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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Im 25 years old and have smoked pot for the past 8 years. I usually smoke multiple times a day because I feel like it inhances my quality of life. I don’t do any other types of drugs and I dont even drink that often anymore. I just love to smoke and enjoy the natural beauties of life. It helps me relax and it also helps me eat. I am trying to quit smoking so I can pass a drug test in order to get a good job. Today is my second day of not smoking and it really sucks. My main concern is that without smoking I do not get hungry. It is 9:00 p.m. and I have not eatin a thing all day and don’t even want to. This worries me because if I can’t smoke does that mean that I wont be able to eat. If I live a better quality of life when smoking weed should I continue to do it? If I am not eating then that is really unhealthy for my body. Should I continue to not smoke even if it is causing harm to my body?
I smoke everyday, work out everyday, and without weed I get no sleep. Smoking is my medicine and I love it I wouldn’t have it any other way. I always put my priorities before weed, mind over matter bitches! Yall are just lame, smoking even cures cancer. I love working out high I sweat even more. I’ve tought about quitting, and I have for months at a time, that’s just not me. High till I die.
What’s good everybody, names mike, ive been smoking everday from the time I was about 16 till now. (I’m now 18). Weed has become an inseparable part of me. At first it wasn’t all that appealing to me, because I hated getting so high I couldn’t stand up or speak correctly. However now, it’s the exact opposite. Every waking moment I breathe, the thought of marijuana will not subside from my mind. Whenever I go out with friends to have fun (which some don’t smoke) I always think to myself “man I bet this would be even better high”.
I don’t usually feel normal if I don’t get high at least once a day. I will sometimes do whatever it takes to get a gram. Well not whatever it takes, but I push it to the limit. Weed has gotten me into trouble, weed has cost me to lose friends, and my girlfriend is fed up with it completely. Quitting Is hard. No doubt about it. But I have done it successfully. So I would like to share with you what helped for me. First, if all or the majority of your friends are potheads, your going to need to separate yourself from the environment completely. You don’t have to “ditch” your pals, but simply tell them you really feel you need to quit. They may even try to quit with you. But yes, stay away from wherever you usually burn or hangout. Once you learn to keep busy Somewhere else, your already half way there. But to the key point. AND I MEAN THE KEY POINT….. Everybody has a specific hobby or area of interest. People love skateboarding, writing, reading, drawing, you get the picture. However, to stoners our hobby is smoking weed. I do not look down upon stoners anymore because I have lived the lifestyle and can tell you anything about it from A-Z. But yes, for most people they enjoy sparkin one up and takin that hour and half vacation from the world. Now I’m going to tell you why you can’t stop smoking… Before you got caught up in your habit, you had another passion besides the ganja. You had a passion that you loved more than anything. But the problem is, you made weed your new passion and your second half. It isnt easy to stop, I’ve been there, I know the game. “oh I’ll just smoke this one last time” and that turns into another and another and another. Sound familiar? To quit… FIND SOMETHING MORE INTERESTING, POSITIVE, AND ENJOYABLE THAN POT! I know I know, what’s better than pot? The answer is, a lot of things. It doesn’t have to be something your going to live your life by from here on out, but just something to keep the time rolling for those first 20 days. That’s all you need my friends. The first week will be the roughest. (. Insomnia, loss of appetite) and sometimes depression. But after that first week, you will think to yourself, “hey I’m still breathing aren’t I? Why do I still need a plant to live a happy life?” and it’s all downhill from there. Day by day, you will start to forget about the bud. You know why? Becuz it’s no longer a part of your daily routine. And by god will you feel accomplished, and beyond proud of yourself. The feeling of breaking free from pot is almost indescribable. Ive only been a daily smoker for a couple years, but what it had turned my life into was horrendous, sad, and depressing. And it does nothing but waste your money. God bless everybody, you can do it. Dont do it for anybody but yourself. And you will see what i mean. Feel free to email me for help. (basedgod724@aol.com) And one last thing. YOU EITHER QUIT, OR YOU DON’T QUIT. “THERE IS NO TRY”
i don’t know about you guys but it seems like the comments are making things sound worse then they are. i’ve been smoking almost non-stop for half a year now, i was up to 6-8 bowls a day, and i’m taking a short break so i could start fresh and control myself a little better this time around. i know for a fact i can, i’ve done it before, and this was my first time going on such a long binge. now its true i have lost some of my appetite which honestly i’m thankful for cause i can choose my foods more wisely without eating whatever was in sight. i haven’t been sleeping as well but then again i mainly began smoking marijuana to help me sleep in the first place so i was expecting this. haven’t had any nightmares. i do not plan on quitting marijuana entirely just in moderation. if you ask me the “withdrawal” symptoms are as bad if not better then caffeine “withdrawal” which usually consist of splitting head aches, tiredness, irritability, and i believe a loss in appetite as well. now i understand many people are unable to control themselves and for them i say by all means quit cold turkey and live a much more productive life but please choose your words carefully when explaining things to others for it gives the wrong idea. all things are addictive to some level alcohol, caffeine, porn, hell even food can be considered “addictive” if done in excess. it becomes a habit and once a habit its hard to quit. the occasional self reward is fine. but the key word is OCCASIONAL.
now i know majority of people who come to this site are here to quit marijuana due to it having bad influences on your life either due to people affiliated with it, self indulgence, or any other “negative effects” it may have had. i myself came here because this is the first time i’ve had any “symptoms” and wondered if its normal or if i’m actually sick. for that i’m thankful for this site. hope i didn’t offend anyone who truly wish to get rid of marijuana from their life i support you a hundred percent but i feel that i would be of better support if i can help direct you to the REAL root cause of your problems. many wish to run away from their problems by getting “addicted” to marijuana. i am one of the lucky few who didn’t start out this way i began purely because i enjoyed it and the side effect of better sleep. thanks for reading my long ass comment
One symptom that you neglected to mention is psychosis. The reason some people experience this is because (I heard this analogy in treatment) the brain withdrawing from pot is like a car transmissions switching from slow to fast, so for some it shifts into neutral to heal. My friend inevitably goes cold turkey every couple of years, and then ends up in the mental ward. It is more than depression (I suffer a low grade depression for weeks, but I am not a long term smoker anymore, so the withdrawal symptoms aren’t as harsh), some people actually lose track of reality for a while – this is dangerous for many reasons including financial and ironically if those psychiatrists get a hold of you that (in my opinion formed from many experiences) that might be your biggest problem.
By the way, the reason I want to quit pot is partially financial (although it is cheaper than many addictions), but mostly because I want to be on a CRdiet to live a long long time (google it), and pot makes it impossible for me to stay on a 1200 calorie a day diet (both because of the munchies and because it lowers my inhibitions and makes the disipline impossible). In other words, pot for me is a slow suicide because eating is a necessary evil because my ambition is to live much longer than normal.
Finally, let me repeat what my friend said (he died with a needle in his arm): if use of alcohol didn’t include a hangover, he would be an alcoholic. In many ways, pot is the ideal drug – I even love the feeling of being burnt out. Unfortunately (ironically) it interfers with my main ambition (CRdiet and longevity). Clinically speaking, pot has an addictive index of one, while tobacco and horse are a five. That doesn’t mean that some vulnerable minds (those who harbor a tendency toward mental illness) won’t go crazy for a while. Myself, I am vulnerable to obsession/compulsion, and ended up in the mental ward with bad thoughts I couldn’t stifle once when I was a heavy smoker who couldn’t find any one dry month.
In summary, don’t make the mistake of underestimating the symptoms of pot withdrawal – I suggest being observant of your mental state, and if necessary seek professional mental health services if you become psychotic (or a loved one gives you such feedback because sometimes you can’t evaluate yourself properly).
I just recently started back smoking weed and I must say this article is SOOO correct. Withdrawal only lasts about a week. My symptoms included: couldn’t eat, couldn’t sleep, and mood swings lasted a little more than a week….more like 3, but overall it really was not as hard as I thought. Of course, I couldn’t go around it til after about 6-7 weeks but it wasn’t that bad, and that my friends was the first time I had quit in 16 YEARS…smh! However, like I said, I just started again. And let me tell you weed addicts ain’t no better than any other addict because just like a heavy drug addict I said “I’m just gonna smoke this 1 bag and that’s it.” WHAT A. BUNCH OF B/S! I can’t even tell you how many bags I’ve bought since that. I wish I would not have started again, but I told my self “I won’t get as bad as I was” …YEA RiGHt! Just like many of you weed lovers out there I actually Love weed too, but I think we’re WAAY wrong for abusing this herb and in return it will abuse us;). I think it would be cool to smoke if you could handle your addiction, but people like me…we obviously just can’t smoke. I smoke all day evryday for ANY reason. And I don’t think that’s what the plant is for. As all us addicts know, an since I know more about pot than my own hair, in ancient times it was used in spirital rituals. And for all my spirital pot heads we know it makes us feel very spirital but, how spirital can you be at work or school etc., if I wasn’t such an addict I would try using it for that prupose and that purpose only, because there is a connection, however..I may never know! I say “I’m only gonna smoke b4 I go 2 bed” uh…b/S! I’ll just find some reason to say “well I’ll just smoke this 1 and not smoke til tonight”…and of course…that’s B/S! So my fellow weed addicts…smh “WE ARE At WAR” with ourselves, not the plant. And if this post is all over the place, it’s because I was smoking while I typed this…smh!!!(It’s sickening) but my point is “WE CAN DO iit” it’s not even hard. It’s harded to find a bag than it is to quit;). It’s mind over matter, and the good taste of THC;) #you are your own worse enemy
Since having quit smoking a couple of weeks ago I find myself becoming increasingly paranoid. I also found myself becoming extremely paranoid when stoned, which is why I quit. That and because I realized that being way too old to live in my parents’ basement because I can’t get a decent job because I don’t want to stop smoking. I wasn’t toking mad blunts everyday but more days than not I was getting blazed after work. Then I got way too high, like over-high. Had a panic attack and thought I was about to die. Literally believed that I was on the precipice of death, peering over the edge of the abyss and there were no more forward steps to take. Some people I know can smoke and partake and still be productive in life. I apparently cannot. It’s either I live successfully and enjoy life or I get high and enjoy video games. If you can handle the habit, more power to you. But, the way I see it, marijuana decreases your quality of life, decreases the positive effects you can make on the people around you, decreases the impact you can have on your community. It makes cartoons and video games seem monumental and that offers a false sense of accomplishment. I certainly don’t think there’s anything immoral or evil about weed. But it certainly has gotten incredibly more potent in the years since I’ve started smoking. I used to grab some reggies and get lifted and have a nice day. Now 4 heavy, long-term pot smokers gather around one bowl and we all end up retarded. I have near-panic-attacks when I get high now. I’m getting fat and lazy. It sucks, man. I can’t see my johnson or my feet without making undue effort. I’d get these wicked body buzzes and could feel THC lighting up every nerve in my body. Way too much information being sent to my brain. My big fear, aside from the irrational ones that creep up during withdrawl, is that I’ll start drinking. The previous poster, Ash, mentioned that he’s turned to the sauce as replacement. I’m of the opinion that the drink is far more harmful to an individual and to society at large than pot. I’m hoping I can get a handle on this and make some strides. Hell, I haven’t been laid in like 2 years. Over 2 years. Not 3 yet, though. It sucks, man. I used to get tail on the reg. Never was a super casanova but I had a FWB or steady girl more often than not until I started dating Mary Jane. Sorry, my brain’s scattered and these thoughts are disjointed and certainly more for my benefit than yours but if you’re trying to quit smoking dope and you feel freaked out and like you might die or the world is crumbling around you and you’re going through a severe metaphysical crisis, just remember that it’s going to be alright. Stay the course. Sober up, get a grip on it, and once the drug’s grip on you has been released you can reevaluate your life, point it where you want, and decide on the best course of action for yourself. I would never tell anyone they shouldn’t smoke, or they have to quit, or that doing it is some violation of an arbitrary moral contract. I would say, however, that I need to deal with reality and quit being a f*#@ing loser. I’m not part of the lucky few that can be productive and stoned, especially that, since medical marijuana was legalized, the quality of pot has gone through the roof. The best stuff you could find 5 years ago is nothing compared to what everyone has nowadays. I smoke a bowl now and I swear to Christ that I can feel my brain melting, my right eye going blind, and my lungs turning into charcoal. It’s just not cool anymore. Not to me. The paranoia is the worst. I’m scared to go to sleep. But, on a good note, I bought a bunch of sweet Christmas gifts for my family which, in previous years when all my money was going towards drugs, wouldn’t have happened. If weed was fully legalized, at least to the extent of alcohol, and regulated by strength similarly, I could probably do fine. I guess it’s just not the way my brain is wired, however, to live well the way the world is currently and marry that life to a weed habit. Sober reality sucks. But I know, as freaked out as I feel now, that if I smoked down right now I’d probably have a panic attack -again – and wake my parents up in the middle of the night – again – because I think I’m dying – again. Good luck and godspeed to those of you trying to clean yourself up. If you’re considering it, I’d recommend it. It’s a process, and hard to quit cold turkey, but I think it’s worth it.
Doesn’t sound like any of these people have a problem with cannabis use. Seems to me they have a problem with money. Just grow it!
I have been smoking for about two years almost everyday right now I’m broke today is day two without the plant my palms and feet are sweaty i keep getting too hot then too cold i have hardly had anything to eat in the past 24 because i just don’t feel like eating i am easily agitated and i can’t sleep this kinda sucks
I’ve been a long time smoker, all day every day. When I started I was 15 and never looked back. I’m 40 now and this quitting shit sucks sucks sucks!!! For me the quality of weed has stayed pretty much the same from the beginning till now. I mean We really now our pot in Oregon. My first toke of one hitter quitter was in 1990 this stuff would put snoop dogg down! I’m quitting now (cold turkey) and the no sleep jitters are crazy bad. I JUST WANT TO SLEEP!!!! I appreciate you all and your comments it has helped tremendously. It is just good to know I am not the only one out there doing this. Pot has pretty much stopped me from doing any thing with my life. It is like I’m starting over at 16 again. Not sure if that is a good thing or bad. Guess I’ll find out. Sweaty palms and feet and all! Good luck to everyone.
I hope everyone is staying strong. This site has been really helpful to me, and so I thought I would share some of my tips. I’ll first begin with an introduction: I am 22 years old, male, recent college graduate, and I have been smoking for a year now–about 1/8 every 2 days (yeah, about $10,000 worth of weed in a year–fuck that).
As of now, I have not smoked for 5 days, and I don’t feel a single thing. I took a break once before during the summer because of a family vacation, and the withdrawal symptoms at that time were so devastating that I wanted to make sure to prevent it from ever happening again if i relapsed. Some of the symptoms I experienced at that time were lost of appetite, light headed, sudden blood rush to brains (i almost fainted once in public, luckily I was able to get away from my family before I actually fell to the ground), and depression (but I have a strong will to force happy thoughts, even though it may or may not be about weed). My family had no idea about my bad habits because I kept up with school and work, and also had a social life; but yes, I was high just about every waking hour. During my graduation, my friend’s and I rented a place to wake and bake for 2 weeks straight, and stayed high for 24/14. I even smoked before exams because it kept me focused by not thinking of weed (ironically, I actually performed better and got higher test results).
So how exactly am I detoxifying and handling withdrawal symptoms? I’ll try to explain it to the best of my ability.
First, what I did was to buy my very last 1/8. Then, I split the weed into diminishing portions for 7 days. Now, you should only smoke one portion per day when you feel like your body is falling apart, but NOTHING MORE; however, LESS IS FINE. If you do get high from that one portion, FIGHT THE BAD HABITS you developed while you were high. For example, because I get munchies whenever I am high, I try to eat before I smoke, and I don’t eat while I’m high. By doing this, you will still have somewhat of an appetite even while not high, which is better than not having one at all. Likewise, if you always sleep after you smoke, then don’t sleep, or smoke in the morning. By doing the opposite, you’ll bounce your brain back to the normal state of when you aren’t high. In order for you to really not smoke more than you intended, you must disconnect yourself from any dealer. Because then, each time you smoke a bowl, you’ll think “shit, I only have this much left, I gotta save some for tomorrow.”
Rinse and repeat. When the second day comes, smoke the second portion, NOTHING MORE, but LESS IS FINE. Again, keep in mind to only smoke that weed when your body or mind is falling apart, you can save it for the next day if you feel fine that day. Just only smoke to temporarily cure those symptoms. From my experience, for the first 3 days, I did not get high at all from only smoking that little; however, on the 4th and 5th day and so on… holy shit, I was on cloud 9, high as fuck with just a small ass bowl (this was the highness I forgot–in fact, I still very much miss it, but I don’t crave it) As you do this for the week (or however long you decide to deem it), your dependency will decrease, but you wont really feel any withdrawal symptoms. BOTTOM LINE: while you are high during this process, do things that are completely opposite from what you do when you are normally high–this is the main thing. You have to develop new habits while high, the good habits.
I try to think of it like a training for a marathon, but instead, this is with your mind, and of course your body can help. Exercise, eating healthy, being social, and just having a good time with not being high are the other things you need to do. I have been spending a lot of time with my family lately because of the holidays, and that has really helped. In fact, over the year, I have been disconnected from my home because I didn’t want them to discover my bad habits; however, I greatly regret that. I realized how much I missed and loved them. Find yourself a new passion. But completely disconnecting yourself from weed is very very painful and difficult; however, if you ease your way out of it, the withdrawal shouldn’t be as bad because, in fact, you are already in withdrawal state by only smoking 1 bowl a day when you normally smoked 12. But that one bowl will fight depression because lets face it, weed makes everyone happy. If you can fight depression, you can fight just about anything. Believing is achieving.
Feel free to write to me. I may not respond instantly, but be patient. Happy Holidays, and stay strong on your New Years Resolutions!
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i have just recently quit smoking 4 days ago i had 1 joint 2 days ago but now i am completly done i was smoking about 1/8 th per day sometimes more rarely. I have not been able to stop crying i think everyone is being mean to me and i am so angry i am ready to punch people out over parking spaces. the paranoia is killing me. i have been smoking half of my life and i am 29 everytime i quit i tell myself im never starting again what can i do to speed up this process (i am driving my bf nuts )
Whats up guys. A lot of people here thonk they smoke pot heavily, and some do. But ive been smoking everyday for the past 9 months all day. Not 10 bowls a daymore like 10 bowls a sesh. And about 4 seshs or more a day. And i loved it but ive seen it destroy families and friends. So im on my… 9th day pot free and ivebeen fucking miserable honestly . And the way ive overcome is family. I cant stress the importance of family enough, they make me happy. Not happy like i was with pot. But genuinely happy. Im only 18 but i hope youll take this seriously, im finally starting to realize whats important in life
I’m going on 10 days straight. Not being able to sleep until atleast 5am, no appetite and bitchy as hell. Zero motivaton and headaches galore. I’m 34-smoked regularily since 14-heavy past 5 years. I am not anywhere near where I wanted to be in life at this age. My children inspire me so I’m trying to be strong for them. This is by far one of the hardest things to go through. It gets much harder to stop as you get older. I read somewhere the craving to smoke only lasts 3 minutes and then its over-seems about right. Try to keep busy and find another healthier obsession. Good luck to you all!
Hang in there Damian … ive been smoking for the past yr as well .. about a gram a day … this will be my first day without weed and already my hands and feet are sweating due to this “minor” anxiety lol.. now i havent gone more than a day or 2 without it …. but i found that you have to keep yourself busy …. physically … hit the gym or go for a run .. it helps alot .. get a good sweat going and it will help with the appetite and sleep and your edginess (anger).. whatever you do DONT GET BORED… boredom is the catalyst… another thing is … find a strong motive to quit.. without one .. its going to be harder and honestly that is why i haven’t quit this crap yet… no reason why i should quit .. my money is ok and everyone i know either smokes or have had smoked pot in the past .. so they dont really care … NOT GOOD …. an idea, find urself a nice girl that doesn’t smoke pot.. if you can….. all this stuff is mental, be strong
Hello every1. I have read every one of your posts word for word…something to keep my mind off that shizz. I’m same as Damian-sweaty palms and feet, cold and hot flashes, minimal sleep, pissed off at every damn thing. Apparently the physical withdraws exist, so thanks to everybody that posted their problems. I’ve smoked everyday since basically-1984. I quit once before when I went to jail but thought it was nicotine rather than herb withdraws. Just get thru the first week and it should be fine–we hope.
One thing to note, one of the main reasons you start dreaming again after quitting smoking is because you’re body has an easier time reaching REM (Rapid Eye Movement) which is a very deep sleep. When on drugs, the body doesn’t reach REM as it would to someone who is sober. I am pretty sure this is mostly directed to long term users and I have noticed the effects as well.
Marijuana, weed, Mary Jane, Buddha , ganja, devils lettuce, greens, grass, trees, fire, pot, my best friend/lover, and my worst enemy of the past two years. From the moment I had my first taste of that thick numbing smoke, it was love. I was severely ill with fibromyalgia at age 14. I was unable to get out of bed, completely suicidal because my body was consistently torturing me from the inside out with pain that was unbearable. I stopped going to school and lost all contact with the outside world. I was forgotten and alone. Weed made it all better though. It was better than any prescription pills I’d been given, it took the pain away and soothed my anxiety. I was able to eat and sleep again. As I progressively got worse it became more and more of a crutch to get through the day. As I went back to school it became a way to reconnect with people and make friends. I stopped caring about rules and started partying on weekends and at school. Ecstasy,shrooms, Xanax , coke, whatever I could get my hands on. Although my illness got better, my life was still spinning out of control. Needless to say, I’m three days sober and it’s been the most difficult three days I’ve had in a while. It’s been a rollercoaster of emotions and it’s definitely not help my bipolar disorder. Aggression, irritability, anxiety, fear, and all over sharp body aches. I’ve learned that weed was just a false sense of security, it didn’t take away my pain, just numbed my thoughts of it. It’s ruined my family relationships and I can only hope that you won’t let this happen to you. Thank you for taking the time to listen to my story. Hopefully by the time you read this I’ll be in rehab and I’ll be on my way to happiness. Thanks again, much love and good luck.
Hi it’s the 7th day of quitting for me, i’m 51 and I’ve smoked for too many years. I smoke everyday, on a day off from work I smoke about 5 joints a day, and spend anywhere from $200-300 a month on weed. today I was feeling hot then cold, and headachy and I haven’t slept in 2 nights but my head feels clear. I want to quit for the heck of it, I don’t need this shit no more, and I can save alot of money. So here i am day 7 went new years eve without weed for the 1st time in probably 20 years…lol, but so far so good, the thing i’m worried about is just breaking down and buying some again…and I’ too am staying away from drinking while I do this, i don’t need to become a drinker. good luck to all of you, i hope we all get a good nights’ sleep….. roll:
I’m nearly 25 and I first smoked weed aged about 13. My usage increased massively from about the age of 18 at college and since then I have smoked an average of 8-10 grams a month. For a long while, it felt as many other commenters have said, like the perfect drug. I’ve tried ecstasy and coke a few times and whilst I like the high from both, the high weed is just much more enjoyable and addictive for me . I hold down a good job and tend just to smoke weed at evenings, weekends and holidays.Now, I need to stop smoking green. I’ve never really tried to give up pot completely before, I stop for a while if I’m distracted – maybe by a girl or when I’m on holiday, but each time I’ve lasted between 2 weeks and a month before sparking up. Next thing you know, you’re back on it more than before. It’s a New Year now and I’m taking giving up seriously as the amount I’ve been smoking is affecting my health. For me, it has more physical side-effects than mental. I’ve not smoked in four days now and it is hard. I am trying to avoid triggers like Bob Marley or seeing my stoner mates. You need to surround yourself with good people and try to find a hobby that doesn’t mean getting high. Getting high feels like instant happiness from the first toke on a spliff, but you need to know that it is just a short-term fake feeling. You haven’t achieved anything, it’s not the same as the feeling of pride or enjoyment from a more healthy hobby like painting or reading. Or excercise or team sport – which don’t really thrill me personally anyway. The one thing I would add is that for regular long-term smokers, giving up spliffs (unless you only smoke pure blunts) also means giving up tobacco and the nicotine withdrawal is difficult. I’ve not smoked in 3 days and feel that I’ve experienced some short-temper which leads to anger, paranaoia and insomnia. But for your own and your family’s future, giving up will be worth the hard yards. Thanks for reading, if you got this far and good luck to anyone else in the same boat.
The truth is, I love weed. I love smoking it, love the sensation it gives me and love the way even banal thoughts and ideas seem so fascinating. The reason I want to quit is because I’m now entering a very crucial phase in my career, one I cannot afford to throw down the drain. Although I work in a field (advertising) where stoners are not necessarily encouraged, but are definitely accepted, I find it having adverse effects on me even when I’m sober. And that’s the problem. When I’m high, I’m high intentionally, and want to be in a certain state of mind. But now I find that when I’m not high, all I can think about is getting out of the office and sending a quick spliff. I used to love meeting new people, but now I find myself to be disconnected, disinterested and downright boring and bored. I find myself asking important questions of myself, but when I don’t seem to be able to answer them, I retreat and roll one. My withdrawal sometimes translates into full-blown depression. There are some days when I go all day without even smiling once. I have always had a sleep problem since I was a child, weed helped me with it for a while in between, but now I find myself sleeping more and more erratically (it has been 96 hours since I last slept). Sometimes, there are periods of 2-3 days when I simply cannot remember what I did during that time, it’s a complete blank. I don’t know if my problems are psychosomatic or what, but I didn’t really know where to let it all out, until I find myself a shrink at least. The really tragic part is, after all this self-realization, I just feel like smoking again, because I know it’ll make me feel better. Is that just a false placebo effect, or is it possible that one actually goes through a mindset transformation when high? I’ll probably never know, I don’t know if I want to know, and I don’t seem to know much about anything anymore. Hope I find people here who can empathize and hopefully give me some good advice. My love to everyone in this forum.
P.S. – This is not some kind of suicide note. I have been mistaken for being potentially suicidal in the past, but I assure you I’m nowhere near that kind of depressed. I’m 23 years old and have been addicted to the herb for 8 years, so I’m just at a stage in my life where I’m trying to do things right.
Yo the 1st time i smoked was at the end of 7th grade. Then starting in the middle of 8th grade i would smoke every weekend. 9th grade it was a few times a week and by the end of 9th grade summer i was smoking every day. My real friends stopped chillin with me cus all i wanted to do was blaze and they didnt like bein around me cus i act stupid as fuck wen im smacked. im 19 now and ever since 10th grade ive smoked every day (if i could). i still had a job and got good grades but i spent all my money on weed. Now im in college and i havent smoked weed for 4 days. Its fuckin awesome. I mean for now i cant fuckin sleep at all but its straight as shit cus i can spend money on things other than tree. I can buy whatever the fuck i want and its awesome. Weeed is fucking awesome for the 1st year but then its never the same. fuck weed. im tryin to get rich and i cant do that if i cant even write an english paper if i not blazed. Weed is fuckin gay even tho it is beautiful, smells fuckin amazing, and its the bees fuckin knees. Their comes a point in every mans life wen he needs to grow the fuck up. For Real Yo.
I am on day 3 of not smoking that sweet sweet mj, my main reasons for stopping are financial but also the shocking lack of confidence that has recently come over me. I have been a daily evening smoker for the past two years, anywhere from a gram to an eighth a day! Apart from weekends where it’s wake and bake! I smoke without any tobacco in spliffs and frequently enjoy bongs and pipes. I have found that I get my cravings after work but keeping myself busy helps with this. So far my only withdrawals are longer to fall asleep and massive night sweats, like a river of sweat! The time when this is going to be difficult is around my friends, everyone I know tokes!
First, let me say that I’m an everyday smoker. Anyway, I have been traveling for the past few weeks, and in the process, developed a sinus cold. I decided to stop smoking until I got better (because feeling ill is no fun, especially on the road). Well, It’s been 6 days since my last puff, and I have to say that the only possible withdrawal symptom that I’ve noticed is lucid dreaming. It’s bizarre. None have been terrifying or scary, but they are so vivid, that I can remember even minor details, as if these “experiences” really happened. I wake up several times a night, trying to determine if I have actually been sleeping, or if I’ve just been laying there half-awake, thinking these thoughts. Last night, I spent nearly two hours on a dream about assembling a piece of furniture without instructions. The best way I can describe it is as a puzzle. I would try this bolt and that piece of lumber, but it never seemed right. I woke up frustrated as hell. On the plus side, I nearly had my first nocturnal ejaculation since my teens, when a few hours later, my dreaming led me to a very realistic encounter with a rather frisky girl. Unfortunately, I woke up just before the big “o”. Haha. Anyway, I’m not sure if these dreams are caused by quiting weed, or just what non-smokers experience normally. Maybe, I’ve been smoking regularly for so long, that I forgot what dreaming was actually like:)
hey guys, weed is not addictive. so i really don’t understand how all of you say that you are having withdrawal symptoms?
weed is not physical or mentally addictive. its all in your head. ive been smoking almost daily since I was 17 and am able to stop anytime without any issues.
ive recently quit again for the last week and have had no issues sleeping, eating or working my regular 10-12 hour days.
on the list of addictive drugs weed is at the bottom while smoking cigs and crack are at the top…i also quit cigs when i was younger and that was 10 million times more challenging then quitting weed.
Im Ben and have been vaporizing weed every day 3-6 times a day depending on tolerance and how much weed I have haha. And this article above describes withdrawal perfectly. My first night of not getting a toke in for the day I had the strangest most vivid dream that when I woke up the next day I thought that my dream was actually real. Alot of ppl find it frightening, but that was one aspect I really enjoyed. It’s just like a deep mind trip. And before when I was getting tokes in, I swear I don’t think I had a single dream or if I did I would wake up not remembering any part of it…say what you want about weed but one thing I deffinitely notice is that I can breathe much better when I’m stoned than when I’m sober for some reason. Whether this is because I vaporize or it’s just we’re in general. I have also found that I didn’t have hardly an appetite and when I did it would be gone by the time I would get food ready. The appetite is on and off for me. And I was experiencing mild headaches for 2 days after quitting. Please note that I quit weed and my caffeine addiction at the same time so the headaches probably were from that. And I have noticed the anxiety for sure. But I think I have it more severe because of the caffeine withdrawal. I feel like hot and cold flushes, and just uneasy in general. Whether this is the feeling of sober-ness doing it or it’s because of withdrawal. I honestly don’t know what it feels like to be sober any more.
^Some of the paranoia and anxiety might be from a really bad acid trip I had a few months back that completely changed me. I loss total connection of reality and felt anxious and paranoid until I started smoking weed. That is the only thing that got it off my mind. Say what you want but I believe weed is a very valuable tool indeed if used with moderation. Those of you who think it causes cancer and tumours, do your research because it does the exact opposite and actually targets and destroys cancer cells while leaving healthy ones unscathed and it shrinks the size of tumours considerably. Why is the government keeping such a valuable herb so constricted by laws and fear programs?
I’m 23, day one of withdrawal…I’ve smoked every single day for the last five years. I’m beyond agitated and my head throbs. I have no desire to eat…i can feel the acid building up in my stomach. Feels like shit! My palms are also very clamy. I keep getting hot flashes which make me nauseous and i actually puked up some stomach bile. I know if i took just one hit i would feel so much better. The psychological part is by far the worst. You have to play mind games with yourself. I have to keep giving myself pep talks because my dealer is less than a block away. I heard the first week is the worst. I hope i can make it…feels like forever right now!!
hey guys hope you all get off of it!!
i’ve been smoking weed/hash nearly 3 decades. obtaining same
and the expense has gotten very difficult in the last 5 years. i read
the above comments and it helps to share with others.
i think ‘prohibition’ creates most of the trouble with this credible drug.
it can make users bulk buy, keep only friends that use because the rest of
society is fed unbalanced information about it, so jobs, relationships can
be more difficult.
In Amsterdam where it is sold openly in pleasant cafes, users are able
to come and go with there habit, the way others can use alcohol. there is
a great injustice surrounding this plant, the drinks/pharmaceutical industry
are fearful what it will do to their patch.
i’ve done about 7 days and may return to careful use when my
friends crop is mature. good luck to all of you in your persuits!
David.
Are u guys being serious?! Bunch of bitches complaining about marijuana withdrawal. Try going thru herion withdrawal & then tell me u felt like u were gonna die from weed withdrawal. Deal with it & keep it moving it’s not that serious people!
I had been smoking constantly for about 8 years. I quit smoking pot about 2 weeks ago and I believe this is the last time I am going to quit.
I used to believe marijuana was harmless. I’ve had depression for the majority of my life and believe that is why I had an addiction to it. But I believe my body finally said I had enough. I had made some weed brownies one night and they just pushed my body over the edge. I started getting heart palpitations and dizzy spells which scared the living shit out of me because this had never happened to me before. I thought I had heart problems at first but when I went to the Doc he said I was just having panic attacks. I sure as hell don’t want to go through this again. So I’ve finally quit for good. I still have the panic attacks but not nearly as bad as when I first quit. I think the reason I still had panic attacks/ anxiety was because I had quit cold turkey after the brownie incident. But 2 weeks later I can say I am feeling much better. I hear marijuana withdrawal can last up to a month. I am just going to hold it out and live sober for the rest of my life.
Hi, I recently had a terrible experience, I’d finished work early and decided I was going to go home and have a big smoke and go to bed, anyway so I did all this, absolutely chillin, then BOOM, the worst most intense bout of anxiety rushed over me, I didn’t get to sleep till 9am the next day, it’s now 3 days later and still having anxiety attacks.After smoking I didn’t feel in control of my thoughts or body, I have/do suffer from OCD and anxiety as it is, I’m now laid here at 03:18, fighting off the anxiety 3 days
odays later so I can sleep.
Hi, ive been smoken buds sence i was 12 years old, ill b 21 on the 10th of this month, i got MAD stomach problems,B/A isomnia, Back pains and chronic migrains and headaches and wierd mood swings ever sence i can remember i feel like smoken weed just evens me out, but agin i dnt kno because i been smoken for so long, before i was even thru puberty…. nd with out smokeing buds, all thos things i mentions go haywire nd out of control X10. nd all the withdrawel symtoms like depression, and anxiety i will feel on the 1ST day of not finding any buds to smoke or first day of running outa my bag badly ,nd when i run out first ill smoke my roaches, then scrap my bowl, and then after tht ill scrap the thc i just scraped agin for another hit…..then next thing u kno im checking all pockets and carpet picking just for another hit…..even if i dnt get high, i feel the depression and anxiety and the demons go away with just one toke…. i dnt kno if im like this because of weed, or if im like this when im runnin low on it cuz well, sence 12 i practiically blaze everysingle day and night, like right now i havnt had nuthin all day, nd i cnt sleep (its 4:40)() nd lashed out on my gf today, and just feel like i hate life and depressed as hell… not shur if it was cuz the no weed but i feel like it is, cuz i kno if i just had a bowl to smoke today.. i probly woulda made it thru the day.. pot litterally fills the hole my my life and helps me get by, eat, and b in a good mood, and helps me be creative and i feel way more spiritual and connected when high.no money yet i still find five bucks for a gram of swagg thts all beans…nd it pisses me off. the money i wasted on shitty weed just….really gets me aggitated exspecually like now when im sober as fuck wishen i just had a good fat sack of greens. i didnt(couldnt) even stop smoken weed when on probation from 16-18( cuz of pot) practiaclly took my teens away from me. i dnt feel motivated unless i get the pickme up of a lil tokey toke, i dnt kno wht to do, i kno so much about pot, to the point i can look tast weed nd kno how it was grown nd picked….i pretty much had my life based on it to wear my school papers and projects all revovled around weed. i can grow the best plant ever, i kno every reason why its not legall and why it is kinda legall, im about as edjucated on buds as u can b, politally, scientificaly, first hand experience,and by law…..BUT BUT BUT BUT, i wana quit but i dnt wana quit but i tell my self (naw buds isnt my problem…) and every one else who goes through wanted to stop pot and saying its bad and b/s… usually drink or do other drugs and claim pot as the gateway… i think thts b/s i only smoke pot and never done crack meth pills and i dnt drink(stomach probs*wich pot help with ironicly) its the crowd and influences tht ur around tht have more of a impact on trying other drugs then pot .only way pot can make ppl do worse stuff is* o i smoked pot nd it didnt hert…ill try this too** but thts it, and thts dumb, cuz duh, pot wont hert u….. i ended up ramboling on but like ill try to make long story short… i dnt see nuthing wrong with buds but i wish i could quit and cant….i feel like it inhances my quility of life.. but i dnt really kno sence i smoked sence i can remember, and both my parents and all my ants and uncles and brothers aaaaaaaaaaallllllll blaze… its so bad its to the point where if my carreer isnt in marijuana.. then i got kno future.. i just really need some help. and no ones storys i feel i related to.. so i ended up rambling a LITTEL portion of my story. HOPEING someone can relate to me and just plz help me. not evenshur what my problem is i just want to b happy. i been putting my problems aside nd numbing them with pot and only pot for a LONG time,( not even tylonal..) and im afraid of wht mental breakdown ill have if i stop smoking pot, i get some crazy *criminal minds* thoughts, and when i dnt smoke weed i just feel…..demented.. like i can just SNAP..i been so dependent and used it as a cruch for so long, nd i first started to smoke pot cuz i was stealin it from my mom, picked on alot, moved alot alot alot alot, always been poor and low class..even homeless at 17 untill i was picked up by cops nd put in juvi untill 18 nd wasnta juvinal anymore..i just dnt kno wht ill do with myself not having the ONLY thing in my whole life b there for me anymore.. buds has hert my life, and helped it in sooooooooooooooo many dam ways im just left confused as fuck…..
sry for the ramboling and not getting to the point, obveusly writing ant my strong point.(growing pot is).. o and also sry for the illiteratness, i had to get some shit off my chest…
thanks.., zack
Hi, ive been smoken buds sence i was 12 years old, ill b 21 on the 10th of this month, i got MAD stomach problems,B/A isomnia, Back pains and chronic migrains and headaches and wierd mood swings ever sence i can remember i feel like smoken weed just evens me out, but agin i dnt kno because i been smoken for so long, before i was even thru puberty…. nd with out smokeing buds, all thos things i mentions go haywire nd out of control X10. nd all the withdrawel symtoms like depression, and anxiety i will feel on the 1ST day of not finding any buds to smoke or first day of running outa my bag badly ,nd when i run out first ill smoke my roaches, then scrap my bowl, and then after tht ill scrap the thc i just scraped agin for another hit…..then next thing u kno im checking all pockets and carpet picking just for another hit…..even if i dnt get high, i feel the depression and anxiety and the demons go away with just one toke…. i dnt kno if im like this because of weed, or if im like this when im runnin low on it cuz well, sence 12 i practiically blaze everysingle day and night, like right now i havnt had nuthin all day, nd i cnt sleep (its 4:40)(20 mins past 4:20!!!) nd lashed out on my gf today, and just feel like i hate life and depressed as hell… not shur if it was cuz the no weed but i feel like it is, cuz i kno if i just had a bowl to smoke today.. i probly woulda made it thru the day.. pot litterally fills the hole my my life and helps me get by, eat, and b in a good mood, and helps me be creative and i feel way more spiritual and connected when high.no money yet i still find five bucks for a gram of swagg thts all beans…nd it pisses me off. the money i wasted on shitty weed just….really gets me aggitated exspecually like now when im sober as fuck wishen i just had a good fat sack of greens. i didnt(couldnt) even stop smoken weed when on probation from 16-18( cuz of pot) practiaclly took my teens away from me. i dnt feel motivated unless i get the pickme up of a lil tokey toke, i dnt kno wht to do, i kno so much about pot, to the point i can look tast weed nd kno how it was grown nd picked….i pretty much had my life based on it to wear my school papers and projects all revovled around weed. i can grow the best plant ever, i kno every reason why its not legall and why it is kinda legall, im about as edjucated on buds as u can b, politally, scientificaly, first hand experience,and by law…..BUT BUT BUT BUT, i wana quit but i dnt wana quit but i tell my self (naw buds isnt my problem…) and every one else who goes through wanted to stop pot and saying its bad and b/s… usually drink or do other drugs and claim pot as the gateway… i think thts b/s i only smoke pot and never done crack meth pills and i dnt drink(stomach probs*wich pot help with ironicly) its the crowd and influences tht ur around tht have more of a impact on trying other drugs then pot .only way pot can make ppl do worse stuff is* o i smoked pot nd it didnt hert…ill try this too** but thts it, and thts dumb, cuz duh, pot wont hert u….. i ended up ramboling on but like ill try to make long story short… i dnt see nuthing wrong with buds but i wish i could quit and cant….i feel like it inhances my quility of life.. but i dnt really kno sence i smoked sence i can remember, and both my parents and all my ants and uncles and brothers aaaaaaaaaaallllllll blaze… its so bad its to the point where if my carreer isnt in marijuana.. then i got kno future.. i just really need some help. and no ones storys i feel i related to.. so i ended up rambling a LITTEL portion of my story. HOPEING someone can relate to me and just plz help me. not evenshur what my problem is i just want to b happy. i been putting my problems aside nd numbing them with pot and only pot for a LONG time,( not even tylonal..) and im afraid of wht mental breakdown ill have if i stop smoking pot, i get some crazy *criminal minds* thoughts, and when i dnt smoke weed i just feel…..demented.. like i can just SNAP..i been so dependent and used it as a cruch for so long, nd i first started to smoke pot cuz i was stealin it from my mom, picked on alot, moved alot alot alot alot, always been poor and low class..even homeless at 17 untill i was picked up by cops nd put in juvi untill 18 nd wasnta juvinal anymore..i just dnt kno wht ill do with myself not having the ONLY thing in my whole life b there for me anymore.. buds has hert my life, and helped it in sooooooooooooooo many dam ways im just left confused as fuck…..
sry for the ramboling and not getting to the point, obveusly writing ant my strong point.(growing pot is).. o and also sry for the illiteratness, i had to get some shit off my chest…
thanks.., zack
as soon as i dnt have pot nd like ant high… all the demons haunt me. weed numbs those demons..cheated on. joint. homeless.joint.no job.joint.no weed.resign. a crappy cycle i cnt stop. its my cruch, its been there for me more then my parents. so wtf do i do. i wana stop, wana have a good none depressed life with out it. but with out it im depressed, feel anxiety, scared, parniod, nd like…. all the bad things in my life hit me at once and i could cry or hurt someone. nd with tht im not even shur if its withdrawal or if its just me..sence i cnt stop smoken for more then one day sence 12. i make all the excuses, i i need it it evens me out like i had said before cuz i truly beleive it does even me out… OOOOR is it just withdrawal i feel tht i dnt feel once i smoke agin…i thought weed was helpin me, but maby its weed tht makes me feel tht way in the first place, and weed tht numbs it… im probly confusing who ever is reading my post hahaha, plz help, thanks.. O and fyi, i already been thru AA and NA for a few years as a teenager as a require ment for being on probation and in nd outa juvi… it just didnt help me, infact i just made alot of money by sellin to the n/a people tryna quit themselfves… im like a germ and spread i infuence ppl around me to smoke and just cant stop myself, maby i do it to make feel better about doing it? i dunno. like i said, i just need some real help no b/s high power crap. some real help for someone like me who only smokes pot not even drinks coffee. cuz pot is in no way same catagory as alcohol and crack cockain meth, and thos addicts and there stories just dnt speak to me or relate to me…
searching for understanding and someone to relate with to help stop smoking pot… or if not quit cold turkey, at least some advice on how to not let it take over my life.. and yes i got no friends so dnt say i need to stay away from my pothead freinds. just family. wich i dnt speak to anyways. so im not tryna fit in or b a social smokeer, i see alot of advice as if ALL pot heads hang with all pot heads and thts why there pot heads. thts not me. im not shur why im pot head except its my cruch. my coffe in the moring and my nyquill at night, and my tylonal mid day , and my pickme up all day. wtf am i fill this empty hole with tht pot fills* haha pot hole…*
It’s day one – I no longer smoke weed : )
BEST OF LUCK TO GHOSE QUITTING AND TO THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY SUCEEDED ; )
my name is gabriel and i am 14 yaers old ive been realy high fr the past 9 days and i stoped. its been a week now and my head feels realy wierd is it normal?
Hey all, I just turned 40 and had been smoking weed every day for the past 20 years. I quit smoking almost a month ago and Im still going through some of the typical withdrawal symptoms mentioned above by other smokers. I was a heavy smoker, smoking around 5 or 6 joints per day.
My symptoms included cold and fever for the first two weeks, followed by a lung infection as my lungs are finally clearing out all the resin that was inside. My new lung clarity is the best part tho. Plus my face isn’t constantly swollen anymore. Im feeling more alive by the day and gone are the days of being dazed out and doing nothing at all.
Good luck everybody! Your body will appreciate it.
I have been smoking that sticky green for a year and a half now. Im on day 2 of detox. I am 18 years old. I started smoking because I had an eating disorder called anorexia nervosa, im sure you’ve heard of it haha. A friend told me if you smoke weed that you’ll eat a shit ton so i tried it and it worked! I was hooked ever since. I smoked 3 to 7 times a day, basically whenever it was meal time. Im mormon and still living with my mormon parents, so obviously i did it in secret, which stressed me out a ton. I smoked about an eighth every three or four days, and ALL my money went towards it, which totally sucked. The reason i am quitting is because I don’t like the fact that I’m dependent on something. I havent eaten a single thing since i stopped, and im losing weight fast (mind you im 5′ 9″ 160 lbs, so im already skinny). i hope i can get my appetite back. The biggest help for me is my dad. i told him about my addiction and he is helping me with extraordinary love ( i honestly thought he was gonna murder me if i told him, but when i did he didn’t even yell at me). i hope i can stay strong, and honestly i don’t have a desire to do it right now, which is good.
I’m twenty five years old and I’ve been smoking herb on and off since I was fifteen years old… In the past year, I’ve been smoking herb regularly due to problems associated with pain caused by an automobile accident (02 January 06) and congenital hip dysplasia. I’ve had seven hip surgeries and currently am due for more in the future because my bones are deteriorating and will need hip replacements but not til I am of the age of forty because the doctors say I am too young to have replacements. I know it doesn’t make sense especially since I keep having to get them re-done. I am currently seeing a spine and nerve specialist for my neck and back injuries caused by my automobile accident, to determine whether or not I will have to have surgery on my back. Since my accident, I’ve been having issues urinating frequently (more than usual, sometimes every ten minutes) due to my back injury, and it also limits me from daily activities. I am a recovering opiate addict for two years and nine months now and had been using for ten years, very heavily for four years, I’ve in fact coded a few times from accidental drug overdose and had been in a coma. So after I got sober off benzos, muscle relaxers and opiates, I started smoking about a year ago for the pain, it became too much to endure, It’d get to the point where I’d throw up or couldn’t walk or move and herb helped me with the pain and also with my insomnia (which I’ve had since eighth grade, right around the time I started having problems with my hips) so up until a week ago I had to quit because I recently got a job and it requires that you are drug free. I am finding it hard to concentrate again because when I smoked herb it helped me focus, I am lacking motivation because I usually workout every day and now that I stopped I haven’t worked out in four days, my vivid nightmares have come back to haunt me, I’m feeling a little down and withdrawn, I would usually cook and clean every single day, sometimes clean twice a day ( I know I’m a neat freak) but since I’ve quit, I’ve lacked motivation and haven’t been doing any of that. I’ve been having problems sleeping, I’d maybe get two hours of sleep, if that a night. I’m still having issues with pain and being a recovering opiate addict doesn’t help since I can’t substitute anything for the pain but just deal with it. I’m scared and nervous to start this new job because I don’t know how I’ll feel physically and emotionally. I am an open person when it comes to smoking herb with my family and friends that is, everyone in my family is aware that I smoke herb for medical issues and also because who doesn’t like to smoke herb lol. Although they don’t smoke, they’re not opposed to my smoking, they rather I smoke herb than get into drugs again and let me tell you did that tear apart my family and was a fucking nightmare! I’ve turned my life around and I don’t think smoking herb is a bad habit, I think it helps me not only with pain, sleep deprivation but focusing! I’m currently studying forensic psychology with a minor in criminal justice and boy did herb help me focus more with my law homework than anything else! No one in my family understands what I am going through and I feel alone since I’ve cut almost all the people out of my life due to lack of ambition, motivation, and negativity, it’s hard to go through all of this and no one to talk to…. I find it useful to read through forums such as this one to help me cope through not being able to smoke herb and my emotions and also to know that I am not alone. I thank you all for sharing your experiences and wish you all the very best of luck! And if any of you have any advice for me please feel free to e-mail me at fckiinprecious@hotmail.com. Cheers!
Well today is the day I am thinking of quitting green for two reasons, 1. Financial reasons spend $300/month which I could be saving that money.
2. My memory is shocking. Cant remember doing things and its effecting my job in a way.
I have been smoking for 20 years and very scared whether I will be able to do it. Reasons for smoking.
1. Gives me patience I have gone without smoking for few days for e.g.. when holidaying and yeah everything pissed me off had no patience what’s so ever one thing didn’t go wright felt like smashing everything so wish I wasn’t like that just get so irritated.
2. Obviously it relaxes me I am very hyperactive therefore boredom is on top of the list get very bored very easily and of course when I try to occupy myself with either drawing or playing piano even playing games on computer I get bored after half hour or an hour it sucks so when I smoke I don’t get so bored.
So now I am scared that my boredom will kill me it’ll just drive me insane.
I have vivid dreams and lots of nightmares every night even though I smoke hmmmm does that mean I will have even worse dreams after quitting?
I will try to give up tomorrow will be my 1st day see how I go.
I did give up ciggys and it was easy no patches no nothing just cold turkey. However staying off them is the hard part. I am not addicted to them its not like I need to smoke but as soon as I have alcohol I feel like having one. Does that make me weak minded? It’s hard to give up things that make you feel good.
hi guys, i posted on this site 3 wks ago, on my first nite clean, and im proud to say i havent smoked for 3 wks. One thing i know for sure is if you truly want to stop it MUST be cold turkey bc 1st week or two u still have weed in ur system. Ive done the whole “ill weave my way out” “instead of 10 joint a week, ill only smoke 2 or 3″ etc etc. THIS DOES NOT WORK AND KEEP IN MIND THAT IS HOW ADDICTS THINK. Trust me, ive tried to quit like that many times. The reason is you really never let ur body go marajuana free so its useless. The first week i felt perfectly, minor symptoms, obviously because the weed is still in my system, i thought “hey this is easy.” I hate to say it but the truth hurts, its gets worse before it gets better. Oh and btw i smoked 7-10 grams a week for almost 7 yrs. I absolutely loved it.. i find watching tv and movies now so f-ing boring lol just do smnth that gets ur mind off it completely, i just way more cigarettes! hey, one bad habit at a time lol one major awesome thing is a trimmed down couple pounds!
And its in ur head, the feeling of not lettin a substance take your over. Neways gluck ppl!
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY AWESOME BLOG!!! I thought it was just me. I started smoking in my second year of college back in 1992. After dropping out and chasing different BS jobs until about 2001 I decided to get back in to school, and had a baby with this dumb chick. I was one of those people who always said, “weed is not a real drug and I can get off of it at anytime.” I moved from NY to Philly in 2001 and met my girlfriend who is now my wife. I was a bad influence on her… she smoked but not nearly as much until she met me, I had the money. Let me fast forward…. in 2006 we had the most beautiful baby, and in 2009 we got married. We smoked weed since we met each other. I have a great career at a bank, and I went back to school in 2001 and received my BS in Finance with a 3.83 GPA in 2005. BTW > I smoked the ENTIRE time I was in school in Philly. Now, to 2012… I am so upset that I let this affect me for so long. I’ve gotten into fights trying to buy on corners in Philly, I have lost a job because my boy and I both failed the DT. They came and got us out of training class.. we were fired. All this and I kept on going, still thinking it was not a problem. Well, I have been at the bank since 2003 and I want a change but I am paranoid that I will fail a DT for a new job. I smoked for the last time on January 2nd, right before work the next day. I have not smoked since.
This blog has helped me get through another tough night. My wife was also forced to quit because I was the one who would drive and buy it from my boy. I always said once I had a baby I would quit… didn’t happen. People who say its not addictive is WRONG. I had all the same symptoms that I’ve read on here since I quit… moody, night sweats, can’t sleep, can’t focus, etc. I tell you, it has been a week but I already feel like a new man. I had to use the prospects of finding a new job as my motivation to quit. IT’S NOT WORTH IT. I was passed over for two promotions probably because the night before the interview while I should have been preparing, I was smoking. I am DONE. It is hard though. I am working out and trying to do whatever possible to keep my mind off this shyt. I wish I could fast forward a year from now so I can look back and be proud of myself. This blog helped me open up and talk about my problems (gotta love the internet). My wife and I just don’t talk about it but we are both going through withdrawals. She is using ZUMBA to take her mind off smoking. I almost went and bought her some last weekend… I’m glad my boy was with his family in Florida or I would have went and got it for her. I am steadfast and DONE with this… not only for my career, relationship but definitely for my daughter who I love more than anything in this world. We would smoke during her nap time and I know when she woke up she could tell mommy and daddy were acting different…lucking she is only 5.
I read almost every single post on here and it has given me motivation to continue sober. I know I have rambled but this is years of playing like I was this great guy at the bank, but really smoking every single night after work. I want to sincerely thank everyone who posted here because it showed me that I was not alone in this. I can only imagine how much money I wasted on weed in the last 20 years…. wow, that money could be in my ING account right now. Anyway… it has only been since January 2nd but I already feel like a better person and it is getting easier every single day. People who say it is not addictive are wrong, it is. We spent so many nights passed out on the couch, waking up at 3am in the morning because we smoked and became comatose. Wasted time not doing things with our bright little girl because we wanted some time to smoke… forcing her to take a nap.
Ahhh… I feel refreshed. I just want to say thanks again… and with divine intervention hopefully I can come back here in 6 months and be six months free. Good luck to everybody who is trying to stop. Don’t let it take over 20 years of your life like it has done mine.
@ rabbit. stop being an asshole. people didn’t come here to get help for heroin withdrawal, they came here to get help for weed withdrawal. and yes there are withdrawal symptoms i have experienced them myself and don’t give a single fuck about anything you say. Im guessing most of these people just smoke marijuana specifically, since the posts don’t mention other drugs so go take your crap elsewhere. this is just a group of people with similar problems trying to help each other. we don’t need people like you trying to bring us down or say our issues are fake
@D13. So because you say weed does not have withdrawal symptoms we are all supposed to believe your views? Get your head out of your ass Just because this ONE experience happened to you, doesn’t mean it applies to everyone. In fact the MAJORITY of posts here prove that there are withdrawal symptoms when you stop smoking weed. Just because you didn’t have any problems it isn’t fair to assume everyone else will have the same experience. In america, we call that being a fucking ignorant dick.
Read the article, In all honestly I’m pretty high at the moment but after I smoke all my weed tonight I’m done.
I have been permastoned the last 3 years It’s destroyed my personal relationships.
Plan is homepage this site then head to gas station get munchies.
I was wondering where this deep set undeniable rage/anger was coming from. I’ve been off for about 4-1/2 weeks and have been in misery physically/mentally. BUT finally yesterday I started to feel like myself again.
First of all, it is amazing to me how almost every person going through detox is experiencing the same things. Weed is addictive, mentally and physically, after reading these posts there is no doubt. I am 38, and smoked weed first at 14, and have been smoking daily since 18. I may have missed a day or two while in Europe, but basically for 20 years. I have been unable to sleep during normal human sleep hours. I watched cable television till 5 a.m the other day, and then listened to the birds chirp when i eventually tried to sleep…terrible, there is nothing worse than the sounds of birds mocking your attempt to sleep. I sometimes have “breakfast” at 4 p.m, I talk to people so much they must think I’m on crack now, and
the social ramifications have been many. 75% of my friends burn, and that is another subtle side-effect, that you begin to associate with only stoners. And while they say “good job”, or whatever, they don’t mean it, and are not willing to put down the pipe for even the hour or so that I may visit. I quit to detox for a job, but I’m beginning to see things more clearly. Weed is an addiction. What else do you call something that dominates your life and makes you choose the bong over friends and family. What else do you call something that so overwhelms you that you can not enjoy life without it. I have been quite angry too. 21 days now without weed, and I have gone postal on a broad that didn’t deserve it and slightly burned a couple of bridges that i hope to repair soon. Thats phase 2 I hope. Anyway, weed is not heroin, but it creeps slowly and dominates your life to the point where nothing else is important. And trust me young friends, don’t wait till your almost 40 to realize this. I have a past full of broken hearts and charred ambitions….peace
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