good strain for anxiety?

hey everybody!!! i have anxiety that lasts throughout the day and i would love to hear anyones opinion on a strain that would soften up the anxiety to almost nothing?

thanks!

hindu kush i can say is really good but it is incredibly euphoric and can make you way too happy and people will be like damn that guy is way too happy

photogenic said:

hindu kush i can say is really good but it is incredibly euphoric and can make you way too happy and people will be like damn that guy is way too happy

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thank u so much! + rep!

this debate has gone on in a couple of threads ..... best to be more specific about what's causing the anxiety, or what the anxiety is about. Like the poster above said, Hindu kush is euphoric, and happy. While happy isn't a bad thing at all.. euphoria ( a very loose term) may not be what your looking for. Euphoria in the sense you become disoriented could be anxiety producing in itself...
I'm looking for the perfect anti-anxiety strain.. but FOR ME ... I don't think this has anything to do with indica, sativa, or the cannabanoid content. I've recently tried a strain recommended for anxiety, but it's onset was SO EUPHORIC ..that it induced anxiety for the first 15 minutes.
I've had an almost pure sativa with clean, clear, happy high that produced no anxiety at all.
point being .... your best finding out from either your personal experience, and other reviews ....
But top strains i've heard are
Strawberry Cough
Hindu Kush
most indicas
Strains that have had a great effect were
Jacks Cleaner
Chrystal
Cream Caramel
... I'm beginning to think that clear headed sativas work best for my type of panic and anxiety.... having said that. I wonder if Subcool named it Jacks Cleaner for the clarity of the high.

shabba dabba doo

I know that very sativa plants like Durban, Haze and other very pure sativas will definitely be too euphoric for me and will increase anciety rather than calm me down. For stuff like that i would choose an indica plant to calm down everything.

ataxia said:

this debate has gone on in a couple of threads ..... best to be more specific about what's causing the anxiety, or what the anxiety is about. Like the poster above said, Hindu kush is euphoric, and happy. While happy isn't a bad thing at all.. euphoria ( a very loose term) may not be what your looking for. Euphoria in the sense you become disoriented could be anxiety producing in itself...
I'm looking for the perfect anti-anxiety strain.. but FOR ME ... I don't think this has anything to do with indica, sativa, or the cannabanoid content. I've recently tried a strain recommended for anxiety, but it's onset was SO EUPHORIC ..that it induced anxiety for the first 15 minutes.
I've had an almost pure sativa with clean, clear, happy high that produced no anxiety at all.
point being .... your best finding out from either your personal experience, and other reviews ....
But top strains i've heard are
Strawberry Cough
Hindu Kush
most indicas
Strains that have had a great effect were
Jacks Cleaner
Chrystal
Cream Caramel
... I'm beginning to think that clear headed sativas work best for my type of panic and anxiety.... having said that. I wonder if Subcool named it Jacks Cleaner for the clarity of the high.

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wow! great info dude i will definately look into that! thanks and + rep!

shabba dabba doo

i have anxiety too really bad. so bad i got rls and its pretty much all the time and it sux. but i prefer indica dominant strains cuz the urge to shake my legs go away for an hour or two depending on how good it is.

photogenic said:

sativas don't work for me at all and make me very anxious, i find them to be almost hallucinogenic sometimes, true that euphoria could make you panic if it's too much but for me, hindu kush has no ceiling at all but it never makes me panic ever. I had some strong sativa and every time I would get panicky to the point of paranoia so I gave it all to someone who liked it and won't bother with that again, but the breeder said it was good for anxiety haha, not mine. It was mandala ganesh btw.

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Brimi said:

I know that very sativa plants like Durban, Haze and other very pure sativas will definitely be too euphoric for me and will increase anciety rather than calm me down. For stuff like that i would choose an indica plant to calm down everything.

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i agree totally that most sativas aren't the best choice for anxiety. I don't like being extremely tripped out, heart racing, sweaty onset kinda high either... but it's all about what works for the individual i think. I DO have to try some Hindu Kush. I've heard alot of good things about it for anxiety. i'll make it a point to grab a bean when time comes.
One thing though ..... most people think all indicas are anti-anxiety strains. While it's true that they're better. They don't all work for anxiety depending on the type of issues you have.

Sativas do not work for my anxiety, in fact, it can cause the onset of an attack. I prefer heavy couch lock indicas.

Serapis said:

Sativas do not work for my anxiety, in fact, it can cause the onset of an attack. I prefer heavy couch lock indicas.

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i agree with ya. indica is the answer for me too. but i can see if i had a less severe case of it how sativa could help

kyle kushmans strawberry cough!!!! and sativas are the shit so tastey you just gotta find the bomb strains

seems to me like mj would increase anxiety in a public setting...!

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ive found that sativas have been best for me, i absolutely love them. anxiety SUCKS, no doubt and im a sufferer.
however im interested in trying some more indica dominant strains to compare

My top personal favourite strains for anxiety are Strawberry Cough, Jack Herer and Blue Dream

I think it's just a matter if you want an "up high" or "down high". Most indica dominant strains will have down high and most sativa strains will have up high. If you harvest early high will be more "up" harvest late, when you see amber colors on trichomes will give a more "down high". I don't believe it's a matter of strains - more like a matter of canabinoids. A sativa that is harvested very late will be a more mellow high and less racey. So what i'm trying to say is, that there are just so many thousands of strains and people, that finding the perfect strain for you and your anxiety is a matter of experimenting. As you can read - some want sativas and other reccommend indicas. I would think that for anciety indica would be best, since i believe that the very "up high" from a sativa can make the anciety worse. My 2 cents ;O))

ya i got the same problem... i prefer indicas for this treatment. get anything with either hindu or afgan in the title if you are unsure of indica / sativa...

Brimi said:

I think it's just a matter if you want an "up high" or "down high". Most indica dominant strains will have down high and most sativa strains will have up high. If you harvest early high will be more "up" harvest late, when you see amber colors on trichomes will give a more "down high". I don't believe it's a matter of strains - more like a matter of canabinoids. A sativa that is harvested very late will be a more mellow high and less racey. So what i'm trying to say is, that there are just so many thousands of strains and people, that finding the perfect strain for you and your anxiety is a matter of experimenting. As you can read - some want sativas and other reccommend indicas. I would think that for anciety indica would be best, since i believe that the very "up high" from a sativa can make the anciety worse. My 2 cents ;O))

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hey Brimi -
just exactly what is "early" and late, if you dont mind clarifying... im really curious about this. i would love to harvest earlier if an indica would be able to provide some "uppityness" similar to whats found in sativas...