Can I smoke again?
This is my first Reddit post and I hope this post is relevant!!* TW discussing thr*wing up
Hi, so a little back story, I was a daily smoker of just weed and tobacco in a joint (3/4 joints a day) for around 7 years, I would smoke before college, after college, before work, after work etc, It became a massive necessity in my life. About a year and a half ago I had to stop smoking for like 4 days and as soon as I hadn’t smoked for a day I woke up the next morning with severe stomach pain and v*miting multiple times every hour I couldn’t eat or drink anything and I would still be thr*wing up stomach acid, this went on for around 2/3 days before I had to go to A&E due to severe dehydration and had to have an iv drip etc, I was sent home the same day, the next day it was still occurring and I was still being sick, so had to go to a&e again for the same process of rehydration and a drip, I ended up being told to go on a liquid diet for a couple of weeks and that I had ‘gastritis’ but I am wondering why it all started as soon as I quit smoking? I had to get an endoscopy a few months later and had acid burns at the bottom of my oesophagus. And btw a week after I was sent to A&E i started smoking again and my symptoms subsided anyway so I was back to daily use, skip forward to January of this year (2026) I stopped smoking again cold turkey and the same thing happened where I was having severe stomach pain and thr*wing up so had to go to A&E was diagnosed with gastritis and IBS and been taking omeprazole ever since, I ended up stopping weed entirely, and my symptoms eventually subsided but the night I came home from hospital I tried to smoke and had a massive panic attack with shakes, palpitations and literally thought I was dying it was so scary, I don’t know if it was because I was given morphine in the hospital and it was just a bad reaction, so I decided to stop entirely and I felt better but It came with a lot of mental difficulty with panic attacks and anxiety attacks about my heart and health to the point I was calling emergency services quite frequently and had to quit my job and move back home with my parents, I couldn’t go anywhere or stand up for long without feeling like I was going to pass out and it lasted for a few months I’m better now and managing daily life again (not sure if that is relevant to this sub but just thought I’d mention it sorry) but I was just wondering if it was CHS or just a very very bad weed withdrawal or even nicotine withdrawal? I was continuing to use a vape while I quit so not sure it was nicotine but worth mentioning, it’s been over 5 months since I last smoked and recently just started smoking cigarettes, will I be able to smoke weed again? Or will the panic attacks come back if I try? I’m really scared about the mental health side of it as it was honestly one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had to go through, I just want to be able to smoke once a month or something and feel good again, life is just so crappy without it and I still miss it a lot lol I know it sounds stupid but I don’t drink and have (diagnosed) ADHD and a musculoskeletal issue that causes severe nerve pain and joint pain and was using the bud to help manage the pain and symptoms of my ADHD as I have a very active brain that I do not like I have a tendency for anxiety but it was never bad enough to cause panic attacks like I did when I tried smoking again as I believe that was my first panic attack, weed was always nice to shut it off and just relax, I don’t take traditional medication as I’ve got a fear of tablets due to a surprise allergy and haven’t been able to take medication for anything since literally have to take calpol if I’m in pain, I just miss it quite a lot, so yeah to summarise -
Can I still smoke again without having panic attacks?
If I do smoke again one time will I get the same issues with my stomach?
Is there a way I can ease into smoking again to make it easier on myself mentally to avoid the panic attacks?
(Sorry if this is not relevant to the sub or the way I have written it I’m not great with writing and prone to yapping a bit lol)