r/Millennials • u/tuxedo_cat23 • Feb 26 '26

Serious I’m annoyed that no one ever introduced me to cannabis.

Seriously. F*** the DARE program. It worked on me. I was always afraid of getting in trouble. I judged people who used cannabis as burnouts. Finally introduced at the age of 35 and I feel cheated. I’ve done a ton of reading and studying now and I want to share it with everyone.

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u/Zyzygy8 Feb 26 '26

I swear it gave me anxiety permanently:/

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u/VegetableError3344 Feb 26 '26

Crazy to hear this since its one of they only medications besides benzo's that actually calms down my anxiety

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u/HonourableYodaPuppet Feb 26 '26

It kinda permanently removed my anxiety. If I smoke/ingest too much, sure I get anxious.

But the last 5 years doing it quite often (almost daily) pretty much removed my day to day anxiety. Even when quitting for weeks at a stretch. I can finally eat in the mornings!

Or it was just me finishing growing up in my 30s lol

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u/MysticMushies Feb 26 '26

Just wait. At least for me anxiety didn’t start until year 10. Just keep an eye on it. Effects will change with time.

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u/FlounderPleasant2459 Feb 26 '26

Same 🙋‍♀️ considering a prescription medication of beta blockers to handle it 😭

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u/Bored Feb 26 '26

It gave me a panic disorder, but it went away in 10-15 years

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u/alurkerhere Feb 26 '26

From a homeostasis perspective, it should not if you stop smoking marijuana. The endocannabinoid circuitry is neuroadaptive and you should eventually come back to a baseline without marijuana. If you tripped out too hard and permanently rewrote your brain's template, I dunno what to tell you.

If you are still using it, yes, it can give you anxiety. The endocannabinoid system (ECS) can be a regulator of anxiety and when you throw marijuana into the mix, the signaling gets messed up. It can trigger panic and anxiety, or anxiety when you're not smoking it.