Anyone with PTSD or Anxiety?

I am soon to be out of the military after 8 years of service. I was a daily smoker prior to joining. I have mild PTSD. Its basically like pretty bad anxiety, slight depression at times, and of course the constant thought of past experiences. I think the anxiety part is the worst of it all by far. Anyone else with this smoke on a regular basis? I am a little worried that it may make my anxiety worse, so thats why I am asking. I plan to be a regular user because god I love this plant, just a little worried since I have not smoked since developing this shit. I used to take Klonopin, zoloft, and trazodone for it but fuck that shit just fucked me up worse. Well the zoloft did, the klonopin was GREAT but my docs said Its highly addictive so It was never a long term plan. The trazodone is a very mild antidepressant that helped me sleep (I have insomnia). Anyways just trying to get some others opinions who are dealing with the same shit. I would love to not take any of these meds and just smoke daily again. Thanks!

i only use drugs that are derivatives from plants if i dont use something natural . like penicillin or caffeine or vitamins. me and my little brother(adopted him) grew up in the system with nothing to eat and being so poor its unimaginable. he was beat as kid and has severe abandonment issues and marijuana helps him calm down and focus. im a manic depressive and cant sleep for weeks at a time then sleep for days without moving from bed i get headaches that last for week. the weed helps me go to sleep to prevent these cycles. i am a true medical smoker i rarely ever buy midgrade weed and i prefer kush or cheese. i have already been addicted to hard drugs like oxy, cannabis helped me stop i enjoy cannabis and never go driving right after i smoke it keeps me level and from going to jail for going off the deep end...

Hi my friend. Not sure if was you or someone but someone with similar symptoms as you done a great review on TGA's JillyBean. Supposed to be so nice and makes you happy, smile, no anxiety or stress and no effects on the come down. I haven't tried it as of yet but plan to very soon! P.s smells like fruity oranges Hope this helps man.

Yes, I too have anxiety issues that cause me insomnia. I haven't been diagnosed with PTSD, as I have never spoke with any doctor about the violent things I have seen and had to do to survive past situations. Some nights I can't sleep regardless of how much I smoke and Ambien has very little effect on me any more. I was prescribed Lexapro, but I was only able to take it daily for about 2 months. Then it started to make me feel really weird, loopy and completely out of it, almost like my brain was loose in my skull. It also made me have hart burn and always feel like I needed to yawn or "pop my ears". So I also said fuck the daily pills.

When the sun comes up, and I start to get really tired, the feeling of anxiety goes away, and I can function to complete daily tasks, then I fall asleep around 8-10pm. When I wake around 5am or so, I feel normal till something triggers the anxiety. Don't really know what brings it on, but once the anxiety starts, that's when the thoughts start running thru my mind all over again... And then the no sleep cycle starts over. By far anxiety is the biggest issue I have to deal with and it sometimes makes me act like an asshole toward people... In other words, I have a short fuse and tend to over-react if I feel someone is insulting me. Smoking MJ truly takes the edge off, helps me to function and helps prevent me from being a dick to others. I know this sounds stupid, but the anxiety prevents me from wanting to even perform tasks as simple as going to the grocery store. Smoking right before leaving the house really helps motivate me to go and can even make it somewhat enjoyable. Xanax helps more than anything, but long term dependency will make you slow and dopey to the point people will think you're stupid, so I avoid it (like I try to do with all pills) until I feel there is no other option. About once a month I have to take a Xanax because the anxiety is far too much to deal with (usually at this point the anxiety is so bad it feels like something is stuck in my esophagus). My depression is very mild and I only experience it occasionally .

So yes, smoking helps me with anxiety, however some strains can make it worse for me, usually indica dominant strains can bring on a physical feeling of panic with me, so I prefer sativa, a lighter more uplifting feeling that makes me smile. As I'm sure you've heard before, everyone's different, so try a few kinds and don't rule out eatables. Eating it could really help you mellow out. The other thing that I've started to look into for my anxiety is the Midwest Center for Stress and Anxiety . They have a in home program that I'm going to try.

Hope I addressed some of your concerns.

Im in the same boat as you man, I constantly think of death and the past and it causes hella anxiety.... I love to smoke to. I found that if I limit my smoke intake, im ok. I take no more than 3 hits at a time (in a half hour period) with the dank stuff... I don't just go and smoke a whole bowl or what ever... On occasion I will, and have hellacious panic attacks where I feel im suffocating and dying.... Im actually going back to VA clinic tomorrow becausee Im once again at wits end with this.... best of luck man...

I have PTSD, I wont go into details but Im pretty much a torture survivor.

Im generally fine but often I can go pretty fucking nuts, smashing cars with hammers, jumping on car hoods, punching my fist into sheet rock and picking fights with any one including professional cage fighters.
Iv run people over with my car, well you get the idea, Im insane like clock work orange guy.

Example of last night, nice dinner, bottle of wine and im so up tight its like my legs are going to snap off.

I HAVE TO medicate with a volcano, and Im suddenly thinking of bad things but now I start thinking of good things.

I find watching funny movies or SNL and getting high completely takes 100% of my bad toughs and unpredictable violent behavior away.

I also cant sleep but I find a volcano bag makes me sleep all the way until the morning and often I can sleep until 8am!

cannabis is just the correct drug for me, I can grow it and its not addictive and wont give you thoughts of suicide.

Im making low dose candy and some trim extraction drops and might try a low dose in the AM.

If not for medicinal cannabis im not sure I would trust being around me very long.

Put it this way, I get confused and things start to get insane then the aggression starts to come over me pretty good.

I also take swiss chocolate during the day as its a proven anti psychotic.
I also take big doses of Niacin as the B1 or B3 or what ever will stabilize my mind.
I eat almonds also as they naturally balance your brains chemistry. Im not "Crazy" like talking to spirits. Im more like 1980's hard core.

One day at a time!

I also use alcohol to help in moderation!

Sup! I just got outta the Marine Corps a few months ago. Did my 4 and bounced. Got PTSD, anxiety issues, some times leading to panic attacks, and fucked up shoulders and back. Dude i cant even tell u how much cannabis helps. Its literally a differance between dr. Jeckle and mr hyde. If i dont smoke im runnin around all day trying to find something to do and thats where all hell breaks loose. My mind starts racing and my heart starts pounding hard as hell andthe i start to freak out and get pissed and all that good shit. Once i smoke though everything is almost instantly better. My mind slows down (or atleast switches the subject lol) i can relax, my heart rate goes down, i can laugh and smile. To me its totally worth it. I cant stand being n such an inceadably shitty mood and fuckin ppl up on spot for dumb shit like im a fuckin DI hahahaha. It makes me feel bad cuz im the one thats trippin out but noboady understands why. Bud also helps me talk to my friends about shit like that which helps ALOT!!! Get that shit off ur chest as much as possable cuz the more it stays inside the worse it gets. But yeah to me its totally worth it. Sometimes if i get a super dank sativa itll make me feel a little sketch but after the initial effects wear off im cool. Only had one strain that really messed with my anxiety but thats it outta smoke.everday for the last 5-6 months. Good luck man! Hey PM me if u want or need to talk or somethin... I got ur back man. Semper Fi!

im like most of you. very cooped up afraid to go out because i hear shit. can have manic episodes which include anxiety to the point where all i do is have days in front of the computer searching instead of getting out and enjoying my time on earth, hmm running from the fridge and back thinking crazy shit and having coversations with friends when they arnt here. cannabis im still ^^^^ but its more active productive than destructive and breaking stuff and leaving my place in peices. PTSD from peole around me, say anything at all that isnt happy ill break it down and be haunted by it for a while.i can forget all of it in days now instead of months

anxiety and ptsd suck balls

Right on guys thanks for the info and support. Always makes you feel better when you know your not the only one dealing with this shit. Can't wait to grow my own and hopefully dump the pills in the trash for good. Anxiety does suck. Took me over 2 years just to fucking see a doc. Crazy how what's fucking you up is also keeping you from getting help. Thanks again

I have severe depression and anxiety issues. I use lamictal and klonopin. I take 150mg 2x daily of the lamictal, and 3mg of the klonopin. I was at a point where I was very violent and was going to commit suicide, and the anxiety came from my old job, which I don't have anymore. I've been on those for 2.5 yrs now. The klonopin is real addictive, and I've reduced my intake to 2 mg's daily, and hoping to reduct that bit by bit till it's gone. The other scares me. It's for bipolar and I'm not, but it was needed to keep my alive. With the pain I have in my back and body, I take 14 fucking pills a day, including percocet, 10/325 3x daily. I'm like an old man with my giant pill caddy. It's sad.

I can't even use MJ anymore, even though I have a card and grow for multiple patients, so I can get a damn job.

I hope MJ will help you, but in all honesty, the MJ put me into a place of anxiety years before the most recent job. It just didn't help me, but the heavy indica's I grow knock me out so I can sleep without the seizures from all the fucking meds running out during the night. I miss sleep.

Good luck.......I understand what you're going through, and would talk privatly any time you want. I make a great listener, even though I'm kind of a jerk on here to some people.

Feel free to PM me any time....I'm on Eastern time, in Michigan, so keep that in mind.

My brother has PTSD (6 years in the Marines) but has managed to improve enough, through counseling and support, to work. Things aggravate him constantly and he can get violent. Make sure you talk to someone on a regular basis, pick the right bud, and get enough sleep. The last part is really important for your sanity. You dont need the extra grumpiness bad sleep produces, it makes the edge worse.

HEY SOLDIER!

You and I sound alike. I just got done with my pitch in the military, and I used to smoke all the time before I joined also, of course recreational.

After my tour in iraq ended w/ me being medevac'd and my recovery stopping just short of being good to go I got out w/ a MED board and currently suffer from mostly everything you listed but also some brain damage.

I feel the medication they were prescribing me had more problems then they had benefits. So once I started smoking pot again, at first it wasnt too therapudic. I guess I had to get some what of a tolerance back. At first everything was worse! My anxiety and hypervigilance was way worse when smoking. Then I kinda got used to it, and now a few months later I feel that if I dont smoke I will explode.

I still have a rare moment every now and then where iit makes my symptoms that much worse, Could be strain dependent, who knows. But overall, cannabis is the way to medicate. I still take my trazadone everynow and then for my sleep as that DOES work a little better then the weed does but I have been off the drugs ever since I started smoking. I agree wth the thread above me, Counsling has helped me more then anything thou. I was never one of them guys but one day I decided to give it a try and be optimistic. It doesnt wash the problems away talking to someone but They often have a perspective that we dont have and its nice to have someone listen to your bitch'in. Dont know about you, but so far i've noticed people really dont care unless your paying them.

Not to sound too weird or anything, but if you ever need to vent or talk to someone, send a PM my way, I think we got alot in common and if u need help growing your meds or strain suggestions, Hit me up...Take care dude.

Me too.

Kings, welcome. Link a thread when you get started and I'll sub.

kingsofstate said:

Right on guys thanks for the info and support. Always makes you feel better when you know your not the only one dealing with this shit. Can't wait to grow my own and hopefully dump the pills in the trash for good. Anxiety does suck. Took me over 2 years just to fucking see a doc. Crazy how what's fucking you up is also keeping you from getting help. Thanks again

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I totally understand the anxiety and the piil - farce .The zoloft didnt do any thing for me , the klonopin only messed me up - got no relief from either one , my condition got worse . All the other pills I have taken did no good . My stomach aches from anxiety / acid is burning me up , cant sleep for shit . High grade Indicas help more than anything , sativas and reg weed fuck me up and make it worse . I need something now for my bad belly cause nothing is helping it any more . If anybody knows about a good thing to use for my stomach please let me know , it's on fire right now .

I used to have really bad social anxiety when I was about 19. It came to the point that I was scared to go out and party, being around people would for some reason make me start to shake uncontrollably. At first, I thought it was the weed. (didn't smoke that much back then) So I quit smoking for a couple months and found it made it worse. Over the years I learned to cope with it. While Im stoned It makes me lot more comfortable being around people. Ive never been one for the doctor or prescription drugs, But when you slam a couple cold beer back, it takes any anxiety away.

I have PTSD I was a Navy Seal in Southeast Asia.I haven't been able to sleep for years and when i do i grind my teeth completly away.I already had to have caps and need them again.
The antidepresants don't work and have bad side effects.
I take ambien & klonopin and smoke indicas at night and still can't sleep.
I see death when i try to sleep.

THE V.A. SUCKS AND THEY DONT GIVE A SHIT THEY THINK EVERYONE WITH PTSD IS FAKING.

PS Sativas make it worse for me too bro.

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I totally understand the anxiety and the piil - farce .The zoloft didnt do any thing for me , the klonopin only messed me up - got no relief from either one , my condition got worse . All the other pills I have taken did no good . My stomach aches from anxiety / acid is burning me up , cant sleep for shit . High grade Indicas help more than anything , sativas and reg weed fuck me up and make it worse . I need something now for my bad belly cause nothing is helping it any more . If anybody knows about a good thing to use for my stomach please let me know , it's on fire right now .

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Nexium seems to help my stomach or double up on over the counter Tagament.
Hope this helps bro.

For me anything mostly sativa does the trick...I find that really good indica weed gives me an anxiety attack...so I avoid highpowered stuff, or I only use highpowered sativa stuff...

Yeah lots of anxiety, anxiety and depression..It's kinda funny when I am not having one to think back on it...but really just having one makes me think I am crazy and then I get mroe upset...anyway...I just stay away from highpowered mostly indica weed...gives me a case of the crazies...