Ok so I had a pretty bad experience yesterday.
I’m using cannabis oil that I take orally. One is a sativa based oil that’s delivered via a small pump that shoots measured dosages of 0.2 mg I think. The other is an indica based oil with CBD delivered via a syringe drip where you can measure how much you take. Both have THC. I use maybe 0.2 mg per use normally. Sometimes 0.3 with the indica. I use it mostly for anxiety or insomnia problems.
Yesterday, I had a pretty high level of pain from a tendon wound when I woke up and instead of taking pain killers I decided to use my sativa oil. But the pump didn’t spray properly a couple of times so I pumped a couple more good doses. I ended up taking twice the dosage apparently or maybe more? This was around 10am. Anyway, around 12 I was really starting to feel a strong buzz and then by 2 I was fucking tripping hard. Dizziness, everything spinning, extreme fatigue, cotton mouth, and it felt like my whole head was tingling like I had bees in there. My face was pale and I felt like I was going to pass out. I had to lie down and sleep and eventually around 5-6pm I came back to a light buzz and by 8pm I a starting to feel normal again.
I’m still feeling out of it this morning. Like it’s not completely out of my system.
Is that normal? Is it supposed to feel this way? I’ve never used cannabis until recently so I’m pretty new to this. Is the effect more intense and longer because it was taken orally?
How is it different from smoking? How strong is the effect and how long does it last when you smoke?
Update: As someone else mentioned, after getting this high, you get kind of an afterglow for a couple of days. I’ve definitely been feeling it. I’ve felt really smooth for a few days now. But I’m extremely tired. I feel like I’m not getting good quality sleep.
Today I’m feeling a bit more normal, 3 days after the experience. I’m glad there’s so hangover like you get from alcohol.
When I used oils, I found that they did last a lot longer & took a lot longer to kick in. A big part of oils & similar THC sources is knowing what your tolerance is and how much of the oil you can take.
I would normally take ~30mg of THC from an oil and go to the moon for a couple of hours (similar to what you described. Take it at 7pm, nice and high at 9pm, locked on the couch at midnight). Because it takes so long, I found that I’d actually be physically exhausted in the morning because I was still processing the THC as I slept and my body never got a break.
When it comes to taking more than you’re used to, especially with ingestables, you have to be careful. Follow the age old adage of “Start low, go slow”. There’s no point in shooting for the moon and hating the high.
Yeah THC definitely affects your sleep cycle. I saw a study on this not too long ago. Prevents you from reaching deep sleep and REM if I recall.
I definitely went too hard from the start. I was scared I had fucked up my brain and had terribly anxiety for a few hours. I learned my lesson. LoL