Help! uncontrollable shaking on THC

Hello, im a healthy (at least i thought) 18 year old male who has occasionally used Marijuana since 8th grade. Im am now a fresh in college running on the track team for a University. During the end of my first month in college, me and a few friends decided to ingest some marijuana. We made bud butter and ate it on some crackers. Im not positive on the actual amount I took in, but i do know it was to much, for the next 6 hours were terrible. I began having extreme time shifts, and bascially forgeting where i was every 3 seconds. I was extremely confused and i felt like everyone was screaming at me. I began to think i had died and gone to hell. My heart rate was beating extremely hard and fast. Vision was extremely distored. My body began to shake, a freind handed me a glass of water to drink, but i was shaking so much i couldnt hold onto it. I laid in bed for a long time shaking terribly to the point where it looked like i was having a seisure. It was the most scared i have ever been, after sleeping my hands were still trembling , and my world was pretty fucked up for a week, although the shaking did go away.

Since the experience, the effects of THC have completely changed for me. Every time i get high , my heart rate starts going really fast and i begin to shake. Not as bad as i did when i had my bad experience, but a definite shake. Since i shake i cant really do normal things i used to when i was high. I have not been smoking lately due to fear that something bad will happen because of my heart beating to fast and the uncontrollable shaking. I would also like to note the few times ive smoked/vaped marijuana since the bad experience have all been much more intense. I have extreme closed eye visuals and an inability to control when im talking and when im not talking. It is scary.
Does anyone know whats wrong?
Has this happened to anyone else?
Should i stop using THC entirely?

I appreciate any information. thankyou

 

Just detox yourself a bit and you'll be fine. Fruit juices help the effects. You zapped your electrolyte balance, thats why you feel so crappy.

Eating marijuana is quite experience. Now you know not to eat too much next time. Heh heh.

And change your brand of smoke, this one isn't working for you.



x

 

I sometimes shake like that too. I guess it just depends on who/where you're getting it from because other times its fine.
I'm sure it's just that, and you're still healthy.
...like xexon said...new brand of smoke

 

Marijuana has hallucinogenic qualities at large doses.

Hallucinations open up aspects of your subconscious mind.

If I were you, I would take a break from the THC, to give yourself time to integrate these experiences into your psyche, so that in the long run you'll be able to draw and expand on them in a positive way.

Till then, I would do as much physical, grounded stuff as you can... walk, get out in nature, eat whole, natural foods, listen to very relaxing music, learn breathing exercises.

This is not the time to be taking any more mind altering substances... you had a very intense psychic experience, accessing parts of your subconscious gifts that you weren't ready for.

Take time away from drugs, live a healthy, positive lifestyle, and you will end up stronger from all this in the long run.

Please trust me, I went through this myself with THC and LSD separately, and you need to heal (integrate) now, and don't let anyone tell you differently. No one can possibly understand unless they've experienced it for themselves, so their drug advice is now inapplicable to you. You've started out on your own path now.

Be cautious and GROW.

 

Do exactly ehat Erik says.

I had the exact same thing happen to me.

Its happened on weed, and a separate time on shrooms.

All that is happening is your body is reacting to whats happening in your brain and doen't know what to do.

Its fight or flight and your body begins to act in an uncrontrollable way because your mind thinks something is wrong and your body starts to get anxious.

Lay off all drugs, I would actually say for you to quit as these symptoms can worsen if you don't. It happened with me, I had this happen then continued to use weed for 2 years after and now I still haven't fully recovered and have quit weed for 6 months so far.

So quit the shit, get excerise, eat health/drink loads water/fruit juice etc.

If after a while, say 2 months or so you do not feel better and haven't fully beaten it Id advise you going to the doctors and trying to get some beta blockers as these can help with anxiety/body trembles, as I have found.

Hope it gets better,

If you want to talk about stuff feel free to send me a pm, as I have been though exactly what you describe.

Gd luck matey.

 

That sounds rough. I have gone through some fairly fierce anxiety attacks during the initial stages of mushrooms and acid. Found the best way to get through it was to take a hot bath.

I think Erik and Adventurous are right though. Probably should just take care of yourself for a while. If you do anything at all you should go easy on it and just work slowly up to a nice manageable buzz if you can. If it turns out any at all is too much then I'd definitely say kick it for a few months or so.

 

It could have been the maryjane was laced with something, something similar happened to my little brother, he would shake and was afraid he was dying.


The after shakes could have been flash backs, just throwing out a possibility. Anyway yeah take care of yourself for a while man.

 

it does sound like electrolyte imbalance, low blood sugar (crackers give you a quick sugar high, then a fast downer. Combine that with your fast metabolism) Then, the massive amounts of THC systemically. Strange brew brother, too much for your system to deal with.

Like everyone here seems to be agreeing that you need to take a break. Stay hydrated and if you have the shakes, drink E-mergency per direction on the package (health-food store) eat some protein, drink some chamomile tea.

 

I appreciate all the advise. I recently returned to my hometown for thankxgiving. I went and met up with a bunch of freinds who were drinking a little bit and smoking pot. I decided to only have a few shots and not smoke. Ofcourse later, the shots that i had taked decided i should smoke a bit too. I took one hit of some nug from a pipe, which irritated my lungs enough to decide that it would be my last hit. I figured i would be fine since i only took one hit. I soon started to loose my vision to strange patterns and began shaking uncontrollaby. My friends did not know what was going on so they decided to drive me home. In the car i started to feel like i couldnt breath, my heart was beating VERY hard, i opened the car door at a stop and began walking in fear that i was losing control of my function and that walking would neutrilize this. I made it to bed ok, and woke up feeling fucked up. I looked at my arm laying down in the bed next to me, and noticed that i could see my arm, hand , and fingers slighty jitter in rythm with my heart beat(which was still going fast). Its obvious that i need to quit marijuana for a while.

 

The reason I suggested you change your brand of smoke was a matter of chemistry.

Weed that has a strong physical effect is too much for some people, even seasoned veterans. You should shop around for something with a different personality to it.

x

 

It could well be that your particular body chemistry isn't suited to THC in some way. If you have tried other drugs and never had similar side effects, i would definately leave the pot alone.

On the other hand, if you ever have a similar experience even when you are not high, then it might be that it was the pot somehow triggering a panic attack which is something a lot of people get from time to time and has the exact same symptoms as what you described. I have had them before...no fun, so I kinda know what you re talking about.

Either way though, if thats what happens when you smoke weed, it's not for you...at least for now.

 

You know the more I read about your symptoms, I think you are having a serious trigger of that primordial 'flight or fight" response.

Adrenalin, increased heart rate, shakes...

Yeah, give your adrenal glands a break and lay off of the stimulants too.

 

I seem to have had a similar experience the last two times I smoked this new stuff earlier this week. Prior to smoking this new batch, I had drank for the first time in about six months or so, and I smoked a bit at the same time. I became somewhat aware of my heartbeat that night but it didn't bother me and I thought nothing of it.

A few nights ago I tried this new batch at a friend's house and I became acutely aware of my heart pounding in my chest and that caused me to panic. The pounding didn't subside for some time and I was still aware of my accelerated heartbeat the next day but it eventually slowed down within 24 hours or so.

Like a good scientist, I tried the stuff again last night to determine the cause (yeah, that's why...) and this time I became acutely aware of my pounding heart and my body began to shake uncontrollably as well. Eventually I was able to control the shaking, first by actually rubbing my limbs and chest and then by really concentrating and relaxing, but my awareness of my pounding heart remained. At one point I felt my pulse throughout my entire body and seemed to be vibrating with it. I was drinking lots of water and juice while all of this was ocurring but I'm not sure if that was helping or not since it mostly made me have to go to the bathroom a lot . I was occasionally experiencing weird feelings in various parts of my body, sometimes a weird sensation in my left arm or leg (not my right) and sometimes it seemed like I felt a sensation travelling up my lymph glands in my neck (or something in my neck). The sensation extended to my ears, and it felt like some liquid made its way to my ears, though nothing came out. Nothing ever felt like pain, but it all did feel weird nonetheless. My chest also felt weird, like it was tight or something, and I felt a lot of warmth in my chest around my heart. I didn't panic so much this time, and was actually more curious about what was going on inside. Walking around seemed to allow me to ignore it somewhat but I didn't follow through on that with a walk outside as I probably should have.

I'm still somewhat aware of my now-normal heartbeat as I type this now, it's mildly annoying but otherwise I feel fine. I'm thinking I need a break or a new brand? I guess the advice given here already would apply to me as well? I've only done grass and shrooms and this has never happened to me before on either drug, nor has it happened to me on alcohol or when I mixed alcohol with weed in the past. I've been smoking marijuana almost daily since the beginning of this past summer with no drinking, only three shroom trips or so and nothing else. I'm hoping it's just the stuff or my body saying "enough for a while".

 

Ive had this exact same thing in the past.
I no longer smoke weed anymore, as it was far too damaging to my psyche.
What adventurous said is correct. Its the fight or flight mechanism, basically your brain decides to pump you full of adrenaline.
I tried smoking less potent stuff but it never really helped.
I was pretty much forced to go clean.
I would do the same, make absolutely sure you are happy and well before you start smoking again. You must be confident that you are in a good state of mind to be doing it, and try to get some nice pure hashish.

 

I was sent into a violent state of paranoia for months after this happened to me.
I'm not saying you will, it depends on how bad it was at the time, but really try to take it easy. I had it pretty bad, so i wish you better luck.
This goes to you too Vulgrin, i would say, dont just try a new brand, it wont really help.
Try to take some time off weed and other drugs in general, sort your head out.
Make sure you are in a good place, living a relatively happy life. And slowly slowly smoke a little bit of milder pollen.

 

Sounds to me more and more like there's some bad stuff going around. Some growers aren't too picky (though they should be) about what they use as insecticide. One more good reason why it should be legalized so that the growers, to grow legally, would have to abide by safety regulations and not be spraying harmful substances on the crops.

 

so true.

 

I had something similiar happen to me.It got to the piont almost everytime I smoked I'd puke.It did'nt seem to matter what pot I smoked.I could'nt control my high,meaning my high unleashed stuff I was'nt ready to handle sub-councious stuff with big paranioa,racing heart,blurry vision the works.It was scary to see something I had enjoyed for so long bring these symptoms when I smoked.Some of my friends did'nt even want to hang with me it was a drag.I became aware of what was happening but thought I could control it somehow,which just never worked.Eventually circumstances influenced me to quit for along while.Things got better in many ways.I went back once in awhile after that and it never affected me that way again but that was after putting it down for years and sorting my head out.Right now I have'nt smoked in a year or so and I'm doing ok.Sometimes I miss it but have no strong urge to get weed,if anything at all I'd want to smoke a little once in awhile with a close friend or alone.I think you've may have some mental stuff to process and taking a break for awhile or longer maybe even forever if that's what it takes might be the path to take.I'm alot happier without having to smoke everyday.

 

Sorry for posting a year later, but this forum can be beneficial to people reading even if they aren't dealing with a drug related issue so please keep it open. Much of the advice you are getting about it being anxiety is probabably true. The same symptoms you mention occur in many people regardless of the situation (drug related or not). If you do not recognize it as stress, then it is compounded by the panic of not understanding why you feel so terrible.

Often times I hear people say they can't explain what is wrong with them, they "just feel like something isn't right". Those words are usually a red flag that it's time to ask deeper questions about things going on. My sister would come home to find my mother crying on the floor from being so dizzy. To most this might seem a little crazy, but when I asked if she was under any stress, she immediately said yes and went on for an hour about how bad things were at work. Once she recognized the panic she was in she mentioned that she suddenly felt much better. And withing a few days she wasn't even talking about any of those symptoms she previously had.

For most people taking a break to clear your mind might be good advice but in your case probably not because you will probabaly break down again, do a hit and bum out all your friends. You will need to get to the root of it first(if you haven't already).

It sounds like your first bad experience probabaly was laced with something. So now everytime you do it, you immediately associate it with the shaking and other symptoms you had. You heart is racing in response to the anxiety and it can definately last until the next day or for as long as you doubt your physical condition. If you can first accept that it is something as simple as stress, then rememebering how it felt when it was fun to smoke will come easier. You have to counter the bad with something good. This may seem like a huge mental feat but you have to rememeber that the anxiety you have began the morning you woke up from that bad experience. If you flipped a switch in your brain that quick than you can turn it back off.

Doctors will say you need to seek medical help because all those tests they put you through pay for their BMWs. Beyond that, there is a protocal to follow for diagnosing symtoms to avoid malpractice lawsuits. You may even be wondering yourself how physical symptoms you're having are related to stress. Keep in mind that if you take away your brain your body dies. If you overload that same brain with fear, it's so busy trying to figure out how to deal with the panic that it's going to send wrong messages to the rest of your body. From there it's a downward spiral and the symptoms can be so completely random depending on how and where the mind is trying to work against itself. Things will work out but it never seems to until you say, "yeah, maybe they're right". Best of luck.

 

Your body simply associates THC with a negative experience.

Something similar happened to me when I was cliff-jumping and almost drowned. I would get a similar experience for months afterward just putting my head under water.

Two options for you: Quit smoking weed, or slowly reacclimatize your body. Take a puff, and only that. Slowly increase it.

I'd recommend the first.