This is my biggest tip I can give for the sleepless nights that has really worked magic for me. There is a phenomena called "ASMR". It is a tingly and euphoric feeling you can get through a number of different things. Many people do not know what it is, I remember as a kid I would get it from anything that had to do with personal attention, like getting my haircut or a doctors visit, but only recently found out that there is actually a term for it. If you go on youtube, you can find literally thousands of videos that aim to give the viewer ASMR, simply type in ASMR and you will find them. These videos are incredibly relaxing even if you cannot achieve ASMR, as not all people can, most of the videos are whispered, which adds to the relaxation. All you manly men probably won't take too kindly to these videos, but I am telling you, give it a shot. They saved me when I really needed my sleep when I was in college and trying to quit. Good luck to everybody on here tryin to quit.
I'm a very experienced smoker myself and if there is resin in the house I will smoke it. I'm trying to quit for the too many times to put a number on it time right now. For me, all signs of pot must be out of the house. If there are roaches I will open them up looking for a strand of pot and after i find enough of them I can make a joint. I'm not proud of this behavior at all but I will look under my porch to try to at least find something to make these symptoms go away. I have been successful in quitting for months at a time and in my best attempt it was probably 6 months. I'm once again dealing with awful withdrawal and am writing this in an effort to remind myself that I want to be clean. It's very strange because I have used cocaine and MDMA recreationally and have never felt the need to do either habitually. Pot is not the same. In my lowest point I caught my 16 year old son with some pot and instead of doing what I should have and flush it I decided to smoke it. That was after being clean for some time. I truly hate this plant as it turns me into someone I don't like. Not that I'm violent or anything like that, I just get lazy and stop doing things. All it is is a waste of time.
Everybody has a different brain and body chemistry. Just because you didn't go through intense withdrawal symptoms, doesn't negate anyone else's experience.
I am 26 and have been smoking since 17. This is my third time quitting, and I can tell you it gets harder everytime. Previously, I did experience low-grade chronic nausea for quite some time after quitting, but now, it's been 2 days since I quit and I have been vomiting profusely. I think it's a result of nervous system arousal. I am feeling extremely alert, but not in a good way, so even though I should be in bed, I am out and about, inherently stressing myself out. Internal stress + external = disaster. Anyway, I was vomiting but then felt better afterwards, but I am experiencing a chronic debilitating nausea and extreme stomach Cramps. I'm also experiencing intense throbbing pains on the center of the left side of my head. I keep taking tums and I just took an Advil, because I think the neurotransmitter change is causing the stomach inflammation.
I exercise about 15 hours a week, intensely. (going up and down hills on my bike) and I'm also very slim and muscular. I'm not out of shape, physically or mentally. I can be quite sensitive, which is what I think led me to smoke in the first place.
My point is, this is a serious problem, for those who do not necessarily have other serious problems. The withdrawal symptoms are very real for heavy smokers. Stop judging those whose physical experiences are different than yours, since you're definitely not a doctor and not accredited to pass any sort of medical judgment.
im going through eatting thing as we speak havnt ate in 5 days just little stuff every now and then but i dont want to try eatting apple sauce yogurt i found it easier then anything i heard the reason you cant eat is because you really only ate high and yes that i did i was always high i buy an ounce 3 days its gone cause i didnt go to school dropped out and pretty much sat in my room playing xbox live all day and smoking anyways munchies and hunger is to different things and your not used to hunger just try and eat little things through out the day
Alll I have to say is that if you quit, after a few days if you smoke again just for one night it will make the withdrawls worse. I felt psychologically great when I quit, August 15 2313 today is the 27th, and I smoked about 3 nights ago and ended up doing some coke which I havent done in 8 years. Weed made me lose myself that night and I chilled with an ex boyfriend who had coke and I didn't give a sh*t. I don't regret it because I laern from my mistakes. Ever since I smoked weed that night I have had trouble sleeping. When I quit I slept great, I had vivid nightmares but over all I would sleep long nights pretty well. Wake up a lot yes, but overall I slept great. Since that night I have had trouble sleeping and have slept like four hours in the last two nights. I had a vivid dream last night but slept really shitty and have been up since 6am and went to bed at 1am last night and kept waking up. Seriously I hate coke and my polint is when you relapse not caring about yourself when you have tried so hard and made that decision to quit, you kind of lose yourself for the night. It was a crazy night and it made me remember how shitty that lifestyle is. I second a previous user that benzos would fck you up even more in a way because you could strongly become addicted to those if using them as an anti anxiety ....so the herbal remedy seems like the best Im gonna go buy some this Friday when I get paid. Its called Valerian Root...look it up. Anyway, another thing I want to tell you is that I was smoking for almost 11 years DAILY. it would have been 11 yrs this october. Oh yeah.....and after the night I relapsed, 2 days later I was visiting my mom and trying to get my neighbour to smoke me on a joint. I texted him like 6 times...All fiendish and retarded like before ahaha......thankfully he ended up sleeping over at a buddys place, and I went to bed sober. The sleep was horrible...but in a way I thank God that he wasn't around cause now I am not fiending...so happy to have come here it helps a lot having a support system... remember it is your atmosphere too. I ditched all the people I associated with who smoke weed. I got in touch with two old friends since then who dont smoke and we have pretty intelligent conversations. Also Im quitting cigs cause smoking just sucks. Another thing is that I threw away ALL my papers and filter, and that helps soo much. Theres been times I wanted to roll a cigarette but didn't have a paper, so I didn't. I'm glad because if I rolled something it probably would have made me want to smoke even more. If I need a damn cig now I have to get off my butt and get to a store or go out and bum one, which sucks so I won't even bother. I actually am gonna have extra money next month for the first time in a while. At first weed is GREAAAAT its FUUUN but too much of anything is not good for anyone. I noticed it was ruining me and my personality. When i would drink my problems from years ago would come out because I never dealt with them in the right way. So its been 13 days with one night of smoking, and I am crying about things that I forgot even bothered me because I am dealing with problems. The things i am learning and realizing are worth more than any high. I won't lie though.....in 10 years when I am 33, I would love to be able to be totally matured and unaddicted so I could smoke a joint here and there...like once a week or whatever with my husband...whoever he is....or maybe not. Who knows...I think as long as you aren't addicted it is okay to smoke HERE AND THERE ONLY...but a lot of us stoners have an addictive personality so Im not sure if that is gonna be possible, but Ill see. Im talking YEARS from now. I heard a story of one guy who went 8 months and smoked half a joint and was DONE and totally addicted again for another 3 years...and is in the process of quitting AGAIN....making it that much harder. GOOD LUCK TO ALL AND I HOPE I HELPED SOMEONE :D and good luck to myself:) lol
and as for the previous user saying it gets harder everytime ....NO...it is different for everyone ok. It was harder the FIRST time and easier this time because I found myself to be more psychologically prepared. I let myself hit the weed rock bottom, as to where I had to KNOW this was best for me-hence making it easier to quit. Some ppl never hit rock bottom though, which is why Im saying everyone is different. Do what FEELS right....and trust your gut deep down beause if its hurting you, it might feel right but deep down that little voice that says you need to quit...listen to it just get yourself to the point where you feel right about it. After smoking for almost 11 years I am doing quite well become of what I just said. Good luck.
3 to 4 weeks it will kick in. I am tapering off this time. Every 3 weeks I skip more days that I smoke and cut down to 1 hit on the days that I do. However, I am still experiencing the symptoms: Anxiety and Panic Tears to Fears (wild emotions) Muscle Tension Loss of Appetite Intense vivid dreams in color Increased memory clarity (good symptom) Increased sex drive then no sex drive Things that Help: Distractions from anxiety! Watch movies, read books, Exercise! Don't be afraid of the Anxiety. It's just a feeling and goes away in 10 to 30 min. Keep your mind in the present - not the future or the past. Focus on items in the room, say them in your head. The less afraid you become of the symptoms of withdraw the less intense they will be. Meditation is the best! Great videos on Youtube on meditation... Never quit without your arsenal! : St. Johns Wort - Wards off depression and anxiety * This stuff works great!!!!!. Tylonol - 1 pill in the morning when anxiety is the worst. Green Tea instead of coffee. Calms anxiety. comes in pill form also B12 vitamin every morning Magnesium pill in morn and night. 5-htp 3 hours before bedtime for insomnia. Get into a strict routine. Get up the same time everyday and go to bed the same time every day. Take your detox herbs mentioned above at the same time every day. I keep xanex around at work just incase of a pattack. So far I haven't needed them. I was a heavy smoker. I quit cold turkey before but ended up in the hospital for extreme panic attacks. I thought it was a heart attack. Tapering off is the best way as the symptoms are more mild. Your brain needs to grow more dopamine receptors hence the withdraw symptoms. When we smoke every day we kill these receptors because less are needed due to the thc creating so much dopamine. (this is why we need more and more thc to get the same high)When we quit our brains lack dopamine and it scrambles to build receptors again. The time it takes to re-grow them varies from person to person. I started a new job in a new field so quitting cold turkey now could destroy this opportunity. Tapering off is still painful but less intense. I have no insomnia. However, I will get insomnia once the thc is totally out of my system. Tapering off is the best because it teaches us to use our will power and not let a substance control our lives. Why did I start again after quitting years ago... Boredom! This is the reason most of us use. If we got off our buts and stayed active instead of reaching for a bong we would be so much better off.
For all those that need to quit for a job: Buy the fake urine in the head shops. It works great! Keep the bottle in your underwear not your pocket when you go for the test. They make you empty your pockets prior to giving a sample. Follow instructions that come with it. I suggest not quitting cold turkey because the symptoms will make you loose your new job. Taper off!!!! You will need your sanity and a well rested body to perform optimally on the job. You will need your brain power too so quitting eventually is essential! Remember, the herbal detox I mentioned above. It cut the symptoms in half!!
Denial! Like every organism on this planet has the same biological/ chemical makeup. I bet you have never gone without your weed for more then 10 days. Try quitting till all the thc is out of your system and then come on here and say that. But, there are some that experience no withdraw. I had 2 cats. Both were from the same litter. One was afraid of her shadow and the other was like Cheech and Chong. So mellow you could hold him upside down and he loved it. 2 different brains with different chemistry. MJ affects everyone differently. These symptoms are real. It's called dopamine deprivation. Any act, chemical that stimulates the brain to produce dopamine can cause withdraw when cesed till your body rebuilds more dopamine receptors to compensate for the missing action/chemical that used to stimulate your brain to produce more dopamine. Sex, Drugs, Porn, Carbs, Sugar, spending money etc. can all cause your brain to produce excess dopamine. Your body tries to maintain homeostasis by reducing the amount of dopamine receptors in the synapse of the nerve cells. Once the action/drug is gone the dopamine levels drop below normal causing anxiety, depression. The brain will begin rebuilding dopamine receptors again to bring dopamine levels back up. This takes time. I'd say 2 to 6 months. However, it gets easier and easier throughout the process. Using herbs (st. johns wort, valerian root, b12, magnesium etc), getting exercise, getting on a strict routine, distraction, meditation to control thoughts will all help the process along. I suggest reducing your dose of mj over a long period of time to reduce the withdraw effect and build up self control. Remember..... It's only temporary and you are not going nuts!!! Look around you.... You are not the only person having these kinds of problems.
I have smoked it 5 times heavily in two months.I am now seriously facing the problem of short term memory loss after since 5 months of quitting it.What is it ? can i be ever that intelligent and sharp brain again ?
Hi, we have just quit after smoking for 15 years plus! its three weeks clean now and the sleep problem is by far the worst. I hav ejust bought some Valerian tea and some new pillows :) neither of us have had more than 3-4 hours sleep a night and that is interupted. I kknow this post is quite old now, but are you still of the weed?
I'm on day 4. Prob worse day so far,
I find pure orange with bits it's one of the best things to help with shakes and nausea!
Exercise helps as your sweating it out.
It's not easy at all!!
I've got shakes, lathargic as anything and feel like I've got low sugar levels constantly.
I'm hoping today is the last of feeling so bad!!
Sometimes if I eat it feels like I'm going to be sick but need to eat as feel like I need the glucose in my body.
You need to keep your mind busy constantly!!!!
I have to admit sometimes I'm getting dizzy spells which I don't know what to do to stop.
Any advise on dizziness would be greatly appreciated!
Hey,
Can you shoot me an email. Wanted to know about how mary jane and your social life meshed.
thanks