how long do marijuana withdrawal symptoms last

Um... I live in Amsterdam. Mostly grew my own trainwreck/ diesel. Averaging 13% thc.

It's all in your head.

You can ask a doctor if you don't want to believe me.

I don´t need to believe you,i live it in real life and i know a lot of potheads. If you live in Dam and think cannabis is not physically addictive you are so misinformed. i don´t know how much you smoked and for how long you stopped. Do you know the half-life of THC, and other cannabinoids, do you know how long they stay in your system?
You don´t need to answer, or you can if you want. I don´t want to start a discussion here, if you want to give the final words, ok.
No trouble. Peace.

I'm not here to argue either man. I just think people really shouldn't be scared of stopping. I'm here to tell people that they can completely overcome the withdrawal in their heads. That was just my experience. I can honestly say the only "withdrawal" I had was hot flushes, and trouble sleeping. You can imagine how hard it is to stay clean when I live here lol. One thing about quitting is you need to have a very good reason to do so. If you have that, it's easy.
Peace.

Anyone that says marijuana isn't physically or mentally addictive is ignorant. Whenever your mind and/or body become dependant of something,you are suffering from addiction. Most people claim they can stop whenever they want but choose not to because it's what they enjoy. What most people fail to realize is that after a period of time of heavy use,the tolerance level your mind and body have for the substance dramatically changes,making the intensity of the desired "high" harder to achieve. This is caused by the dependency your mind and body now have for the substance. Sobriety is no longer a normal feeling because,now,your brain has been taught to function otherwise. People usually tend to use alcohol or other substances as a substitute because the withdrawal symptoms are too severe to handle. Anxiety,depression,insomnia,restlessness,racing thoughts,nausea,diarrhea,and loss of appetite are all symptoms of marijuana withdrawal. The best advice for anyone suffering from marijuana withdrawal is this...STOP USING AND ALLOW YOURSELF TO DETOX! Everything you are experiencing is normal. Although you may feel like it,you aren't going crazy and you aren't going to die. Your body must rid itself of all of the chemicals in order to return to it's natural function. This process takes time. Exercise is best for speeding the process. Hope this helps. Best of luck to everyone going through this experience.

i started smoking pot when i was 14 (everyday when i was 17). i am now 27. ive quit for the longest 3 months whilst looking for a good job. There are NO WITHDRAWALS FROM MARIJUANA. YOUR ALL A BUNCH OF BABIES THAT CANT DEAL WITH LIFE AS IS WITHOUT SOME SORT OF SUBSTANCE. I AM THE SAME WAY BUT AT LEAST I ADMIT IT. STOP BITCHING AND TAKE A BONG RIP. bit***s. josh

Its pretty simple - some people can quit easily without any problems, some people can quit with minor problems, some people have major peoblems when they quit. Myself, I quit without any problems, I was a pretty light smoker. However some friends of mine had a terrible time quitting, infact so bad that some diden't quit and still smoke. It seems that the problems quitting happen with heavy, long term smokers, they seem to build up a tolerance so they need more powerfull stuff and that what it seems likes gets people hooked.

I'm 31 years old and started smoking weed around 2000/2001. I smoked 2.5g/d first and had the typical cold-shivers, sleep problems, irritations when quitting that seem to be both nicotine-withdrawal and also active cannabinoid residue in the brain. I went on smoking for 10 years, switching to first-sieve hashish about half the way. Interestingly the withdrawal from hashish was less hard, but the after effects are surprisingly prolonged. I am off it now for almost 7 months and I am still in a haze. What surprises me is that contrary to apparent scientific belief that there are no psychoactive residues in the body the after-effects have a wave like nature including forms of flashbacks that seem to imply that this is not (only) the hormone- and neurotransmittersystem thats damaged. Be this as it may I am looking forward to seeing if my head manages to repair itself at all.

Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms?!  Like what?  Increased energy, sex drive.  Brighter appearance? 

I used to smoke a lot too, but all I can say is GIVE ME A f*****g BREAK.

hi guys just thought i'd add weight to the argument that there are no withdrawll symptoms... anyone who says there arn't are just being the "big i am " and have never really been a smoker  i'm now 38 smoked since i was  16 average 3-4 weekdays 6-7 joints on weekend ( more if was partying which was often the case ) first tried to stop ( 38 days without ) when i was 32 so had a good 16 years without a break .... first thing that happened was the thought of food made me sick but if i forced myself to eat it was o.k but never sufferd from insomnia the opposite for me  could fall asleep on a washing line .... the first 2 weeks though the dreams were like technicolour never really had a memorable dream for 16 years before the detox s now into 8 mnths without one and belive me guys life could not be better  its f*****g hard!!!!!! but for me it was breaking the routine that is the hard thing to do and deal with the thought impulses just to have one and "settle the nerves"

MJ isn't addicting lol... Unfortunately guys, it is all in your head. A marijuana "addiction" is the same as being addicted to cake or chips or McDonald's. You don't see McDonald's anonymouse do you? What you're experiencing is a typical placebo effect. You THINK you have withdrawal effects because you think there should be withdrawal effects. That's why there are so many people saying they can outright quit. A placebo example is if I gave someone a water pill and told them it was LSD, they would say they're experiencing LSD high symptoms because thats what they expect. The only real side effects are couldn't mind and short-term memory loss which can last from 1-7 days (14 days in rare cases). Again, it's all in your mind. The only exception is if you started smoking heavily before 16 (let's say 17 I be safe). Academic studies have shown that the thc (and all narcotics or psychoactive drugs) effect the body's development which at around 16 you're typically almost done developing mentally and physically (the important parts at least). I'm a biomedical student, I should know ;) If you guys want to feel an addiction, smoke cigarettes or an actual drug.

Cronic MJ use for years and cutting off cold turkey will most definitely cause some type of withdrawl symptoms you can only pray it's in your head but it's not ... It's actually documented

Anyone who says different has another agenda ..

what a good thread, i have been through a very scary 2 weeks!

i have had depression since i was 12 (which was straight up self harming like i didnt even know what it was i just needed a relief and pain was that) anyway ive had all the meds and NONE of them work, they turn you into a bigger vegetable than weed! I had insomnia meds too (benzos like temazepam, diazepam - what they give you if you tell them you have anxiety/insomnia (in the uk anyway) and they are scientifically proven to be more addictive than heroin and you have to ween yourself off you cannot go cold turkey because it can cause heart attacks and such crippling anxiety so dont let them poison you) i know this because my dad has suffered a large portion of his life with anxiety after quitting weed and beeing fed them by doctors.

I realised these meds were making me a complete blank, boring, emotionless, shell of a person, i decided i would rather be depressed than take this sh*t. The self harming started again until i attempted to commit suicide and they were threatening to section me, i turned to excersise and i told myself it was only what you looked like that mattered, it comforted me and i started at another college

Well i'm almost 21, there has always been green around me (friends,family,parents) but i was never interested in trying it until i was 17 (just after i went back to college) and only with friends/my ex but i started going out at crazy hours 3am to blaze and wouldnt come home for days.  after i dropped out of college almost 19 i started using everyday alllll day, wake, bake and i thought it was wonderful as i want to be a designer and ideas would just flood my mind, but i stopped going out completley, didnt speak to anyone for about a year. 

NOW, over a week ago i accidentally took a legal high thinking it was just regular hash lol... f**k NO. I tripped bad on some research chemicals my body rejected it i thought i was dying and had a 4 day long heavy panic attack (which made me loose 10lbs) the smell of food made me gag repeatedly and i was too afraid to hit the weed since, my entire body hurt, couldnt sleep, had to lie in my parents bed because i was afaraid of everything, the stomache pains were something else and my brain feels like it could only think about "YOU ARE DYING IN 1 SECOND" every second for days but you have to be mentally strong, seriously relax your mind with sounds of rain on youtube, music, singing, excersise, go outside for the majority of the day, and your body will follow, smiling relieves anxiety by 50% alone, saying things you wish to be true out loud "there is no pain, i accept my anxiety and i am moving on" talk to someone you trust, if you dont keep yourself doing something you were usually interested in then you will get stuck in a loop and the longer you fear it the worse you will feel.

it is definitely mental, the brain is the most powerful thing on this earth and the physical manifestations that you can give yourself worrying about your body are horrendous, yoga also helps relieve chest pains from where i was tensing up worrying, for getting an appetite back i sipped tomato and chicken soups even just a drop followed by water helped, then i nibbled brown bread even if it took me all day to finish half a peice you have to TRY.

sorry if i ramble, i just hope something i said helps someone, we are all curable, anxiety is a mental bully but you can silence it with lots of practice at staying calm. if you say "i accept" when you feel it, it will move and simmer out, if you fight it will grow, let it talk to you, really try and get excited off of the adrenaline you feel and eventually the sweats will stop. 

anyway im winning this and i believe if i can go clean after everything and be fine, anyone else can too just believe it please dont hurt yourselves any more, peace :) 

hey guys ive been smoking pot pretty since i was about 15. Smoked alot throughout high-school pretty much as much as i could. Once i got to college it got worse. Smoked alot more pretty much everyday, and larger amounts. i am now 20 in my second year of school. Just stopped smoking about 2 weeks ago and know i now what u guys mean by withdraws. Headaches from time to time pretty much 3 or 4 times a week, anxiety, insomnia, you name it at. It just gives you that feeling that somethings wrong with you because your body has adapted to the thc and without it, it functions differently physically and mentally. Occasionally when i was qutting i would take a hit or 2 because all of my roommates are chronic smokers and the temptation was there. Dont do this because it will only make the symptoms worse or last longer if you experiencing them. When i took just one hit i felt awful, pains, fast heartbeat, and anxiety. Im still not all the way through this but i hope i can make it. All im saying to yall is dont smoke weed put it down and walk past it. and try and convince ur friends and family to do the same.

I started smoking every day as soon as I got into high school and I quit 5 days ago as a freshmen in college.