Feeling discomfort

[jhemison]

Hi.

Two days ago I smoked weed for the first time (regretting it) and when I smoked it, I felt a burning sensation in the throat for a while which I ignored because I was high. Then the after around night (so about 24 hours after smoking it), I felt that it was kinda hard to breathe sometimes and that I had to take deep breaths. It was hard to sleep but I finally managed to sleep. And when I woke up today, the difficulty of breathing was still there and what's more is that now I had a feeling in my throat like there is a bubble or that feeling when you're really full and you drink something and it feels like the food is to your throat. And I also felt the need to burp but I couldn't easily burp and I had to try many times to burp to my satisfaction. But even after that, now and then I keep feeling that need to burp. Then I started feeling some kind of discomfort in my chest area. Feels like something is sitting on my chest.

And I tried to throw up manually by sticking a finger in my throat in order to relieve myself because I was feeling really bad and nothing came up. And after trying to throw up, the mucus that I spat out had little traces of blood, not that much but enough to notice.

What could this be? Should I be worried?
Should I just try waiting for a few days to see if it dies down?

It would really help me if somebody can give their insight on my condition. Thank you.

[jhemison]

I have had constipation problem throughout my life (not too serious) but recently about 2 weeks ago I actively tried to fight it and have not been experiencing constipation for a bit. And I usually just eat rice with side dishes that's mostly composed of various vegetables and rarely gorge on meat nor do I frequently drink soft drinks. So I'm not sure what could have caused this but thanks for all your inputs so far.

[Bridget A. Hewitt, RN]

I doubt that these symptoms are related to the marijuana.  What you are describing sounds stomach related, like possibly GERD.  Have you had any issues with constipation lately?  Have you been eating a lot of fatty/fried foods?  YOu could try eating a little better if you have not been, some fresh vegetables, fruit, drinking water instead of soda and other soft drinks.  If this doesn't seem to help and if you continue to have these symptoms after another day or two, then you might want to see your doctor just to be sure nothing else is wrong.  

Bridget

[jhemison]

Thanks for the answer and now it's been 3 ~ 4 days since smoking and all other symptoms have stopped except I still feel mild feeling of being bloated and inability to burp. And that I still feel a dull pain in my chest area that is more noticeable after I eat. And after I eat, even if I haven't eat that much it feels like I'm full to the throat. Should I still wait it out?

[Bridget A. Hewitt, RN]

Hi and thanks for using the forum.

Smoking marijuana, weed, can cause feelings of anxiety, Marijuana increases your heart rate, creates a feeling of euphoria, and can make you feel that time is moving slowly.  It is not uncommon for people to report symptoms such as yours.  

The burning sensation in your throat is probably due to inhaling smoke.  

Many people experience a dry mouth when they smoke marijuana so this has probably why you feel that you are salivating more than usual.

My advice would be to refrain from smoking marijuana in the future and also to wait this out.  I think your symptoms will subside over the next day or so.

Good luck,

Bridget

[jhemison]

Oh and another thing to add is that I seem to salivate more.