I am 19 years old and have been smoking around an eighth everyday for 2-3 years. I quit smoking weed around 2 weeks ago for a number of reasons, mainly fed up with the lifestyle as a whole and the fact that the only thing I really looked forward to was the smoke that I knew I would have at some point during the day. Obviously that is no way to live because there is so much more to life, but now I have quit I am finding it harder and harder to accept the reality of my life and moving on from this. I don't really crave cannabis anymore, I know if I have another smoke it will just tip me over the edge. In the first week I experienced typical symptoms such as vivid dreams, the shakes and anxiety, which the doctor prescribed me diazepam for, though I only took these a few times to help me sleep and calm down, other than that they just made me sleepy and confused so I am no longer taking them. I am over the "bump". I feel like I could probably go the rest of my days without it, even though I do miss the feeling of being high I know its not what I need. The Main Problem I am having now is dealing with who I am. I feel like I am depressed, or that I just think that I am depressed. Paranoia sometimes gets the better of me and I am just not sure what to do with my life now. Since stopping it seems like my mind has gone back to the times before I really got into smoking. My music taste has reverted back to what I used to enjoy and I am now back playing guitar which I had pretty much stopped doing. Prior to smoking I had a small problem with mephedrone, which I used as somewhat of an outlet to get over a strong relationship I had just come out of, and then moved onto cannabis to get over both of these. At the time it felt normal to be doing these things, not because I thought it was some sort of an outlet at the time but because I was a college kid and believed it was what people of that age did. Not to mention all the other drugs I had dibbled and dabbled with over my whole smoking period. The possibility of addiction only really hit me just over a year ago and I have been telling myself to quit for a very long time. I just wish I could take it all back and start over, I feel so angry at myself for doing these things and allowing myself to be such a suggestible person. I feel like drugs were what gave me my personality, But this is only a feeling. I KNOW drugs do not create personality. We all shape our own lives and who we are.I have been in a strong and stable relationship with someone I love very much for about 2 years now and she is one of the only things I am holding onto. I sort of have to put on a brave face for her out of fear I will just bring her down with me or that she won't be able to deal with the feelings that I have and decides she can no longer take it. Though I think this is unlikely considering she, more than anyone, wanted me to cut down or quit. So I guess this is what she has been waiting for. I have no problems going to work, in fact it takes my mind off it a little and I am taking more pride in my job, as far as working in a supermarket goes I guess. I just don't feel like myself. I know its only been two weeks and I can't expect a lot. Anyway, I guess my question is has anyone gone through anything similar to me, and if so, did you fully overcome these feelings? Does it get any better?
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It is easy to quit weed... Just hang with good crowd and I promise you within two weeks you will even forget you once touched the subject.
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3 month to be clean. Relax.
Substances in marijuana (specially THC)are liposoluble and have a big half-life, that means it takes a lot of time to leave the body compared to other famous drugs that are water soluble.
For some heavy smokers can take up to 2 years to get normal again. For occasional users the withdrawal can last only 2 to 4 weeks but the avarage time for daily smokers is 3 months.
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I'm a smoker and I'll tell ya that cannabis shrinks emotional centers of your brain and the grey matter responsible for advanced calculations. Memories don't get destroyed and neither do brain cells. I am a biologist. Cannabis also produces excess levels of testosterone, cortisol, epinephrineand adrenaline; though this may be slightly un-noticeable on average it takes 6 months for your brain to literally reshape it self and during this period extreme levels of depression can occur along with anxiety and anti-social behavior. Life may also seem boring or mundane. This happens because of the change in stimuli in your brains pleasure and reward system. You can call it desensitization if you want. Bottom line it takes a while for your brain to be the way it should be both structurally and chemically. Any doctor or experienced med student will confirm what I have written here. Good luck buddy I'm going through the same thing and I have several times. Life will get better the longer you abstain and the world will get brighter and your brain will start firing like crazy you'll see. This can result in pannick attacks.
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PS memories become disassociated but not lost. This is why we forget things when we get blazed...but FYI no cell destruction occurs.
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The affects on the emotional centers over time can produce any number of symptoms from mood swings to schizophrenic like symptoms or sociopathic psychopathy. This is the same guy that left the two previous posts. Cannabis is generally completely harmless unless you are a permanent user. Avoid cannabis if you are a person with emotional issues or have a clinical mental diagnosis.
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Last comment if you test my on my knowledge you will find the same results providing you do enough research from medical websites. I am habitual user myself and am speaking from personal experience; I have medical conditions and should not be smoking so I'm just trying to help. I am definitely hooked and want to change for sure. Cannabis absolutely has mental and physical health benefits. Decarboxylate your THC to CBN and it should counteract any emotional affects or cloudiness of mind.
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