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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smoketomuch I hope you can just make it through 30 days that was the hardest for me. You might still have some withdrawl problems but it does get easier. what doesn’t kill ya makes you stronger. I had 21 years smoking still dealing with withdrawl symptom, but I just roll with them 61 days later. If you read what the morons have to say about it not being addictive they are still smoking. F..K THOSE IDIOTS. Good luck to all those that are trying to change their habits because that is what we are trying to do.
When you know what to expect such as the negative symptoms, you will be well equipped to deal with it! … At least you prepare about your mind, not worry too much.
weight loss is the best oart of Detox?? what the hell is that? if i lost any weight id be extremely unhealthy and to tell you the truth since ive quit smoking pot ive been eating alot more and alot healthier bags of chips arent as appealing as a chicken ceasear salad now ive tried b4 and it was hard and i experienced SOME of the symptoms you described up top but they were very mild i was still unsucesful though its all in your head if you want to do it itll be easier and everyday youll feel better anxiety and withdrawl from pot is all in your head your fighting with yourself wether you want to quit or not anyways Mind over Matter Be Strong!!
Wow…..I cannot thank this site and everyone for their comments! It is going on day 12 and I am still “sober”!!!! I have had the worst symptoms as people had prepared me for on this site and if it weren’t for all of you I might not have been able to do this, BUT I knew from you guys that it is “normal” to have insomnia, no appetite, ferocious mood swings, upset stomach to the MAXIUM, and did I mention not being able to sleep, haha, sarcasm there….OMG it is crazy the way your body is so wired and won’t sleep. IT KNOWS it is craving that pot to calm the brain down because of being so used to it. I still have insomnia most nights. For the first week I would dream every single night of scoring weed or being in a room with people smoking it and being excited to have it……but it was just a dream : ) And yeah, some other crazier then normal ones too! I feel like I have been given a new life though! The energy and feeling like I am clear headed for first time in 20 plus years is incredible. I am really sad about the “missed” years with my kids, but I can at least make here on out the best years ever for all of us. The idea that I will be able to eventually now pass a drug test and not be limited only to places that don’t test opens so many more opportunities for me
I am hoping some of this extra weight I have carried and gained over the years comes off and am a bit worried about it still being in my system however more then the usual 1 month period you always here it takes to leave. (because of how it stores the thc in your fat cells) I figured I could grab one of the over the counter tests and try it out in a month or so, just to see what shows up. Again, a bit worried about that! But hang in there everyone, if I can do it, you can too!!!! I WILL CHECK IN AGAIN SOON! Again, THANK YOU ALL, I know the journey is not over and I still have my moments of craving, but the clarity I feel is soooo worth it!
XOXO! Andrea
This is a great site, good luck to all who are quiting, it’s been 3 month for me and I fill much happier, when I look back at the days of being high, I say to myself what a mistake.
Hey Everyone,
Just found this site today and it has been helpful. Thanks admin! I am/was a 20yr everyday pot smoker. Plus a pack a day of cigs. Well, I’ve got 8 days under my belt today and it has been quite hard. I feel like I keep going now because I’ve come this far, and to screw it up and have to start over again would suck. It’s so strange quitting cigs and pot at the same time. Sometimes I crave the cigs and sometimes I crave the weed. Too very different cravings. I’ve had some sleep issues but mine are in the morning. I wake up a lot earlier than I used to. My alarm doesn’t even go off yet and I’m awake. This is something that never happened to me when I was “on the pot”. Am I a morning person now? I find I’m in a great mood in the mornings now. Then as the day wares on I get more and more distressed and pissy. The hardest part for me is when I get home from work. I used to come home and “fire up” then workout. Though I have continued to workout to try to keep my mind occupied. I know I’ve had some strange dreams lately but, I can’t really remember them much past my eating breakfast. I find that I am eating much more than I used to but only at night. During the day I’m not overeating at all. I’m guessing that is because whenever I feel like smoking (at least at night) I fill the craving with food. I’ve been doing pretty good with the cigs though. Not many craving there anymore. The weed cravings seem to be intensifying though. I probably should throw the rest of my weed away but just can’t bring myself to do so. I have about a Z left just sitting there. Can’t even bring myself to look at it cause if I do I feel like I’ll just go ahead and have a couple puffs. I think I’ll just let it sit where it is for now. Oh, the whole reason for me quitting was that I got bronchitis and kept getting it like 3 or 4 times a year. I am so tired of coughing and coughing. I’m starting to get better now after this most resent bout of it. I’m a little worried also that when I do fully recover from it that I will want to smoke again. It’s kinda easier to quit when you can’t breathe anyway. I’m really hoping that this gets eaisier soon.
hey i smoke for 10 yrs every day and never thought i could quit i got into my bibbble an pray to my God and the next day i was free of my addiction it didint happen over night but u will feel it when it do .im so much more happier now i eat more now i notice i was affraid i wouldnt have an appetite but luckly i do im really skinny and afford to loose weight..i have headaches,i get 4hrs of sleep each nite.and nausea.im on day 5 i keep an journal so i can some day look back and laugh at this Thank you God or breaking my addiction.
I don’t even know if the writer of this will even see this post, but is there a typical time frame for the appetite loss? I’m pretty sure it’s the only one you didn’t mention, and it’s the one I’m most worried about.
I’ve been smoking pot 4-5 times a day for the last 4 years to treat Crohn’s Disease. I’ve recently quit, and am on day 2. When I was younger I was a recreational user, and I quit smoking marijuana for almost 7 years, so I know what to expect. Anxiety, loss of appetite, constant short lived mood swings, and the feeling that time is moving very slowly from one day to the next. I’m finding that the best thing is a balance between exercise and video games. Anxiety causes excess energy to build up, and it’s good to burn some of it off. I’ve just been going for walks, but it makes a big difference, and a good game can really take your mind off of how completely shitty you feel. So far no insomnia, so at least things could be worse.
you people are weird. Any idiot can stop smoking pot, it’s not addictive at all. You just stop smoking it, that’s all. I smoked every day for 10 years. I still ate right, lots of fruits and veggies, grains, beans, nuts, seeds, vitamins, herbs, carrot celery juice, little fowl and fish, maybe a burger once a month. Never ate junk food. Slept well. Decided to quit for one year, so I just stopped buying it. No prob. I’ll start again in 2011.
IT’S BEEN 5 DAY’S AND I CAN’T GET NO SLEEP. I HAVEN’T LOST MY APPETITE, BUT I EAT AT WEIRD TIMES OF DAY. I MISS SMOKIN A LITTLE BUT IM 40 YEARS OLD AND I’VE BEEN SMOKIN 4 20 YEARS AND IT’S TIME 2 STOP.LOL
Reading all of your stories has really helped; for the last 3 months I have been feeling like I’m in this big rectangular room with invisible glass walls all around me. I can see people and they can see me. I can hear people and they can hear me but I can’t get close to them and they can’t get close to me; there is this wall between us, cutting off real communication, cutting off intimacy in any form. Inside my head I am screaming, I feel like I am going crazy, just one toke, man, just one. I don’t have the insomnia issues that some of you mention, I love and have no problems sleeping. I have found no change in my eating habits, actually I still crave as much food as I ever did. BUT the mood swings! One minute I am happy and the world is a good place; the next minute I am paranoid and feeling terribly anti-social. I feel like everyone is talking about me, everyone can see right through me and know that I am faking it when I smile and pretend to be alright. I hate it, I hate that I care what other people may or may not be thinking about me. I just thought that the irritability I have been experiencing over the last few months was just me going into a strange sort of depression-loss of self- I never considered that it could be the aftermath of Marijuna use. I have always been of the belief that Marijuana was good for you, natural, healing. Is it true that what I am feeling was caused by smoking pot? It just doesn’t seem fair but many of these medical internet sites seem to beat down the advantages of marijuana use. I hate feeling like weed was the only thing that made me feel normal-I really miss smoking weed. I read that it can take up to two years to completely detox from the drug; is this true? 21 more months to go if it is. I guess all I can do is hope that it gets better… good luck to everyone dealing with the shit.
Good luck to every ine iut there who is trying to kick a weed addiction. I have made the promise to myself to quit and didn’t make it past day 18. Now I have a renewed commitment to quitting, as I am feeling the effects of chronic smoking and worry about not being around for my kids in the future. Whenever I have tried to quit before, i had horrible headaches and the anxiety was most so palpable I felt heavy with it. The mood swings were hard on my husband. This time I will ask for his support through this. In the past, he has not been very supportive. I realize now that he has served as an enabler: in his attempts to manage my withdrawal symptoms (anxiety, depression, moodswings, low energy), he would encourage me to smoke pot. I hope all you quitters out there have supportive partnersand friends to hepl you. All the best! You can do it!
Good luck to every one out there who is trying to kick a weed addiction. I have made the promise to myself to quit and didn’t make it past day 18. Now I have a renewed commitment to quitting, as I am feeling the effects of chronic smoking and worry about not being around for my kids in the future. Whenever I have tried to quit before, i had horrible headaches and the anxiety was most so palpable I felt heavy with it. The mood swings were hard on my husband. This time I will ask for his support through this. In the past, he has not been very supportive. I realize now that he has served as an enabler: in his attempts to manage my withdrawal symptoms (anxiety, depression, moodswings, low energy), he would encourage me to smoke pot. I hope all you quitters out there have supportive partnersand friends to help you. All the best! You can do it!
Ok well I was just wondering if I only smoked pot 5 times and the last time I did it was 4 days ago and now I feel like I am in a dream state. Is this normal if so how long will it take for all of this to go away?
awesome site! im on week 2 of being clean and the anxiety has gradually been going away. the only thing i feel the most terrifying is the unreal feeling i get sometimes when i stay still and im not doing anything. i literally feel like im going crazy and it makes me so upset that i smoked pot everyday from morning to night. i never had a sleeping issue though. i sleep really good at night but i do have vivid dreams. does anyone when the unreal feeling will go away? does anyone else have it? thanks! and good luck! we can make it!
My husband has smoked pot since he was about 15 years old, he is 40 now, and is quitting for a while. It has not been easy by no means. he is already a skinny man, and does not need to loose any weight, but it did kill his appetite, he has many cold sweats that just drive him insane, because the cold sweats make him freeze, and he changes his clothes many times a day, he has very high anxiety. several mood swings. It is getting better every day though, its been about 2 and a half weeks and slowly but surely he is making it!
its not easy giving up marajiuana, i been smoking on and off for ten years. i been 7 weeks strght now.. and having bloody hard time,
still always get tempted bt its waste money and time, got me nowhere!
Marijuana is not physically addicting. It is Mentally addicting and that is one of the things that make it hard to kick if you are a regular user. Honestly if you want to stop smoking….just don’t do it. In my opinion if you can not stop you don’t have the will power to stop or you just really don’t actually want to stop smoking. As for the person with Crohn’s I really don’t understand why you would quit. It is probably one of the MOST effective treatments for managing that disease. Marijuana is a medicine, new studies are actually proving that there are links between cannabis and proper appetite regulation as well as supplementing other minor functions of the brain. I am not saying do not quit. It is good for some people to do so but the idea that Marijuana is this “terrible” drug is wrong and has been constantly fed to you through years and years of demonization and inadequate education made possible by the ever so wonderful Republicans following the Reagan way of politics. Proper regulation and education is the answer. Does this mean you should smoke as much as possible and abuse this plant? NO, as with alcohol it should be used in moderation and responsibility. EDUCATE yourselves people!
Jack if you don’t get withdrawal symptoms that doesn’t means that nobody gets withdrawal symptoms. For some people it can be very taxing experience and you can consider yourself lucky that you are not one of them.
First, kick rocks jack!! Everybody is different, so don’t think justbecause u can, everyone else can. Jackass!! Haga. Secondly, I’ve come to this site many times over the past year, but only recently stopped whining and quit. Its only been 5 days…but that’s 5 days longer than its been in a long long long time! Everyone, u can do it! For some, like ole jackass, it will be easy, but for the rest of us it will be a challenge! But just take it one day at a time, find new supportive friends, and a new, positive, drug free hobby!!
why do you insist on constantly plugging that audio book? it makes me doubt your motives. and the way you incessantly strive to establish your credibility… every post i’ve read mentions somewhere that you’ve been smoking for 10 years. suspicious..
but the point of this post is that i’ve found no real help from your website. the only problem that i have with my “marijuana addiction” is the withdrawal symptoms that i can’t seem to escape within 8-12 hours of my last smoke. i’ve never had a problem moderating myself; i can smoke as often or as seldom as i feel i need to, it’s just the withdrawal symptoms get to me and nudge me to smoke to make them go away. i’ve never experienced any “cravings”, not like cigarettes. but cigarette cravings are funny, i mostly just laugh at them.
i guess what i’m really wondering is if i haven’t smoked in three days, and i smoke tomorrow night at my pal’s party, will i experience the same intensity in withdrawal symptoms the next day?
Jack the Jack ASS!! Obviously everyone goes through different symptoms.. and you saying we are all weird idiots just shows how naive you really are.. I used 2 smoke 8 cones a day for 9 years and headaches are my worst withdrawals.. just coz I’m not having all the other symptoms does’nt mean they don’t exist.. Good luck 2 every1 and keep up the hard work..
I want to try it once.. will I get addicted from using it the first time? and will my withdrawal symptoms be bad?
So I’ve been smokin weed for about 15 years now, all day everyday. My reason for quitting is because I changed my line of profession and to get ah good job I must take a drug test. I’ve always referred to myself as a functioning pothead because I find smoking weed to be a very positive, motivating substance. I have been clean for about four days now and I have to admit, this sucks!! I personally don’t see anything wrong with using marijuana, not only does it motivate me but it brings out my creative side when in the kitchen. I definitely have been experiencing symptoms of mood swings and lack of ah appetite, but I think the worst part is that I really don’t wanna quit and it feels like I’m being forced to do this. I LOVE smoking weed, it calms me down and levels me out especially after a long day in the kitchen. I do plan on smokin again if and when it does become legal, but until then I MUST kick this habit. Although it is proving to be one of the biggest challenges I have faced thus far. Best wishes to all who are struggling with this, I just hope that laws change sooner then later and people open there eyes to the advantages of legalization instead of being ignorant and not seeing the bigger picture. The bigger picture being that weed is not a drug, and if used responsibly, can be a good thing. Thanks for letting me vent, I needed to get that out.
Jack is sooooooooo cool. He just does things.
Today is day 1. I love mary jane. But this year Ive lost alot due to this love affair. I almost couldn`t pay my rent this month due to my daily habit and I decided yesterday that Im done. Im depressed and keep having bouts of crying. Due to being broke I have no option but to quit. It hurts really bad almost like Ive lost the love of my life. It will get better I know this.
Yes, I will admit (no matter how much I cringe when I do) that their is an extremely mild withdrawal associated with quitting cannabis. It’s much more of a stress and anxiety issue than physical. A couple of years ago I was extremely addicted to heroin for some time. I won’t go into details but I’m sure you’ve all heard the horror stories of heroin withdrawal. For me, the withdrawal symptoms tied to smoking weed are like an annoying mosquito bite, just a mild nuisance.
I can’t thank this site enough
Such a great deal of information all in the one place
I’ve been smoking for about 3 years, ever since I was seventeen and my parents split. Looking back, it’s pretty easy to pinpoint where my cycle of addiction started. I subconsciously (and maybe more than a little consciously) decided that it would be one hell of a way to get back at my parents, and to stuff away the hurt that came from their divorce. I did it because I felt great doing it. Now, at age 20, I have no car, no job, no house, and have flunked out of college twice. I can’t afford to make any more mistakes. What needs to happen in my life is that I need to be happy with who I am, and without something foreign in my body to make me able to pretend I feel that way. I am definitely experiencing all of those nasty ass withdrawal symptoms, and the stomach pain, loss of appetite and insomnia are the worst ones of the bunch for me. Absolutely horrid feeling. If that is what my body does when I get sober after smoking nonstop for three years, then I would have to be an incredibly weak individual to let that addiction take a hold of my life and my choices again. As my body clears itself of the toxins, I feel clearheaded, happier overall, and like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders, because now I have nothing to hide from my family or society anymore. I am my own man. My own SOBER man. at 11 days sober, I am only getting better and better. Anybody can quit, but anyone who says that it isn’t possible to develop an addiction to marijuana is a fool. I used to think the same way, and now I realize that was just me trying to justify my addiction. Never going back, never looking back.
So.. I am 22 years old. I have been smoking pretty much everyday sense I was 18 years old. I never thought weed was addictive in fact my grandparents would always beg me to not smoke and explain WHY it was so bad and what it would do to me in the long run. I would always just laugh about it. When I would smoke I felt better, calm and happier. It made it easier to hang out with my friends and family. Life seemed better. I started smoking so much over the past few years I did nothing without being high, and when I would think about being sober I had no idea what it was even like to feel sober. I always said I could quit anytime no problem. But that wasn’t true. Each time I would run out of weed I would get ancey and cranky. Finally about two weeks ago I decided to quit, I had already quit smoking cigs on my own so I thought it wouldn’t be a problem to quit weed. I haven’t smoked in two weeks, the first few days I wanted to smoke then I started sleeping TERRIBLE and having terrible dreams. I would wake up all night long and just lay there. I have terrible anxiety. Somedays I have been really good, other days I feel like I am freaking out. Like this morning, I got up for work I drive about an hour and a half to my job on my way here I felt like my heart was beating really fast, like I was going to loose my mind. I have headaches. and when the end of the day comes I feel like I am full of anxiety and panic. So I have been told these things will wear off so I will wait. I am trying to have self control but seems like I cant help it when I start having these little panic attacks. But I don’t want to go back to smoking even though I LOVE weed. I might as well get through it now. I feel like I have already went through the hardest part. Anyway, hope everyone sticks to quitting too! I know it will be worth it in the long run
I´m a addict to skunk, and i can say that the withdrawal lasts many weeks. If someone smoked a lot for a long time the withdrawal symptoms last for a long time. I´m talking about more than 3 month sometimes much more.
About the physical effects they are similar to heroin (chills, cold sweats, feeling cold/freezing,insomia, hotflashes, nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps, diarrhea, high blood pressure, etc) with some differences: heroin gives intense physical symptoms that lasts 3 days and than you have more 12 days of mild symptoms. In the case of skunk, is like a rollercoaster: the symptoms come and go, come and go and lasts many weeks how i said. One more difference is the loss of appetite in skunk withdrawal, you can´t eat properly for a week and this is very dangerous.
The worse symptoms are the emotional… psycosis, depression, anxiety that makes you nuts, nightmares when you can sleep (the insomia is very strong), memory problems.
Finally, cannabis is a bronchodilator so if you used daily for a long time you can have some shortness of breath when you stop using because of the bronchoconstriction (opposite effect).
THC is a hard drug, the addiction and the consequences can be worse than heroin or cocaine. Skunk has high THC level so, if you don´t want to live in hell, don´t touch this stuff. Never.
First of all weight loss and loss of the desire to eat is NOT pleasant. I am skinny as it is and quiting made me skinner! But I leveled out.
Quiting pot IS NOT all in the head. New studies have shown that you go through physical detox from pot and happy thoughts alone don’t cut it! Mind you mental preparation and educating yourself for the detox road ahead will help. Just take suppliments, be kind to yourself and be proud of what you are doing.
I purchased Gary Evans course – it helped me with the mental preparation and excellent info, but still I did not quit until a year after I puchased it; but that was up to me and not Mr. Evans. It was only when I was sick and tired of being sick and tired that I stopped. When I made a decision that was solid that I really wanted to quit – then yes it was easier and the withdrawls were welcome to a degree that it told me I was on the right path. Then Gary’s advice kicked in and helped.
I like this articles comment on the low grade anxiety – I totally felt weird with my clear head and uncomfortable. It was surreal and I was even paranoid a bit – but it passed thankfully quickly compared to other drugs for sure.
I am a parent; and since being clean I see my child is happier too – she sits with me more; is calm and happy – my negative behaviour with pot was reflecting on her. If I had seen that sooner then later I would of quit years ago.
GOOD LUCK and God Bless – yes, if you try you can be ‘high on life’ – sorry for the cliche but you can.
Hugs everyone!
hey everyone. im in the same boat as everyone here and i am really struggling!! all of my friends and my girlfriend all smoke cannabis so im constantly finding myself surrounded by temptation! the anxiety i have been experiencing is extremely evident throughout my day to day life and i have found it very difficult to say the least!! doing things as simple as going to town is now impossible without some kind of inconvenience weighing me down mentally. i keep trying to prepare myself for the day that i quit but then when it comes i fail hands down within the first few days because of how much of an influence it has had on my life over the last 6 years. i feel like i cant live without it! although i know this isn’t true my mind still tells me it is! im going to try again and as hard as i can because this addiction is ruining my life. hopefully with the help of websites such as this and some motivation (and a bit of patience) from my girlfriend i will get through this in one piece and get my life back on track once and for all. thanks again for all the comments and information on this website it has proved extremely useful!!!
Hey! I’m on day 2 of getting over smoking weed.. and I HATE IT!! lets be honest here!! I’ve smoked for 10 years, I’ve quit before, but it’s never been this hard. (and to Jack, why don’t you just be happy YOU aren’t going thru what we are and try to have a little respect) this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I quit for a year, but picked it back up. I feel like the biggest bitch in the world to everyone. I’m blowing up at ppl, i have the WORST anger and rage and absolutely NO patience. I can’t tell my family or friends or it will def create more stress in my life, but I really want to kick this habit for good. I have my whole life ahead of me. I’m exercising, i’m reading books like crazy, i’m getting out of the house. I feel like every 5 minutes something goes wrong and it makes me sooooooooo mad! how do you get over this anger and rage. I don’t want to make the ones I love suffer for my mistakes.
I’ve been smoking pot on and off for 13 years. When I’m smoking it, I smoke it every chance I get. I can’t honestly say I function to my full capacity on it though, like maybe I’ll buy good kind bud that’s very pricey instead of paying a bill, and dealing with the stress of not paying that bill is easy: smoke a bowl. I fully know what to expect when I quit. Each time I do I’m a dick for a few days. My mood swings can be ferocious. As far as eating, smoking pot subdued MY appetite, if I was high I didn’t get hungry. I am 4 days clean now after about a year of very solid smoking, including K2 before it was banned in my state. Every time I’ve ever quit, within 10 days to 2 weeks of not smoking pot, I feel really great. My mood changes for the better, I don’t feel as sluggish, I feel stoked to not be on the drug (which, by the way, I’m all for legalization. I think it’s insane I can get arrested buying weed, but can buy alcohol anywhere and get hammered out of my skull) and my outlook on life in general improves.
The anxiety, restlessness, and moods swings you are dealing with now will soon subside and you’ll realize life is good high, but good level headed as well.
Good luck, and hang on there.
Firstly glad I found this website/forum.
Secondly, I enjoy a joint and never intended to quit.
However I am currently quitting due to seeking other employment and fear of being drug tested, I offically quit on the 1st of August, although I’ve had a couple of lapses, mainly due to the social circles, now I am talking small lapses, 1 or 2 joints only, but it has been probably about 10 days since last lapse.
A bit of background info on my habit, had first joint when I was 15 and smoked very occasionally until I was 24ish, then smoked socially for 5 years then smoked every day up until 01/08/2010, 3 – 6 joints week days and easily 10 – 20 joints per day over the weekend. But now I’m quitting, although I will return to it, as a occasionall smoker, I hope anyway, as I said I enjoy a smoke.
Now for the withdrawal symptoms, didn’t realise, until reading posting, eating has dropped and although I’ve not weighted myself I can notice weight lose, don’t mind that really. I am smoking a lot more cigarettes up from 20 a day to about 30. The main symptom is the lack of sleep and the deep vivid dreams/nightmares (it’s 2am just now and only had an hours sleep), when I do get to sleep I dream straight away and wake up not wanting to go back to sleep, so I get up and come down stairs and smoke a few cigarettes, another draw back.
I apologise folks coz I feel I’ve went on a bit, but I am knackered and I felt the need to share this with fellow quitters, I read posts and found most helpful and hope this helps others attempt to quit, I’ve come this far!!
Finally to those who mock postings on this site, I don’t feel this is the place to do the mocking, it’s here to help and most cannabis quitters are doing to cold turkey, no support, no detox or prescribed drug to help, just sheer will power but maybe just maybe by reading other experiences and share their own it will help.
i have been trying to quit for a while. i keep stopping and then starting again. im trying again and i had not smoked anything today and already i have been bored, irritable, not hungry. i would have never thought trying to stop smoking would be so hard. god please give me the strength..
month 2 and still feeling withdrawals! anxiety, irritability and spacey. ugh! what can i do to help the process?!
The Count Will Now Begin!!!!
anyone else have massive anxiety? not exactly pot related. its really bothering me. its day 4 being clean
Alrighty then folks.
I smoked my first j at 15, and didn’t really get smoking it occasionally until I was in my 20s. By the time I hit my 30s, I was smoking regularly, daily and premium quality.
I decided to quit when one day a neighbour kid yelled “You smoke weed every day!” and besides the call out, I was considering quitting because I felt I wasn’t getting anywhere in life, even though I was highly successful at what I do for a living.
My lungs also needed a break, and I was tired of hiding in the garage, thinking no one was smelling it when it’s the most pungent scent on earth. So decided to do something different, even though I love smoking it…and got a great night sleep on it.
For the first few days, I was fine, then the grumps set in, and then they went away.
My worst detox battle is with vivid dreams. Not nightmares, but those dreams that play from start to finish, colourful, sensible, but not really (Had one that I was walking in a mall in Vegas in a burlap style housecoat, went into a shop and asked to go into the back area, was told that the back area was booked for a private party, so I politely left…and while walking in the mall, I noticed I had a metallic gold purse over my arm that wasn’t mine. I turned, looked in the purse, found a wad of cash, put it back, went into the next shop, saw security and the same time I said “Security!”, I was tackled…and thinking uh oh…I’m in deep kaka now…) hahaha…I’ve never stolen a purse in my life!!
While entertaining as they are, these dreams concern me that one day I’ll actually get out of bed and act them out. Worse part is, they’re causing extreme lack of sleep and it’s hard on a person. I quit May 10, so almost four months now and seems to be getting worse with night sweats (I thought it was menopause), and headaches in the morning. I’ve never had headaches before.
So these folks who are going through the 2-4 weeks and they’re great…I envy you. That’s not my case, but I will continue on because for the first time in years, I’m thinking, and remembering things I sure didn’t when I smoked.
Reluctant quitter. Have smoked regularly 2-3 j/day x 12 years. But asthma very bad. For a long time I told myself that the thc was a bronchodilator (and it is) but finally woke up and said that I can’t do it any more (after the trip to the hospital today for emergency lung intervention and breathing capacity down to 1/3 normal). I’m nervous about quitting but am currently on so many meds that i’m hoping they will mask the symptoms. Some eg anxiety are the same as the asthma meds anyway.
Wish me luck.
thanks all
I was advised to cut down my cannabis intake to ONE smoke a week but not to stop completely(about 10 years ago). It worked for 6 months but eventually I was a daily smoker AGAIN.
So sick of the waste of money and how anti-social pot can be. Grew up in the surf culture of Oz and have been smoking chronicly for just over 20 years.. I thought I was alone and hopeless and want to thank my fellow pot-heads on this site for making me understand that others have this problem too.
I have been cutting down dramatically over the past 2 days. I have ONE cone left. Tomorrow it’s all go….
So glad to know you guys are there
Hi Everyone,
I am from the uk and have smoked for 9 years now. Like virtually everyone here – We get more more addicted. I always maintained that its not addictive – and previously had no problems quitting for a month or so. 3 day rule – always ok on the 3rd day.
Now I am finding it harder and harder to break the habit – As I no longer am the relaxed easy going person.
To be perfectly blunt (forgive the pun) – I think there are other issues – besides self-control, because I dont think its just THC that causing our problems. I am hearing more and more stories of Cannabis being dipped in opium, ketamine and all sorts questionable items, aswell broken glass being added to the bud during growth to increase weight.
I heard this one story where a Solicitor / Lawyer had phoned up a radio station, stating she had smoked it for 20 years, and had no problems quitting etc, but then she started getting addicted noticeably, so she took her stuff to get it tested – which they found numerous other things in it. This was about 8 years ago.
Please everyone make sure you know what your addicted to, and if you don’t believe what I am saying, find somebody who has organically grown there own, then find out if its as moreish.
I noticed straight away that I was high and happy but didnt have to have another one within 4 hours. You could have a smoke and forget about it when the high wore off.
There is so much questionable product out there which help with the bad publicity for this.
It is a challenge to quit when potentially we arent just recovering from being high here.
I used to have no problems quitting cold turkey – almost laughable, but now I have, and I fully sympathize with everyone hear.
hi i ben smoking for 8 years and now going through alot of stress job lost and the weed makes it worse so im day 5 of quiting and i am have all these symptoms dont feel like doing anything but sitting in the house no friends so just be strong to every one that is quit will keep you posted on the out come.
been smoking weed far far to long and can cope with most of the come down but the night sweats are horrific if theres a cure for that please let me know cheers
For the night sweats, I keep a bowl of river rocks beside my bed and like menopause if you cool your palms, it seems to help a lot.
I also have a brass bed and reach up and grasp the thickest post that’s very cool to the touch.
That and keeping a fan breezing on low beside your bed…
Night sweats are a pain in a rear, because a lot of the time, you wake up just from adjusting the covers, off/on, off/on…I’m hoping the phase ends soon…
Another issue that’s not great in the realm of quitting smoking, is the mood swings. I recommend if you considering quitting pot after a good amount of time smoking it, then take a hiatus or similar from work.
This is especially true for those folks in jobs they can’t stand…or are unappreciated at. It’s a very sensitive time, and I noted above I quit smoking May 10, but it was actually April 15. I was fired from my job of 17 years May 10…but hey…don’t feel sorry, I have a great profession and my skills are sought out…but it would have been nice to go out a little gentler. So…you can and will crash and burn, not just at home, but in the workplace if you aren’t under control.
For me, it was being unappreciated, and all came to the surface as I suppose that’s why I was smoking pot in the first place.
Today, I’m a vibrant woman, alive, fun, talented with a great career and brilliance ahead of me.
Was it worth it? Damn straight it was…except for the dreams and night sweats, I’m almost 100 per cent…and loving life. And, for the first time in my life, I’m interested in finances and taking care of business…so yeah…best wishes to everyone.
And btw…I knew I was getting fired, went home, got on a business suit, thanked my boss and walked out the door with my head held high. The division took a nose dive after I left, and I seek no revenge, but have to say…it was the best thing for me.
Seems like different withdrawal symptoms prevail more strongly in different people, case by case.
I smoked everyday for the last month. Yesterday, I ran out; that was what lead me to look up this page.
After just one month of daily smoking: I cant sleep, I’ve lost appetite, and yeah, I’ve got the chills/sweats (this part was the surprising part: I thought this type of thing was for a heroin addict!). This uncontrollable body temperature is the reason that I can’t sleep.
Importantly, I never used to have these effects ever before (apart from being sick).
You all seem like cool people. Good luck.
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