i started smoking weed for the first time about 3 months ago because i wanted something new in my life.. I hated my current friends and school, I had no motivation i really wanted a girlfriend but couldn't get the confidence to talk to any of the girls i was attracted to. So i decided to try smoking. Everything was fine the first couple of times i did it but one night i did it with some friends and i ended up having a panic attack moments after smoking. I passed out then woke up about a minute later. My heart was beating fast i felt nauseated/dizzy , stomach hurt i was shaking! I thought i was going to die So anyways i didn't really think much of it the next day because i woke up feeling fine . 2 weeks later i smoked again went home feeling fine then had a panic attack with the same symptoms. Next day the same thing happened at school! ! So i ended up in the ER room thinking i was going to die. After that i had a EKG and stress test and everything was fine! But ever since my last panic attack Ive been paranoid , feeling like im in a dream like state(depersonalization/derelaization) , thinking i have some illness that will kill me(brain tumor) , and cant sleep.For every little thing wrong with i think its the worst and something dangerous im scared. 
Any suggestions on how to get over this?Also when i started smoking i was somewhat depressed and angry with my life. did smoking cause all this? Is it anxiety? or something else?…
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Some people don't handle pot well. I have a severe anxiety disorder, so I should have expected it… I smoked it 5 years ago and absolutely flipped out– I had all the same problems that you had. I felt very anxious for months afterward, and had the same depersonalization issues. It took me quite a while to get back to normal.
Being the idiot that I am, I tried it again last year and the same thing happened. Except that I was 23 and had a whole lot more responsibilities. Not fun. Still getting over it.
So, yes, I'd say that smoking caused all this– probably because you, like me, have an anxiety disorder and aren't "wired" to handle it well. Some of us just need to stay away from it.
Given your predisposition toward these sorts of problems, I would STRONGLY advise you to avoid hallucinogens, like LSD, shrooms, or salvia divinorum. Those would land you in the psychiatric ward quickly.
Relax and know that there is nothing seriously wrong with you– no brain tumor or anything like that. You just need to stay away from weed.
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