If you have used marijuana extensively for a long period of time, you are going to experience some withdrawal symptoms. For some individuals the withdrawals are more severe than for others. It depends on body chemistry, degree of abuse, and other factors like whether you were using the drug to cover up some other problem.
For people that use marijuana to make themselves more comfortable in social situations, they may experience extreme discomfort and anxiety coming off the drug. Similarly individuals that used it for other reasons like appetite boost or to help with insomnia generally will experience some sort of a crash while their physiology changes to adapt to life without the drug.
Factors that influence marijuana withdrawal include:
1. Time Span
Did you smoke marijuana for a week? A few months? A year? 5 years? 10 years?
2. Frequency
How often did you smoke marijuana? Was it daily? Twice a day? Thrice a day? All day everyday?
If you smoked marijuana heavily for the past decade and used it at a high frequency (i.e. 3x per day), chances are that your withdrawal symptoms are going to be more severe than someone who has only used this substance for a few months a couple times per week. In fact the person who only used the drug a couple times a week may not experience any withdrawal whatsoever, while the individual that was addicted for 10 years may not be able to cope without the drug.
Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms:
- Anxiety – You may feel more anxious in social situations and develop some sort of generalized anxiety. This is the exact opposite of how relaxed you felt while using the drug – your brain is trying to compensate for the chemicals it received while you used marijuana.
- Appetite changes – If marijuana helped boost your appetite, you may not feel hungry at all while coming off of the drug. In some cases, people actually feel hungrier coming off marijuana – it totally depends on the case.
- Cramps – Some people notice stomach cramps and digestion problems. Others may feel achy.
- Cravings (for marijuana) – At some point in time, most people will experience a craving to use marijuana again. This is because you stimulated your brains pleasure center and kept feeding it chemicals to make you feel good. It wants its fix, and knows marijuana makes you feel good, so you will likely crave the drug.
- Depersonalization – You may feel like you are not the same person or are going crazy. This is usually a result of intense anxiety. You may have never felt this way before; your brain chemistry has been thrown out of whack.
- Depression – Many people experience some sort of depressive symptoms when coming off of the drug. You may feel sad and as though you have lost all zest for life.
- Dizziness – Some individuals report feeling dizzy. Try not to lose your cool if this is happening, just accept it as a symptom.
- Headaches – Another common withdrawal symptom is that of headaches.
- Insomnia – Not being able to sleep at night is a problem, but one that you need to tackle head on. Try learning some relaxation techniques or getting more exercise during the day to help tire yourself out at night.
- Irritability – You may experience anger or frustration with the world when coming off of the drug. No one wants to get mad at little things, but this will eventually pass with enough time.
- Mood swings – Some people experience extreme changes in mood when trying to quit this drug. You may feel alright one minute and then raging mad or depressed the next.
- Nausea – Feeling nauseated, especially before, during, or after eating is common.
- Sleep disturbances – You may experience crazy vivid dreams or have disrupted sleep where you wake up in the middle of the night.
- Sweating – Some people end up sweating more than they normally would during withdrawal.
Note: It is known that marijuana stays in your system along with cannabinoid metabolites for between 4 to 21 days after your final ingestion. Some speculate that once the THC and cannabinoids are fully excreted, discontinuation symptoms become more prominent.
When will the marijuana withdrawal symptoms subside?
Depending on the length of time and frequency that you used marijuana, time period for withdrawal varies from person to person. Most people will notice that they are completely symptom free after 90 days. It also depends if you tapered off slowly or just quit one day randomly in “cold turkey” fashion. I think cold turkey is the best way to quit, but probably the toughest for your body and brain to re-adjust to normalcy.
Don’t freak out if you don’t return to normal after 3 months of withdrawal. Keep pushing forward and accept all of the symptoms that you experience without freaking out. Engaging in healthy activities like socializing, exercising, eating healthy foods, and staying busy will help you make it through this difficult time.
Fortunately marijuana withdrawal is easier than many other drugs – so consider yourself lucky. If you aren’t able to withdraw on your own or deal with symptoms, you should consider consulting a professional. If symptoms are still too extreme to manage, you may want to look into a rehab facility. Most people can quit with the help of family and a good social network.
13 days already for me, withdrawal sucks I hate going to sleep those crazy dreams I hate the most, headaches, body aches and pains all over my body are so painful for me. I would like to say thank you to Daniel and Gloom you guys are awesome, great help to me. I would like to also thanks everybody again for sharing. Best wishes to you all.
ive been smoking for less than a year and decided to stop and i can say that this is no joke and very real i had a panic attack at work the other day and it sucked i still feel out of it but i will keep on pushing forward for my loved ones thank you all for your stories this makes me feel alot better i thought i was going crazy thanks.
Thank you for this page I’m going through this right now i smoked weed for about 7 through 10 years and I quit beacause I had a panic attack and went to the hospital that I thought i was having a heart attack I’m going through anxiety sometimes depression and sweats from my hands and sometimes my legs would shake how long does it usually take for these withdrawl symptoms to go away or get less intense ??
I’d say give it 90 days (3 months) and symptoms should get significantly less intense. It varies though. Totally depends on individual circumstances. Best wishes.
Good to read all of this, I went cold turkey for 3 weeks and then had three bongs over three days. I fight with myself constantly to not have it. My worst symptom now is the vivid dreams. I wake up tired and grumpy. To make matters worse I gave up smoking 5 months ago. After 39 years of cigarettes and 35 of pot, I don’t know if I can do it. I take anxiety meds and have done for 15 years, my adult children are all addicted too. Two months ago I had a seizure, I have kidney problems high blood pressure and I know I shouldn’t do it anymore. Far out it’s hard work:(
hey ive been smoking for almost 3 years non stop and i took shrooms like 2 weeks ago and the shrooms didnt make me trip they made me quit smoking.they made me think what was going on in school and why i was doing so bad in school. so i stoped smoking its been two weeks but i have been having really bad head aches throughout the day and especially when i wake up i have a bad headache and i feel very dizzy. also ive had a lost of appitite and every time i eat i get a really bad headache for like a hour.also the first couple of days i had like 2 panic attacks about me going to court.another thing for two of those years i was smoking out of a 4 foot bong .
Hi everyone,
I have been smoking weed for past 4 yrs. I used to smoke 5 joints a day. For the past 4 yrs, there had not been a single day when i did not smoke. Because of it i lost my physique and sometimes i feel as if i m loosing my mind. One day i decided to quit but the side-effect were are not easy to cope with. Then again i started to smoke weed. I suffered from anxiety , depression, short term memory loss , sweating , phobia and weird thoughts. I am just 23 yrs of age and suffering with these type of symptom will be harsh on my career. So, i strongly made my mind to quit and i followed few guidelines which helped me in some manner..
1) First make up ur mind that u want to quit. Try quitting gradually like:- smoke for 1 days then leave 2 days gap then again take small dosage and keep on increasing the gap between the days u smoke.
2) Eat healthy food and include fruits as much as possible. There are few fruits which help to detox the body.
3) Try going for walk or jogging or the best is if u can go to gym. Exercise stirs up the muscle in ur body and help bring stability(various other benefits are there).
4) For few days avoid talking (except for ur good friends or parents) as much as possible and engage urself in activity which u liked most when u were not smoking weed. It can be anything like reading novel , playing video or pc games , blogging etc.
5) Lastly, since there is always a pain after joy and vice versa. Be positive and hope for the best. Nothing is beyond the reach of mankind. If u will look into the ur past u will realize that there were harder times than this which u had coped up easily so, why not this.
Somewhere i read that the cure of a poison is poison itself. So, maybe the cure of addiction is addiction itself. Just it needs to be shift.
Hey everyone,
Regular smoker for 15+ years. Off it for about 4 weeks now. Cravings for the first couple weeks but there are less cravings now. Anxiety has come in waves- as has euphoria. Meditation helping me. Empty for last few days. It really does help to know I’m not alone. Love to all – thank you for sharing knowledge and struggles.
I’ve been smoking daily/self medicating for 20+ years. 37 years old now and I can surely say that my addiction to pot has robbed me of my life! All the talent I was given, the smarts, infinite potential all gone “up in smoke!” I go through extreme withdrawals, almost psychotic like behavior when I run out. In addition to rage, feelings of guilt, and the worst, the realization that I’ve been a haze while life passed me by…. it literally breaks my heart. I feel lost, I don’t feel like the person I was and I’m definitely not where I’m supposed to be. My life was to go in one direction… my life with pot wove a path in a completely different direction… the destination, one lonely, sad, fearful place corner that I live in alone with my dirty little secret of a drug habit. The face I put on when I go out is the person I was, with a glimmer of who I was to become…. but it’s all fake. The truth is pot has become central to my life and I continue to just waste away… missing out more and more, each and everyday. I’m stuck, scared, and have no hope that I will ever have a life with any kind of normalcy, namely one devoid of marijuana.
I quit Cold Turkey at the beginning of February. After a year and 4 months of hardcore chronic. Would have Weed Teas, Firecrackers, Pipe hits, Bought a Arizer Extreme Q Vaporizer. Every day/Night I would vape constantly. Numerous nights I would have straight shots and vape. Longest vaping session I had was 2hours+ in one sitting. Usually my vaping sessions last 1-1 1/2 hours. Usually would do two vape sessions in one sitting sometimes 3. My Tollerance sky rocketed so much that I would just vape all day constantly and could still keep going no problem. I only had a green out once and it was my first time I made a Marijuana tea. (Used 2grams) I lasted 5-6 hours before passing out. Was a long time ago though lol. Anyways enough of that I went cold turkey and the first 2 and a half weeks I felt fine. No symptoms or nothing than right after that it all hit me like a brick. It was insane I had every symptom possible except Nausea (Thank God). It was hell and back. The intense Anxiety was insane, de realization/personalization made me feel like I was a empty shell with no soul. I lost my personality that made me the person I am and I just wanted it back. During my last 6-8 years I been eating very unhealthy so I have been changing my diet around now. Well during the withdrawl symptoms I felt like I was having a mid life crysis type of event (I am only 23) and I used that experience to start to change my life around. Today, I am still having a little bit of anxiety I am not anxious or nothing it seems to sneak up on me when I am working and forces me into a panic attack stage. For those of you Panic Attacks feel like Heart attacks and spikes your blood pressure like crazy. During my first weekend of all those symptoms hitting me like a brick wall I was at work and was experiencing constant panic attacks while working. I did a blood pressure check and it was so high I was shitting myself. Blood pressure was 155/144 with a heart rate of 144+ with reading of undetectable. (I have never seen a diastolic of 144 in my life). After obsessive amount of research I realized it was the symptoms and not heart failure. Now today I still experience constant pain in my chest (It comes and goes) sometimes I wonder that it could be heart problems but I know it is the withdrawals. Well I have been experiencing tinnitus now for the last 3 weeks at that time I was really concerned about it but now it doesn’t bother me. I learned to accept it. I am probably going to get myself checked out at the doctors soon. One of the worse things about withdrawals is the insomnia. I had it for about a week and I was still working all my shifts not calling in sick at all during my events of quitting cold turkey. Been up for 50 hours easy. Slowly as my brain was starting to get serotonin back I was getting an average of 2-3 hours sleep a night and now I can finally sleep 10 hours again haha, My party days are over and this has been a life changing experience for me. Once I fully recover (I am about 70%) I am going to move on with my life and explore new endless possibilities. I told my self in the past that I would quit in under 1-2 years and I kept my word on that. Shit needs to change. Marijuana is amazing if used in moderation or for medical purposes but if abused it can effect you in many negative ways you may not notice it yet but it consumes you.
My blood pressure still spikes up and down and my heart rate can get pretty quick. Here is a couple of my readings I have saved.
Feb 25, 2014 147/99 Heart rate of 103
March 4, 2014 135/88 Heart rate of 74
March 6, 2014 126/71 Heart rate of 89
March 15,2014 148/93/ Heart rate of 115.
I believe my constant body aches/chest pain is increasing my anxiety which spikes up my blood pressure. My question is I am curious to see how long I have to put up with these aches and pain. Sometimes I feel it on my right chest other times I feel it on my left chest, and sometimes I feel it in the center. I was concerned about heart disease at first but after reading through numerous of withdrawal forums I have found out it is pretty common. Well Thank you so much for your time.
PS: When the snow melts I am going for cardio workouts. Nice nature jogs and stuff haha.
Thank you linda your comment has made me realise that i am doing the right thing for me. Went cold turkey and i am on 2nd day now because i was feeling worthless and so sick of watching my dealer who used to be a massive stoner getting richer off my hard earned money. I am 44 lady and have been a fulltime smoker on average 2 g’s a day for the last 5 years. Never smoked a joint but love a bong which is weird cause i think i am addicted to the habit of smoking bongs not so much the bud.
OMG, it has been 5 days for me, cold turkey is hard, I have headaches, cramps, dizziness, insomnia, irritability, lost of appetite. I did quit for 2 1/2 years, I am so dumb to start smoking again. I do eat vegetables, fruits and smoothies it helps a little. Sleepytime tea and chamomile tea, nutmeg with milk helps, I would like to say it will all get better in time, I know is easy to say than done. I like to say to all thank you for sharing, we can do this if we really want to be drug free, no matter what drug we used. Lots of luck to you all. Thank you Mental Health Daily for your information.
I’ve been smoking weed for over 35 years. now i’m on day 2 cold turkey. been having headaches and loss of appetite. I started smoking kush over a year ago. regular weed does not do it for me. now that I have to spend 3 to 4 times as much money I simply can’t afford it. spending hundreds of dollars a month is enough to make me quit.
I quit 9 days ago. I almost caved in today but, it wasn’t worth it!! I have been taking a multivitamin and omega 3’s. I think this helps with my anxiety/depression and memory. I’m also going to the gym more often and joined a recreational sports club. I just want to be normal without mood swings and less social anxiety.
Hello , I need advice … I found out I was pregnant in February but didn’t think I was keeping it , I have been a heavily smoker for the past 4 to 5 years and I stopped cold turkey when I was 5 weeks and decided to keep it . Will I be ok ? These symptoms are the worse while pregnant . I experience mood swings , my sex drive is not the same , I loose interest in my career , and my dreams scare me so bad that I think they are real and will wake up around 3 or 4 am shaking and scared . I even catch myself going off on my boyfriend and being irritable and not knowing why ? I smoked at least 2 joints a day or maybe sometime 3 or 4 depending on stress level or friends around me . I am very scared of going through these withdraws while pregnant . I still eat but I can only eat a small portion every hour or so .. I eat vegetables , fruit smoothies and I stay away from fried . Do you think me and my child will be ok ? I really need advice and to everyone else Good Luck
Hi Jazmin,
I think you will be okay as long as you stay away from marijuana. Withdrawal symptoms are hard on top of all the hormonal issues that pregnancy causes. Don’t worry and hang in there – I’m sure your boyfriend will understand. Engage in something that will take your mind off of the worry and surround yourself with loved ones. It’ll all be worth it! All the best to you.
Ive been smoking weed everyday now for 2years an im on my 3rd full day of cold turkey dont feel as bad as yesterday i craved it all day n ended up smoking a spliff with a mate :-( so day number 4 has started i feel abit annoyed n sweating like a rapist on death row but im gonna stick it out how long till i feel better
This has happened to me several times when I take a t break. But always manage to feel better 3-14 days from cessation. Then after these 14 days or so I start smoking again, moderately, and feel great for another 3-6 months, then do it all over again, quit and restart.
One word of advice, stop googling how long withdrawals from pot last because everybody on the planet is different.
Some people like myself only feel crapy for 3-14 days, reaching normality around 7 days.
Everyone is different, but it still makes no sense to read other stories wicking yourself out when you’ve read “it takes days, months, weeks to feel normal.
My advice is to chill out and ride it out, stop reading stories.
I have seen people in caffeine withdrawals and it’s almost the same thing.
What can I say, I love smoking cancer suppressing chemicals.
Thank you for the advice! i thought i was just going insane, i didnt even tell any body nor i planned on telling anybody about my condition. Im 17 now and i was a heavy stoner i smoked about a Q everyday and on weekends i would smoke atleast a half oz. I was forever high i didnt plan on stopping sometimes i had anxiety but ofcourse id just smoke it away and i would feel better now im quitting because i got caught with 3 ozs in my room. Lately ive been gettting panic attacksw everysingle day for about 2 weeks now since i quit. Its glad to know im not the only one going through this
I am 66 been smoking on and off heavily for 30 years, I have an addictive nature, and quit many times. All the symptoms are the same for me, lethargy, lack of soul, tense, nausea, sweating. But I Will stay off this time – I have lost a lot of time and experiences with my loved ones…because of hi
doing behind my addiction. I am tired if beating myself up. My son, who was an alcoholic advised me to always remember why I made the decision to quit.
It helps a lot. I quit because I felt like a loser, and didn’t respect myself…lots of past issues come into play for those of us who use…be kind to yourself. You are worth it.
Im a nube to smokeing,ben doing it about a month off and on and im so happy i found this article. I did it all week last week except 2days and now i quit cokd turkey. Fucking who am i , will i hav scizophrenia like one of my bros were all thoughts that wete going through my head. Im not to bad i hav my anxiety off and ons but i know i will b fine. My other bro has ben smokeing pot a long tine and when he decides to take a break like me,i will let him read this. I will go back to pot but it will b an ever other weekend or weekend thing. P.S im sorry to all u cronic veterens out there hope u feel better!
Just great to know that these symptoms are normal. I’ve smoked for seven years and had to quit cold turkey. It’s only been about three days since I quit, but honestly it feels like 3 months. I’ve tried working out but don’t have an aappetite so I don’t have the energy.. Any suggestions??
Wow. Exactly what I’m experiencing right now. I travel for work, so necessarily have breaks and always withdraw, but quickly. For the past couple of years though it’s been most of the day most of the time and it’s hellish. I’m recovering from a serious alcohol problem too btw so I’m not stressing this point, I know what withdrawal is like many here. Secondary psch problems like type 2 bipolar / mixed mood is a multiplier. This week the sheets are so wet I’m afraid the maid will think I’ve messed the bed, I can eat two bites of a fajita a day, throw up twice and look forward to a horrible night of no sleep and unreal anxiety. I take Klonopin when things become bad for me with the BPD, but last night I had to take six and it still doesn’t feel like I’m functional. I have no idea how I’m getting away with this at work, but rehab again is out of the question, work won’t stand for it. It is a comfort to know I’m not alone.
Listen to this one if you have bi-polar II, I know from experience. Been smoking daily for 6 years or so and am on day three. I have definitely experienced all of these symptoms already. Then again, as a diagnosed bipolar II patient I had many of these symptoms anyways, and used pot to blunt the symptoms. Do not do this to yourself. Treating Bipolar syndrome is difficult enough without having to go through withdrawal.
Wish me luck, praying for all those who wish to be clean and clear.
Smoked for 25 years – since age 15 for severe back pain. Had back surgery last year and the back pain is gone and now smoking causes severe anxiety. But not smoking and having a very stressful job means I am up at 4 am stressing about meetings. Shrink gave me Xanax and I take 1 per day when I wake up or around 7 am and it keeps me calm. Not smoking has made my brain fire on all cylinders again and my appetite is back. But man stress from work is crazy when not high but getting high causes even worse stress. Guess my back pain absorbed the pot and now I have no pain pot only causes stress instead. Good riddance pot. Being careful not to get hooked on Xanax too. Be strong people.
Oh, someone please help…
I’ve been Vaporizing Cannabis for 5 years and prior to that was smoking Cannabis for a further 5. Thus 10 years+ of Cannabis use. My Cannabis use was not heavy, only minimal .25g per day. .25 in a Vaporizer can last the entire day for me – low potency considering my geographical location (Australia).
I feel like I am going to have a heart attack; neigh I THINK I am going to have a heart attack. I’ve been having left side sensations for days now. I’m only on day 5, and I want to list some of the symptoms for some of the neigh sayers under the pretext that I was an advocate for Cannabis:
– Depression (aided by my partner through distraction)
– Anxiety (Not full blown panic attacks, just a feeling of anxiousness all day)
– Emptiness (I feel hollow)
– Paranoia (I believe I am going to have a heart attack even though my trip to the emergency room has yielded no adverse reading after X-ray, full bloodwork and ECG
– Hot Flushes (Daily and Nightly)
– Insomnia (I just cannot sleep – I NEED CANNABIS TO SLEEP!)
– Intensity (I feel tense – always tense)
– Mood Swings (I am swinging from Paranoid to optimistic to depressed)
– Nightly PVC/PAC (In all honesty I got this while smoking too)
– Chest pain (Left side chest sensations followed by Adrenaline release leading to anxiety)
I Don’t know how long I am going to be able to do this. There is a major issue here though; I cannot smoke it anymore. I am afraid that the Panic attack will set in while high. Cannabis has left me out in the cold.
Ten years of use, happy use. I loved Cannabis. A week ago from today, I felt f* awesome. I was listening to music and playing video games. Today I am detached and hollow.
I can’t even relapse. I CAN’T EVEN RELAPSE IF I WANTED TO RELAPSE!
Ell,
I have been going through the EXACT same situation as you,
I have been struggling with my withdrawals, thinking im having heart attack, feeling all those you have stated! Im too from australia, the little island down further south, I too smoked the s**t for the last 10+ years and have found it extremly disappionting how, I had let it go this far.
I absolutly love Gunja, however as growning up i was never a drinker, (family of alcoholics) obviously having addictive behaviour i took up gunja at age 15, im now 29, have been going through withdrawals now for couple weeks still content in the fact im giving up, actually starting to feel repulsed by the sight of a bong, joint or anything to do with the stuff! Anyway, yeah same symtoms as you nearly to the tee.
anyway hope my story helps!
Stay strong and take the up days along with the down days, It will get better, im sure!
love and respect
I’m in the same boat.
This all sounds VERY familiar (Starting day 3). Started with a panic attack 4 days ago, brought on by an anxiety attack where I tried to smoke weed to make it better (HUGE mistake). I’d been cutting back and experiencing mild withdrawal symptoms, though I was unaware at the time, just felt weird and let it get all over me. Now that I know what’s going on, and have decided to go cold turkey, it’s something I can cope with I think. Figure these shyte withdrawal symptoms beat the crap out of panic attacks. Been smoking for nearly twenty years (since the summer I turned 15), so I expect this may take awhile. Tired of weed being a way of life and a constant concern (can’t have a good day if I don’t have a bag, ect). So, *SIGH, one day at a time. Recommendations (will be back with more when I can speak intelligently about them): Been feeding myself apples and cheerios despite zero desire to eat (know I’ll feel worse if I don’t), though I definitely feel nauseous before/during/and after. Listening to ambient mellow harp/flute stuff, breathing exercises , twenty minute walk a day. Still in that phase where I feel uneasy around people, so I’m hanging back, but at least I can get online and talk (unable for that first day or so). Trying to stay away from overly exciting programs on Netflix, watching lots of docs and old Star Trek (recommend anything you’ve seen a thousand times that has a mellow visual vibe, it’s very much like listening to a comforting & familiar song). That’s my two cents for now, hope it helps, because this page has certainly helped me :)
Stay strong everyone.
Started smoking when I was 18, now 59. End of my third day. Have tried to quit so many times and after reading so many different blogs, the answer to my failing was very simple. I didn’t want to quit.
Ten years ago I was doing coke. Every day for 7 years until I woke up one morning, picked up the phone to call my dealer and while waiting for him to answer, I asked myself what the hell was I doing with my life. I quit cold turkey and haven’t done coke since.
Now, I WANT to quit smoking. Will I be able to-I think so, but time will tell. Seems I’ve smoked so much for so long, I don’t even get a buzz anymore. Ya, it is time to stop.
I’ve been smoking regularly for most of my life, almost 40 years, and the withdrawal symptoms listed here are right on except they only last a few days not months. I get extremely irritable, depressed, and have no appetite for about 2 or 3 days and then I’m back to normal.
I’m a programmer with ADHD and without Marijuana I can’t concentrate very well and, in fact, will find myself outside or walking around before I even realize I’ve gotten out of my chair…it’s crazy! But Marijuana definitely helps, though I wish I didn’t need it to work so much because it’s very hard on my lungs, which is why I need to quit from time to time just to let my chest clear up.
DR: I think you and I are similar. I smoke kind bud to endure the trials of my job (which is 95-percent on my own, all by myself). It helps my concentration. It helps my creativity. I get A LOT done when I’m smoking. I typically smoke heavily for a couple months then take a week or 10 days off — to clear out. I get some withdrawal effects, though not extreme. Taking the time off helps reset my body. I’ve been smoking very regularly for more than 20 years. I’m not going to give this up because I’m not that guy who can’t handle it. (if anyone wants to challenge that statement, feel free, but you should first do a lot of soul-searching about your own life first). Alcohol is different for me; that’s a tough one to live with, and MJ has made me successful in that endeavor.) But I totally need to clean out the tanks every once in a while, which is why I regularly abstain.
I wish everyone on this forum (at least those who have been civil and courteous and open-minded) the best of luck in their endeavors. We’re all individuals. Let’s accept that fact, help and encourage those we can, and leave the negativity out of the arena. Peace.
I have a cough which has forced me to stop smoking and im a all day everyday smoker. Now Thing is my most severe symptoms are feeling very nauseated, no appetite, no sleep. But you know what imma ride it out cause i dont wanna smoke it anymore, yh ill miss it cause i did enjoy it but my chest is so weak and i get too many chest infections to frequently its not worth it.
Thanks It pleased me too see some of these facts on paper and in a non biased way
Helps me focus on what your saying not letting my mind travel by causing myself to comeup with my opinion
i am only going on 11 days now and my anxiety is thru the roof.i feel like im not normal anymore,like im out of my body.i have headaches.i feel depressed.im soooooo irritated by everything.i have horrible dreams and nite sweats.i know its 4 the best though and im gonna stick to it!
Story is… I woke up one afternoon with a mild head ache, but nothing so severe. That night, when I was going to sleep, I had a panic attack after hearing some noise on my terrace. Later realized it was a cat playing with stuff there. Went to bed and woke up okay. That evening, I was out with a friend, suddenly I started experiencing some wierd things, something like a weakness. Rushed to a nearby physician. She checked my blood pressure and told me it was around 150/100 – very high. Also, I started urinating like nobody’s business, peeing literally every minute. Threw up almost everything I took till the next day. From then on the feeling of butterflies in the stomach and all kinds of negative thoughts started ringing in my head. Went to another doc same evening, and he said BP was okay however heart beat was very high. Advised ECG, came normal except for a few extra beats that appeared. Doc said could be anxiety, depression or too much stress. Prescribed BP control and anti-anxeity drugs. To no avail… Not to forget I had been on LSD a couple weeks before all this started. And Ive been a marijuana smoker too. But honestly I dont know if these would be the cause to what I’m going through. I could not go out of my house at all. Absolutely afraid of what would happen if I did go out. ( I was not the same person before these episodes started). So went to another doc and told him about the LSD. He gave me antidotes & said I’ll be okay in a week. To no avail… I had acute chest pains. Following which I was rushed to a hospital again. ECG taken, perfectly okay. Chest x-ray taken, perfectly okay. Again anti-anxeity drugs prescribed. To no avail… All this while what was constant is the butterflies in stomach and negative thoughts… Also not to forget I had sleepless nights even after being prescribed sleeping aides. So this time consulted a shrink, he said its possibly the anxeity and panic attacks due to substance use. Prescribed anti-depressants and SSRI’s. To no avail. All of a sudden, I suddenly started experiencing involuntary jerks in my stomach, pretty powerful. Family thought I was posessed. I knew not! Yet another doctor… Said these were myoclonic jerks and were not harmful at all and will go away with treatment. He prescribed benzodiazepines and tricyclics as anti-depressants again. Took them for three weeks.. Felt completely relieved and relaxed like nothing was wrong with me. Then voluntarily decided to go off the meds since I didnt want their addiction. First day without the meds no sleep at all. Butterflies in the stomach and all kinds of negative thoughts, all kinds of diseases striking the brain. With a cousin’s help started working out to tire myself out so I could sleep. That seemed to help! I was back to normal… Sleep in place, from loads to very little anxiety, was able to go out a little bit. So, from starting of all this till now, what has been ruling my life is the anxiety that I have some kind of an underlying illness and that Im going to die. Even till today, as I lie down to sleep, I start getting thoughts that Im not going to wake up. Thats one!! On the sideways… Since the last two weeks, whats been hitting my mind like a blow is that I may be infected with HIV. And I find myself googling symptoms of the same all the time. I have not had swollen lymph nodes, no fever, no cough, no rashes, no flu. I keep getting panic attacks with these thoughts endlessly in a day. Im seeing yet another shrink and he seems to be able to relate and help. He’s prescribed clonezepam and other drugs for treatment. Im pretty depressed with all this. I wont ever do any drugs and can do anything to come out of what I’m going through. Any help, assurance and love is greatly appreciated. Peace!
Zubin,
Hi mate,
I have been a heavy pot and tobacco smoker since the age of 15, im now 29! I had my last smoke of pot 2 weeks ago, and am trying to cut back the cigs. Iam finding it extremely hard, believing, i was going mad, going to die, develop a diesease and many other things/situations that lead me to feel anxious! headaches, stomach cramps and intense sense of not ‘being’ there, which i have felt over and over again since i have stopped smoking! I believe that my life and the future of my young family depends on me getting clean and ridding myself of the addiction and take control over it! I could not express my thoughts to you enough, as upon reading your experience has confirmed to me im not the only one going through the same scary withdrawals/anxiety and related issues.
I will honestly say to you and anyone else who reads this, You are undertaking the most admirable and couragous non-selfish action, to ultimatley help yourself. As i write these words it, confirms in my own mind that what im doing myself is the right thing to do. For i cannot comment on taking meds to help as I’m trying to steer away from that, however the action you are taking will ultimatly see you come out the otherside a happier, healthier and more content human being! U have Love, peace and Respect from Down-Under, mate!
Hi I’ve smoked cannabis for 23 yrs daily from the moment I opened my eyes until I went to sleep..I’ve quit it’s been 3 weeks and I can honestly say in these few weeks I’ve felt the worst I’ve ever felt..i get palpitations I get short of breath at times no warning they just appear..I’m bubbly and lively well I thought I was but recently felt anxious alone. Weed was my security blanket I have had heart checked and no lung scan but doc said they sound clear..i get very anxious but it does pass. I loved a smoke and have also quit fags too so threw myself totally in the deep end but…i did it I know I will never buy my weekly ounce again I know I will get better and I’m looking forward to all that cash I burnt..your comment was the one that made me feel I wasn’t alone and many are suffering symptoms of quitting. .good luck and smile we have done well so far! I Google symptoms constantly but I will get through this. .i have had everything you’ve just described and yes it is horrible…he’ll
Guys! I’m so relieved to have read these posts! I’m lying on my couch going crazy thinking I’m going to get rushed to hospital at any second! The palpitations and weird cramps/feelings all over my body have been terrifying me. I’ve been smoking heavily since the age of 21 so only 3 years of heavy use. I quit about a week ago and after a few days I decided to have 1 joint.
After that joint I thought I was having a whitey so I went to sleep and woke up and I’ve felt the same for about 3 days now. Sweats, paranoia, palpitations, shakes, vivid nightmares, depression, irritability. I’m sick of it and really wish I’d never started smoking. Feel like I’m in for a long ride and I’m pretty scared if I’m honest. Thanks for making me feel a bit better knowing others have felt the same way though!
I am at 24 hours and I cant stop crying. I have to quit after twenty years of daily smoking. It is affecting my job and relationships. This is very unsettling. I still have friends who smoke, but at 60 it is time to hang up the pipe… but I am miserable and just want to get through this period.
I was a heaven smoke edit years and quit cd turkey in November 15th it’s now the end of feb , I have had all the symptoms the first week was so intensive my mind was all over the place , I also gave got bad panic attacks where I feel I can’t breath etc so horrable but I can see the light I have got so much better since with the help of a Valium (prescribed ) here and there only when my panic attacks get intense ! Thanks to everyone who replied and the author it’s put me at ease knowing I’m not the only one
This is so sad that you end up taking Valium for pot withdrawals. A Valium addiction is 10 k times worst than any other drug on this planet, look it up, benzo withdrawals. Anyways, I have just finished an 11 year Valium habit and pot was the only thing that helped me.
Moderation is the key. Your not going to drink alcohol for just a couple days and feel great the next day, just won’t happen.
Again moderation
3:42 am. did so many sets in the gym today i lost count. still can’t sleep. i feel tired, but i’m brewing coffee now. i’ve been smoking marijuana daily for about 3-4 years, with breaks of a few months here and there. every time i try to quit it feels like it gets harder. this time i dont feel like giving up.
just for today, i guess. my thoughts will be focused on my recovery. was ritualistically saying that in my head over and over at times today.
only day 4 for me.
like my mom says “you did this with your own hand”
I have smoked for about 13 years, about 5 to 6 times a day consistently. Quitting is really hard. Withdrawal symptoms include: the bad: TOTAL lack of appetite. This is not a terrible thing as I have put on weight from always having the munchies. Lol. Sleep is a premium, good luck on that. Sweating easily from anxiety, at times. Cravings are always there. Stomach cramps and irregular bm’s.
The good: lungs clear up, clear thinking and not so self conscious of others opinions, (more self confident) body functions better overall.
I find that drinking alot of water helps ease the physical pains from withdrawal.
Well I wanna put my 2cents in,I was smoking cigarettes and weed daily for years,I quuit cold turkey nov 3rd and now its feb 26th and the withdrawls are getting less but its been hell,I realize all I had in common with my friends is that we all smoked,now that I’ve quit I hardly see any of em,still having slight anxiety but made it this far,why stop now,by reading everybodys comment I realize I’m not going crazy,hopefully ill be back to normal soon,good luck to u all,I feel your pain,one day at a time.
Thanks for sharing Tyrone. Keep up the good work.
My boyfriend has recently quit. he had a major infection had to b in hospital for a week and went thru the beginning of withdrawals but a month later couldn’t handle it and walked out on me. amongst the withdrawal symptoms he became indecisive he lover he doesn’t he does he doesn’t. i don’t know which way to turn i love him with all my heart but he wants to take time away! what should i do? i swore I’d stand by him thru this and i will but he chooses to be with me then changes his mind. how long will this continue on for as its my heart being ripped at as yell as his. Thnx
Hi Sarah, not sure how long this could continue, it totally depends on the person.
This isn’t a lonely hearts column, it’s a forum for people in marijuana withdrawal. Kindly take your boyfriend issues to Dear Abby and leave this space for people to talk about their personal experience with withdrawal. I’m in the 3rd week of sobriety and obviously am still really irritable. Oh and by the way take a writing and grammar class, your sentence structure and spelling are pathetic.
Cynthia Cooper, I find your comment to be embarrassingly self-centered. Addicts are not the only ones negatively affected by addiction and in need of help. Someone actively seeking out advice on interpersonal relationships with a recovering addict should be provided with encouragement and counsel whenever possible, especially when they’re invested in the addicts recovery more than their relationship. Significant others are frequently the bedrock on which a recovery is founded. Fear of recovery having a negative affect on a partner has prevented many from even attempting recovery. I hope your recovery goes well, and your blatantly obvious irritability subsides, but you have earned no karmic points here today. Oh, and by the way, I’d recommend you review some rules of punctuation before casting that first stone…
Cynthia, I think you’re taking Sarah’s affliction really personal!
she kindly asked for how to go about a situation, not to be judged. You go on ranting about her English (maybe with an imagination that everyone here is actually English or something) and provide no way out or rather any clues to the solution.
Maybe I’m ignoring your irritability as stated with the comment!
be kind…..you lose nothing.
C.Cooper.what is your problem? Everyone here is looking for support or information. I have been smoking for 25 yrs and quit 2 days ago.People like you should keep your mouth shut. However I’m glad you did because it gives me a chance to shed some light on your stupidity. I know what it feels like to be the one yelling all time . But after reading Sarah’s comments I now know how my wife and 11yr old daughter must feel. Im quitting so I can be the person I used to be. So shut the fck up thank you!
Hi all, I am on day 6 of quitting a 23year habit, puries only as I gave up the ciggies. It makes weed taste crap. I am only quitting as a very high police presence has made it difficult to score. So I’m trying to use it to my advantage.. I feel like shit in general but my moods seems ok. I really fancy one but I don’t want to let myself down and I know I’d regret it now I’ve achieved a measly few days without it, I can’t help but notice, ironically, theres a lot of rudeness and aggression on thus forum, it’s mildly amusing when someone says they are doing fine when their comments suggest different. We are all different but we all have one thing in common…..it got us all so we should unite and try to celebrate being clean instead of insulting eachother.. Good luck to everyone.
I am in a relationship with this man who smokes marijuana all day everyday. Every cent that he gets goes to smoking. I have smoked with him because I thought it would make our relationship better. Now I have stopped and he still smokes. When he can’t get it he treats me very bad, it is so bad that I want to leave him but I can’t because I love him so much I don’t know what to do can someone please give me some advice.
Leave.
Day 35, cannabis herb withdrawal, had and have some of these symptoms still. Sleep is back on track (vivid dreams not every night..they’re tapering off too). Appetite is really good again, gaining weight. depersonalisation now thats a baby peeeew, it comes and goes. turns up when i least need it. I have a fellowship of AA or NA to help with all the identification i need. Addiction is Addiction theres nothing better than being clean and serene. once the catalogue of symptoms dwindle a bit..gives Us/we hope. As much as i loved the herb, ive realised a drug is a drug. Though highly medicinal and a gift to mankind, when i over do it..theres the discomfort of withdrawal. had enough of getting on and of this pony. Clean and managable life for me thank you
Today is day 4, cold turkey. I am experiencing excessive sweating during the day and night, mostly at night. I am cramping here and there. I am irritable and lost my zeal. I am fatigued and going upstairs or brushing my teeth is exhausting. I have these weird little twitches all over my body. I have a loss of appettie and lost weight real quick. i know this will pass, but it sucks cheese. i have been around a good social network and visited the steam room at the Y. i will try to excerise this week and kick start my endorphins. good luck people and rely on your faith, whatever it is.
Yep, this is your body trying to bounce back to homeostasis. You’ll probably have to deal with some tough withdrawal symptoms. Take it one day at a time.
I stopped cold turkey 4 days ago I feel like I lost one of my best friends crying depression anxiety lost appetite little sleep need some support
I have been smokin cannabis for 20 years on average 7grams a day costing me £350 per week, but i had no motivation, its my seventh day today, the first day was horrendous I felt like a mad man, with unexplained urges of rage, day by day it is becoming more bareable, my body aches and I feel as though ive contracted flue symptoms, despite this I have clarity and that gives me confidence that its all worth it, it depends how much of a hindrance cannabis as on ur life, I.e say u cant find a supply becos ya dealer is not about or a drought arises, my own experiences was not good I oppressed people close to me becos of the intense need to have a smoke was over powering my mind,, everyone is a individual and knows what is damaging there body or day to day life style, if u notice any substance controls ur mind, ur money, and ur social life then take steps to cancel these out, part time smokers wont know how hard withdrawals are, the addicted smoker always wishes to stop. Some people dont have addictive personalities but those that do like my self will find themselves inhaling cannabis just as much as the oxygen u breathe,, as u get immune to the dosage u will raise the intake to a level where it controls u, u will need it to feel normal leading u to a hopeless circle of I cant be arsed attitude etc etc, even rasta man dont smoke for pleasure they smoke for meditation, I hope everyone is successful in the plight to stop the lethargic minded lifestyle of cannabis, u can do it no pain no gain.. plus u will save money..
God bless
Hi I’ve smoked cannabis for 23 yrs daily from the moment I opened my eyes until I went to sleep..I’ve quit it’s been 3 weeks and I can honestly say in these few weeks I’ve felt the worst I’ve ever felt..i get palpitations I get short of breath at times no warning they just appear..I’m bubbly and lively well I thought I was but recently felt anxious alone. Weed was my security blanket I have had heart checked and no lung scan but doc said they sound clear..i get very anxious but it does pass. I loved a smoke and have also quit fags too so threw myself totally in the deep end but…i did it I know I will never buy my weekly ounce again I know I will get better and I’m looking forward to all that cash I burnt..your comment was the one that made me feel I wasn’t alone and many are suffering symptoms of quitting. .good luck and smile we have done well so far!
today is day 5 for me. I am experiencing all of these symptoms. It is definetley creating a change in my body that is uncomfortable.
I wanna thank the person who made this page SO much. It trully made me feel so much better about my withdrawals. I used to smoke ± 15 joints a day for two years, excluding bong & pipe. I also quit in the ‘cold turkey’ fashion. Everything was getting so horrible when I stopped. I had major confusion about everything, & everything was just… SO FUCKED UP. I couldn’t understand what was happening to me. Like you said, your withdrawals can make you feel like you’re going insane, & that is the feeling I hate the most. I’m still going through my withdrawals, & it’s been little more than a month since I’ve stopped. :)
The last few paragraphs gave me so much hope for my future.. I’m going to be okay. I just need to persevere. Once again, thank you so much!
Glad you found it helpful Damian. Hope you bounce back to feeling 100% ASAP.
Hi there I’ve been off pot for 6 days now and so far reading this articicle has been 100% thus far thank you for helping me realize I’m not crazy but in need of I really only quit because of getting two wisdom teeth removed.
The food & supplements, all of it that is available tastes like cardboard as if my body needs some sort of `nutrient` that I am unable to obtain no matter how much I eat.
Very informative and as somebody who has recently quit, I have been expiriencing withdrawal symptoms and often times I asked myself if I was going crazy bt now I know. Many thanks
20yr every day smoker -3 weeks detox-anxiety-loss of sleep-anxiousness-at times chest pain that turned severe enough to visit the er. Im in my late 30’s and considered a possible onset of a heart attack of all things!Doctors diagnosis -after EKG and chest x-ray and blood work revealed I physically was doing great as far as the tests results showed. I was given a prescription for ibuprofen for the chest discomfort and told to try and relax. Still I have a hard time sleeping-my mind races-I have less chest pain ,probably because I take the ibuprofen daily-still have spurts of energy and irritability .-my point is everybody has different symptoms-some are fortunate and have little or none at all , but for those that do -I recommend keeping yourselves busy both mentally and physically -good luck to me and those of you who “just don’t feel right”.
I’m not feeling well at all, I’ve taken librax so that to calm the effects of withdrawal but I got to know that in long term you got to be addicted with it swell. So I decided not to take this medicin , 1st day was not feeling well but I was exercising but 2nd day swell was extremely not well as I was getting burnings in my back head and neck and it is unbearable and I took 1 librax but now even of that I’m getting worst cause I’m unable to sleep even after taking librax n sleeping pills
An all day every day smoker for years, I quit easily, when I want to. One day of feeling tense is all I experience. Marijuana is a marvelous drug, it has kept me away from alcohol for 22 years. I have witnessed a friend beat stage 4 cancer with cannabis oil. God put this herb on the earth for good reason. I have never commented on this site before and you are telling me this is a duplicate comment?
Leslie, If marijuana works for you, that’s great. But “God” didn’t put anything on this earth for you to smoke. There are chemicals in marijuana that can cure or at least relieve symptoms of diseases but the THC is not necessarily the one.
I smoked weed heavily for 35 years and I have tried to quit at least 100 times. It works differently for different people. It has taken a huge toll on my life and relationships, and the withdrawal symptoms are horrible. Your comment is appreciated and the medicinal qualities of pot are becoming more and more accepted and understood, but you can’t go around telling healthy people that inhaling 400-500 chemicals into their lungs is “Healthy”.
I realize you feel you need to defend yourself against crazy drug war proponents and anti-legalization jerks, but when a victim says they experience intense withdrawal symptoms when quitting marijuana, it is wrong and cruel to downplay their suffering and act like they are just weak or stupid. Also, I think the “duplicate” comment means the computer accidentally duplicated your comment.
Quiting is all a mental game. Just as it is to smoke in moderation. IT’s the lack on mental strength within yourself that varies how hard it is for an individual.
Jim and Leslie have no idea what they’re talking about. I’m 20 years old now, I’ve been smoking heavily on a regular basis for 5 years and I mean AT LEAST 3 grams of high quality bud (kush) every single day, all the time for all aspects of my life; appetite, mood, socialization, sleep, for the fun of it with buddies; I was constantly high and it got to the point I just smoked pot like it was tobacco. It’s been almost a week now that I’ve stopped smoking completely due to my trip for a month in Vietnam to come see the fam. I can honestly tell you there are withdrawal symptoms. I couldn’t sleep at all and was quite impatient on the flights. Now I’m having headaches and waves of dizziness throughout the day, the head feels very heavy in the mornings as if I smoked a fat blunts as soon as I woke up. I also somehow developed a sore throat I can’t identify although this may be die to the heat. A good thing I’ve noticed is that since I’ve landed and spent some time here for a few days, my appetite, mood and sleep haven’t been impacted much though thank God, it’s actually been very pleasant and I’ve been nothing but happy. Maybe it’s because I’ve been training (started lifting weights 4 months ago; and yes, even on vacation I’m training, no excuses haha), working out HARD must be flushing out the negative emotions, making me hungry and sleepy at the right moments. The inaccessibility to pot has helped a lot too because if I were back home, I know I would’ve relapsed, so in a way, going on a trip for a month is a good way to quit… except if you go to Amsterdam ha! All to say that this article confirmed to me that I wasn’t going crazy (or dying) and there is hope. I wish you all a good recovery and good luck, fortunately mine will be quite a fun one!
This is a forum for people with marijuana withdrawal symptoms and associated problems, everyone is different which has been reiterated on this site by plenty of people. If it doesn’t cause you problems other than that one day of being tense, lucky you. This forum is not for you.
You say you smoke everyday and quit easily when you want to Lesley… isn’t that a contradiction in terms? You either quit or you didn’t! Smoke everyday or don’t! I am currently 3 days in after 16yrs of smoking pretty much everyday and I am on this site to help me through. If you don’t believe in the withdrawal symptoms of cannabis why was you on the site in the first place?
As for keeping you off alcohol you have just swapped one addiction for another! Some people on here to comment should really think first, there could be young easy influenced minds visiting this site. For those who have been positive and shared their experiences, I would like to say a big Thank you :)
Leslie January 10, 2014, 2:51 pm (directed at your kind self).
Wrong and cruel. And stage 4 cancer with oil? Was it the operation that cured your friend of cancer rather than oil??
The only other explanation is that after huffing cannabis oil for sometime, your friend defecated the all of the tumors. Hope he goes for a follow up visit at a hospital (not natural healing okay?) or he may die.
I did the same protocol for my ovarian cancer but it didn’t work and I’m very addicted and miserable. The protocol is too strong and causes severe withdrawal symptoms. I am so miserable, and sick and have cancer still too. Now I cannot sleep, eat, sweating constantly. This is so awful. I did not experience this until I used this super concentrated amounts to try to kill cancer.
I did small amounts during my chemotherapy and it worked great.I had no nausea and it worked great and I never used any meds to control nausea just cannabis in a small amount. These high amounts of Oil is too much for a body. It does cause addiction at this level. I still think it should be legal so they can fully study this. I know it has many benefits but we don’t know much.
If used medicinally then we need the research! I resent that I had to do this without any real proper studies done on this protocol. I even bought Rick Simpson’s book and he sure tells you how to get on it but not how to get off it. He never even mentions that getting off is hard. He says it won’t harm you.
I had to find a sight like this for help. So yes this is only too real. Thanks for this site and all the support in it. I just want to get straight again. If I ever have to use this medicine again if I have to go back on chemotherapy, I will never EVER use that oil in that amounts ever again. After this experience, the thought of smoking, eating or anything with this stuff makes me sick.
Thank you all for any support helping me get through this. The sweating is so bad I have to lay down each time. My appetite is so bad I am underweight. I am not right now on any other meds so I know it is withdrawal symptoms.
Is this a scientific study, or a joke? ;) not my return email. I have used medical herb instead of taking 11 pills each day, $2,100 dollars a month, which I took for 12 years until my kidney test numbers started going up. Now I smoke your “pot”. It has saved my life and will save many more when it’s potential is discovered. God bless. Thank you for your thoughts. Please stick to the facts of your experience. Thank you. Although you may come to scoff, continue to pray.
Jon
A lot of us do not deny the medical benefits. But that’s to help cure something. Many of us are recreational users. Its like taking pills for something you don’t have.
Yeah because something that can be beneficial to you in some ways, and can be a better alternative to other drugs can never ever have any negative effects on you, not even when you’re used to taking it multiple times every day and you suddenly stop, the two are totally mutually exclusive (sarcasm). Have you not noticed that the majority of us in the comments ARE talking about our own experiences, which correspond to this article? And no, it’s not the same experience for everyone, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bullshit article, that’s what drugs are like, not everyone’s mind reacts to it the same.
This withdrawal feels like you are dying, i have experienced all of these symptoms; when i started smoking, i had no idea this was going to be the outcome after i stopped. The anxiety is the worst of all of these symptoms, it hits you when you are sleeping; waking up feeling extremely anxious out of nowhere…at times having nightmares. This article helped, thought i was going crazy feeling dizzy or having headaches out of nowhere. Valium has helped me a lot, although from what i hear, Valium also has withdrawals which are probably worse…hallucinations or whatever. I am just trying to take them when i really need them, this anxiety is ridiculous. I am a young guy, from going clubbing and being fine to this…sometimes just going down the street to the store gives me anxiety. Have had several panic attacks, worst feeling in the world. To anyone who is going through this, good luck and stay strong.
Spot on Romeo, I’m going through the same thing. I thought it was me feeling anxious due to my personal circumstances. The anxiety is crazy especially when I wake up. I’ve been very aggressive the past 2 days and irritated at any little thing..i never thought this would happen either.. I wish you the best Romeo! Please check back in upon your progression! thanks for that, it helped me out a TON tonight… damn anxiety is the worst part..I’m on day 2.. scrapping my bowls of resin, jeez, really… I THINK ITS TIME TO STOP!
Ive been off the weed for 3 weeks now after smoking for 15 years! Some stages of my life I smoked heavier than others but towards the end I cut down alot!
This definitely helped my transition into being clean!
I noticed I was getting headaches everyday for some unknown reason when I stopped (dughhh) lol and thought I was dehydrated lol
Only when my girlfriend said it could be withdrawal symptoms it clicked!
From reading everyone’s comments it is really refreshing to know that you guys can relate and offer advice to me/everyone else who is strong enough to quit for whatever reason.
Why people are on here going crazy and swearing at one another is beyond me? This is not a competition its a forum for like minded people who in my opinion are awesome for sharing their wisdom!
It sucks that I cant smoke a joint whilst playing video games ( that was the one for me :) ) but hey at least im getting healthy again!
Power to the strong minded people.
I’ve smoked weed on and off for approx. 15-20 years. Not everyday, maybe only 5-10% of that time I’ve been high, max. I have however smoked it continually for maybe a month on occasions throughout that time. When I’m not stoned, I generally feel anxious and nervous, especially in social situations, which is the reason I often re-use. I have had a lot of panic attacks in the past, both from getting too high and very occasionally from withdrawing. Whilst these were very scary when I first experienced them as a teenager, they are something I have become used to and can now usually bring myself down using a range of techniques.
Two things I’ve noticed over the years is that imported hash has become much less widespread with stronger home grown skunk having more or less took control over the market. Secondly, although strong hash was always around, the skunk currently available today is of a consistently high strength.
This last week has been a bit of an eye opener for me. Having spent a full week high on skunk (with the exception of going to work) I smoked my last bong on Wednesday morning and went fishing. It was pleasant but I’d managed to get too high the previous day falling into the panic/trip cycle I’d almost managed to forget. It took 2-3 hours to come down and I rode through it by ferociously hitting the towpath on my bike.
But I knew I’d pay the price later (I just didn’t know how much). Anyway, whilst fishing the buzz wore off and I go ready for work. No more weed till the end of the month again (3 weeks time). This had been the pattern for the last few months having started smoking more recently since splitting up from my ex and finding myself alone in a strange city. I went fishing the next day and I was ‘all over’. Swearing, cursing tangling my line, losing fish, punching the air, contemplating using dynamite, etc. As was usual.
The first surprise came two days later when I almost passed out at work. Came on suddenly and vanished just as quick. For the past three days solid whilst off work I’ve been experiencing what I can only be described as blind panic. Can breathe, head feels like its exploding, loosing feeling in my arms, almost violently blacking out, and serious abdominal pain. Last night I rang the ambulance. It arrived in minutes. Asked the usual diagnostics and I confirmed with my answers it would be a blue light emergency. Err no… diagnosis…Anxiety. I have felt fine since then but I will never smoke that sh#t again but it has put some perspective on what’s important in life.
Just read your article on Marijuana withdrawal symptoms, and It was right on the money. I have been smoking Marijuana for at least 18yrs. I’m trying to quit cold turkey, and it frist seamed easy then into my second day, lost my appetite, I could not sleep, Anxiety, Crazy thoughts, Mood swings, I’m not able to think clearly, Panic attacks,Aches, and pains. I’m a saxophone player, and now I was just telling a friend that for some reason I don’t feel like playing which is new for me. I’m going to go to the gym and try to start running again, and exercising more. Anything you can add to help please email. My Doctor told me that I have a lung problem so it’s very important for me to stop. I’m 60 years old. Thank You.
Thank you for your help, my daughter is going threw marijuana withdrawal
Just wow. I’ve smoked weed for a few months, smoking daily and everytime I ran out of pot or just decided to take a break I didn’t feel anything.
People experiencing these symptoms are people like me who have smoked for 10 years+, all day everyday. Your comment is completely ignorant and entirely insulting. How dare you compare your “few months” to people who treated all aspects of their life with this substance for many years. Does everyone have the same body chemistry and emotional stability that you apparently have? No. Think before you write. A few months????? Why are you even here? People looking this up have a serious problem that they are trying to remove and idiots like you spread the misinformation that marijuana does nothing and anyone could quit anytime with no symptoms.
Just because were not detoxing from crack doesn’t mean things like extreme anxiety aren’t making their life hell right now. 5 days ago I had a panic attack and I had to go the hospital in an ambulance because I thought I was having a heart attack. Now I’m on anxiety medication to ease the symptoms of withdrawal. You’re either a child or an a-hole, either way you shouldn’t be commenting on serious boards where people are discussing serious things.
Omg Daniel took ALL of the words out of my mouth!
Yep! Daniel’s the man!!! Everyone that I’ve come across that says they’ve had no issues are always light or short time smokers. I’ve been smoking since I was 13 and I’m now 24. I’m dizzy as hell and on day 5. This site is absolutely genius though as I now feel like I’m in a fight rather than being squashed by this horror… Thanks everyone! Keep up the positive vibes, it’s all for the better!!
Bang on mate I’ve smoked it since I was 12 years old I’m now 33 due to being bullied I felt comfort in a smoke and found these bullies became my friends only to get hold of what I had.
I’m due a baby in four months and today is my first day without any in almost 22 years it’s going to be a struggle I do suffer from quite bad depression but dispute being a smoker I did security in a shopping centre for five years and no one noticed at all. Now I’m unemployed it all I seem to do but my life feels empty with out this substance hopefully reading what I’m facing will ease the pressure and hopefully In a few months I can post back I’ve succeeded many thanks
Well said Daniel. I’m in the same situation. Been smoking everyday for 10 plus years as well. I never had issues with the pot or anxiety in my 20’s but im 39 now and still smoking and very dependent on it. I’m fine until I run out. Had the same issue with panic attacks today. Had to get Xanax .5 and took 3 of them to chill me out…I get very aggressive and angry and something doesn’t feel right..i feel like im withdrawing from opiates as far as anxiety goes. Been off them for a while now so just dealing with this erb thing…Never thought it can be an issue until 20 plus years of daily smoking. Trust me I LOVE THE ERB, BUT, MODERATION is key with anything. It’s NOT the POT that’s addictive, it’s the addict!! I cant sleep or eat normally when I run out of erb…yes I know this all passes in time but I keep sparking up! (as I do have an addictive behavior).. Daniel, PLEASE let me know how your doing !! Comfortable to hear someone in the same situation brother..I wish you the best!
I also agree with Daniel . I have about 18 years of smoking herb under my belt. I stopped about 3 years ago for about 9 months and apart from shaking like a vibrator when I first denied it,(act of God), I felt no other effects other than my tongue being sore for a while. 9 months later I started up again just from the feeling of utter loneliness and separation from my friends,as if I was the only person in the world. 3 years later now its different. I’m now in my mid30s and under stress from moving to another country, going back to college , separation from family, tryna find an apartment and job all on top of me stopping the herb use. I swear down that someone has poisoned me! My heart races sometimes for no apparent reason,I misspell words that I KNOW how to spell, sleep less and sometimes feel light headed and slightly confused. Age and situation have made a big difference. Thanks for sharing guys. I know that this too shall pass and that I probably wasn’t slipped a micky
Hi everyone, I have been smoking cannabis/marijuana on and off for the last, what, 25 years? I am 45 now. The main immediate reasons for attempting to quit (only yesterday!), apart from my general health, were the cash I was spending on it. I smoked at least a gram a day and was spending so much money on it – £70 a week is a lot of money to anyone, least of all me, as I don’t have a job at present. My daughter and I fell out yesterday as I am so bad tempered.
We have a kind of strained relationship anyway but I am convinced the “argument” would have been magnified by my withdrawal symptoms. I just feel generally gloomy, bored and irritable, can’t be arsed with anything at present. Last night I had some vivid dreams but I went to bed at 7 p.m because I just wanted the day to be over! I woke up at 3.30 a.m and have been trying to keep busy ever since.
As a recovering alcoholic with 6 months sobriety (from alcohol) this is very difficult for me as I used weed as a substitute for alcohol for the first 6 months. Used to be worse as I used to drink AND smoke alcohol until one night I nearly died from a combination of (I presume) alcohol poisoning and a “whitey”. That scared me enough to quit the drink. Day Two now. Any comments most welcome. Good luck to you all! Karen
Good on you Karen. You can do It. I have a friend who gave it all up also and has been 9 years sober and off pot.
Daniel you could not said it any better he said a few months he need his ads whoop. Ive been smoking since I was 11 yrs of age I’m now 31 and I’m having all these symptoms its stating on this site ive been sober for 5 days and I must admit its hard but I’m fighting it so pray for me!!!! And to u new ass 2014 smokers stay off the web and try smoking 20yrs and you’ll weed see Jim dirt smoking asst!!!!
I am 2 days sober and I’ve smoked weed for 18years .The anxiety and headaches are real let alone the sweating and depression so for all you new booties stay sober weed is very addictive and the withdrawal is even worse
Amen! This stinks. The aggravation-slight headache and insomnia is REAL! This too shall pass! Don’t give up! We are doing the right thing by quitting! God bless y’all
I am an old guy 68 – smoked for 13 years, stopped and started again 6 years ago and have quit for months at a time. I never had a problem with withdrawal until now. I started smoking again in September and quit 4 days ago because daily smoking seemed to make me feel kind of sick and depressed the next day.
This time I feel sweaty, and anxious and somewhat anhedonic, and a bit depressed, angry.No cravings or headaches and I have been exercising daily, limiting caffeine, practicing TM and I take some Bach remedy flowers. I suffer from anxiety and depression anyway so this withdrawal multiplies that. I do take .25 of Klonopin – pretty low dose and an SSRI which may help. After the pot I will detox from this benzo which I am scared to do, but that is for another forum.
I know that opiate, barbiturate, benzo and alcohol are worse, but I am not loving this. Thanks.
How are things now? Everything is relative, weed withdrawal is awful.
I am reading this article with tears in my eyes my partner of 12 years has stopped after over 20 years of smoking but doesn’t think it has affected him, he said he doesn’t love me and has said really cruel things. I know it’s the withdrawal symptoms it’s now been a month since he stopped and I have moved out of our home and when we do speak all he brings up is all negative things I get angry as he won’t let me help him.
I think you are absolutely right it is a very hard drug to come off and to see someone you love do it is heartbreaking knowing the pain they are going through. He was a person who had 20 people working for him ten years ago and now has a beautiful house but is struggling to get motivated to do anything he has no money and is constantly worrying and keeps saying he wants to get back back to the person he was before he met me he says he regrets ever meeting me and all I’ve done is give him aggravation.
I’ve had 2 successful businesses and sold them both as he didn’t like me working then he says I’m boring. I’m at my wits end I don’t know whether to be there for him or not contact him at all. This is just a few thing he has done he hates my daughter and grandchild and when we met I wanted a child with him he said he didn’t want them yet and when he hit 40 decided he then did we tried everything (which I paid for) and it didn’t happen he resents this and blames me. Do I wait or do I forget him?
Marijuana withdrawal haha, you guys do not know withdrawal.
Take a person suffering from real withdrawal, IE heroin, cocaine, meth and compare them to someone from marijuana withdrawal.
I smoked around an OZ of the best weed you can find in New England everyday for three years and quit a week ago, oh no I am slightly less hungry and bored.
Sorry but marijuana doesn’t make people hate their daughter or grandchildren, that person obviously has other, LARGER, problems.
I’m 48. I’ve smoked off and on since I was 13. 13-22 totally on everyday all day if I could | 22-35 a few times a week | 35-47 sporadic, I could smoke all day for 3 days in a row or not smoke any for 3 weeks at a time. All through this time I would have pretty much agreed that pot has no lingering effects and there’s no withdrawal.
Well, I got my medical marijuana card in 2013 and started smoking regularly again. And I graduated to concentrates because – WOW – they’re awesome – that euphoric buzz lasts like 4 hours – and there’s less negative side effect – you’re not tired or lethargic like smoking the standard flower makes you.
But then I started smoking more and more and more – I’d smoke 3 grams a week (probably isn’t considered a lot but still too much for me). This was pretty much high (totally blasted) 75% of waking hours.
Well now I’ve decided enough is enough and I’ve stopped – this is just last Friday. But grief, sorrow, and sadness have gripped me ever since – But it’s not 100% of the time – I couldn’t muster the courage and motivation to write this if I was gripped now. It fades in and out – but it does seems to be getting better.
My point here is that I think it’s unwise to make broad sweeping assertions. I might have agreed with you just 1 week ago. I think the landscape of marijuana is changing – I’m talking mainly about concentrates and the methods used to obtain them.
I also don’t think it’s helpful to compare Marijuana withdrawal to other withdrawals in the way you did – it seems like it trivializes marijuana withdrawal.
It’s more of a mental thing. As well as your chemicals getting a boost, with someone who has major anxiety, depression, or other mental factors, it can be very tough. Marijuana is more easily addictive than heroin and meth, because their effects are stronger.
Like the article says, it varies from person to person.
Personal experience: I was a frequent cocaine user and recently stopped with NO problem, the next day after I quit, I had a craving, but no physical or mental ailments afterwards. However, I also smoke marijuana, and am having a very hard time quitting, because of the chemical boost it gives my brain.
Why I’m replying to you: no one should ever be told that their struggle is any less significant than anyone else’s. Life is tough, we all have to suck it up, but don’t stop people from having helpful healthy support.
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Bull sh#t you smoked a oz a day you would have to build a joint smoke it then light another up maybe with friends there maybe I smoke 5 grams a day that cost me 40 pounds a day!! And withdrawal lol, I got it bad… No sleep, sweats, no sleep, headaches, mood swings, terribly just shouting at my girlfriend for the stupidest things, but you had no symptoms. You must be a robot. Any any pot smoker knows your lying. An OZ a day maybe once in a blue moon but not everyday.
Lmao. The best stuff in new England ehh??? So I’m going to assume that’s worse than the schwag in Jamaica. And yes i went to jamaica just to smoke jamaican weed. Try smoking idk 2-5 grams of that danky Cali weed for 15 years a day and see where you end up.
An a oz really isn’t that much brah, that’s only like what Lol 28 grams?? Ok try hanging around idk 400g (thats only a pound ONLY) of Cali herb and blazing shit like your face is going to fall off. Then maybe you’ll have some room to talk about addiction to Mary.
Until then keep believing you’re a big player when it comes to weed. Cause honestly you don’t know shit mang.
You are so full of sh#t its funny. Smoked for 3 years… so what I’ve been smoking over a decade. An OZ? Again you are a bold faced liar sir. To all the others reading this article, don’t let morons like this guy affect you. The withdrawal is very real, more so if your using for a particular health issue.
I’ve been smoking daily since I was 17, I am 28 now. I have also been addicted to opiates so I know what withdrawal feels like. I can say without a doubt that weed cause physical and mental withdrawal. I live in colorado now and have been smoking weed from dispensaries and I honestly think that weed gives me way worse withdrawl symptoms than any other weed I’ve smoked. I am starting to wonder if it is the growing chemicals they use to make it so strong. Medical weed is not pure folks, they list the ingredients on the container! Some weird growing shit they use, ingredients for weed? Wtf is suppose to be natural!
Must be some sh#tty ass bud if you have to smoke an ounce a day. How much percent of THC does your New England weed have? I know top shelf strains in Cali that are around 20% THC (Dutch Crunch) and if that’s not strong enough for you then go right ahead and sprinkle some kief or hash on that sh*t. Still not doing it?…One word, SHATTER (90% THC). Smoke THAT everyday for three years then quit and let me know if you’re still just “slightly less hungry and bored.”
Well first of new england doesn’t have any good weed lol. California on the other had has thee most potent strains around and smoking that for yrs and stopping is much harder then smoking your garbage ass “NEW ENGLAND” weed n stopping it’ll be just like quiting soda pop or fast food have something real to say something positive not ignorant or down putting u ass
Will, you are either a liar or a complete moron, or perhaps both. I will go with both.
Will,
Go to a forum that’s for recovering crack heads if it bothers you that people are suffering from depression and anxiety withdrawal symptoms. Don’t be so ignorant everyone here knows its harder to come off of other drugs but most of us weren’t stupid enough to fall in that trap so we are here to discuss pot withdrawal. I smoked all day everyday for 11 years and I’m 44 days clean and I’m dealing with major anxiety and depression issues, it’s difficult. People like you don’t help anyone by belittling our issues, go take your negativity elsewhere.
Hahahahaha nice one Will! You may have made your drug dealer very rich, or if that’s what you call him!!! You are probably buying grass from a field. Some of these replies crack me up. How much does it cost you to buy that every day!?
To WILL. Your a liar. You didn’t smoke an O a day. Regardless, Don’t put people down because you were addicted and apparently got off of hard drugs. People that weren’t on meth or heroine don’t know the feeling of detoxing from those. They do however know the feeling of detoxing from thc, just as I do. Don’t be ignorant.
I agree with all that commented on this! An oz a day? You must either be stupid to believe what you were smoking was an ounce or you are a liar! Me and my partner have just gone cold turkey after smoking it for the last 5 years every single day. If we had a day off, all day long.
The withdrawal symptoms are real! I feel like I have a serious hangover every day ( I’m on my 5th). My partner is very irritable and says he just doesn’t feel well/right. It’s currently 3am and I still can’t sleep and probably won’t for a bit longer.
Also no one compared it to other drugs. FYI when I was younger I took speed or cocaine for over a year almost every day (only missed days that I slept through) and I gave that up without any issues or symptoms. EVERYONE is different!!!!!
Will… haha Are you serious? An oz a day hey? Your dreaming champ! everyone that puts these comments that they have no withdrawal is bullsh*t your all a bunch of keyboard warriors that have nothing better to do with your time. One thing I don’t get is why you would read a whole page and all the comments or even look at a page about dealing with withdrawal if you have no symptoms and are such hard asses! Bunch of D*CKHEADS!!!!
You’re an idiot. Keep your stupid comments to yourself. I am one of the few people who had been diagnosed with Cannibinoid Hyperemesis syndrome which is 100 percent real. Walk in someone’s shoes with that medical diagnosis and then open your trap.
Will you are an Idiot. I have experienced withdrawal from different drugs like you those mentioned (have you?) and yes they are different. Some can even be deadly, but that doesn’t mean MJ withdrawal doesn’t exist. I figure you’re a naive teenager if you’re going through an OZ a day and not feeling any effects, maybe you should learn to inhale as sounds like you wasted a lot of money haha.
I feel sorry for you on one hand, and on the other I hope you do keep smoking and end up a wreck with nothing worthwhile in your life and hating everything including yourself. Then you can spend your time bagging yourself instead of those trying to make a positive change in their life or the lives of those they care for.
No offense will but 3 years is nothing. I gave up coke use also recently, I did that for five years and that was everyday and really that was EASY compared, mostly because its so expensive but also because I really had actually got tired of my head buzzing like that. I have been smoking Cannabis for over 20 years and daily for at least 15. It’s much worse because it feels like it shouldn’t be a big deal. You can actually forget you are giving it up and then suddenly, bang, depression, suicidal ideation, headaches out of nowhere and you don’t connect it to the weed, because weed is soft…frankly 3 years is nothing so don’t come the big man with me. Like being a monk, it’s all about the length of your habit…this one is tough, because I liked it so much.
Honestly must have been some weak weed if you needed an oz a day.
Will, you are a moron. Enough said. An ounce a day of new England’s finest? Lmao it was probably oregano then. Try some California indoor high grade and then come back and talk to us. The withdrawal symptoms are very real, I have smoked everyday for the last 12 years and the last 5 years of it has been only high grade OG kush…
I quit cold turkey 10 days ago and it has been hell. Anxiety, depression, irritability, insomnia, trouble breathing normally, concentration issues, and then when I am able to sleep. I have ridiculously vivid dreams and wake up the next day feeling like I haven’t even slept a minute.. Ugh. Not to mention the constant waking up and night sweats.
I am determined to make it through this as the dependency since it has started to negatively affect every aspect of my life; and I am sick and tired of being a puppet of my own drug-dependent mind. We can do this guys, persevere and we will prevail to become better, drug free people! P.S. Simply reading these comments has reduced my anxiety since it’s comforting to know that I am not alone. Thank you guys!!!
I’ve been smoking skunk since I was 13, only stopping for each of my 3 pregnancies (and 4 months after birth, breastfeeding) I’m 28 now. I’ve decided this time enough is enough. As much as I love the smoke, I know in my heart that it makes me loopy (I hate to say it but it’s true in my case) This is the 7th day I haven’t sparked up and there are certainly withdrawal symptoms.
It may not be on the scale of withdrawal from heroin or coke but the struggle is real. I’m highly emotional, sweating, anxious and it feels like I’m waking up from a long sleep. Mostly I think is it worth it? I feel worse than when I was smoking! But that’s my addiction talking! I don’t really know wtf is going on, I just know I’ve got to stop the nasty cycle I was in, if not for me, then for my husband and kids.
Instead of taking my kids out at the weekend, I’d say let’s have a film day! Basically so I could smoke myself silly. Whoever you are that takes the piss just cause we ain’t all withdrawing from brown or crack is a mug. Everyone is different and people who have found this site, need motivation not someone dismissing their anguish. It is hard and I wish the best of luck to everyone.
This has made me cry! I’m in the same situation with my husband of ten years. I’m sorry I can’t tell you whether to wait. Personally I’m at the end of my tether – the cruel crazy crazy crazy behaviour – I just can’t take it any more. I’m the most evil horrible person to walk the earth. I want to keep our issues private but he is a loose cannon. The anger and the nastiness are unbearable and affecting our children. The paranoia is reaching stupid and bizarre heights – he’s just text me to say he is going to contact my boss and his wife to accuse us of having an affair. The worse thing out of this whole situation is that he will not accept that cannabis withdrawal is a problem – he’s coping just fine and it is me that is having a meltdown. I just don’t think the damage is repairable
I am going through the same thing with a partner going through withdrawals but doesn’t recognize it. Extreme name calling that I don’t think I can look past anymore, he has extreme paranoia, and all the symptoms under the sun. He left me with 3 kids and new born 6 weeks old, all he does is blame me for how he feels and that his life was a lie. He sees me as a horrible person yet I have supported he and I and our 3 children as his job did not have consistent work for the past 5 years.
For me I think the hardest part of it all is that I’m trying to remain loving and calm and just cope through the separation and all he wants to do is attack me and accuse me of things. I am not sure if I want to file for full custody and child support because the whole issue just makes him even more enraged and then the name calling begins again. He belittles me daily and then says he still loves me and always will.
Times when we exchange the kids he Kisses me Or is kind almost like bipolar moments. I don’t know what to do but I do know that I don’t want to live like this any longer. Each time I say I’m done he tells me he will kill himself and hurt the kids in the process. He has smoked for 10 years like it was a cigarette. All day long whenever he wanted it. Almost as if the high was gone after 2 hours? He later turned to dabs and was doing that daily for a year. A few times a day more than just one hit?
I don’t smoke – am against it, and our one year old would get into his things no matter where he hid it. I’m about to give up… for those of you going through this sobriety process / withdrawals symptoms, please help me with advice as I don’t understand what you’re going through or how I can be more supportive instead of counterproductive for the sake of my family. Thank in advance.
I am now 30 years old. I have been smoking since the age of 14 years. I do not care what other people have to say on this subject as I have sufficient experience to know pretty much what it is all about. Yes, withdrawal is a reality and the symptoms reported here are real for people who have been smoking for many years. In all my time of smoking I have spent a total of about 1 year sober, cumulatively. The longest period constituting this duration is about 6 months. The reason I quit for this 6 months is because a woman I loved dearly threatened to leave me because of it. I am now single, but believe that with the correct understanding, support and lack of judgement, this need not be so.
However, I am a very successful person and have some of the highest scores for the duration of my university career. I am generally classified as a person of above average intelligence. Make no mistake, marijuana invokes a psychosis within any individual. I know I will never stop smoking permanently as I have seen the benefits of smoking, but unfortunately have also seen the negative side effects. During smoking, focus is enhanced, but productivity is retarded.
The effects of marijuana addiction is a catch 22 situation, especially when it comes to supposedly highly intelligent people. I have been clean only for 2 weeks now. I have suffered no desire to return to my former ways as of yet, but I know I will in time. The only reason I stopped for now is to regain my focus, positivity and zest for life. I feel inadequate and unprepared for the responsibility of children (even though this wont happen for several years to come now). I know different people have different experiences. I have witnessed this first hand as almost all of the people I know are smokers. Your preferences, personality, likes and dislikes determine your reaction to the use and the disuse of this substance. Consequently, I feel I can help to advise allot of people dealing with this substance.
I have so much to say on the subject so please contact me should you require assistance in any way. I will give you my all and all I expect in return is your honesty. Who knows, perhaps there is someone out there who could galvanise me into a more permanent cessation of MJ usage.
Yeah, as a poly drug user for over 20 years I will agree that withdrawal symptoms vary from person to person. Many factors influence how a person responds to the abstinence of a substance they have come to mentally or physically depend on. Especially if a person has had previous problems with addiction. Cannabis for me was always the same when I would stop. It usually lasted for a few weeks; unable to sleep, headaches, sweats and mostly irritable. As far as withdrawal or stopping what ever form of marijuana, especially if your smoking wax which can be up to 50+% THC there is no catch-22. You stop or you don’t. And if you choose to stop and are successful you get to see what the true underlying problems are. For some its an mental or physical illness for others chronic pain, whatever the reason there is no catch-22. Sure your brain is going to tell you consciously or subconsciously to give it what it needs but you have a choice to see it through or not. And no its not easy. I would suggest reading Joseph Hellers “Catch-22”. It’s about a WWII Airmen who tries to get out of flying more mission by claiming he is crazy, he just has to officially ask and file the motion. In doing so he proves he is not crazy. A crazy person would want to fly more mission, a sane person wouldn’t. Hence the Catch-22, he is sane so he has to fly more missions. Sorry for the ramble its an excellent book.
Just out of curiosity, what help can you offer when you blatantly state you “know you will never stop permanently”, are ok with it, but want to counsel people? It just seems a bit hypocritical. Maybe you should try a 12 step program. Talking with other addicts does help, but the goal is to stop using with a one day at a time mentality. Personally, I find individual therapy is helping me better and sites like these let me know I’m not alone. Good luck to you.
Nick, your comments resonated with me. Let’s talk.
Hi, Nick!
You sound nice and I have a problem with my withdrawal, would love to get some advice, as this anxiety scares me a bit. I live alone, so there is no support from people around me and it gets tough at times… And you know what is the first thing that comes to your mind when you are on your own and it gets tough… Smoke some more. Feels like a circle, definitely need some guidance here :)
To see someone you love treat you that way just because they DO smoke weed is even harder. I have just left my BF to quit smoking as he is too in denial to ever consider it. I tried everything in my power to help him stop but it is him that really needs to want to stop and I needed to stop myself before ever preaching to him. At least your partner has had the want and need to stop the drug.
That is a very positive thing. Even if all this negativity has stemmed from it for a short-term period. Unlike his habit, his withdrawal symptoms will not last over 20 years. Your partner may never be the same person he was all that time ago, weed or no.. Because everything that happens to us in life, not just habits, will change our perceptions and views of the world, thus changing our opinions etc that build us as a person.
Your partner will be feeling ever so lost and down at this time, but stay strong and be by his side, for he truly will need you to be there and he will recognize this once he is fully recovered. In the meantime, live elsewhere, but should he ever need you, be there… And always stay positive, say positive and think positive, because you are the closest to him at the moment and we all take it out on those closest to us.. Be strong for him and yourself.. He will thank you for it.
As for the baby making I believe smoking weed can decrease the risk of fertility too. Now look that up before you take my word on it. I saw it on a poster in a doctor’s surgery. But then you shouldn’t believe everything you read. So if the fact IS fact, do not blame yourself, or him for that matter, as he may not have been aware. Or it may not have occurred to him that he would have wanted children one day. He is probably once again taking it out on the person closest to him. As all us humans do.. I hope this helps.. And good luck to you!!
Daniel. I am truly not trying to antagonize you, but it sounds as if you are acting out the very symptoms of anger and anxiety that this article talks about. I am a for real smoker and in withdrawal myself, little things can set me off, my sleeping habits are all jacked and I don’t really feel like eating, I get it (*not saying I know what your specific experience and feeling are, just that I can relate). All the Jim guy said was that he only smoked a few months and when he runs out or breaks he doesn’t get these symptoms. Not really an aggressive statement. He didn’t compare his use with anyone else’s or even infer that he was wiser or stronger than anyone else. It seems to me that he has a right to share his thoughts on his own personal experience. Hell, I wish I was still ignorant to crippling nightmares and having to wring out my sheets in the morning from the sweats.
Well said Jason! As I lay here at 1:39am wide awake, sweating and suffering from withdrawals…
Its been maybe 10 years or so of smoking, giving-up, smoking, giving-up and so on and all that I can say really in reply to these common comments is;
1. We are all different,
2. We all deal with things differently &
3. We can all make a difference!
Grace
i agreed with you daniel, just fuck you who smoke a few months! youre not even hardcore, youre just bunch of childish who scared of MJ. now im on my withdrawal,
I’ve been smoking for 4 months non stop and I’ve been off weed for 2 days and I get withdrawal symptoms. So I think f*ck you back.
That’s cute Hayley, grow up. As a twenty year smoker going through hell on day 5 of quitting, I really am taking some comfort in reading most of these posts, but your a waste of space and I and most others on this forum can’t take you seriously.
I’m on Day 3. Let me tell you something… It is awful! I was smoking weed on and off for about 2 years. I had a really bad trip on it so that’s when I decided its time to quit! I keep having panic attacks and I’m very lightheaded. Feels like I’m losing my mind. I just hope I can ride this out. Thank you to everyone who has shared of what they are going through. Now I know I’m not alone
I totally agree! Thanks for being painfully honest. I have been smoking on and off for 10 years and I’ve made up my mind to stop. I am 3 days clean and I’m paying for it. Diarrhea, irritability, sharp pains in my head, and cramps are to name a few. I don’t feel that someone who has only been smoking a few months should be on here!! Word of advice, stop while you’re ahead!!!
well while most of you are making sense some of you are not…Been smoking for 4 years now been on breaks once or twice for weeks at most am on a break now 4 days Strong and I know that withdrawal’s are real been really angry at many things I have Flem’s now insomnia is an errdayish for me now but I understand and I don’t blame the Herb Moderation is errtin err1 just needs a Lil help and even though err1 is different we shouldn’t judge nobody…
Oh thank God…I thought I was the only one with diarrhea and cramps!! I thought I actually might have had stomach cancer because of all the weed I was smoking…nausea, stomach discomfort, painful joints and muscles, and shaking are just a few of my symptoms…PUSH seems to help…I pray that this passes quickly because it sucks!!!
Well said Daniel.
A lot of people including me could feel these symptoms even after just an year of use! I started having symptoms like severe night sweats , anxiety, heart racing, little or no appetite, insomnia , nausea ( before and after eating) . I mistook this all for depression and started having anti depressants ( of course I consulted a psychiatrist first) . but it turns out I probably never had depression all along it was just all withdrawal symptoms which I was not aware of. Now I’m very much aware and I have accepted these symptoms and I would just say that keep your cool, marijuana is a recreational drug so use it occasionally ( on a weekend or a holiday ) . Everyday use can not only make you lethargic , you will very well not be concious of your surroundings . Moderate it’s use if you’re not too keen on leaving it completely (let’s admit it that never works). Hope you guys will feel more confident and reassured that you are not standing in this fight alone :) let’s keep fighting everyday! Cheers.
While he was ignorant in his comment, you were rude in your reply. It doesn’t take 10 years to cause withdrawal. For me it only took a little over three years of smoking every few days or so and I was in bad shape. When I quit I experienced severe physical symptoms. I also have mental issues that stem from my use and the lack of anandamide and dopamine production caused by it.
Perhaps your reply should have been to point out the facts to him and let him know that he is lucky thus far and should stop, now that he is educated about the consequences. Let’s advocate instead of being rude about it.
Come on people support. I ve smoked for three years and my symptoms are in the middle, however, I have intermediate anxiety, OCD comorbid with intermediate to severe insomnia. Imagine how I feel. Please stop with all the fuck yous and what not. If you experience no withdrawal symptoms good for you, not all of us have the golden body of the gods. I am not hating on the one comment. I’m just making a point. An oz a day, I’m sorry that seems unlikly, unless your not human. Some ppl don’t seem to understand weed is very addictive. I m quitting but if you smoke and don’t want to stop consider moderation. I say this to everyone, just be smart and careful. After getting bronchitis as a smoker, that was my clue to quit. Good luck to anyone. If your not going to be supportive keep your mouth shut. Oh also, heroin withdrawal maybe harder but weed withdrawal last longer. Do not even compare them.
Also don’t forget the money you can save. If your affluent, use it for something else cooler.
I agree with everything you said. This site is for support for those who wish to get help or maybe just information on what to expect if they are new to using. But as an poly-drug user I was an intravenous heroin and cocaine user as well as benzo’s, cannabis and alcohol. After 3 unsuccessful rehab trips. I can assure it can take up to two years for a heroin or cocaine addicts brain to return to normal. I felt severe withdrawal symptoms for a solid 6 months. Meth users can sometimes have permanent damage. Definitely don’t compare the drug or the person. Just share what you’ve been through.
You nailed it Daniel. This forum likely wasn’t designed for people like Jim or Paulina, who seems to still be happily smoking. It’s for people like us who are trying to move on with our lives. I’m 51 and have been a daily smoker since I was 15. 36 years is more than enough. I’ve made a few attempts to quit, none of those attempts lasting a full week. Thankfully, my only symptom has been crazy vivid dreams, but all of us are different. Right now I’m on Day 5 of what will hopefully be my final and successful attempt to quit. If I may, a word to the wise: be VERY careful with the anxiety meds. You don’t want to trade one set of problems for another. As soon as possible try to let them go. Try to take solace in knowing that you aren’t alone. Others are trying to fight the same battle too. Finding this page has given me a new resolve.I keep telling myself that I can do this. I’m stronger than a damn plant. I hope I am. I hope everyone on this page is too. God bless us all.
Well said MC I’ve been hard core smoker for 20 years, I’m on day 7 now and it ain’t getting much better, feels like I’m going mental jus hoping it starts getting easier. Good luck to everyone and fuck off all u part timers cos u ain’t got a clue!!!
Perfectly put! I have been a daily smoker morning noon and night for the last 16 years and now that we are trying to start a family I want my body to be clean for a baby. I am on day 3 and the withdrawal symptoms are definitely there, mild headaches, shaky hands, loss of appetite and slight nausea, and quick to snap at my husband. I have questioned using Xanax to take the edge off but I don’t want to substitute one for the other. It will be rough but it is comforting to know that i am not alone in my journey. As for the negative posters here, like others have said everyone is different and react to things different, just because you don’t react the same is no need for you to argue with what they are experiencing. Good luck to all those truly dealing with this!
I am just an observer of a “long term” user. I have never tried it or any other drug. My son-in-law has been a frequent user since he was 12 and is now 47. He is a great guy but is so dependent on it that he won’t even consider quitting. His daughters (19 and 16) discovered his stash and are so disappointed and crushed that their dad has an addiction. I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s when it was the “thing” to do but, thank God, I chose not to. Even though I am not qualified to judge anyone on this matter, I am proud of all of you that are trying to quit. I have seen the change in my family member over the years. He used to be a dedicated father/husband and now he has no motivation, no interest in his girls, blames his wife for almost everything, anti-social, and paranoid. He is about to lose his entire family due to the fact that he refuses to quit. Is smoking it THAT important? Any addiction is bad and I will pray for all of you that are seriously trying to quit. Keep on keeping on!
I’m a former user I have smoked weed every day all day and it was to the point where even when I went to use the bathroom it smells of weed rather than human feces, I’m having mild night sweating, some dizzy spells and my abs are forming as if I’m working out, I’m a slim guy so no body fat but I be hungry as hell. I’m going to stick it out, I have a great support system and real friends who want me clean too, trust me quitting is as just as much fun as smoking was plus I’m feeling better mentally because in a few months I will feel even better
I agree! I smoked bongs and/or joints all day every day for 20 years! My hubby and I quit last year and we were 9 mths sober. During that time we travelled with the cash we would have smoked, took international holidays on planes we wouldn’t have previously gone on due to being afraid to get enough pot for perso use through customs.
Withdrawal was intense and difficult the first 4 weeks, body aches, insomnia, sweats, headaches, back pain, nausea, lack of appetite, you name it! Symptoms became manageable but still present the following 2 months…but eventually the freedom from cravings arrived, and it was the BEST time of our life. We argued less, socialised more, became fit, ate better, lived better!!! Sadly we relapsed over Christmas holidaying with several friends and fellow smokers and have spent the last 7 months getting hooked all over again. Sigh…..and so here I am again, 1 day in and just remembering that beautiful feeling of being craving free and cashed up and physically able to enjoy life without this curse. My advice to you all is to hang in there, get through it, persevere because the freedom to live without craving is a beautiful place to be, and you deserved it! Good luck team!!
Hey! I have a similar story… My life partner and I have been smoking together since the day we have met, 11 yrs ago, we’ve both smoked before that as well… I always wanted to quite, but he didnt, so it was very hard as it was always around me. We smoked every day, whole day, and then I decided to cut down. I cut down significantly, and withrawal came as a complete surprise (I’ve quit before few times for a month or so with no symptoms at all) and it was bad, Hell that lasted over 4 months, full on panic attacks, night sweats, shakes, nausea, couldn’t sleep, I would wake up in the middle of the night with my heart racing. I took a minute to realize that what I’m experiencing is actually withrawal. I’ve made it to the hospital few time, as anxiety was contast and I thought something was very wrong with me, I was prescribed lorazepam to deal with the anxiety, which made things worse. (Please don’t do it to yourself, suffer through, it’s easier) it freaked me out so badly that I managed to stay away for a full year, until 2 months ago. I am now quitting again, this time my life partner is doing so with me :)! Even though I’ve smoked for only two months since I got clean, I still suffer symptoms like shakes, nausea, lack of apatite and slight depression. Hofefully this time, it wouldn’t last so long…. When I was going to the withrall a year ago, I thought it would last forever, but it doesn’t so stay strong.
Finally, someone who gave me the answer to how long the withdrawal symptoms are going to last. You said about four weeks intensely, then another 2 months subtly. I’m two weeks in and just thought something was wrong with me. Then it occurred to look for withdrawal symptoms, was so happy to hear that’s what it was (not cancer or some other crazy illness). I’m quitting because I have developed a long term syndrome of vomiting and migraines caused from too many years of chronic weed smoking. So, now that I know theses current headaches are withdrawal, I much happier but still sick as hell.
Knowing that if I can just hold out another two weeks it will subside some and go away in 10 weeks gives me hope. I’d really like to smoke a bowl to make the headache go away but I know that the cyclic vomiting syndrome will never stop then. I have been suffering with that for years. I have been hospitalized for it and no one knew what it was. So thank you for putting a schedule on my withdrawals. Has anyone else had any experience with a time frame the physical symptoms of withdrawal last? I’m trying the water, cranberry juice, leafy greens, exercise. Is there anything else I can do??
I decided to quit the puff 7 days ago after smoking for 30 years +. In the last few days I have had a chronic headache, so much pressure in my head, had some really frightening vivid dreams, serious night sweats generally and really feel rotten. I thought that I had caught a bug. I am so glad that I found this blog site as I now know that am suffering with withdrawals. I am determined to quit and feel stronger after reading about other peoples’ experiences.
I am 57 years old. I started smoking weed in 7th grade. I have smoked almost every day of my life since then. The last several years I have smoked a half Oz a week. This last year I have been smoking almost an Oz every week BY MYSELF. I have a script for marinol to (in my mind) justify to work if I get tested. A friend recently informed me that it tests differently than pot with the right tests.
I work in one of the most high tech medical labs in the world. We can perform any medical test there is. I have a great job and work from home. If I tested positive for THC, I would probably not get fired but I would definitely be made an example of. I would have to go to rehab and be forced to go back into the same office as my boss and be baby sat. (would be tested regularly).
I am highly respected in my field and cannot continue to take the chance any longer. I quit cold turkey a week ago. I have of course been depressed, irritable, have not had an appetite. I am an ex cigarette smoker all my life as well and pot helped relieve some of that habit. I quit cigarettes over 10 years ago and I could eat a pack still. So I miss smoking totally.
I have always been of the mindset that anyone could quit easy with no repercussions at all. Boy was I wrong. I lived to smoke both cigs and pot. I’m having a terrible time trying to deal with it. I thought I would be fine after a few days but what I have read in this thread I guess I am in for a long road ahead. :-(
Thanks I felt like I was being heard through your comment. I’ve been smoking marihuana for twenty years and have decided to put it down. At least for now. Its a struggle.
Damn it’s only been a day. I want to crawl under a rock. Or throw one.
Hey Daniel, how r u feeling now. How long did the withdrawl last for u. I’m already in it for about a month, and I think I’m starting to feel better.
I agree 100%! I just quit a week ago after smoking 10+ years everyday all day. These people that only smoke every once and a wile think they are in the same category, is just “ignorant” as you said! Everyone not the same. It an insult to people who do experiences discomfort! Yes, he/she must be a child or an asshole and an idiot.
Daniel, I just detoxed from anxiety medication Xanax, after 2 months of taking it! Be very careful with it and don’t abuse it, you will be sorry if you do. Xanax withdraws are one worse withdraws of any drug. Don’t believe me, do the research! I am no Doctor, but from my own experience, I recommend only taking it as needed! You can become psychically depended very quickly depending on your body chemistry. Some people become addicted after a month! Good luck and I hope you feel better down the road!
Well said Danny I’m off the smoke now 5 full days having been smoking 18 years and I feel like complete shit, the summer is here so I’m sweating which to everyone around me seems normal but I’m sweating like a motherfucker I can’t get no sleep and when I do I dream some crazy nightmares.. Lots of my friends tell me I’m only imagining this cause weed doesn’t lead to withdrawal but fuck me they are wrong,I came off it cold turkey and if my missus says hello to me I feel like screaming at her which is not me..I’m only of it because I have to do drug testing but I know This is something I should have done a long time ago so I will struggle true it but for anyone who says it’s easy to stop having smoked most of there lives must have been smoking some shity shity weed..
Stay strong people we will get through this, I hope..
Keith I started smoking cigarettes when I was 4. Yes 4. I was not even in kindergarten yet. I lived loved to smoke. I tried pot in 5th grade but really didn’t get “started steady ” till 7th grade. I quit cigarettes over 10 years ago and actually look forward to the day they tell me that I’m terminally I’ll so I can go get a pack. I stopped pot cold turkey a week ago. I’m having one hell of a time with it. Good luck to you guy. Hang in there. I’m trying to.
Well said I’ve been a heavy pot smoker for 15 year. I have quit several times and never had withdraw symptoms until now that I’ve been off of it for a week. I guess the potency of the pot I’ve been smoking for the past few years have something to do with it. And also a slower metabolism.
It does not have to be 10 years or more. I have been smoking daily for 2 years and I am going crazy now.
Daniel you sir are an intelligent gentleman. Well done. I’m a 20 yr smoker I quit for three days and had to smoke again. Why would I do that when I’m so desperate to stop hmm maybe cause the f*cking withdrawal was killing me. I’m 48 hrs clean. I will pray for you all and gratefully ask you do the same for me. For you idiots who think it’s easy I salute you.
What is an absolute travesty is to insult, belittle and rubbish people’s very distressing experiences that are extremely real for many of us. And to insult people for bad grammar or poor spelling is just silly. Come on folks there’s enough hate and malice without adding to it. God bless and good luck to all who are trying to beat a very very real addiction. You will all strengthen me in my personal struggle.
I had the exact same thing happen to me. I had a panic attack and went into the ER, they gave me some anxiety meds which I think it’s really helping with the withdrawal symptoms. I’m glad to know I’m not the only one.
I’m on day 5 of quitting after 20 years of daily smoking. I’m a complete A-hole in traffic, have no patience for strangers and up and down depression. It’s like I’m bipolar now or something. I’ve quit before and know how amazing I feel after two months… however… this sucks.
Actually I smoked for ~5 months total, with the last three months being ~1g/day. I still got CHS. I should note that from the very first time I smoked I found out that I had a very high natural tolerance and required more the most of my friends to get high. I even smoked an experienced dabber of 2yrs under the table blow for blow. He was scatterbrained and I was still cool and in control.
I’m not saying any of this to brag; in fact quite the opposite. My body required a lot of weed to get going and for anyone out there who has never smoked and you discover this too about yourself, take my advise; stop now. From my research I think that trait is one of the markers for possibly being susceptible to CHS. Also I have hypothyroidism as well.
Again, everyone’s different and what may affect one person one way may do something completely different to another person. All I know for sure is that CHS is VERY real and I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. For me it started just as the medical literature stated. I actually smoked pot for the first time for fun, but soon found it helped with my appetite and mood and made food taste great.
Then very slowly the stomach problems crept in. At this point I believed that the two were unconnected and continued to smoke pot because it even helped alleviate the stomach symptoms. And that’s how the vicious circle begins. Even at one point I went to my doctor and described my symptoms (he was aware I was smoking pot) and he told me to take Prilotec OTC. Well as things continued to progress downhill I used the pot more and more to cover up the stomach problems before I realized that the “cure” was actually causing it.
So I quit. Cold turkey. For the first two weeks the nausea was on a level I had never ever experienced in my life. It felt like getting punched in the gut over and over but with no pain. Just that constant reeling feeling. Occasional massive panic attacks every few days. I went to the ER multiple times because it got so bad I just didn’t know what to do. Finally I decided to get smart about it and dig in to try to find what all the doctors had been missing.
When I read that first medical journal article on CHS it felt like they had been personally following me around and studying me. It was just dead on what had happened and what I was experiencing. I’m now nearly 18 days clean and even today I had a massive panic attack. It begins in my head as a pressure on the sides and back and works its way to the front of my head while an increasingly tingly feeling develops in the center of my head. Then my legs (usually my quads are first) begin to uncontrollably shake and that’s when the severe anxiety arrives.
Once the anxiety reaches peak panic levels I begin to have extreme hot and cold flashes that are so severe that on one occasion I stripped down to my underwear and ran outside to lay on the concrete behind my house (it was ~37F out). On the flipside my nausea level has been steadily going down, but these anxiety attacks have remained. I’m hoping I make it out of the woods from them soon because they are just unbearable to go through every few days. It’s been comforting reading a lot of these posts to show me that I’m not alone in these problems and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I can’t wait to feel back to normal and I wish everyone struggling with this syndrome the best of luck and to stay strong.
I’ll leave you with this quote from Abraham Lincoln: “It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him a sentence, to be ever in view, and which should be true and appropriate in all times and situations. They presented him the words: “And this, too, shall pass away.” How much it expresses! How chastening in the hour of pride! How consoling in the depths of affliction!”
Months…that’s cute.
Aww pumpkin, a few months, that’s cute, what on earth are you doing on this forum?
Thank u very much for this article. I think the worst problem with marijuana is that media (I wrote from Italy) do not tell the truth, they do not make evident all symptoms may arise from a marijuana addiction, everywhere you can read it is a “light drug” and it will not lead to any addiction. Fortunately I fell on website like this and could find out the truth about my situation. So thank you.
Luca
i know ppl think that if u smoke weed or hash u end up a herion addict that bullsh*t .I am ex heroin addict i stole fborm me u and anyone but weed didnt make me junky f*ck no i was on cuse i chouise to be one not weed or peer prusser .say thay make weed legle will the ppl how take it for outer reasons than getting stoned will thy ppl what ms or ppl how cant hold a cup of tea over shaking thy not drug addicts so y do the top brass and most of irish ppl think that weed hash make me ex drug addict don’t think so.
It seems like you have a tenuous grasp on grammar and the English language in general. Weed is a drug just like everything else, it was legalized in my state because it was lining the pockets of criminals and comparatively it is a lot less dangerous than all other drugs, including alcohol. Heroin kills people. Smoking weed does not but it still has withdrawal symptoms. Go read something and salvage whatever brain cells you have left.
I gave up weed 4 days ago and am experiencing really tough withdrawal symptoms – all my friends smoke and my boyfriend and I feel like I just can’t get away from it. It might not be as addictive as heroin but after years of smoking it has gnawed away at my motivation, personality and soul yet it tricks me into thinking I need it to be happy. A life without weed seems like a life with complete apathy towards everything – I hope it gets better, I am determined.
You can do this. Check out marijuana-anonymous (dot) org for basic help. If you feel comfortable with therapy, do it. You do have to minimize contact with other smokers and yes that means the boyfriend too, if you you want to make a permanent change. If you haven’t tried 12-step meetings, any of those can help…yes even AA if no MA is available near you. The main thing is to try to avoid negative people, and try to make new friends that are drug free. It is not easy…but it is simple. I now have 3 weeks of sobriety and yes, mood swings and other issues are a problem but I just PUSH through. PUSH: Pray Until Something Happens.
God can’t help you. Good people can.
I’ve been smoking strong cannabis bud for 20 years and enjoyed every minute of it, unfortunately I have had to stop due to a change of job. I’ve run my own business for the last 15 years and been very successful. Cannabis is a very misunderstood plant put on our planet by God for all of us to enjoy, but like any drug is not for everyone.
I’ve abstained from the herb for 3 weeks now and have suffered some withdrawal symptoms especially insomnia and really vivid dreams. I do miss this beautiful plant like you wouldn’t imagine but due to the corrupt governments that make gods plant illegal I must stop or refuse this fantastic job opportunity. I hope one day hemp is legalised everywhere as God intended. Check the bible for this, don’t take my word for it. Good luck to you all.
Quit cold turkey two days ago and I feel horrible. I’m a heavy user, concentrates & flowers, 3-5x daily. Unbelievably anxious and feel kind of worried. I can only eat in the AM usually around 9. My self esteem is at an all time low.
I just started the quitting process yesterday(cold turkey)! This is hard! I’m hoping withdrawal won’t last long but I’ve been smoking for 10 years so I’m expecting a long battle! Pray for me!
I’ve puffed for the last 10 years heavily. Started when I was 16 maybe a joint or two per day for the first year or so. By the time I was 18 it was probably closer to a half/day, every day. Now, 8 years later I’ve had it with dope. Not because I don’t enjoy it or found it too expensive. The #1 reason for quitting is that I feel like the drug is causing too many issues in my life from interacting with family/friends, concentration difficulties, awful short-term memory, anger, depression.
Last but definitely not least, my sleeping patters are so messed up If I haven’t had it with the past 24hrs. Sometimes I can’t fall asleep for between 35-45hrs at a time, is that a normal symptom? Headaches are by far the #2 reason for quitting. They are so severe at times that my head literally feels like it’s pounding . Anyone else have relative symptoms, or should I be concerned about something else?
I stopped smoking weed cold-turkey about 3 weeks ago. It’s been very difficult. The first seven days I didn’t even get any withdrawal from smoking weed. Then after the 10th day!!! Omg!!! I started getting night sweats, my heart till this day beats at a rapid pace. I had two panic attacks, severe anxiety attacks. At times I’m smiling and then I start to cry. Is crazy!! My girl has cried because I tend to sometimes get on her case for no reason. But through a lot of prayer I have made it. Now I’m about to enter my fourth week. I hope this week withdrawal starts to subside. Is really painful as I think and feel I’m going to die from it all. Please keep me in prayers guys. We are all in this, God bless you guys.
I quit smoking marajuana November 15 and it is now December 19 so a month ago. I have been experiencing the worst insomnia of my life… I cannot sleep anymore and it’s tearing me apart!! I smoked it for two years and honestly wish I never started it because the withdrawal symptoms are the worst. Even thought about picking it up again just to sleep!!
I had my last bowl on 5/27/16 and have had emotional outburst with my barber the news and people in general. It has me thinking cold turkey isn’t the best way for me since my use slowly increased over time. I’m thinking of flipping the equation to see if I have the discipline not to indulge.
Im on day#4 not easy
Let me tell you. I’ve been off for 4 days as well and it hasn’t been easy at all. I get super angry super fast at little things. Sleeping isn’t a huge issue, I feel really tired throughout the day and really awake at night though. I woke up this morning and felt the shittiest I think I ever have in a long long time, I felt weak, worthless, upset, tired, achy.
I have bowls sitting on my table right now I could go and smoke but I’m trying to stay strong with this. All I want to do is really cut back, I’ve been doing it everyday for about a year, now if like to make it once every couple days maybe after school or something only. I don’t know but all I’m gonna say is, after a year of smoking it’s been hard. I couldn’t imagine if it was 10 years. Even 20.
This is my 3rd day and I’ve been having mad panic and anxiety attacks, sweats, nausea like crazy, vivid nightmares, heart rate is up I get a small headache, and I get randomly tired at times. Can anyone hold down food? Cause yeah I have nausea, but so far with small bits I have been able to keep food down.
Wow that is exactly how I feel. I have smoked for approx 9 years. The last 2-5 being constant, I have lost all drive and need to change careers (for different reasons) although I cannot find motivation to do it. I have been sick with bronchitis for about a week and haven’t been able to smoke. I do feel more motivated although very depressed and sad. I feel as if I have become dependent on this drug and know stopping is the best thing for me. It’s very hard when everybody around you does it. My boyfriend and I have decided we need to stop as it is taking priority in our lives which makes me very sad. I will miss Mary Jane but I think our time together needs to end.
I’ve been smoking for over 30 years, chronically for over 15. I have developed cyclic vomiting syndrome which I believe is caused from my long term marijuana use. I’m not experiencing too many emotional withdrawals but I am having severely vivid dreams and incredible headaches. I’m hoping these go away soon. I’m also hoping it will correct the vomiting syndrome, which is much worse and has lasted years.
I quit smoking about a week ago (after several years of heavy use) I was just feeling that it was driving my life and that I got to a point in which I wasn’t enjoying it that much and rather was just a basic need. I’ve taken several pills to help me get sleep but I think those just increase some of the withdrawal effects of quitting pot as headaches, dizziness, etc. It’s good to know that you’re not alone with these severe symptoms and that eventually all these withdrawal effects will disappear. I just hope that they do not last much because the sadness and loneliness of the last days have been very tough to go through. Be strong fellas, we can kick this out of our lives.
Currently on day 5 of withdrawals, victim of 3 years smoking daily thinking I was a critical, open-minded and imaginative thinker. This is my second attempt at giving it up cold turkey, the first time I lasted 3 weeks, only to fall into temptation at a party, and evaporated my efforts. The reason why I decided to quit is because my use of cannabis got to the point where I used (and I mean literally) every opportunity I could to get stoned, and I truly felt that I was in the shoes of someone who is going to fail in all angles of life if it didn’t seize.
I truly believe that I will overcome these temporary symptoms and there’s certainly a whole lot more to life than than just smoking away my problems, looking to work away my problems instead. I’ve found these comments relative to my situation. I would use the excuse to get stoned before even if it was just to get extra pleasure out of a drive to the post office.
It does get easier, after around 7-10 days without you will feel much better. With a gradual increase each day after. I smoked all day every day for about 7 years and quitting was the best decision I ever made. My motivation is back in full swing and I’m finally studying to complete my honors degree. I met the most amazing woman – who I’m having the time of my life with – all thanks to kicking that monkey off my back. Don’t get me wrong I used to be the kind of person that would instantly jump to the defense of cannabis at the slightest opportunity.
The truth of the matter is that just like any drug cannabis doesn’t just waste your time it literally eats away at your soul. Personality, your confidence and motivation is slowly chipped away at until there’s nothing left. Take your life back and become the person you were meant to be. I wish you and anyone else needing the support to quit the best of luck, you can do it and I promise you won’t miss it ;)
Amen Brother!!! On day 7 here… It isn’t easy but nothing good comes easy. But I know full well the strait jacket that this flower has put on my soul and throwing my baseball career away for it is something I can never take back. But I hope just one 16 year old reads this and decides the right path.
This made me feel a lot better. I am on day 1 after smoking heavily for 13 years. I cannot eat yet and I’m hungry. I just want to cry and feel so lost. I truly hope this gets better.
Nice comment :) very encouraging; best wishes to us both.
I too have been smoking for approx 10 years. The sleep is so interrupted. The sick feelings. God let them please get better!
Thanks for the positive words I have smoked every day for 10 years and am not 2 months sober. I don’t have cravings only maybe once every two weeks. Now I feel very bored with life and I am having a hard time enjoying much of anything but I guess my brain needs to produce dopamine naturally again. Sex was terrible when I first quit but now I am lasting longer than ever haha. I’m gonna keep sober! This comment site is helping me stay away and so is my lady. Thank you all.
Am now on my second day, this is my third time trying to quit (cold turkey). The last two attempts I lasted for about 3 weeks and fell back again due to the sleepless nights, night sweating and irritability. It’s nice knowing am not alone in this struggle. Thanks guys, your comments make me feel I can make it this time round!
You nailed it, Aron. I started smoking pot when I was 16, which is 40 years ago. Back then, most pot was low-grade, home-grown crap (we called it “demo” for domestic. Guess our minds were getting fuzzy already.) I never tried to quit until just recently. I live in Colorado, and when weed became legal my consumption went up.
The strains are getting highly (no pun intended) cultivated and crossbred between Indica and Sativa, so going to a dispensary is like going to a candy store. I used it to self-medicate when I was working jobs that I didn’t really care for. Now, I’m embarking on my encore career, doing what I’ve always wanted to do, but I immediately realized that pot was holding me back, big-time.
It stifled my motivation, shredded my focus and basically threw my sorry ass into a stew of lethargy. Super. I quit cold-turkey for a week and experienced a lot of the symptoms mentioned in this thread: anxiety, fatigue, sleeplessness, nausea, lack of appetite… I ran the gamut. I bought an eighth and limited how much I smoked until that weed was gone (about 6 days).
Now I’m on day #5 of my second attempt at cold turkey. The symptoms are less severe this time around. If I can give any advice, it would be to punch through the fog, deal with the symptoms and just keep your eye on the prize – which is clarity. There’s an awful lot of information and help on the internet.
I’ve found the stories of other users to be very helpful, more so than the pseudo-science of people who have never smoked. What has helped me most is going to the local rec center and sweating it out in the steam room. I’ve also (finally) taken an interest in my health and well-being. The key here is balance. I now eat healthy, as opposed to eating a bunch of fatty, sugar-laden garbage before going to bed.
I take my dog for daily, brisk walks and fill my lungs with clean air, hacking the crud from my lungs (gross but necessary). I had a physical exam because I was getting paranoid about my health. I went to counseling for 10 sessions over 4 months (because you can’t kick a habit alone), and even had a psychic reading (which was amazing, even though I was a huge skeptic – at first) and acupuncture as part of my detox and cleansing.
I drink water and detox teas (roasted dandelion and spices with honey and lemon soothes my throat and makes me feel better). I’ve been honest with my grown children who have gotten through the “drug years” of high school and are now college grads. My son still smokes, but I’m going to help him change his ways by showing my love and trying to lead by (positive) example.
I feel tremendous guilt for having wasted so much of my life in the fog, but there’s nothing I can do about the past. I find that service work and volunteering have helped me feel better about myself. After all the years of being selfish, it feels good to contribute to my community. I find myself weeping a lot, for no reason.
I also started praying for the first time in my life. You have to assemble your own support network and do what you can afford. The counseling was rather pricey, but if you think how much money you spend on weed it seems like money well spent. I feel very confident that this time I’ll kick this stupid habit for good.
I’ve wasted too much of my life to waste any of what time I have left. I wish everyone going through this the strength to persevere. The withdrawal symptoms are a b*tch, but you have to punch through them. Get your body balanced nutritionally, find healthy habits and stick to them, and surround yourself with people who have a vested interest in your success.
You can do it, and you will if you dedicate yourself. What’s the alternative? The alternative is unacceptable.
Hey Laura, I am a recovering weed addict I smoked for 5 years have been kicked out of home loads of times. I lived in my car for 3 months selling weed and smoking cones all day everyday, I have lived in housing commission with a dealer and also couch surfed with so called mates. I’ve been bused by the cops with two ounces and so I said I quit… I lasted 1 day… So I went in a 1 week dextox in hospital and lasted 1 day when I came out I just couldn’t shake it weed was my life and all I knew.
It made me fail school and loses great girlfriends. So I went to rehab I know it’s just for weed but I really couldn’t give it up but I have also tried every other drug out there. I went there for 4 months and am not feeling great I am now 8 months clean but still get tempted all the time! But am just strong enough now to say no! You need to get away from your so called friends!! It’s hard but if you want a proper life get off the cones :)
@ Nathaniel Ward, I know I’m replying to a post that’s a year old, but I’m hoping you will see this and respond. Thanks for posting and explaining how you got off marijuana. You are the only person I know of who has gone to a rehab program to get clean and stay clean from marijuana. Someone I love may need to do exactly that, but we have not been able to find a rehab place that knows what to do.
There are plenty of places that treat alcoholism, opiate addiction, etc. But not marijuana addiction. So where did you go? Where is a good rehab program for marijuana addicts?
So have you quit for good now? For me it was very effective to detox when quitting, even if I had no test to pass. And it makes sense eliminating the THC from your system completely faster to shorten the withdrawal period.
I am sorry for what you are going through. I know exactly what you are going through because I’m watching my 15 year old son go through it right now. Yes he’s 15. Started smoking pot with his piece of shit father at the age of 12. He smoked alot of pot and daubs. He has every withdrawal symptom bad. He can’t function. He quit cold turkey about 4 months ago and his anxiety and depression is so bad he cannot live his life normal.
I am taking him to seek professional help. I am very concerned he will try to commit suicide. He thinks he is a loser, a horrible person and more. It breaks my heart and I have tried to help him but I cant. Stick with it. Don’t start smoking pot again. It takes time for the symptoms to go away.
How is your son doing now? I’ve been having all the symptoms as well. It’s been really hard for the past week.
Hi Anita, my 20 year old daughter is going through similar symptoms, depression, anxiety, sleep deprivation and terrible paranoia. She thinks everyone is against her. This morning she self harmed and now we are getting help, I only pray it is not to late. All you kids out there heed all these warnings and keep of this crap.
Keep going, I gave up 4 days ago too after 15 years of quite heavy cannabis use. I’m finding it hard at the moment, cravings and sleepless nights, anxiety but I’m trying to stay focused. Exercise, healthy eating and stay occupied. Good luck!
Day 4 of giving up after 15 years of heavy cannabis use, I’m feeling anxious, lack of sleep and vivid dreams. But I know all of this will pass if I stay focused. Eating healthy and going out on my bike again. Good luck to everyone going through this :)
I am a 16 year old, Female Australian teenager. Anyways it does get better. I know this 1. Because I can remember what life was like before using marijuana but also because I know that in some cases it actually helps make you realize your true inner self and helps you realize your true potential and purpose in life.
2. Who knows when its all over you might find that going through the painstaking and life changing experience of choosing to get clean. That you in fact actually come out on the other side of it. A better, Stronger, More improved you. Basically all I am trying to say is anything can happen in this world of life. So No never give up hope on who you are and what you want to be and what you dream of one day achieving.
Because you are special and you’re worth believing in follow your heart and never give up because you are better and strong than you ever thought possible.
Hey Laura. I’m a 26 year old on my first night off the weed.Reading your comment put a smile from ear to ear. I had my first joint young too. Great to see such a young girl with such lovely words. Wish you the best in future shine on you diamond.
Laura, kudos to you! All the best in your new Life, no need for crutches such as weed,
You can do it, I’ve only been smoking for a year and I thought I was losing it. Just humble yourself and stick to people thy love you and you’ll be fine trust in them with all your heart and you’ll make it. =)
I know how hard it can be when everyone around you smokes. My husband smokes morning, noon and night, and my grown sons smoke a lot too. Of course all of the “friends” who are around are also users. I went through a constant battle in my mind for at least 20 years; wanting to smoke, but hating it too. Finally, after a lot of prayer, I woke up one morning literally feeling like chains had been removed from my legs.
I was actually feeling for chains that I knew were missing. I haven’t smoked, or been tempted since and that was nearly three months ago. Jesus heals us from addiction if we ask Him too and trust Him. The chains were His way of telling me that he had set me free, as His love for us is unique and He communicates with us in ways we can understand.
I just quit smoking weed yesterday as it makes my depression worse. I also have severe lung pain from smoking for so many years and coughing up black, it’s time to move on and give this my best shot!!!
I have smoked for 35 years almost daily, if I do go without for a week or so, I have none of these supposed symptoms, as for brain cells, I did 20 courses in 10 months with straight A’s after not going to school for 20 years, and was smoking throughout school so I call BS
Everyone isn’t the same, some people have terrible withdrawal symptoms some have none at all. I have tried to quit before and am trying currently and have dealt with intense headaches, nausea, fear, depression, anxiety, sweats, the whole deal. So I call bs on your bs. Everyone isn’t you, some people handle it better.
Yess I smoked for 15 yrs and I quit cold turkey 3 days ago and I feel like I have lots of pressure in my head feel dizzy light headed alot nausea and just weird I really thought I was sick tumor tripping just never knew u could have withdrawals from weed but I’m hoping that’s all it is and goes away soon cause it’s driving me crazy I just don’t know what to do my head feels so heavy is all that normal !!!!!
Oh snap!! Just wat I wanted to say! I’ve been through those horrible withdrawals, vomiting , sweating, severe dehydration, plus more! Not everyone is the same. If you google Cannibinoid Hyperemesis syndrome, that’s what I was diagnosed with. And it’s very real. So I second your call on her B.S call!
Hear, hear. a few weeks ago I fell ill. I don’t know about others, but when I’m sick the thought of smoking makes me worse. I was one week without and as I became better I thought I’m gonna see how far I can push this. In my 17 years of puffing I really can’t recall sober days. I’m three weeks into quitting. Let me tell you I have been experiencing some of the worst anxiety I have ever felt.
I suffer from social anxiety, which I could manage slightly with pot. The nausea while trying to eat, just brutal. And my dreams, oh my god they are so vivid, so intense. I haven’t remembered my dreams since I was young. Read an article about REM rebound. I won’t get into it but was worth a read. So to the dude/dudette who claimed BS. I also say bs to his/her bs.
The bud you’re buying or growing is either garbage or you flat out lied about how long/much you smoke. Or flat out lied about smoking it at all. I realize I’m replying to a yearish old post but, you never know who may come across it. To those who may come across, know you’re not alone. As for me, I suffered to much the last three weeks to turn back now.
I quit about 3 weeks ago after smoking some weed sent me into a severe panic attack. For the past 3 years I’ve smoked heavily. But still able to function in society and attend college successfully. But this particular incident had me literally thinking I was going to die. My chest felt like an elephant had sat on it & my heart was racing about 1000 miles a second. I was trembling. Couldn’t catch my breath.
An experience that was unlike anything I ever felt before. It scared me so bad I swore off weed that same night. Since then, I’ve hit a couple blunts here and there (maybe twice for 2 days) and almost immediately got that same reaction, only less intense. So as of about a week ago, I’m totally sober. But the withdrawal symptoms have been just as bad as the incident that made me decide to quit in the 1st place.
I’ve had several panic attacks, insomnia, body/facial twitching, mood swings, tremors, hot/cold flashes, sweating profusely, irritability, restlessness, head/neck aches, and chest pains. All of which are heightened at night. Each day the symptoms do get less and less but any type of stimulant sends me into panic. So I’ve also sworn off energy drinks, tobacco products, & anything else containing caffeine.
I’m still able to work, go to school, and be social but I have the hardest time relaxing and calming down. I’ve started drinking water like it’s a new religion and exercising which seem to b working, but I’m ready to feel normal again. How long will this last? Will it get better?
I call double BS. You are right whatami!! You should see what has happened to my son. He has every symptom listed on this site. He can’t function anymore after quitting. It depends on the person and how much they smoked and how long too.
Hiya Precious, Reading your comment about how smoking weed in the first place sent you into a severe panic attack made me feel much less alone. I have been smoking weed almost every day for about a year now, (which I realize is a significantly less amount of time than many of the people here) and about a week ago I had a severe panic attack, something that felt like it was going to cripple the rest of my life, so like you, swore off weed immediately.
In the last week, I gave in to smoking one joint, which seemed to send me off into another panic attack much like the first, and now I’m trying to cope with severe anxiety, depression and insomnia and I still don’t know whether to attribute these symptoms to withdrawal or something more serious caused by the pot. How are you feeling now precious? Did you recover okay? Please get back :)
Been smoking for 16 years. evrey day twice a day. Withdrawl symptoms are not bullsh*t! They are very real and are agonizing! I’m finding that working out is helping alot!!! Good luck to all of you and keep pushing through it!!!
Couldn’t agree more. Going through day 2 of symptoms and I feel awful. Just a rollercoaster of emotions and feeling nauseated and vomiting. I’ve decided to wean myself off. I was a heavy user for almost 2 & 1/2 years. So again, couldn’t agree more with this!everyone is different. Who is anyone to judge another’s experience? All we can do is share our stories and give one another support.
Hey Paulina, your comments elicited the “irritability” many are referring to as one of the symptoms suffered while of trying to quit. This forum isn’t for you so why don’t you “roll” on outa here.
So true! I agree. I have friends that have smoked 8 years straight the same time as me, and I hate it when they make me want to think I am wrong just because they don’t have any symptoms. I have terrible headaches, nausea – a lot of nausea sometimes so bad I end up vomiting, and nightmares as well. It’s horrible, but I finally did my research and came across all these comments. It’s so nice to see that I really am not crazy and that withdrawal symptoms are REAL!!!
You can call BS all you want – I am quitting right now and the withdrawal symptoms are definitely hard to ignore. If you’ve made it this far in life and did “20 courses in 10 months with straight A’s” you should know by now that everyone reacts to shit differently.
It depends on what courses she did, 20 in 10 months! The courses must have been pretty minor or basic to say the least. I get smoke heavily on and off over the last 6 years. I have gotten all the symptoms described but I do believe it’s mind over matter! However right now I have stopped for 2 days due to being on holiday and I’ve been having some very bad neck / back pain. I am by all means a little p*ssy who doesn’t know the threshold of pain (from Yorkshire and know all about farming life / recklessness).
The back pain kicks in firmly during my sleep and when I awake (always happy to wake up) my back had seized up. I won’t be giving up any time soon when returning from my holiday but I shall one day. That person / choad who claimed that they have had no withdrawals is what we call in England, a thick c**t and has probably been religiously smoking resin / rubber for many years.
Everyone is different, and I believe everyone has these effects listed but in different concentrations with different recovery times. I am fortunate to have a low range of effects and a very quick recovery. P.S. I cannot be bothered proof reading this… Thinking about it, this could be the lack of motivation aspect! Oh well.
Smoked everyday three to five times per day for forty years. Quit for 98 days. The only symptoms I had were insomnia and loss of appetite for about a week.
I smoked all day everyday 4 19 yrs until 12 days ago and am going through hell coming off gone cold turkey if u can do without and not have withdraw-ells did u even smoke pot or are you talking sh*t I’m experiencing every symptom that can be imagined and it’s so painful never felt anything like this ever before in my life 20 courses in 10 months well done whoopy f*ckin doo to you.
I quit about a week ago and damn it’s rough. Smoked about two bowls a day for about 8 years. Lots of depression, irritability, insomnia in the first 5 days. Still dealing with a loss of appetite, but I know I’ll recover. Anyone who says there are no withdrawals is a tard-farm. This is hardest thing I’ve done, but I know I’ll make it through. I wish luck to anyone trying to quit, it’s tough on you physically and mentally, but know there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, and things will get better.
I have been a heavy user for almost 16 years. Started at 13. Up until my early 20s it was just a bit of fun, we all smoked, as well as sniffing anything available or dropping pills. (Things that fortunately I found easy to give up when they started to f*ck me up.) But Mary Jane was always with me every day. Even if it was just a couple joints/bongs in front of the TV.
I stopped smoking tobacco at 25 cold turkey and it was easy… and that’s when I bought a bud bomb. I thought just pure weed was the way forward, no bad chemicals from tobacco and I’d probably smoke less. WRONG. For the last 5 years since smoking just pure pipes and blunts I have steadily smoked more and more every day. 2 pipes in a row before I even put my trousers on before work. And I don’t mean measly pipes, I mean a stuffed bud-bomb.
A good single skin worth. Pipes in the car outside work several times throughout my working day and any opportunity when the kids/Mrs isn’t looking I’d sneak into the shed for a quick double hit. Thing is I absolutely love Mary Jane. Helped me through some really tuff times, light up and forget all the sh*t going on. But family problems, and the fact I realize how unfit breathing-wise I am, has led me to once again try and quit.
I have tried before but never lasted more than a few days. Last month I tried and lasted… 3 hours before I was on the way to meet the man. So here I am 3 days in to the cold turkey. Hoping to finally crack it. I’ve had 2 sweaty sleepless nights. My emotions have gone all over the place, anger and rage have got worse, close to tears at random things. The anxiety of having no weed is almost unbearable.
It took me nearly 8 hours to finally pluck the courage to throw my budbomb into the woods out back. But I did it, and reading through these posts and countless others are helping. I’ve denied having a problem for years, but after having withdrawals like this after only 3 days, it has been a real eye opener. The urge to smoke is massive just to chill the f*ck out… but I’m gonna try harder than ever before this time.
Any young guns out there reading this and the other posts and thinking it won’t happen to you… guess what… we all thought the same but hey ho here we are suffering from yep, drug addiction withdrawal symptoms similar to much heavier drugs. So if there was anything I could say to you, if not just to stop now, it would be USE IN MODERATION. Any way that’s my 2ps worth. Good luck.
For those who say they haven’t had any withdrawal symptoms and have been smoking everyday all day for years simply don’t smoke high grade. When you chief top of the line all day for years the withdrawal is inevitable my friend.
Wait till the job of your dreams comes along and u are forced to quit for random drug screenings. Then see if withdrawal symptoms are BS.
Andres I totally agree! Let’s not forget feeling pissed off because you have to quit on top of all the other symptoms.
Screw you Paulina. I am sick and f#cking tired of you pot head a##holes telling me that I am not going through severe withdrawal symptoms after trying to quit weed! F#CK YOU! I smoked everyday for ten years and now I am on day 6 of my quit and this is as hard to stop as nicotine. You are just an addict justifying your usage, but you are a piece of utter sh#t to me right now. I call bs on you A##HOLE. You cant smoke 35 years daily and go weeks without bud.
Well said Clay! You can’t smoke it for 35 years and have weeks off!?!? You are kidding yourself Paulina. I smoked it for 2 and half years near enough everyday if I missed a day I would definitly make up for it the next day! I am on day 8 of cold turkey and am going through hell and I know exactly what the withdrawal symptoms are like!!!
I have smoked for 1 1/2 years, and I am going through severe withdrawal as of 2 days ago. I smoked At least 6x a day, before, during, and after school. If you try to say you smoked excessively for years and aren’t noticing symptoms, you’re bullsh#tting. I quit on October 14th, 2014, at midnight. I did this not only for me but for the love of my life, and family.
Amen to that – Paulina is full of sh*t. I have smoked for a long time and it’s been 6-8 bowls a day for the past four years. What makes it worse is that I work from home in a job that could jeopardize the safety of others by my use. I am on day 2 of stopping, I feel like total sh*t. My stomach hurts, I have a massive headache, I haven’t slept much at all, am irritable and keep randomly sweating. I don’t know how long this will last or if I can make it out of this hole. Weed has already cost me my relationship and it’s only a matter of time before I get exposed at work and fired if I don’t stop.
How I feel exactly. The good thing is, we’re all going through similar withdrawals (the exception being Paulina). It makes me so angry and I can only assume your going through the same anger right now. Doesn’t it make you feel like punching something 100x…
i been smoking weed nearly 30 years i can’t go 1 day without it u talking bollocks everybody has withdrawal
I think you were smoking a lower THC marijuana because I had withdraw symptoms. It wasn’t like harder drugs but it is real and I think you are lying and in denial.
Jay is right!
Like you said only for a week or so, it is different when a person tries to stop consuming it completely, and I know a girl who smokes it and is really smart too, even smarter than students who don’t smoke it. However like others say everyone is different.
I call bull sh#t. I can assure you that you have areas of your brain that have been harmed by 35 years of cannibinoid intoxication.
Sorry, but it is almost certain that you have permanently affected negatively your brain tissue via your irresponsible drug abuse. Have fun with Alzheimer’s!
Everyone please stop replying to Paulina. It is ruining a thread that should be used to just express support and share experiences. Forget her comments. She is trying to poke a reaction and getting one. Ignore her comments and move on.
Not what I wanted to read while trying to quit smoking… long time heavy smoker… over 1oz a week for over 30 years. Day 6 and the stomach pains are the worst.
I call BS on your entire post. On day 8 of qutting after 40 years of smoking. The last 5 years smoking Colorado’s finest. Withdrawals are very real. I think your just a coward too weak to quit.
Your comments are unnecessary for this site, and possibly damaging to others looking for help. I would even go as far as to say that you are full of sh*t, thanks.
I went cold turkey about 2 weeks ago and I have pressure in my head, loss of appetite, and a little trouble falling asleep. I have switched to a healthy diet consuming lots of greens, chicken, and seafood. Exercise in the gym has helped a a lot as it makes me focus on a activity rather than my old habit. Although I have what I consider minor side effects, I would still categorize them as withdrawal symptoms. I hope this helps anyone who is in the process of quitting or is considering. I will check back in two weeks to report progress. Good luck to all. -Alex
I’m glad you, and everyone else has shared their experiences with weed withdrawal. I smoked daily for 19 years, from age 16 to now (age 35) and I am experiencing the same thing. The only symptom I really didn’t like and sort of scared me was the pressure in my head and sort of dizziness. I’ve also had trouble sleeping, way more dreams, loss of appetite, stomach issues, irritability, depression, and anxiety. My friends would probably say I’m just a wimp but this is definitely real. I probably smoked at least a gram a day for almost 2 decades and the withdrawal is as real as it gets. I hope you’re doing well sir.
I agree with Alex. I quit 2 days ago and I have the same symptoms. Trust me after feeling these symptoms I don’t even want to look at weed again. I drink a lot of water, workout 6 days a week, and am eating fish, salad and light food. Good luck everyone.
If you aren’t here to support what we are experiencing, then don’t bother leaving a comment. It’s ignorant and plain rude to sit there and basically call us all liars because your body can handle the drug better/differently than ours. Shame on you.
Thank you. It IS real. I’m on day 21 and still feel like crap. I have stomach cramps, headaches, constipation, and always seem hungry. Some days are good, some bad, but I’m definitely going through withdrawals, mentally and physically.
I feel ya bro that Paulina got some pure sh*t to say that’s for sure. I’m about 45 days off drug now, I dealt with all what you can imagine: anxiety, fear, depression, dizziness, etc. And still dealing with some depersonalization. I feel weird and not myself and I just focus too much on details and have really a low amount of life motivation. It’s like I’m going crazy or some sh*t. I’ve been smoking hash for like 9 years everyday and withdrawal is real sh*t. You can’t just ignore that. I hope this will be gone soon as it’s really hard. I wish best of luck for everyone!
I’m on day 18. I was always of the belief that pot wasn’t addictive. I am a mess. Daily panic attacks, sweats, dizziness, heart palpitations, headaches, depression, anger. I haven’t been to work in two weeks. Thought I was having a heart attack one day, my kids dialed 911. F#cking embarrassing. I didn’t even connect quitting to what’s happening until I read this. Crazy, but knowing other people are going through the same thing has instantly helped my anxiety. Thankfully I sleep fine. Good luck to all, this sh*t sucks.
Good on you Jen. That’s right people have some compassion and don’t say anything if you’re just going to put others who are trying really hard down. All of you guys trying to quit, keep going and keep pushing I will pray for you all. I’m not an addict I just smoked weed for the first time the other week and I smoked it about 3 times for 7 consecutive days. My friends and I decided t might be fun to go on a bender but my body and brain are struggling now having no weed.
Everyone handles it differently but I just wanted to see the addition symptoms and this has scared me from touching it again. Good on you troopers for getting up and trying to change yourselves. You know other people have other addictions, and a lot of those people don’t bother making a conscious effort to rid their souls of blemishes. I look up to all of you who are being as diligent as you can, you are in my prayers.
Complete BS, if you keep using anything for a prolonged period of time, and then just stop there will be consequences, in this case the symptoms. I’m currently quitting and I have terrible acid reflex, over the past 2 weeks I have probably slept a total of 3-5 hours a 24 hour time period, but I know when it’s over it’s going to be the best decision I could’ve made. It might not be as bad for every individual but you are deluded and should seek guidance.
Pauline, you don’t smoke enough and have not quit long enough to experience these things. Good for you. Anything in moderation is OK. Keep it that way and you’ll probably be fine, but be careful what you preach.
Try stopping for more than a week then Paulina and then get back to me. You probably have enough reserves in your system to not have any withdrawals for at least a fortnight. If you can stop for that long that is. Something tells me you can’t, otherwise you would have already.
Paulina you call BS!!! Haha your obviously a total idiot. How can you say something that clearly effects people differently is BS. In my opinion you didn’t do 20 courses in 10 months with straight A’s… I CALL BS.
Try quitting for longer than a week. THC is stored in your lipids for potentially months – of course you didn’t experience any symptoms. As for smoking and doing well at school: I’m a PhD student at one of the world’s top universities and have been doing extraordinarily well while ‘using’ daily. Undoubtedly my short-term memory and lack of linear thinking was inhibited.
I’m on week three without Ms. Jane and am only now experiencing most of these symptoms. Despite this, my mind is beginning to be clearer, stronger, and more focused then ever before. Stay strong everyone and don’t listen to the idiots on this forum (Paulina).
Yep, I’m 38 and am back in school with mostly A’s in everything and just recently quit about 12 days ago, smoking nothing but CA’s finest. Feeling the withdrawals now more than ever. High anxiety, seriously sweaty palms and feet, been through this many times before though… I’m also prescribed norco for chronic pain and I have been off of that after being on for years. The norco is harder to quit in the beginning but once a week or two passes, it’s over while pot, for me, the withdrawals last for a month or two. I’m also in no way, shape, or form against the legalization of it, but to say it doesn’t have addictive properties is BS.
I’m on day three,and experiencing major w/d symptoms. I’ve been smoking good weed since I was 14,I’m now 49! Damn this is hard to do,I’m laying in bed and know I’m not going to sleep for more than 2or 3 hours. I always thought that weed wasn’t addictive, wow how wrong I was!!! I feel awful but thanks to all of you I now realize there is light at the end of the tunnel and these symptoms will subside.
THANK YOU ALL, except Pauline. I’m so pissed off with myself for not quitting earlier in my life,better late than never. Unfortunately I feel that I will never get back to normal life for I have no memory of being weed free, I don’t know what normal life is! Again, a sincere thank you to you all. Hopefully with your help I think I will get my shit together. Upon proofreading my post I realize how long-term use and now withdrawal has me all over the place, for that I apologize.
Just out of interest I wanted to know if you smoked the weed with tobacco? I’ve smoked for 35 years too…about 1 or 1.5g a day and I have horrific withdrawal symptoms…especially nausea, nightmares and night sweats. I have however recently become aware that these are also common withdrawal symptoms of nicotine too, and as I smoked weed with nicotine I have no idea what is causing the symptoms.
I’m starting to suspect that many of the withdrawal symptoms associated with marijuana actually stem from nicotine withdrawal. I actually crave cigarettes more than weed and I’ve never really smoked cigarettes on their own. I also have a friend who is a psychologist at a drug dependency clinic and he told me that it’s ALL the nicotine… The stress caused by not smoking weed makes everything worse, but it’s nicotine withdrawal and nothing more. So please, spill the beans… do you smoke it with cigarettes?
So here goes my story. I’ve been smoking since I was 16 with a few breaks here and there but always picked it back up within a year of stopping. So I had my 3rd child in March ’14 and of course the post-postpartum blues helped me start it back up after being clean for almost a year. Well about 30 days ago I thought my 1yr ingested poison and had a complete panic attack. I took him to the hospital and they told me he was fine so I went home and went to bed the next morning I went outside as per my daily routine I went out to smoke.
About 5 mins after I was done another panic attack came over me and I couldn’t calm down. My hubby took me in to the ER because I’ve never experienced anything like this. I’ve always had minor anxiety but nothing like I was feeling that day. They gave me some pills to help calm me and they did for a while. I decided to finish the last little bit of herbs that I had and that I’m going to quit for good. The first week was hell. I couldn’t sleep, eat or even think for that matter.
I thought I was going crazy then I thought to Google weed withdrawals and everything I was going through fit perfectly to herb withdrawals. I’m on day 40 and I’m still feeling the shakes and dizziness and my chest some times feels as of someone is sitting on it. I hope personally that by day 60 I’ll feel great again but who knows. I was a very heavy smoker before so I’m assuming that this is going to take a while to get out of my system. I’m so happy that I found this site. Thanks everyone for your posts they gave me a lot of hope.
Pauline you seem to be a person with no understanding nor any compassion for you fellow mankind. People are ALL different and react to change different than another. Maybe if you didn’t have the corner on selfishness you could feel for others. Actually, I feel very sorry for you not having any contact with love and understanding. Do us all a favor and please don’t have any children.
I’m on Day 2. I’ve had really bad panic attacks. My appetite has gone downhill. Thank you all so much! I know I’m not facing these symptoms on my own. I do feel tired all the time. I recently quit smoking weed yesterday. It’s making me go crazy.
Plus I a have the flu and it’s making me feel a whole lot worse. I pray for everyone and myself that we can ride through this. Good luck everyone <3 P.S. I’m 17 years old and was a heavy smoker.
I call bs on you Pauline too. What are you smoking? Kiff, definitely not good buds. I’ve smoked about 15 bongs a day for the last 15 years, too long yeah. I’ve always held a good job. I’m now on day 5 quitting and going through hell. Everyone’s different, but Pauline you’re either full of sh*t or you just think your a sick c*nt smoking your kiff. Good on you, but don’t come on to a site like this talking sh*t.
Come on people! Don’t you think you are all being a little hard on Pauline? I have been smoking weed off and on since I was about 16, and a lot of that was all day every day. I am now in my 50s and have not smoked for about 30 days and I know everyone is different and I am not trying to sound like a d*ckhead, but guess what? No withdrawals at all except the first week I was a d*ck, according to my wife. I guess Pauline and I are just some of the lucky ones. Anyways I wish you all luck with your quitting of the bud. Stay sober. :)
I have smoked weed everyday since I was 13 years old, I am now 22; quitting was purely down to the cost becoming too much after smoking so much daily. I think I might be dying?! I’m on day 3 of cold turkey and its only getting worse, I have extreme headaches, crazy hot/cold sweats, not sleeping, not eating, very grumpy and debating if smoking again is the easier option?! How long is this going to last fellow ex stoners?
Try stopping for a 3-4 weeks, the symptoms will hit hard then. I smoked 4-5 times a day for 15 years and never ever had any issues when stopping for a few days, until I moved to another country, and supply ran dry and I wanted to use the opportunity to stop. Initially I just craved, 3-4 weeks later I’m hitting massive esteem lows, I can’t sleep, having insane dreams, anxiety and headaches.
Again, not a single symptom except short temper and short term memory loss when I smoked. I’m hoping everything normalizes but read that THC takes longer to leave the body and physiological dependency takes months to get over. I honestly used to be an advocate for weed and defend smoking it massively, after the last 3 weeks that opinion has changed heavily.
What school? Itt Tech? Some schools give everyone who pays an A.
You are what is known as a minority. You are just biologically and genetically lucky to not have suffered the common symptoms. P.S. I think you are a bit of a Richard.
Hey Paulina well done for your straight A’s but it did take you 20 years to get there, if you hadn’t smoked pot maybe you would’ve done it 20 years ago…just saying. Grades such as A’s only apply to the lower qualifications anyway, hons degrees and higher are scored with numbers not letters…so well done on passing exams people 20/30 years younger than you can achieve.
Normally I wouldn’t be so negative towards someone who is trying to educate themselves but you have no common sense, this is a forum with people giving each other support for making the decision to quit and you post something to say its OK to do it. Do yourself a favor and put the reefer out!
So I’m on day 7 and struggling. That’s what brought me here, like everyone else I’m guessing. My symptoms are headaches, mild nausea, and serious mood swings. I’m usually calm and down to earth but today the slightest thing would almost send me into a rage. Restless and unable to concentrate. The article is great and about as informative as one can hope for with a substance that has had so much contradictory ‘evidence’ that’s been spread around over the years.
Making it illegal has inhibited study. Modern studies are definitely getting better though, and the recognition that withdrawal symptoms even exist is great. People like this Pauline bitch are always gonna be out there. Don’t feed the trolls folks. Remember why you’re giving it up and stick to your guns. You will have bad days and you will be tempted. Today was one for me.
Reading everyone’s comments has helped me immeasurably. Pick yourself up, shake it off, and move on with your life. It will get better if you really want it to. So if you are struggling like I am, know that you aren’t alone, and if others can beat it, so can you. And if you’re Paulina, go f*ck yourself (apologies to other people named Paulina, you know who I mean).
Wow, lots of nastiness on this SUPPORT site. Is the cussing and name calling helpful! I am a 70 year old who smoked lots of weed in the 70’s to early 80’s and picked up about 3 years ago. When I quit 20 back in the dinosaur age I had no symptoms, but this time is different.
I am on day 7 – sleep is bad but thank God for podcasts! Sweaty, irritable, anxiety and now today the dizziness. No appetite for the first 7 days but that I see is returning. Some depersonalizations. I did not have nausea or stomach issues so far. Hot baths 2 times a day, cranberry juice, exercise ( hard to do when dizzy) and TM practice.
Grateful that I am retired so I can pamper myself. Peace and good luck.
Literally cracking up! Great post and thank you brother keep fighting the GOOD fight.
I am on day number 4 of quitting and it’s so tough. I am basically forcing my self to eat. I just feel so full and my body is telling me not to eat. Drinking isn’t a problem. So I’ve been drinking protein shakes, milkshakes anything with a lot of calories. I have experienced insomnia, OMG the night sweats. I’ve been taking sleep aids but I’m trying to avoid those because I don’t want to become dependent. I want to smoke so bad but I’m sticking to my goal. Even when I smell weed I get sad LOL. This is very difficult and I just feel so sh*tty…
You are very lucky, indeed. I’ve smoked for more than 20 years and the last 10 daily and heavily and I’m trying to quit and, exactly as the last time I went 1 week without, I’m experiencing excruciating headaches, nausea almost all the time, dizziness, severe mood changes and, of course, insomnia and vivid dreams…
And this happened, even if in a less severe way, because they smoked way less than me but still daily for years on, to any of my friend which quit or are trying to. So, yes, the withdrawal it’s very real and if you’re so lucky not to feel it, good for you, but please don’t say it’s BS.
Yeah Paulina was probably high when she wrote that post. Guys and gals, give her a break. Lolol kidding – that was a selfish thing to say on a forum like this. I smoked for the past ~9-10 years. Started off with the cheap shit before I went to college, then I “graduated” (hahhhhhh) to the primo (grants and scholarships had to pay for something, right?).
Well I lost an amazing girlfriend that I had in college because I refused to quit smoking and didn’t see anything wrong with it; my logic was, “you met me as a smoker, and we’ve been together for 3 years, but NOW you want me to stop?” The real problem was that I legitimately thought that was an unreasonable request at the time. Honestly, if you can’t see that’s not an unreasonable request, then you’re addicted. I now have self-prescribed ADHD because I can’t sit still and I sure as sh*t can’t focus on one thing in detail for longer than an hour or two.
I used to have a 4.2 weighted GPA and play competitive soccer (probably would have graduated with closer to a 5.0 had I not smoked the shit while I was in high school), then I went to college and basically smoked for 4 years constantly. I’m talking skipping class basically whenever there wasn’t a test or quiz; I never did homework unless it was something I could just BS my way through. I ended college with a 3.25 (admittedly not terrible for being at a devoted engineering school and in an engineering program), but it grinds my gears knowing that I EASILY coulda pounced dat ass and wound up with a 4.0 with my eyes closed.
I had allllll of the resources there to help me, but I chose to isolate myself from friends who could get me out of that situation–in favor of the friends who who just toke up all day long with me and play video games. I still achieved so much by getting internships in school, performing my work exceptionally well during those internships. I DOMINATED my tests and quizzes, but the lack of homework and class participation gave me Bs & Cs when an A was ripe for the picking.
I’m veering off again, but I wanted to give you all a legitimate back story. I am quitting for the third prolonged period of time right now, but I intend to be away from it indefinitely–with no return soon in sight. I was always able to continue my social life and never had anxiety issues while smoking unless it was taking to girls I was attracted to. I would seriously just sit and imagine what it would be like to have a conversation with them (all the while, thinking they are obviously sharing these intense emotional feelings with me.
In other words, my confidence was at an ALL TIME LOW, but I was delusional enough to think that this was just every guy’s dilemma (not the case). I have since gotten a fantastic job, and I quit leading up to it; then I met a fucking dealer at a bar within 2 weeks of being in a new city where I had NO ONE else around that I knew. So naturally, “it was a sign that it’ll be okay to just keep chiefing it up”.
I smoked the last 4 months straight, and I’m FINALLY may DONE being controlled by it. I am quickly rebounding, but my worst symptom had been the INSANE insomnia. Last night I laid in my comfortable bed after a long ass day of work, but stared at the ceiling or the back of my eyelids from 11 pm to 4 am. I had to be up at 5 and at work around 6… Let’s just say today sucked a big fat c*ck.
My advice (coming from a sympathetic and at least fairly intelligent guy) is for everyone to SERIOUSLY take sh*t in moderation. It’s fun as hell to take part in a puff puff pass circle or smoke and play video games, but before you know it boom 5 years have gone by and everyone else is at a new stage in life while you feel like you just blinked. I’m not saying, “turn back on the drug abuse switch by replacing weed with something else,” but to treat yourself to a beer once in a while if the going gets extra tough. And SERIOUSLY gang with friends and family.
Somehow weed can make you the opposite of what you used to be. I used to be athletic AF, motivated, top 1% in the state academically, and extremely social (and quite the lady killer if I do say so myself). After 9 years of weed, I can still see all of the “old me” waiting to pick back up and become something incredible, but the “new me” does lurk around the corner trying to put my body image down from time to time (thanks to the gat damn munchies lol). There are just too many pros for not smoking habitually for people to go what and some habitually.
A couple of people mentioned mind over matter; the mind is EXTRAORDINARILY powerful–we’re capable of SO much. You CAN do it.
The full symptoms don’t generally hit until 9 to 30 days as it takes this long for it to leave your system. I smoked from 14 to 38 and have been off both weed and tobacco for 11 weeks now. It takes a lot of willpower and some soul searching to get there but I am just starting to feel better.
The hard part has been finding things in life to replace it other than food. It does get better and cognate behavioral therapy can help with the mental side of addiction. It did for me. Good luck to you all.
My experience was more like Paulina’s. When I decided to quit weed I really didn’t have much trouble… I can see that I was fortunate and blessed. However, I’d like to bring something up that I haven’t seen here yet. I’m 61. I quit when I was around 35. When I was 55, I was out on a 110′ fishing boat with 50 others. Someone passed me a joint, and before I knew it I had taken a large toke.
I have to say that was the most powerful weed I had ever smoked. In my smoking days, I smoked lots of “gold”, lots of sinsemilla, but this stuff blew all that away. I think that maybe todays smoke is way stronger than it was before. Think of it. People constantly keep the seeds from the best plants, and this has been going on for the last 50 years at least.
I think that very probably it was easier for me (who also smoked all through High School/College, then for another 10 years) to quit because I was dealing with half the cannabinoids you younger folks have breathed in. Something to think about. And I’m too old, and seen too much to call BS on anyone. Good luck, and God bless each of you. Talk to Him. He cares.
How is this comment helpful? Why did you even come on this site? Shame those courses didn’t teach compassion or empathy.
Haha before I saw all the other replies, I was going to reply to Paulina and say something like, “Well, maybe your weed just sucks.” Well I guess I am actually replying now. But anyway… I arrived at this form by searching the symptoms I am currently experiencing from quitting after maybe 5ish years of daily-ish use.
I never really considered myself addicted to weed, but four days after quitting, it gets me thinking… I started smoking in college when it was a brand new and really fun experience. Then it turned into a daily after work ritual. I had originally planned to quit temporarily as I’m beginning to look for jobs again, but I am starting to feel like my real self again. It’s really nice!
Well, actually not 100% at the moment as I am going through just about everything mentioned here. But others are also dealing with this and others have successfully dealt with this. I know we will get over these symptoms together! Stay strong everyone! You are not alone!
OK time for bed… It is very early in the morning, but writing this made me tired. I woke up yesterday morning drenched in sweat… Hopefully this morning will go a little better haha.
You have a tenuous grasp on courtesy and compassion, bruv. Don’t be that guy.
even the med’s the doctors give you, gives you withdrawal symptoms so that line don’t work sorry
If you did your research you know that the myth that claims that cannabis kills brain cells is a fallacy in itself. See they came up with this “theory” because the government funded an experiment in which rhesus monkey were pumped up with over a hundred cuban cigar sized joints via gas mask. So within 6 months these monkeys had died, and they analyzed the number of brain cells and concluded that marijuana was a direct link to killing brain cells, when in reality they died from lack of oxygen to the brain.
I have been smoking since I was 14 I am now 32, me and my partner stopped 6 days ago and I feel like I have been run over by a bus. The headaches are unreal, I feel dizzy, sick, the lot. But the dreams – OMG I woke up this morning in tears. But I am determaned to quit this horrible sh*t it takes over your life. Can’t wait to get home to have a spliff… so wrong. I hope these feeling go away soon. No pain, no gain I suppose.
Thanks for loving the best you can Ryan…
That’s dyslexia my ex has it, that is exactly how they write. I can read it because I’m used to the phonetic spelling. They’re perfectly normal otherwise and usually gifted in other areas.
it’s unlikely he can decipher your comment but still don’t be mean.
I’m sorry but that isn’t phonetic spelling. Nor is it dyslexia. Have another read through and tell me this isn’t someone who’s brain is fried from drug use.
I realize that his message was not grammatically correct and had spelling errors but it is not your job to bash people! Count yourself lucky that you had the access and ability to have an education that allows you to convey yourself properly. Shame on you!!
Amen, Ryan Elges. I am currently experiencing the withdrawal symptoms of a cannabis addiction. I am sure that you would feel nothing if you’re what I would call a casual smoker (few times a week). But if you smoke excessively, you will feel something for sure, whether it’s mental or physical depends, but you will notice your body complaining.
Had to comment, just too funny ?. Week two cannabis free. Struggling but getting there!
Hi Ryan Eagles,
Or is it Prof. Eagles of Linguistics and English Literature from Oxford University?
Bear in mind you are speaking to someone who may not have had the same education level as you and who has just admitted to having been on hard drugs for a considerable time.
How dare you speak to him that way! Do you assume everyone outside of the US will know the f*cking nuances of individual state laws, particularly drug laws?
From reading both commnets, I prefer the one with bad grammar to your rotten, rotten attitude.
Where is your compassion?
How DARE you speak to another addict with that contemptuous tone.
I really hope you get the sort of miserable life you deserve.
What a crass reply. What does someone’s ‘grasp’ on grammar have to do with anything, and why mention it other than to make yourself feel superior? Furthermore, your final sentence equally lacks tact.
Leave the guy alone. This forum is for sharing stories, not judgments on literacy – you idiot! Peace out ?
Wow! Grammar malfunction is extreme in your case. Keep off drugs and recuperate. All the best.
Ive just stumbled across this page as im laid in bed in tears whilst on my 4th day of quitting a 12yr habit!! Im finding this seriously hard! Anxiety, depression, sweats, insomnia, agitation. ive got it all. At my wits end right now! For all u people saying u dont have withdrawls…lucky you but why are u on this page if no symptoms?!
Hey K,
I have only smoked for a little over a year, maybe 2 on and off, and today is my 4th day quitting cold turkey! I didn’t smoke much or often, sometimes once-twice a day. I found this site because I, like you, have been balling my eyes out in bed experiencing insomnia, headaches, depression, sadness, unmotivation…almost creating problems in my head just because of how low I feel. I now see that they are SYMPTOMS rather than me going crazy… Because I actually thought my life was over and I lost love with my boyfriend and I forever was gonna be lazy and depressed. Well, now I feel better knowing that there is light at the end of the tunnel and I need to stay positive and push myself to sobriety! You’re not alone K and we can do this together!! You’ve made a brave, great decision on taking this path to sobriety, this of these hurdles as a blessing and you’re only gonna get better xx
35+ year daily user who just quit 3 weeks ago. To make it easier I ramped down my consumption. AM bong became small one hit pipe, noon one hits stopped along with one hit toke on drive home. Asked for the bottom shelf stuff on last visit to pot store. I chose a date and ramped it down; 3 one hits per day, next day 2 and the final day just one before bed. That was three weeks ago. The main symptom I have are the vivid dreams that I’m able to re-enter after waking momentarily. The dreams have always made me turn back to MJ but this time I’m done. I’m one of a small percentage who have Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome which obviously sucks; seeing as I’m quitting something that I’ve loved for so long. Good luck to all you others quitting, it is extremely easier than quitting any other drug.
No one would be on here if they weren’t truly feeling the effects of going cold turkey. I quit now for three weeks and I’m going through hell. I also know it will get better, but at the same time my relationship with my fiancé isn’t the best as I’m constantly accusing her of being up to no good. Deep down I know that she would never do that to me or my family…
I know it’s withdrawal symptoms doing that but seeing people going through what I am has made me feel better in the sense I’m not alone and neither are any of you. So for all of you stick with it and be strong. And for people to be slagging other people’s grammar on here is disgusting you should be ashamed of yourselves. Some of us are not gifted in that respect, so back of and instead of putting people down you should be helping people out.
I related to your post Paige, you have given me hope. I smoked for 5-6 years, all day every day for the last 2 years. The last 6 months I’ve been experiencing nausea, vomiting in mornings, headaches, depression and suicidal thoughts after 1 day of not smoking. Best wishes to you and everyone else here experiencing these awful symptoms. Don’t give up it will get better! :)
Hello everyone it does take motivation to quit. I am on day two and it’s very hard, the symptoms I am having right now are: headache, diarrhea, and getting angry. All that other stuff I haven’t experienced thank God. My motivation is that I am having a baby and hopefully I can stay off of it after this. Wish you all the best. Pray for me as I pray for you.
It makes it easier to see I’m not alone! This is the 5 the time quitting after 25 years of everyday use 8-10 joints a day 1/4 oz of heavy bud and every time it’s the same thing. Sleeplessness, dreams, and anxiety through the roof, irritability like my skins crawling at times with my mind flip flopping everywhere. The thing I noticed is it all stops after a month or so, for me. Right now it’s day 3 and VERY rough.
Some how this kind of helps just reading what you guys are going through. it seems like the trigger to start smoking again is after a few months feeling really good and clear headed I seem to start thinking oh maybe I can have a toke with my homie because we are fishing or going on a road trip or something. It seems like I start planning to have a toke while planning my fishing or hunting trip and it’s seems this issue is a re occurring one for me. This time when I start planning to smoke I’m going to erase that because you CAN’T have just one toke because it’ll grab you.
Even harder because when you get High after a hiatus you get RIPPED OUT OF YOUR HEAD! It’s the high you are always chasing and never get when you are a daily smoker so this time I’m running the other way when this happens because I know it’s a trick Mary will play on me. I admit I love her like a bad girlfriend but for me she has to go because I need to start living for me my wife and children and not the ganja! Good luck everyone!
Thanks for posting this! I know the comment is from a year ago, but trying to quit myself after 25 years smoking 8- 10 joints a day and I can clearly see myself failing exactly the same way. Today was my first day and I’ve truly felt totally miserable the whole day, like I can’t even function as a normal human being.
If I get myself out of this I can’t even have one toke ever again, cause I don’t want to have to go through all this withdrawal again. But I’ve smoked all my life, I don’t even know who I am as an adult without weed. Hope my journey to self discovery will be as smooth as possible but it’s starting to get REAL ROUGH.
F#ck I don’t listen to anyone on here who claims they don’t have withdrawal symptoms when they quit, what exactly were they smoking because it certainly wasn’t cannabis. It must have been grass plucked from a farmer’s field! I’m on day 55 of going cold turkey after 11 years of hardcore smoking and it seems that it’s getting quite tough again, had every symptom so far and I am on an emotional roller-coaster ride that I can’t wait to get off. After say 3 weeks I felt great was extremely social and full of life but I’ve now hit a wall and really trying to climb it: insomnia and nightmares are fading slightly but depression is a major factor I’m battling.
I don’t have any friends around me who aren’t smokers so I really have no one to depend on pulling me through this. As tough as it is I aim to keep going until 90 days to see if the 3 months clean relieves my symptoms. I really applaud all of you guys trying to kick the habit and commend you on your efforts, we are all in this together and hopefully we can make it to the finish line and turn our lives round for the better. Just know that you’re not the only one going through this and keep battling everyday until you win the war!
I’ve smoked very good hash everyday for 37 years, I’m on day 60 of the coldest Turkey and still not sure who I am anymore. So good to read your comment Andy, I too am aiming for the ninety day clear out and so hoping my brain does re-connect to my personality. Good luck to us all, love and peace sisters and brothers.
Could you please put down your drug filled syringe and pick up a dictionary instead? I could barely understand any of the absolute rubbish you wrote here. Yay drugs, what a joke.
Mate, the only joke here is you. The guy was trying the share his story; why attack him like that? I would guess it’s because you wanted to make yourself seem superior. It’s nice to be important but it’s more important to be nice, remember.
Dude, really if you are an ex junkie, stop defending marijuana and go to an NA Meeting. Marijuana is not all it is cracked up to be.
By the looks of your grammar, I’d say you smoked way too much weed in your lifetime. But, I’ve smoked weed for forty years on a daily basis and can still use proper English. I’m still trying to comprehend your writing.
Good insightful and wise advice ex-thirty nine year victim. I thought i was just falling apart. Now i get to enjoy the pain, happily knowing i do not have to smoke with my old friend Mary Jane anymore. Even though i will miss her! The dope has definitely made coping with life easier, even with some minor lung function and short term memory effects. I guess i should have paid more attention one of life’s golden rules”everything in moderation”. jayct.
How are you feeling today? I too have smoked for almost 40 years and quit almost two weeks ago. Unfortunately I have had headaches everyday, I had hoped to feel better not worse…
Hang in there, Cindy. I know your pain. I am detoxing, for the last damn time. I smoked weed for decades. The headaches last about a week. The only thing that helped me was…sleep. OTC meds won’t touch that pain. The last symptom I have is shakiness/weakness.
Almost feels like I have nueromuscular dysfunction. It is hell. I have done this before, but this time it’s taking longer. I’m done with this life-long habit. I pray you are too. Remember this pain when you crave that bong (or whatever). I will. I. Am. DONE. God bless you sister.
Hi I stopped puffing 2 days ago, I’ve been going through the symptoms and didn’t know what was wrong with me. I remembered what I had done in the past days and realized I was detoxing. I’m happy Google gave me answers I so desperately needed.
How you guys doing on your detox? I’ve quit for 3 months before and let me tell you. You won’t regret the decision to quit. The best sleep I thought I got through weed. Nope. I sleep like a baby when I’m sober.