does smoking weed help with YOUR phobia??

[mamabear93]

I don't smoke it anymore but I know when I did I honestly didn't worry about it as much.

does it help you?

[Collie]

Honestly, not really haha but I still smoke most nights to help me fall asleep. Sometimes it makes my anxiety worse but that's only when I'm anxious to begin with.

[Hannah A.]

I don't smoke cause in my opinion its nasty. Plus weed smells like skunks bleh

[Collie]

I don't smoke cause in my opinion its nasty. Plus weed smells like skunks bleh

Good weed doesnt

[Carlove]

It can help and it can hurt. Depends on how my anxiety is beforehand and whats on my mind. Weed is actually a natural anti-emetic.

[Leighs]

If I could get my hands on some medical marijuana I would definitely try it. There are different strains, one specific for Anxiety/Panic/Sleep...
Ive been wondering how difficult it is to find a doctor to prescribe it.

[Collie]

If I could get my hands on some medical marijuana I would definitely try it. There are different strains, one specific for Anxiety/Panic/Sleep...
Ive been wondering how difficult it is to find a doctor to prescribe it.

What state do you live in?

[Syrup]

I'll be honest. I REALLY don't mean to freak anyone out, but the TRUTH is that marijuana can cause CVS so there's NO WAY I'd ever use it on a regular basis. Again, not intending to freak anyone out but the link between marijuana use and this condition can't be denied.

[Tracap1]

I have heard marijuana can cause CVS but only in chronic daily users. I live in RI and it's legal here for medicinal purposes. A very good friend of mine had terminal cancer (who I cared for btw) was prescribed it for nausea and anxiety. It worked better than any pill he was prescribed. I did try it to see if it would work on my anxiety and to my surprise it did. Its not something I would have ever made into a habit but from what I've seen it can be just as useful as the pills drs push on people. To each is own in my opinion....if it works than do it

[sweet]

Sorry, stupid question, but what's CVS?

[jkl81]

CVS=Cyclic V*ing Syndrome. There is some science that suggests cannabis can lead to a CVS like condition. This was mainly in heavy, chronic users, and there are a lot of longtimers out there who don't have CVS. I haven't used it, but I would try it if it weren't so highly illegal in my state. In FL you can still do a year in prison for posession of <20g. Stupid. It may change soon.

[blackrabbit]

When I smoked it actually made me kind of n* and made me shit a lot...why is that? Ha. The last time I smoked weed (and last time for good because of this) I had such bad anxiety I think I took too big of a hit and felt so n* and had a huge panic attack and thought I was gonna v*. SO IDK everyone is different I guess...

[sweet]

Oh my! Thanks jkl81. That's scary.... I don't smoke weed at all, but my boyfriend smokes it every day. Desperately hope this is not a condition that he ever develops!

[Syrup]

Desperately hope this is not a condition that he ever develops!

Extremely unlikely, sweet. It's not common at all, but knowing what I know about CVS I see ANY sort of connection and I avoid any known source at all cost!

[michele83]

CVS=Cyclic V*ing Syndrome. There is some science that suggests cannabis can lead to a CVS like condition. This was mainly in heavy, chronic users, and there are a lot of longtimers out there who don't have CVS. I haven't used it, but I would try it if it weren't so highly illegal in my state. In FL you can still do a year in prison for posession of <20g. Stupid. It may change soon.

It was a big disappointment last year cuz they were so close to legalizing it. Fingers crossed for next election

[jkl81]

I'm confident it will be legal for medical purposes by 2017, but not a broad medical law like CA and others. Maybe by the time we're 40 all use will be legal, after people see that the world doesn't come to an end when the medical stuff is legalized.

[Shubertgoddess]

I've smoked on the regular for a long ass time. Never had a problem.

i can no longer tolerate edibles though. Last time we had some brownies a friend made, it messed me like crazily. I had the worst panic attack/ heart palpitations of my life. It's a completely different high/effect when you eat it and yes, you can OD. I was in my own house and couldn't remember where I was, or that my boyfriend was sitting with me. At one point I was SURE I was going to be violently ill so I spent two hours sitting on the bathroom floor in front of the toilet. Nothing ever happened but the only way my bf could convince me to come to bed was if he gave me a garbage bag to hold. Long story short, this is why I smoke it and don't eat it

[lemontree]

Smoking weed gives me panic attacks so no, it doesn't help my phobia, it makes it worse. I've come to find out a lot of my friends also get panic attacks smoking weed and they don't have emetophobia or any other anxiety disorder. So what relaxes one, makes another one panic.

[yourjedi]

Due to my political beliefs, I strongly feel that marijuana should be legalized, but even if it was legalized in my state, I doubt I’d smoke it. Not my thing, really. It’s the same reason I don’t drink much (if at all, most of the time) – it’s not that I’m afraid of it or feel I’m “above” it, because my friends and family have done both of those things and I could care less; I think it’s just that I don’t like my mind being altered on some level. That being said, I have had friends tell me that when they smoke it curbs nausea, others told me it makes them feel sick. I had one friend try it and she was neurotic. So, it depends on the person.

[lizziescarlett]

Ive tried weed twice and it relaxed me so much i fell asleep, it felt the same as when i had taken one of my mothers diazepam, i would probably not smoke it again incase i got to like it too much. A few of my friends at college have moved onto other harder drugs and thats not something that i want to get into.

[jkl81]

I feel that the "gateway" phenomenon is probably more to do with the participants than the weed (or alcohol for those underage). What I mean is, it suggests you're willing to test limits and even break the law in some cases. At the very least you're up for new experiences. All of this could lead to harder drug use as well, but doesn't have to. I have not used weed, and I neither encourage it, nor condemn it, however I absolutely agree it should be legal. I also have heard from knowledgeable people that it really helps some people with anxiety related issues and makes others worse. That probably depends on use/non-use of other legal or illegal drugs, the person involved and their surroundings and state of mind, and the chemical make up of the strain itself, and other factors.