Crazy first reaction to weed.

Alright so I guess I've been a bit stressed out lately and my friend was going to smoke weed for the last time and I decided to try it. It was going to be my first and last time (and after my experience, I'm thinking it's going to stay that way). He tells me there's a specific way to do it because evidently some people don't get high their first time and since I planned on it being my last we 'had to make it good'. He lit it for me and I inhaled really long and deep. It burned a lot and he told me to hold it in for as long as I could so I held it in until I my lungs felt like they were going to burst, then I barely remember letting it out but I did. I only coughed once then I couldn't tell where I was anymore. I figured that was pretty normal. I don't remember opening my eyes because everything was black and I just lied on the floor for a few minutes. I remember I was thinking things in my head then I realized that I wasn't saying them out loud. Figured that was normal too. Then I started freaking out and feeling like I couldn't get out of my head and I was saying that to myself in my head. Then I was finally able to talk and I started screaming and crawling up my friend's wall. That's the last thing that I actually remember. From what they told me I was convulsing and freaking out and I told a lot of secrets and I kept screaming and saying that I couldn't control what I was doing. They said it looked like I had tourettes. I was evidently banging my head and arms against the wall and tried to jump off of a balcony two or 3 times. My friend has smoked weed and other things for a long time and he said he's never had this happen to anyone when dealing with weed, but maybe other drugs like angel dust or something. He smoked that same weed right before me and I think maybe right after me. He was fine and he said it wasn't laced.

Can anyone tell me why this happened to me?! AM I NORMAL?

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  • brkb

    Some people get really high, really easy. So while it's not "normal" per se, it's defiantly *not* abnormal.

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  • villagers321

    HAHA ..... i think you were just really fucking high. it should be fine next time....

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  • Your friend probably has a pretty big tolerance and is part of a bullshit culture anyway so I wouldn't go on anything he/she says. Weed is far more powerful now than years ago. And you are quite right to suspect it of being laced. But you just don't have the tolerance of these pot heads either way.

    You said it was your 1st & last so now just put it behind you. Normal.

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  • argie80

    At first it sounded like you blacked out from holding it in so long and not breathing, but can't explain everything after. Sounds like a bad Salvia trip or something. Who knows. Never seen weed have that effect on people. Not normal IMO.

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  • Silent_Panic

    Yes, you're normal. I just did this yesterday except for I didn't panic as much as you did. I kept it all inward and refused to allow myself to lose control. I didn't care for it too much at all. I made this nick as a result, lol. This comment got me to sign up, thanks.

    It's good that you decided to try it just once and leave it at that, but the reason why you might've had that reaction was probably because it was too much for your first time and you've no tolerance. There are different levels and states of it...

    Perhaps your brain is wired differently. I'm beginning to think the same of myself.

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  • ieatrocksdirt

    maybe you had too much. if it was really good weed, which it sounds like it was... then too much for a newbie can be really overwhelming. on the plus side, as with any drug, you will NEVER get as high again on pot. cause now your body has a slight tolorance that never goes away...
    if you did want to try it again, make sure your with someone you really trust. only take 1 small hit. and relax. the more you smoke pot the more chill it gets.
    and dont worry, everyone freaks out sometimes.
    lol i have lots of storys on that but we would be here all day.

    good luck.

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  • PurplePurpleSheep

    There is no normal or abnormal reaction to smoking weed, everyone will react of a different way! Maybe you went too intense on your first time, maybe your body is not meant to smoke weed...
    2 years ago i had a bad trip too, from smoking too much under a very warm summer sun! I blacked out while walking, i was seeing frame by frame, time was acting f*cking weird, I was freaking the hell out...
    But now, it's been 6 months I almost smoke every day, I get really ripped, but i never had a bad trip since that!
    Yours was probably just a bad time, you were probably stressed out and nervous of smoking weed for the first time!
    You may want to try again, but take small amounts....

    I hope this helped you ;-)

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  • Isitme

    U had a crazy trip lol ur gonna b ok i remember the first times i started smoking weed i would b in a packed small room n it seemed like the people sitting on the other side were all in front of my face it just depends how ur brain adapts to the chemical. Plus u held it in for a long time no oxygen in ur brain plus weed all this was new to ur brain n body. One time i got high n thought my shadow was a bear in my head n my family was connected like freeways good times

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  • nothing2

    its basically a stimulant. thats the hard part to understand. you'll probably see things all the time now.

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  • MsPrecious

    No this is not normal. I smoked weed for my first time three days ago and I had the same symptoms you had. I felt like I was dying. And I kept trying to kill myself an finally I jumped out of a car window when it was driving. Come to find out when I was at the hospital. It had PCP in it. So no this is not normal and you need to be careful on who you buy it from .

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  • clawday

    this happened to me yesterday literally. I was at a party and smoked a lot of this really strong weed and I thought I was dreaming and couldn't tell if I was asleep or not and i tried talking to people but they werent responding so i probably was saying it in my head. I still feel kinda weird today but definitely much better

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  • coolio75650932

    that happens on first weed ots completely normal

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  • brown.eyed.girl

    you might be allergic to it or something. i don't know if that's possible or not, but it seems somewhat logical.

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  • shade_ilmaendu

    You got too high and freaked out, it happens. Mostly to newbies but there are people with ridiculously low tolerances; I know a guy who can only take a puff or two or he'll get the spins really badly and puke. Weed can be a wonderful substance, but its not for everyone. Sounds like its almost definitely not for you; the only experience I had similarly to this was with someone who did too many mushrooms to handle, and they tried to walk through a wall repeatedly... Obviously that didnt go too well o.o

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  • megaan

    lol maybe it was salvia

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  • wachu

    one time i did it we were playing a game called baseball dont want to go into details but i was sitting in a chair next to the kitchen which was separated with a sheet and i swore i could hear a demon on the other side in the dark growling and stomping its feet trying to get to me but it couldn't because i was in the light, and after they were playing this really intense techno music and in the words they were telling me how useless and pathetic i was

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  • jameilious

    That was no weed, that was 99%% certainly salvia, Did the effects come on when you breathed the smoke *out*? and last for about 8 minutes VERY STRONG 12 minutes STRONG then tapering off to normal? I am extremely effected by salvia whereas some people are immune, maybe it was laced with salvia and you are susceptible too.

    Did you feel like you were heavy / were going to fall off whatever you were on, maybe a strange repeated beat in your head, your clothes becoming part of the fabric of the air? Just stuff I felt on salvia

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  • danyboy931

    Your reaction to smokin` weed depends on how you feel right before smoking, how much you smoke and if you are experienced. And also on how much you have eaten before, because if you are really hungry before smoking, it really gets you a lot *higher*.......... It`s normal...First time I smoked me and my friend decided to walk 4 miles to a river to drink some water, instead of going into the house from the backyard (a few feet) and having a glass of water. :D

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  • Apollo12344

    I had a similar trip last night. It was my first time and I took a big hit. I couldn't conscentrate on anything and felt horrible. I panicked, and I noticed my words came out all wrong, and I felt like hell. I also was thinking things in my head and noticed i was saying them out loud. My one friend was so embarrased, and I have no idea what had happened. Everything was spinning and I remember feeling like death. I also am not doing it anymore, I think it is the best choice for us both.

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  • Malfoy

    It most likely wasn't laced. Weed is really underestimated. Some potent strains (dank) cause effects that are comparable to those in a light psychedelic trip.
    Once in a while, I get so high that I think I'm in a black and white movie and I'm watching myself from above, very similar to a dream. If you know how to control it or if you're in a good mood, strong weed can make you feel incredible. If you're not feeling too good though, you'll be off on a journey through hell. I think it's normal if you haven't got a tolerance and it's really strong stuff. It's a really cool world to explore, but don't try it again if you've got an addictive personality.

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