Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms: What You May Experience

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1. First of all
   It is good that you are here in this page which means you are doing right thing in the process of quitting Weed.
   2- Some comments are not hopeful for people who want to quit or already quitting so basically you don’t have to believe them or compare them to your condition .
   3- I tried to quit weed after I smoke it everyday for almost 14 months , the first time I couldn’t and in the second time I couldn’t . Then I move out to a place where the weed is impossible to be there and I made it (15 days weed-free) I had trouble with being angry sometimes and had unpleasant headaches and some times bad night dreams . I also had some memories problems and sometime shaking but in total all theses symptoms are normal to coop with if you really want to quit .
   Here are some hints for real people who wants to quit from the experience I have had and I have heard from a friends :
   1- if you decide to quite I advice you firstly to lower the dose so for example for me I did like this ( 2 joints a day for 2 days —> then 1 joint a day for 2 days —-> then 2 joints for 3 days —-> then 2 joints for one week —-> then 1 joints for week .THEN believe in your self and STOP it , I know it was long plan but I was so weak to control my self and my mood and the point here IN lowering the dose is to keep the motivation element valid and effective .
   2- Be honest and tell your friends who used to smoke with them that U ARE LEAVING THE WEED WORLD and Try not to be a lone ..find friends Who are weed-free and stay as long as u can with them.
   3- at the first week of quitting try do daily sport at least 1 hour it is important and effective in speeding up the detoxification and important TO EASY THE SYMPTOMS and try to keep it as normal habit .
   4- Trust your self and trust your ability and tell your self you been born without this shit so you don’t need it and also it is important TO TELL YOUR SELF THAT YOU ARE NOT WHO YOU ARE AT THE FIRST WEEKS OF quitting Weed it is just withdraw symptoms ..keep saying that your self .
   5- Pay attention to your diet it is also important element just keep it as healthy as you can .
   6-(optional and works with some people ) if u used to smoke weed mixed with tobacco then also stop smoking tobacco unless if you really in need for it then just smoke a cigarette as a motivation but not weed so you can easily reduce the need for weed .
   7- for headaches take some pain killer especially at the first week and try to avoid them as much as u can .
   8-( optional) 8 you have insomnia try to change ur bed or move it to different corner so it has no memory for the past or even try to sleep in a friends house if you really had bad insomnia so you are not alone
   9- it is also important to keep your life stable and worth – full so you don’t have to use weed to relief it .
   10 – finally , Trust me it is hard at the first days for some but you will feel happy after you win the war against weed ;)

   Sorry for my English ..but it is not my native language …

   Keep going guys ,,,

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2. Why would you want something that changes how you act, talk, this stuff I call it the devil once you smoke it you think you no everything and all of a sudden you even become a holy godly person pot weed what ever you wanna call it ruins your brain and brain cells can ruin your marriage and loved ones also it takes over you ! Why would you want some thing that takes over you ! ? People look and turn to drugs to try and run from there problems or etc . Your health is suppose to mean everything to you your family and children and grandchildren before pot weed will ruin your hole life ! And I hate when people say just try it lol stupidity stop letting the devil control you

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3. ive smoked for ten years, and have quit ? TIMES.. people, the withdrawals are very real. ive had them all from terrible night sweats to seriously thinking i was losing my mind.. but every time i think im bout to die, my symptoms disappear and im TOTALLY fine within bout 7 days. in fact, ive been through it so many times now, that i actually know what phases are coming up and look forward to them. so why do i start again? simple, i like to smoke. now, im a mental person so the mental effects are hard for me. my minds power is everything to me, and the first time i quit, i thought i was going to be brain dead and stupid for the rest of my life. when in fact, this experience was prob the best thing that ever happened to me, because i learned the power of the mind and how to control it. even got my degree in biochemistry. And thats really what u have to do when going through this. keep telling urself that it is part of the process and u WILL get over it. dont be negative about ANYTHING. the human body is so incredible. dont let ur mind control you, you control you..

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4. 60+ quitting again. Smoking way too long! I can’t tell you how happy I was to find this forum. I thought I was going crazy after quitting and having all the nausea, sweats, anxiety loss of hunger etc that others have mentioned here. Several times I’ve tried and failed because of my weakness and not being able to get past the symptoms. I’m going to succeed this time (at least I’m going into this time with this thinking).

   I now know I’m not alone with feelings and will continue reading each and every comment and try and get insight from most of you. The haters out there are easy to spot and I’ll ignore.

   Thanks again for all of you who have shared and tried helping others. I appreciate it if that means anything.

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5. As an experiment I’ve been vaping high end weed for approx. 2 weeks (attempting to create brain changes in a concious and controlled manner), intermitidly on a weekly basis prior for the last year. 3 days ago I ran out and have had severe nausea around dinner time. I had no idea why I felt sick or what was happening until I googled withdrawal symptoms. I will now be more aware as I carry out my experiment. Thanks for the article.

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6. Nice to see this forum. The libertarian part of me applauds the current state-level push for the legalization of pot, but the pragmatic part of me worries about more and more people experiencing the very real and debilitating effects of marijuana withdrawal, which I and most of you here have. I guess one way of avoiding withdrawal would be to keep smoking, and legalization may just make that a real possibility for many. For many more, though, this won’t be an option. You’ll always be able to get your weed cheaper from your dealer than you will from a state-licensed pot shop, but the stuff still costs money, and there will likely be a time or two in your life when, as I did, you’ll have to choose between paying your utility bills or paying for dope. (Yeah, I know — “You can grow your own for free” — but most of us have thumbs that are about as green as Santa’s beard.) Then, when your friends get fed up with you mooching weed from them, you’ll be visited with the Welcome Wagon of anxiety and depression that all new neighbors in the Land of Sobriety are treated to. The bad news is that the withdrawal, in most cases, is pretty hard to handle. You’ll be amazed at how much your feelings of well-being, self-worth, and good old-fashioned coolness were dependent on your inhaling smoke from a burning plant. The good news is that, as with everything in life, withdrawal’s not permanent. You can soldier through it. Potato chips will never taste as good again, Monty Python won’t seem nearly as funny, and you’ll wonder why you thought the Grateful Dead were so awesome, but you’ll have a renewed sense of optimism, more energy and confidence, and no more worries about utility bills .

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7. reading these post are sureal [excuse my spelling] i began smoking when i was 16 i am now 57 years old. i had minor asthma as a child i now suffer sever asthma and copd [test show i have lungs of a person 107 years of age]. i have tried to stop before and did for about 3 or 4 months, upon getting pulled over and busted i have decided to stop it has been almost a month. i already suffer anxiety and depression mostly due to the death of my son. i was addicted to cocaine and used it everyway that one could. i stopped cold turkey years ago. but i always had my vice of pot. i realize you cant stop unless you want to. however its not so much the urge to smoke its all the withdrawel symptoms that i have to deal with. i sweat my sleeping habits and now i have high blood pressure. i guess my point is if you do smoke pot it does have effects on your everyday life. the memory loss i have can never be replaced, and i dont care what ppl say it does effect brain cells. however it did help with ny cronic back pains and the stress of my job [which is a business i have ran for 30 years and sucsefuly] but truthfully its because i couldnt pass a drug test. sorry to ramble just needed to vent. so to my fellow smokers dont let it take over your lives and good luck i truly feel your pain. wish me luck, and thank god i have a family that stand behind me and beside me.

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8. i have smoked for 8 plus years using a bong and did this daily. I convince myself it is harmless. I have quit shortly on a couple of occasion and can tell you for certain, withdrawal is real. I generally know what im going to have to go through and its not fun. I actually have a system to beat my withdrawal as quick as possible. I sweat, but I get cold sweats. I wear a sweater and wrap myself in my blanket and hope try to sleep. I feel like I can sweat it out and get through the process faster but it may just be in my head. The worst part is the anxiety..wow, its hard to explain other than you feel scared, worthless, lost, like a failure, confused all wrapped in one. I stress that if you feel this anxiety try not to be alone it is one million times easier to get throught if you have someone with you. If you are alone, the feeling is compounded big time. Anyways my withdrawal usually only last 3-5 days and then after that its a cake walk for me. The problem isn’t getting off, its STAYING off!

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   • Jason, this is exactly the same as me! I smoked everyday for 2.5 to 3 years and I have gone cold turkey for 1 week and today is the 8th day! I agree that the first 3-5 days are the hardest, I was literally craving a fat bong so badly but I just fought through it! I don’t even know how I did – just sheer will power! I still want to smoke it but now but the cravins are still there for a bong or a zoot. I think I can do this but the problem will be saying no when it is offered to me. I just don’t know if I could do it.

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9. I’ve been smoking all day every day for only one year. i don’t think that pot is the worse drug ever, but i have relapsed at least 50 times, can’t sleep at night, don’t feel like eating or working out anymore, and have really strange dreams. There’s nothing to blame besides the pot.. there is definitely withdrawl. A lot of times i feel pointless trying and i should just smoke my whole life, but it’s the devil and i want it out of me.

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10. Quitting sucks. Smoked on and off for 17 years.. Mostly on.. Ever seen “Reefer Madness”..? Well, I agree with most, that 30’s movie was a joke. I say the “madness” starts after you quit.. Jeez o mighty… lol..

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11. I smoked weed for 35 yrs, I am 55 now and have never seen a doctor.I have never taken “presciption” drugs as they will screw up your body.I don’t get sick and am perfectly healthy. The Government does not want it to be legal because all of the pharmisutical companies will go out of business will fail! as so will the doctors. All I know is when I stop, (because I can’t find any) I do get withdraw and it is not fun. Weed keeps me healthy and happy. I work my best when stoned and get alot accomplished. I will never stop and will probably live to be 100. we only use 10% of our minds, but weed stimulates your brain and opens up parts of your brain You usually don’t use, makes me more productive and more open minded. if You take presciptions, flush them and buy cannibis you won’t regret it. anyone who smokes habitually will agree. closed minded people will not. Period!

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12. day one for me after smoking daily since ’92( several failed attempts never going longer than 4 months). i’m 40 years old now and don’t like the way it controls me. I also cant imagine my life without it. that’s scary. I prefer weed over pussy and i’m hetero. I was a isolated smoker for the most part only did alone cuz I was using it to suppress the negative feelings I have toward myself: low-esteem and lack of confidence. this sound familiar to anyone?

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13. Thank you so much for this, I was terrified of the unknown when first deciding to go cold turkey and believed I had schzifrenia to panic attacks but this puts everything in perspective, very helpful

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14. Wow! What a blog! What amazing stories and tips so many of us addicts have to share with each other. I’ve learned more here and I share the extreme discomfort many of you have experienced and are experiencing. My heart goes out to you with the ‘roller coaster to hell ride’ Things in life give us the catalyst and motivations to move on from “medicating” the dependence. As one poster noted, inaccessibility for travel is a factor for those who become dependent. Going more mobile as changes happen in your life, mine will be for practical reasons in that respect and out of love.

    I’m 38. I’ve been smoking since 16. I got into growing and breeding with an elite co-cop across the US. I was the snob or snobs for cannabis, going on relentless pursuits for the best, like G-13. I even have Strainbase submissions because of my pin-point accuracy. Nevertheless, I was partnered, and they got to the point where they said, it’s time close the grow down. Way too concerned with accidents or disasters (electrical,fire, water ect) So we agreed to just buy it. Towards my mid-later 20’s my attitude changed and getting ‘high’ or stoned wasn’t important, but that I was getting enough medical value in its effects. I already suffer from G.E.R.D/IBS/anxiety and social disorders. I’ve seen it as multi-purpose in conditions that other medications don’t offer relief from. After growing, I bought a QP a month just about of reg/middies, at the rate of 3.5 g’s a day. Without getting into a lot of details that go off topic, my ex partner read something that spooked the hell out them and requested I try to quit. It involved money, a substantial amount of capital for future business acquisition. I decided my future was more important than medicating all the time, so I thought maybe we could move to something nicer with the money saved from the smoke. So I went ahead and began the process. The first day is EDGY and cravings like mad, and it builds up. You notice your whole body is out of equilibrium. Moody, snappy, emotional distraught of life and the world. It continues, the body sweats, severe stomach cramps, body aches, restless/uneasy feeling, disjointed, crying fits, horrible nightmares and vivid dreams. Anger outbursts, rage, appetite deprivation, nothing is ‘enjoyable’ anymore. It got more intense with each day. I found only 1/2 Valium could keep my sanity and clam me down. I already am lean and fit, so I pushed myself hard in working out. Took sweat baths constantly. Everyone has great tips! Water, exercise, walking, new activities (get on a roller coaster for an endorphin/dopamine fix!) but only few mentioned SHOWERS. HOT SHOWERS, but I’m about to share something even better than showers or baths…Jacuzzi/Hot Tub! Yes, folks, I’m not kidding. The condo where I live has a cement bathtub for one and not great with jets, but it WILL RELAX you way down. If you have a condo with one, USE the dammed thing! IF you have a home and can afford to put one in the backyard, DO IT if its not already there! IF you can put one inside like a bathtub, get that done unless you have one! IF your only option is a health club, then sign up! It’s the best investment you will make in your recovery, because they do the ultimate in tension and stress reduction. Trust me! Jump in one when you are ready to just explode at everyone and everything and you’ll be like OMG I feel so much better, for now. It comes in waves and builds up again. At nights I’d wake up from dreams and run to shower for hot water immersion. I’d scream, cry and shake like I was being tortured standing under the water.

    One day the tension got so bad that I snapped hard as my Valium was being controlled and monitored. Verbal exchanges that turned physical. I got back handed hard into the nose and was bloodied. That set me off further, so I went and called the cops and brought them over, not even thinking about the contraband lying around on the coffee table. The two cops put it together and used coercion for a confession to give up the stash or they would get a warrant to turn the whole place upside down. I had about a mason jar filled to the top. The jar was slightly covered covered up in bed, and I think my ex partner was about to give in when I came back… Too late, and I gave in and handed one the jar. He told me “this isn’t COPS the TV show and you aren’t worth the time – we just want the the big guy! No arrest made. Just a report filed and was said I had to make a buy from the person who sold it to me with further instructions. Yeah, I had agreed to the buy, but to end this part, the search was illegal and unconstitutional. The case was dismissed!

    After about a week it got so bad, my ex partner started looking into rehab facilities and a ploy to keep me out of doing the buy should the call happen. We thought we found something good and made a long trip down to Palm Beach S FL over several days. When it came time for admissions, most of the staff had taken off for the weekend and very unprofessional handling. It gave us 2nd thoughts to subjecting insurance to claims. I continued to have these extreme swings in moods, a few suicidal thoughts. I only found solace in sleep, but then the dreams kept waking me up in a fit of terror and panic. It kept going on for about 2-3 weeks, and lessening after hitting a peak. It wasn’t over though. The dreams and crying finally ended, but what came on full force was overwhelming anxiety from that point on.

    I was over the withdrawal by the 4th week, but like many noted you find that your personality is missing/hollow and things you associate with smoking such as car rides or trips, video games, movies, music and so forth remind you of the inclusion of smoking in those activities. It’s not easy. If you have stashed or hidden anything at all, your mind begins to hunt and compel you to search those spots or find a few roaches you want a hit off of. It’s also not easy if you are in a difficult relationship. Some environments aren’t conducive to recovering at all being high stress. Not completely over things after 2-3 months, I went to see a counselor to talk with. He recommended Kolnopin and Buspar to clam me down from high tension. My primary physician was reluctant to write the Rx for me. I told him I quit smoking and that I was so anxious and uneasy. I just couldn’t relax at all! Thinking these meds would really help me, I went and got them filled immediately. When I got the Klonopin, I tried that first…10-15 mins later I’m dizzy, I can’t think straight, I’m filled with angst. I run to the shower again to see if I can clam down. This medication made things WORSE for me. After getting out of the shower, my eyes started roll back and drool came out. Walking out of the bathroom I collapsed and just foamed at the mouth. My ex partner just exclaimed “THATS IT! I can’t have you like this anymore” They knew someone that a friend knew that was a smoker and contacted them for supply.

    They came over with something. I rolled up reluctantly considering how far I came (wonder if I didn’t give it enough time ? ), and after 2-3 hits, EVERYTHING, and I do mean every aspect equalized in my body. I just couldn’t believe how this stuff restored the balance, but Rx medications threw the body way off, even worse. I didn’t want to get stoned or blitzed, those days passed. I just wanted to keep the balance or equilibrium in the body from feeling I was going to really lose it. I started with 0.5 a day, but over a few weeks time that went back up to 1.8. I’d roll tiny pin blunts by breaking one paper in half. I would keep myself much more moderated and regulated, trying to make myself go hrs and hrs without smoking it. I’ve done better, have gone up to 12-14 hrs before I reach the edge of the cliff at the times. I’m at a minimal stage now as onset can begin quickly with withdrawal. I’m only staving it off currently!

    The economy collapse of 2008 brought changes with it for me. I’ve had to venture off into dating and meeting someone from online. Many suitors just can’t stand a smoker. It doesn’t matter if it’s cannabis. There are accepting people out there, but the stigma still rules even in 2014. I’ve used it medically on this 2nd go around since 2008, but it has stood in the way of my future and a better life. Recently I’ve connected with a person who seems to like and accept me. plus we share a lot in common, but being high profile with yachts, private jets and global travel I’m staring down the barrel of the gun again. They have emphatically said no smoking on the boats as they will not risk crew lives. They told me they find all smoke offensive smelling and allergic to it. They fret over the legality issues as well and they would rather I be high on life than to medicate.

    I’ve decided after another 6 years, that my life that is soon to come will be completely impractical for cannabis smoking. I don’t want to be worried and concerned where/how to get it being “jet set” in many locales of the globe. It’s one thing to make a trip, which there are ways of bringing your medicine with you, but it’s another to be jumping here and there, being on the go a lot. Now it’s time to let it run it’s course out of me being a hinderance. Upon learning the pace of life I will be leading, I’ve further reduced down. I no longer try to smoke all 1.8 for the day. I try to leave something remaining into the next day. I try to teach myself not to use all of it. I haven’t stopped yet, but I’m preparing myself as I tapper down. It may not be as severe this time around I hope because of the tapper, but nonetheless the symptoms are very real and disrupting for longer than you initially realize. To be honest I’m scared!

    I’m very happy not everyone has to go through the hell some of us must, but don’t equate yourself to us! We all react differently due to body chemistry! We are all DIFFERENT and NOT THE SAME as those who don’t have to feel withdrawl. Nobody is going to tell me it’s all psychological when I feel the physical pains and mental anguish. It’s very real, and lets face it, even cannabis is not that harmless. No drug is harmless. Legal or illegal period. Cannabis is great multi-purpose medicine, but for some of us, we grow a dependence to it and it becomes it’s own chaos. Our brains are already hard wired for cannabinoids stimulant. For some it’s just not a big deal. They take it or leave it. For others it becomes the center of our lives, dictating how we live and limitations that prevent us from having it as part of our daily lives. I don’t NEED cannabis once it’s been completely purged from the body and no remaining traces left. I’m tried of being worried about the “ride to hell” if I don’t have it or how to sneak it. I just don’t want to have to be concerned or worried that I’m going stark raving mad over cannabis. I just want to feel NORMAL without cannabis and the misery of it’s withdrawl!

    Here’s some of my tips that were helping :

    The first being long HOT WATER immersion! The best being able to use a jacuzzi/hot tub regularly that combines, massage, heat and steam! You’ll thank me for this one!

    Find NEW interests to take away from those you associated with smoking . It doesn’t mean give them up, but complement to keep it mixed up in a cycle.

    Focus all your rage and anger into your workouts. Blow it off by pushing yourself to the max!

    Prepare people around you that you aren’t going to be yourself for awhile. Inform them of the symptoms you will show, so they are aware its not you and the brain recalibrating off cannabis chemicals. Inform them of this blog so they understand, rather feel confused thinking you’ve gone mental. I just don’t want to feel it’s only the medicine/drug that keeps me balanced and sane

    And whatever you do. Get rid of everything once you start. Don’t be me with a blow up that leads to consequential circumstances, especially if you are living with someone.

    I will be joining all of you very soon, and this time I intend to stick it out for the betterment of life and a future. I have discovered a study done on Gabapentin and Nabilone for reducing withdrawl in cannabis. I intend to take the study to a Dr who’s been quite liberal with Rx pad and hopefully they will take compassion on me and my desire to give it up. IF it can ease the severity, then I think it could make all the difference in getting through.

    Good luck to all. Keep the support rolling through here! :D

    http://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/nida-notes/2013/04/gabapentin-tested-to-treat-marijuana-dependence

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15. I’m visiting today because I’m now 10 days weed free. I smoked it just to chill out, relax and get a better sleep, had done so for the last 10 years, I didn’t smoke all day everyday and never let it interfere with my work therefore kept it for the evening, 1 or 2 before bed and as much at the weekends as possible. I’ve decided to keep smoking cigarettes during quitting this time and I’ll tackle that when I feel my body no longer needs weed, as it’s hard enough to give up nicotine let alone both at the same time. During the first few days of quitting I felt good and had a lot of energy that was not normally there, although I didn’t have any appetite I generally felt good about it, things seem to have changed now and coupled with the fact I have a fair bit of debt I’m feeling depressed, aggressive and generally feeling like what’s the point to life, I’m arguing with people over the silliest of things. I know that this will pass as my body adjusts and know that I need to distance myself from the drug as far as possible, I tell myself I’m 10 days now, what’s the point of going through this again? I stopped last year for 3 months and experienced all this and I’m thinking to myself why am I putting myself and family through this again?? This time it’s gone for good. I lost the opportunity of a job I’ve been waiting on for the last 3 years as part of the induction was a drug test. This job would have gave me security and a much larger wage that would enable me to clear my debts and start a better life.

    I ask myself is it really worth it? I managed just as well and if not better without the drug 10 years ago? I’ve developed short term memory problems and problems with attention span which I now relate to these ten long years of abuse.

    It really just is not worth it

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16. After readin these comments it sounds like the problem isnt marijuana, its people who think they know whats best for everyone else. I smoke marijuana every day with no ill effects. If i dont feel like smoking it, i dont. But when someone forces me to not use an organic plant, i feel very distressed and that is when i experience these “symptoms of withdrawl”. Marijuana helped me overcome social anxiety, and depression when my father died. I have seen drugaddicts but i have never heard of or seen a marijuana user as a drugaddict. We dont lose our minds and break into stores to get money for our next fix. I am disgusted at the thought of someone telling me what i can or canno do and i will never stop using this wonderful god given flower.

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17. I’m on day two of sobriety after 20 plus years of 24/7 high. I made heavy duty stoners look like lightweights. 600-800 dollar a month addiction. Yes it’s embarrassing to admit. Yes I feel like an idiot. Right now my withdrawals are pretty serious and I’m having a very hard time. Please wish me well in my journey through hell. I’m doing this for my wife andchildren. They deserve better than what I have offered thus far.. I am a addict.

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18. I have smoked Marianas since I was 13 and now I’m 33. I quit for 1 year then went back to smoking around 5 grams a day sometimes more sometimes less. I have decided to quit and I have severe withdraw. I have digestion problems and a severe headache. All the aches and pains are killing me. Any long time smoker will have withdrawals. Short term smokers will not have severe withdrawal if they have any at all. Good luck on everyone’s journey on becoming weed free.

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19. I’m on day 14 cold turkey…been a heavy weed smoker 2 grams day min. for 25 years. Been tired of it for a long time now…..I am on cyprolix (30days now) and I’m doing well…I have not had an urge to toke since day 2…vivid dreams and tired is all I’m going through…I can deal with that…my spouse toke but we have a strict rule…I don’t want to see it or smell it…I also have my own tin of weed and pipe which I loaded on day 2 (but didn’t smoke). I’m keeping it cause I know I have it and could use it, but have made a purposeful decision not to…sort of self empowerment ..hey if it works , why not…..also having a goal helpS..I want to get my a/z licence…all in all very easy, not sure why I waited so long. good luck everyone.

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20. I have been a stoner everyday since I was 16 now I am 24 and haven’t smoked for two month the first 10 days was extremely difficult with severe symptoms such as irritability headaches cravings and anxiety but thankfully I had the good network of caring people supporting me. The best way I find to deal with it was going to the gym and focusing on improving my health and avoiding all dealers and those who I use to smoke with. For two years since graduating I was unemployed however since I quit smoking I was invited to a lot of job interviews and just landed myself a sick graduate job in Investment banking. Shows what you can achieve without weed!

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21. At last stopped the weed after 2 years and was feeling the symptoms so decided to have heroin as a substitute to get rid of the withdrawal symptoms and I now feel much better. So for all you people out there who ate trying to quit heroin is your best bet. If you still feeling the symptoms then try some crack with it it will help calm your nerves good luck

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22. I have smoked for over 10 years. Sometime as much as going through an 8th a day. My wife and I have finally decided to stop together, and it has been a challenge. Despite what everyone says, get yourself a few gallons of green tea with no sugar or caffeine. Whenever I detox I use it and I feel replenished after a week of heavy pissing. Exercise, and remember you can do everything you did with a blunt in your mouth! Except there is a lot less paranoia, and people can’t bust you for shit.

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    • Hi Guys
      I have been smoking every day now for almost 29 years. I have always worked in full time employment and been a keen gym user I have run my own business for the last 2 years which I am highly motivated about. Over the years I have given up weed on three separate occasions on average about 10 days each time and all of which were incredibly hard. Finally I have had enough last week I started to get chest pains and this has really turned me off smoking again so I quit there and then ok so the old side effects kick in like night sweats and headaches but this time I am going to stick to it and will be going back to the gym next week once my chest infection is better as I am on anti-bitotics at present. This time I will stick to it I also visited my Mum in hospital last week who has been a 20 a day ciggie smoker all her life she is now 74 and has tubes in her throat to feed her and supply her with oxygen after having throat cancer. If that isn’t enough to turn me off smoking then nothing is I am prepared to conquer this terrible affliction once and for all. It is all down to the individual.

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23. Apparently I have been a passive smoker because of a neighborg smokes quite extensively and due to airflows in our multistorey app. all the fumes come to my apartment.

    As symptoms I have had visual snow: halos, difficulties with black&white contrasts and I got my first visual migraine attack four years ago, apparently when the neighbourgh moved in.

    Also, I have had these problems that I don’t see things, I mean I see them well and clear, but don’t make a connection with what I see. I have learned it is due to kannabis making you to focus more on the visuals and disconnecting the rest of the brain from what you are seeing. And I just hate that. I’ve couple times been almost under trams and lorries, because it just slows your reactions down. And I do roadcycling, a lot. I’ve learned I have to be extra careful, but sometimes it just does not help either if I forget.

    And one day just recently I was late for work because I just got lost in time. A very weird experience.

    Now this guy has been away couple of days and last night I was sweating a lot and having the weirdest action dreams and kept waking up. But otherwise I have had this great feeling of normalness back! I don’t feel like wordl is muffled but feel like I used to be. Can think clear and don’t have weird emotianal up and downs and unpurposeful things going on, bit like being mildly drunk I guess. I can plan and think ahead. A very nice feeling overall indeed. I hope the neighbourgh stays away long.

    Guess it is quite unusual to get effected by passive smoking, but I am sensitive person for any kind of substances. Like black pepper if I eat it makes me wake up and not getting sleep. Also tobacco does the same. I only need to be in a room where someone has smoked and even if there is no smoke left I cannot get sleep. I can stay awake two to three nights no problem. My friends know not to some around me. : )

    Maybe I just need to start taping the door so the fumes don’t get in or something. Or move. The problem with the latter is how to find a place where there isn’t a similar problem with neighbourgs.

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24. For everyone here experiencing withdrawal, keep your heads up, we’re all going through more or less the same process. For some of us, it may take a little longer to get healthy, or the symptoms may be a little stronger, but as soon as you decide to leave the cycle that the drug creates, you’re most definitely on the track to full recovery. Step one in the process is to accept the signs your body gives you in order to let you know it doesn’t like what you’re doing to it (dizziness, anxiety, etc.). Like the article says, do not freak out and do not lose your cool, these are only reactions sparked by you deciding to get a substance out of your body that it has become used to taking. The simple fact that you’ve made up your mind to quit is the sign that you’ll get over the withdrawal, and trust me, it won’t take that long to feel better. Check your progress after 3 months (it may take a little longer to clear completely but don’t worry, by this time no matter how long you smoked you will feel noticeably better) and seek medical attention if the anxiety gets annoying. I didn’t smoke for as long as a lot of people (almost every day for 3 months) but I did abuse the drug in the sense that I used it to be more social at parties (I’m a student in college) and to “relax”, eventually developing quite a dependence for it, hence why I’m experiencing withdrawal symptoms despite not a very long duration of using. Its’s been 4 1/2 weeks and the dizziness is pretty bad in my case but I accept it and it’s starting to get a lot better; good hydration, sugars to raise blood sugar levels, eye drops to clear vision, and calming your body all help this particular symptom. Speaking of hydration, eating well and drinking plenty of water just help you feel more healthy overall regardless of weed withdrawal, as well as sleep and exercising. Try to excersise, and more importantly get adequate rest. I support all of you, you’ll all be fine don’t worry. You’re not “losing your mind”, you’re only going through withdrawal. It’s simply your body adjusting to changes. Heck, everyday clean is actually having the opposite effect, you’re actually “getting your mind back” even though you never lost it to begin with, you just smoked a lot of weed and got kind of groggy because you’re body got used to the high dopamine then come down cycle, and it’s a lot to put your body through if you think about it. Just a reminder, people who are crazy/lose their minds are not aware of it. You’ll be great, don’t worry. God bless you all and seriously, if you would like someone to talk to everyday about the process contact me at [email protected]. I’m no expert on drug rehabilitation but I like helping others and never want to see people struggle, especially with things I know from experience may be hard. Keep your heads up guys!

    P.S Don’t forget to seek the right people and socialize. Cut out the people that may hold you back from moving on, not in a vain sense but just so you can avoid environments that aren’t conducive to your recovery. Help them once you’re in a position to but also remember you can only help those who want to help themselves. It may be hard to socialize with all of these things slightly out of wack but do it anyway. The right people/relationships will always pull you straight out of any bad mental state, including anxiety and depression (hence why they always say all that hypothetical kid in school who was depressed and antisocial really needed was a couple good friends/relationships) It’s definitely a rewarding experience. However, all in all just keep your heads up guys!

    P.P.S That was a long PS sorry guys hahah

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25. I’ve been smoking all day everyday for 14 years.
    I am on day 5 without smoking and I have got many of the symptoms.

    I have never taken pills for headaches before but I have the last 2 days. I’m sweating a lot and becoming dehydrated.quickly. Insomnia is a serious problem. If I’m deadbeat tired, i call asleep for a couple hours. Wake up and can’t fall back asleep. Fell asleep at 10pm. Woke up at midnight and couldn’t fall back asleep for 8 hours

    Small amount of irratbility.
    Cold turkey is brutal. Might ween off…

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26. hello all,
    Its my third day and I am feeling a lot better tapering off. Its just the similar feeling that i use to get when i started smoking(More confidence).I use to smoke 8-15 joints per day and its for 3 years. Now after just three days I decided to taper off , I reduced to 3 joints per day. Hoping to reduce it to one joint per 15 days. I believe then it isn’t matter to quit.

    It all started when i took a ibuprofen while i was heavily depressed despite being HIGH. The combo gave super panic attack and Depersonalization issue.(It seems ibuprofen takes all High at once)
    Its as if i lost my identity. I forgot who i was and how i use to be, believing and living with imaginary characters of mine.
    I then decided to stop and enter the reality. So the Things i do are

    1. Maintaining a journal of withdrawal symptoms and mental health.
    2. Doing simple tasks at craving time that I sure can complete and as I look back after completion I would have skipped One interval of intake.
    (and this helps me. I decided to taper off.)
    3. Having sticky notes in frequent place we see, highlighting the cause for quitting. (i use notes in my laptop which is my frequent place),

    Again that’s a working procedure for just me. I tried to quit 3 times and only this method is working. Hope it might help some.

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27. this may give inspiration to a few. i’m 60. i have been smoking pot for 45 years. i had a 6 month break 19 years ago, that’s it. moved to colorado 6 years ago and know many growers here. needless to say, this is the best pot we have ever seen in our lifetimes. i smoked morning to night. i am self employed so that is not a problem.

    recently i have had a heavy feeling in my lungs and what was getting to be somewhat of a chronic sore throat. I exercise regularily and was suddenly starting to feel a bit more fatigued…. so I quit 6 days ago.

    the first couple days was a little rough, but I immediately began feeling better about my health. some kind of intense anxiety and whatnot… just drank a couple beers when that started spiking, and just focused on good diet, etc., which I normally do anyway…just a bit more.

    well, 6 days in and I didn’t wake up thinking about my first cappucino and morning bowl. I didn’t even think about it until about noon yesterday, after I had gone on a bike ride, and I felt amazingly great.

    I never liked vaping. I like the great tastes of all the great flavors we have here and only liked flower. Last night we had a big dinner party and the pressure was a bit on. I came downstairs and did a vape hit and just got whacked.

    I was a bit worried that I’d be craving again, but this morning all is good and no desire. So my way of thinking is…. the vape, with long ass tube a long way from my lungs, is child’s play compared to burning doobies the entire day. I have that go to… when I feel the urge, and feel my health will not suffer from a vape every once in a while, but I can feel the dependence fading.

    Glad I did this, as it lets me know how I stand emotionally, etc., without pot continuously. it’s a whole way of life that you give up. and granted, i cheated a bit, but i am staying within my goals and headed in the right direction. I have enough loyalty to myself to not let this turn into a health issue, and feel i’d be letting myself down if i fired up at present, so all is good. head is good. concentration and motivation up slightly. and my nose is smelling shit that i haven’t smelled in years. seriously.

    piece of cake. something new. try it…. well, try it if you are 60 and have smoked your entire life. it’s sort of a no brainer that your lungs can’t hold out forever.

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28. nobody quitS smoking marijuana because they want to, they quit because they have to. For example, getting a new job, being on probation,or having a child, marijuana is the greatest thing in the world and everyone should love it and never quit, I have recently been put on federal probation and I quit cold turkey. I’ve been smoking marijuana heavily
    (14 grams a day) since 1999 and I’ve experienced no withdrawals. eat s*** and die if you are anti marijuana

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29. I quit 17 days ago after having smoked regularly for 4 years . I have bipolar disorder and all the withdrawl symptoms I have anyways … The reason I started smoking in the first place was for depression, anxiety, mood swings, insomnia, pain in my body and stomachaches . I would say the marijuana improved these symptoms by about 50% , making like feel more tolerable . My biggest problem is I hate people and don’t like Leaving the house because I have fits of rage and anxiety … I would smoke in order to get myself pumped up about leaving . These last two weeks have been absolutely miserable ; I am definitely having bad withdrawl symptoms . It’s confusing though because I don’t know if it is my disorder or the withdrawal .
    I’m being forced to quit ; it is not of my choosing . I plan to be off it for at least four months to try to see what I’m like “normal” . But I plan to smoke again because I love it and don’t see how it has any negative impact on me . Except for my liver health . Trouble is I am also an alcoholic and now that I can’t smoke I am more likely to binge drink…
    Just felt like venting I guess but also maybe looking for answers from someone else who experiences mood/personality disorder and has experience with the drug .

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30. OMG it’s only been 2 and a half days, and I’ve experienced insomnia, dizzy spells, severe panic attacks (just had one 2hrs ago), crazy jitters, the shakes, feel like I’m freezing or I’m sweating profusely, clammy hands and feet, irritability, and that’s all I can think of right now. I’ve been smoking on and off for about 5yrs, but the past year I started smoking 5 grams in 6-10 days. When I’m not at work all I do is smoke. I’m planning on getting pregnant and that is why I’m trying to stop! I can’t believe this is happening!! There’s been times in the past where I didn’t smoke for several months and I would experience these symptoms to very mild degree (except insomnia). It is kind of scaring me :(

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31. Hello Goku.
    I am in the exact same situation here with DP/DR and intense anxiety and concentratiin problems. How you are doing so far?

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32. After smoking almost an 8th a day, everyday of the finest you can find in Vancouver, BC — I’ve decided it’s time to kick the habit. So far I’m on Day 2; 2:00am as I write this actually… Guess that makes it day 3!

    I woke up this morning to anxiety. My heart was pounding pretty hard and I definitely wasn’t at rest. Even now I feel a slight bit of discomfort, however I’ve definitely eased up since earlier. My friend hosted a BBQ for her husband and, since I’m visiting from out of time, I’ve been staying here (day 3 now). I stayed indoors and ate alone as I really didn’t want to be in a social setting; felt like I had butterflies. I actually hung with the kids instead and played video games to try and relax… But I still experienced the underlying effects of quitting in cold turkey fashion.

    I’ve enjoyed smoking weed and at ~$3/gram you can see why I had no desire to stop–simply too much enjoyment for such a small tag. It was like an escape. But you know what? It’s not worth it. Maybe you have a great connect, but you will pay a higher price in other ways.

    I encourage everyone who quit to keep at it! And if you haven’t yet, then I pray you do. With every toke your dreams go up in smoke.

    [email protected] (if you ever need encouragement just holla)

    All the best,
    Danny

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33. day 3 of quitting and feel really bad, stared smoking after high school, 2008, now its that i decided to quit because im tired how this herb got a hold of me, im tired to see life passing by and im not doing sht, most of the people i knew went to college got degrees, some are now even married, but here i am same place, watching life passing by without doing anything but get high everyday, 3 times a day, didn’t want to go to collage cuz all i wanted was to get high, didn’t wanted to socialize cuz all i wanted was to get high, got to stop or else im going to die, 3 years ago, i stopped getting high from regular joins and small bong rips, so i stared doing the “gravity bong” to get bigger hits, so my tolerance is off the roof , now day 3 cant sleep, cant eat, stomach hurts, cant stop sweating last 2 days i woke up soaked in my own sweat, depressed, and today as i was taking a shower, i stared getting tingly feeling in hands and legs and all the sudden, the biggest cramp ever, in my arms, both of them, they locked up in a claw position for like 5 minutes, it was really painful, now im shaking worse than an earthquake, i really hope i can make it.

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34. I’ve been smoke free for 5 days now and believe me, I’m struggling. Over the five plus years I spent smoking, I’ve managed to quit 2 times for about a month, this being my third. The last time I quit my symptoms got so bad that I heavily considered suicide and ended up in a mental hospital for a week. One would think that I had learned my lesson, but only a month or so later I fell back into my old ways.

    Here are a few things I’ve learned about quitting that may help some of you. I do realize that body chemistry differs from person to person. I’ve had friends who seemed to have no trouble quitting while I felt as if my world was crashing down around me.

    1. Loss of appetite: To me this is key to marijuana withdrawal and overcoming appetite issues have greatly eased the process of quitting for me. The brain requires a certain amount of nutrients to function normally. If you’re skipping meals because of nausea, you are more than likely further inducing your brain’s inability to function. It’s like hanger (hunger+anger) on steroids. Find foods that are easy to trick yourself into eating and consume small amounts throughout the day. These are some things I keep when I’m going through withdrawals: pickles, fruit, chicken and tomato soup, smoothies, yogurt, and some rice dishes. Fall back on your comfort foods and you may be surprised at how much better you feel. Also, don’t force yourself to eat when nauseated. Find a way to break the anxiety before attempting to eat such as taking a hot shower or going for a run to break your anxiety. Try to be patient.

    2. Exercise: I’ve also found exercise to be a great help when withdrawing. You’re not going to feel like it at all, but force yourself to go outside to take a walk or go on a bike ride. Over the time you’ve been smoking, you’ve been building up and storing more and more toxins in your body. Due to the weed itself or just because you’ve become lethargic. The more you sweat, the better you will feel. I’m not sure how scientific this is, but I believe that the night sweats we experience are due to the brain fighting to force the poisonous build up out of our bodies. By sweating through exercise, we help to speed up the process. Also, the high that you’ll get from exercise will be somewhat comparable (hardly) to the high you’re used to. It’s something to look forward to at least.

    3. Water: Drink lots of it! Make sure you’re constantly hydrating.

    4. Distance yourself from those who continue the habit. As strong as you may think you are, you’re not strong enough to keep yourself from smoking when hanging out with friends who are. It’s the addictive personality that many of share that keeps us coming back.

    5. Keep yourself busy. Focus on work, school and if you have nothing to do then force yourself out of the house. Laying around does not help to speed up the process.

    6. Breathe.

    I hope these tips help some of the withdrawal symptoms many of you are experiencing. Unfortunately, there’s no miracle cure and even when following my own advice as closely as possible, I still struggle with mild insomnia, nausea, erratic thoughts, anxiety, night sweats, depression, etc. That’s what I get for not moderating my use and I’ve paid dearly for it. Thanks for reading. Good luck to you all.

    Dallas

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35. Hi. I first want to say thank you to everybody who shared their experience, it has been invaluable to me, especially knowing I wasn’t alone or going crazy or goin to die! I have been a total stoner since 13, I am 33 now. I smoked about a quad a week or more of California chronic. The best I could get. 3 ft glass bong in my house and an arizer solo everywhere I went. I started before I left the house to work, smoked at work, after work etc…. I don’t drink or smoke cigs so to my totally sober wife this seemed ok and not a prob. After having my second child six months ago I started questioning my life etc and thought it was time to live in the present instead of being ripped out of my ass all the time. Nobody seemed to mind since I was the typical super happy no prob stoner dude. But the last few sessions of ultra strong weed and had gotten me so high I could barely tie my shoes.

    I decided it was time to quit or slow it down so I really cut back, it had never been a prob before for me. I smoke about a quarter a week or more.

    This was about a month ago. I stopped smoking in the day and would only smoke in the eve after the kids where in bed. At this time I started being really cranky, lost my appetite, started worrying about ridiculous things and stopped enjoying activities I used to love doing. My bike stayed in the garage. I was wondering what was up, never even thinking that my herb habit had anything to do with it. About eight days ago I stopped completely beacuse it up just became a pain to go wash the bong etc.. Whatever. Then it really started. Panic attacks, racing heart. The disassociation. Omg . I thought I was dying of some unknown disease. Like really dying. Wouldn’t leave the house in extreme fear of something bad happening. Pure fucking fear. Hot flashes, my stomach in knots. Depression , sadness, hating myself. Thinking I was going crazy. The gym I go to displays everybody’s heart rate on the screen with your name, I’d be at 120 just standing there. I talked to my lady about depression, anxiety was freaking me out clutching the steering wheel of the car with white knuckles , driving ten miles of side streets cause I couldn’t get on the freeway. Feelings i couldnt admit to anyone because I’d have a panic attack. I wrote letters to relatives I hadn’t spoken in years with apologizing for trivial issues. Thinking I was getting fired from work for dumb matters when the work was better than ever. Waking up terrified from ultra vivid nightmares and acting like nothing was going on beacuse I really though I was going crazy and didn’t want my family to think I was nuts. It seemed like Donnie Darko was my reality. The paranoia was relentless. I couldn’t watch end of the world apocalypse types shows with out totally freaking out. It really felt like my world was flipped upside down and I worried I was developing some type of mental disorder. I though I was having a heart attack and this is all in the last week. My buddy came over , we puffed like old times and a couple days ago and I didn’t even think twice. He came over so we could ride our bikes and after we smoked a j on the porch I told him I was too tired and sorry. The truth use was freaked out we where goin to be runn over and die beacuse a moth flew in out faces and it was an omen. He left and racing thoughts flooded my brain. I didn’t go to sleep till 3 am only cause I forced myself to lye down and close my eyes. My daughter woke up crying she’s a baby and I hopped out of bed and ran freaking out like we needed to evacuate the house. My wife realized there was a problem. I was really scared for my life in a way I had never experienced. Four hours ago after writing my stepmother whom I hadn’t talked to in four years a very emotionally charged email I decided on a whim to google marijuana withdrawal half believing it was a myth. Not even realizing that it might be connected to what I had been experiencing. I have a half oz of the best weed ever in my garage and will prob give it away to my buds. I never want to experience this again. I just wanted let everyone know that just knowing what was happening to me was a. Huge comfort and relieved the anxiety of just not knowing what was happening to me. It was half the battle. I know now it will get better and will never look back. I might puff here or there in future but not for a long time. I want my body and mind to heal and be what it needs to be. And I have a newfound respect for mental sanity, lol.

    All I can say is thank god for this article, and forum posts. It has giving me the comfort of knowing what is happening to me, that I’m not alone and it gets better. Thanks! I will update my experiences as my withdrawal gets better. I run a lot and it seems to be one of the only things that helps. It gets me tired so I can sleep and I releases my runners high that make me happy and not scared. Positive thoughts and all my love!!!!

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36. Thank you for this. Although I am envious of those that dont experience withdrawal from this drug. It is a real problem and I think more positive articles like this should be out there. Warning people that moderation is key is dam good advice and spreads across almost every topic. Those calling this bs should go to a local rehab and see just how many types of maurijuana support programs there actually are. Dont be willfully ignorant. Thanks again. All the best to all y’all.

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37. I had breaks from smoking, every year for the last 20+ years.
    Some of the comments here reminded me of this
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUPHlAbAf2I

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    • Lmao, thanks for this!!!! This made me laugh so hard!! It’s 1:30am and I needed to smile since my entire day has sucked (day 2 of detox).

      “Have you ever sucked a dick for marijuana??? (Chapelle thinks about it and answers no)!! Boo him” hahahahahaha *dead

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38. I’ve been cannabis free for just over a month and most of my withdrawal symptoms have left (thank god). Initially for the first 3-4 days I was actually very happy and had a lot energy…Then came the vivid dreams, the insomnia, the awful paranoid and social and generalized anxiety (I actually believed my new work colleagues were talking about me and discussing how weird and how mentally unstable I was. Which was not the case) the depersonalization and the depression. It was awful, one of the worst experiences of my life. But as I said most have left now and I only suffer with mild anxiety which I know for a fact will leave eventually. I also found that I was having some involuntary thoughts which wasn’t nice either? But anyway, I wish everyone the best of luck on their journey to quitting! It’s a tough one! But you must stick at it, the reward at the end is priceless. Clarity. I quit personally because I was having really bad anxiety, I used to smoke and then not talk to anyone and just go upstairs and google whether i was insane or not. It was fucking me up big style. I smoked for 4 years almost everyday varying amounts. Its not worth it and i wish i had never started. It does nothing but distort your sense of reality. Cannabis may not kill you, But it will kill the person you used to be.

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39. This website really helped I quit smoking and I was getting all that crap it says. I was freaking out. The headache, puking, not eating right sweating more than usual… Thank you mental health daily.

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40. Like many of you I’ve been a stoner for well over 15 years. I’d just like to share my experience of withdrawal. All the above symptoms mentioned I’ve experienced to, crying, depression, severe anxiety, irritability to name but a few. What I did to combat the withdrawals was to change my entire lifestyle. Begin by changing diet, vitamin supplements such as omega 3 to help with the headaches, vit b,c and d to boost your neuroleptic nerve function combined with a fat free diet. Drink only water and green tea( for the thiamine natural relaxant).Caffeine and sugar will make insomnia worse. Try cranberry juice to detox the toxins in the liver. Exercise every day to relieve the tension and anxiety. Plus THC is stored in the fat of your stomach so you need to burn that fat off to get the withdrawal moving along quicker. Sauna will all help to remove the toxins left behind. Acupuncture and holistic massage also have immense benefits.
    Join a twelve step fellowship ie Alcoholics Anonymous, narcotics anonymous or if you have one locally marijuana anonymous will support you through this. The power of other addicts helping one another through this transition is awe inspiring. Remember we didn’t become addicted over night so easy does it. One step at a time, you’ll succeed if you really want to! You use you lose! The thought of attending meetings will often scare many people it did me, however, to conquer your addiction you must go to any lengths, do what you have to do. You’d of gone to any lengths to score skunk treat your recovery the same way. My sponsor always says to me, when I’m having one of those days, ie anxiety crying etc, “it will pass” and he is alway right. Remember are brains are sensitive and take time to readjust after constantly being sedated by skunk. You will recover! Finally, are stinking thinking never got us anywhere while we were smoking skunk, you need to change the way you think about things, make this change by following the twelve steps or find a counsellor who can give you some cognitive behavioural therapy in order to do this. Choose life, not a life of smoke smoke smoke like I did for far long, life’s short embrace society and life on life’s terms and live free! Respect to you all for doing what your doing it takes courage hope and strength to beat this, and the end reward will be something to behold! Stay strong. H

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41. I’ve been smoking for 12 yrs, I’m 25 now for the past 3 months I’ve been fighting my self to quit but everyone around me smokes n it’s pretty much just givin to me so it makes it much harder I’m going to quit I really want to … I’m going to do it for my family my daughter …but for Most of all ME …I’m addiceted and don’t wanna be but my temptation is strong but I need to grow up and put that immature high school play time drug down and really get a grasp on life I don’t like to b dependent on pot to make me feel more comfortable to go out into public it’s like I’m afraid of the world witch is funny because I used to be a MMA cage fighter not scared of anyone or anything till about 2 yrs ago I got shot for 10 dollars of pot … but ironically it helps me coup with the anxiety and tension I now feel from the world I want help I need help I wanna quit I need to quit just don’t know how to or were to start… I think I’m my biggest problem not the pot

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42. I am on day 64. I smoked resin for the first 8 years until the supply started to run dry and a good friend started to grow his own weed and smoked that for 9 years. I smoked anyone under the table and enjoyed every joint I ever had, I loved weed and thought it loved me too. I gave up for 11 months when I fell pregnant and managed to stay weed free for 2 months to breastfeed, but the urge for a joint was too strong so weened my son off and got back on the weed. I enjoyed a good 5 year stretch of smoking every evening managing to fit 3-4 joints in every night. I knew I had to give up as I was starting to feel guilty about smoking weed as my son was starting to grow up and didn’t want him to see me. I had experienced the odd dry spell and had no withdrawal symptoms whatsoever. One night after smoking my heart started racing, my pulse was 110 and not going down, I ended up staying up all night. I now realise I was suffering from a panic attack due to my racing heart. I went to the doctors the next day for an ECG and it all came back fine and the doctor also sent me for tests which also came back fine. Due to this episode I decided to give up weed for good. Having never experienced withdrawal symptoms before (even when pregnant) I was shocked at the severity of my withdrawal, which I can only make sense of now that I am “clean”, I experienced severe anxiety all day and night, couldn’t eat and had a racing heartbeat for about 10 days. I had a constant feeling of impending doom and could barely function. The withdrawal symptoms lasted for about a month my sleeping leveled out quite quickly but I was such a light sleeper that anything would wake me up. Now at day 64 I can honestly say I am over it, I sleep like a log, no longer have dizzy spells and the anxiety has completely gone. Having never had a problem with weed I was surpised at how quickly this changed, I was that person who thought people were over reacting when they said they had a bad reaction to weed and thought they were exagerating. I don’t think weed is necessarily bad but I do believe your reaction can change rapidly. I passed all my exams and held down a respectable job and no one knew about my habit, now I just feel different I’m still the same person doing the same things just minus the weed, my partner still smokes and that’s his choice but me giving up hasn’t changed our relationship. It is hard to give it up but you can do it and come out the other side. Good luck to all those who are in the early days, it is hard but keep focused on being weed free, those who don’t want to give up keep an eye out for your body telling you it’s time to give up.

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43. Hi I’ve been experiencing really horrible symptoms after quitting smoking weed. I was a heavy smoker for 7 years smoking all day, I do work but I finish quite early around 12 pm so it gave me the rest of the day to get fucking high. I’d smoke at least 7 joints a day more at weekends of strong skunk. I didn’t realise I was compensating for emotional difficulties by smoking it would give me a captain America sort of shield that blocked my problems out instead of facing them. Well I’m on my 4th day of not smoking weed and I’ve honestly never felt like this before. I get really anxious and start to panic, I make up stories in my head I I get a pain anywhere in my body I automatically think he worst, I’ve been experiencing chest pains, palpitations,dizziness, panic attacks, blurry vision, sleep problems, concentration problems, fatigue etc etc. Anyone that says they think its easy to give up is fucking stupid its one of he most if not the most horrible feeling I’ve ever had. I’m glad I found this page it has helped me loads listening to other peoples stories and some similar to mine might have to get somethin of the doc to take the edge off of quitting, this is not good!!!!!!!!!

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44. Don’t know wether people still post on this, but I came across the article and honestly can say it’s the only article that has helped. Also reading all the past comments being posted.

    I quit after having a bad experience with the drug, I’ve been clean for nearly a month now, I’ve experienced all these symtoms and still experiencing them. Had panic attacks for around 2 weeks after smoking, thought my heart was coming out of my chest, depression, blurry vision which I thought I should see what’s up so I got tested. (later found out I needed glasses though for reading haha) major headaches and head pressure which has recently cleared up thankgod, horrible vivid dreams, which actually makes me confused where i actually think ‘ has it happened or not’, they have slowly been getting better and starting to feel like I can sleep all the way though. Used to shake so bad that I couldn’t barley hold a pen, hardly shake anymore which is great! Keep overthinking things. Anixtey has been getting better-ish I’ve recently noticing I’ve started sweating a hell of a lot more, which is horrible. The worst thing that I am currently dealing with is where I feel like I’m living a dream, it’s awful, it mostly happens from waking, just want it to go, but I know that it will slowly but surely (hopefully).

    I defiantly feel a lot better than I did when I first stopped. Time is the biggest healer. After reading this article I am so thankful I’m not going crazy or dieing and it nice to know that people are going though the same as me! It so reassuring! I would never go back to smoking that stuff, or advise anyone to do it. I only started doing it a lot more due to my brother passing away just over year ago and it seemed to help with the grief a little. I’m glad I’m starting to get clear, and I hope everyone who’s posted is on there way to recovery, I wish you all the best of luck, everything is going to be okay.
    (Sorry if there is any spelling mistakes haha)

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45. Hey all,
    I’ve smoked the herb since I was about 17. Today I’m 30, a chronic smoker and I’m pretty sure I’m dealing with the stereotypical “30 years crisis”. I’m single, have no long-term job, no kids, etc. Looking back at what I’ve accomplished and being very disappointed with it, I’ve decided it was time to start this new decade on the right foot and that means cutting the herb.

    Now just so we’re clear, I’ve never blamed weed per se for the the situation I’m currently in. Always viewed it more as the consequence of deeper problems, rather than the cause. I’m a VERY anxious person when sober. Pot always helped me to keep focus and not lose myself in constantly imagining the worst-case scenarios all the time.

    Of late however, it’s dawned on me that a shift had occurred and that weed had most likely become a cause rather than a consequence. I’m excessively apathetic, never exercise, hardly leave the apartment unless necessary, take no initiatives what so ever, etc… etc… etc… When I wake up in the morning, one of the first things I do is “wake and bake” thus setting the tone for the remainder of the day. I.e : laziness, apathy, etc. By 4:00PM, I’m so stoned I can’t do anything but fall asleep. Things like walking my dog or brushing my teeth feel like mountains I need to climb.

    I feel as if I’m waking up and realizing that my chronic smoking has kept me a bit to focused on certain menial things, leaving me oblivious to the fact that years were passing by and I was simply drifting through them with no proper control on what I was becoming. You know that feeling you get when you hear about something, think it’s recent and then realize “Damn, that happened 6 years ago? Wtf have I been doing?!”

    I’ve never been the type to bury my head in the sand and say “Pot isn’t addictive”. Hell, if caffeine has withdrawal symptoms, pretty sure it’s safe to say pot does to. And it does. I’ve been dealing with most of all those you’ve listed above. However, don’t know about you all, but personally, I find the physical symptoms (relatively) easy to deal with. My issue is with the psychological side of things.

    I realize today that over my numerous years of chronic smoking, I’ve come to associate almost everything in my life with pot. Car ride? Need a joint. Listening/playing music? Definitely need a smoke. Gaming on a computer? DEFINITELY need a smoke. Watching a movie? Not without a joint… And the list goes on and on and on. I feel as if most of the things in my life lose meaning if I’m not smoking a joint while doing them.

    Evidently, my social life follows the same patterns. For years now, most, if not all, the people I’ve hung around with were chronic smokers. My best friend and closest confidant is a chronic smoker to and, as if that wasn’t enough, he’s of the type that buries his head in the sand (He’s of the – Pot? Lol, that’s not addictive, try smoking cigarettes and you’ll see what addiction is all about – type of rhetoric)

    I feel as if, were it only for the physical symptoms, I could of tackled my addiction years ago (yes, I’ve tried quitting multiple times before). It’s the mental construct I’ve built around weed that is my biggest hurdle. As if, by not smoking, the life I’ve been living for the past 15-ish years is meaningless.

    During these past years, I have not smoked every single day. There have been times (very seldom) where I went 4-5 days without a smoke, others where I went 12-24 hours. The big irony? Most of the times, it was harder to endure 12-24 hours without a smoke rather than 4-5 days. Why? From my experience, it’s because during those 4-5 days, I was in a different “routine”. Often, it’s because I was away with no access to bud. Sometimes, I was just so busy I did not have time to stop and properly smoke. It’s only after that I would realize “Hey, I just went for 3 days without a smoke and it went well!” The moment I settled back into my routine though… I was done for. 12 hours without the bud felt like eternity.

    Now, as stated above, none of us react in the same way. It has A LOT to do with body chemistry. However, if I were to throw my 2 cents into the lot, I would strongly suggest breaking up your routine. Take on new activities you don’t associate with smoking. Try hanging around with different people (if at all possible) that don’t smoke. Keep yourself busy as much as possible. Once you’re confident you’ve gotten through most of the physical symptoms then consider picking up those pot-associated activities you put on hiatus.

    I think the main reason why I never succeeded in the past, is because I wasn’t willing to break up my routine. Therefore, at some point, I would falter. Now, I’m going all-in. Going back to school, moving to a new place, dropping my current job, slowly but surely putting some distance between me and my pot-smoking friends… if this doesn’t do it, then honestly I don’t know what will.

    So yeah… all this to say that physical symptoms are one thing, just don’t underestimate the psychological side of things. I’d wager that for many, it’s a bigger hurdle than all the rest.

    ***Sidenote***
    To all those out there that think all this is a non-issue, good for you. You need not bother with us, clearly you don’t have these problems. This is not meant to be a pissing-contest and you’re no better or worse for not having any issues with quitting pot. However, I’ll be venturing a little guess. Why would you be here in the first place reading these posts? To flex your muscles and show the world you’re better and don’t have any of the issues being discussed here? Doubtful… you most likely have much better things to do with your time (if not, I’m sad for you). My guess is that deep down inside, you do have an issue, you know it but you just won’t admit to it. That’s ok, I’ve been there, done that. Somewhere down the road, when you stop, look back and realize what you’ve wasted, I’m pretty sure you’ll change your mind.

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46. Just re-read what I wrote yesterday, should have proof read – made a couple of typos, I think the most important one is the last sentence, what I meant to say was “try not to think about bullshit and dwell on the good instead” (cross out ‘less’, I wish I could edit my post but I don’t know how to do it here) lol I think it’s obvious but just wanted to clarify so it makes more sense…

    Still staying clean here, it’s been getting better, after almost 2 months I just have to battle with cravings when they come up when I feel down or anxious (there has been less of them though and I feel more stable overall) , but if you think about it feeling down or being anxious is normal sometimes to a certain extent of course, but it’s natural sometimes. Smoking weed is just one way to get yourself away from those feelings, there are many other ways to do it that are much healthier for you and don’t include any side effects, like doing something you enjoy (other than drugs lol): hobbies, meeting people you like or in my case maybe making new friends, playing some sports. I also feel that dwelling has to do a lot with intense depression or anxiety, if you think about it, there is a point in time when your anxiety or depression goes from you feeling normal to ‘oh my god I am freaking out’, pay attention to how you feel if you start heading toward that downward spiral, most importantly don’t dwell on it more, distract yourself with something and also take a deep breath, or a bunch of them, keep continuously breathing, put some feel good music, but most importantly don’t dwell on bullshit, the more you do, the bigger the problem is going to feel inside your head, at some point just tell yourself that whatever it is, it’s not worth you freaking out about it and freaking out is not going to help anyway and just try to find a solution to whatever’s happening or just think of something else, breathe, exercise, feel good music, go running all the good calm soothing stuff.. get down with it.. that’s what helps me..

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47. i have smoked weed since being 17, back then it was crap resin, then through my 20s it became plant, then i grew it in my 30s and since then i’ve been smoking 2-3 stupidly strong spliffs a day, without fail. It all became too much, smoking was no longer what it was and it just caused me to start freaking out. I used to love listening and making music while stoned, then it became horrific, sudden bouts of utter panic, dizziness and a feeling of passing out. Then it started happening while driving, while at work, just randomly at any time my mind idled. I was forced to stop smoking, but that nearly caused my mind to break down. so i’ve been reducing and reducing, hardly have any now, just the tiniest bit (match head size) and it instantly sets me off in a state of panic. I have a stressful job, and it can be wiped out at random times with utter panic. It was getting better recently after about 2 weeks of hardly smoking any. Tonight though i can feel a wave of panic in the background, i’ve not smoked anything…. I started to panic about the panic. i know its all in my head but i cant stop any of it. Doctor gave me betablockers to take if the attack starts, i’ve resisted on most occasions but i’ve had to have half a tablet yesterday and today. I feel fucking terrible. I think i’m dying it’s so severe. What the fuck do I do?, someone please help. This is absolutely terrible :(

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    • Hello Everyone, I’ve smoked weed for over 15 years, heavy pot smoker here and grower, in my early 30’s now, I did manage to quit several times (largest period was 9 months), but fell back into it because what I found really difficult is the dullness I felt after I quit, although withdrawal symptoms were not a lot of fun either, I had depression, anxiety, extremely vivid nightmares, stomach pains, headaches and craving to smoke of course. I also use other drugs opiates, coke, hallucinogens a lot of times just almost anything I can get my hands on. But I’ve decided to quit about 7 weeks ago after a friend of mine overdosed on coke and opiates, we abused it for a couple of days non-stop and he just went a little overboard with it, thankfully he is ok now, we had to rush him to the hospital. But even before that I was thinking of slowing down on weed and everything, mainly weed though because that’s mainly what I smoke, I would sometimes take a break for a day or two without smoking and basically try to push it out for as long as I could. But 7 weeks ago I stopped completely and been clean of everything for 7 weeks now not even drinking alcohol, clean entirely. I just want to say that it’s been hell, depressed, anxious and all the symptoms I’ve described above.. I’ve been doing it alone, don’t have any friends here or a girlfriend to support me or any family out here and I also had to look for work during that time because I really need a job because I am really short on cash right now, (which is another reason I wanted to quit because I thought I would be more productive), still haven’t found a job but been trying my best. One of the main things I want to share here are the things that helped me so far to stay sober for 7 weeks, I would say number one thing that helped me was exercise, running/walking doing any exercise outside helps a lot!! First of all weed is stored in fat cells so by exercising you’re burning the weed stored in your body getting rid of it and it also feels really good after exercising, it’s a different type of ‘healthy high’ it really helps. One other thing for all the people having panic attacks here, I believe it has to do with breathing a lot, I’ve noticed that when I have a panic attack sometimes I actually stop breathing all together, so try to keep your breathing leveled when you feel a panic coming on, running and exercising also helps with this by the way because when you’re sitting on one place you have a tendency to slow down your breathing sometimes. Another thing that also helped me are cleansing supplements that detox your body, I would suggest to look up some natural supplements online, something that you wouldn’t be allergic, there are a lot of natural products out there and just to take them everyday, i took them even twice a day, just depends on what type of things you’re taking but just look up online for detoxing cleansing supplements and order some or buy them at a store (They’ll cost a lot less than the cost of a bag of weed each day and they’ll help you, but you have to continue to take them for a while, I’ve been off for 7 weeks and I am still taking them) Another thing that helped me is to get busy with something find a hobby or something in my case I got really busy for work, picked up some new books and also got hooked on a video game. Give it some time, for me it’s been 7 weeks and truth be told I still fell really dull sometimes and often I wake up and smell the raisin in my pipes or the crumbs of weed I have left. But I stop myself from smoking because even though I still feel dull sometime I do feel better now much less anxiety and depression and sometimes that has been replaced by a very paranoia free anxiety free happiness. I’ve completely forgotten what it feels like being happy when you’re sober, let me tell you it’s different and sometimes I find that I enjoy it even more. It’s a much more stable happiness without mood swings or paranoia, plus I’ve been more productive and definitely clear headed. So I want to say that it does get better but you have to stick to it, keep yourself occupied with something you like and just give it time and focus on the positive, try not to think less about bullshit, dwell on the good :)

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48. I have good news for those who are experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms. I am here to tell you that you can quite with almost no or minor withdrawal symptoms. I had been using it for 15 years almost daily, and I am clean now. In about 4 months ago I decided to quit, but the symptoms were so strong (I had all the above symptoms) that I couldn’t resist and I started again after 3 days. A few weeks later when I was able to quit smoking cigarettes using nicotine patch, I decided to make my own HTC patch. I went to Youtube.com and learn how to make “pot butter”. Then bought some empty capsule form pharmacy and fill them with pot butter. I made 3 type of capsule. 1- Full of butter, 2- half full, 3- only one drop of oil. When I was emotionally ready to quit again, I took one capsule every morning and night for the first 3 or 4 days and then only one capsule at night right before going to bed. The capsule didn’t make me Hi, I even didn’t catch a buzz, but it magically helped me to quit. No bad dream, great sleep every single night. All you had to do was after a few day switched to capsule #2 and a few day later capsule number 3 and a few days later I just stopped. You can adjust the time and intake based on your own need. Just remember this capsule should not make you hi, If it does then reduce the butter. Don’t forget to eat lots of green salad and drink water as much as you can. I also started taking vitamin D and C daily (vitamins were great help also). Good luck.

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49. I smoked off and on for the last 30 years. I quit for about 5 or 6 years, but have been smoking for the last 20 before quitting again 2 months ago. I smoked about a quarter oz every three weeks. I maintained a good job and am currently a VP. I quit mostly because I don’t want my kids to know. They are 10 & 8. I still plan on having an occasional hit now and then if I’m with a certain friend who smokes all the time, but I won’t have any in my house anymore or buy anymore.
    I’m not sure if I had any side effects other than the first week. I had a desire for it but it’s waning. The temptation is still there.
    I was curious if anyone else has experienced a sensation of your heart skipping a beat. I assumed this sensation is from my occasional anxiety attach. I get these sporadically, but often go 6 months without one. I manage through them and they have not prevented me from going to work or working out daily. But they are irritating. So if you have had this type of sensation after quitting, please comment and let me know.
    P.S. for all those posting, I do not see any benefit of you bashing other posters. This is supposed to be a helpful blog and every one is different.

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    • Hey Will. I feel exactly the same. Quit smoking 3 days ago and my heart races for no reason. I then notice it and it scares me, and causes anxiety. But then I get even more afraid, wondering if my heart racing is caused BY my anxiety, or whether my heart racing CAUSES the anxiety. I would hate to think that I have lost control of my mind to such an extent that I can’t control my anxiety. I was the happiest care-free person ever before smoking weed. This is the first time I’ve had to deal with this issue.

      I have quit before for a year, and gone on holidays for months at a time with my only symptom being night sweats and slight appetite loss. This time, though, is different. I am afraid to be alone. I am afraid to not be busy with something, because then it feels like I will notice my heartbeat and get anxious and fearful once again. It is terrible. Will this go away? Can anyone tell me that this will go away after a month or even after 90 days?

      My withdrawal is so serious that I don’t even crave weed. I am actually afraid of it, almost as if I have been conditioned against it now. I literally start feeling panicky if I think about bud… So going back to smoking does not seem like it will be an issue to me – God-willing. But this heart racing/anxiety, is not normal for me, I am not an anxious scared person… This is not me. I just hope it will go away. Someone please tell me it will go away and that I will feel normal.

      To all those who decided to quit, I want to send my positivity to you and pray that God will help you in your endeavor. The people who say weed is good for are people who are interested in one thing only – money. They just want to line their pockets. I can personally say, weed is DRUG. I’ve been through it, loved smoking and advocated pot to everyone. I was dead wrong. I have already apologized to all those who I LIED to by telling them weed is OK.

      It isn’t. 1000000000000 great highs aren’t worth it when the future you is suffering. When you’re there, suffering, you won’t even remember all those highs you had. You will just feel terrible. Thanks guys, best of luck to all of you.

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      • Dave… I was very happy to read your comment. I am actually strapped to a heart monitor for 21 days. I had a severe panic attack which included hyperventilation. It caused my body cramp up and I had no control over my extremities and was temperarily paralyzed. It was terrifying as I was conscious through the whole thing. My heart races and I check my pulse all the time.

        I smoke since age 12-16 at 16 I went to a rehab facility as I was also addicted to several other substances. Never considered weed a drug. I was completely sober for two years and when I was 18 I started smoking and drinking again. I am now 26 and 13 days sober. I have had about the worse mental thoughts and because I am an advocate of self searching and reaching highest consciousness my body started to reject the weed.

        As you said something that once calmed and soothed my life now sent it into a whirl wind. I would get anxious from smoking and slowly stopped. I have no cravings. And did believe I was crazy as I didn’t think your could withdrawal from weed. Physically and mentally go hand in hand. I can assure you, it will pass, but you need to help it along the way. I do a lot of guided meditation and am constantly keeping myself busy.

        It’s a process but I’ve gone through worse and just keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. The world is much different and I believe your body is telling you you don’t need to smoke anymore. Think about it as a cleanse. Focus on the pain welcome ask it what it is trying to tell you.

        I am very thankful that someone experienced to the tee what I am going through and I have so much hope of an awesome future! Positive thoughts to all life is beautiful and it’s not about the destination it’s about the journey.

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50. Thank you so much for writing this article. it is great to know that i am not alone. I have smoke every day for around 15 years (roughly 15 joints a day). I quit 11 days ago and it has been very very difficult. I have experienced every symptom you detail above, the worst of which has just beena dissasociation from my body. My body is tingling and my face feels constantly in a haze.
    I love smoking cannabis, but have gotten to the point where I have to acknowledge thati asimply not responsible enough with it. This is again anotherproblem of it being illegal where I live. There is no control of the THC levels I consume and, each year, it gets more and more difficult to get stuff which doesn’t come laden with crystals.
    Anyone claiming it has no physical addiction is a fool and has no respect for what they are putting into their body. As for all of those who are going through the same thing, I wish you the best of luck and leave you with the message that you should not give up on your journey to quit. We all began our journey of quitting for a reason, these awful withdrawal symptoms are nothing but justifcation for those reasons.

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