Anxiety and heart pain linked to smoking weed?

I have been smoking weed for probably about a year now, and I'd say I've done it 30+ times. But something odd appeared in the last 5 times I smoked. My heart began to hurt momentarily and it made me very distressed while it was happening... But then it would go away after maybe about 30 seconds so I didnt think of it as a huge deal (big, stupid mistake). However, the last time I smoked two days ago it became more serious. It did not go away for maybe 5 minutes, and I began losing my breathe, and the pain became even worse. I told a friend it was happening and he said, "dont have a heartattack" and I completely freaked out. I went into the the other room and wanted the pain to go away so bad, and I decided to call 911. Long story short, I passed out on the phone with 911 only being able to say "help me." and they tracked where i was and picked me up. I did not tell the hospital I was smoking, because I'm afraid of my parents. Is this linked to anxiety attacks, or is my heart bad?

Anxiety and heart pain linked to smoking weed?
i seriously wouldnt worry about it. ive been doing drugs for years and so has my girlfriend. Ive been to the doctor about it and theyve told me that the main cause of mine was due to drugs. Its more common than you think and it does get worse the more you worry about it but the worse that can happen is you pass out again. There is absolutly no risk of a heart attack atall. If you tell you doctor (which by the way is confidential and can never get back to your parents) they may offer you drugs, i personally woulnd suggest this because you could become reliant on these in order to be happy. When you take any drug you are putting strain on your heart, and this is made worse if you have any form of depression at the same time. This is easily reversible and even if you wish to continue smoking weed you still can. I would suggest non-competitive exercise, the smell of citrus orange fragrance, herbal remedy tablets, writing all your problems down, healthy eating. In all honesty i would not worry atall about this, theres nothing wrong with your heart its all in your mind. i know is easy to say but im telling you this from personal experience. It will go after a while once you start focusing on other things.
Reply:Don't listen to those people calling you a lose at least you are thinking about stopping.


Yes weed does cause anxiety and other things. Best thing to do is stop . You will feel much better in yourself health wise also thinking clear.


I would advise you to find out other things weed can do to you. Always tell the doctor, nurse what you have had. They are not aloud to tell anyone what you have said to them with-out your permission first. Well they can't in Australia shore it would be the same in the U.S.
Reply:Smoking weed or smoking anything will not do any good to your body. I stopped a long, long time ago because it made me forgetful.


I think whatever you put in your mouth or on your body will affect you in the long run.
Reply:Weed WILL kill you. Make no mistake about that. Give it up now before you become hooked on it. There are people I know who I wish had received the same scare that you have. Maybe their lives would be a lot different now. Maybe they would be sensible and responsible human beings and not the mindless zombies they are today. PLeeeeeeeeaaaaase....give it up.
Reply:its anxiety ..relax dude weed cant kill you ..chest pain? Try to burp youre probably hyperventilating and swallowing air..m-e-l-l-o-w
Reply:I quit smoking weed because it started making my anxiety act up a lot. After awhile I couldn't be around people or anything while high because I got very paranoid.





It could be linked to your anxiety attacks, but then again your heart could be bad. The doctors will do tests to see if you have a bad heart..
Reply:Nysenutz is retarded! Weed will NOT kill you!!! I smoked weed for like 6 years straight, and then one day it started making me all paranoid and anxious. I kept smoking, but this continued to happen, so I quit for about 8 years. In the past couple years I started smoking again, but only occasionally, and I still get the anxiety most of the time. Sometimes it's so bad that I feel like I'm going insane and need to go to a mental hospital, and at the same time, I'll get the shortness of breath. So why do I still occasionally put myself through this? I have no idea. But during the 8 years that I wasn't smoking, I developed a bad anxiety problem. I got headaches all the time, I was stressed out, uptight, and I would get heart palpitations (feels like there's a butterfly in your heart). Whenever this would happen, I would freak out and think I was dying. I started to have really negative thoughts, and I convinced myself that I was dying. Every little ache or pain, I thought was cancer. I was afraid to go to sleep at night because I thought I wouldn't wake up. I had shortness of breath all the time. One day, I was at my friends house, and we were just hanging out (not smoking weed or anything), and all of a sudden I started getting heart palpitations, chest pains, and shortness of breath, and I just started freaking out that I was having a heart attack. My friend freaked out too, and called 911. When the paramedics got there, they did an EKG and said my heart rate was a little fast, but that I had just had a panic attack. They said "23 year olds don't have heart attacks", so that was quite relieving. They stayed until I calmed down, and then my friend called my parents and my boyfriend (now my husband) and had them come pick me up. I was so emberassed about the whole thing that I didn't talk to my friend for 6 months.....I just kind of pushed her away. The next day I went to the doctor, and she did a complete physical and diagnosed me with Anxiety. She wanted to put me on medication, but I refused. I thought the medication would kill me. So the anxiety continued, although I never had a huge panic attack like that again (just small ones). And finally one day I just got really sick of feeling this way, so I went back to the doctor and got a prescription for Paxil. I've been on it now for about 3 years, and I hate being on it.....I think it makes me a different kind of crazy, but I'm scared to get off it because I don't want the anxiety to come back. The reason I'm telling you all of this is because I've actually never heard of someone having a experience like the one I had. I don't know how old you are (hopefully you're at least out of high school), but I thought maybe my story could help you. I don't think there's anything wrong with your heart, but hopefully the doctors did plenty of tests to be sure. You should have definitely told them you were smoking pot. I think you have an anxiety problem, and smoking weed will definitely not help. I'm sure you don't want to have another experience like the one you described. I know from personal experience how bad that sucks!! So you might wanna lay off the weed for a while. If you're worried about what your friends might think, and you don't want to tell them the real reason you're quitting, just tell them that you're burnt out, or that you need to clear your head for a while. You really need to get some help for that anxiety problem. The weed isn't causing the anxiety, the anxiety problem is something you already had, but the weed is just intensifying it. Talk to your parents about it. You don't have to tell them you smoked weed, but tell them that you think you have anxiety, and get to a doctor. Your doctor will decide what is right for you. Anti-depressants suck, but they do make you feel better, and you might have to go on them. If you end up going on medication, I highly recommend staying away from weed and alcohol. But if you do end up smoking weed again (please make sure you're out of high school.....at least 18), and only take 1 or 2 hits. Take it slow to see how it's going to react with the medication. Because for me, the weed superceeds the medication, and I get symptoms of a panic attack. It's not cool. So stop, no more weed, ok? Go get treated for that anxiety and good luck!!
Reply:Weed without a doubt increases anxiety as well as your heart rate.