Does anyone use antidepressants and continue to smoke marijuana? Panic attack

firsttime69

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Hello friends. I started having panic attacks 1 year ago and I have never used antidepressants. Once in a while I try to smoke marijuana and have a panic attack. I don't want to give up cannabis because of this damn disease and I'm looking for solutions. If there are friends who have experienced this situation, their advice is important to me. I think I'll have to take an SSRI Antidepressant for treatment and I'm not sure if I can smoke marijuana while taking this drug. I need your experience and ideas. I wish everyone a pleasant growth.
Thank you.
I had the same thing happen to me when i was younger, in my 20's. For me i would have a panic attack anytime i smoked at a certain point in my life when i went through depression and panic and no matter what the situation was because my body associated the panic with being high, i quite for 2 years and was panic free, i then decided to go back and first time had a panic attack, but i had to teach my body that there was no danger, so i would control my breathing and within 5 minutes it would pass, the more i continued to smoke and focus on my breathing the less it happened and here i am in my 30's and never get them from smoking anymore.
 

Er3

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99 I've been on SSRIs for 12 years, I checked with a cannabis knowledgeable doctor to be sure the cannabis wasn't going to react with any of my meds.

For panic attacks I find something like clonazopam to be more effective that cannabis.

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It is I took klonopin for years. I lost them because I smoked. Yes they are very helpful just hard to get anyone to prescribe them. Good luck I hope you find peace somehow.
 

Er3

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I've been fighting ptsd panic anxiety for years and yes it does suck..especially when I'm told to just calm down..relax. truth is it comes out one way or the other. Anxiety will twist me up physically as well as mentally. If you break a leg folks want to sign your cast and get well soon. When my mind or heart is broken I tend to get things like what's wrong with you..buck up and get control of yourself. I wish the world was more supportive of people like me who really are disabled because of this disease.
 

99forever

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I've been fighting ptsd panic anxiety for years and yes it does suck..especially when I'm told to just calm down..relax. truth is it comes out one way or the other. Anxiety will twist me up physically as well as mentally. If you break a leg folks want to sign your cast and get well soon. When my mind or heart is broken I tend to get things like what's wrong with you..buck up and get control of yourself. I wish the world was more supportive of people like me who really are disabled because of this disease.
If you want to chat with me on Discord, this is my address: 99forever#2356
 

Antidote Man

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Many years ago i was on lexapro and for some reason weed was like crack. before then i often got panic attacks/anxiety when smoking. for some reason it was the opposite on lexapro and I couldn't go without it, smoking all day long. I eventually flushed the pills cold turkey and wound up in the mental hospital for a month. it was certainly triggered by not weening off the meds but I'm sure the weed had something to do with it. I was smoking like an 1/8 a day at least. i would be careful, but simple, if it makes you feel bad don't do it.
 

Gond00s

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I never noticed a difference how weed hits me with combining ssris and weed but for everyone this is different. I don't take them anymore after I had some type of stroke from being on Wellbutrin, Lexapro and Adderall Xr. Since then i quit cold turkey and went to weed full time IMHO i've been more healthier except my lungs. I still take xanax for panic attacks but those are rare.
 
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99forever

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I take antidepressants for my OCD, most of time I can handle doing both, but if I mix a heavy sativa with them, I tend to get a bit antsy..
Antideprasan and cannabis thc don't interact, does it? I have an appointment next week, my psychiatrist will prescribe me an antidepressant with a 90% probability.
I guess sativa makes it restless and triggers panic attacks? As far as I understand, they suggest more indica.
 

99forever

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Many years ago i was on lexapro and for some reason weed was like crack. before then i often got panic attacks/anxiety when smoking. for some reason it was the opposite on lexapro and I couldn't go without it, smoking all day long. I eventually flushed the pills cold turkey and wound up in the mental hospital for a month. it was certainly triggered by not weening off the meds but I'm sure the weed had something to do with it. I was smoking like an 1/8 a day at least. i would be careful, but simple, if it makes you feel bad don't do it.
Did those drugs interact with the herb?
What would you advise me mate? my doctor will prescribe ssri antideprasan, probably a low dose, between 10 / 15 mg. Do you think it would be a problem for me to smoke weed after about 15 days after my body got used to these drugs? at least 1 joint in the evening
 

99forever

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I never noticed a difference how weed hits me with combining ssris and weed but for everyone this is different. I don't take them anymore after I had some type of stroke from being on Wellbutrin, Lexapro and Adderall Xr. Since then i quit cold turkey and went to weed full time IMHO i've been more healthier except my lungs. I still take xanax for panic attacks but those are rare.
Do you have panic attacks? When you say paralysis, is this a real paralysis? Or did you experience a feeling of paralysis psychologically? What would you recommend to me. Do you think using antidepressants for 2-3 months will cure me? For some reason, when I smoke weed, most likely an attack comes. By the way, which genetics did you good? Also would you recommend indica?
 

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HippieFarmer420

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Antideprasan and cannabis thc don't interact, does it? I have an appointment next week, my psychiatrist will prescribe me an antidepressant with a 90% probability.
I guess sativa makes it restless and triggers panic attacks? As far as I understand, they suggest more indica.
Yes, sativa strains really get excelled by my meds, indica isn't as bad but I still love sativas.
 

HippieFarmer420

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I have tried not taking meds to see if just the cannabis will help, it doesn't, my ocd goes insane if I don't stick to my schedule. I feking hate ocd, it's a nightmare.
 
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