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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Oh and i guess ill put my weed stats up here…ive smoked about 15 grams a week for the past 4 years but ive been smoking for about 8 years total…so i guess u can understand y this is some BS
I’m Jon, I am 28 years old and have been smoking marijuana every day since I was 10 years old. Yes, 18 full years non stop. I’m posting my life story because I want anyone that reads this to realize the negative effects it can have on your life. It is a pretty dramatic story and I’m happy to share it.
I am a chronic marijuana user. By chronic I mean one ounce per week or more, from 14yrs old – 28. From 10yrs old – 14yrs old it was a half ounce per week. Read on to discover how I was able to afford this. I smoke between 7 – 10 joints a day. This is because every time I have someone over I feel I need to get them high so we can be on the same level.
When I was 10 I used to receive a 10 dollar a week allowance and my best friend would sell me a half ounce a week for 5 bucks. His step dad was a dealer and he used to steal it. He would steal himself the same amount and match me all week long. This lasted until high school. In high school I was unable to get this hook up anymore when his parents broke off their relationship so I started to sell drugs. This allowed me to support my habit. I was high all day everyday, smoked joints on the way to school, on breaks, on lunches, and after school. I was high so often that when I went home sober (which was very rare) my parents would accuse me of being high. No joke.
Eventually I got caught and went to jail. I was a minor and got lucky, it was 2 weeks before my 18th birthday. I spent 3 months in jail and finished high school there. No prom, no graduation, no final trip with everyone, nothing. I lost contact with almost all my friends and my gf dumped my ass, as expected. When I got out I was an adult and no longer allowed to live with my parents.
I went back to selling pot and smoking all the time, it’s all I knew. I went to college and took business, this allowed me to network to sell more pot and also get a better job because I knew selling drugs was a terrible idea(from spending time in jail and never wanting to go back), however it was all I knew at the time. One thing I will never forget about that experience is seeing my parents share one phone to talk to me through 2 inchs of bulletproof plexiglass. It was the only time I have ever saw my father cry. After college, I landed a decent job that allowed me to quit selling and still maintain my heavy smoking habit. I had started to gain wait from laziness and lacked the motivation to do regular house hold chores. I ate very poorly, mostly fast food and did not exercise.
On Oct 20th 2011 I had a life changing experience. I had an intense amount of pain in my stomach and back and had no idea what it was. Turns out from all the shitty food I have eaten in the past 10 yrs, I destroyed my gall bladder. I have surgery coming up in Feb to have it removed. This news was so shocking to me that on Nov 1, I started a new me. I quit drinking alcohol, quit eating red meat, switched over to a low fat diet and had intentions of eventually quitting the marijuana. In the first two months I lost 23 lbs from just the diet alone, no exercise. I still smoked 7-10 joints a day.
It’s now Jan 24th and I have not smoked marijuana in 18 days. For me this is record breaking, I have probably only had 18 days off total in the full 18 years, other then the jail time of course. BUT, I finally did it and quit. I quit cold turkey. However, there are definitely a lot of withdrawal symptoms and other things I have begun to realize were all adverse affects of long term marijuana use.
Here’s a list of the good things I have noticed.
1) I consume MORE food now then when I was smoking but am losing MORE weight because I am now exercising. I also enjoy cooking and making my own meals now. I’m at a healthy weight for my size and get complimented on how I look now.
2)All my household chores and such are done on time, my place is spotless. Before it was a dump and I was too stoned to care.
3)Girls are showing way more interest in me then ever before. This is because I can hold an intellectual conversation now and don’t drift off into la la land. I also am more witty and remember their name the first time they tell me. I also can tell them, I’m not a drug user.
4) Significant memory improvements. The only way I can describe this one is by saying that I had no long term memory before. I barely remember things that have happened in the past 18yrs. When people tell me stories of things from high school, I just don’t remember.
5)Old acquaintances from high school that I run into actually enjoy my company now and I have started to have a social life again.
These are the factors that motivate me to continue on.
Here is a list of the negative effects and issues I have been dealing with:
1) I can’t sleep well, some nights I fall asleep immediately for 10-12hrs when I go to bed. Other nights I toss and turn until the alarm goes off and I head out to work with no sleep. In the past 3 nights I have a combined 8hrs of sleep. This has been ongoing since I stopped smoking.
2)My dreams are insane. They are so vivid and sensational it seems real. I dream about smoking weed and wake up in a panic that I broke my streak. I have had lots of insane dreams but am not going to explain them all. Just know that they are very realistic, almost life like and you almost cannot tell the difference if they are fake or not.
3)Hot cold sweats. I have been constantly adjusting the temperature in my house to compensate for this. It’s every day, all day and hasn’t stopped yet.
4)Depression. I feel very lonely at times and feel like I cannot hang out with any of my “best friends” which are also all chronic users. I am finding it very hard to disassociate myself from them in an effort to quit. They understand and support me, but it’s extremely hard because if I go hang out with them, I will smoke.
These symptoms are far from over, it’s tough to deal with but I will manage. My willpower and desire to succeed in life is now more intense then ever. I’m stronger, healthier, smarter and feel more motivated then ever before. I hope this story can inspire someone or at least help someone else out there. Please don’t let yourself go as long as I did before realizing the consequences. Don’t let a life changing experience be your story, use my life changing experience as your personal motivation. If you wish to contact me to discuss your story or need motivation, email me. I won’t hesitate to respond, it will help keep me motivated to reach my personal goal. Good luck to everyone. jonny_sweets@live.ca
So it’s my third day not smoking… I’m only 17 but i’ve been smoking since I was about 12, first tried it when I was about 10ish! . I’m a senior in high school & I can honesly say I smoked my whollllllleeeee way through high school, as well junior high. But unlike my fellow stoner friends I’ve let it take over my life, it is my life. Everyday as I wake, my first thought is MARYJANE ! My everyday goal, is ultimately to get high one way or another. & as i’m typing this & realizing it even more so…I just wanna hit the bong. lol.
I’m a couple of months away from graduation and i’m getting kicked out school for both poss. of marijuana/ my multiple absenses. I guess, what’s kind of hurting me now is that ALL of my friends are graduating from high school and I won’t be all because all I wanted to do was get high and it still is all I want to do.
but I mean when my mom throws it away for example, or goes through my things looking for it! What she’s throwing away is my fucking medicine and she just doesn’t get that… I mean, why even go looking for something you don’t want to find in the first place?
What makes it even harder, i’m still under my mothers roof and my pothead lifestyle is not acceptable what-so-ever. I feel so possesive when it comes to it to my weed, not greedy though, don’t get me wrong i smoke almost everyone out
*Thank god i’m almost eighteen that way I can get my medi move out of this hell hole and smoke AS MUCH AS I PLEASE. But for now, i’m feel like i’m suffering w/out it. But then again, if I didn’t smoke and was just a normal sober teen i wouldn’t think home was such an awful place. I guess it’s because i’m not allowed to be myself.
& I know you probably assume i’m young so I don’t know what it’s like for you as adults, (who some have been addicted for longer than i’ve even been alive) but I do.!!!!! Not to boast or brag, but my supply is usually free so it makes it even easier for me to get. I’m sure i’ll be dead broke all because of it one day. I smoke about 7-11 g’s a week not includng my weekends because on the weekends it’s just non stop. & as you can tell i’m still saying all of this in present tense as if i havent even stopped.
I know it’s only been three days, but I can honestly say it’s been the WORST three days of my life. I’m just not motivated, not able (well not WANTING) to do shit. I feel as if I haven’t showered for the day so i’m unable to expose myself to the world. (if that makes any sense) haha……. you are all probably confused by my whole “story” but I’m just here trying to express not impress. Basically i’m here, not able to sleep trying to find people to relate to since my family consider me to “be on drugs”
the only SYMPTOMS i’m really suffering from is my lack of confidence/ apetite, minor headaches & most of all my trouble sleeping.
As for dreaming, I’d even dream when I was high.. but for the past three days I remember every single detail..every single moment of my nightmares. and my headaches have been nonstop plus I haven’t ate because food just doesn’t taste the same. As someone said in an article above me they new a couple that ate before eating, and well that’s me….but I smoke before doing ANYTHING.
another reason I smoke regurally is to keep me away from other bad habits I have. I smoke stoggs, casually pop, whatever prescript. I get my hands on, and i’ve tried a few other things…
that i’m not too proud of and of course I l-o-v-e alcohol.
Basically, just like you guys weed evens me out and blocks out all negative, outrageous urges/ thoughts
“I be getting high just to balance out my lows” hahaha.
Who knows, maybe it’s just the fucked up generation i’ve been born into,
alll in alll, i need help- i’m mentally unstable and weak when it comes to things like this. Even though I KNOW I should stop (as we all should) I can’t…………….or I won’t
well here’s my email if anyone has any advice please feel free to let me in on it, I need it, or more than anything just someone to relate too .
” alllatonce_xo@yahoo.com ”
and enough about my boring life, I wish ALL of you the very best in life.
May you alll have happy, fullfilling lives with or without weed. : )
I hate not being high!! I haven’t smoked in a few days & its driving me crazy!! I can tell that there’s something wrong. I feel bipolar.. I yell one min then feel,like crying the next! …I need help!
Zack
Dhritman
And all others who i have failed to mention.
My name is moh
I have been smoking for about 2 years everyday straight i know that has nothing in comprasion to what any of you have been through. Today is day three of my withdrawel from weed. I had a moment in my room where i saw it as a moment of weakness i was close to kneeling and asking for help from a higher cause or belief whatever you may call it. But all my life ive never asked for his help so i held back tears and sweat and gritted my teeth in my cold sweaty bed.
After reading all your posts i will put aside my pride and emotion and pray for all of you! Tonight i will pray. Ive never prayed before thid should be intresring lol reading zacks and dhritmans and so many others posts has made me feel pain in my heart no drug has ever made me feel.
I hope it works.
I pray for all of you.
And one day i hope you will all be happy.
Moh.
Hello all, I am 46 and been actively smoking pot off and on for the past 25 years, I quit about 10 years back and did not experience any type of withdraw symptoms at that time. I was in a new relationship with a Women who did not smoke and I started a new job back then that required me to take a Urine test prior to employment, so I gave up smoking pot and cigarettes as well as drinking. Well’ In 2009 I was laid off from My job and broke up with My Girlfriend and decided to start smoking pot again. I got to the point where I was smoking 1 or 2 joints a day of crippie, most people know how powerful it is.” and just recently for the new year I decided to quit again because I am getting older and want to be able to focus on living a long and healthy life with my family and not be bogged down by some of the side effects from smoking. We can all face two facts with smoking pot, People are either a productive and active pot smoker or they are just flat out lazy and don’t do much when they are stoned. I was the latter of the two” This time when I quit I am going though some of the (THC) Withdraws that many people have experienced, Bad vivid Dreams, Restless Sleep, Massive Headaches, Nausea, Skin Crawling, upset Stomach and a few other things. I would have never guessed in a million years this would happen from just smoking pot, I was always told that marijuana was not an addictive drug and I would not experience any side effects outside of having the munchies or an occasional headache. What I did not know or was ever told is that our bodies build and store (THC) Levels within itself the more we smoke. We may not have the same experiences as a heroin addict or even an alcoholic when they go though the withdraw stages but, You will have some effects at some point weather they are Physical or Psychology to deal with if you have been smoking pot for several years. As for Me’ I am in the 15th Day of quitting and it has been one of the roughest rides I have even been on. It is not worth me having to go though these feelings and experiences ever again.
Good luck to everyone and Godspeed in all your journeys,
Ray.
So i have been smoking weed since i was 18 heavy. sometimes a hq a day. I am 31 now and for the last 3 years have been trying to quit. i kept telling myself that this will be my last bag. then i would go for about 8 hours and find myself so restless that i would find the money somewhere to get another bag. I tried all the tricks ie. splitting jy bag to last a week and portioning out my bud but i felt that if i couldnt be good and high, what was the fukn point. i almost died from pneumonia about two years ago and was diagnosed with epilepsy. due to the fact i was having seizures in my sleep. I want nothing more than to move on with my life without this demon on my shoulder. i know its not heroin but ive never done heroin so anyone hating on weed smokers for trying to quit should just shut the hell up. i feel what i feel. so as i write this i am smoking what i want to be my last bowl. i noticed that my withdrawal symptoms are the same as alot of the ones described by you heavy smokers. (cant sleep, vivid dreams, mad all day, sit alone in living room and dont say a word. restless, i know i should be doing something with my day off but feel extremely guilty for sitting around. hands clammy) not hungry because after i eat is one of my favourite times to smoke. I mix my weed with tobbacco so its hard. i hope this is my last bowl and i can start saving money. I manage a grocery store right now and i am going to be quitting to go mining. this is a huge step and i dont weed to be hindering me anylonger. im just done. ……..I hope thanks everyone
Wats up shawdy. I have stopped smoking weed now for 5days I ju
Hello everyone, I am 26, I have been smoking daily for a decade; not that much anywhere from a quarter to half ounce weekly. I quit on January 17, 2012. The first nine days were a breeze no withdrawal what so ever however, the last two days have been a bitch. I thought you were supposed to get the worst of the symptoms between four and ten days. I am craving all day,up till 5 a.m. can’t sleep and the day seems twice as long. I am trying to keep myself busy hockey,running,movies whatever. But I don’t drink alcohol,smoke cigs or take pills, shit, how do these completely sober people do it. Life blows, I think the only thing keeping me sane is watching my baby niece she has become my pride and joy,her smile makes me relies what life is truly about. Alright now that I have given you the shitty part of quitting I am going to give you the good things about quitting,not only am I saving a hell of alot of money,which I can blow on my family and myself. but I am thinking clearly, lost weight and feel more confident in myself physically and mentally. Even though I have had a couple of rough days it does not mean I will cave, I have put to much effort in this and the bottom line is If you really want to quit you can do it. What ever your reason for quitting is(mine is medical doctor says I have Cannabis Hyperemesis syndrome.) stay strong and stay sober. I will continue to check up on this site, It helps to hear what other people are going through when I am feeling weak. In closing, I would like to wish everyone good luck in their misadventures.
I don’t know how you people do it. I think my body must be different.
I am 5’3″ and normally weight about 100 pounds. I quit smoking 3 days ago and haven’t slept at all since. I’ve even tried over the counter sleep aids. It has no effect. I try to eat at least once a day, but it’s hard. I have no appetite and when i put food in my mouth it’s hard to chew, and when I try to swallow I feel like I’m choking. I can’t afford to lose any weight. I’m so tiny as it is, if I lose any weight I’ll look like a holocaust victim. I’ve been really sweaty since I quit also. I sweat all the time, especially in my sleep. I wake up drenched. I’m dehydrated all the time. I can’t concentrate. I’ve been trying to type this for about 7 minutes. It’s hard to hold a thought. My mind keeps racing. It’s like my mind is a television and someone dude has the remote and just keeps switching through channels. Thoughts just fly through my head and then are gone. Time feels like it’s going by sooooo slow. Every day is an eternity. I try to keep myself busy, and I think I’ve been doing good, and it’s been hours, and then I check the clock and it’s been minutes. I’m so nervous. I feel like I wanna rip my skin off. I don’t know what to do with myself. I can’t even watch T.V. I can’t sit still.
This seriously sucks. What’s the point? I mean, what could the pot be doing to me that’s so much worse than how I feel right now? I’m not being rhetorical, I’m serious. I’d like to know what pot actually does to you that is bad for you. I know that it can permanantly change your brain chemistry if you smoke before your brain is fully developed (roughly around age 21), but I’m in my early 30′s. I know that inhaling any smoke can contribute to cancer. Burning anything releases carcinogens. I know it has temporary effects on your short term memory, i.e. while under the effects of marijuana your brain will retain less information than when you are sober. But these are the only side effects that I am aware of. I kinda just wanna smoke again. I can afford it, and I don’t see that it is having any more of a negative effect than the withdrawals are.
Any thoughts?
@Zack
Honey, it really seems to me like you’ve been self medicating with marijuana, and quitting has just made your original symptoms worse. I would see a professional psychologist and see if they recommend prescription medications. it can take a long time for doctors to get your prescription right for you. If medication is something they choose, there will be a long period of trial and error until they get the proper medication for you, because everyone is different. But I think you will find you feel a lot better than you would just smoking pot. I also recommend quitting the pot. You don’t know what type of side effects there could be from mixing with prescription medications. You should never take any other illegal drugs for any reason at any time anyways.
Also, on another note. I would not recommend telling your doctor about the pot. I have a friend who went in for treatment and told her psychologist about her addiction, and now they only want to treat the addiction and refuse to consider that perhaps she has symptoms which are completely unrelated to her drug problem.
If you feel you need professional help with quitting pot you can seek that elsewhere, at a separate facility. If your psychologist prescribes medication make sure to inform the doctors at the drug treatment facility.
I hope you feel better soon.
Hey
My name’s Jane. I hope to look back on this post and be proud, not only that I quit MJ but quitting helped me turn into a better person. I’ve used MJ for about 3 years heavily now, I mean smoking at least 5-6 joints a day, a going to bed with a joint every night. To be honest, even typing that out makes me feel pretty disgusted in myself. Unlike the rest of you… I wasnt failing in life, I mean hell.. I was, but damn I was in self denial. Everything around me was pretty much crashing, the only thing that wasnt was my relationship but thats because my partner is also a pothead (he is on the road to recovery with me, and I feel for all of you to do it alone because its good to have him there). Anyway the reason why I quit… honestly, I dont wanna sound like a fucking governmental statistic but it was seriously screwing my head up. I think 3 years of heavy smoking whilst having a whole host of problems such as family and college pressures and dealing with shit you’ve done in the past, everytime I would think about something that made me depressed or anytime I was angry/sad about family I would pick up a J. Mary Jane became my best friend, it made me think that all the friendships I’d formed were so worthwhile and admittedly a few are, but lets face it most of the time it is just sitting around in a room passing joints around and listening to music, laughing at dumb shit. Only now when I’m sober I can see this. I started having real dissociative high, happened twice but the feeling tripped me out so much I went into a full blown panic attack, so I just shrugged it off as that, got high a few more times and 2/5 times the dissociative high was there again. Its hard to describe almost like I was out of my own body, observing everyone and everything from above the ground, this lasted 3-4 hours, the last time it happened I felt so fucked up when I woke up I wasnt sure what was reality and what was the high. This has been the biggest wake up call for me, I’m not the kind of person that goes to a psychologist, I’m a suck shit up kinda person. Maybe thats how I got into weed in the first place I dunno, honestly the biggest withdrawal symptom is yourself. Remember people weed is a psychological addiction, do you want to keep throwing away your money down the drain? because all our level of smoking is. Literally living to smoke weed. Just see how pathetic that sounds?
Reading everyones stories made me not feel so alone/depressed (another biggie with withdrawal) but at the same time glad (sorry guys) that I realised this sooner rather than later.
Reading these stories makes me realize how lucky I am…
I’m 19, have been smoking since 15. Off and on for about 2 years, regularly for about the same. A couple hits in the morning, two bowls at night. I have bipolar disorder, so it helped me control my mood swings.
At first, I felt like it was my savior. I would lash out at anyone and everyone. My highs made me unstoppable, and my lows suicidal. Once I started smoking every day, I felt numbed, but happy. It was my answer.
Now, at 19 years old, I face being thrown out of college. Other life circumstances have contributed to this, but I definitely feel that pot has aggravated the situation. It made me somewhat lazy, and it took away my motivation.
I’ve been clean 4 days now (not long, I understand) and I’ve been sick. My stomach has been turning since I woke up 4 days ago. My mood swings have gotten more severe (in such a short time, I was surprised) and I honestly feel like I have nobody. I’m lucky: I talked to a friend last night and he is 100% behind me on quitting and he is going to quit with me. It made me feel a thousand times better.
I know this is for the better. I’m searching for full time employment and am going to try my hardest in school so I do not get thrown out. As stated by many, MJ is something to be enjoyed in moderation. It can be abused, but it should still be legal. Why? Alcohol can be abused. Cigarettes can be abused. Both of those kill you! At least MJ doesn’t have a high potential to be lethal…
Good luck to everyone who is quitting. I’m here for you as my best friend is here for me. You aren’t alone and you can handle it. Show IT who is boss.
-J
By the way, to the person who posted their email “alllatonce_xo@yahoo.com”, you’re emails dead. Tried to email you some helpful info, but came back to me.
I am 15 days sober. Coming off of using an eighth a day for the last 3 years. It was only building for the 20 years before that. The only reason why I have been able to hang in there is going to AA / 12 step program everyday. I will never again listen to anyone tell me marijuana isn’t addictive without saying something. The addiction is something you are born with – not the drug. If you have tried to stop on your own and can’t – you are addicted. If it’s causing problems in your life – you have addiction. Thank you for the info because I have been having very scary dreams. I had a full blown panic attack in my sleep the other night and could not come out of it – too exhausted to wake up. My husband is having depression and rage symptoms.
I am sooooo relieved to find something that works (12 steps). It gets better every day – not all day – but every day. If you are really done with the way your life is working out – pray for your higher power to take over and mean it. Your way does not work. Good luck to all and may your prayers be answered.
Just an added note – I also had night sweats but they are getting better. I have also freely admitted to having and been medicated for depression for years. I am not sure that is even true now that the fog is lifting. I am finding all of this stuff that I forgot I liked. And to whomever said that marijuana makes everything more enjoyable – it hasn’t been that way for a long time and you know it. When did you last have the giggles when you were high? Not for years, right? When you numb you don’t realize you are also numbing all the good things. I am even enjoying music again and movies are so much better because I can remember them and follow the story. Food tastes better although I can only eat small amounts. Chronic use makes you need it to feel normal. I too needed it to eat. It is all getting better after 2 weeks. Breakfast? Who eats breakfast – I do now. I do not have diahreaha (sp?) anymore and have for 3 years. I also am not coughing up huge black chunks and the vomitting has stopped. We are having so much fun. You can do it but you’ve got to want it and pray.
My name is Alex I started at 14 and am now 28. Today is my second day away from the devil’s lettuce. For the past 8 years I’ve had phases where I would be off it for several months, then on it again. I feel like my life is in a constant loop. I keep going back to it because I feel like it’s going to be an escape. I am unable to consume in moderation because I enjoy it too much. I’m an artist and have created some of my master pieces while stoned. I feel more creative, happy, and even smarter (If I don’t abuse it).
I can relate to the usual symptoms. Mine are, night sweats, anxiety, depression, hot and cold chills, and I can snap very easily.
I’ve gone through this many times and I know that life seems very bland through sober eyes but you have to have faith that it goes away… and it will.
What helps? 1-drink a lot of water
2-take a multi-vitamin every day
3-stay away from too many fats cause that’s where thc gets stored in your body.
4- get a good sweat and flush it out with exercise or
5-don’t be afraid to vent and break down because there can be a lot of emotional suppression- get that out to.a trip to a sauna.
6- replace the bad habit with a good one (this is a way of life)
7-And most important of all, stay away from pot-heads, even if their your best friend. Being around it enough will eventually influence you and you’ll have to do this all over again. (It’s not easy but it must be done)
For the longest time, I thought I was completely alone on this and I was some kind of psycho. You can do this!
In my 9 years of usage, my only problem has been finding a steady and reliable supply. NINE YEARS. Frustrating. I think I’ll have to start growing it. I have only ever taken a couple of puffs off a reefer every day. One reefer can last me two or three days. It’s always been like that, so I don’t think it’s an issue.
I’ll start with my stats….I’m 39,smoked for 20+ years every single day with of coarse the odd break due to getting the flu or a cold and twice due to traveling Europe with no resources.I live in Vancouver Canada so i have access to the best of the best.About 3 months ago i acquired a volcano vaporizer and think i really upped the anti because,wow it really isn’t bad for me now,go nuts…haha,idiot.
I’m really glad i found all these testimonials,i’ve been reading for a couple hours now.I too am going through serious withdraw.No sleep,no appetite,loosing weight,emotional train wreck.I will absolutely snap at anything.I’m now on day 15 and things only seem to get worse.I have an outrageous headache as i type this and know i will likely not fall asleep at all tonight.I have no desire to indulge,in fact i have a beautiful half oz bag in my freezer that’s been there since i stopped,no shit,its High Times cover page photogenic,top shelf dope.
Anyway these withdraw symptoms are tremendous,I know i wont cave because its my time and really need the change.
Its not really my intention to go on about what the vast majority of confessions have already stated,i certainly concur……………My need to speak up is to deflate the fucking moronic retards shit talking our struggle.”Ya i’ve smoked pot for six months and i’m 16 years old and you guys need to suck it up cuz its all in your head and i know cuz i’m 16 and tried smoking pot.
I’m saying time to go back to your room before your mom tells ya its bed time and punch yourself in the face a handful of times you fart mouthing little shits.Like i said i’m ready to snap at anything and reading your childish insignificant contributions to this blog make me wish i could get my hands on ya and take a bunch of this frustration out on your face…”bitch’s”
To the rest of ya good luck,you can do it
I have been smoking pot since high school, about 25 years. I cant believe that!! I am a parent of a 4 year old girl and happily married. I am seeking a new job and I have to quit to pass an inevitable drug test. I haven’t really tried to quit before and I am scared of being sober and so far its not going too well even though I have applied for the dream job of my life, I cant seem to quit.
I have read many of the posts here and I have found comfort and support, but I know I am really in for a test. Those who say its not addicting are wrong. I believed that it was not addicting, and just kept on smoking. It rules my life, day and night. Who wants to live like that? Easier said than done….I don’t think I can ever come back to it, I need to put it away for good. But I don’t want to, but need to.
I’m gonna go upstairs turn on some Neil Young and one last time…
Please God, help me thru this.
Been smoking daily since I was 16. I’m 28 now. On my 3rd or 4th day without it. My symptoms are that I feel lazy and tired but I can’t sleep worth a damn. Its 4pm and I’m laying in bed because of it. I “slept” 8 hrs last night but woke up not feeling rested. Its the weirdest, shitiest feeling because I just started working out again and I want to go to the gym but my head feels like I haven’t slept in days. Gotta quit though before life passes me by.
Sup guys and gals. I quit smoking pot like 5 days ago for the 3rd time. Well the 3rd time after i realized i was addicted. Everytime i quit i go through the same shit. First 2 weeks, real depressed, hoplessness, INSANE dreams that i remeber fully. It is horrific, and to top it off im also withdrawling from heroine. Its a double wammy. I started with pot recreationaly and than discovered heroin at age 19. I realized i was addicted to heroin and started to quit. I say started because it has been attempted so many times i cannot count them all. I never had withdrawals from weed until i started to use it in place of heroine. Everytime i would quit tar i would start smoking weed heavily. I was just shifting the addiction. To be honest i find heroin easier simply because it doesnt last near as long. Its roughly 5-7 days while weed is a month or more. Everytime i quit weed i get like 2 weeks to a month in and go hang out with a buddy who convinces me its completley fine. Man this is fucking hard but i know its for the better.
To Girl Achromatism:
You’re not nuts. What you are feeling is normal. The first week, especially the first few days, were the worst for me. Of course, you can always smoke, but it helps to 1. exercise and 2. think about the benefits of quitting…you’ll find you have more energy, are more motivated, more clear-headed and, believe it or not, you’ll sleep better — once you get through the rough first couple of weeks. Best of all, you won’t have a substance ruling your life. I quit for a couple of months after smoking for nearly 30 years, on and off. I went back to it and realized how strong it is and how much it affected my life. I didn’t realize it before, but it even gives me a bit of a “hangover,” meaning I noticed a morning fatigue that was not there during the two months that I quit. I’m off the weed again and feeling good. I, too, was shocked at how severe the withdrawals were…I had no idea this could happen with weed. But, it will pass! Good luck.
I am so greatful to read these posts by fellow battlers. I am 33 now and have been smoking since i was 18 years old. I was a D.A.R.E kid allll through school wouldn’t drink, smoke cigarettes or drugs. I wish i had kept that going. After getting kicked out my home several times for stealing and pawning things in order to get high, walking out on several good jobs,taking from whom ever, hanging out with people who helped introduce me to a felony, outrageous anger and frustrations with my family and friends..because i felt like i was spiraling out of control and nobody was trying to be there. To me…i felt all these things because i was SO sure it was real. I had gotten into school the week before my 30th Birthday..i was turning 30 a pothead with nothing to show..nothing….i stopped when my father passed away unexpectedly from stage 4 Esophageal cancer in 2009….for awhile…i was in school focused on what HAD to be done..Then his death set in..right after i graduated with my degree & technical certificate and i started blowing them even more than before…i try to quit but i feel like i won’t know how to control my moods and emotions…they run so deep it is hard to imagine facing reality without marijuana…however i WANT & NEED to find THAT path..I feel it is taking away from the life i am so badly want to enjoy living…but without the anger, the paranoia, sadness..these emotions are normal..but i need to help them not be so excessive…i wasn’t like this before i started smoking…I was 18..and 33 turning 34 now…i need to get a grip on whats REALLY happening to me and my life…I WANT TO GAIN CONTROL OF MY LIFE…I DESERVE IT! Anyone please if you know what i am going through..please answer.
Kiaora Koutou, Nga mihinui – Greetings to all
I was a Dak smoker for so long, believing it was organic and not threatening to my well-being. It was an active ritual, a treat I deserved, aboslutely deluded…This went on for 20 years. Whatever emotional state I was in, this was a personal retreat MJ. Until one day, I was sitting in my shed rolling up, sounds up, candles going, wasted out of my nut – when the realization of what a pathetic waste of time, no motivation, plenty of dreaming, my passion for Art was a figment of my imagination and ceased to exist no painting, no uku(clay). Many people, and recognised Art practioners repeatedly told me how talented I was, I sold paintings while studying as an Artist & continued smoking. Marijuana was one of my greatest attachments which I can only liken to the Hell Realms, as a mother, a sister, a grandmother 48 and part of the community, I sincerely thank the Buddahs that I was able to wake up from the madness (no longer participate) clean for a year and sincerely have no desire to smoke. The greatest freedom is cutting through the delusion. My thoughts & prayers to all.
@Girl Achromatism
Though I agree that the problems associated with withdrawal can be much more unpleasant than those that coincide with heavy weed use, withdrawal will go away, and the problems weed causes never will unless you quit. Also, I can totally relate to your under-eating problem as well. I am a guy, 5’9 140, and some of the times I tried to quit in the past actually made me feel like I was starving to death. I would put food in my mouth and it would be just like trying to pick up a pine cone and eat it. It was like my body didn’t recognize it as food. The answer I found to this problem was to eat things that are nearly liquid, such as apple sauce, yogurt, etc. I also supplemented with Boost meal replacements when necessary.
I wish I had more advice for your mental difficulties you’re going through, but they never came on too strong for me. The one thing I did do though when anxiety or depression came on strong was too listen to guided meditation videos on youtube. I know it sounds corny, but if you go along with them they can actually really help take the edge off. I hope things are going better!
-Gage
Day 2 janeless, horrible
3 weeks without tobacco, very happy.
I feel as if there is a bulge in my forehead where mj should be, to reduce this always swollen area. My brain scatters always, and coming off this product is leaving me with understanding why I choose to use. A hyperactive thyroid runs in my family, and having this aid has slowed me down to normal life pace, I have never became lazy with mj. Without the use, I am everywhere, real fast. I don’t like this, I never have. At the age of 7-17 or so, laying in bed all night with sleep insomnia, college the same, masked it with alcohol. After college I picked up the pipe, 22 or so. Everyday user for nearly 5 years, and turning 30 this year.
My heart feels as if it might jump out of my chest. I think i might pick up running but have the fear of just falling over dead due to the lack of eating and already weighing 150 lbs.
I resent the use prescription drugs, my body, I’m the doctor. I choose bud, and probably will after a couple weeks of cleansing. I feel that each of us should know what feels right and what feels wrong on a personal and physical level, because none of us are the same.
Any advice?
yeah well I have smoked dope on and off, seems like forever. Mostly I have been productive and very active athletically. So maybe I am lucky. I have usually managed to keep it’ at night ‘etc. But then have a tendency to smoke alone. Lately it seems like whenever I get buzzed I feel worse then before, a little disoriented, headache and a bit ‘fuzzy’. These ‘symptoms’ of something are very consistent. It does not cost anything but that is not the point. It used to be so much fun ! It has been 5 days ( and nights ) so far. The nights are the problem . Sleep came much easier stoned , actually that is why I told myself it is ok to use. A self fulfilling prophesy. That by itself is suggestive of delusion. I’ve been through a war which resulted in a load of other mental issues. Compared to that I used to feel nothing could slow me down . After reading through all these stories. I do not think it is wise to plan on resuming if there have been obvious signs it is not working any more. Even moderation accrues over time and leads to problems. Trust me for the last few years moderation was my mantra. Well once I get past the sleep disorder I plan to be a bit more circumspect maybe quit making the same mistake over again. I am not going to say it is not worth it for everyone but it is hard to control the net effects over time. Just some thoughts.
Today was my 3rd day sober from smoking practically every day since I was 16. I’m 22 now. I used to suffer from low-grade bipolar disorder and sometimes had eating problems especially when stressed out, but pot was my medication and kept me balanced. I am in college with a 3.8 GPA and graduated high school with a 3.2 GPA, and I can honestly say that weed has motivated me to do things with my life. Last year I got my 1st DWI, and had my court hearing for it the beginning of Feb and am on probation and gave a drug test at the end of the month, so thats why I quit. I am glad for this site. Most people don’t even consider pot to be a “real” drug and that it’s easy to quit. IT IS NOT EASY TO QUIT POT!! But who goes to rehab for a pot addiction? One of my good friends went to rehab for opiates and I never realized how hard detoxing from a drug would be, I can’t imagine how hard it is for someone addicted to harder drugs to cope. I never even realized I was addicted to pot but now I know I was, and still am, and probably always will be. So far I have had anxiety and bouts of depression, as well as strange dreams. I am irritable easily and at times feel very angry. But I found out that drinking a nice cup of tea (with caffeine) helps my mood A LOT. I do drink alcohol more often because being sober every day sucks for me, but I am by no means an alcoholic, weed has been my drug of choice always. As soon as I am moved to unsupervised probation I will blaze again…but I am thankful to know I am not alone and I know I can get through this. Every day I think about how good being high is and how I long for the taste and high but I will not let myself down, because being in trouble with the law sucks and I just want to get this over with and go on with my life. I learned a hard lesson that drinking and driving affects not only my wallet and job opportunities but also my emotional well-being, simply because I can’t get high and feel normal anymore.
I have decided to quit smoking for various reasons, the biggest one is that I have been diagnosed bipolar I and want to know if the marijuana is exacerbating my symptoms. I want to know what about me is real and what about me I have created with heavy pot usage for the past year and a half.
I haven’t even gone a full day yet and already I am anxious because I have quit before and know what I’m in for. I get EXTREME anger and irritability when I quit smoking pot and because of my current living situation, I already know it will be worse than last time.
I live in my girlfriend’s sister’s grow room. I live like the plants, I sleep when they sleep, and when they wake up, I wake up to the most fragrant smell of budding Ghost OG. My roommates smoke all day, every day and there is always weed that I’m “welcome to” in the cupboard, in addition to a huge harvest of AK-47 that is curing. IT IS EVERYWHERE, the smell, the flick of a lighter, sound of a bong, stoned laughter, smoke hanging in the air. It is what defines the people who are letting me stay with them, only their generosity has come at such a large price. Having unlimited access to pot has made my depression worse. I actually had to be hospitalized for it just 2 months ago and I’m convinced that my heavy smoking played heavily into it.
Last time I quit, I dropped all of my pot smoking friends, gave away my pipes and shut it out altogether. I feel like this is the ultimate test of my willpower because I am unemployed and have nowhere to go besides here. I was going to stick it out and wait until I had my own place to quit smoking, but am realizing that in order to get a job and get my own place, I have to quit smoking.
This is going to be so hard . . .
Hey guys, I didn’t start smoking weed until I was about 18, it didn’t start getting bad until I was around 20, I’m now 22 and have made it thru day 1 of smoking nothing. Its gotten to the point where I’m severly overweight, I don’t want to do anything with any of my friends, I’m usually just alone at my apartment and I honestly didn’t mind it. All I could think about today was how I just needed a joint and I’d be good, earlier I even contacted one of my dealers but thankfully they were busy. I just recently took out my dealers #s out of my phone which I know was a good decision. Ill be signing up for a gym next friday when I get paid and I’m actually pretty pumped about it. Weed used to be just a social thing for me, I’d only smoke it if it was socially and never would I buy it, I guess since the past 2 years have been so hard I turned to pot to make me forget about all the bad and when I smoked it, I felt numb. And nothing mattered. I can’t stand this different person I’ve become, I used to be so social, active, etc, and now I’m just nothing. I thank you for this site, and I’m glad I’m not the only one with these sort of issues, I can relate to a lot of this. I hope you all make it through this journey. Stay strong. Thank you
I’m 16 and i first tried it when i was 14. I only smoked like three times a month. Up until now. For the last 3 or so weeks I’ve smoked at least 3 times a day at least 3 grams each time. So yeah i guess i’m a “rookie” compared to some of you guys. But, i haven’t had any weed alllll day, and i can tell somethings wrong. I’ve had the worst headache of my life. But i herd Mary j can help relive headaches? So i think i’m actually about to smoke a bowl or two right now…..ahaha bye.
hola he fumaado hierba por 18 años hasta el punto de cultivarla hasta ahi me llevo mi obsecion entonses me di cuenta de el problema que tenia,llevo 4 dias sin fumar y los sintomas son de lo peor nauseas suaves,inapetencia total,insopnio y mal genio ademas una baja de energia que no me provoca hacer nada,desde mañana empiezo a hacer ejercicios a ver se me sirve pero mi desaicion es radical,por mis hijos y bpor mi es hora de dar fin a esa locura me han servido mucho sus comentarios y ya veo que no soy el unico en lla lucha me estoy apoyando con charlas de alcoholicos anonimos y me han servido de mucho apoyo,pero se que todo esta en mi,.asi es que la lucha sigue hasta que esta mierda de los malestares termine gracias y fuerzas amigos que no nacimos con el marihuano en la boca ahora me retiro a padeser mi abstinencia con valor y orgullo de darme esta oportunidad a mi mismo hata luego y ya comentare cuando tenga mas de u mes chaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Hi,
I have been smoking weed every day for the past 5ish years. Generally I smoke it to get to sleep and only smoke during th day when I am alone and have no other commitments . Over the years I have tried to quit once or twice, the last time being most successful with nearly a month clear.
My smoking usage has fluctuated over time, going from one joint aday at my best to 10/15 gongs plus 4 or so splits in a day atbmy worst. Currently I am smoking around 3/4 splits an evening plus in the day when I don’t hav uni.
My new partner is a non smoker, though he doesn’t mind that I smoke. However, I feel as though I want to smoke more and more at the minute and having experienced the pattern of increasing my intake to the point of smoking to my worst, I have a huge desire to quit before I hit that stage. Previously when smoking at my worst I began to suffer from depression and anxiety. I can feel the lethargic mist is beginning to take hold of me recently and do not want to go down those roads again.
It appears I can regulate my usage for so long and manage weed and life with a nice balance and then suddenly it hits me and I’m back there again. I want to quit this time round for a good period of time however I’m not fully committEd to saying goodbye for good.
Today will be my first day and I’m not looking forward to the hot sweats and sleepless nights, my appetite is likely to rapidly decrease and my partne will suffer the wrath of cold turkey but here goes!!
Reading the rest of these posts makes me hugely determined.
Tara, My ex boyfriend suffered from bipolar and smoked weed around 8th a day for the last 6months of our relationship. Weed made a massive impact on his bipolar, though he himself could not recognise this. He became more paranoid and suspicious of everybody, the more weed he smoked. He was sectioned numerous time due to his erratic episodes and eventually tore our relationship apart.
I am by far saying that this will happen to you and I understand that with medication bipolar can be managed successfully, my bf at the time refused to take his med sin combination with his weed smoking. The point is, there was a total change in his personality and rationality when he began smoking pot everyday, he did quit for a week or so here and there and the difference it made was substantial.
Good look with quitting, if u succeed in a house full of temptation hats of to you!!
Ive smoked for 16 years with only a 7 month break while in jail when I was 18. Pot has always been a motivater to me. I have 3 kids a wife and a full time job. I got caught with a half gram by the wsp and had to serve a day in jail.I have drug class and uas too take and have tried to quit since. It is hard. Stomach hurts, irritable , mood swings, sweats and all that shit. Wife does not provide any support and it makes things worse. Ive regulated my smoking for the last 3 years or so to around a half gram a day. I feel bi polar without it and perform better at work and home when I am high. I smoked 4 to 5 times a day and believe it helps me regulate my mental state. I’m going crazy without it but inside really want to quit. Still have medical pot in the house and am thinking of giving it away. my wife I feel its the main reason I smoke now and feel like divorceing her when sober. Am I just going crazy? Do I need it for medical ? Any thoughts on my blurb are appreciated. Thanks for the posts above mine. They help the time go by. Good luck too all
So I’ve smoked weed pretty much constantly for the last 3 years(I’m 21), but its been extremely heavy since the summer, I only smoke bongs/pipes, at least 6 a night and on and off during the day depending on how busy or bored I was.
I’ve been off weed for the last 7 days now and all I can say is they 7 days have been hell, I’ve been sweating like mad, constantly feeling sick, I have no appetite and struggle to eat, I’m pretty much force feeding myself to take away my hunger pains, I’ve lost alot of weight already in one week. At first I couldn’t sleep at all but after a week I’m slowly starting to remember how to sleep without being ko’d from weed. I have also been braking down and crying myself to sleep every night since I came off it for the last 7 days, this has to be the worse side effect for me as it leaves me feeling depressed and suicidal, I’m preying to god that these feelings will soon fade away as I’m struggling to cope with them now, but I am so determined to get off this, never been this determined about anything in my life.
I’m desperately trying to come off it as smoking weed has left me, depressed, every time I smoke it I constantly think I’m going to die and its left me with no motivation for anything in life, all I cared about was being high and chasing my next deal bag. Not to mention the money you save to.
I cant wait till all these bad feelings and withdrawal symptoms ware off, I just want to feel normal again, have motivation and get on with my life a better person.
All I can say is when you first start smoking weed its amazing, getting high with your friends listening to some Pink Floyd, but as the months go on it soon gets a grip of you and wont let you go for years till you finally have the self determination so see what its doing/done to you, its the devils drug in my opinion on how it sneaks up on you without you ever noticing.
Cannabis will drag you down to a deep black abyss of depression through which there is no fucking escape. DON’T START KIDS!
P.S Reading everyone’s comments on here has really helped me to, its comforting to know your not the only one and other people have the same withdrawal symptoms as you.
After searching “The Google” for opinions on this topic, I stumbled across this thread which seems to contain a lot of great opinions from a lot of great people.
We all have one thing in common, an underlaying feeling that weed helps mask. I tend to think the irony is, that underlaying feeling IS the weed talking to you, whispering in your ear “smoke me”.
I am an artist for a living and I used to use it to help generate ideas and to help shed light on complicated questions. My life as a result to the ‘vision’ weed helped give me has improved 10 fold and I have become far more productive and successful of a human thanks to what it has helped me learn. This is the primary reason I started smoking. I am at the point now where the weed is no longer a productive tool which was a sure sign a break is needed. The answer for me is to limit intake to specific conditions such as hanging out with my wife or a friend on weekends and really limiting intake. I do not think it necessary to eliminate if you can have self-control (easier said than done with a psychological addition).
I believe weed, especially prolonged use, creates a schizophrenic side of you who for whom you end up debating with in your mind. I am not convinced weed is addictive physically, or at least to the degree of many other things such as caffeine or even sugar. I do however believe life is about balance, and lets be honest here, most of us who smoke weed smoke it because something is out of balance and the weed seems to ground us.
To try to illustrate my opinion of what happens : After prolonged use, weed becomes an unconscious habit (like any habit when done in a rhythm). Your body and mind adapt to anticipate it and becomes your new ‘normal’. Your body is excellent at balancing itself out depending on external stimuli. Like caffeine, when you quit pot your body realizes it needs to adapt to a ‘new normal’. During this time of adaption you experience bodily discomfort. To me, this does not indicate being addicted, it simply indicates nature taking its course through the beautiful symmetry of balance. Our bodies are amazing and it is a shame our minds are so easily corrupted by the world around you.
I have thoroughly enjoyed all of your stories and it is deeply fascinating to me. The answer in my opinion is to figure out WHY you need weed, what causes the need, and sacrifice EVERYTHING to defeat it, you can and will win. Confidence is needed and the realization you are capable of doing anything by merely using the power of thought.
Tara you should move out
My story is much like the others here, except for one thing. I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. After doing alot of research, I realized that pot is not the medicine I thought it was. I have smoked since I was about 11 years old, and throughout my life looked at it as a way to controll stress or my messed up family life ect. The truth is that it is actually causing anxiety, has had a big effect on who I am, and how I spend my days. I have spent so much money that it sickens me to think what I could have done with all that money that went up in smoke. I went to the doctor, a new doctor, and he tried telling me I was PMDD and prescribed prozac. I asked him to run a test for my Thyroid just out of curiosity, and sure enough! Im waiting on further results. I know that Adrenal stress causes hormanal imbalences, and when Im eating bad munchie food, and sucking down Pepsi thats full of bad stuff that will harm me, well that’s a factor of smoking. I have not been excersing, and am now coming to an understanding that this bad habit, as well as others must be changed. Did you know that pot can increase depression, anxiety? I know that I have a long road ahead. Its been a way of Life for me. I have found myself driving miles to get it, put my butt on the line for it. I thought that when I got pulled over and searched, and having a dog look at me in the eyes would do it, nope! Dope was more important. You know, I think all of us need to get back to the basics, and understand that God has instructed us on some of the things that can have a terrible effect on our lives if we give into our flesh. I believe that it is my conviction to stop, and I also believe that right now he is tugging at my heart, and helping me through this. It is Day 1. I am going to GNC to try and get some help as my body goes through this. Its going to be twice as hard because of the thyroid thing, and I have little or no support with family and my boyfriend. But, I am hoping that through the gym, a change in my diet, and finally winning the battle I have been fighting for Life, I will be able to make it through one of the biggest challenges of my Life. I am in a philosophy class right now, and I feel compelled to tell all of you something I learned, “An Unexamined Life Is Not Worth Living” also “The quality of my Life is largely dependent on the daily choices I make.” Your Ultimate meaning in Life determines your goals; these determine everyday decisions. To the young and old on here, remember that we all have a purpose in Life, to live it accordingly, and we must ask ourselves, would this Lifestyle be acceptable to God if we open the door to him today? The answer is no! In closing, remember “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. I can quit smoking pot through God who strengthens me:) I was raised in Christian school, and I know better. Unfortunetely, Life has had a way of chewing me up and spitting me out after I have allowed influence to take over my Life. Please pray for me, and I will pray for all of you as you go through this. I feel your pain, and I am experiencing many of the things you are. We all need to work on a “Totally Fit Life”. Its not just about excersise or eating, its so much more. It’s about a way a person thinks, feels, and acts… it fosters healthy relationships, spiritual growth, and living a purpose filled Life. The Totally Fit Life is built on the foundation of hope. I have been blessed with this new program through my new church. I am taking baby steps right now, but this has been my inspiration, and maybe it can be yours as well. Thank you for all of your inspiration, so many of your posts I was able to relate to. Im not feeling much symptoms today, but I know I will. God Bless Day 1.
I have been smoking for about 2 1/2 years. Over the last 6 months however, I have smoked every single day (with the exception of a week of being sober, but I’ll get to that later). I will wait to smoke after work/school on most days, but on my days off I’ll wake and bake and continue smoking the rest of the day.
I attempted at a month of sobriety to show myself I wasn’t dependant on the drug about month back, but I caved in after a week because of such high anxiety levels. I was lashing out at friends and family and was getting extremely emotional at small things. My dreams were also horrible and so real. I just couldn’t take it anymore.
Everything has been fine since I started smoking again, except just recently I feel like I’m losing my mind… I have been so self conscious, insecure, and paranoid even when I’m not high. In fact, I often feel more “sober” AFTER I have smoked. I constantly feel like I have fog in my head and my lack of consentration has gotten so bad. I have also been less motivated academically and socially to the point where it is affecting my life negatively. To top it all off, I honestly feel stupid now. It’s hard for me to communicate a full sentence without stopping or stuttering half way through. And I can’t think straight.
I don’t want to completely stop smoking forever, but I think my body needs time to detox and feel normal again.
Today is day six cold turkey no herbs. It seriously sucks. For the past seven years i have smoked everyday and mostly all day. I already qiut drinking alcohol. So now what can i do to escape. Here i am twenty years old not sleeping when i do sleep i have terrible realistic nightmares and wake up sweating and cold then i cant fall back asleep. My body aches,(the runs, headaches, stomach cramps,cloudy thoughts) I am irritable, I feel helpless, I cant think straight, I have no appetite, I hate this! This is miserable! I reckon no escaping time to face the facts.
Keep Your Head Up
Stay Strong
Find Busybody Stuff
and Be Patient
they say time will take care of everything so lets find out
Hi, ive been smoking weed every single day for about 2 years i smoked atleast half oz a day but sometimes i could even blaze half oz a day for a week but recently it was about half oz a week because i didnt sell it anymore i smoked so much weed and through the 2 years its the only thing i got up for its the only thing i thought about when i woke up, ive sold many many things for it when not been able to afford it but there was no point in smoking it anymore when i did it just made me tired and paranoid out my head and it was making me dumb and costed way to much money and i couldnt live and pursue the life i wanted to lead smoking weed and so on now its been 2 weeks without smoking any of it and ive had a constent headache for about 4 days it feels like ive got a weight that hurts on my head constantly i would get twinges in my head that feel like something digging into my brain for a few seconds and it hurts i cant sleep ive been going to bed and waking up 2 hours later and then the next night not been able to sleep and wondering why i feel weak as hell my joints in my arms are weak my fingers and everywhere really its horrible i didnt even know that this is because of the weed withdrawal i just came online to check if it was because i just thought i was ill but from reading these comments ive realized that it is and its reassured me
I’ve been smoking pot daily for the past 8 years now and recently have decided to cut down on my useage due to the fact my dealer (my one and only contact) gets rubbish stuff. If I’m gonna use pot I wanna be using good quality stuff and not waste my money on crap. The good thing about MJ or at least in my case there is no major physical or mental withdrawal symptoms unlike heroin (was former heroin addict) The only withdrawal symptoms I get are excessive sweating especially when I’m sleeping I will wake up w/ cold sweat so I sleep w/ a towel and my dreams are vivid and bizzare but not violent. It now has been a few days w/out will probably stretch it out a few more and when I do score it will only be a gram or two not a quater oz I usually get.
Besides the uncomfortable sweats I’m feeling physicaly better and mentally stronger not getting irratated too quickly (the perks of not smoking pot)
I like marijuana too much not to quit completly but smoke in moderation ie. weekends not daily will be my new approach.
Wish me luck fellow and former pot smokers and thank you for listening.
I’ve been smoking weed daily for the last 7 seven years. I’m married and have two kids and for a long time I felt that I could do all my duties as a father & husband but with being high it would make everything much more fun. I became disillusioned with lifes great feelings and being high, not being able to enjoy the joys of life without being high. And been increasing my intake because my highs wouldn’t feel the same just with one spliff. I’ve finally admitted to myself I’m a drug addict. I’ve now begun to quit smoking and its my fourth day. I have been having some anxiety but also lots of weird dreams. I’m glad I’ve taken this decision and hope I make it through this…. Its helped a big deal reading the stories of fellow smokers…..
Good luck to you all
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I have been a heavy pot smoker for ten years I am 24 now and have been trying to get prego for about 5 years I have not had a period sence I stoped taking birthcontrol pills so about 5 years my husband is also a huge pothead we’ve been clean for 7 days now after doing some research about marijuanas effect on our fertility it has been very tough on our relationship he’s has increased anger and I have increased anciety the day seems twice as long I become irritated by the smallest things and everything seems so plain and boring is there anyone else out there going through something similuar??
I ended up here because I was researching marijuana withdrawl symptoms. I’ve always heard there weren’t any physical withdrawl symptoms but this board has been great. It’s good to read everyone’s story. I’ve been smoking on and off for about 12 years, and my last stretch has been about 6 years solid, at least once a day (usually more). I’m on about day 5 of quitting and my body feels so weird. It feels like being constantly dehydrated from alcohol, only I’m not dehydrated. I have a few other symptoms, but that’s the only one I have that I didn’t see anyone else wrote down, so I thought I’d share it.
I have been smoking marijuana everyday for 3 years and I have unsuccessfully tried to quit plenty of times.I have horrible joint pain in my knees&marijuana is the only things that has really helped.I am on my 3rd day of not smoking&I am very easily aggrevated with everything&everyone.I stay up for hours &Ipretty much force myself to eat.I have started going to the gym to keep busy on free times.I am finding it difficult because everyone I live with is a major pothead so its always available.I have headaches & I am fed up of getting annoyed for everything.I want to be sober but I am afraid that I will relapse again like I have in the past.I went one month without smoking&I was sure that I wouldn’t fall back to everyday use but I was wrong.I have a job but it got to the point where I would smoke right before work too&then I would be sleepy &have no energy the rest of the time.this really is a challenge..
Hi,
I am on my seventh day of not smoking. I smoked every day for 2 years. This was such a helpful blog, to know what to expect during withdraw. I am so happy to think more clearly, not so tired or apathetic, and not forget everything.
I experienced major loss of appetite, insomnia, and agitation this week. My appetite returned today. The worst for me was battling the want to be in the head space of stoned all week. I started on major vitamins and drank a ton of water.
Good luck, it is soooo worth it!
I have been smoking since i was 15. I am now 22 and i have been smoking everyday since about the age of 17 and ALL DAY since about 18. I’m at the end of Day three being Marijuana free. My hands and feet sweat uncontrollably and my head feels like it’s in a permanent fog. Anxiety level is not as intense as it has been for the past couple days, but still there. Can’t wait for my body to work out this nasty drug and start feeling better! Does anyone have any tips on how to feel more comfortable while i wait for this shitty feeling to pass? I started running on my treadmill today, and i felt so much better during the actual run. I plan on running everyday from now on. Does anyone know of a natural way for the body to break down and get rid of THC build up, I.E. Drinking lots of water? If so please e-mail me.
moneytree89@yahoo.com
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