Is it normal to have panic attacks this bad

I have had an experience eerily similar to this. And it happend to me THREE TIMES, with different people, and different weed, so all you stoners who "know your stuff" and want to tell me that pot is the same for everyone, mellows everyone out, and doesn't do some freaky shit, listen well!

Every time I have smoked, I feel fine for 2 or 3 minutes. Then, I start to feel like I'm watching a movie, and everything I see before my eyes is predetermined and out of control. It feels like I'm dreaming, dying, or going insane. Just like this guy, my skin starts to feel somewhat strange. Numbness is a good word for it, I also explain it as being able to "feel my blood". I guess it also feels like hot and cold fluctuating. Regardless, I feel really uncomfortable, and feel like I'm having a heart attack because my heart is palpitating. So anywho, Only one of these times did I sit through the whole thing; I would usually go to sleep. But the one time I did, it got gradually better over 4 or 5 hours. That time I would flip between feeling divine, and floating, to sinking, uncomfortable, anxious, and dying.

It also happened to a friend of mine and I saw it first hand. He didn't have all of those symptoms, but he did say he felt derealization like me, and thought he was dying. He ended up laying on the floor of checkers randomly, and getting back up. He came out of it too, but apparently more people than you think will have bad reactions.

I suspect it's low tolerance. Also, marajuana has been bred to become a more potent plant over time, it's certainly not the same plant as it was in the 60's. My momma can attest to that.

So get off this guys back, definitely normal. And even if it isn't, who cares? He could be doing better things with his time, I'm sure.

YA ok.. keep being a stupid, misinformed stoner and thinking up such nonsense as weed improves your long-term memory..
GAY.

don't do it, endless-nameless. weed is completely unecessary. chances are you weren't used to it so you just got tripped out.

also, don't listen to people. it is completely normal to have bad reactions to it. in fact, most people (WHO ARE NOT STONERS) will tell you weed is 50/50.. you either love it or you hate it. don't listen to this BS.. please. there's nothing wrong with your head. it may just be that you smoked too much or the strain messed with your head.

depersonalization--if you research it--is a common side effect of any drug (pot, LSD, coke, etc...) and so it is completely understandable that you experience it.

paranoia? COMPLETELY normal and happens (to a lesser or more degree, depending on experience) to everyone who has ever smoked pot. and don't lie and tell me it hasn't! the THC affects the part of your brain dealing with the nervous system, so naturally, you may get a bit anxious from it.

here's what i think: don't worry about it. you don't have any psychiatric problems. the only ones with those are no-good potheads who have delved so far into the delusion that pot is the be-all and end-all of everything.

you can def. trip out like that.

Sounds like a short mushroom trip

Thank you Sparrow, very good advice! Drugs are NOT good-on any level. Being a re-covering addict, I damn sure have the right to say that 'ones too many, and a thousand's NEVER enough!!

.. doesn't seem like a panic attack, though.. more like just a bad trip :)

to make it simple
I had strong symptoms of
Paranoia
Confusion
Aggressiveness
Hallucinations
Sedation
suicidal ideation
Depersonalization
Derealization
Poor sense of time
Worsened short-term memory
Addictive behaviors

Yeah guy I quit smoking weed because I started getting panic attacks. Went from an 8th a day to nothing

thanks man, atleast someone understands theres nothing wrong with me, I was a bit offended when someone told me to seek medical attention...

I've never had, nor known anyone, to have side effects like that from smoking only marijuana. Not Normal. BTW, I've toked regularly for years and so do most of the people I know.

Weed is a psychoactive drug, it affects people differently. For instance, it gives me anxiety and has induced severe panic attacks. I also occasionaly have panic attacks with very bad hangovers. I am just sensitive to brain chemical changes, which is completely normal. Drugs are not for everyone.

It's because you smoked marijuna! IDIOTS! Haven't I been posting all over this site and others about why illegal drugs are dangerous? Even something that seems harmless, like marijuana. At any point in time, including the first time you use it, it could KILL you! And maybe, after not using it for two years, it was like the first use all over again.

Also, it doesn't sound like a panic attack. It sounds like drug induced STUPIDITY!

I'm pretty sure you probably fell asleep at one point.

I smoke it everyday & I am pretty well educated about it, so this is my opinion... You wrote:

"my body and head felt numb"
NOT NORMAL, but maybe your description is off

"even seeing things that weren't there...everything was totally dream like"
NOT NORMAL - weed doesn't cause hallucinations

"unaware of what i was even doing or why"
NOT NORMAL - people are still lucid when they are stoned from weed.

"i started having flashbacks"
NOT NORMAL - it improves your long-term memory, but you shouldn't have "flashbacks".

"it lasted from 9am to 12pm "
NOT NORMAL - weed, even if you have a lot of it, will only get you high for a couple of hours-TOPS. There is NO WAY it would last 15 whole hours!

--Paranoia--
NORMAL - if you lack experience, are already a paranoid person, or you are somewhere where you shouldn't be.

--Confusion--
NOT NORMAL - I've never felt confused while stoned.

--Aggressiveness--
SO NOT NORMAL - weed makes you mellow, not agressive

--Hallucinations--
NOT NORMAL - weed doesn't cause hallucinations

--Sedation--
MAYBE NORMAL, maybe not - I've only met one person who would fall asleep after a hoot, but she rarely got enough sleep in the first place.

--suicidal ideation--
NOT NORMAL - it makes you feel good, but I think that teens/or adults who are already emotionally distressed individuals should stay away from drugs of any kind.

--Depersonalization--
NOT NORMAL - it actually has the opposite affect and makes you more self-aware.

--Derealization--
NOT NORMAL - I've heard of it happening, never seen it first hand, but I think it only to people who already have underlying psychiatric problems.

--Poor sense of time--
SO NORMAL!!! But it's sort of fun and makes menial tasks easier to get through.

--Worsened short-term memory--
NORMAL, unfortunately. But it really improves long-term memory. Just keep lists, you'll be fine.

--Addictive behaviors--
Weed isn't addictive in itself - like your body doesn't get addicted, but if you have a weak character already, you may find yourself unable to maintain a healthy level of control, and you will have problems with addiction in most aspects of your life.

My summary is: There is something else wrong with you and you should seek medical advice from your family doctor.