how long do marijuana withdrawal symptoms last

Man i feel everything you just said especially the eye contact

I started cold turkey and this is day 2. I am 24yrs old and I smoked 1 blunt everyday for last 2years. Prior to that I used bong, roughly 8-9 hits a day over 2 years. Though I carefully and meticulously never let my pot smoking habit interfere my work (just to avoid ppl judging me a pothead) there were so many instances I felt so down at work and during out of office hours. I started smoking pot extensively after my dad's death (senior year college). At that point pot was a good friend to me, a healer helped me let go of my grievances. Being a single kid (no siblings) and living alone the pot smoking helped me socialize, making new friends, etc. But slowly when I saw my close friends, college mates and school friends move on; some of them left the country, some got married, etc. Still I was smoking pot and trying make new friends, mindless munchy junking, discovering new music (one good outcome though) I felt really monotonous. By now,until few days back pot was more of a complulsion than a companion to me. Everyday I finished my blunt in one sitting right after work. During weekends it's a whole different story. I smoked a lot yet I always craved for that 'first time high' in spite of knowing for a fact that it won't be possible. Anyways, 2 days back I faced another unpleasant reality. I applied and almost bagged a new job with much flexible work and higher salary. I missed it probably because I didn't put the needed effort (a certificate to be precise). And the sad part was that when I realized though I had the knowledge, money and time I always procrastinated taking up the exam. And when I realized all this, I talked to one of my childhood friends about all this. That talk led me me think retrospectively about my life after my dad's death. The very reasons why started pot smoking are not my bothering me anymore yet I was making up reasons to smoke. Those good days of getting kick-ass high in a single joint shared among 5 is not there anymore nor I have any recollection of such good high in recent past. All these factors made me to arrive at the decision to quit pot cold turkey. And here I am writing this instead of having a peaceful sleep. Yes. I am suffering from insomnia now. Trying to sleep for 6+ hours. Also I have no clear memory of any incidents happened in this year. Thanks to forums like this, made me understand I am not the only person going through this sh*t. My request to all those who decided to go cold turkey, pls pls pls stay strong. I can handle the insomnia and mood swings at this age. Can't imagine me going through the same at 34 or 44. Anyways, day 2 insomnia is tougher than day 1. This too shall pass. I feel pity for all those who wants to legalize marijuana considering what sort of psycological suffering people would undergo on prolonged use. Unlike alcohol or hard drugs, ganja won't put us in a spectacle but no one else can understand the psycological suffering what we undergo. Like the old saying too much of anything is not good. I hope I am not going to relapse this time. May be if I relapse the same person who listen to my story this time might judge me if I seek for his help another time. Those who decided to quit, pls pls pls stay strong. God will help us all move on with less suffering.

I am back again. Toady's day 3. I slept close to 4hrs last night/this morning and on my way to office. Feeling very tired and proud.

I'm back again. Today I hit the bed little early, Since I didn't sleep properly last night. Day 3 is successful. The only problem was that I feel nauseous most of the time and couldn't eat properly. This too shall pass.

Ur problem concentrating could be metal toxicitie the grower didn't leach the chemicals out and u now have heavy metals floating around the brain

It's day 5 bit***s!! ;-) I slept nicely last night. Day 4 was definitely good and I'm already having a good feeling about today, day 5. I'm coughing heavily throughout the day and in one way it's a blessing in disguise. Spitting out phlegm Everytime. Thick and brown. (Excuse me if you find it gross) Planning to cycle tomorrow morning.

Physical symptoms of the fear of emptiness. Meditation. Awareness. Time to see time to understand time for try errors time to try enough times to see the truth. Why addictions are addictions. You have to let it be and just k ow that body and mind adapts. It adapts to the grass and then back to rhe states of being without the grass. U dont need sh*t other than air, food, water, love for yourself and others and every other thing and emotion life and he universe presents... you come from the emptiness and you will go back to the emptiness one day so take it easyand relax. You need to stimulate yourself. Touch thenatuee walk barefeet on soil, watch he waves listen to the wind... be natural and never forget much of anything is always a bas thing you need the balance. And somestuff are better tried and let gone. Peace within peace out!

I hear you! I see you! I am with you! Meditate my friend. Load headspace. Meditate 10 mins every morning and every night. And watch leo on actualized.org. Start with the video about addictions. You are on the right path with self inquiries. You willeventually tackle it down and adapt to your true being which does not need anything other than air, food, water and love for yourself and others. Peace!

I was smoking weed for about 4 years i quit about a year ago im 18 but i been having trouble sleeping and been loosing my temper on a daily basis i also lost weight to 7,8 anyone can help can withdrawal take this long.

Can someone help

Been smoking heavy use of marijuana since 2007, few months before I was going on my 15th birthday in August 2007, started May 2007. Started off as 3 to 4 joints a day (unrolled the joints and packed them into a party-bowl metal pipe). In 2010, i doubled my tolerance to 7 to 8 joints per day (unrolled the joints and packed them into a party-bowl metal pipe). In 2012, I started off as 10 to 12 joints per day (unrolled and packed into a party-bowl metal pipe, some on glass bong and glass pipes). 2013, i couldn't keep count, maybe at least 12 to 13 joints per day (unrolled joints and packed into party-bowl metal pipes, glass bongs, glass pipes, knife-hits). 2014-2017 i started growing my own organic soil grown cannabis after realizing i been smoking hydroponic grown stuff for 7 years, I noticed how tasty and good dank smell organic soil grown cannabis is compared to hydroponic grown cannabis. 2014-2017 i smoked half oz to just about 1 oz, at least up to 18-20 grams per day of my own organic soil grown cannabis (pro-mix premium organic vegetable and herb mix, great stuff for highest quality and tasty dank buds). Party bowl metal pipes, glass bongs, glass pipes, vaporizers, knife hits. I was smoking all different kind of strains that i grew: dj short blueberry, humboldt seed organization blue dream, devils harvest - john doe, paradise seeds - sensi star, unknown breeder - northern lights from a dank bud bag seeds, amsterdam marijuana seeds - blue dream xtrm (best blue dream ever breeded), amsterdam marijuana seeds - strawberry ice, devils harvest - john doe, dutch passion - glueberry og (dankest bud, highest quality, stickiest bud ever breeded), grand daddy purple - grand daddy purple, grand daddy purple - candyland (dank and tasty!), seedsman - blueberry, victory seeds - blueberry, amsterdam marijuana seeds - blueberry 420, humboldt seed organization - sour diesel#2 (my personal favorite), humboldt seeds organization - chemdawg, unknown breeder - purple berry (grand daddy purple + blueberry cross-breed), unknown breeder - og kush (very piney and slight wood taste phenotype, very sticky buds, tons of THC, one-hitter-quitter for my high tolerance), dark horse genetics - original gorilla glue #4 (also from another unknown breeders - gorilla glue #4 from a dank chem/sour earthy smell and taste phenotype, tons of sticky THC and mega couch-lock and happy euphoria), unknown breeders - gorilla glue #12 (tasty, pine and sour chem taste, mega sticky THC), unknown breeders - blueberry (best blueberry i ever got from a connect, true one-hitter-quitter and best blueberry taste and stickiest THC, stink up the whole house phenotype, so popular that i got my blueberry robbed TWICE!), unkown breeders - grape j kush, unknown breeders - jack frost, unknown breeders - jagermiester, barneys farm - cookies kush (also another phenotype from unknown breeders - cookies kush, better than the barneys farm phenotype), unknown breeders - afghan kush, unknown breeders - john doe (tastier than my devils harvest - john doe). All kinds of seeds and Clones that i grew in organic soil, and smoked heavily for years until november 15, 2017. Smoked enough to get my lungs clogged with resin for lifetime, i cough out black tar every day, every 1 to 2 hours i cough out black tar from years of heavy use, never smoked cigarettes, only marijuana. Smoked to the point where i get anxiety and hyperventilation issues because of how clogged my lungs are, makes it hard to breathe and causes mega hyperventilation. Also, developed a new syndrome called Cannabis Hyperemisis Syndrome (years of heavy abuse use, to the point where we vomit non-stop for hours, tremors and body cramps from the body can't handling the heavy abuse use anymore). I practically made an infamous world-record of getting close to death from too much marijuana use. I visit the ER for years now until i stopped toking on 11/15/2017, from tremors, hyperventilation attacks due to clogged lungs, body cramps, cold chills and hot sweats at the same time, and heart rates going up to 160-170 beats per minute, making my heart race fast after toking. To the point where i get suicidal thoughts because my body is doing 2 things at once; trying to clean out the marijuana excess toxins from years of abuse, and trying to fiend for more marijuana smoke. I been smoke-free since 11/15/2017, and i fiend for marijuana every day, but my mind knows that when i take just 1 toke, my body will get severe hyperventilation attacks, tremors, body cramps, cold chills and hot sweats, anxious to toke more, irregular breathing from tar in lungs and coughing from toking making my lungs hurt, closed up nose after toking that makes my hyperventilation more severe, fingers close up together from hyperventilation and fingers get severe cramp pains, gas build up and constipation from marijuana making my acid reflux worse, nausea and vomiting from body trying to take out excess thc toxins from years of abuse, got 3 separate hemorrhoids surgeries from my immune system getting messed up from all these health problems from years of heavy abuse, dry throat and mouth and having to go ER to get IV for fluids because i would get discolored and pale skin from dehydration, body weakness and sleepy all the time from too much toking making me have irregular sleeping hours, body gets over-stressed from all these problems and i would start to get mentally paranoid after toking and become more body weak and tired. After i quit toking on 11/15/2017, my hyperventilation attacks went away, i feel more energized, my stress went away, no more dehydration from too much dry throat and dry mouth, i sleep easier, no more paranoia and anxiety, no more nausea and vomiting, no more cold chills and sweats, no more body cramps, no more closed up plugged nose and i finally can smell everything, no more acid reflux, no more tremors, no more hurting lungs and irregular breathing, no more constipation. I feel better and stronger energy, no more weakness and no more feeling tired. But the only problem is, i fiend for toke every day, i force myself not to light up that party bowl. There are times when i almost take 1 toke, but then i freak out that i will get hyperventilation from 1 toke because of how messed up my body and lungs became from years of heavy abuse. You can practically get stoned from the resin tar from my lungs if you dried it up and smoke it, every day i taste the THC resin that you find in your pipes and glass pipes, pure THC resin that i cough out every few hours each day.

calms from the health food store. Great for anxiety and panic attacks. Non addicting and they DO WORK. put them under the tongue for sublingual absorption. The quickest.
Not A bad taste and they will help at night.

You are the living worst.

I am 35 yo... my first joint when i was 16... tried to stop many times.. but when i get depressed i start to smoke back... it takes away my social life, i like to be alone and stoned, ignored my wife and kids and effected my work where i cannot focus much and always forgot what to do... even when i attend meetings, my opinion is always unrealistic... a lot of work stuff i didn't finish...

then i decide that i had to move on from this thing before it destroy my life and relationship with people around.. so i start to quit again and i feel like having a total freedom when it gone... it only takes me a month...

Some tips on quitting is always find things to do... go outside and do things or meet people... go fishing, running or cycling or just do things u love other than smoking pot...

I understand that cannabis release dophamine which make u feel better... its the same as alcohol and gambling... dophamine also can be released via doing things that excite you.. like listening to music, motivational speech, watching movies, going outdoor or even painting... as long as u can divert your dophamine release not by using cannabis...

I have problems with sleeping, lost appetite and moody... but i always remind that this is the process i had to face in order to quit, i did work... set your mind and goal first...

I also don't meet friends who is still smoking, avoiding them is always a good idea since before this i start smoke back after i met them...

And have faith, u are going to make life better... be strong... if u look around people who heavily smoke, their life isnt good at all... their plan on life will look mess... i dont understand some of it claims it can make your life better... exception for some medical case... its the business that make marijuana legal, its not the beneffit...

My advice, don't even try to smoke this thing... it will destroy you at some point... most people will have no respect and trust for u... it is only for you to run away from problems but didnt solve it at all...

I am changing while its not to late for me... it is a little bit pain but the reality is better without it... i can imagine a better life ahead if u start quitting... i have met people who cannot stop untill the became old and their life is so lonely... despite laws in my country and most of the country in the world, u dun want to face the laws and the consequence... happy quitting everybody...

I feel the exact same thing! Im 19. I started smoking since I was 17-18 ( I know it's not that much time but I always was a heavy smoker) I started smoking my first year of university ( It was in Lebanon, so all we smoked was hash and tobaco) however, for my second year I moved to Canada, and finally had proper access to weed. I tried it the first day I landed, loved it. Abused it for 4 months straight! I did everything HIGH literally EVERYTHING. Wake and bake wasn't even a a big thing, it was too normal. I'd smoke on my way to class, after class, before gym, after gym ( until I stopped going in my last month). I literally started dealing so I can afford to smoke more for less bucks. So.... my tolerance was up the roof!
When I travelled back to see my family was when the withdrawals started kicking in, I'd get so emotional so quick, it was never this easy to shed a tear, I'm literally shedding one as I Type! ( I'm on my 8th day right now, and ps: I never actually felt this emotional in my life, it takes alot for me to shed a tear). The first 3 or 4 days were just hell. I couldn't eat, saw no point in life, literally got thoughts of suicide. I started trying to go to the gym, felt better afterwards, but not good enough, right now I realized how important it is to actually eat. I lost 5 kgs so far ( I'm into bodybuilding so this is trash for me) but I realized, it gets better and it's! Don't give up! Never give up! Don't let the emotional side of you get you! Just think of how you once lived sober ( I know it's hard to think of that since we've been high for too long) but just KNOW that you don't need it. Flush it out of your system and then think if you need it!
Best of luck to you and me and anybody going through ruff times!

I would recommend buying some strong full spectrum CBD and using that as often as necessary until the symptoms subside. You might also see a doctor and tell him what your problem is. He might give you an antidepressant which could help you as well while you go through this. Maybe some Elavil. I'm going through the same right now and these 2 things have allowed me to function and sleep. Good luck.