Hi there
I'm new to the forum and joined to share my recent experience with you - see what you think:
I have smoked a vast amount of weed for the last 20 years, I really love the stuff, seriously - I have probably consumed my own bodyweight in skunk since I started growing.
However, recently i had a bad scare. After smoking just half a joint of average strength weed i had the most violent episode of tachycardia. For those of you who dont know what that is - it's super accelerated heart rate. My heart rate went up to what must have been 180 - 200 bpm. Let me tell you i was scared shitless. This heart rate while sitting down doing nothing can be dangerous. This went on for about 6 hours. I nearly passed out twice. Luckily I was with friends and they managed to keep me calm.
It has since happened a few more times but not as violent. I find that if I can distract myself then it eases off slightly. Now every time I try to smoke a joint I get worried its gonna happen again.
My enjoyment of weed has been ruined.
What I'd like to know is; does anybody out there know of any similar accounts
of this happening and will it pass? I cannot understand how I have suddenly developed an adverse reaction to cannabis after so many years smoking. Google confirms that cannabis causes tachycardia, but why to a seasoned smoker?
Sorry for the long post but my head has been done in by this. I'm gutted at the prospect of giving it up.
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