Cannabis use linked to anxiety diagnoses, worsened anxiety disorders

Re:Cannabis use linked to anxiety diagnoses, worsened anxiet... by antod on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @01:43PM (#39278589)

During a mental health first aid course, I remember being told those mistakes can (admittedly rarely) happen in the other direction too. ie someone thinking they were having a panic attack actually having a heart attack instead.

The advice was to go call an ambulance anyway for someone having a serious panic attack. But for what it's worth, that advice was given somewhere where calling ambulances won't cost you.

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Re:Cannabis use linked to anxiety diagnoses, worsened anxiet... by user_7832 on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @03:05PM (#39279793)

A friend of my father unfortunately had a similar issue. Complained of acidity in the morning, dead from a heart attack by afternoon. It's much better to be over-cautious in such cases.

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Re:Cannabis use linked to anxiety diagnoses, worsened anxiet... by shutupnerd0000 on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @07:47PM (#39283051)

The key word here is father. If you're in your 20s or 30s, chances of it being heart attack instead of panic attack are incredibly low.

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Re:Cannabis use linked to anxiety diagnoses, worsened anxiet... by user_7832 on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @04:33PM (#39294609)

While I mostly agree, I myself unfortunately very likely experienced pericarditis after my covid shot. Worst pain I've had in a long time, but I was "sure" it was just gas and "couldn't be a heart issue because it's been going on for x hours or else I'd have been dead". I wish diagnostics was easier for health & heart conditions.

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