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Alcohol doesn't give me crippling anxiety and heightened awareness of all the weird things my body does.

by candiddevmike 2y ago

bobthepanda 2y ago
It does for some people. Either way, hardly a reason to make it illegal.
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- paulryanrogers 2y ago
  > Either way, hardly a reason to make it illegal. Indeed. Plenty of other good reasons like healthcare costs, increased physical violence, DUIs, neglected families, etc.
  - bobthepanda 2y ago
    Alcohol also does all of these things, and probably to worse degrees than marijuana, and is still legal.
Workaccount2 2y ago
I had this problem until I bought gummies and took comparatively very small doses. Now I can enjoy the warm fuzziness and giggling, without freaking out about what people think of how I am placing my left hand on my lap. I buy 5mg gummies and cut them in half, 2.5mg is plenty for me.
- InSteady 2y ago
  Less is definitely more. There really could be a stronger culture of moderation like there is with alcohol (one glass of wine / beer with dinner crowd). I almost gave up on cannabis until I started aiming to just barely hit the threshold of feeling it and eventually learned how to consistently land on the perfect mild buzz. It's way easier for me to stick to moderate use and take breaks with cannabis than it is with alcohol. Dialing in dosages with edibles is a bigger learning curve though because the feedback is so delayed. I prefer smoking for this reason as well as the shorter duration of effects. I'm using such tiny amounts, it can't be any worse for the lungs than exercising outside in a city full of car exhaust and tire particles. Or so I tell myself, ha.
Spod_Gaju 2y ago
I am this way as well. People do not realized that the cannibinol (CB1, CB2) receptors can be overly sensitive in some people. Haveing a lot of ATP and GTP will tend to do this since ATP and GTP sensitize all the g protein coupled receptors. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6461403/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6461403/ Smoking pot makes me literally curl up into a ball on the floor in panic and anxiety.
InSteady 2y ago
Alcohol is definitely bad for anxiety in the long run if you are using frequently (even in small amounts). It does a real number on your GABAergic system.
- midiguy 2y ago
  Sure, it increases anxiety overall particularly when going through withdrawals or hangovers. But I have never heard of its usage directly triggering fully-fledged panic attacks as weed so commonly does.

Alcohol doesn't give me crippling anxiety and heightened awareness of all the weird things my body does.

bobthepanda 2y ago

It does for some people. Either way, hardly a reason to make it illegal.

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paulryanrogers 2y ago
> Either way, hardly a reason to make it illegal. Indeed. Plenty of other good reasons like healthcare costs, increased physical violence, DUIs, neglected families, etc.
- bobthepanda 2y ago
  Alcohol also does all of these things, and probably to worse degrees than marijuana, and is still legal.

Workaccount2 2y ago

I had this problem until I bought gummies and took comparatively very small doses. Now I can enjoy the warm fuzziness and giggling, without freaking out about what people think of how I am placing my left hand on my lap. I buy 5mg gummies and cut them in half, 2.5mg is plenty for me.

InSteady 2y ago
Less is definitely more. There really could be a stronger culture of moderation like there is with alcohol (one glass of wine / beer with dinner crowd). I almost gave up on cannabis until I started aiming to just barely hit the threshold of feeling it and eventually learned how to consistently land on the perfect mild buzz. It's way easier for me to stick to moderate use and take breaks with cannabis than it is with alcohol. Dialing in dosages with edibles is a bigger learning curve though because the feedback is so delayed. I prefer smoking for this reason as well as the shorter duration of effects. I'm using such tiny amounts, it can't be any worse for the lungs than exercising outside in a city full of car exhaust and tire particles. Or so I tell myself, ha.

Spod_Gaju 2y ago

I am this way as well. People do not realized that the cannibinol (CB1, CB2) receptors can be overly sensitive in some people. Haveing a lot of ATP and GTP will tend to do this since ATP and GTP sensitize all the g protein coupled receptors. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6461403/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6461403/ Smoking pot makes me literally curl up into a ball on the floor in panic and anxiety.

InSteady 2y ago

Alcohol is definitely bad for anxiety in the long run if you are using frequently (even in small amounts). It does a real number on your GABAergic system.

midiguy 2y ago
Sure, it increases anxiety overall particularly when going through withdrawals or hangovers. But I have never heard of its usage directly triggering fully-fledged panic attacks as weed so commonly does.