cannabis induced anxiety disorder

iv been diagnosed with anxiety my doctor said it was caused by all the cannabis i smoked , i started smoking it when i was twelve im 23 now ..i gave it up over 2 weeks ago and im planning on staying off it anyways im wondering if i stay off it will the anxiety disorder go away or will i need medication ? anyone know ?

Hey there. While I certainly can't say whether or not it caused your anxiety disorder I can say that smoking cannabis made me progressively more anxious as I grew up. It was fun as a kid but after college every time I would do it, I would just be thinking of all the "adult" things I wouldn't be able to handle while I was... up.

Still though, I've never heard of smoking cannabis actually causing a full-blown disorder. Not saying it isn't possible, but I'm really curious to see if laying off the stuff works. Please report back!

i ###$ it up my dealer called to my house today with a quater and i bought it i was doing well two weeks without it and i stopped craving for it during those two weeks but for some reason i said yes when i was offered it i hope im able to stay off it after the quater is gone thanks for replying

This happened to me several years ago, what was once fun and enlightening turned me into feeling like I was going to die. Even after I quit it I did end up getting dx'd a couple times with Anxiety/Panic disorders, I was prescribed Klonopin but I hated it so I resorted to breathing in a paper bag, mind-over-matter, that sort of thing for years. It wasn't until I had high BP when I was pregnant that I was rx'd Beta-Blockers, which controlled my heartbeat so it wouldn't get out of control, that I found something that could keep my anxiety at bay. GL! Careful with that quarter, to me it just wasn't worth it (though, I do admit to getting into alcohol to relax my nerves for a while, that wasn't that great either.)

I have been just diagnosed with GAD. I have smoked cannabis since I was 12 and now I am 25. I used to not worry about anything and was really easy going and understanding, with anxiety I turned into a person who worries about everything. it wasn't caused by smoking but when I smoked I got worse! It stems from situations in ur life(trama) relationships have a lot to play with it! I always get the feeling I will be judged or anything I do won't be good enough! So I hide emotions that should be shared but aren't because of a feeling of unexceptance. Smoking makes chemicals in the brain that cause other parts of the brain to change the way u react to feelings or actions. I have been clean for two weeks and have hit withdrawls bad! I hope I get some support from this forum! Working 50 hours a week and dealing with this, and my girl friend dumped me after I started getting overwhelmed with everything