passing out and convulsions after smoking marijuana

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Hi Idk if I'm on the right forum but I'm desperate and scared. Im not a marijuana smoker only done it about 4 times in 2 years but Sunday my friend had a bday party and i decided to take a hit. I also dranked a beer way before. So I felt high about 10mins later then We go to the garage to smoke a cig and 5mins later I feel like I got to throw up so I get up and head to the bathroom. When I get to the hallway I feel dizzy and my vision starts giving up I'm almost at the bathroom when for some reason I can't explain I grabbed the door frame and I think I started convulsioning but never let go of the door frame that moment I couldn't see I felt like I cosed my eyes but could swear I litteraly SEE myself bending my back back and forth then regained myself and went to get help next thing I see someone coming towards me and hits me in the head w something w metal but turns out I fainted I fell on my face. I hear someone calling me and trying to carry me when I was layed in bed I felt fear so I sat up. They gave m water and i felt my head burning and tingly then helped me to the kitchen to get some food I was feeling better i kept myself up for at least 30 mins cuz of fear and when I was done eating  I started feeling really bad again my head felt like it was burning on the inside but worse and felt weak so they help me walk and I black out again waking up to the bed and going to sleep. Now all I got is bruises on my face cuz of the fall. But why did this happen? Defenetely not doing weed ever again but I'm concerned of what happened I can't stop thinking about it. Please anything will help!!

popaclutch · Answer

Well sir or mam ive had a bad trip twice i mean some bud does it some bud doesn't i was smoking with my freind wich is the last time im ever doing it again and i sat there for a moment then bam it hit me i was like o crap this is bad and then my legs started tingling and then my eyes felt like they were gonna pulse out of my head and i felt like if i closed my eyes i was super spining like i was at the fair or something then i stood up and was going to my car to get my water when i opend the door to get in though i blacked out and completely collapsed then i threw up for a little while and sat in the car for about 3hrs till i started to feel better then i simply just drove home but after that is the funny part i feel like life is fake like im just part of my body that is along for the ride and i just need an answer on if anyone evere feels like that and why but yours was way worst than mine man

Sullyfish · Answer

Hurt_N_Confused has a good hypothesis... But, I might suggest that you simply greened out (terribly so) or had a bad reaction from mixing alcohol and marijuana. People generally start throwing up when greening out happens, but other symptoms such as feeling very faint and nearly or actually passing out, and/or get really twitchy and hallucinating can happen. You were probably just way too high (even if you didn't think you smoked that much, there's no way to tell how potent a hit is; the effects of getting high are usually contrived by other factors, such as drinking). Did people see you actually have a seizure? It's possible that you were too dehydrated after smoking, which was compounded by drinking --even if it was only one beer. It's quite possible that you had distorted perception during this time, and thus thought you were contorting your body, or you might of actually been having a seizure. If people saw you legitimately having a seizure, you should consider seeing a doctor. If it was a chemical from the growing process, I'm thinking everyone who smoked would of had a reaction, however, it's possible that you were sensitive, but I think it might be unlikely if no one else reacted badly.

Despite common belief, you really shouldn't drink alcohol and smoke marijuana at the same time. A chemist friend told me that marijuana actually inhibits your alcohol tolerance (she told me how it happens, but I cannot remember how it works), so the alcohol hits you alot harder. If this was the case, you may have experienced an alcohol-induced seizure. **you don't have to be an alcoholic to experience these, you just need alcohol to hit you hard in a short period of time and/or mix with other drugs, even antibiotics in some cases. I'm thinking it's either one or a combination of both these things I've explained. But, I am also no physician. 

The environment could have affected how you reacted to drinking and smoking as well. If you were surrounded by new people, in a new place, in a mood different than the mood you normally would have been at a party, these could all affect how you reacted to alcohol/marijuana. Essentially, our bodies create compensatory responses to deal with the drugs we ingest; for example, you drink alcohol, your blood pressure goes down. Next time you get ready to drink, your blood pressure increases because your body realizes that your blood pressure is going to decrease once you drink alcohol. These responses are usually elicited by environmental cues. SO, if something was different that night, even if it was miniscule, whatever compensatory response required to stop you from having a bad reaction was not able to kick in which resulted in a bad experience (behavioural psychology for the win!).

Anyway... for the time being, best to just lay off the marijuana and alcohol for a while. It's probable that you will just freak yourself out next time you drink and/or smoke, or you will have the same reaction. If you do plan on drinking and smoking in combination, try it in a different setting and see what happens. If you find that everything is okay, maybe limit yourself to these activities in certain settings, and gradually ease yourself into parties (like, get a little high and/or a little drunk with a friend an hour before you go over to the party, make sure you drink alot of water and don't indulge too much when you go there). That's really all I can suggest as a non-professional who believes in recreational drinking and drug use. If you legitimately had a seizure, you should probably see a doctor to make sure this was just a bad reaction to mixing substances and not indicative of a seizure disorder.

jackie722 · Answer

I think there was definatly something else in that "joint" u smoked.....
U must be careful who u take drugs from ......People mix it with all sorts of other stuff...... and u never know if it could be your last "hit" ......Im Very happy you staying away from it.....Sometimes it just takes that one BAD experience to STOP......