ve been drinking it pretty regularly. the only problem is i can’t sleep .i’m suffering from minor nausea, headaches and i had diahrea earlier. generally, i feel like shit.
is there anything i can do to speed up the detoxing process? are these even withdrawal symptoms? if so, should i ween off or go cold turkey? i haven’t had a dose in 2 days.
i have smoked cigarettes and marijuana (non-laced)
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Legalization of Marijuana, your views?
If you would please back up your answer. Don’t just say yay or nay, give a well thought out reason as too why.
I personally say Legalize it. Marijuana has a very low rate of chemical dependency. Less than one percent of people that smoke become addicted and withdrawal symptoms are very mild.
If it were to ever been legalized there should be age restrictions and you should not be allowed to operate a vehicle while under the influence.
I’ve never smoked pot but I know people that have. My great grandmother was given medical marijuana when she was told any day she would pass the marijuana was given to make her comfortable, she lived for five more months. I also have a couple of friends who smoke on occasion. One is going to school to be a chemical engineer the other is going to school for teaching, both attend class regularly and have never failed a class.
http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/#offenses
Tuggle, I’m also a conservative
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What is so bad about marijuana?
I do not understand why marijuana us illegal, and has so many negative things against it. I am not a stoner, and have probably smoked less than 10 times in my life (I’m 17). It just kinda makes me feel like I am floating, intense comfort, and I’m giggly.
Medical marijuana is much more effective for certain diseases/conditions than the current, rarely used treatment, dronabinol. Dronabinol is just synthetic THC, and it lacks many other beneficial cannabinoids. It helps with nausea/appetite problems in cancer and AIDS patients, helps glaucoma, is a muscle relaxant, and a natural expectorant.
The only time that marijuana has truly helped me was during the summer of 2008, I had a nasty case of bronchitis. I had to go to the hospital and I was given IV morphine and other opioids to take home (hydrocodone) to help relieve my cough. The opioids worked and I stopped taking them, but my cough just came back, and I decided to try marijuana. It helped me cough up the stuff that was in my lungs, and it worked. When my doctor asked me how my cough was cured I was just like, “I smoked weed,” and she just kinda shook her head.
I think that marijuana should be allowed to be used for recreational uses, just as alcohol and tobacco are used. It is not addictive, as it causes almost no physical withdrawal symptoms, but psychologically, it may be habit forming. The reason I think that most governments refuse to legalize marijuana is because of potency issues, and it is harder to tax because of these potency issues. For recreational purchase, people should be 18+ to buy it.
I think the reason it is the most used illegal drug is because it gains all this negativity from media, and anti-drug campaigns, which instead of curbing use, causes teens to have curiousity about it and want to try it. If it was common to go to the store and pick up a little bit of pot to smoke, a lot of teens would just be like, “I can do it whenever I want when I’m 18″, just how I feel about cigarette smoking. My parents are both tobacco smokers, they smoke outside and never inside, I have never found tobacco/nicotine that appealing, it makes me feel dizzy, smelly, and it tastes like s**t.
I just don’t understand why it is so bad or illegal, as smoking cigarettes is worse because nicotine has a much higher dependence liability, and so does alcohol. So that makes nicotine and alcohol much more addictive. I think that it should be decriminalized and/or legalized for distribution to the public, but that probably won’t happen.
Any comments others have?
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What kind of legal action would it take to reform marijuana laws?
It’s important to note that for the first 15 years of my life, I was drug-free. I smoked a little herb, and then did not smoke again for 6 years. I smoked for 3 years, and then joined the military. When I finished my enlistment, I smoked regularly for about 2 more years. Since that time I have been clean. Mostly out of fear of losing my job. Though I don’t get tested at my workplace, it is a state job. I look at groups like NORML and LEAP and am curious how these groups have not made more progress. As my above history indicates, I am an on again, off again pot smoker. I have never tried any “harder” drugs. I have never been through withdrawal. I have read propaganda for and against marijuana. I know the facts. I know that cannabis is a far more useful crop than just getting you high. You can make paper, clothes, and rope among many other uses. There are far less carcinogens in pot than in cigarettes, which I also smoke. The effect pot has on you, the short term memory loss (which I’ve never experienced), the paranoia (which I’ve never experienced), the cotton-mouth (that one’s totally legit), and even the high you experience all vanish within months of stopping. Compare this to cigarettes and alcohol (it takes years to fully recover from continued cigarette smoking) and it doesn’t make sense why in a struggling economy we don’t legalize and tax weed to boost our income on a national level. Please inform me of how I can make a difference in the reform of marijuana laws where the political machines can’t.
Thanks for your response! NIDA though? They list marijuana on the same level as heroin. No matter what side you fall on, it’s nowhere near what heroin is. Also, I feel that if it were legalized, the chances of it remaining a “gateway” drug would be reduced if not eliminated due to the ease of acquisition. If you don’t need to go to a shady dealer to get weed, who would try to up-sell you?
http://www.drugpolicy.org/marijuana/factsmyths/
A 1993 Rand Corporation study that compared drug use in states that had decriminalized marijuana versus those that had not, found that where marijuana was more available-the states that had decriminalized-hard drug abuse as measured by emergency room episodes decreased. In short, what science and actual experience tell us is that marijuana tends to substitute for the much more dangerous hard drugs like alcohol, cocaine, and heroin.
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Cannabis Skunk Detox – Top 10 Diet & Nutritional Requirements When Withdrawing From Marijuana
April 18, 2010 by Tom Downham
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For those managing a withdrawal from regular marijuana use there are several common side effects to be overcome. In my practice as a leading Cannabis Cessation Specialist I have identified that food intake can have a huge impact on withdrawal success rates and the consumption of the correct nutrients will provide a far faster system cleanse. The question for those wishing to quit cannabis use is: Which are the top 10 dietary ‘must haves’ when working toward delivering freedom from dependence?
Three times a day, everyday – Acquiring regularity to your eating will pay benefits. When the correct food is combined with the breakfast, lunch, evening meal structure it works very efficiently to prevent low spots in your energy levels, and keeps your brain in peak form.
Cleanse your liver – Your liver filters toxins – it has been working overtime whilst you have been absorbing drugs into your body. Milk Thistle taken as a supplement is a useful liver improver.
Improve digestion – Yes it is as true for those withdrawing from marijuana as it is the rest of the population – good digestion gives your body the very best chance to function efficiently. So begin the day with a fantastic cereal containing roughage (bran and oats are excellent), and switch from over processed white bread to a wholemeal option.
Love water – It is cheap, plentiful, calorie-free, sugar-free, thirst-quenching and refreshing for body and mind. The human brain is 85% water and even being slightly dehydrated will lead to loss of mental function and slowing of responses. Aim for 2 litres per day, every day.
Get some nuts – Packed with goodness and perfect as a ‘distraction snack’ when you are feeling tempted, or as an energy booster if you hit a low at any point of the day. The less interfered with the better so try to avoid the heavily salted varieties or those with roasted coatings.
Heavenly honey – During detox there is a temptation to turn to chocolate or other empty calories. This will undoubtedly lead to roller coaster sugar levels and make the quitting cannabis process more challenging. Those with a sweet tooth will be pleased to know, however, that honey is a great alternative to packing in processed sugars. Full of antioxidants and easily added to a variety of meals or drinks honey is natures’ special treat. Go for the least processed option you can locate for maximum benefit.
An apple a day – You know the popular rhyme ‘keeps the doctor away’ – well perhaps there is some truth in it. Treat yourself to an apple around an hour or two before bedtime and you’ll be rewarded with all the natural goodness and put pay to any late night snack cravings.
Avocado beauty – Healthy skin and lustrous hair may well have been denied to you during your time as a regular cannabis user – eat avocados as part of your cessation program and you’ll be on your way to looking great. In addition the beta-sitosterol contained within an avocado prevents cholesterol absorption and they are a great source of fibre too.
Carrots, carrots, carrots – Eat cooked or raw this affordable vegetable is highly beneficial in delivering nutrients without fat and sugars. Carrots have been proven as cancer fighters too in many studies. Carrots help to boost your immune system during the withdrawal process so keep them on the menu (certainly daily for the first 2 weeks of quitting cannabis).
Dopamine anyone? – You want to feel good – then reach for the kettle and make yourself a green tea! The calming and soothing feeling that you experience after drinking green tea is due to the release of the brain chemical dopamine. So when you feel the agitation so often associated with quitting marijuana treat yourself to a marvelous drink that not only makes you feel great but is packed with goodness.
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