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well i used to smoke marijuana for about three years and i stoped for about three months until my friend asked me to smoke with him after i smoked i had paranoia but i know that that is normal but then it felt like my heart was beating out of my chest but i finally fell asleep but for the next two weeks i became very depressed and could not sleep. Now every time i smoke weed my heart begins to race and i freak out. So my question is am i allergic to pot?

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Hi Chris,

One of the very common side effects of smoking marijuana is having these symptoms of anxiety and in some cases paranoia. These may last long after stopping smoking it. This is because of an underlying metabolic disorder that may have been triggered by THC.  Marijuana is also known a schizophrenic reaction. Please read:

Drug Addiction is a Nutritional Disorder at:
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au/articles/drug_addictions_nutritional_disorder.htm...

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I have a degree in Psychology from the Sydney University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Nutrition. I am also the author of “GETTING OFF THE HOOK” which deals with the nutritional and psychological treatment of personality disorders. It is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. I am interested in the relationship between nutrition and behaviour, and as a Probation ans Parole Officer facilitated groups for offenders, many of whom were alcoholics and drug addicts, sex offenders or compulsive gamblers, as well as the whole gamut of “personality disorders”. I am also the ex-editor of the Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia Newsletter, a quarterly publication dealing with hypoglycemia and related health problems. Its web site, together with a shortened course of PSYCHOTHERAPY can be visited at: http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

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Nutritional Psychotherapist

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The Hypoglycemic Health Association of Australia
http://www.hypoglycemia.asn.au

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GETTING OFF THE HOOK
which is freely available on the internet at Google Book Search. Various articles in Hypoglycemic Health Association Newsletter

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BA(Psych) (Sydney University) Post Grad Dip Clin Nutr (International Academy of Nutrition)

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