how long do marijuana withdrawal symptoms last

I'm the 50 year old guy in the post above. Wanted to share something I noticed. For the first few days, like I said, everything was great. These past 2 days (I'm on Day 8) I notice that once or twice I day I get super sleepy. This morning, after a good night's sleep, I got up at 7 am like always. At 9 am, I couldn't keep my eyes open. I actually went back to bed and slept for an hour and a half. This also happened midday yesterday. I assume that my body is getting rid of a lifetime's worth of whatever it stores when you smoke.

Anyone else have this experience?

I've smoked weed for about 3yrs and I've quit twice in that period first for 39 days the next time was 45 days. It took about 3 sleepless nights to get a decent nights sleep and about ten days until I got my appetite back as far as the anxiety depression anger it takes a little longer about 2-3 weeks. All withdrawal symptoms of weed are psychological (in your head) I used weed because it helped the quality of my sleep and I wouldn't dream (which is important because before I used any drug or alcohol I would have awful nightmares everynight) so obviously when I quit my mind is going to have trouble going to sleep because I've built it up in my head that I can't sleep, eat, etc. without marijuana. In my expierence its best to slowly lower your daily intake until your down to one hit a day this makes quitting a lot easier like a nicotine patch. As far as I am concerned I love maryjane and I only quit for piss test or just to show that I can it feels good like an achievement. Best of luck to all who want to quit but please don't bash marijuana if it wasn't for it I would have killed myself years ago. Just remeber marijuana isn't heroin or cocaine you don't have massive physical withdrawals like tremors night sweats vomiting and your not going to relapse and suck some dude off for more pot. Remeber its all in your mind the most powerful tool we as humans have.

I am 17 female and i have been smokeing weed since i was about 11 or 12 constantly, i have tried stopping before when i was about 15 it lasted about 2 months, the withdrawls that i had then were minor and i could distract myself every easily from them. Now i havent smoked it since about 3 days ago and today i gave in. Anyways the reasons i gave in were i had CONSTANT hot flashes, headache, insomnia, and irritablity. I get so anxious during the day its rediculous and 90 percent of the time i am sweating.... but i am look for a solution to the sweating i have drankin lots of fluids ice cold ones and eaten healthy nothoing seems to work but smokeing weed. after i blaze everything feels normal. i want to find myself being normal when im not high but i dont seem to have any hope right now.. please someone help meee i need to stop

I am 17 and i have smoked weed constantly since i was about 11 or 12 about 3 times a day to now about 6 times a day i never really thought about weed as a drug but now i have been threw the withdrawls and there not what you would expect i dont even know what it feels like to be normal or "sober" anymore its kinda scarey. but the withdrawls i had were intense migraine, irritablity, anxiousnous, HOT FLASHES CONSTANTLY!, and it feels like i want to cry all the time or like just give up on everything and ly in bed or something, or just talk a million miles an hour. i think i might be crazy without weed to. its sad to say but i have almost givin up on trying to quit cuz i cant see myself normal, this is my normal..

ive been researching alot thru out this whole withdrawl time, i started smoking when i was 10, and am now 18 and quit about a week ago, but also ive been under alot of stress from family matters and etc, havent really eatten anything and im an insominac anyway, but now its to the point, i cant even force myself to sleep anymore, im up constantly and can be up for days on end, and still crash and sleep maybe 6 hours on a good night. i have alot of the symptoms, such as higher aggression, anxousness, jittery and bad stomach pains along with the other stresses of my situation. i believe myself to be a strong person and determinded person. but i came to realize that i had to quit smoking it to "escape" and instead smoke it when i can enjoy myself and know that everything i ahd to do, is done. i dont really crave it, that might come later im not sure. but i just know the withdrawls going to be hell. But i am determinded to stick to my guns and fix my issues before i take up smoking again. id advise ppl to do the same. Fix yourselves so that your not smoking to run from your probloms. Smoke when you acan sit back and actually enjoy it, and be happy of your work in whatever yu decide or are doing with your life. and that also includes forgiving yourselves and others for whatever and who ever did what, i learned the ahrd way and hope that my post can help people to focus on defeating there demons, and not smoking them up. best wishes to you all : )

I am 21 and have smoked for many years. Recently I decided to quit. The first night the withdrawals thrown at me were perspirations, difficulty sleeping, and slightly restless. I coped through most of the withdrawals by smoking a few cigarettes. The withdrawals were caused by about an 8th of Kush every two days. I have givin into temptation twice now since i've quit marijuana. But, those sessions were relatively small compared to what I used to smoke. I only smoked less than half a gram with those two sessions put together. A much better amount of intake than the excessive pot consumption a few days earlier. I have also learned that the loss of appetite can be cushioned by eating fast food. I had bought myself a salad yesterday and I could not eat more than half of the individual serving salad. Today I have eaten almost three meals by ordering Jack in the Box and Mcdonald's, but rarely I can finish my food. These withdrawal symptoms that a lot of us on this topic has experienced, i'm guessing are the ones who consume a larger quantity than the average smoker. Maybe we should lower our marijuana intake to once a day? I'd suggest once every two days to make sure it doesn't become an addiction.

I found this fairly interesting. While there are withdrawal symptoms like any other substance we put in our body, ie caffeine, chocolate, alcohol, sugar( ohhh yes sugar is more addicting then heroin,) is going to have negative effects after discontinuing use.

I haven't really smoked in about a week, and I've only had experiences in decreasing appetite.

However, I use cannabis for medical purposes ( Its dry here currently) and my medical symptoms have been FAR worse then the lack of appetite.

I've been forced to use my albuterol inhaler instead. And its awful. Those side effects are horrible. Anxiety, jitters, nervousness. ( I know this because I used to use inhalers before I smoked and am all TOO aware of the side effects) My anxiety has been coming back, and my back pain has increased.

However, my partner has had the aggressive withdrawal ( we're both dry) and he's an as****e about it. But i think it has to do more with personality rather then the plant itself.


Oh and by the way, don't blame WEED for you dropping out of High school. you made that choice yourself.
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Marijuana withdrawl symptoms such as night sweats, insomnia, lack of appetiite, irritability, aggression are like to last about a week to two weeks depending on your dosage and frequency. It could also be longer or shorter than that. For myself, nearly eighty days sober, my body is certainly back to normal. But by brain stained by almost six year of daily dosage yearns to smoke marijuana, and I'm not sure that will ever go away. Who knows.

Niacin and Sauna guys... I am telling you this works. Start at 50mg and proceed upwards only at a comfortable rate. DO NOT TAKE NIACIN without Running for atleast 20 minutes and supplementing with Vitamins. I quit way worse than pot with this technique and it really helps. Slept every night without pot like a baby and you bypass the cold sweats by sweating in the sauna. This also helps appetite and anxiety.

Only do this if your ready to stop and stop forever.

DISCLAIMER: The niacin releases deep latent toxins which are also connected to painful memories which got you into drugs in the first place. Be ready to relive some stuff and it might even be painful. Stick to it and it will get better rapidly. Sitting around and doing something proactive about your withdrawal is the biggest mistake and will lead to relapse.

Best of Luck Everyone.

ok i have been smoking for about a year im like 15 i have stopped for a week so far but i have been feeling dizzy and tired and just really groggy and my chest has been tight with me responding to people very slowly and forgetting alot of things while when i train excersice its really hard and i feel like giving up and my head aches and everything gets worse as i sweet more and once my ears just got blocked for some reason and then felt like i was going to pass out and my chest hurts how long will it take too get better and feel none of the affects??? with training twice a week and just a normal life how long will it take?? and does alcohol affect my thc levels and mixes with my affects of cannabis?? so my question really is how long does it take to stop all the affects of cannabis while training 2 times a week which is about 1 hours each time i train and does alcohol mix with this? is it ok to drink a bit while im comming off cannabis?? i really need to know i am trying to quit and lead my career

I've smoked off and on since I was 18, though it wasn't really a problem until this year. I was in an unhappy relationship and moved in with a room mate who smoked all the time. I should also say that I'm a college student with a part time job. I started smoking every day, then 3 times a day, then started bringing it to school and work and getting high on breaks. My grades were the first thing to go, I'm an English major but it's impossible for me to read when I'm stoned. I just stopped caring about everything, I could still do my job but my boss noticed a significant change in my behavior and frequently questioned me about it. That and my girlfriend and I succumbed to the routine of -getting through the day-coming home-make dinner-smoke-watch movies-have meaningless sex...Which is no way to spend time with someone. The thing that finally told me I had to quit though was when I started getting irritable about the smallest things, and when I noticed I had huge dark circles under my eyes all the time. Quitting sent me through huge mood swings, so bad I had to break up with my girlfriend in order to stop fighting with her..Which sucks because I know it's all my fault. There were also times on any given day where the slightest amount of stress would cause me to break down and sob for an hour. It's been 2 weeks and I've had 3 hits and I think I'm pretty much over the withdraw, but I still think about smoking all the time. What sucks more is seeing my room mate still smoking every chance he can and he and his girlfriend constantly fighting about the smallest things. He's entered this state of no tolerance for anxiety, I refuse to buy pot for him but I gave him the number for my dealer and he can't even call him because he's too afraid to meet someone new, and those were the exact words coming from him. It's sad. He's been "looking" for a job for 2 years now, his parents pay his rent and I always feel terrible because they definitely don't have the money for it. He's had a handful of interviews but always backs out at the last second because he's scared. Pot is fine every now and then but it's just selfish to do it every day. It sucks the happiness out of life and hurts yourself and more importantly the people around you.

For me, it never gets all that bad. I do notice some irritability and lack of an appetite. Those go away in like three to five days. After that its the not smoking once or twice part that is hard. Because after I do this I will usually find myself with a small bag a few days later.

I intend to quit, hopefully over the weekend. Trying to finish the last of my stash asap. Haven't been able to bring myself around to throwing out my trusty glass small pipe, but I think I will have to at some point.


Anyways I do not find Marijuana all that hard to quit, its just the hardest to actually stay quit. I have experience with quitting opiates and mild to moderate alcohol addictions, as well as cigs. Marijuana is a relative walk in the park, but it ain't an easy thing.

Best of luck to everyone. Like all quits, I will post on this site for a couple days.

For the person who asked if its okay to drink a little to calm during during the first few days:

I personally find that having a beer or three really helps. Just make sure you do not replace one addiction with the other, after a few days start having less or just stop. If you can keep you beer intake moderate and within the healthy limits then I do not see a problem. Others may disagree.

Also, for those who are having trouble eating, it is important to get something into your system. I drink protein shakes when not hungry. Also get yourself a good multivitamin. Keep these habits going after you quit.

Exercise, Exercise, Exercise.

Same guest that last posted on 04/28/10 - 08:20

Today is my first day of my break. I dumped out the last little bit of herb I bought last week. Feeling very confident. Like I stated for me the worst is over after day 3 or 4. I just get irritable and find it hard to eat.

I know I will start craving it after work. I have a small work party to go too and will take a walk after (even if I have a beer or two). I am going to allow myself to buy a pack of cigarettes, which I have had a very on and off relationship with over the past year. Will also be buying some beer after work.

Plan to stay in tonight. I have some few easy healthy goals for the weekend.

I will try to keep updating.

Night of day 2 for me:

Feeling slight anxiety, a bit sweaty. Not tired, a bit in the dumps and some slight cravings. Everytime I crave I remind myself that I really wouldn't like it too much.

Made it too the gym today, which I usually do anyways.

Nothing too major...