I have, yeah. Effects vary for people but my friend and I have both noticed that it helps quite a bit with anxiety. I mean, anxiety isn't the only reason I use it, partially for fun, mainly for other issues like tourette's, and I helps with that too, actually. It might not go away but it definitely helps to deal with it. Weed also generally isn't an addictive substance, so as long as you have access to good kush and a bit of self control, I should think you'd be okay.

Yeah, it definitely helps me and keeps me in a great mood. I know that I can't do it forever though because once I graduate I'm going into teaching so I definitely don't want to get in trouble. But for now it's definitely helping me!

I'm glad it works for you. Weed gives me more panic and anxiety. And a horrible "hangover" the next morning. But I say go ahead and use it if it helps.

Thanks! For a while I used to get anxiety before because I was afraid to get too high. I hate that feeling. But now I just smoke very little and I'm fine. I never liked getting stupid high, just enough to relax me. Haha

Am in my mid 30's.. I have smoked weed on and off since i was 18 or some. Weed is beautiful but like anything else, it should be used with a bit of brains. I am African..in Africa..grew up seeing my grand pa feed weed to his animals. He used it as tea leaves and died at 109 years..He grew it. We still have a few bushes of it. Since its so hard for governments to control for tax purposes, they will always b.s it...but Its a natural mystic. Have fun

I think there's a more fundamental problem here. You have in your hands the pot. Can experiment for yourself, and find out as primary information, knowledge you have personally gained, whether it's any use to you or not.

But you don't choose to investigate the real world. you choose to ask other people their experiences.

Their experiences are not your experiences. Gain your own knowledge of the world.

Hey iKant, wow that's amazing! Your grandpa lived a very long life!! I've also starting smoking around that age but it never became a habit. Just used it whenever I needed to relax. It's amazing how smoking works more than actual prescriptions! I was told by a couple friends that they always felt worse after smoking so I guess it doesn't work for everyone.

Bridget, trust me, I am experiencing the real world. I already said that I've used pot in the past to calm down. I was simply curious as to how other people react to pot with anxiety...

@Moondreamer1988, I think diff people use and have diff experiences with weed..at the end of the day, its how u relate / why u r using it. Like I wrote earlier, I grew up around weed and I have experimented with it on and off mostly for recreational purposes..but later for anxiety attacks and the usual life drama. As a kid who grew up here, our perception to weed might be alil diff from yours over there. To us here, its one of those plants that u can find as a bush in not so few places. The negativity and lies about its use is not as ' false/artificial' as in lots of cities out there..

Adding a new drug to thew mix, pot, did not work for me. Just like adding another doctor prescribed med will give me cause to ask "Is this helping me". Asking about prescription drugs has netted more information I can use.

There is little formal research on the subject, but the little that is out there and the professionals I have spoken to all say that smoking actually increases anxiety overall. Even if it helps temporarily, the long term affects may cause more suffering. For me personally, anything that "may" cause more suffering, I stay away from. :)