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.
I’m back to tell you all to not give up!! Its been about 2 months since I last smoked, and am fortunate that most of my symptoms are gone. I still don’t sleep a full night though, and every now and then I get a hell of a head rush… you know that: “whoa, I’m too high” feeling. Usually passes as quick as it showed up. I have no desire to smoke again – think it’s because those first 3-4 weeks scared the crap out of me! So much more productive now, I wish I had quit years ago! And the money I would have saved…makes me sick to think about sometimes. Please hang in there, you can do this! It’s worth it, trust me. Thanks for getting me through the rough days. Love you all for making me feel like I’m not alone!
Holy crap boys and girls, I’m back. I’m back because I have to talk about this because the withdrawal symptoms are nastier than I expected. I’m on maybe day 10 now and just as I thought things were getting smoother… all of a sudden they are not. The mood swings and the depression are crushing. I am very grateful to my wonderful spouse because she gives me reason to keep my sanity and temper in check. If it wasn’t for her I think I would lose my mind.
I’ve been running to help me cope and to tire me out and to relieve the anxiety. I’ve been running and completing 3.3k in 20 mins. I want to run 2 or 3 times a day and it blows my mind that I can run this much. I’m not talking jogging here. I mean running like my life depends on it. I read somewhere that some research showed that weed increases your lung capacity and there has to be some truth to it because this doesn’t seem to make any sense at all. I hadn’t done any running in over a year and it makes no sense that I should be able to run this much.
Please believe me when I tell you I am not boasting here because this is actually freaking me out some. Madness I tell you. The relief it brings from withdrawal lasts about an hour or 2 after my run. Even though it exhausts me, my sleep is patchy at best and the dreams that mess with my mind are still there. Beyond cinematic and so real and so so frightening. I started daily meditation about a year ago but find myself doing 3 x 30 minute sessions daily with frequent check ins just to keep my moods and anxiety grounded.
Forgive my ranting. I don’t know if any of this makes any sense. I feel like I’m going out of my f*cking mind here. Tomorrow I start the weights and I want big mean mofo weights and have a bag to punch. This withdrawal is a hell ride and I will chew concrete if that’s what it takes to to get over this. Thanks for everyone’s testimonials. Hang in there. I will probably check back because your comments make me feel like I’m not alone in this.
I wanted to know if anyone out there has experience significantly elevated blood pressure? I always had trouble keeping it under 130 but would generally manage to keep it at that. Now its at between 147 over 82 all the time. WTF! Am I dying here? Will I go mad or die of a stroke before I get better. I know I sound insane especially after reading my last post that seemed so rational by comparison. It would be so easy to call my dealer now but I will not! And baths… Lotsa really hot baths. I think I will go bawl my eyes out like a big f*cking 52 year old baby now.
Dude you have the right attitude keep it up! As far as blood pressure you gotta see a dr – it’s not safe. Perhaps your body is not used to the exercise. Good luck and stay strong!
For all those who are saying you don’t get withdrawal. I’ve been smoking heavily since I was 14. I love weed, everything about it and If I could I would smoke weed everyday. In the last year I have started smoking more then I ever have done. I have started noticing my memory is really bad and I used to be very sharp minded, obviously I am not anymore. Withdrawal is very real. I have been trying to quit for months now and I keep going back to it because I am weak. I am having sleepless nights when I don’t smoke and feel anxious nearly all of the time.
Sometimes when I really need it it feels like my heart is beating out of my chest. My wife hates it but she allows it as every time I try to stop, I get so snappy and most of the time over nothing. I’ve smoked heavy for 14 years, if you reading this and have only smoked a year or so and you’re curious, I have one piece of advice I wish someone gave me when I started… Just don’t start. It’s a horrible addiction. If you do, be prepared to smoke your entire life or if you are lucky and decide to quit like I have, be prepared for a long battle with withdrawal and with your own head.
Since quitting, I convinced myself everyday it’s OK. I can go get an 8th and the logic kicks in and says, “No you have kids.” All I’m saying is its illegal in most countries for a reason. It’s not bad for short term use, but the moment you depend on it to cope with stress or just life in general, don’t say you were not warned. It’s a horrible, long road to recovery and I wish I told 14 year old me that this drug will ruin my quality of life. Good luck to anyone trying. I really hope I can beat this but I feel so weak and hate being stressed about nothing.
Marijuana is an insidious drug. Unlike hard drugs it might appear that MJ usage has little to no negative side effects upon it’s newcomer addicts for years. However, the behavior patterns develop that do more damage in the long run than half a year to a couple of years the hard drugs abuse would do to a young person. By the time the MJ addict realizes what has happened to their dreams and how much life went up in smoke, it just might be too late to materialize the potential one had prior to this horrid addiction.
I clearly see your point and have to agree with your overall statement, however unless you are in advanced older age, there is still much room to dream and accomplish. Best of luck. DO NOT GIVE UP!!!
This is all too true.
I’ve been a heavy smoker for about 10 years, multiple joints a day everyday. I stopped cold turkey a week ago. Sleep is no longer a part of my vocabulary, and the boredom and sweats are awful. I’ve heard that there are no withdrawal symptoms from marijuana, but that’s a lie. Even though everyone is different, it seems that we all are suffering in some form or fashion. So I must call BS to anyone that claims no symptoms (at least for a heavy smoker).
Here’s my testimony of quitting weed. I’ve been only smoking for about an year and a half. But for the past 6 month, I smoked everyday, but not your typical one to two joints or few bowl rips a day: I would smoke multiple joints with few friends, take multiple bong rips, do multiple dabs, and edibles at least once or twice a week. I came to a point after several dab rips I didn’t even think I was getting high. So despite using cannabis for year and a half, the amount I used daily for the past six month is abnormal.
It’s been a week since I’ve quit and I’ve been experiencing mood swings, insomnia, loss of appetite, depression, lack of motivation, headaches, an nausea. Anyone telling you that they have not experienced withdrawal symptoms: 1.) didn’t smoke enough 2.) simply is in denial 3.) never actually stopped quitting and still smoking everyday like Wiz Khalifa. The withdrawal is real, it’s not a myth. I wish everyone the best in their efforts to quit weed. Good luck and soldier on!
Yip! here goes… I’m in my early 50’s and have been smoking weed for protracted periods of time, (as in years,) then quitting for a number of months only to find myself getting on the ride again. I’m giving it another go as I am tired of the lethargy… of the trappings of a fogged and lazy mind. I’ve reached an age where I understand on a real level that the years ahead of me are not limitless. Weed is not conducive to getting things done. When I started smoking in my teens weed would feed my imagination and creativity. That was then.
Now it has become a dull lethargic something akin to transient pleasure without much substance. I’ve stopped for just over a week now after a 9 year run. My withdrawal symptoms have been crippling anxiety, anger, insomnia, and depressive periods. As far as physical symptoms go I’ve been experiencing acute spikes in blood pressure due to the anxiety and bursts of anger. Those have now subsided. I consider myself fortunate compared to so many other people in the comments when I read what they have to go through. Nonetheless, I can assure you it ain’t no picnic.
I had literally stopped dreaming and wanted to start dreaming again. When quitting weed (and when you do manage to fall asleep) chances are your dreams will come back in overdrive. As interesting as that may sound the dream experience can be intensely vivid and unpleasant and frightening. After a week, that has finally started to level off. It may sound like a contradiction in terms but I also am an advocate of legalization. I believe that weed is very much like alcohol and different people react in different ways.
If you can have the occasional joint or the occasional drink and derive some benefit and pleasure from it, then good on you. If you are smoking 3 joints or downing a six pack every night and need a hit or a shot to start your day, then there might be a problem. When I was younger I would go through extended periods of heavy drinking and never had a problem quitting or suffered any withdrawal symptoms. I am now a moderate drinker and can handle it quite fine.
I have however seen friends and family go through hell due to alcoholism and how difficult the withdrawal process was for them. Addiction is different things for different people. Weed, drugs, food, sex and television… What’s your poison? DO NOT BELIEVE THE NAYSAYERS. They are just fools proud of being fools. They lack the empathy and basic humanity to acknowledge that other people’s hardship and pain are real because they do not experience the same thing. The withdrawal symptoms are very real and intense.
Exercise definitely helps. Meditation can also helps relieve the tension. If yoga’s your thing, then yoga. Talking about it is important. Despite the withdrawal period I’ve noticed positive changes within the first couple of days. I’ve always been an avid reader but hadn’t finished a book in years. Now I find myself going to bed with a good book and having the concentration to stay with it and remembering what I’ve read in the morning instead of laying lethargic in front of whatever crappy TV program flickers in front of me.
My ideas actually make their way to sketchbooks and notebooks and actualization instead of being ephemeral vapors. Even after only a week I get the sense that the days are building blocks and evolving instead of fuzzy copies of themselves. I can dream both literally and figuratively. Surround yourselves with supportive people. Have courage. This too shall pass.
Smoked weed the pass 2 1/2 years 2-3X a day, I’m on day 4 and feel like sh*t!! I’ve totally lost my appetite, and have flu like symptoms. I feel dizzy, nauseous and somewhat depressed. Whoever says marijuana does not have any withdrawal symptoms is full of sh*t. Lord help me!
Hi all, I have quit cold turkey for a week now. I quit because I started to feel like my heart was racing and my mind/ memory/caring about others was fading. Frankly I am done with MJ. I want to be plugged into life and my family. I didn’t know that I would feel headaches, night sweats, stomach cramps and crying / depression. Everything but the crying is gone. Today I was a fountain of tears for no reason other than quitting. Finally I grabbed my shoes and walked a track for an hour.
I feel so much better. I think I need to replace MJ with exercise. Walking, running, yoga, and have healthy side effects from exercise. I think the harder it is to get over MJ the more you need to do it. I want to work out a plan of what to do when I am around a crowd of people doing it. At a party what will I do? I am a non pot smoker now. I sure like the sound of that! Good luck with your journey to a clear mind and a healthy body everyone!
I have smoked pot for twenty years, I have given up numerous times for anywhere from three months to six months but always seem to fall back into the lifestyle. This happens mainly because all my friends smoke and the exposure to it was still there. Pretty much if you are around it you will want it whether it has been two days or two years. I have one mate that smoked it religiously for about 18 years he has been off it for two years now and still thinks about it almost everyday.
If you do something for so long it’s not only addictive it becomes a way of life. I have just recently disowned all my smoking mates besides two. The reason I’m still friends with these two is that they will not smoke it around me and if I try to smoke it they pretty much drag me away by force, now if your friends aren’t doing that sort of thing they are not real friends and it’s hard, but disown the losers they will only make things harder. I am currently trying to get off it again anyone that says it’s easy can go jump, everyone is different and unless they have some special mind reading device they have no idea what you are going through.
It’s been four months for me and I could quite easily go for one right now. That’s where you gotta take it day by day and every day you make without a smoke you gotta tell yourself you just won not a little battle but a massive one and be proud of that cause I/you know how hard it is!!!! Surfing really helped me, I had not surfed for over ten years now it’s the one thing that keeps me sane, I had no idea why I didn’t feel like smoking pot after a surf but my councilor told me that I’m triggering all five senses in my brain when surfing.
Sight: your watching the waves, smell: the wax the sand the water, sound: the breaking waves, feel: the water the board and that awesome feeling of riding a wave, taste: the salt water. Pot was never associated with surfing for me but if you associate pot with surfing this won’t work for you find something else to trigger your senses, Pretty much if you are stimulating your brain that much your brain has no need to be stimulated by pot. Good luck to anyone trying to quit it is a battle that will last a long time, don’t kid yourself.
It’s going to be hard but it’s for the best. Don’t lay down easy be proud of yourself everyday you make it without a smoke and if you do relapse get up kick life back in the balls and go again. Never stop trying never give up hope, there are heaps of people out there to help. Use them and good luck! I shed a few tears typing this so I’m still not over pot, but you HAVE TO BE PROUD OF YOURSELF FOR TRYING if your not, you will fail time and time again. Good luck.
I really need some words of encouragement and motivation. I smoked weed everyday for the last 5 years. I normally would spend £10 a week but it went up to £40 weekly 2 years ago after I lost my husband suddenly. I stopped smoking weed on 31.12.14 and the withdrawals symptoms are very real. I went from no appetite, to insomnia, then anger and weird dreams.
I am now on day 10 of cold turkey and am craving weed so badly, I actually called my dealer but number when to voice-mail. Day 8 was the worst having not slept all night, I had an emotional breakdown and ended up seeing my GP who gave me sleepers which helped significantly. I really want to stop this bad habit and need some buddies who have been through this process to support me. How long will it take till I get back to normal?
Once it is all out of your system, your concentration, motivation, and ability to make positive changes to your life will return. It can take weeks for some and you will feel like everything is just falling apart during this time, not to mention the withdrawals, which can feel life threatening to some. Don’t fall for this, your brain is lying to you, stick with it and you will get the reward of being able to actually achieve more, make better decisions, build stronger, meaningful relationships with non-smokers and break out of the mental Prison that weed puts you in.
Make sure that you keep a video diary of the pain you are going through right now, as it will serve as a reminder for the future. The depressions you may get are more about you realizing how low you have become, how much money you have spent/lost, how you hid from non-smokers and family, as you do not notice, or even care about these things when using. Get angry with yourself for starting the weed habit and build a hatred for what weed has done to you, your life, and your relationships with the people you care about who do not use weed.
Get through this and you will be mentally equipped to make the right changes that improve your life. Impossible as it may seem right now, you will be happy again; it just takes a few weeks so hang on in there. And finally, for those of you who are skint, who have lived a life desperately trying to find the cash to buy your next bag(s), I highly recommend that you get yourself a large box and put the cash you would of spent on weed into the box, and then treat yourself to a holiday, you deserve it as you have broken out of the weed-prison. Well done Been there, done it, and will never return. -JD
I’m on day 5 of cold turkey after 15 years of smoking weed (a quarter to an ounce per week) and I’m having a lot of withdrawal. Mainly stomach cramps, mood swings, insomnia and my head is just buzzing 80% of the time. I really fear I cant take this for more than a week let alone 90 odd days. I live on my own and not being able to sleep is causing my already sour relationship (my temper on weed caused this in the first place) with my neighbors to get even worse. So I have that to deal with that too. They have now taken to knocking on my wall whenever I lay down to try to sleep. Coupled with the withdrawal I feel I’m either cursed or going to go insane.
First of all, thank you GLOOM for starting this page and secondly, thanks to all for sharing your experience, strength, and HOPE! I am on day 4 of cold turkey quitting and experiencing some of the many symptoms shared by others. Your comments and sharing has given me answers as to what I am going through. It helps to know I’m not alone and so many are fighting the good fight. Emotionally and physically weed had taken over my life and I do not want ANYTHING having that much power over me. And through me it has affected ALL of my relationships with others. Good for all of us and best wishes to all as we return to our former selves before the weed took us over.
Hello, I’ve been smoking over 25 years! Now I’m currently in college, and I’m trying to cope without. It’s really hard,because the things I use to laugh at I now cry. I know what I need to due, but that don’t make it any easier! Everything is different sex, food,and my mood swings are off the chain. Some days I just want to take a couple puffs, but I know that will be 50 steps backwards, so I just wanted everyone to pray for me one day at a time.
I think anyone who’s on here came for a reason, and if you’ve been smoking for more than a few months, I fully believe you will feel these symptoms. I’ve been smoking pretty much everyday, for 5/6 years and I’m now on quit day #3. I also started smoking cigs when I started smoking it, I used to usually smoke less than 3 cigs a day and now I find that number increasing, but it takes a little of the edge off :/. I would say the withdrawal symptoms are taming down and reality is slowly coming back.
The first day I was mad at the thought of marijuana but couldn’t fall asleep easily but managed to knock out around 4am. The next day I felt the sweating coming on, and I knew it was not normal for me to sweat from just normal activities, but just brought deodorant along. I drank wine in the evening which kind of helped, but substituting is no better than the original problem so I did not drink more than 1 small glass. That night, I took half of a unisom plus pain so I could knock out a bit earlier, which definitely helped; made me fall asleep around 2.
And each day I only had 1 meal, which usually I have 2 or 3. Also noticed these days I felt kidney pain, which was strange because I thought that would be more of an alcohol symptom, but it’s real. The next day I woke up drowsy from the sleeping medication around 10am, ate a meal at 3pm which usually it would be a little earlier (munchies) but at least I ate it and felt good. Then I went out that night, had 1 garlic roll and a slice of pizza and there was so much pizza left but I could barely eat the one slice.
Then I got home and I could literally feel the pizza inside of me felt nauseous, but I pushed through it because barfing the food would not really help. Then I fell asleep before 2 (slightly earlier than night 1/2). I think the symptoms are there and annoying but they are beatable and the money and mental integrity you gain from quitting are worth the struggle. I strive to get to 3 months because I’ve never quit for more than a few days (if even). I’m 22 and I realized it’s a waste if your using all the time craving it, you should just end it.
Stay positive and make a goal of how long you will be free of it, because you are somewhere underneath there. this page has helped me a lot and I know that life changes when you accept the fact that you need a change.
I am 25 years old I have been a smoker since the age of 13. I gave up 2 months ago and its horrible I have really bad anexity also had a few panic attacks. But I will not let this thing beat me. I am working towards being drug free. I have had a cheeky puff here an there but for nearly a week haven’t been so cheeky to do so. And I will not be again, weed really isn’t good it messes people up in the long run. People have such a bad attitude towards people like me who really don’t understand why I smoked it for so long. It doesn’t make anyone a bad person to smoke it but it really isn’t good. Just because no one has died from it doesn’t mean it great. My days of Mr skunk man are over! All the best… You can do it! I did.
The withdrawal symptom I am having is very bad anxiety that seems to be affecting my breathing patterns. I find that drinking a lot of water is a temporary fix. It makes my head and anxiety feel a lot better.
I’m 18 years old I started smoking when I was 15. I stopped 2 weeks ago and now I have become stressed… I feel anxious all the time can’t sleep / wake up during the night lost of appetite I don’t feel like my self my legs and hands are always tense. I get headaches that will go away and appear on the other side of my head. Eyes low and red they feel dry, I’m always thinking, I don’t even participate in the activities I usually do. I really need help. Can some one comment and tell me if they relate to me?
You can do this! One thing for sure, everyone seems to have slightly different symptoms, and for different lengths of time. I’m now at day 36 and feeling so much better… not completely normal, but great compared to those first three weeks. Today I actually made it through the whole day without any crazy suddenly nauseous feelings. Head doesn’t feel thick and heavy anymore, and the appetite has returned with a vengeance! I quit smoking cigarettes and drinking Mtn. Dew at the same time I quit smoking weed…go big or go home!
Thinking I need to start working out to counter the appetite. Still haven’t slept a full night since, but I’ll take it compared to the beginning of this ordeal. Keep up your fluid intake, breathe deep breathes through your nose, not your mouth. I found that the cold winter air actually made me feel better. Listen to your favorite jams. Try not to focus on how crappy you feel…Reading all these posts from others helped me by just knowing I wasn’t alone. You got this!
The withdrawal…is so very real. Stopped the strong stuff about 2 or 3 weeks ago, been “hitting” on some crap bud that was harvested too early to help deal with the worst of the symptoms, but I’m not even doing that the past couple days ’cause the stuff just tastes sh*tty. What I am experiencing: Continual heaviness in my head…like in all of my brain, it feels like someone’s got a wire mesh over my skull and it is continually being tightened down…brain feels on fire…I am dizzy, shaky, stomach is f*cked beyond recognition, no appetite, insomnia is making me feel sicker, horrible, horrible nausea…malaise.
I feel like I have the goddamn flu. My husband feels so bad for me he keeps wanting to get me a dime. I started this sh*t just to sleep, then ended up using all day, every day, numb my ass, please. No more. And I’m not getting that dime. If I cave now these past weeks’ trials and tribulations were all for nothing. Once I get my work permit in my new country, I can’t be going through this while starting a new job. For me, quitting now is worth it. It’s just living f*cking hell. Mood swings, anger, crying my face off at times…and oh god the nausea just kicked back in. Stay strong everyone.
Sounds a lot like me!! But it’s only my 2nd day. Keep it up that’s great! I’ll get very moody and emotional…last night I cried before I fell asleep it’s pretty bad and the nausea has to be the worst for me. I can’t even smell food without me feeling very sick even though I may feel hungry.
I smoked daily (2-3 grams) for 16 years. I put the shit down 5 days ago. Now I’m sweating like a pig. Doesn’t matter if it’s hot or cold or comfortable, I’m still sweating. Cold like symptoms too. Sometimes chills, but never fever. My dreams are a little more f*cked up too. I’m past the “I want it/I need it” stage, so I don’t think quitting is going to be tough mentally. But physically, I’m tired of trying to replace lost fluids from all this sweating. Tired of reading all these “no withdrawal symptoms from quitting pot” all over the internet. It’s a bunch of bullsh#t. YOU WILL EXPERIENCE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS FROM ANYTHING THAT HAS CHANGED YOUR BRAIN CHEMISTRY OVER THE YEARS. YES YOU WILL, STOP YOUR F#CKING INTERNAL DIALOGUE.
I am 55 years old. Been smoking 6 to 8 times a day for 42 years. Not just a couple puffs at a time. Usually half a man sized joint at a time of mid grade Mexican. I still love it but need to find a new job because of a random saliva test. Quit 4 days ago and today the only symptoms I am experiencing has yet is a terrible headache that is not affected by over the counter meds. The pain is like my head is swollen.
Literally feel like someone kicked me a dozen times all around the head. As far as brain cells goes, I play chess with the very best players around and find it hard to find good competition. Weed does not destroy your brain cells and does not cause dementia or any other brain dead afflictions. The black tar is simply dissolving from the fat of the brain causing much pain. Too much nonsense being spread around!
As an artist, I depended on pot for decades. When I quit because it had begun to aggravate my COPD (from 35 years of tobacco use), I thought I would never be creative again, but finally im as creative as ever. What baffles me is why anyone would post something literally denying or insulting someone suffering from detox. Can you imagine attending an AA meeting and a guy stands up and says “hi, my name is Joe and your all a bunch of anti-alcohol liars!”.
The issue isn’t whether pot detox is real, it’s how to recover from the detox symptoms. Nobody’s arguing about whether pot should be legal. Nobody has a secret agenda involving support for a failed war on drugs. If you are not addicted, more power to you! There are plenty of forums for those who love their weed. Why not avoid stress and go to those sites? People are trying to recover from detox symptoms. Just dont throw a rusty nail into the soup! Is that too much to ask?
And here lies the problem: smoking an ounce a day eh? That’s proof that your either beyond ignorant or a pro-marijuana propagandist. It is totally impossible to smoke an oz per day. Your lungs must be so clogged with black resin its gone into your brain. Try quitting for a month and you’ll probably boo-boo your way back to pot dependency.
Thank you so much, all of you, you’ve relieved quite a bit of my anxiety just by reading these posts. I’m on day 12 and it’s the worst day I’ve had, by far. Spent most of the day in bed because I thought I was going to faint every time I got up. It does seem to be a roller coaster ride, and I want off, NOW!! 51 and I’ve smoked for 30-35 yrs, heavy daily smoker for the last 25. I don’t care if I ever see another bag of weed as long as I live, I refuse to go through this crap again.
2 trips to the ER, one night stay for observation and a stress test to rule out any heart problems. Greatest cardiologist ever was the first person that addressed it as my withdrawal. Sweats, shaky, feel like chest is compressed, lightheaded all the time. If you’re lucky enough not to have these symptoms, I envy you! Those of you that are going through it, we’re in it together. Nice to know I’m not alone!
I have smoked Marijauana for over 27 years. For the past 15 years I have smoked about 7 grammes per day every day without fail and never used tobacco in my spliffs. Up to the day I stopped I convinced myself that I would break down if I stopped and would not be able to cope. Well for the first few days I only suffered some sleep deprivation and some weird dreams. But I can honestly say I have suffered no mental issues or cravings to smoke again.
If you used tobacco in your spliff then the craving for nicotine will be much greater than the marijuana. The key to my stopping has been to occupy my time with anything and everything. You are at much greater risk of relapse if you just sit around doing nothing as your mind will play tricks with you convincing you that you can’t live without it. Go for walks, gym, spend more time with family and friends and stay away from your smoking circle.
I strongly disagree with all the symptoms that this site believes you will have. It’s mind over matter and be glad it’s not heroin we are trying to quit. I am also aware it’s not as easy for everyone to quit as it seems for me but if you are determined you’re finished with the lazy laid back feeling you get from weed then you will quit. I still believe it can have many benefits medically hut socially it holds you back in many aspects of your life.
As well as the smell and slowness one feels when stoned. Instead of being stoned and doing everything tomorrow or the day after or never you will be more assertive and active in your choices in life when stopped. The key is keep busy, keep busy and keep more busy. I now it’s not as easy for everyone but quitting is achievable for all. Good luck.
I have been smoking everyday for 3 years, I started in college and couldn’t stop. I have been smoking up to 2 grams a day. I have been diagnosed with canniboid hyperemesis syndrome and have been in the hospital 6 times in the past year. I have made the commitment to stop and I haven’t smoked anything in 5 days and the withdrawal symptoms are bad, it is reliving to know I’m not the only one going through withdrawal. Also all my friends smoke so I have not been able to see them for awhile, plus how sh*tty I feel but from everything I have read on here it is just so nice to know I’m not the only one going through this. I know I have to just keep strong and it’s going to be hard, but I am committed.
Got really emotional reading all these posts, and felt like I should share my story… Im 18 and been smoking for almost 4 years everyday heavily. I decided to quit after about a year of being mentally unstable, at least that’s what it felt like, went through depression, anxiety, paranoia attacks random freak outs manic episodes fears. I was experimenting with every drug I could get my hands on to except opioids, and combined with my chronic weed abuse I got f*cked.
But all this time I did not know why I was going mad and trying to compensate by using more drugs, mostly psychedelics pretty often, which gave me about a week’s of bliss but then another problem appeared. So first 3 days after quitting I felt like a god, totally comfortable. Days passed by and every night got more intense dreams, at first I was waking up full of sweat about 5 times a night, but yesterday (day 7) I could not sleep. At all. And made a horrible mistake to drink coffee.
I got a panic attack in classroom, felt similar to low dose LSD freak-out, went to the schoolyard and my friends were laughing because I acted like a weirdo shouting and then whispering “shhh they’re going to hear us” but I went through it like a boss ;). So went home and finally slept for about 3 hours, woke up sweating and here I am now reading these posts. Thanks for everyone sharing their stories and I hope you read mine too. Oh and of course 3+ years of smoking is not that much, I’m sure plenty of you here who have been smoking for decades are going through a lot worse.
Well as a really emotional person, I’m really prone to psychosis. As a kid I always wandered what its like to “lose your mind” and how mentally ill people feel. Well I got a little taste and damn It was the worst thing ever happened to me, all I try to do for the past year is self-fixing myself, missing out life and giving two sh#ts about school since I have “more important issues than school or work to fight for.”
I have been a pot smoker for over 42 yrs, and yet I managed to still maintain a career and family life and avoid the stereo typing of a “pot head.” I’ve been through all stages of use from light to heavy use and woke up one morning about three weeks ago decided to pull my head out my ass and see life in a better way, realize my health is more important than pot. Since then I’ve gone through hell with withdrawal symptoms that have been difficult, such as anxiety, severe headaches, weight loss and generally feeling like sh*t most of the time. The good news is I’m starting to feel somewhat better, little by little everyday, and most of all, I feel better about myself for doing this, as hard as it is to do.
Well hello! Like many others here, I am super relived to have found this thread. At 39, I have been smoking weed for about 20 years (that’s gross!), in the last 10 more heavily… often all day. My husband have never even tried it, although I’m sure he’s been high just by being in the same room as me while I’ve been smoking. He’s never had a problem with me smoking and doesn’t care either way, which I find odd!
Today I’m 19 days weed free, I want to have a baby. I am so RELIEVED to see all your comments here and feel encouraged to continue. I’ve spent the last 19 days crying, off and on all day, sometimes it’s actually funny… like running on the treadmill… crying, brushing my teeth… crying! I’m cranked as all hell, people are idiots, everything is stupid, I’m constantly annoyed. I too have been getting sweats, feeling overheated, feeling like I’m getting the flu, back aches… of course I thought I was pregnant lol!
Then I start to think, you know 20 years of anything is gonna have some withdrawal effects and started looking it up. Thank goodness I did, I found this thread! I need support, people that understand and can relate. I have put my smoking buddies on hold and most of my family has no idea and would be effing shocked if they knew how much weed I used to smoked! For everyone that has quit, I hope your still clean… keep going, you’re gonna do great things! If anyone wants to have a support buddy to check in on them, feel free to email me.
Steve, Very profound to read your description of your struggles. I would be lying if I said I didn’t find some of it down right hilarious, so thanks for making me laugh, but I digress. Unfortunately, cannabis withdrawal is as serious as a heart attack, especially for those using high grade flowers, hash, or oil for long periods of time. I am currently 160 days (~5.5 months) withdrawn and I am miserable. I am 37 years old and have been a heavy daily user the past 10 years, the last 2 of which were spent vaporizing high grade flowers and hash multiple times daily.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I would consider yourself lucky if you make it through a fast withdrawal with minimal symptoms. The process can take upwards of months to a year or two before for you start feeling “au naturale”, or so I’m told. I am currently dealing with serious depression like I’ve never felt before in my life. The first 3 months were anxiety ridden and my insomnia still persists to this day. I’m lucky to get 5-6 hours on a good night, and if I do sleep, I wake up feeling paralyzed and out of body. I am still enduring chronic fatigue and serious depersonalization.
I too have contemplated what it might be like not to be on earth anymore, but have too much to lose with a beautiful wife and 2 year old son. I have gone through waves of every physical symptom you can imagine, from daily headaches, nausea, sore muscles, shivers, numb limbs, etc. I have been to multiple doctors and have had multiple tests, and everything always checks out healthy. The key is to stay positive and try not to measure a timeline. I am just trying to be realistic for those thinking withdrawal is a short term affair.
Take it one day at a time and know that there is light at the end of the tunnel if you push through. It can easily be much, much longer than 3 months. I frequent this site often, as it has been very informative in regards to cannabis withdrawal symptoms: uncommon forum.com. Check the addiction thread and you will find hundreds of testimonies regarding the pains of cannabis withdrawal. Good luck and peace to all.
Had to jump in Nate, 80 days tomorrow and the reason why I’m back is that I’m still not there yet and was heartened to read your feelings as I’m still not out the woods. Read my story a few posts up. Everyone is different but some of the symptoms much like yourself are still there. For about 1 month the sweats and dizziness were really bad especially the dizziness and spaced feeling and in general I’m so much better but, like you the sleep pattern is still not great.
The problem is when I wake up for whatever reason during the night, I struggle to get back over (light sleep) which makes me feel in the morning so fatigued like I need about another 8 hrs. One thing I have noticed is also aches and pains (sore back, weak joints, just a general feeling of exhaustion). I do understand everyone’s different and can categorically say that the thought of going through all of that again is the one thing that’ll stop any re-addiction. Incidentally I am well past the “just nip out for a smoke stage.”
Also Steve, hang in there pal, for all that I say about some of the weed problems still left, I am a million times better than I was and it definitely gets better. It was reading here from people who are a bit further down the detox road than me that kept me going. You’ll get there. Will keep checking this thread as it’s other stories that make me feel as if I’m not alone in this. Hang in there.
I was really happy to find this page. The original article struck the right non-judgmental tone for me, as I got here after visiting a few websites that use the terms “addict” and “use” in ways that didn’t sit well at all. I’m on day 5 of cold turkey after 3 years of daily use. I have been on and off of cannabis my whole life, starting in high school, picking up again in college, then again in my mid twenties, again in my mid 30’s and now again in my mid 40’s. I’m 47 now.
I don’t remember the withdrawal being as bad as it is this time. Maybe it gets worse as you get older? Maybe it’s because I smoked more and more frequently than ever before thanks to easy availability (delivery) of really high quality weed here in California. Whatever the reason, it’s notably tougher this time. I just wanted to share my own experiences so that maybe something I say can help someone the way all of these great comments have helped me tonight. I’ve been walking around the last 5 days able to crush coal into diamonds between my ass cheeks, if you take my meaning. Here are my symptoms, which are BOTH physical AND mental, though for me the mental is worse since I also suffer from long term major depressive disorder and have my whole life.
Emotional lability. This is Number One on this list because its so freaking severe. I can go from snapping at my wife and being irritated by the sound of her crunching crackers to crying uncontrollably sitting in the shower with hot water washing over me in the space of about 15 minutes. Pro tip: crying it all the way out until exhausted and spent seems to HELP me get past the emotional upwelling. Sometimes it takes as much as an hour or more to get it all out. Don’t judge yourself for crying, just let it go.
Hate. I am not a hateful person, but these days I hate all things, big and small. I hate the way the lady in front of me is preening at the traffic light in her rear-view. Stupid bitch. I hate the Koch Brothers for their systematized exploitation of our democracy to feed their own greed. I hate Everything. Except when i don’t. This feeling comes and goes, but its strong and its awful.
Despair. I’m convinced that nothing is going to change, ever. That I’m going to suffer in misery from now on and there’s nothing I can do about it. I’m powerless, helpless, weak and pathetic. I felt this way right before finding this article and comments section, but after reading throug this… Not so much any more. I’m sure at some point tomorrow I will be back in the hopless mire again, but whatever, for the moment it’s gone.
Depression. This is the big one for me, since it pre-exists the withdrawal and even the cannabis habit. Withdrawal feeds right into my already well established self-denigration machine that I take Cymbalta for. I deserve this. I did this to myself because i cant cope with adult life. I’ll never be a happy, well adjusted normal person because I’m fundamentally broken at a deep level. My wife would be better off with a better husband. My kids would be better off with a better father. Every situation I get into in my life is made worse or ruined by my presence there, etc. It’s a huge self-powered spiral downwards until i start fantasizing about ending my life. This is Really Bad Sh*t.
Suicidal Fantasizing. This one is every day for me right now. At least once a day I either fantasize about how great it would be to just simply not exist or I work through a bunch of inventive ways to off myself to see which one suits me best that day. I would never do it, because I’m the sole provider for my family and would never leave my wife and kids with that wretched emotional baggage, either. So that’s not going to happen. It sure feels good sometimes to fantasize, though.
Desperation. I feel like crying in the grocery store because I can’t find where they have the f*cking almond slivers. They’re not by the baking nuts or in the produce section!! What the f#ck?? I feel like I’m on the verge of completely losing my sh*t and I am either going to lash out violently or burst into tears. F#ck grocery stores anyways.
Intermittent nausea. This is lower on the list because I’m also dealing with severe IBS symptoms which developed before quitting cannabis and precipitated my need to eliminate everything from my diet, including caffeine, nicotine and weed. I already had nausea before quitting, and for a while the weed was helping that. But now that I have quit, it’s redoubled.
Sweating in bed. I felt like a postmenopausal woman the first two nights, waking up in damp covers or laying on top of them comforter and sweating in 60 degree weather. Thankfully the first two nights were the last two and it hasnt come back.
Insomnia. Generally I could sleep through a five alarm fire, so while I’ve had a few nights of tossing and turning past 2am, mostly I can still sleep OK. I am five days in, but I want to emphasize one particular point above all else. Others have said it before: we’re all different biochemically so just because someone still has withdrawal symptoms three months after quitting, it doesn’t mean YOU will.
DON’T GET DISCOURAGED BY THIS 90 DAY AVERAGE WITHDRAWAL TIME! That’s an average. Your mileage may vary. You maybe feeling better in one week. If you’re not, then maybe it’s two weeks for you. Or three. Who knows. Maybe it’s three DAYS for you. You wont necessarily have to white knuckle it for a full three months, right? Also, you’re quitting for a good reason, whatever it is. Hold that reason with you as you temporarily suffer in misery. Withdrawal is NOT easy, but personally I think it’s easier to do it right than to do it twice if you have to go through it all again.
Finally, maybe quitting this time is forever, or maybe it’s not. I love weed, and will smoke it again some day. But right now it’s important to me that i get all the way through the withdrawal symptoms to be misery free and au naturale. When i get there, then I’ll decide if and when I ever burn again. Cheers, everyone. My thanks for your candor and support. And thanks, GLOOM, for providing at least one corner of the internet that isn’t judging me or demonizing my favorite hobby. -Steve
OK, I am about a month into no weed, I went basically cold turkey, tapered off for a week or so till I ran out but was still smoking a bit every day til then. I smoked every day for at least 10 years. No missing it now, don’t feel like I wanna go buy any or anything, I think I even lost like 5 lbs. from no munchies, but damn, am I having f-ed dreams! Like nightmares I can never remember having before.
They didn’t start right away, but no they are horrible. I didn’t even think of pot withdrawal until now. Glad I read about this and that hopefully stop soon. Right now I am up at 1:30 from another zombie nightmare and I will probably fall asleep right back into it. UGH! I have been using magnesium lotion at night before bed because that is good for nerves.
I am only on day two. Having smoked 30 years at least 7 grams a day for the last 15 years I am sick to my stomach so bad. I puke all night long. I can’t eat anything. I hope this really don’t last 3 weeks. I will not make it.
Was trying to find a timeline of what happens when you stop smoking and I stumbled upon this, so thank you everyone. I’ve been smoking regularly for 11 years. I’m on day 8 of having to stop, and not because of choice, I just have lost access to it otherwise I’d still be smoking. The thing I’ve noticed is my dreams, I can recall them, and experience them more frequently during sleep. I have mood swings, this is what I mostly used smoking to help control, and my anxiety.
Also to help with grief of my Father passing this year. The mood swings are back in action and full force, and I notice that my negative feelings towards things that I was ignoring with the help of weed are also back in full force. The headaches only lasted a few days for me. My appetite is gone, back to picking at food. I had nausea but that only seemed to last a few days as well, so that’s doing better the longer I go. I’ve been coughing up lots of black stuff, and I also contribute that to the dabs I was doing.
I honestly miss smoking, so for me, this sucks, but yet it has a clarity to it. I haven’t had any sweats… I just notice that everything seems very serious when I don’t smoke, and I think that it just my own mentality and life. I am smoker who likes to be high and venture out into the world. I make it a point to have a good time when I am high, and to smile, and it helps me keep demons at bay. This is the longest I’ve stopped smoking in years and I’m trying to decide if I will go back or not since I’ve made it over a week already, I’m wondering what a month or two would feel like.
I feel really bad for the symptoms people are experiencing – I’m 27 y/o and have been smoking weed for 10+ years all day everyday. I have been to jail for the last 14 days for breaking into a car while being drunk (possibly the stupidest thing I’ve ever done, I’m in Europe we fortunately have short sentences). In jail I have seen many people experiencing the same withdrawal symptoms as described, so I know these symptoms are 100% real, I can see some people are close to going crazy.
Personally I only experienced 2-3 days of bad sleep and small appetite. I find it really puzzling that people are experiencing such different symptoms from the same drug and I am wondering if it is suppressed aspirations and demons coming back to consciousness in some form? I had some forgotten childhood memories surfacing myself, but fortunately I had a good childhood so they only left me with a smile.
Looks like I am ramblin’, I just wanted to state that these symptoms aren’t BS, but neither are the comments from people that don’t have any symptoms. I wish you all a quick and good recovery and hope that you’ll achieve your goals in life. Best regards, A fellow human.
Hi to all, firstly well done to everyone trying to quit this nasty sh#t – you’re all amazing. I myself smoked weed for 25 years since I was 18 and never thought I had a problem… I was in denial telling myself it’s only a bit of weed. How wrong I was about this “wolf in sheep’s clothing.” I’m on day 16 now of my weed free life and looking forward to the rest of my life without Mr. Green to keep me company. To say it’s hard is an understatement – I’m going through hell but as they say if your going through hell just keep going. I know it’s going to be worth it, I just wish there was a magic remedy to help us but there’s not – it all boils down to us. What really angers me are people who say it’s not addictive, pure Bull crap – it most certainly is. Let me tell you because I’m not exaggerating what I’m feeling at present. Good look to everyone who’s plodding through hell with me – you’re certainly not alone, peace to you all.
I’m 30 yrs of age, I’ve been smoking since I was 12. Today I’m on night one of no smoking. At 7:30 pm I started feeling nauseous I ran to the toilet and was there for 10 mins dry heaving, I’ve had no appetite all day so there’s nothing in my tummy. I feel at times dizzy, out of it and as if things around me are in motion causing me to slightly lose balance when they aren’t really moving. It’s 4:30 am now, I’m soaked in sweat but I’m freezing.
Can’t get comfortable. When I feel tired I try to close my eyes and rest but it’s followed by an uncomfortable anxious or sick feeling. My hands feel tight, especially the balls I my fingertips feel weird as I type, my heart keeps racing. Right now I have a starving pain, but when I think of any food to eat I get nauseous. My body is achy and uncomfortable. I’ve cried twice tonight because I don’t have any control over it.
Been smoking the herb for 27 yrs, finally had enough, can’t take the sh#t anymore. It suppresses the ability to achieve your goals in life. Been cold turkey for 4 days now and have lost the will to live. After reading some of the comments I know there is hope and it’s not the end of the world. Exercising really helps boost my self confidence and makes me feel worthy of something. It is hard, but so is life. With good people around you, we can do it so be strong and stay focused. If any one can do it WE CAN.
Well, where do I start? Long term user, since 18 and 47 now and have mainly done cannabis and quit too for 1 year which was a wee bit rough but after the onslaught of home grown green with high THC content I’m now on day 7 of recovery and I can say that this is way beyond that. Daily feelings are dizziness which was really unnerving at first till I looked up the web (incidentally am dizzy as I write this) and slight shakes/tremors. I feel a bit better as is reading that i’m not alone in this or going mad.
I’ve also laughed at reading some of the other peoples symptoms, not in a bad way but because I have them too and didn’t realize it was associated (digestion / wind) night sweats, insomnia. Another thing I’ve noticed and only Daniel’s post mentions is visual artifacts. I have a real changing perception of time which is really odd, whilst walking my dog I see an object far away and look around as I’m walking and then look back and I’ve traveled a further distance than I should have – sounds crazy I know, but time seems to go slightly faster.
Please don’t think I’m mad because I most definitely am not, I do realize that these are just symptoms of my brain readjusting to the daily use of a very strong strain of weed and even now I’m feeling that as bad as it gets. I have to go on as there is no future with this. The tipping point came when I had a head rush after a session and after standing up felt all woozy and after getting that feeling that your going to pass out I sat down on the toilet and did pass out… much to my partner and daughters alarm. For anybody who thinks this is not the weed I can categorically say that I know my own mind and body and don’t do anything else drug-wise or alcohol, hell, I don’t even smoke cigarettes.
I’m not going to tell anyone that what they are feeling is anything other than very real and luckily at this moment I’m feeling that I have to do this and can do it. Please also the people who come on to criticize spelling, punctuation, strength of weed, blah, blah — go on take my post apart too, really couldn’t care, but for the people who are struggling through this I just want to say “you don’t know how strong you are” because if you can do what your doing right now, and withstand the daily battering of the mind by this, then you really are one tough cookie. Please don’t give up and we only have to do it for today. The sun will shine again and then you’ll piss yourself laughing at the joy of being free. Anybody who fancies a chat though email in order to help, feel free.
I have been sober for almost 3 weeks after smoking several blunts everyday for almost 15 years. WITHDRAWAL IS REAL!!!!! I’ve tried to quit numerous times and failed miserably because of this. I finally got to the point where I had enough will power and lack of money to continue on. Going into week 3, I feel much better but let me tell you that withdrawal can be both mental and physical.
Sure it may be nothing compared to Withdrawal from more powerful drugs but nonetheless it SUCKS, especially when you still have to work and/or focus on school! My symptoms included Depression, irritability, mood swings, insomnia, night sweats, weird dreams when I do finally fall asleep. I believe I also suffered from anxiety.
As of now most of my symptoms have subsided except Insomnia (it’s 5:18 am right now). Everybody is different just keep that in mind before you claim weed is not addictive or withdrawal symptoms don’t exist! I feel much much better now (minus the insomnia), but I still have a ways to go! Kudos to those who are trying to kick their habit! F#CK OFF to those who deny the fact that it can be addictive and that withdrawal is not real!
I’m about a fortnight into quitting now. I’ve been a heavy user for nineteen years. I just stopped cold turkey. The first week was terrible. I had sweats, anxiety, upset stomach and I could have quite happily gone on a rampage I was so angry with everything and everyone. Thankfully I have a great friend who’s supported me and still is. All I can say is it gets easier. It’s just the insomnia I’m dealing with now. Which isn’t so bad.
Mark, I feel you brother. Been puffing @ least a q/day if not closer to 10 for the past 11 years & I am also on day 3-4 of quitting. Can’t seem to catch a blink of sleep if my life depended on it! When will this stop?!
I have quit cold turkey for a week or so now. It’s not easy for me – I used to smoke it all day everyday in my bong for the last few years. I get cold sweats all the time, shaking problems, passing gas, and it creates a bad discomfort in my stomach, which travels up and gives me panic attacks. I think I’m having a heart attack and don’t ever want to go back to smoking because before I didn’t know that it could be this bad. My friends always told me it’s just weed, you can’t get hooked. I wish I could tell them today that they were wrong. I’m going to continue to fight the withdrawal, I just want to get better. Reading this helped me understand what I was going through – very helpful. Cheers to the sober life. – Cody
Same here, bro. Medical marijuana/dabs withdrawal is horrible. I’m guessing the more thc it has or maybe even your level of tolerance is most likely the factors that give you stronger withdrawals then with let’s say mid-shelf or lows could give you. Point is: Everyone here is 100% I FEEL YOUR PAIN! This sh#t sucks. I recommend: Exercise #1, diet and lifestyle change, sex, yoga, meditation and breathing exercises. But mostly cardio will shake off those bad feelings, TRUST ME. The nausea is really the only one I have serious trouble with but if you’re not vegan/health conscience you could probably take some over the counter stuff for that.
Hey all. Smoked for 6+ years, like most all day, every day. Used it for different reasons, like treating my PTSD and depression, or just plain being bored some of the times. It did helped me tremendously in dealing with my demons and helped me learn not to take everything that happened to me so personally. Had great times with it as well. I had quit smoking before, but mainly because I would run out, and couldn’t get it for some reason.
Experienced same symptoms, so kinda knew what to expect when I finally decided to stop. I’m a week into not smoking. Headaches are the worst part for me, interrupted sleep doesn’t help either, though one thing I personally really enjoy as an artist are the dreams, no matter how scary they get. They are so vivid! Went through couple days of mood swings, got some B12 vitamins. Helped me. Also helps yoga and meditation, and generally any exercise.
I was into all that before, so just trying to continue as much as I can, though some days I just wanna stay in bed and wait for my headache to go away (still waiting, though making myself go work out today). The reason I stopped is that it was kinda getting old. I felt like it served its purpose and know I’m wasting more time, money and energy then I need to, and that all of the above could be used for something else. Even though, I don’t necessarily see myself quitting for good. I just don’t feel like smoking every day, once in a while though, like couple times a year, I could see myself doing it.
This is the second time I quit and I remember it being bad but not this bad. I Can’t sleep, I’m down to one meal a day that I have to force down, I’m hot one minute then freezing the next. I’m only on day 4 but I’m hoping for these side effects go away soon, (mostly the nausea and loss of appetite because it is so discomforting). If any one has had similar symptoms and can shed some light on how long I can expect to feel sick to my stomach I’d appreciate it.
I don’t understand the purpose of this post if individuals are going to tear one another down, we all came here looking for some type of uplifting or to even get educated on how to deal with this addiction. Can everyone just be a support system for the next person because we all know this addiction is hard to beat. I am currently trying to fight this addiction but its so hard I am thinking about seeking professional help. I don’t think I have the will power to stop on my own. Sad but true.
Been smoking for 7 years moderately at first than increased. Ran out and decided to quit thinking no big deal maybe a day or two!! To my ignorant surprise…. been one week and went through hell… dizziness, disconnected and headaches… just feel like sh#t. I was really glad to read all of your comments makes me feel that I am normal and it is part of the recovery. Thank you to all of you who have made it better for me by being honest.
After being a heavy smoker (day in day out when I wasn’t working) for the last 5 years my journey started when I moved out of my parents. I cannot afford the lifestyle I was living so 2 days ago I decided that was it. So far I’ve had ridiculous headaches when waking up and a distinct lack of appetite (struggled to eat 2 slices of pizza last night).
My own personal opinion is it’s all in your head. I’ve got the motivation and the drive to stop this sh#t NOW, so if you honestly believe that you can do it YOU CAN! Like everything in life, it’s only as hard/easy as that little voice in your head is describing it! Mines telling me “you’ve got this” believe and you can do!!!!
This site is dedicated to individuals who choose to tell their story and encourage fellow pot users. How can the next person tell someone what they are experiencing is excessive or it maybe in their head? Are you in their heads or are you them? Maybe you psychic have special abilities. Just be supportive of the next persons situation.
I’m 24 I’ve been smoking since I was 12. Just quit 3 days ago. Man it’s really hell what I’m going through. Makes me wanna go and smoke at least one joint. I smoked about 4 joints a day plus a bowl. Feel hot as f#ck. Last night I experienced insomnia. These withdrawals are real. I don’t know if I can actually quit. My head hurts idk why, I can’t concentrate. I need help for real, honestly I made a promise but I think I’m just going to call the weed man.
Its been 3 days since I last smoked, on day 2 the symptoms started, I woke feeling weak. A few hours later I got a headache that turned into a migraine, several hours later I was sweating and nauseous. I have smoked everyday about 8xs a day for 4yrs solid. I don’t feel good at all, but I do need to stop this abuse. I believe there is a such thing as marijuana withdrawals, because I feel them personally.
For anyone that’s feeling like crap right now, I personally never thought I’d go a day without getting high. But I did. You got to admit that is an achievement all on its own. And everyday you add to it is a feeling of an accomplishment despite horrible dreams, night sweats, ect. Tighten up guys and let’s just do this.