Marijuana withdrawls/ insomnia

I have been using marijuana for 10 years. Smoking at night to relax to sleep. Is there anything that could help me with these withdrawls. I'm not sleeping well at all. How long will this last. I do not want to go back to smoking pot.

Using marijuana for such a long time surely has some consequences, especially if you want to quit it, the withdrawal symptoms are not pleasant at all. You are most likely to feel irritability, anxiety, physical tension, mood changes, loss of appetite and such. I know you have a good night’s sleep when you smoke a joint before going to bed, and of course it makes it completely strange if your body doesn’t get what it usually gets. But you have to deal with your decision now. If you are absolutely determined to stop smoking pot, you have to be strong enough and fight the withdrawal symptoms. If you start feeling anxious, you try to avoid thinking about marijuana, try to set your mind in another direction, you start doing something else, there is always something to do. But if you are strong enough, you will surely make it! Just don’t let any bad thing that could possibly happen stand on your way and makes you start smoking marijuana again!

You forgot to mention the intestinal twitches, the sick stomach, the sweaty palms and soles, the intense clarity of light, not to mention the wildest dreaming when you finally do sleep. And you finally do. Sleep and appitite do come back after about a month. I have smoked for 30 plus years, and now at 50 decided to stop the bonging every hour. It is hell, but not as bad as cigaretts, so it CAN be done. You must never hang with a smoker who disrespects your need to quit, cause it is such a social drug and is meant to be shared. Like cigarette smokers, you have to start thinking like a non smoker. Best of luck, I need it too.

You forgot to mention the intestinal twitches, the sick stomach, the sweaty palms and soles, the intense clarity of light, not to mention the wildest dreaming when you finally do sleep. And you finally do. Sleep and appitite do come back after about a month. THe mood swings take a bit longer. I have smoked for 30 plus years, and now at 50 decided to stop the bonging every hour. It is hell, but not as bad as cigaretts, so it CAN be done. You must never hang with a smoker who disrespects your need to quit, cause it is such a social drug and is meant to be shared. Like cigarette smokers, you have to start thinking like a non smoker. Best of luck, I need it too.

try taking the natural herbal tablets - valerian forte to help you sleep

I can sympathize a lot.

O.K. this might soound a little weird but for me it works sometimes.
Try learning a bit of Zen Zazen.....basically it is just sitting and breathing and counting breaths...at least in the beginner stages..like me.

I found the herbal teas and stuff useless...personal response only, they may work better for you?

Only problem with Zazen is that if your like me you try to do it in the evening before bed time and if you live above noisy maggots whose whole life ambition is to prevent you from sleeping..(as they have never or will never need to get up for work the next morning) then it will make doing zazen very difficult.

I ended up going to doc and getting sleeping pills..I gave up the pot maybe 15 years ago. The sleeping pills are very good but if you use them every night they will have no effect within a couple of weeks or so. I use them only when I'm nearly dead on my feet.

I have begun smoking again as I was a very heavy smoker years ago and I think that it has some long term effect on the ability to sleep....I feel it must switch off some part of the minds natural sleep chemical or something. I used to sleep very deeply before pot...then again I am quite a bit older now!! All the very best of luck

P.S. If I do the Zazen thing I usually sleep pretty well! A lot better than if using herbal sleep remedies and I reckon I have tried them all!

I also smoked for 35 yrs & now want to quit. I do have the same symptoms as many here. I have sleeplessness, anxiety (feels like my heart is racing), feel like puking, irritability. I notice when I quit smoking that I can remember my dreams, as I could not before (like I didn't dream, but I know I must have). I don't have the munchies anymore (good thing), but I can't stomach much. It's only been 5 days, but I'm very determined that quit for good. I'm not telling my friends, because they don't really support me on my effort. (sad) Thanks for everyone's review it really is helping me to stay on track.

I quitv smoking four days ago , i cant sleep and when i do I have had the craziest dreams, I tos and turn all night

thank goodness that i am not the only one. I am 21 and have been smoking since i was about 14. I feel like i cant quit. I want to but it will be the only thing i can think about. Only a couple of my friends know but none of them smoke. I take tynol pm and a muscle rexaxer if i dont smoke. (which is very rare and the muscle relaxers are mine legally) But i will wake up constantly, grouchy, anxious, nervious, sweaty, and i sometiems feel clostephobic like i cant breath. good luck though.

jeff wrote:

I have been using marijuana for 10 years. Smoking at night to relax to sleep. Is there anything that could help me with these withdrawls. I'm not sleeping well at all. How long will this last. I do not want to go back to smoking pot.

I know what you mean Jeff. Because I have been smoking for 7 yrs now and Im trying to stop. Its hard as heck. my withdraws are insomnia, anger, neusea, irritable, and anxiety attacts. But Jeff just stay strong man. I have tryed to stay off for a week and a half. And never in a million years I would have thought that I would feel this way after quitting.