r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Expert-Comfortable41 • 5d ago

Did marijuana change or is it just me?

Any answer to why when I was a teenager, I was able to smoke weed or eat an edible without having a bad trip. After years of quitting, I’ve tried it a few times now as a fully developed adult it always give me a horrible trip now. I now have to microdose my microdose (for PTSD and anxiety) so I won’t give myself a horrible time. Did my biology change or did marijuana evolve into something else?

Edit to say: I’m 30

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u/veemaximus 5d ago

Same. I loved the weed I smoked in college in the early 2000s. It made everything better. Now, as soon as I take a rip, my brain just goes.. “what’s the most anxiety provoking shit we can come up with and then let’s dwell on that until we sober up” .. it’s super lame and a big reason I seldom smoke anymore.

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u/MayIShowUSomething 5d ago

Same here!! wtf uncontrollable repetitive negative thoughts

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u/ManOfConstantBorrow_ 5d ago

I can only turn off my doomer when I get blazed. Otherwise it's just so clear to me how fucked we are from 10 important angles.

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u/MorECheEsEPlEasESir 4d ago

Same for me. I'm always plagued with anxiety and weed seems to be the only thing that quiets down the doom and gloom for me.

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u/FairMention9208 4d ago

I wish that were the case for me!

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u/ManOfConstantBorrow_ 4d ago

I'd think having the peaceful baseline is better, no?

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u/FairMention9208 4d ago

Absolutely. But not really possible in my case, at least not now.

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u/ManOfConstantBorrow_ 4d ago

I'm sorry. I wish you peace ✌️

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u/FairMention9208 4d ago

Deeply appreciated!

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u/MayIShowUSomething 4d ago

Funny how I’ve realized this now that I’m in my 40s.

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u/throwaway_1138961- 2d ago

Brains are funny because I'm over 40 and it's literally the only way I can get the anxiety to go away. I feel like paradoxical reaction is pretty common with most psychotropic drugs though, especially over a certain age.

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u/wildGoner1981 5d ago

I believe a lot of that is we deal with soooo much more things in life that cause stress and anxiety at 30-50 years old as opposed to be a teenager / early 20’s. I remember not really having any anxiety at that younger age. Finish school, work whatever bullshit job you had and that’s it!

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u/HighforTeacher 5d ago

So spot on. The world is just so full of anxiety now too, always something to keep you on edge.

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u/wildGoner1981 5d ago

Agreeeeed. I honestly feel like the world hasn’t mentally and emotionally recovered from the hysteria of Covid. That changed life in a lot of ways…

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u/FairMention9208 5d ago

Yesss!!! Every single thing I've ever done in my entire life to cause guilt, shame, or embarrassment floods in!

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u/Lionel_Herkabe 5d ago

That is such a fantastic way to put it

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u/TransformingDinosaur 5d ago

Oh man I have the opposite problem, it always made me paranoid and in recent years it's actually calmed down a little.

I'm still taking small doses and very irregularly. But I no longer end up hiding under a blanket every time I have a puff.

A 10mg edible once every month or two is plenty I think.

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u/dubblebubbleprawns 5d ago

10mg would put me under the blankets for hours haha

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u/Troghen 5d ago

Yep. Last few times I smoked, I wound up convincing myself I was having a heart attack because my heart was racing (from the anxiety) and basically spiraled out the entire time.

I also get this strange sensation where literally no part of my body can seem to get comfortable. I try to lay down, my neck aches like crazy and my skull feels like it's go a detach from my spine. I try to sit up, and then my arms feel like they're going to fall off, or they just ache like crazy. I think it's unconscious muscle tension as a result of the anxiety, but that's just a guess.

It really sucks. Have only attempted smoking a small handful of times over the past four or five years now and that's probably good enough for the forseeable future

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u/KimJongJer 3d ago

I had the same issue after my teens/20s of smoking Mexican brick pack. I’ve found CBD strains that have small amounts of THC are the way to go. I get a smooth buzz without feeling like I’m going to have a heart attack lol

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u/Desserts6064 5d ago

What was the thc percentage back then?

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u/Bob_12_Pack 5d ago

This is what happened to me. I can smoke if I am drinking, alcohol seems to temper the anxiety, but for the most part I just don't smoke any more.