Is it normal to think your heart just stopped while smoking?

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So earlier today I got some tree and not having smoked in a couple days decided to roll a blunt, I just moved to a new area so I had it all to myself, I was amazingly high and I was having fun up until my head started throbbing and my heart started beating kind of hard, I felt weird and all of a sudden I felt like my heart completely stopped beating and I thought I was legit about to die, it was weird as fuck and I don't know is this normal for some people? I felt like that same heart stop feeling was going to reoccur for the next like 20 minutes and then i was chillin

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  • JD777
    9 years ago

    You had drug-induced heart palpitations (arrhythmias) - not good.

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    • pixie44
      9 years ago

      & @machucmichael23 Ok sorry this is very long but here:
      If you have a palpitation trust me you would be able to feel it. I get them occasionally and it's actually very painful feeling.
      It also just could be you're being paranoid because of the weed.
      But weed is usually classified as a depressant meaning it would slow down your heart rate. But for some people it acts as almost a stimulant inside the body, speeding everything up. Also FYI weed heightens all your senses, touch, taste, smell, feeling. So you could have just been feeling your heart beat and then getting nervous.

      Whatever the case it affects everyone differently and if you truly feel its affecting your body or heart in that way I would stop smoking.

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    • machucmichael23
      9 years ago

      i mean is there a way to stop that?

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      • pixie44
        9 years ago

        Smoking anything can cause chest pain in some people. Its really actually not just bad for your lungs but also your heart. So if you like the feeling of weed I would suggest trying it in an edible form. They have candies and oils.

        If marijuana isn't legal by you then I would suggest googling some marijuana recipes maybe make your own brownies or rice crispies or something (:

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      • Ellenna
        9 years ago

        Yeah don't smoke so much so fast by yourself

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      • JD777
        9 years ago

        If you have afib caused by a medical condition, it can usually be treated. If it's from too much of a substance like drugs, coffee, cigarettes, etc. there's not much you can do except use less of that stuff. Heart palps are not usually considered to be dangerous or damaging, so long as they stop after a very short period. But some people have gone into cardiac arrest or heart attack from it. And cardiovascular failure is often associated with drug overdose deaths.

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  • CynicalOptimist
    9 years ago

    But it's just a plant, remember man? definitely not a drug, and i herd they use it to kill cancer cells, so how could it possibly be bad for you? Must hav been all that GMO shit in ur food.

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    • Ellenna
      9 years ago

      "Just a plant" makes it safe? Like deadly nightshade, oleander and heaps more?

      And it's not a drug? Could've fooled me .....

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      • CynicalOptimist
        9 years ago

        I was being sarcastic, trying to sound like just about every brain-fried hippie nowadays, man. Of course THC is a drug, but I've seriously heard all of those stupid arguments being used to defend weed. I still think we should legalize the stuff though, because anyone who wants to get hold of it badly enough can do so quite easily, and there's no reason for criminals to have a monopoly on what could potentially be a good source of money for the state. Make it available to all the incorrigible potheads, but don't encourage people to start using it.

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    • pixie44
      9 years ago

      Chemotherapy is also used to help cure cancer and it can end up killing the patient so...

      cocaine, heroin, opium, morphine, shrooms etc are all plants too.

      Everyone's body is different you have to remember that. There are people that are allergic to tomatoes, doesn't mean tomatoes are poisonous just means some peoples bodies can't handle it. :/

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  • LuxM4G
    8 years ago

    I once spent 4k in 3 weeks in cocaine, hash, alcohol, diazepam, alprazolam, prozac(all of which without a medical prescription) while practicing boxing, swimming, bodybuilding. My heart almost gave away a week after I stopped taking alprazolam. I guess it would if I wasn't so athletic.

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  • JaredTheGhost
    9 years ago

    It sounds like an anxiety attack to me. Weed is well known to trigger anxiety as well as it helps to calm you down. Sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn't. I wouldn't worry about it. I've had several anxiety attacks while blazin'. Keep reminding yourself that you'll be fine any time it happens. You'll eventually get a grip on it and beast through it next time. ;)

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  • Short4Words
    9 years ago

    This is why I stopped smoking weed.

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    • machucmichael23
      9 years ago

      well thats completely fucked i love weed dude i never want to quit thats just so completely fucked

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