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allergic to weed?

i started smoking weed for a week, nothing happened the first few times, one morning i had a strange itchy rash but i just let it go. the next time i got paranoid, couldnt breath , was very confused and the scariest thing i started having violent muscle spasms all over my body,i was consciously fine and i was not paranoid anymore,it felt like i was being electrocuted but without the pain and i could feel it go up and contract my spine and jerk my head violently to one side, it would start from my big toe then end at the top of my head, this happened for an hour.  i smoked with two other people nothing was wrong with them
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Hi
I ate a hemp seed last year in a falafel!!?? It sent me into anphylactic shock! needed adrenaline, antiohistamine steriods in hospital to save me (could not breath, throat and tounge swelled!). Strange as I have smoked it for years. Now when I smoke it I get a more mild but similar reaction (throat/tounge swells!) hence i dont really do it!
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i get problems when i smoke marijuana at night time. It simply is anxiety. Anxiety effects your brain chemistry causing panic attacks. Marijuana also messes with your brain chemicals so when you are stressed out or have been recently around the time u smoked weed.. The chemicals that made u relax had a counter affect making u panic and get anxiety because of the built up stress... Or some people simply just cant handle being high. Weed isnt for everyone. I still smoke just not at night when i know im about to have an attack. My attacks consist of feeling a lump in my throat, gagging or feeling like im going to throw up. Muscle aches and spasms and a rapid beating heart. Also if u are a chronic smoker it may start to have an adverse effect thus making u go into panic mode everytime u are high. I had to quit for a while.
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Hey guys, here is my strange, unfortunate experience with marijuana.
Back in 2013 I tried experimenting. I tried it maybe 2 times, I didn't get high, and my friends assured me it doesnt always affect you at first. The third time did the trick. My best friend and I smoked a bowl together. I had maybe 10 minutes of a good high, we were both happy and laughing, then I started to almost pass out. It felt like nodding off in class. All of a sudden, my entire body began violently convulsing, to the point where I could not speak between these convulsions. They were quick, and between each one, I was able to yell "call 911" at my friend, because I could not form complete sentences or describe what was happening to me. His parents were home, and they decided to drive me to the hospital. I kept asking if I was having a seizure because I had no idea what was happening... and I was also high. My heart rate was going crazy, every single muscle in my body was uncontrollably spasming, and by the time I got to the ER I was totally panicked. I was screaming, crying, and eventually began hallucinating. The doctors kept telling me I was just having a panic attack (I was not, I have had them before and have since then. While they can be debilitating, they do not cause these symptoms.) I was in the ER for 5 hours. The doctor tested me for drugs in case the weed was laced and the results came up as only having THC in my system. After a couple of hours and a sh*t ton of benydryl, I was able to respond again. The dr told me I seemed to be having a dystonic reaction. At the time, weed was still illegal, and he was not exactly kind to me. He basically just said "don't do it again," which I haven't. For weeks after I was still twitching. It is a shame because I wasn't just curious, I have chronic pain both mental and physical, and had exhausted my options for relief. Unfortunately, I found out that marijuana is not an option for me either.
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