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

Hi fellow quitters , i am glad to read this because i've quit for good since 3 weeks now and like all of you i feel tired like having not slept for 2 days in a row...but the thing is i feel tiredness at lunch break and once home. i decided to quite because i wanted to start to live again without being 24/7 high...i couldn't even feel that i was high anymore. i've been a heavy smoker for about 17yrs and since 13 years it was about 3 joints each day... i didn't have problems to study or go to work, in fact i performed really well but somehow you end up missing at least half of your life...
smoking now and then might be ok but once you become a power-consumer weed ends up owning you, anything you will be doing will be while smoking...go to the movies stoned, to work, play music...i even did skateboarding while stone.... in fact my last 13 yrs was living while being stoned....

i often thought about quitting and told myself "you might do it now and then again" ...but no, i'm through with it and will never do it again, i don't want to risk to open that pandora box ...

i hope you guys are right this tiredness will go away 'cos even though last night i slept about 11 hours i am tired again...and i've only been awake for7hours now, this can't be normal....

i used to dream a lot before doing weed and even while doing weed... even lucid dreaming etc.... but since 3 weeks my dreams are a lot longer a lot more intense ....i never thought i would say such a thing after quitting but i wish i could put what i've learned of weed into the heads of the beginners, weed is a lot more dangerous than i expected it to be.....

i don't regret it totally i just regret doing it that much over such a long period of time

one more thing, i can only agree with "Guest 11 months ago" ... if you haven't experience this , read and keep your wannabe advices for yourself ....'cos we quitters are the ones who know about weed and not any bookworms who read some text in some book written by some guy or girl blablabla....

Hello all, I'm I first year university student and ive been smoking on and off for the past 3 years, however the last summer and first term at uni ive been smoking a lot, even through exam periods I would be wake n baking to get me through the day, pretty much getting 'not low' all the time.

Im about 8 days in and have only had the one joint with friends while watching a movie at the weekend, thats it. Personally I do enjoy getting high, and if i knew i could smoke occasionally at weekends without any kind of backlash I would, but as im sure you all know its a slippery slope. Anyways just want to say ive been feeling the EXACT same symptoms of sporadic tiredness, and im hoping that it will soon pass.

Anyways, Ive found this thread really helpful and wish the best of luck to anyone getting of the green monster... remember do it for yourself, lifes too short to be content doing nothing.

Good Luck!

First of all, for all that read this, good on you for quitting and keep it up. Former heavy smoker here for the last 7 years and on day 13 of quitting. Also constantly tired and glad I found this thread because at least I know we all go through it. Whether its toxins (the explanation I preferred - just on psychological grounds) or withdrawal, the important thing is that it's normal and goes away (I hope). I tried to rationalise it in the way that for the first time (in years for me) your body is getting proper sleep and not being knocked out cause of drugs - just feels like it needs to catch up on it (I know the dude who so bitterly argued it was withdrawal is going to probably explain this away, but for me it works as a thought process). It can only get better. Keep it up people and good luck

1 month since i quitted ... tiredness starts to go away... i guess the reason why you are tired is because your body is getting rid of toxins during the day and for that he needs energy since it's "cleaning up" ....

and like Marbraxcus said "do it for yourself" ...i am sure only once you have decided it on your own (you can't lie to yourself) you'll be able to quit for good...

Tired and lots of crazy dreams too

Catch up on your sleep and enjoy the show.

I don't really have anything different to say that has not already been said on this forum. I am on day 7 of quitting, 28 years old been smoking since I were 13. Over half my life. I have been a heavy/daily smoker and for me it is addictive. I once quit for 8 months, it only took half a spliff to get me hooked again and smoked dailt for another 5 years. During the period of quitting the first time, I suffered a great deal health wise, but after about 2 months it all passed and I achieved far more in life than previously.

I wish like many on here that I could smoke ocassionally, but it is not going to happen. It is not a drug designed for weekends, it is like cigerettes, a daily thing. I want to share my respect to all thoose that have knocked it on the head. I learned from starting again that it will only take one pull to get hooked again, so please watch our for that.

I find to cope with friends offering you it, don't think about it, just reject it immediately and remember how much money has been spent on it. The smell is inviting, but so is the smell of a posionious flower.

There is nothing good about it, it is a silent killer in a mental sense and best avoided. Please guys and girls, continue on your mission of quitting, do not look back. You will be tired, run down, unable to concentrate etc, but it will pass even if it takes months. You have the rest of your life after the intial stages.

Even after 8 months of quitting, I still wanted to smoke, once a smoker always a smoker! Please don't let it sneek back into your life in months/years to come. Please beware of that fact, I know the next months or so is going to be difficult. I go on walks, read books, play games, everything I can that will keep me busy.

If you smoke ciggerettes or drink coffee you will find the tiredness is more of a problem, anything that affects your energy levels will affect this situation. Watch your intake of food and fluids, it can be the factor that makes you successful or not. If you smoke ciggerettes and cannabis, it may be worth considering quitting both. I am finding it easy to smoke nothing at all this time around, much more awake, although I can still feel the tiredness.

Oxygen can make you high! If your lungs are cleaner, I feel my blood stream is carrying more oxygen, hence the feeling of being high. It is going to be a strange period, accept that, in a way try to enjoy it if you can. Experience it fully, don't be scared, don't find an excuse to go back! The first 3 days are the hardest, after that just laugh at your situtation and accept how much of an effect it actually had on your life.

Please excuse me if you cannot relate to this post, I cannot speak for you, only myself, much love to you all!

I just wanted to add my reply... I smoked pot for about 3 years, consuming at least 5 times a week, and in the last few months every single day, many times a day...

Do any of you have white spots on your nails? A lot of these problems sound like pyroluria, which I also had, and apparently lots of people self medicate with marijuana for it. Supplementing with vitamin b6(pyridoxine) and zinc is the solution. Vitamin b6 also provides energy, and I would take it in the morning, as some people have trouble sleeping taking it before bed. Do a search on pyroluria, and I recommend reading some of Dr. Abram Hoffers work

Thanks for all the info. I quit for four days so far and never felt so tired and jittery.

Damn that sounds like me!

I've been smoking daily for the past 10 years, I'm on day 9 of quitting, I'm having all kinds of dreams which is pretty cool and I kinda missed dreaming, but at the same time I have trouble sleeping and keep waking up in the middle of the night, which I think is playing a part in me being tired.. like many of you here, I feel disappointed in myself and my body that i'm tired all the time... but all you guys are sharing the same experiences, we must be on the right track! I will keep it up and hopefully I will be back to my energetic self sooner rather than later. good luck everyone! 

ive recently given up weed, a month now! Ive been a heavy weed smoker for 22 years, and im constantly tired...its very strange as i had trouble sleeping while smoking weed. I also dont have alot of energy and have no enthusiam to do much! I do hope this dont last as i thought i would have loads more energy.

Ive been a weed smoker for 22 years every day, and I have given up for a month now, im constantly tired sometimes sleepin for 17 hours in a day, I have no motivation, and im dreaming some very strange dreams...i do hope this doesnt last too long....we do enough sleeping when were dead LOL

Hi, I've been a cannabis user for 10 yrs and I'm on my 14th day with no smoke. Ive never been so tired and I'm getting bad headaches, which I thought was from tai boxing but since I've read this site I've started to understand a lot more. When I quit for 6 weeks about 18 months ago I couldn't sleep, but this time I gradually quit and only had one joint a night for about 3 months and haven't suffered with insomnia atall, just the headaches and tiredness, along with grumpiness which is getting better by the day. I still want a joint but heavy users need to go 90 days and that's what I plan to do this time. I was getting to the point where Id get high and start feeling anxious, then I would wake up and be like "thank f@@k I'm straight again" all I would need was literally a few drags and I'd be cained again, but I had fun and actually did all my uni exams baked out of my mind, but time comes when u gotta move on as it can destroy u and ur relationships with others! Peace and good luck!!!

f*****g Brilliant!!!!! Nice reply