Sign-in to Ask A Doctor - 24x7
OR
Sign in with GoogleGet your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
By proceeding further you accept the Terms and Conditions
What Are The Side Effects Of Smoking Marijuana?
Hi, I smoked marijuana for about the 4th time last Saturday with my close friends. It was actually my 2nd time actually getting high and you can tell I don t know much about marijuana or am used to it. The night I hit high, I m pretty sure I experienced a panic attack as my body went numb, it was hard to move around, and I felt dizzy. Eventually I started to just sit down and calm myself down. I woke up the next morning initially feeling normal but as soon as I got in the car to drive to church, my hands got a numb feeling. When I got to church, my legs experienced this numbing sensation also, especially when I sat down in a chair. It s Wednesday now, and even though my body feels better, I still feel this numbing sensation in the left side of my body when I first sit down in a chair or in my car. The left side of my body just feels a little bit more uncomfortable than the right. I have read lots of threads regarding stories similar to mine and I just want my body to come back to normal. Please help. What do I DO?
Tue, 27 Oct 2015
You might actually have to see a doctor for testing if it doesn't go away pretty fast.
Several causes of problems from marijuana. They are usually mild and short.
1) asthma. especially if not having used it much. The lungs get irritated. People hyperventilate, they get odd symptoms but most commonly tingling at the ends of limbs and panic.
2) panic attack .. mostly from just fear and not a drug effect at all. This can have almost any symptom and it doesn't have to have any relationship to the drug amount in the system. It can lasts weeks. Helped by treatment for panic.
3) marijuana has (mild) stress hormone like effects. Blood pressure slightly goes up with use as does heart rate. Generally not much of a problem. This goes away in hours. not many hours.
Symptoms which don't follow much of a set pattern are often due to psychological causes. THat doesn't mean there aren't treatments for it.
Several causes of problems from marijuana. They are usually mild and short.
1) asthma. especially if not having used it much. The lungs get irritated. People hyperventilate, they get odd symptoms but most commonly tingling at the ends of limbs and panic.
2) panic attack .. mostly from just fear and not a drug effect at all. This can have almost any symptom and it doesn't have to have any relationship to the drug amount in the system. It can lasts weeks. Helped by treatment for panic.
3) marijuana has (mild) stress hormone like effects. Blood pressure slightly goes up with use as does heart rate. Generally not much of a problem. This goes away in hours. not many hours.
Symptoms which don't follow much of a set pattern are often due to psychological causes. THat doesn't mean there aren't treatments for it.
I find this answer helpful
Note: In case of any other concern or query related to prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, or the recovery of persons with the any type of addiction or substance use, follow up with our Addiction Medicine Specialist. Click here to book a consultation now.
Disclaimer: These answers are for your information only and not intended to replace your relationship with your treating physician.
This is a short, free answer.
For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service
[Sample answer]
Related questions you may be interested in
Loading Online Doctors....
