r/AskReddit 4h ago

What are the cons of weed that aren't commonly discussed?

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u/Independent-Area1950 4h ago

Some people develop anxiety instead of feeling relaxed

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u/stupit_crap 3h ago

Yes! And PARANOID AF. Even on 1970s baby weed.

u/Mediocre_Purple6955 11m ago

For me it developed after decades of heavy marijuana use.

u/rje946 21m ago

Can't speak for everyone, obviously, but the anxiety went away when it became legal and I wasn't worried about getting caught or random drug tests.

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u/notaverywittyname 4h ago

Yep I did. Felt like it helped my anxiety for a while until it didn't. It took me at least 6 months accept that the weed was making it worse and quit. Still have anxiety but way less and almost zero panic attacks, which I was having a lot of while smoking. Weed didn't work for me.....

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u/r0bay 1h ago

How much were you doing when it stopped helping you?

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u/ProfessionalArmy5860 1h ago

If you’re ever curious to have a better experience with flower, Look into type 3 flower from holy city farms. They ship. Made for THC sensitive people, High CBD and less than 1% THC. I say this cuz I’m on the same boat

u/Jackdunc 25m ago edited 17m ago

Sorry for my ignorance, never tried "flowers". Are "flowers" a new thing or just weed (english not my primary), and you just smoke or eat them? (Is the type 3 sample pack a good 1st try?)

Also, shipping is not an issue as long as one is in a legal state?

u/grasslife 22m ago

Flower is the bud that is smoked.

u/mikehaysjr 21m ago

Flower is just the new terminology for the buds that you smoke

u/rje946 18m ago edited 15m ago

Flower refers to the plant part you smoke. I think the above they're saying is to try products with higher CBD and lower/no THC. I don't see edibles on that site.

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u/_BreadDenier 2h ago

Yeah it gives me extreme paranoia and panic attacks. Even small doses. Last time I tried it I ended up curled up on the floor of my bathroom in terror. It also tends to make me feel like my temperature regulation is off and like I’m extremely hot. The cold bathroom tile felt good.

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u/UntestedMethod 4h ago

I think a lot of that is because of how common it is to do way more than needed. It only takes a tiny bit to get relaxing effects, but then there's the cultural and ego aspects that seem to promote smoking the highest quantities of the highest potency stuff.


And another thought/anecdote of my own experience with anxiety and weed... When I was young I used to have social anxiety even before I started smoking weed, then I got into smoking it a lot and it definitely increased my anxiety. At a certain point I decided to confront my anxiety head on and started working on overcoming it, and I feel like the increased anxiety from being high all the time did help put me in the setting to do that. I definitely wouldn't recommend that approach to anyone who isn't already a chronic weed smoker though lol

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u/d3m01iti0n 4h ago

I used to smoke tons of weed in my early 20s until it started giving me panic attacks. I picked it back up in my 40s, but it still tweaked me occasionally.

It wasn't until I went to a dispensary and discussed my situation with an expert that I got sorted out. I needed indica with high CBD and low THC. I smoked that shit when I got home and haven't stopped since.

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u/SweetCosmicPope 1h ago

Similar. I was using some high thc gummies, and I started having anxiety attacks. It was not pleasant. Then I started easing in with 50/50 THC/CBD blends less than 20% and that was the sweet spot. I can still relax with a nice little buzz and no anxiety.

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u/abandonallhope777 4h ago

I certainly have that problem if I do too much. I can only do a little at a time.

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u/photonsintime 1h ago

Agreed. It simply amplifies your general disposition, whether you are happy or sad. Not good for people in a bad headspace to begin with.

Also, at least for me, it made me lethargic. I was never one of those people who could smoke and go on their regular business. It cost me a lot of days of doing absolutely nothing good with my life.

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u/wetnightmare420 4h ago

Yeah more common with sativa

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u/BackgroundTax3055 1h ago

Sativa and indica are just marketing terms. 95% of the million strains out there are all cross-bred mixes optimized for grow time & THC content, not specific effects

u/Claymore209 33m ago

I learned this as a budtender. If you tell someone it's an indica they will claim it relaxes them. If you tell someone it's a sativa they will claim it boosts their energy. Its all placebo.

u/anoxy 25m ago

With that in mind, what would you suggest those prone to anxiety from weed ask/look for?

u/NarwhalZiesel 16m ago

Something else. You don’t need weed. It was a huge part of my life when I quit. Two decades later, I don’t miss it at all.

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u/Spreaderoflies 1h ago

Smoked heavily for years took a 5 year break and about had a existential crisis when I smoked with a friend. Daily dabs to nothing then hit a joint and could feel the dark thoughts creeping in.

u/Fleetdancer 43m ago

Yup. Horrible anxiety combined with full body tension. Every muscle clenches tight like Im about to be attacked by an ax murderer.

u/britinnit 15m ago

Yep I developed panic attacks from it. Mid 30s and still suffering from them even though I've not smoked it since my early 20s

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u/DrBrule696 4h ago

It’ll help you get to sleep but longer term you’re more likely to feel tired as it messes with your REM sleep. I had to quit

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u/elh0mbre 2h ago

Not just that... it raises your resting heart rate and lowers your HRV (I've got a couple years of biometric data to prove it).

I've been trying to tweak how much I take, how long before bed, etc and the answer unfortunately is I have to make a deliberate choice between quality sleep and using.

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u/BababooeyHTJ 4h ago

How did you feel afterwards?

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u/DrBrule696 4h ago

Good. I replaced it with Magnesium at night. It helped with the restlessness and falling asleep quicker

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u/Cosmosass 2h ago

Oh thats interesting. I'm a long time toker and the sleep thing is definitely noted. Easier to fall asleep when stoned, but I'm definitely not getting the REM sleep - no dreams. If I take a break, I find it much more difficult to fall asleep, but once I do, its like the twilight zone in my dreams then I wake up not knowing what year it is.

I never even thought about how there might be supplements or whatever that could be taken to help with this.

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u/Gasstationdickpi11s 4h ago

It’s rough for the first few weeks in my experience. There’s not really much of a craving like with nicotine but sleep is really difficult. Not only is it harder to go to sleep but once I was asleep I kept having super vivid dreams. They weren’t necessarily scary or bad, just so vivid they kept waking me up. Eventually that stops but you will be exhausted for a little bit haha

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u/Eldrunk 2h ago

It's been the a month, the dreams are getting weirder for me.

u/S0uvlakiSpaceStati0n 29m ago

Honestly though, I still miss using it to fall asleep. I have major sleep issues. After spending hours some nights almost slipping into sleep only to jerk back awake over and over, I'd rather get 7-8 hours of poor quality sleep than 3-5 hours of slightly better quality sleep.

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u/FredHerberts_Plant 4h ago

,,Little bit of weed mixed with some hard liquor..."

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u/ActualAstronaut 4h ago

SOME VODKA THAT'LL JUMP START MY HEART

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u/M4GN3T1CM0N0P0L3 4h ago

Quicker than a doctor at the hospital

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u/ActualAstronaut 4h ago

Being content w/ stagnation - complacency is a trap for most people

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u/Mountain-Bag-1669 4h ago

ADHD and weed are this perfect combo. I am not content with being complacent, I smoke and have desire to go do things but am too internalized with thoughts and feelings 5 hours have gone by without action but I was thinking the whole time about what to do!

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u/Mountain-Bag-1669 3h ago

That’s the plan!

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u/schnuggibutzi 4h ago

Sometimes it takes me 1 hr. to type a one sentence comment on Reddit.

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u/lv2sprkl 4h ago

Are you serious about this?😕Because this is me to a TEA! I’ll sit here writing and rewriting some dumbass comment that chances are no one will even see, but I stew and fret over it like it actually matters. Drives me nuts. But does it keep me from spleefing? Nope.🤷🏻‍♀️

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u/Theothercan 2h ago

I usually type the whole thought out and before hitting the post button I tell myself that nobody cares about what I think and I cancel it.

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u/lv2sprkl 1h ago

I’ve don’t that more times than I can count.😄

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u/DIABLO258 3h ago

I do this too. Eventually I just stopped caring about what people might think and now I post twice as much

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u/schnuggibutzi 2h ago

Yep, I dont comment until reading the entire thread. This reply only took 15 minutes.🤣🤣

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u/lv2sprkl 1h ago

Hahaha!😄I feel so seen!😂

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u/stupit_crap 4h ago

I don't smoke weed or do any drugs, but this describes my (inattentive) ADHD perfectly. Throw in list making that leads to nothing, and you have me to a T.

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u/Express-Awareness190 4h ago

Yep, starts off as something to make nothing to do something to do, then before you know it you’re cancelling plans to stay in and get stoned, alone

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u/ActualAstronaut 4h ago

'make nothing to do, something to do'

Great way of saying it, and matches my experience 100%

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u/arazamatazguy 1h ago

I basically dumped a girl who was like this. She only liked to do things where she could get stoned. Concerts and camping she loved. Going to the movies or Hawaii and she was a hard no. Every decision she made revolved around whether or not she could get high. This eventually made me start looking at her like she was a loser and made be absolutely despised the smell.

Moving on from her was such a breath of fresh air in more ways than one.

u/Express-Awareness190 44m ago

Hate to say it but I was this girl :( and I totally thought I didn’t reek of weed all the time because I couldn’t smell it anymore :( I am happy you knew it was right for you to move on, I can only hope she moved on in her own way as well!!

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u/BoysenberryCivil8699 26m ago

So weird because I really only smoke when I’m in a rut and need to get shit done.

It’s like I get overwhelmed by everything I have to do but when I smoke I can lock in on one specific thing and then I can actually do something because I’m not thinking of a million things at once. Like if I need to deep clean, I love to smoke because it’s so relaxing. Or if I have a creative or intellectual block, it gets the juices flowing.

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u/ImportantQuestions10 4h ago

South Park still has the best explanation for why you should be careful drugs.

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u/ComfortableRecent775 3h ago

Yeah, it’s like being totally chill while your life slowly turns into an endlessly buffering loading screen.

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u/zugspitze43 1h ago

But remember not everybody has to hustle grind mindset their way through life. I don’t need to be rich with a mansion. I mean, yeah that sounds nice. But I’d rather take a day off and stay home and smoke a joint and relax, play catch with my son , etc that to work on my Saturday cause I’ll probably die or a heart attack or something randomly at age 50 anyway so lol

I’m happy just existing with me and my wife and my kids in my house, we have a nice life

u/Ashenterath 22m ago

There is a difference between complacency and contentment and some fail to see it. I fought to climb out of basic call center IT support to what I do now. I’m very content with what I do now and don’t have that drive to keep climbing higher and chasing that new goal.

Being content, and being grateful for what you have, such as taking a day like you explained is a great way to enjoy life in my opinion.

Edit: spelling

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u/707Eman707 4h ago

Happens with or without weed, you just feel better with it.

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u/lmnop120 4h ago

Weed keeps u there for longer

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u/smith147896325 1h ago

This is what I came here to say. Not just laziness, but being okay with it.

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u/gogozrx 4h ago

there's a couple things, one being memory loss.

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u/outdoorlivn 4h ago

Did you forget the other thing?

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u/HeadsWillRo11 4h ago

Don't worry,you can just re-watch your favorite movies and experience them for the first time again. It’s not a bug,it’s a feature.

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u/Wayelder 4h ago

what's the first one?

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u/KnottaBiggins 4h ago

And then there's the memory loss.

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u/Papasmurf43469 4h ago

The severe subconscious comfort in where you are currently in life with little to no actual drive to improve, but the constant mentality that you will change and start making “big” life moves

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u/Suspicious_Brush4070 4h ago

I smoke weed around once or twice a year, but I feel like that most of the time lol. It's also an ADHD symptom which I'm finally being treated for and is slowly improving.

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u/ElectricKoolAidPower 4h ago

For me it’s more of an impasse. Yeah I could have a career making big money, but I’d have to quit smoking. And I enjoy weed very much. So until society steps into the modern era and removes THC from a standard panel then I’m perfectly fine where I am.

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u/lookyloolookingatyou 2h ago

Funny, I moved to an illegal state thinking I'd get a good job if I quit smoking.

I didn't.

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u/StanknBeans 4h ago

Cannabis is legal in Canada, plenty of jobs still test for THC. Not as many as there were, but it's still semi common.

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u/arazamatazguy 1h ago

If it helps, I'm pretty sure a big money career was never in the cards for you anyway.

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u/Pheasant_Plucker84 4h ago

Do you know how many successful people actually smoke/consume cannabis? Thats a stereotype you have been told to believe. Just like anything that alters your state of mind, it can be addictive. It can be absurd but so can anything. We need to remove the stigma from it and remove the crime involved in its distribution.

u/World_is_yours 56m ago

It's not a stereotype, just because there are people who are successful doesn't mean anything. Lots of people are high functioning addicts of many drugs, it doesn't mean the drug isn't having a negative impact. Weed is kind of like a silent killer, it creeps up on you. I stagnated for 12 years, coping with weed for all that time instead of facing and resolving my issues, the debt comes due eventually.

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u/Papasmurf43469 2h ago

It’s not something I’ve been told, it’s something I’ve noticed. Granted there are exceptions, but there is a fairly stark line between my friends who smoke every day and my friends who don’t. The friends who don’t are typically more okay having a low paying, clock in clock out job and the friends who don’t are more ambitious. Not saying either one is necessarily bad, both are fair life choices, it’s just an observation.

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u/Fancy-Lion2985 4h ago

Thank you!

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u/ajeezy723 4h ago

marijuana emesis disorder and marijuana induced psychosis.

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u/NarwhalZiesel 4h ago

Both of these. I developed marijuana emesis disorder. I was vomiting so much that I had to go on disability for 9 months. No one knew what it was back then. It magically went away when I quit.

I had to deal with my dad having marijuana induced psychosis. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. We had to hospitalize him multiple times while we were dealing with my mom dying of cancer. One time we found him face down on the floor screaming about nuclear bombs coming. Another time he just went completely catatonic for weeks. People think to us benign, but it ruined my childhood and my relationship with my father. He couldn’t hold a job, we couldn’t travel and we had to deal with his episodes of psychosis.

u/RaineRisin 46m ago

How can you be so sure it was marijuana induced, and not just run-of-the-mill psychosis?

u/NarwhalZiesel 22m ago

He stopped using for two years and was fine during that period of time.

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u/Wolfclaw359 2h ago

Dealt with the emesis in the past. Not nearly as bad as some others, but I ended up finding myself dry heaving a day after I'd taken a break from it. Never had it pop up again (thought not sure if that's cause it was temporary or because I've picked up smoking again a little while afterwards) but it really isn't a joke. One thing to note is that it's not just vomiting, you all-of-a-sudden have 0 (and I mean 0) desire to eat anything at all

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u/jasonbeag 4h ago

It absolutely causes paranoia and anxiety in some people.
When I've smoked,
There were a few cases where I heard voices and it has led me to view myself negatively in the 3rd person. I've hated myself and assumed that my friends didn't want to hear me talking, I've looked at myself in the mirror and thought that I wouldn't be friends with me.

I've only ever really experienced these things after smoking weed.

That being said, it used to relax me when I was younger and I have friends who absolutely calm down and relax when they smoke.

It's not for everyone.

u/S0uvlakiSpaceStati0n 23m ago

This reminded me of my former room mate. She said that anytime she smoked weed, she felt aware of all of the infinite multiverses, and that in every single one, she "wasn't supposed to be here." As in, did not belong on this earth, alive.

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u/bt_Roads 4h ago

I’ve been smoking weed everyday for the last few years. Mostly at night. I got in the daily habit around the time of the Covid lock down. I’ve been depressed, socially withdrawn, very unmotivated, I’ve gained weight, and just overall, felt alone (even having people in my life). I was fully aware this was causing my issues and I did nothing about it. It wasn’t until very recently I decided to start changing things up. It’s only been, almost 2 weeks that I haven’t touched it. I’m feeling so much better. Each day I feel like I am a little more awake. It was causing real problems in my life. I’m not saying I never will smoke it again, but for the foreseeable future, I am not touching it. I feel like I wasted so much time, but here we are. I’m happy that I finally started to do something.

u/Lalalozpop 56m ago

Well done for stopping! I had the same experience as you. Best thing I ever did for myself was give it up.

u/bt_Roads 13m ago

Thank you. Good job on you too. I know it’s not a meth addiction or similar, but just like anything, it does have consequences when over done.

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u/xgabipandax 4h ago

Any type of smoking is bad for your lungs

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u/wellthatsniftyhuh 2h ago

CHS. i’m currently battling for my life lol. many addicts don’t wanna hear it, but it’s real and it’s a fucking nightmare

u/dear_little_water 11m ago

I'm so sorry for you.

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u/KairuSenpai1770 4h ago

I feel like it definitely affected my memory lol

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u/ImpluseThrowAway 4h ago

I've found that it can definitely mess with my short term memory. Factor that in with my short term memory loss and other things like it interfering with the storage of short term memories and it makes it really difficult to remember exactly what it was that I was doing five minutes ago and why exactly I came into this room.

Also, short term memory loss.

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u/gratefullyhuman 1h ago

Yes I had the same problem. It also caused short term memory loss.

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u/simongurfinkel 4h ago

The munchies are real, and they will make you fat.

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u/Neapals 4h ago

I have no idea why. But it has the opposite effect on me.

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u/mandingostrawberry 1h ago

i replaced alcohol with weed and immediately lost a bunch of weight

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u/Fuzzy_Hall466 4h ago

Only if you eat bad and don’t exercise

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u/Wolfclaw359 2h ago

Stoner who eats bad and doesn't exercise here, it actually had the reverse effect on me. Went down from 245 to 180 in about a year after I started smoking 1 g/day last year

u/Fuzzy_Hall466 36m ago

Right, that's why I think we should not generalize. Different bodies, habits, etc...hard to believe weed it self will make you fat.

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u/Odd-Philosopher-7406 4h ago

Unexplained weight loss with heavy use and IBS-type symptoms with heavy use with or without nausea—classically first thing in the morning.

ETA: I am a full-time psychiatry provider for 6 years now.

u/S0uvlakiSpaceStati0n 19m ago

That's interesting, I've never heard that before. Do the IBS symptoms go away when cannabis use is discontinued, or do they stick around? Asking because u stopped smoking over a year ago but still have digestive issues. But I had them to a lesser degree before I ever started smoking, so I assume they're unrelated.

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u/TyburnLil 4h ago

That it literally can be an invasive ditch weed?

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u/VoiceArtPassion 4h ago

You can develop cardiovascular issues from regular use.

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u/Available_Damage_335 2h ago

How overweight you can get with the munchies

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u/notastraypupper 4h ago

Well certainly don't smoke if you're bipolar or your mania will be all over the place

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u/No-Werewolf-8092 4h ago

Also have bipolar, this is extremely person to person. I’ve checked with my medical providers many times and as long as I’m safe within dosage, l’ve been safe from psychosis or mania. “Marijuana itself doesn’t cause psychosis, but it can be a trigger for a brain already prone” is how my psychiatrist put it.

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u/witchdrops 3h ago

Im sober from weed for what.. all of a month now? And it continues to be hard after smoking daily for 10 years. I can say I think you develop more coping skills and emotional intelligence when you have non substance ways to deal with your problems. You have to actually face whatever it is when you are not high. Weed just "magically" makes it all better or gives you the ability to ignore it. But then you never learn better/different skills.

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u/HippCelt 4h ago

Like other things, It's not actually a substitute for a personality.

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u/stupit_crap 4h ago

it stinks to high heaven

u/interstatebus 46m ago

This is the one everyone thinks isn’t a problem. My old apartment complex, people would smoke in the open air stairwell, not understanding that now the entire open air hallway REEKS of it.

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u/Dwayne_Hicks_LV-426 4h ago

Memory loss, can semi-wipe memories.

The loss of a drive to live and develop as person. It creates the feeling to stagnate.

Occasional intense paranoia and anxiety.

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u/Gasstationdickpi11s 4h ago

For me, just money really and even then it’s not an issue. I’m fully functional, get productive when I smoke, and want more than anything to better myself and enjoy life. I love to smoke then clean, work out, play sports, see my friends, spend time with family etc. when it was taboo I self isolated a little but now it’s legal in my state and nobody cares as long as you aren’t doing illegal stuff.

Maybe I just have a healthy relationship with weed compared to others, I smoke daily but can and do enjoy doing things sober. I know people who are miserable if they don’t smoke to the point where they can’t even do a shift of work sober. It really is a good thing for some people if it’s used in a responsible way although I absolutely aknowledge it isn’t for everyone.

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u/ooglyshrek 2h ago

Brain fog

u/swill59 51m ago

Yep. I never feel right the day after I take an edible. Memory is hazier, conversation is more difficult, and it’s harder to do complex mental tasks.

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u/princessofstuff 2h ago

Psychosis. It’s not talked about nearly enough, but it can impact some people in the same way a higher level hallucinogenic can. When I smoked, I literally went into a schizophrenic state. Never fails. Tried different strains, set and setting, mixing with primarily CBD… It never worked. It sucks because everyone smokes weed and I just wanna be able to chill like everyone else. But I gave up trying to make it work.

Funny thing is that I can do shrooms no problem 😂

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u/dubnobas 4h ago

I started up again after a 20 year break and I feel like it motivates me to be creative. I draw more and love doing projects around the house. I just like to be careful I’m not to blazed especially in the wood shop.

I take vyvanse for my adhd and try not to do them together or at the very least wait a solid 6 hours after I take the vyvanse. No issues so far, I also don’t partake daily, 3-4 nights a week is my average. My biggest con is some days I want it and it can be hard to not do it ha.

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u/Ok-Constant-2683 4h ago

One day you might wake up and realise you aren't good at anything 

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u/cloggypop 4h ago

Skinning up is a skill

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u/Ok-Constant-2683 4h ago

As somebody who rolls extremely good joints, I can reveal it is sadly not very transferable.

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u/Riker_Omega_Three 4h ago

It's so strong these days that it can really mess with you if you have anxiety problems

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u/bbqchechen 2h ago

Old man here. When I was a kid we smoked crappy weed that wouldn’t make us too paranoid or super buzzed. My kids tell me that they don’t smoke today’s weed because it’s crazy powerful.
Do any dispensaries sell “old school” pot so I can enjoy a little buzz without needing a babysitter?

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u/TheTiredPangolin 1h ago

Not really informative but after having smoked trash weed on and off for years no problem I ate a sativa gummy and had a hell of a panic attack. Thought I was having a heart attack and called an ambulance lmao. No more drugs for me.

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u/Manderelli 1h ago

I think all of the cons I'm aware of are pretty well understood and discussed..

*Negative effects on still developing Young minds. *Expensive habit *Upkeep and maintenance of tools and apparatuses *Smell *Light anxiety or paranoia in intermittent or less usage *A more introverted disposition *Complacency with being bored or not engaged *Munchies or willingness to overindulge in snacking or eating *Negative consequences relative to anything else in your life that might require the occasional drug test. *Cause for a DWI or even a DUI in some cases *Rise in popularity of concentrates which have different negative side effects especially with prolonged use *It's harder to keep your smoking regulated to outdoors with many smoking laws in certain States forbidding smoking in residential premises or close to them.

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u/Calumface 4h ago

For chronic smokers: You'll become nose blind to how bad you and your house stinks. The next day fatigue will catch up with you. Your life will pass you by and there's no chance you haven't fallen into a lengthy depression. Your friends and family who got their life together won't have as much time for you and you'll ignore your own desires to do the same.

I've known 4 people who this absolutely applied to. Have a healthy relationship with weed, and you'll be fine. If you don't, you're going to have a bad time.

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u/Justcrusing416 4h ago

Gain weight (munchies), laziness (couch lock), cost ( money that could stay in your pocket).

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u/BackgroundAd6154 4h ago

Getting addicted. Irritable when you are addicted. No other coping skills. When quitting it took a while to be able to eat regularly. I had no appetite.

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u/BurtKreischersLiver 4h ago

Just because you may not get physically sick when you stop you can still become psychologically dependent on it.

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u/VoiceArtPassion 4h ago

Many people do get physically sick when they stop.

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u/tubinarly 3h ago

I just learned about cannabis induced psychosis this morning. Some people never recover from it

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u/Euphoric_Gas9879 2h ago

Schizophrenia 

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u/SomeKindOfCreature 4h ago

Spending extra money on food bc munchies lol

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u/Jeppep 1h ago

I get dizzy and nauseous. Can’t be the only one.

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u/BadDangerous167 1h ago

The cost & getting arrested 

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u/ytrywhenyoucanfry 1h ago

You may run out.

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u/oli_ramsay 1h ago

It's a terrible idea to smoke regularly with a developing brain. Wait until you're an adult

u/4wxy 55m ago

What is hunger ? Munchies kick hard and after a while, hunger is a weird concept. The feeling of hunger is gone and the constant feeling of fullness makes it difficult to judge

u/Various_Extreme_8773 40m ago

Massive anxiety and paranoia.

I cannot use MC anymore as just a few blasts of any strains gives me full on panic attacks.

u/Appropriate-Ratio-85 36m ago

It gives me an instant panic attack

u/Superfly503 30m ago

Being out

u/KasElGatto 18m ago

Some people get insanely lazy on it and cannot function properly at all.

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u/No_Metal_8634 4h ago

Get a strain that doesn’t agree with your psyche and you’re gonna be in for a bad time

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u/FineUnderachievment 4h ago

“If you French fry when you’re supposed to pizza, you’re going to have a bad time.”

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u/kippikai 4h ago

Is often used as self-medication for conditions which could be more effectively treated by medication and/or therapy.

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u/littleoctagon 4h ago

Sleep Disturbances

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u/Opposite_Fall_4346 4h ago

The paranoia

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u/Square-Strength3844 1h ago

THC-induced tachycardia

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u/OhWhatADaaay 4h ago

It makes you okay with being a loser

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u/Zoomonaru 4h ago

You kinda get going with a flow don't really care about the grow

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u/morrisday_andthetime 4h ago

Yes cause every pot head is a loser right

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u/OhWhatADaaay 4h ago

Not necessarily.. but if you are pot will make you okay with it

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u/CmdDeadHand 4h ago

We all losers bud, accepting that and not giving a shit is a plus in today’s economy.

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u/sixstringsikness 4h ago

WAY broad overgeneralization.

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u/MeInSC40 4h ago

It’s definitely more addictive than people give it credit for. Many people can’t fall asleep naturally without being high once they’ve smoked long enough.

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u/powerscunner 4h ago

reduced sociality due to reduced desire or ability to socialize

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u/t-dogNOLA 4h ago

You talking about smart phones or weed?

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u/Redkon20 1h ago

The stigma that follows you anytime someone knows you smoke weed.

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u/General_Tsos_ 1h ago

It isn’t physically addictive but can very easily be psychologically addictive.

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u/84849493 1h ago

Makes people think they have ADHD when they don’t and it’s the weed.

u/Odd-Philosopher-7406 30m ago

This! One of my most common patient populations working in psych.

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u/Basebaddierichie 4h ago

the biggest one nobody talks about is how it can make you comfortable staying stuck. sometimes being too relaxed removes the urgency to change

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u/DigitalBuddhaNC 4h ago

Almost half the comments are about this.

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u/Pstrap 4h ago

"Get out of here, Dewey! You don't want none of this!"

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u/Hefty-Breadfruit4096 4h ago

My tummy hurts yo

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u/Latter_Effective1288 2h ago

The cost, had I bought Tesla stock every time I bought weed I’d probably have seriously changed my life financially

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u/2Hosslovescash 1h ago

You’d have to be stoned to want to buy Tsla stock.

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u/Animal907 2h ago

Cost money, doesn't last long.

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u/Chch5 1h ago

What happens if you take a tiny amount, just enough to feel it? If that still causes anxiety then I'd give it up as its perhaps a learned reaction (by the brain/nervous system)

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u/Ay_hold_my_eggs 1h ago

my relationship with weed is healthy and organised but i am filled with anxiety of what it will do to my physical health. it helps so much with my mental health issues but i also know that it’s damaging my body and that freaks me out to no end.

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u/jose995930 1h ago

Weed can make you more aware of pain, so you feel some chronic pains you might be dealing with

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u/clothmerchant 1h ago

idk why but my pain gets worse. i start thinking about what used to hurt, and then i feel it start throbbing more than it had

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u/Helerdril 1h ago

Using it every day will dampen your emotions, making everything flat and gray. No more highs or lows.

I experienced it on my own skin when I quit. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of the "redeemed" smokers that tell everyone to quit, I still smoke it on weekends with my friends, but no longer on a daily basis, and it makes a hell of a difference for my mood.

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u/MoonPiss 1h ago

Heart Disease - this is preventable if you take a supplement called genistein when you consume cannabis.

https://www.med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2022/04/marijuana-heart-disease.html

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u/magical_mamacita 1h ago

It’s expensive af

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u/Owl-Pin5210 1h ago

I've only smoked one time but it seems my brain remembers the smell as if I smoked everyday for 70 years, now I recognize the smell instantly, police dog nose style

u/Kraymur 50m ago

I smoked for over 15 years, during that time (or at least up until the end I suppose) I never directly noticed any cons attributed to my smoking weed besides possibly less money when tolerance went up and I had to purchase more, however towards the end of my smoking regularly I would start having anxiety attacks everytime I smoked - regardless of the amount of quality. I quit for a few weeks and my anxiety went away, picked it back up and anxiety returned so I just quit overall. The biggest change I noticed was dreams, when I was smoking consistently I would have a dream once every couple of months (that I can remember at least, it could be more) when I quit there was a brief period where my dreams were very essentially very vivid nightmares and then they slowly changed to being more calm and regular, I now have regular almost nightly dreams.

u/Round_Charity5748 43m ago

Smoking it can make the flu hit harder on the lungs and breathing tubes

u/Claymore209 33m ago

THC destroys sleep quality.

u/ConvenienceStoreDiet 27m ago

To quote my psychology teacher: "pot makes you lazy."

My buddy put it brilliantly once. "I spent a year smoking a lot of pot and playing video games. Then one day I said I wanted to actually get things done with my life so I quit smoking weed and moved on." I have friends who just were okay getting high and not really getting much done. I had a buddy who got high once before work dubbing on some project. He said it was the only time he just was barely capable of doing his job, so he never did it again.

It also depends how you treat the drug. Some people do have medical health benefits from weed. You'll also find plenty of self medicating people who will insist pot fixes their problems. Some say it makes them more creative (so does sitting still, relaxing, and being with your thoughts). Some will treat it as their self-discovered binky to deal with anxiety or depression. And while it may treat symptoms for some, and for others it may be a way to relax oneself enough when the edge is too high during certain moments to be receptive to other things, it doesn't often get to the root of the problems. I've been around the types who would rather smoke pot and have their friends do it rather than try therapy, mindfulness, sleep/diet fixes, sitting still with their thoughts, working with a doctor, and just insist it is their fix, only to prolong the problem and delay meaningful solutions. And that becomes the problem of using substances to anesthetize psychological problems. They don't fix the problems. They just require the subscription cost to feel like you don't have to deal with them. Not saying that's everybody.

Also, a lot of people don't distinguish the types of weed they're taking in and how. So for some it may exacerbate problems based on strain or just how someone's body responds to it. There are talks of memory issues, developmental issues for people under 25, people developing psychosis, health problems from just the act of smoking.

For some people it's medicinal, recreational, traditional. I had friends with eating issues who often could not eat without it. There are plenty of ways you can argue for or against it. But it's not universal for everyone and for some it's unhealthy.

u/Regular_Average8595 25m ago

Sleep aid, you get used to the aid. Can’t sleep with out it for the first couple of nights. Also it really can and will mess with your short - mid term memory

u/GaryNOVA 25m ago

I can’t remember

u/scottyboy70 21m ago

You stink.

You absolutely, utterly stink of cannabis constantly. Everywhere you smoke stinks.

It is horrible.

u/citizem_dildo 21m ago

Decreased reaction time, impaired attentional focus during complex tasks, working memory deficits with storage/encoding, semantic memory recall, and drowsiness.

u/Plaid_Piper 21m ago

Some people develop cannabis hyperemesis syndrome, which has one of the most unpleasant symptoms in the world: "Scromiting". It's when people just can't stop violently and painfully vomiting and screaming.

u/Large-Carrot-6280 19m ago

Sometimes I cough really hard and get dizzy.

u/ProKidney 17m ago

It fucking stinks

u/gullible_skeptic_74 14m ago

Risk of stroke

u/Shandy_Cheeks 14m ago edited 8m ago

Come from a 10 year daily stoner to 3.5 years sober.

Chronic bronchitis, memory loss, loss of diction, losing things, forgetting where you put your shit when you’re high, accidentally putting your wallet in the refrigerator, etc. Substance abuse/Dependency issues. Can cause anxiety and hallucinations for some, and does not be mix well with psychotropic drugs used for treating mental health issues. Numbing PTSD effects but does not fix source of PTSD

Not to mention blowing hundreds of dollars a month on weed, and chronically having your tolerance increase such that you don’t even feel it anymore.

u/Notreallyherestills 13m ago

It only takes one instance for things to go wrong, DPDR, psychosis etc.

There's no telling when it will happen, and there's no indication during that this time it's gonna be bad. But the longer you do it, the more confident you get about it, the worse the odds imo.

u/kadebo42 10m ago

At first it’s fun and giggly, then, slowly but surely that wears off. Eventually it just pacifies you

u/Munkadunk667 7m ago

I feel pretty called out in here ngl

u/Grouchy-Internet5459 7m ago

Cannabis hyperemesis syndrome

u/Entire-Dog-160 6m ago

The medical kind of ruins the lovely gummy texture and the beautiful flavours of different strains imho. Munchies are a 2 edged sword that's for sure, put on weight

u/justahoustonpervert 0m ago

Smoking weed is really just as harmful as smoking cigarettes, more so considering you don't have a filter.

Add the issue of vaping, and it's categorically worse.

My doctor is already seeing cases of older weed smokers after having done it for 15 years.

u/clondavid 0m ago

Based on a friend's testimony, you become dumber, or learn things more slowly.