can quitting weed make you more tired then you felt before hand?

I'm on day 29 now. Smoked weed for about 7 years, and rarely missed a day. Ive been tired every single day since then. I don't feel anxious, don't have a loss of appetite, just extremely tired. I've read that it can take up to 3 months to feel back to normal. Can 2 months go by just little bit faster? lol

Read this and this weirded me out. I'm also 24 and on day 10 of quitting. Been smoking for 10 years, last 7-8 heavily and daily. I'm sleeping about 10 hours at night with a nap in the day. I've completely changed my diet. Was literally eating fast food everyday. I'm also running and lifting weights. I'm still so much more tired then I had been on the weed/fast food/no exercise life. Pretty amazing I can do all this and no weed can do this to me. It's only been 10 days but if it goes on for another 3 weeks I'm gonna have to see a doctor about my energy levels. Happy to see I'm not alone. Good luck and stay strong!

A short story:

39-year-old woman here, with no children. Been partaking since the age of 19 (smoking, vaporizing, then finally edibles in the past few years.) I consider myself highly functional, accomplished, and self-aware. I have used MJ in a variety of ways: for creative inspiration, spiritual seeking, body-focused exercise, etc. BUT… got to the point where I was pretty much stoned all the time. In anything I did, it was preferable to be high. There were so many "pros"… but not without the "cons", such as being socially reclusive (preferring my own company while 'blazing the heights')… and then it got to the point where I was eating up to four (powerful) brownies a day… chasing the high, while really just feeling dull. It was time for a CHANGE. While I appreciate the experiences I had in altered states -- it was just time to stop, once and for all.

Once I made the decision to quit, I became afraid. Would I be able to be "creative" without it? Would I be able to focus / be inspired / have energy? Would life become boring?… Then all the excuses would rise up (ie, it's not addictive -- HAH!… or it's not affecting me in a negative way -- HAH! … or it's better than alcohol -- which, yes, is true, but I have never been inclined to more than a glass or two of wine a month.)

2016 became the year. The year of Discipline. I am now approx 40 days in. And I am f*****g exhausted! The first week I had severe night sweats. Luckily that passed quickly. By week three, I was feeling pretty great… thinking I was over the hump. Apparently, not so! This past week I have been fatigued, grumpy, and sporting dark circles under my eyes.

For my health, I have been exercising (yoga) daily, sometimes several classes a day. I have been drinking lots of water, and eating fairly healthy. I do not smoke cigarettes (never have) but do drink 1 cup of coffee a day. (Someday I will quit coffee, yet again… but today is not that day.)

Dreams? Well, I have always had an active dream-life even when "using"… but now, Fuggetabout. Crazy freaking dreams. All the subconscious sh*t I had been suppressing is playing out on my mental screen every night. Heavy emotions surrounding anger and loss… on replay in different variation each night. I cannot say I am enjoying the wild dream ride… but it does comfort me to know that I am at least processing it now, even if in a dream-state.

All this, I guess, to say: You are all not alone. We share a common desire. The desire to live a TRUE life, unaltered by substances (even if that substance is a "harmless" weed -- and can be beneficial in many ways.) For me, I am all or nothing. I cannot partake one day, and not fall back into full-blown addiction. Not all of us are like this… but if you are reading this now, you probably are like this too.

Day by day. This too shall pass. And imagine how WONDERFUL it will feel, once we're out on the other side of it. I feel more energized just writing this!

be well,
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Hay I have bin a long time smoker of weed I'm on day 3 and also fill nackerd all the time I eat well and also am a cyclist so I'm a fit lad but god I have jack sh*t energy fill a bit on Edge this is the 2nd time of me quitting cannabis and this time fills harder than the last time

Smoking pot (or consuming alcohol) regularly or daily suppresses your REM sleep, while extending the time you spend in NREM3 (deep sleep). Deep sleep is where you get your rest. When you stop smoking weed, your brain overcompensates for your suppressed REM sleep by extending the time of your REM sleep stage, which eats into your NREM3 (deep sleep) stage. You may notice that since you stopped smoking you're having a lot of vivid dreams, this is a symptom of your brain's overcompensation of REM sleep. Because this also results in your brain spending less time in NREM3, you may also feel tired throughout the day. This overcompensation of REM sleep can last 2-8 weeks before returning to normal. So just hold out until then!

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I thankyou for the information. I never dreamed when smoking. This is my third week of quitting after 10 years. I used to smoke a lot all day everyday. My dreams are getting better and I can't remember what I dreamed last night. Maybe thats good. I feel so tired these days. after reading all this I am relieved.

Omg! I used to smoke the same amount. My friends used to call me a chimney:) I am glad I quit. I am on my third week. The anxiety is slowly going away and I feel like I am getting my energy back but still feel tired. Does anyone have feeling of getting high? is this normal?

I quit smoking weed about 20 days ago. Im soooooooo tired that im thinking about going to the doctor. I feel like in suffering from the sleepy side effect of weed but im not smoking it anymore...its crazy

I dream every night regardless of smoking. Just saying.

I am no Rocket Surgeon or Brian Scientist my self but I know that weed its self causes a lack or increase of Rem sleep which is why you tend to have crazy dreams after discontinued use of weed. I feel like you must not sleep as well if you are having more dreams then you are used to. Also increased anxiety and irritability will use up what little energy is left during the day. What anyone commenting here needs to remember is every body is different. Meaning we all react different to different substances and therefore would react different to lack there of. Now I sound like a Brian scientist. By the way I am on day 21 of quitting, according to the addiction centre I am attending weed is particularly tricky as it fat soluble and can take between 2-3 months to finally leave the body. I agree with the comment below, those who have not quit extended use of weed in there own life need not reply because everyone is different you can only respond with what you think and have heard from others. Not really helpful here. Sorry for typo-s and bad grammar I didnt spend time doing this other then to dictate my thought into my ipod.

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Wow what a great thread

I won't add my story but I wanted to add some encouragement ...

For me I've found that quitting MJ is a war, and you will probably lose some battles. The best part that I've discovered is that it gets easier each time you quit. I used to try and quit for years and the first few times were literally hell. I wouldn't be able to sleep, have strange symptoms (probably paychological) like hyper-salivation, high irritability and random cravings to the point of depression. Now, I still get some of the symptoms but it's so much easier.

If this is one of the first handful of times you've ever tried to quit, it's gonna be hard, just keep trying, if you fall off the horse it's generally ok. The MA (Marijuana Anonmyous) book Life w/ Hope is helping me, though I bought it a long time ago and only now after a couple of failed attempts I've really started trying to follow the 12-steps. No one wants to feel like an addict and a loser and a failure, but these are the monsters you have to face. For a long time I think I've been very anxious about becoming an adult. sh**s not all it's cracked up I be sometimes ... But always try to see positive and not being a slave to your addiction is some much better for you and the people around you. You will be so much more successful, socially and business-wise. And yes, weed is da bomb, but so is life. Weed, for me, is a sword I cannot wield without succumbing to it fully. Some aren't like this, but if it were that way, you wouldn't be here. Life often happens in stages that happen every 7 years. Me being 29, I looked at myself and the harm I was doing to myself smoking everyday sitting on my couch all alone, always pissed off and feeling like an ugly gremlin that just wanted to get high and tell people to f**k off if they didn't want to help me. Everything was screwed up.

I think it really helps if you have a reason or goal as to why you are quitting. I want to enlist in the Military so I really have to get clean. Along the way, I've realized even if that opportunity doesn't work out, life will be so much better now that I'm not a slave.

Your life is worth it.

Oh and one more thing I wanted to add to my post. Yes, I said I wouldn't share my story but yes, I am tired as hell all the time so I believe it's normal. It's day 11 for me right now and I am planning on being free and sober for at least the next 6 years or so while I'm hopefully doing well in the Military. Good luck with your journey, you're never alone.

Me too I quit about 12 days ago and I feel super tired why