Is it normal to develope paranoia after quitting weed ?

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i quit smoking weed after 7 years. ive allways been mentally n physichally healthy but i quit smoking the herb about 6 weeks ago and about a week after while stuck in traffic on a hot day i started getting paranoid and felt like i couldnt escape... for about a week after i would just avoid traffic and i was fine, but all of a sudden when in a near by town to mine (10-15 mins away) i suddenly started to panic and hyperventilate, i rushed home and figured id just stay in my town for a while and id get over it but since then i havent been able to leave my house, i think im guna like pass out or not be able to make it home ... i havent seen my friends, gone to work or done much other then play ps3 and cut the lawn for a month.

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  • davesumba
    10 years ago

    Like any medicine, there are symptoms of withdrawal with marijuana if you discontinue use. If you are going to be stopping more or less for good, you should slowly ween off of it like you would a prescription. And if you have had weed to deal with stress/anxiety for the last 7 years, then your brain has become dependent on it, and you have to figure out and get your mind used to managing it without the herbal medicine.

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  • Short4Words
    10 years ago

    Weed dulls anxiety, at least it did for me. Maybe it has now become a shock to your system to start receiving all this information again but in a different fashion. It's okay though, now that you've quit you can really shine as a more thoughtful, attentive person, you just need to take some baby steps. I'm not sure but I'd also look into the possibility that this had started before, or during your years of smoking and if you had maybe suppressed it (knowingly.)

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  • RomeoDeMontague
    10 years ago

    Perhaps you are getting withdraw.

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  • LolCookies
    10 years ago

    yeah like small places trip me or scare me. lol i dont feel it that much anymore. i just go outside.

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  • philosephorSteve
    10 years ago

    sucks cause my job where im an apprentice is an hour away and im not sure if ive gotten better enouph to get there . im constantly thonking about my condition and try to ignore it by listening to good music when i drive :p but i havent made it further then town by myself or even with someone

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  • LolCookies
    10 years ago

    Same Thing Is Happening To Me. But Its Been A Year.

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    • philosephorSteve
      10 years ago

      have you gotten any better ? i hate this, i wana go back to work and go out and see my friends so bad ! :( have you seen a doctor about it or found any info on how to get over this ?

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      • LolCookies
        10 years ago

        Not Really. I Just Try To Ignore It. It Works. Like Going Outside To Get Fresh Air.

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        • philosephorSteve
          10 years ago

          for the first time in 6weeks i drove myself into town :) its only 5minutes away but it felt great and i didnt panic at all!! but then i went to the grocery store and started panicing like crazy i just wanted to go home.... i find it kicks in at its worst when it really hot out :/

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  • KatieLiz
    10 years ago

    I've seen the same happen to a friend of mine. Weed is harmless if you just smoke it now and again, but like any other minor drug it can be harmful in large capacities over long periods of time. Paranoia is something related to excess use. Maybe contact your doctor, see if she/he can suggest anything.

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    • davesumba
      10 years ago

      False. As long as you smoke at least once a day, there will be no withdrawal or negative effects. It's the smoking now and again that gets people.

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