Are you trying to quit and going through Marijuana withdrawal?
You are not alone. Many heavy weed smokers go through some form of withdrawal when they haven’t smoked recently. This page describes the physical and psychological symptoms of withdrawal from marijuana. I should know – I smoked weed for close to 10 years before I learned how to kick my addiction to marijuana. Knowing what to expect will help you succeed!
How Long Does Marijuana Withdrawal Take?
Most people who experience marijuana withdrawal symptoms get them between the second and tenth day of quitting weed. Symptoms can last for up to a month in some people. The most intense withdrawal period will be the first week to ten days after you quit smoking marijuana. Different symptoms will resolve themselves at different rates.
Remember that each day the negative symptoms will decrease until you are physically and mentally free from THC! When you know what to expect, you will be well equipped to deal with it!
Marijuana Withdrawal Anxiety
The most common symptom of withdrawal is a low grade anxiety. Although not severe, this feeling is not easily remedied by through distraction or just thinking happy thoughts. In my opinion, the anxiety felt when detoxing from weed is a combination of fear of being sober, and desire to return to a stoned state of mind. It’s almost like your mind is saying “Things aren’t normal, I don’t like this new state”. As you become accustomed to not smoking and the new state of mind, the anxiety will fade.\
Insomnia, Sleeping, and Dreaming
Whenever I quit smoking weed, I would always have disturbances in my sleep. In the beginning the insomnia can be quite severe. The worst for me was about 4 hours sleep in 60 hours. I have heard of some people sleeping less than 5 hours every night, but the worst of the insomnia symptoms tend to disappear about a week after quitting.
The dreams that you experience during marijuana withdrawal can be very intense and vivid, and many people (myself included) have had crazy end-of-the-world nightmares. When you smoke a lot of pot, you tend not to dream as much, or at least not remember them, so getting used to dreaming and interpreting dreams takes some time. I have found that my dreams stabilize after about a month, and the bad dreams subside within the first couple weeks.
Change of Appetite and Weight Loss
Another common marijuana detox symptom is the lack of an appetite. I have met a couple people who need to smoke before they eat. When they quit smoking, they don’t have the desire to eat. It’s almost like they needed the munchies to eat food.Let’s face it, marijuana withdrawal stresses the body out, and when you get stressed, you can lose your appetite and lose weight. The weight loss has got to be the best benefit of detox!
Cures for Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms
The best cure for Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms is time and patience. Having a plan to get through the withdrawal and avoid relapse is also one the keys in learning how to quit smoking marijuana. One thing that really helped me get through the withdrawal and cravings was the Cannabis Coach Easy Quit Audio series by Gary Evans. It guided me through first couple of weeks and gave me exercises to remove some of the stress from quitting.
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thanks so much, I love this website… you have no idea how important it is to me to have found this!
I am not alone, thank you so much. Your a very kind and generous person for REACHING OUT.
Thank you! I WISH YOU THE VERY VERY BEST!!
Stay sober man, your a success =)
I KNOW WHEN I DONT HAVE ANY MONEY TO BUY WEED, I BE HAVING WITHDRAW.I ALSO GET REALLY BAD HEADACHES AND CANT SEEM TO SLEEP VERY MUCH.I DONT HAVE MUCH OF AN APPETITE MYSELF WHEN IM SOBER. THATS BAD I KNO. I NEED HELP, BUT AS LONG AS I HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT, HOW CAN I REFUSE.
I started going to marijuana anonymous this week. It has made a major change in me. It is very difficult for me to quit on my own, but with the group, I have a lot of support and care. The group fills the void that marijuana once filled.
I smoked pot as I have severe insomnia and it worked great for about 12 years, but recently I have totally changed my life and have become very healthy except for this… so I quit about 10 days ago. I have been experiencing extreme insomnia, I wake up and I don’t realize I was even asleep until I remember the dream I just had…I am so irritable and my doctor has given me sleeping pills but it doesn’t seem to have any effect.. I am trying to get through this but it is so hard to function. If anyone has any words of encouragement or suggestions, please, please, suggest!!! I want to kick this and I have the willpower… I think, just not sure how sane I’m going to be in a few days if I don’t get some sleep…
im having withdrawals right now too. i ran out 2 days ago. i had the anxiety sweats a little bit last night along with a headache which i never get. today i can see my face sinking in from the lack of eating. this happens every time i run out. i smoke 1 oz every 5 days so im a heavy smoker. im also bi polar and im freaking crazy without weed. im even on disability for this. pills dont work!! tried over 10 diffrent meds untill my liver enzymes got messed up from the pills. il have my weed (savior) tomorrow but i was just looking for a cure to help me eat when im out because im already underweight. good luck to the people who want to quit. i wish i could and be sane.
I quit smoking 10 days ago (after 15 years of smoking).
the last 5 days I’ve been having nightmares all related with smoking. It’s hard because your system is used to the weed so your body is wanting more.
During the day I’m doing fine, I’m practicing restorative yoga (calming poses) and inversions, they help a lot with anxiety and insomnia. I recomend Viparita Karani, supta badha konasana.
Good luck.
wow… when i read the title about marijuana i laughed thinking who could possibly believe in marijuana withdrawal… stupidest thing i’ve ever heard. So i heard it and I experienced EVERY SINGLE ONE of those symptoms whenever I decided to quit…
I have a boyfriend who is against my constant breaks for smoking pot. We have been dating for four months now and the cravings for pot and the constant questioniong of why i am sober is haunting me. I Feel as if I get more abusive and kind of rude when i am having a craving. Why? I dont want to lose my boyfriend. I’m afraid ill hurt him.
What do I do?
hey…so i started having sinus and congestion pains the last month before i quit..its been 8 years of smoking everyday(hash and tobacco joints)..this is my second time quitting…i quit once for a few months 8 years ago..before which i had been smoking 4 yrs without a break…it has always been the highlight of the day…put everything aside even family just to come back home and do my thing…i really love it…but i knew that the attacks and pain were only going to get worse…they had started to drive me crazy…so i decided to quit for a few months….now its been 25 days or so…i have been focusing on my health…added new things to my daily routine..if i can call it a routine…things like fruits and veggies,exercise,vitamins etc…so now i spend almost 2 hours everyday on these things…i feel good about it..but i have still not started to feel positive changes in my life as yet…i guess i need to keep at it and give it some more time…i have been experiencing most of the symptoms of withdrawal like bad sleep,anxiety,stress, vivid dreams etc…some of these dreams are beautiful and i learn lots from them…but overall i am feeling stressed at times…also because i am at a confusing stage in my life…lots going on…i’m trying to start a new business(small)…i have hardly ever worked and have many conflicts in my mind about work and how life should be spent doing what one loves but then there is the need for money …and my parents are not going to be able to support me for ever..i live in a country where the minimum wage is like $3 a day for a 12 hour shift and there is lots of poverty around this enrages and frightens me.so…i am in the process of taking responsibility for my own life,unhappyness,loneliness etc..i have never earned money before ..i’m 27…i’ve never had a girlfriend…etc…so i tend to worry about stuff..sometimes more than necessary..many times ending it all seems like a logical step…but thats not a solution..i know that…and i love life…it is so beautiful…but our world of people and what we have created and call life…and esspecially the direction we are headed…glamour,money,capitalism,pollution,greed,war,global warming etc…these things just make it seem like there is no way out…but i still know that anything is possible…i can still be happy inspite of all the crap…anyway…quitting has been a good decesion…the sinus pains are slowly subsiding…gonna give it its time…care for my body..also i tend to be more willing to go out and do things , meet people etc which is a good thing while starting a business .after some time i’m gonna start with cannabutter and edible thc stuff like that…then a vaporizer..but i’m gonna live a balanced life..it is possible to do everything in moderation…hopefully in the next few months i will be able to get my life on track…start getting some confidence about my ability to earn and support myself…the girl thing will fall in place in time…as of now…being sucessful at sticking to my plan of going clean is going to instill some self confidence..and renewed faith in my self and my will to succeed at all the upcoming challenges… anyway…thanks for reading..and providing a place to share..goodluck and lots of love to everyone…
While I agree that there is such a thing as cannabis withdrawal, most of the symptoms you describe-insomnia, anxiety, lack of appetite-can be a result of several causes, not simply the marijuana itself.
First of all, I assume most of you actually smoke marijuana, as opposed to eating or vaporizing it. This means you’re constantly ingesting multitudes of toxic chemicals-benzene, carbon monoxide, tar, other carcinogens-from the smoke into your system. Of course you’re going to feel crappy once you stop: your body has to clean itself out while you’re no longer staving off the pain with a daily high. This happens when you smoke ANYTHING, not just pot.
Also, if like one of the above posters you are smoking tobacco-wrapped blunts, congratulations. You are most likely addicted to nicotine. And, as any cigarette smoker can tell you, nicotine withdrawal is a total bitch. Check out http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/cravingsandurges/a/withdrawal.htm and you’ll see that many of the symptoms you’re complaining about can be directly linked to nicotine use. Again, if you were to eat or vaporize your pot, you wouldn’t be having these problems.
Second, the author is incorrect in his saying that THC withdrawal causes negative feelings. Anyone who has five minutes and basic research skills will discover that not only is it chemically IMPOSSIBLE to become addicted to THC, but your brain actually has special cells (cannabinoid receptors) specifically made to accommodate substances like THC. The compound, once ingested, activates these receptors for a set amount of time (usually between four and six hours, the time that you’re “high”), and is then relegated to the body’s adipose (fat) tissue, where it remains chemically inert. That is, it stays in your body for weeks after you ingest it (that’s how drug tests can detect previous use), though it doesn’t actually make a chemical impact on your system.
The post-quitting “anxiety” many of you profess to experience can also be traced back not to the lack of drug use but to your own issues as an individual. Smoking multiple times a day indicates a psychological addiction (like I said, chemical addiction is not possible). You experience anxiety because the crux you’ve been using to cope with your problems is now gone. Instead of going cold-turkey and quitting, why not just scale back your use until you can live your life without it? I treat pot the same way as I treat go-kart rides and ice cream cones: a fun treat to enjoy once in a while, and nothing more. Until you can fix whatever it is in your life that’s caused you to turn to constant drug use, you won’t be happy-whether you’re high OR sober.
I think withdrawal symptoms is a small price to pay to become like a normal sober person again. (given that these symptoms only last upto 2 weeks in MOST cases). Few word of advice….no matter how severe the symptoms are or how crazy you go without weed, DO NOT take any pharmaceuticals or other stuffs to make you sleep better. C’mon guys we are trying to QUIT AN ADDICTION, and what good will it do if you quit weed, and take on sleeping pills every night to go to sleep, or take anti-depressant pills to make you relax. These pills also got a long term effect on your body. Why give up which once was your best friend (yeah dude I am talking about your best friend called POT) and take up something so stupid as sleeping & anti depressant pills which doesn’t give you any HIGH or STONED, has the risk of OD, and also cost you money, and doesn’t really do any good to your body?? If you cannot sleep, do a little physical exercise to make your body tired, and if that doesn’t help, and let it be like that and don’t worry, as things will start getting stabilize after the 1st week. I was happy to accept the fact that my first week’s routine will get upside down due to lack of sleep & loss of appetite and anxiety & the craving, because its much better than your life gets upside down somewhere along the track if you continue to smoke weed. Just the way it took sometime for you to develop the habit of smoking weed every day, similarly it will take time for the THC to get out of your body. There must be good few pounds of THC in your body, so TIME is STICKING TO YOUR DECISION FIRMLY will make the whole thing a little easier. And if everything fails, go on a forced holiday somewhere, where you won’t have access to any dealer
But still do not take those medications…………… Some doctors look at us as Psychos, otherwise why would we need medications??
Lastly if YOU think QUITTING is going to do you GOOD, then please make a sincere effort and don’t be a chicken to face the withdrawal symptoms. I went nuts too for the first 6-7 days, but I am counting my DAY 13, and things surely looks progressing.
Good luck to you all and wish me luck too…..
while surfing the net (fu$$ed up off of some good a@s s*!t) me and stay to high(my cousin) found this website and started reading the comment and decide that we were going to make it our new years resolution to stop smoking weed. (we’re not ready just yet) we will stop on the 1st. but we will slow down on the intake of blunts and go all natural with a bong. we will keep you posted on the status of quitting….
Interesting, Check this out…..”My cousin Gotta Have It”and I
were discussing how we were going to stop smokin Herbals the natural plant of the earth. We came across this websight, We were high as hell while we were doing this….
What Fu**** our minds up was that we are not the only ones who smoke like a Moth-Fu***. Continuing to read the comments posted we became overwhelmed and had to take a Blueberry Cush break believe me it was worth it!!!! We decided that we will quit however we will continue until the end of 2008. We will keep you updated on our progress
Stay 2 High
I Mus say ive been smokeing weed for about 4 years stright and be for the 2 years i took off i must of smoked back to to back 2 years befor that in a total that would be aorund 8 years, i am 22 and i smoke up to 4~5 blunts daily feels as if my life never goten sucessful because of this problem
but then again im allways happy on it
iam focused on it now
i relax and injoy it indulgently
but it has to stop i gave up ciggerettes,
not will have to give up pot, MAN!!! NOT THE POT!!!!
to jon, i think some of the stuff you said was a bit negative to this website, first of all why are you talking about cannibis not being pysically addictive, you said its pyscological, well pyscological or pysical its still addictive, and i would rather have the shakes, than no sleep, and no appetite, i have a serious addiction to skunk,im trying to give up, its been 5 days now, at the moment i have about 4-5 hours sleep, and it also messed up my times, ive been trying to sleep at around six in the morning and i have a job, and im not even tired i just try to relax as much as i can, my body like you said is working fine, no pyscal addiction, so ill get hungry, but my brain dosent care, same with sleep, last night i could feel my body stating to relax but my eyes were squinting because i was forcing them closed, its not good when your belly is rumbling you go to eat and, its like your brain is rejecting it. by the way i still smoke cigarettes so how can it be a nicotine problem. also some people are known as bingers, i dont know why but if ihad to guess i would say it could be down to the individual, example, maybe the person is quilt spoilt with no real disipline of themselves, but then surely you should give up all together if you cant control yourself, if you can then good for you, but then you shouldent even be moaning or writing on a website like this one because you have no real problem. good luck to everyone else
Hi Dan UK:
Listen, I think a lot of the problem with quitting weed or with understanding the withdrawal symptoms is that it’s EXTREMELY
different with each person. I have very extreme reactions when I quit.
I quit ten years ago, and went through hell. It lasted about a year. I never met anyone who had the same reaction. Then ten years passed, and one day I don’t know why I met someone who was smoking and I thought “oh well, I can do it now…” and I started up again. I smoked for about a year and then realized what a mistake it was and stopped again. So now I am going through the same things I went through ten years ago, and I have to say I have never met anyone that had a similar experience. And I would recommend using an over the counter sleep aid. In the US we have Tylenol PM and I use this whenever I can’t get to sleep. Pot messed me up pretty bad, and I haven’t smoked for ten months and still feel the thc in my system. It was the same ten years ago. I was a mess for about a year after I stopped. Some people stop and their life levels out after a month or so, so whenever I say my experience I get strange reactions. I met someone who had a husband who had a similar problem (I never met him though) and I have heard of others who have extreme reactions. But in the end, it doesn’t matter to me if someone agrees with me about what I’m going through or not. You have to find what works for you, and just honor the other people who are struggling. We all have different systems and different reactions. The best thing is that we all know pot can be a nightmare and it’s best that we don’t smoke anymore. My therapist said the other day that he has met others who are still plagued with thc in their system a year after they quit, so I don’t feel so alone anymore, but still I have yet to personally encounter anyone who has. We’re all different! Good luck to you. You know what you need to do more than anyone else, and I know how it feels. Sometime it is frustrating even when people try to help. But it passes and things get better.
I’ve been going through all these symptoms for the last two and a half weeks. It certainly is getting better. The first few days were the worst. I eventually ended up in Sierra Vista Hospital because I thought I was dying. I’ve been clean since dec. 23 ‘08 and it is now jan 9th ‘09 most the headaches are gone. I still get sore when i sit around not doing much. And my sleep isn’t what it was yet… i seem to wake up every 2 hours or something. But i had a good dream about getting some action last night! haha. Marijuana withdrawal is possible for some and impossible for others. I know i’ll be getting better with more time. Another thing that worries me is time seems to be moving a lot faster now and i hate that.
Being addicted to weed is being a victim of life.I have smoked for 12 years and stopped this month.I feel much better.In response to a comment made on this page not everyone smokes because they have problems.some people just like to get high.it is true though that many people hide their problems by getting high and this is not the answer.The answer is to exercise and be healthy and face all of your problems head on.I believe that life is about progressing yourself and making yourself better,which is why I quit.pot never caused any real problems,it just made me lazy.being lazy is not the way to be successful and have the things you want.
This is for the poster jon. I dont think you have a clue what its like to smoke a half O a week for 8 years and then stop abruptly. Some of us cant treat pot like “An ice cream cone” or a “Go cart ride” as you word it. Ive been trying to quit pot for 4 years on and off only getting to the 3rd week 1 time. Each time I try to quit the withdrawals get more shitty physically(Maybe from lack of sleep) and mentally. Im on my 5th day right now and its getting better, but I have moments where I get hit with EXTREME anxiety and panic, then this leads to nausea. The only thing that gets me through it is the fact I know these peaks of anxiety will pass, and they gradually are getting more spaced out. I assure you THC is chemically addictive because within ONE puff of a joint, ALL THE NEGATIVE SYMPTOMS ARE GONE INSTANTLY. I refuse to fall back into old habits as I now know how the withdrawal process works, and Iam prepared to beat it this time. Good luck to everybody STAY STRONG.
Jon, I have to agree with Dan UK on your comment. Although its commendable that you are quite knowledgable its also a wee bit patronizing to people to say that what they are feeling is not scientifically right. Who cares what the cause is, its addictive! Whatever’s in it, tar etc, doesn’t matter, its addictive. What your saying is similar to saying that cigarettes aren’t addictive, the nicotine is. Well, we all know that but its just nit picking. I’m 30yrs old and have been smoking pot for 20yrs. I have a very well balanced life (now) and have recently given up. I achieved this feat because i did deal with inner issues first, but I still went through withdrawal symptoms and they still made life very difficult. What ever the cause, whatever specific toxin is doing it, doesn’t matter. This page is for discussing how to deal with it, not demeaning people and to tell them how silly they are in believing it. I couldn’t give a rats arse what toxin may or may not be associated with this and that symptom. These are symptons of giving up and this is a forum and page on dealing with it. Thanks to all of you for giving me something to read and reminding me why i don’t want another spliff, when my brain, body or neurons (we’ll have to ask Jon which one it is) was telling me I did!! Good luck to everyone and I hope it works out for us all!!!
how can i help a friend (who i am really close to) get through the withdrawal symptoms without falling again into smoking pot? he has been smoking for around 2 years now and just recently (as of 7-8 days ago) he stopped. he has had some symptoms already, but doesn’t know how to not smoke again, or what to do about his urges to go back…
please, i really need help. i will truly appreciate it if anyone could give me any suggestions on how to help…
Drew, I also get some EXTREME panic attacks and anxiety when I stop. The bad anxiety is what makes me give in.
I found out that if you exercise everyday, it does wonders. One of the withdrawal symptoms I get is a strong sense of impending doom, like the world is coming to an end.(crazy right??)
But after a long workout, I feel almost the exact opposite. It’s a natural high, It makes the anxiety and panic COMPLETELY go away. It also helps you sleep.
If your in the process of quitting, get out and exercise! Ride your bike, jog, lift weights, anything that gets your body working.
Good Luck Everyone!!!
wow i’m not even a heavy smoker and i’m going through this. i didn’t think it’d happen because i don’t get addicted to anything. this is so weird lol. i can’t sleep and my eating schedule is all messed up. i’ve lost like 3 pounds and i keep having these vivid dreams. it’s been like four weeks since my last joint and the craving just hit me like two days ago but i just realized what it was today. today this boy was cearly very high and smelled of marijuana and i wanted to hold him down and suck the thc from his lungs lmao. but i’m going to get through this. i’m determined.
Most of the withdraw symptoms can be easily overcome with simple exercise,reading,meditation and yoga. If you cant sleep exercise. Running or walking fast is the best way to burn up excess energy. Whenever I cant sleep I run 4 miles. I am normally so tired after running 4 miles I fall right asleep. If I am still not tired I do push ups and situps till I feal tired. Sometimes my body is tired but my brain is not so I read until I feal tired. Exercise also speeds up the meatbolise and will make you feal hungry without smoking. The key is to run first thing in the morning, this will keep your metabolism burning all day long. This will keep you hungry all day as well. If your not hungry your not running long enogh. 2 to 4 miles a will get you hungry fast.
I also like to do yoga it releases toxins inside your body and keeps your body centered and releases stress as well. I bought a yoga video at walmart and I watch it everyday. I also feal meditation is a key to soberiety. Simple meditation works great for me. The key to meditation is keeping a silent mind for 20 mins a day. Take time and set it aside for meditation time. I like to foucus on my breathing. I foucus on each breath that god give me and the change of breath. 20 mins of no problems or stress just me and god. I feal this is the most important key. It keeps me calm and peaceful throughout the day. Quiting weed is all about your mind state you have to want to stop smoking. Keep your mind busy with other things in life. Dont forget there is a life without weed. Pretty soon you will forget that you ever smoked weed.
I have been a dedicated stoner for 2 1/2 years (and comparing to others, that isn’t a lot…haha) but I need to focus on college, and get a more serious idea of what I want to do in life. I have/was been clean for 3 days (a much “needed” relapse about 3 hours ago) and those few days have never been so difficult for me. I feel like I am going bananas because I feel so on edge. I have the craziest dreams at night, and that’s IF I sleep. Now at night I won’t fall asleep until about 5 in the morning, or if I fall asleep around 12 then I’ll wake up every hour. I knew I would be going through withdrawals, but I didn’t know I would be feeling all these emotions!
Today was the worst, I was alone all day and mid-terms ended, so I figured I would relax. However, it was anything but that. All day I was emotionally unstable, and I was constantly analyzing everything. After a while I just became really scared and sad, so I smoked two wonderful bowls of grape ape, and I felt better–but that was only temporary.
I want to quit for myself, so I am going to try hard everyday not to smoke. But I do agree with some of the comments, working out helps! When I run, I don’t want to smoke weed. I just feel so good that the crave isn’t even there.
Wish me luck! And I wish everyone who is trying to stop smoking. It takes patience and time, and it’s OK to relapse–no one is perfect! As long as we are attempting to do what we feel is right, then everything will be ok!
As Bob Marley said, “Every little thing gonna be alright!”
I been smoking for the past 2years almost every day. I stop smoking about 3weeks ago because i wanted to change my life really, smoking was just making me lazy and get no where. anyways I been reading alot about the withdrawal symptoms and how everyone who quits feels. for me its 3rd week and I was fine really during the first week i was fine really other than not getting enough sleep and the craving. then about the second week i felt areal extreme anxiety attack that just put me down and almost started smoking again. it third week now and right be for i post this comment i had another really bad anxiety attack, sweating headache and feel like there’s no way out a this shit. I feel like the whole world is coming down on top of me. someone please tell me are these symptoms ever gonna stop. i mean its been three weeks now and this time was worse than last specially the anxiety. somebody help is are these from the weed or am i just going crazy????????????????
Okay first of all I have no clue why all of you have a problem with weed.
I have been smoking for many years can hold a job and family. There is no chemicals in marijuana that would cause a physical addiction. But there is a mental addiction that can be formed. I agree I do feel like weed can relax me and helps me cooperate in a society where alcohol is all good fun but marijuana Is from the devil. Asprin has killed a total of 5 people a year compared to marijuana which is not deadly. The point I am trying to make is why does out society look down on marijuana when it is from God while man made alcohol which is far more addictive and I have seen this tear many of my friends apart. No matter what anyone says I will never act negative toward a plant which has done so many good things for me. You tell me why am I so happy can hold a job and have a great family and smoke?? Alcohol could have torwn me apart but marijuana has NEVER done me wrong. Who ever said smoking marijuana will destroy relationships? That’s an easy answer the media. The media potrays us to believe we should not be high instead we should get wasted. The commericials are a huge factor to keeping marijuana illegal by saying it is wrong but these commercials are funded by leading alcohol companies which cause serious addictions and tear people apart physically and kill. Thats right kill. There is more addiction to alcohol than herione. You tell me what’s immoral?
yo,me and my brother have been gettin monged for about 6 years to the point wer it doesnt feel like its doing anything.obviously your body is used to it,even if it doesnt feel like you getting stoned.we just put ciggys in skins and im sure thats the best way to get strate off it.i didnt have 1 single withdrawal symtom but my brother had the big sweats and couldnt sleep,also had bad nightmares.these have all disapeared now so dont be afraid,its easy.
I am a very heavy marijuana smoker… Last summer after a night of hardcore drinking and smokin I woke up with a hanger… It was sooo bad that I didnt want to smoke or drink anymore so I quit doing both… BIG mistake…I began havin panic attacks…had a spontaneous CSF leak ( when the fluid surrounding your brain and spinal chord leaks) and that was HORRIBLE! I was basically on bedrest for an entire month! I lost 20 lbs because I had NO appetite and was EXTREMELY depressed… When I began smoking weed again I felt better! To this day I smoke everyday and feel fine… I smoke marijuana it doesnt smoke me! I dont let it get in the way of the things I need to do! Im in college and doing quite well! So for all of you trying to quit more power to you, but Im going to continue… Look at it this way if doctors prescribe it for 2 of the most HORRIBLE illnesses in the world (cancer and AIDS) then I do see a problem…
marijuana is not bad for you, it has been smoked for thousands of years, i haven’t had weed for a few weeks and i never had any of those. i actually had more concentration in school and at my job.
It’s a preference. It should be up to you and only you. If someone is forcing you, or otherwise making you feel obligated to quit smoking, against your better judgement. Stop. Think about what they’re asking you to change about yourself, before you just blindly conform to the suggestion.
So here is the deal me and by brother decided to quit I a chick smoked now 10yrs straight I only smoke high end top notch from clubs and so does my brother.
but i refuse to smoke anymore I have wasted soooooo much money in the last 10 yrs super simple math ive smoked 10 years buy an 1/8 every other day 365 days in a year so over 180 times in 1 year and in ca the average 1/8 is 50 bucks so i have spend $90,000 dollars on weed and have nothing to show for it 
just an addiction and that doesnt include what my brother has spent… I truly hope someone reads this and finds it helpful i still upto 5 days ago defended pot to the fullest but im really over it now it really is a drug (never thought i would say that) if anyone has suggestions on how to help me with the withdrawls please help i cant eat or sleep i just seriously feel like crap
anyways we are both on day 5. the worst sympton i feel is the sleep im just not getting ANY
you guyz r all sad azz fuck i love smokin i dont go threw nun dis shit i stoped for weeks fo probation but imma smoke again u guyz are a bunch of pussys who prob got caught smokin and kno u cant deal wit ya trouble weed aint crack or herione so fuck off and find suttin else ta blame ya problems on and u DONT FUCKIN NEED DETOX U CAN JUST STOP U FUCKIN IDIOTS
i smoked since i was like 10 and im 19 i go threw like an ounce aday so fuck all dat detox shit tell everyone why u really goin to detox u fuckin crack heads
omg is good to know that i am not alone i quit smoking bout 3 days ago last nite i had an anxiety attack horrible i thought i was gonna die… i will never smoke againn
Just wanted to let you all know that I have Smoked weed for 12years. Everyday all day especially the last 5years. I have been clean for 10weeks and I am still going thru some of the withdrawals. Anexiety is the worst symptom I go thru you would think after 2months I would be over but guess what I’m not. I was wondering do you go thru it as long as I have this has been a scary ride for me. I have never went thru anything like this before. My pulse even races sometimes and the anexiety bothers me a lot. I haven’t found anyone that has went thru it like I have most people say it should be over. I am not a drinker or cigarette smoker so I don’t have a substitute and it is really kicking my butt. People say it is hard for them to quit but it is just a mind thing. If I can do it anybody can I have trusted in GOD thru my strrugles and I know thru him all things are possible. I won’t give up I have came to far to turn back now. I was a heavy smoker meaning I smoked 7-8 blunts a day everyday and that’s the GOD honest truth. I felt like it helped me get thru my problems but in the end it really only caused problems. I have been sick the whole 2months I hope this is the end of the sickness for me it’s the anexiety that is hard to deal with. Anyone can quit you just have to want to and put your trust in GOD. I don’t have the taste for it anymore but my body is still trying to function without it my body has been getting it for 12years no stop and now it’s not so my body has to adjust. It takes time just hope it don’t take to much longer. So to everyone that wants to stop just put your mind to it and pray to GOD that he can help you and see you thru it. I thought I would never stop but I have kids and they are growing up and I can’t keep doing the wrong things cause what am I teaching them and what can I tell them. I just wanted to share my experience with everyone.
I´m a heavy pot head for 8 years now. I used to smoke more than 100g in a mouth of good weed. Last year i dicided to slow down, not quit because i can´t imagine live without weed yet. I began smoking 1 g of skunk a day intead of more than three. I started to vomiting all week, nightmares all night, no apetite at all, paranoia and panic attacks all the time, shaking all the time and a lotttt of anxiety and depression, feeling like i was losing my mind, going crazy. 2 mounth ago i stopped cold turkey skunk and cigarettes for 15 days because of a pneumonia. In the first 3 day i got diahrria together with all the other symptoms. the diahrria stopped in the third day, and the fifth day i could eat better but even in the last day without weed i was feeling insomnia and the depression and the anxiety hadn´t gone away yet. Now i smoke less than 1g daily and still having withdrawal. I have no life and now i am starting a new job and i need to learn how to live again because now i´m not a normal person yet, i feel like an animal in a forest. I can´t talk normally with everyone because i´m always paranoid thinking that the people are having bad thoughts about me. I´m always afraid and i don´t know what i´m afraid of.
Some people say that smoke daily a lot and have no withdrawal. Thats because of the potency of the weed. Anyone who smoke good quality pot with more than 7% of thc will have withdrawal. physical and psycological. The
physical last for a mouth (4 times more than other drugs like cocaine or heroin because TCH is fat soluble, which means it dissolves in your body fat and sticks around for a VERY long time) and the psycological decrease but i think that never ends because our brain will always remember the high. If you spend years with no weed at all, just one toke can make you go back.
Another intersting i would like to share with you. Marijuana is a drug like the others but has something different. When we smoke pot we are not smoking directly the active ingredient. We are smoking a substance that contains the active ingredient with others active and inactive ingredientes. In the case of the other drugs (except alcohol) the substance is the active ingredient. So when you smoke weed with low thc level, you are putting little molecules of thc in your body. But when you smoke a weed with a high level of thc you are putting big molecules in your body. So, you can smoke a lot of low thc weed but you will never get the same high as you get with the high tch weed and i think that occurs because of the size of the molecules. I´m not completely sure about this paragraph but i think that this is the truth.
Pure thc is avey powerfull and dangerous drug that can makes you go crazy for the rest of your life…pure thc can kill you too. Who never saw pure thc, just google it and you gonna see. And the effect of pure tch is not good like the high of smoking weed or hash beause weed has other active ingedients like cbn, cbd and others. People say that the effect of pure thc is unconfortable.
So thanks for reading, good luck for everyone who is fighting against the addiction.
WOW,
, It’s nice to know others are going through the same thing as me.
I’ve been puffin for 35+ yeas and I’m glad to be on my way to a non-smoker! I figure after one year I’ll call my self a non-smoker. I told my self that on Jan 1 2101 I can have a rip on new years but after these powerful quitting symptoms I’ve decided not to.
I’ve quit a bunch of times, this time the systems are much worse than I can remember. Not sure it’s because of the cumulative affect; the weed is so much better these days or just because I was taking large bong hits so damn much, probably all of the above. I started in the morning, lunch, dinner,,, and on, and on all day long until just before I went to bed. Here in California anyone can get it any day with the medical marijuana dispensers and it’s the insanely good stuff not like 30+ years ago. Glad I’m not getting anxiety attacks, (or at least I don’t think), aint pukin, but the insomnia and the unreal the dreams are crazy. Not nightmares but things and people from the past and the crazy factor of these dreams are quite frankly stunning. I sleep during the day to make up for lack in the night, take naps and such so that’s probably helping. I’ll try substituting exercise as others have suggested good idea…
I’m on my forth week and it’s not getting any better but I’m sticking it out this time because of these intense withdrawals. I have a feeling it’s how much THC I’ve been hits of extremely high potency weed) has just inundated our brains with so much. Not sure if it’s the weed or a little surfers ear but my ears have been slightly ringing too. Funny thing is I don’t want any weed, no cravings. I’m throwing my bongs out today and I’ll be doing it with a smile. I don’t mind being around it either?? It did smell nice when my buddy took a rip the other day but these withdrawal systems are clearly making quitting easier for me because of their strength induced fear!!!
I had been smoking for about 8 years, i decided to have a break for a month about 2 years ago and pretty much had no withdrawals (apart from a little insomnia) i decided to quit about 3 weeks ago because i was getting bad anxiety when i was getting high, it was weird! But this time when i stopped its been so much harder, i havn’t had any insomnia its been the opposite, iam sleeping too much! and ive been having really bad headaches and i still don’t have an appetite. i don’t know if its just because weed is getting stronger or what. any ideas people?
p.s, to that anthony douche bag maybe you should have gone to school instead of smoking at 10 years old. Learn how to spell before you abuse peaople you fucking bum!
HI EVERYONE.. IM 21 NOW AND IV BEEN SMOKING WEED SINCE I WAS 14..NONE STOP EVERYDAY KUSH TO BE EXACT… AND NOW I FINALLY QUIT AND LET ME TELL YOU I WAS THE BIGGEST CHRONIC EVER I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER QUIT I THOUGHT WEED WAS MY LIFE… UNTILL ONE DAY I WENT ON THE WORST TRIP EVER .. I GOT THE SHAKES AND MY HEART WAS RACING LIKE CRAZY HAS ANYONE EVER EXPERIENCED THAT?????.. WELL NOW ITS BEEN A MONTH FROM SMOKING AND SOBERNESS IS PRETTY CRAZY.. SOMTIMES I FEEL SHORTNESS OF BREATH… DOES ANYONE FEEL THAT AS WELL???… AND I HAVE HAD THOUGHTS THAT I WAS DIEING I ALSO WENT TO THE HOSTIPAL..I QUIT COLD TURKEY… SO IT MADE IT WORSE FROM TIME TO TIME I STILL FEEL MY HEART RACE AND STILL GET THE SHAKES.. ITS A PRETTY CRAZY FEEELING I WISH I NEVER STARTED SMOKING FUCKEN WEED QUIT NOW B4 ITS TO LATEEEEEEEE CIAOOO PLEASE REPLY
hi. im matt. ive been smoking every single day for the past 2 years anywere from 1gram-5grams a day, im only 17 and hardley know what life is like sober. i dont even remember, ive been trying to quit for about a year now but my anxiety problems are so severe that i get anxious when im High even thinking about quitting weed. its to the point were when im not high, my world collapses. others describe the anxiety as minimal, but i literally feel sometimes so anxious that the world will end or something i dont know how to explain it but it IS NOT just a little bit of anxiety. ive made at least 20 attemps to quit, and all of these times i ended up smoking the same day just because when im about to go to sleep. i literally start going insane, i cant handle it, yesterday was the first time i havent smoked weed the whole entire day or night in 2 years and im very proud of myself even tho for some of you 1 day might not mean anything. 1 day means alot to me. it was one of the hardest days of my life being so anxious. i got about 3-4 hours of sleep last night and literally didnt even feel like i went to sleep at all. i felt as if i was lying in bed all night with my eyes closed. i never got the actual “sleep” feeling. i would wake up in the middle of the night thinking i had been awake the whole time. its day 2 now and i feel maybe about 1% better on a scale of 1-100% its early in the morning and im already Very anxious thinking about the fact that i have to sleep like that again tonight. theres no way i can have these feelings for 2 weeks and still stay sober. im hoping they reside soon im going to try my hardest to go another couple days. Smoking weed doesnt even make me happy anymore and yet im still very addicted toit, all it does when im high now is make me really sad that i cant stop getting high. and when im not high all i want to do is make the anxiety go away and get high. but my tolerance is so high and i dont even have enough money to support my habit. all i want is this anxiety to go away, and for those of you who just think im weak minded for not being able to quit weed, ive quit cigarrettes, i was addicted to ecstasy for months and now have that addiction for the most part under control even though i think about the feeling everyday, I know i have an addictive personality but this hasnt stopped me from being able to quit any drug i want. ive done alot of drugs that most ppeople would be addicted to the very first time they felt that feeeling. and somehow i can control this. but when it comes to pot. literally i have lost all control for a drug that doesnt even bring me happiness anymore. its not even the high that im addicted to i dont care about being high. but when i do smoke it makes it so im not anxious. even 1 hit makes it alot less worse and im a person with a very very high tolerance. i usually smoke 2 bowls to myself just to feel moderately Not sober. i wont even get high from small amounts anymore it just makes me less anxious. i wrote this just to show how powerful weed addiction can be for some people. i regret smoking my first hit of weed every single day of my life now. its sad. im totally losing my mind over this drug. i just wish something or someone could help me ;( but i can’t even share this with anyone. i feel so helpless. i wish all of you who are trying to quit smoking weed the best of luck, and i would like to take a moment and truly congradulate those who have stepped above thier addiction. i have much respect for you guys for making those steps and it was brave of all of you who had to go through this and made it. im literally crying as i write all of this, i want help. i need help. and im trying so hard.
Peace nd Love.
I’ve been smoking on and off for the past three years (not very long, I know), going from a bowl a week, to a bowl a day, to three bowls a day, to nothing for almost a month. Currently, I’ve been smoking multiple bowls a day, every day of the week, for the past couple months. I’ve decided that I’m going to be taking a break now, as soon as I run out of this last eighth that I have most recently purchased, if only for the sake of breaking my tolerance.
I am 17 years old, nearly 18, and in these past three years of my drug use I have managed to hold down a job, kept more or less straight A’s (I’ve never gotten more than a couple B’s, nothing lower, on a grade report), and maintain a productive social life. This fall, I will be heading off the the big city for a shot a college, where I intend to complete my pre-med requirements in hopes of joining the medical field. I do not go through any withdrawals when I take breaks, and I’ve certainly never felt like I was going to die…
Honestly, I have nothing constructive to say to any of you, mainly because I feel like the idea of “marijuana withdrawal symptoms” is largely bullshit. The truth is, I really just wanted to tell most of you to learn to type in goddamn paragraphs. Really.
Peace out.
Also, to smoke2much, sounds like your problems are greater than a weed addiction. I might suggest telling your doctor about this anxiety of yours… I’m pretty confident when I say that it was not caused by marijuana use. If anything, you probably have some anxiety disorder that you were genetically predisposed to, and it just didn’t get bad until you were 16-17… That’s a time in your life when you still have a lot of development going on, both physically and mentally, so many mental disorders are only just beginning to surface. If that’s the case, then you might have been able to stave off the symptoms in the beginning by smoking weed, but now that they’ve gotten more advanced they have started breaking through your pot-addled mind to torment you even when you’re stoned. You’ve made a connection in your mind between smoking weed and feeling less anxious, which is what makes it so hard to quit, but since weed is becoming less effective for that purpose, it only ends up making you feel worse about certain things when you’re high.
Woohoo!
After smoking pot for 16 years I have quit smoking pot. It has been 2 weeks. The hardest part has been boredom and The most vivid wicked dreams in the world. I quit because my wife hates when I’m stoned, and pot has robbed me of my ambition… It is not as tough as I thought it would be…. I don’t have the urge to be stoned, but I do have the urge to smoke… I want to gain mental clarity, and not be spaced out all the time…
This goes out to Matt. Hey Matt – Your story really got to me so I thought I’d share mine with you. I hope it helps some.
I started smoking weed at 15 like you. I am now in my mid 40’s so I have been tokin’ for almost 30 years (almost twice your age) I’ve quit only 2 times in that period & it was only so I could pass a piss test to get a job. I have to quit again for the same thing. I am working 2 part time jobs and in my mid 40’s & I’m tired of going from job to job and am now quitting weed so I can get a real job that will hopefully lead to a career (I only have 20 + years before I should retire!)
I can relate to alot of what you said. I decided to quit when I ran out this last time. I am now on day/night 4. I’m trying to tell you going cold turkey after 20 + years of smokin’ aint easy.
The first 2 days of quitting I was off work & had absolutely nothing to do but think about WEED. It was total agony. Like you I was lucky if I could sleep 4 hours at a time and it was not a restfull sleep either – more like resting – not sleeping. I also started having hot & cold sweats. All those toxins getting released from my body was amazing. It feels like the flu. Then on day 3 I had to work that night. I felt like crap on the way to work – but on the way back I felt good – almost a mini natural high. The reason was 2 fold. A – I was working, sweating staying busy and not thinking about weed & B – I was interacting with other people. When you are home alone crap seems to build & build where you feel like you are under the biggest boulder and can’t escape. When I talked to people on the phone or in person it was very positive & made me feel better.
Whoever said that weed is not addictive is BS. It is phycologically addictive to the max. Some habits are harder to break than others and weed is one of the worst. I really expected to go through major withdrawels for at least a week because I’ve smoked for so long but by some miracle night three was a break through FOR ME. The good news is it does get easier each day. But the withdrawel symptoms are still there. I have lost 6 pounds (in 4 days) from lack of appetite – I still can’t sleep more than 4-5 hours a day & I feel I’m on coke because I’m so jittery and anxious but I promise IT IS getting better. You said you feel 1% better out of a hundred. That’s GOOD because you are trending the right direction. If you stop for a week you will feel 10% better and so on.
I have smoked so long that, like you, very rarely feel the “high” anymore. My friends & I say we smoke to feel “normal”. Normal because it is simply a habit. I even went to Amsterdam years ago as a Cannibus Cup Judge for High Times and barely got high! My freaking tolerance is so high becasue I’ve been smoking for almost 3 decades. So right now I don’t feel to normal. But I am stoked I got 4 days behind me and looking forward to many more days pot free.
Also there is a guy called the Cannibus Coach (google it) and he offers a program (both audio and worksheets) for $40 that says it really helps to stop. Very motivational. Might want to check it out. One of the worksheets tells you to write down how much you spend on weed per day – week -month – a year – & lifetime. Looking at the sheet everyday helps me to stay away. All that extra loot in your pocket is a good thing.
If you can quit cigarettes you CAN quit herb. You have the will power already – you just arent harnessing it.
Help is out there brother – don’t give up! Do research on the net – How to quit smoking Marijuana – there is alot of great info out there. Tell a few friends you are quitting so they can support you. If they make fun of you or tell you you’re stupid – drop those fu#&ers like a bad habit and get some friends who believe in you & are behind you.
I think you have made a huge step in the right direction just by posting this blog. Help is out there if you want it bad enough. Don’t give up. Every day you dont smoke is huge & trust me – I’m not outta the woods yet but IT DOES GET EASIER day by day – I promise. Remember – stay busy, do something that makes you sweat so you can get those toxins out and get your mind focused & hang around some positive people to help support you.
Congradulations on everything you’re trying to do – I will be praying for us both to get through this as quickly and as painlessly as possible. Good luck to you Matt & God bless !!
Wow! Im so stoked I found this website…. I really honestly thought I was the only one who went threw all the above withdrawel symtoms. The first thing I want to say is to “Smoke2Much” just above, I totally understand you when you said 1day means so much to you, you should be proud of yourself, your letter touched me, & made me feel sad for you as you are still so young, but on the other hand I think its a positive thing that you have realised all this at the age of 17, I wish I had! You have your whole life ahead of you, & I wish you the best of luck with this whole process your (we’re) going threw.
All the best…. I am a 29 year old female & have been a daily pot smoker since I was about 16. I stopped while I was pregnant & breastfeeding (approx 2years) & can’t remember having the symtoms i’m having this time, but I think that had to do with being pregnant, the excitment & my motherly protective instincts kicking in! I have never felt so fantastic in my life like I did those 2years I was straight, it was awesome! I then shared a spliff with a new neighbour I’d become friends with & thats it bang gone finished been smoking pot everyday for the past year since that 1 spliff! I can remember slowly feeling myself change, back to how I use to be. Don’t get me wrong, i’m a hardworker & a good Mum to my girl, & have come such a long way, I never smoke during the day or around my daughter, just every night once shes asleep. I do it do relax, its the one thing that turns my brain off. Its hard because no-one knows I smoke pot, except for afew friends, & those few friends don’t understand the symtoms I get, as they can stop whenever they want no hassle at all!!! I started to think maybe I was abit crazy or that their was something wrong with me!! Tonight will be my 5th night, & I hope its just a tiny bit better than lastnight…. Each night I find it a little bit easier to get to sleep ( lastnight 3am) hoping tonight will be 2am! The dreams are freeking me out & the cold sweats are doing my head in the most! I have to change my beding every morning, the washing is hideous, & I just feel so yuck! I’m soo happy to know i’m not the only one experiencing this, makes things just that much better for me. 
I also know pot is bad for me, after a while of smoking everyday it slowly starts to bring me down, makes me negitive & anti social…. Good luck to everyone out there going threw the same thing, I wish you all the best of luck! 
PS- To the dickhead ANTHONY, your just an immature little shit! What the fuck are you doing looking on a “cannabis withdrawel” website if your sweet??? You just wouldn’t for no reson! Your full of shit & don’t believe a word you said about smoking an ounce a day, grow up you dumbarse!
I thought surely this was just an advertising site for the “quitting program”, but whether it is or not, even though I cannot afford to buy the program let alone my smoke……THESE comments have really helped, other then the jack-off’s that obviously have nothing to do but make neg. comment to a serious subject. Guess they are still in denial or just idiots as fore mentioned….
It isn’t easy to find and I have been basically a “closet chronic addict” for going on 21 years and it is time to stop. It is so sad to have to leave the family in living room so I can get re-buzzed. And as I said, it has gotten near impossible for me to get, so I get these short periods of (2-5) days that I go through all the damn symptoms big time anyhow, or even when the next score is shit (not necessarily dirtweed, just def. less THC) compared to getting “good” stuff.
Then add to it I am, within last couple years been diagnosed bipolar with a lot of fun mood swings to deal with anyhow and it seems to be the one thing that “tames me down”………. UGH……! I even heard somewhere bipolar’ism can be CAUSED by chronic long term smoking?????? Anyhow, thanks all of you for your comments even if you don’t read this
MAYBE I CAN DO IT?