Anyone with PTSD or Anxiety?

I find that indicas make me sleepy, and then I get this weird thing where i can feel my heartbeat all over my body and then I think I am dying and then bam panic attack...only had it happen a few times, but that was enough for me.

My fellow veterans of foreign wars, glad to see you all here. I too suffer from PTSD and TBI so I understand where your coming from. I recommend using cannabis in small amounts at first and all though it seems silly I also recommend using some high quality meds in some medibles. This works really well especially when used in small amounts, and if your in a non-friendly state it enables you to travel and medicate on the road with less hassle. Another suggestion I have is to try some strains that are hybrid crosses, stuff that is stable and done by someone reputable. For me a good sativa/indica 70/30 cross is great for my daytime relief of my anxiety. I have had great success with Delahaze in this department but YMMV. Another suggestion is using concentrates and oils as there is much less to consume/smoke when medicating. Glad everyone is back home, as stated above if anyone needs to talk or some ideas/tips, give me a shout/PM. My experience with MJ goes back to before the ARMY.
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Hello fellow anxiety sufferers,
Anyone here smokes high CBD strains such as Harlequin, Sour Tsunami etc? If yes how do you like them? I have started to grow weed because of this specifically, to find the proper genetics with a favorable cannabinoid profile. Anxiety among other psychiatric maladies is something you can expect to be chronic and recurrent thus the best approach is to test what benefits/harms your mental integrity and stick to and experiment with stacking the positive approaches of course taking the costs, if any are present, into the equation. Heavy indicas tend to improve anxiety in general, but its not a rule because of the subjective nature of these disorders. In general experimentation based on guiding evidence gives you good chances in succeeding at alleviating troubling symptoms. As for pills, SSRI's (Prozac,Lexapro...) are not very effective and benzodiazepines tend to do a good job, but the trade off in the long run is poor, both of which many of you have noticed in this thread. Pills are not all bad if you know which to avoid, Piracetam is generally effective at clearing mental fog and improving depression along with anxiety, without facing the costs of toxicity and its use rarely gives rise to side effects (if they do occur their severity is negligible). If you like teas then you might consider Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) which is a cheap herb that acts on GABA-A receptors (which the benzodiazepines sensitize) and has many positive inherent characteristics (protects liver and is an anti-oxidant), but displays no addiction potential nor side effects. There is quite a lot out there which might just be the panacea for you, its just a matter of time and research.
Anxiety often is a malicious company, but that doesn't mean you will never be able to enjoy life, on the contrary you will value those better moments more highly.
Don't lose hope and happy growing!

Hi dude, I had a self inflicted break-down.. which was bought on by me attempting to stop smoking bud, .. I also stopped drinking, I cut out all fatty foods and went strictly with salad and water during the day.. and a steak meal late at night.. I also started experimenting with weight loss pills and body building formulas... and a few weeks before that I had an ultra bad Mushroom trip in Amsterdam 'Mexican Cubensis' ~ they were strong and I had 2 double packs when I was drunk one night! all this together kicked my ass! I had no energy, lost my appetite, keep getting 'the shakes' really bad, dizziness, could look at car tail-lights at night as they seemed to bright, I developed an OTT paranoia of dying and death in general.. all things associated with death were blanked out I was bed-ridden and kept shifting from freezing cold to boiling hot body temps.....

Point is I was a shadow of my former self and was on prescribed meds from my GP... Diazapam, Lorazypam and some other sleep inducing anti-depressant, I was on meds for severe anxiety were I couldnt even stand in a que and wait more than a few mins without my palms getting sweaty and my mouth drying, and the fluorescent lights making me feel like passing out from the insane flickering..

In the end I decided to quit the meds... I cut out 2 of them instantly, and then eased myself off the Lorazypam over the course of a Month or so, I also kicked the Super Healthy diet and started eating and drinking the things I liked ie Pie, Pizza chips, roasts etc.. I also started drinking (in moderation this time) and I also started to smoke Med. Strength Cannabis again...

Now I am almost back to normal, If am really hungry...sometimes.. the anxiety creeps back and my mind reminds me of my bad mushroom trip.. but as long as I can have a couple of beers and a small doob, then the bad times dissolve more or less instantly.

I found that Sativa strains were alot more helpful with keeping me chilled and sweet, as opposed to Indica strains which kinda made some of my problematic feelings begin to surface again! ... Its now been months and months and I am 99.9% back to good health and can tolerate both strain types.. I just need to eat n drink normal food n drink and more often than I used too, I do know that I wont ever be touching 'Shrooms' again... since the whole breakdown spiralled from the bad trip as well as other things.

So what I found is that weed n alcohol actually straightened my life out and put me back on track, but I do look at life a little differently now and its a permanent change of personality qualities... anyhow hope that helps in some-way - STELTHY

I have pretty bad depression and an a very frustrating anxiety disorder. Honestly, smoking has helped my anxiety tremendously. Depression, not so much. Marijuana for me is kind of like a mild painkiller in that it temporarily dulls pain, but ends roughly an hour later putting you back at ground zero.

In order to cut the frequency of my anxiety attacks I needed to smoke fairly often. However in the middle of an attack grabbing for my bong is futile, I need my Alprazolam. But when I have anxiety attacks I can have some really nasty ones, so obviously one might have a different experience smoking to combat an active attack.

You seem to be very open to the idea so you may as well try it for awhile and see if it helps. It's certainly healthier and less addicting than some of the medication you listed. Just make sure to be mindful of any unusual mood spikes or oddities. Medicating changes brain chemistry and as it turns out your brain has a mind of it's own!

I'll post. At age 12 doctors told me I had social anxiety. I smoked weed and drank in highschool like any other highschool kid; had anxiety but not depression. From age 12-17 I was on zoloft and some others than I cannot remember.

At age 17 joined the Canadian Forces. I was sent to Alberta for training. I had to stop taking anxiety medication in the CF so I completed two years and left. I than moved with family from Ontario, Canada to Phoenix, Arizona for two years. In Arizona my doctor prescribed me effexor 300 mg/day. I've developed a bit of depression now while taking effexor. I've tried tapering off but it was too big of a gap and it totally wrecked me for a week. It's ridiculous though, if I miss ONE day I feel the pain. It's brutal and scary.

As for MJ... Like I said, I use to smoke once in a while in highschool. I than tried when I moved back to Ontario from Arizona. I had some serious anxiety attacks at first. After the sixth seperate time smoking, I was finally able to smoke without a feeling of doom or death. It was a hard battle but now that I can smoke without that feeling it has made life better. I'm still taking 300mg/day effexor but also smoking MJ everyday. It's been an interesting journey so far for sure. I'm 22 now, with a fiance, a child and another child on the way. I also work full time as a Quality Assurance Manager for a telecommunication company. Crazy how fast time goes.

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If smoking/vaporizing isn't helping you may want to try a tincture or exract. I just finally got the chance to try some tincture from the local dispensary (alchol extraction) and 1 drop and 45 minutes later muscles that I habitually subconciously tense (all of them lol) are loosening and relaxing. Do like! No anxiety from it, extremely mellow to minimal "high" I almost feel like I'd taken an ativan but without the "duh."

Hey man, I hear what you're saying. I'm an ex SERE guy, non com, but have some anxiety issues. I've found that smoking more energetic and less potent strains havent led me astray. Try going for a good jog or lift session and smoking afterwards. That's helped me out tremendously with my anxiety issues. Just keep yourself occupied with doing things that you're passionate about, for me that's building or fixing things. Thanks for your service, and good luck to you!

I have found edibles to be the only form of cannabis that helps my anxiety. Started out small and just keep upping dosage, more, more, more. I started small, too much and feeling "really f'ed up" can cause anxiety on its own. But I didn't get real relief from anxiety until I built up my tolerance and am able to eat doses much higher then most. I wouldn't skip a day, use it as a daily medicine, 1-2 months of this before things balanced out and really started making a difference.

People might want to make edibles themselves, I have tried hundreds of edibles, very very few work at the level I need. Spending upwards $20-$40+ a day is common trying to find edibles that are potent enough. Mighty Medicine Man cookie bars at 99mg (mg?) thc are the only edibles I have been able to obtain that work without spending a fortune. They leave something to be desired far as food goes, there big and taste almost like pure pot butter (gag). I eat 1-2 a day, in pieces throughout the day...

Hope this helps somebody. Of course your results may vary.

aoyanagi said:

If smoking/vaporizing isn't helping you may want to try a tincture or exract. I just finally got the chance to try some tincture from the local dispensary (alchol extraction) and 1 drop and 45 minutes later muscles that I habitually subconciously tense (all of them lol) are loosening and relaxing. Do like! No anxiety from it, extremely mellow to minimal "high" I almost feel like I'd taken an ativan but without the "duh."

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Specifically what kind of tincture made you feel those effects?

I've had problems with social anxiety for a long time, got misdiagnosed with ADD and LD, prescribed ritalin, worked once, then wellbutrin, didn't work (wasnt on it long enough),
I was then Diagnosed with PTSD, got clonazepam, lots of side effects, then got wellbutrin again, it worked but then my vision got blurred (still is). weight loss, when I got off, mania, anger, suicidal thought, aggression ..
Thank god I had pot lol ...

Just stopped having mania and aggression a week ago, also stopped smoking pot, couldn't afford the 2 grams a day anymore .. gonna buy some next week

Sativa's just brightens the day for me, Indica's box me in, affect my attention .. though it depends on the environment, though process, can be very relaxing.
Best way to fight anxiety for me, is a proper diet, exercise, good ppl around you, and a pot strain that works for you.

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I have found edibles to be the only form of cannabis that helps my anxiety. Started out small and just keep upping dosage, more, more, more. I started small, too much and feeling "really f'ed up" can cause anxiety on its own. But I didn't get real relief from anxiety until I built up my tolerance and am able to eat doses much higher then most. I wouldn't skip a day, use it as a daily medicine, 1-2 months of this before things balanced out and really started making a difference.

People might want to make edibles themselves, I have tried hundreds of edibles, very very few work at the level I need. Spending upwards $20-$40+ a day is common trying to find edibles that are potent enough. Mighty Medicine Man cookie bars at 99mg (mg?) thc are the only edibles I have been able to obtain that work without spending a fortune. They leave something to be desired far as food goes, there big and taste almost like pure pot butter (gag). I eat 1-2 a day, in pieces throughout the day...

Hope this helps somebody. Of course your results may vary.

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I miss my old stomping grounds in good ole Central Valley.... Oops Shasta Lake City

This is my little story and id like to share it with you all. I had suffered a tbi (traumatic brain injury) about 8 yrs ago. I use to be a student who use to be forever high til 04. After the violent beating, coma, relearning how to eat walk talk, being transfered to outpatient rehab. I had made a decision of reuniting with marijuana. As I kept smoking and learning more about marijuana through the yrs, I figured indica dominant strains work best with my anxiety attacks, head pain, PTSD etc. It slows things down, my mind isnt 100% but reefer just adjusts the thought process so much it's amazing! All in all, I found out indicas do wonders for me and my sticky issues. Sativas are cool but most of the time it just makes my anxiety worse. Happy days!

Yup PTSD sux! Smoke and shoot some shit makes me feel better.

I also have PTSD (or so they say) and on top of the injury I got there, I have to be smoking all the time

I've been diagnosed with PTSD, any particular strains that help this?

I grow as my missus has epilepsy, smoking MJ stops her from having fits!

hay Bradha i was in same situation only taking celxa insted of zoloft {had that years ago and it is shit} Klonopin was a bad deal for me.
i use a sativa for day time and a hibread indaca dom. for night time. both help with the anti social issues ie anxiety hyper sinsativity etc.
if ur dealing w nightmares ask ur dr about low dose 1-2 mg prazosin it helps me with a couple bong hits of a good indica.hope this helps.
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