how long do marijuana withdrawal symptoms last

I am a 45 years old man, I have been smoking marijuana with a bong(no tabac with it what so ever, I do not like tabac nor cigarets)on and off since I was 20, did stop before for months at the time(while on tour for work) with no withdrawal but this time around I do have them and big time:nausea, upset stomach, can't really get a good night of sleep and I sweat a lot, I feel anxious, trembling, sore throat, itchy eyes and acne breakout. Fun fun fun!!

It as been 5 days now and of course I really have the craving for it but I refrain from using. I deeply feel that I am done with that habit once and for all. I am becoming clean I feel it and it feels great despite the withdrawal. I have courage and faith, it will subside.

Never had troubles with that drug ever, I have a good life good friends good work good health good memory good coordination. I stop as I feel that I am done with it simple as that, it is a feeling I was ready, I am doing it.

Glad to see and read other posts of courageous individuals, it helps me a lot in my process of becoming clean.

I put no pressure on myself and no guilt trip, I feel mature enough not to fall in that trap, I had my good time with the drug and  I choose now not to use it anymore.

I am fit and healthy, I have been training all my life(gymnastics, ballet, circus, yoga) I have been a professional, I was a soloist and had great success, I feel grateful for my shining time on stage . 

I am spiritual(not religious) and down to earth. Lucid and present(even when I was high, and believe me I am not in denial)

Something "click" and I decide to stop just like that, like a heavy tabac smoker who decide to quite I did.

I am happy with my choice and proud with my actions, I shower myself with love and compassion every day and I have no regrets of all my years smoking marijuana, it was my choice at the time and I lived well with it. I was always "responsible" with it as my career and passion of dance and circus came first, in my free time I was indulging in the habit of smoking the marijuana and I loved it.

Relapse? I'll see how it goes but frankly I truly feel that it is over.

Thanks for reading, I sincerely hope that it helps people out there.

Be strong and be true to yourself and be proud of your commitment you can do it!

I have a lot of energy I always have and since I stop smoking I have more so I read more I write more I keep myself busy and entertain.

To help myself even more I stop at the same time drinking coffee(I will go back to that in 3 months, I am not a heavy coffee drinker so it is not so difficult for me) I drink a lot of water and do more cardio work that I normally do (I will go back to my regular training when the withdrawal will pass) and I do go on platform such as this one to enhance my motivation. 

best way i can describe it..... feels like sitting in a cold dirt swap with no way to feel comfortable.. i also would get were my skin hurts to touch like i had the flu along with extreme nausa... Its funny that smokers promote and want to legalize weed saying theres nothing wrong with it when realy i think they have come to the same conclusion that everyone on this blog is experencing ...... "quit or smoke for life" just the promoters seem to picked it for life and lied to us all to preserve there own interest.... o by the way smoked heavy for 8 yrs all day every day from morning til night so i know the stuggle evryone here is going threw from my experience weed made me devlope axiety disorder whitch is maily caused by paranoia you get from weed FOR EVERYONE ON HERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS nausa no sleep cant eat and angry mood swings its normal to feel like that when coming off weed but this is the KEY you are not just experencing just detox its also an anxiety and depression related... marijuana screws with your seritotin production so with out seritonin or to much seritonin you experence depression and anxiety the marijuana was just working as a anti depressant. Worst part is sleep is were your body naturaly produces seritonnin so every day it gets harder because your depression is getting worst and marijuana seem to be the only fix to the problem my recommendation QUIT!!!! talk to your doctor about anti anxiety meds like clonazapam. I took mirtazapine and it helps for eating and sleeping. Now i know more drugs doesn't seem to be the solution but detox is about a month or so and the first week it horrable but it gets better and after detox and your sleep and everything gets back to normal you won't need the medication anymore as for over the counter meds try gravol it helps also if your a long time smoker you probably use marijuana as a stress relief that will always be your enemy because it will be the stressers of life that will bring you back harder than anything so stresss magaement skills are a fundamental to staying off it and one other thing before I end my rant about marijuana if your quiting don't be afraid and after a month and a half you forget what it even feels like to get high but one slip and i mean ONE is all it takes to get back into it:-)

best way i can describe it..... feels like sitting in a cold dirt swap with no way to feel comfortable.. i also would get were my skin hurts to touch like i had the flu along with extreme nausa... Its funny that smokers promote and want to legalize weed saying theres nothing wrong with it when realy i think they have come to the same conclusion that everyone on this blog is experencing ...... "quit or smoke for life" just the promoters seem to picked it for life and lied to us all to preserve there own interest.... o by the way smoked heavy for 8 yrs all day every day from morning til night so i know the stuggle evryone here is going threw

from my experience weed made me devlope axiety disorder whitch is maily caused by paranoia you get from weed


FOR EVERYONE ON HERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS nausa no sleep cant eat and angry mood swings its normal to feel like that when coming off weed but this is the KEY you are not just experencing just detox its also an anxiety and depression related... marijuana screws with your seritotin production so with out seritonin or to much seritonin you experence depression and anxiety the marijuana was just working as a anti depressant. Worst part is sleep is were your body naturaly produces seritonnin so every day it gets harder because your depression is getting worst and marijuana seem to be the only fix to the problem

my recommendation QUIT!!!! talk to your doctor about anti anxiety meds like clonazapam. I took mirtazapine and it helps for eating and sleeping. Now i know more drugs doesn't seem to be the solution but detox is about a month or so and the first week it horrable but it gets better and after detox and your sleep and everything gets back to normal you won't need the medication anymore

as for over the counter meds try gravol it helps

also if your a long time smoker you probably use marijuana as a stress relief that will always be your enemy because it will be the stressers of life that will bring you back harder than anything so stresss magaement skills are a fundamental to staying off it

and one other thing before I end my rant about marijuana if your quiting don't be afraid and after a month and a half you forget what it even feels like to get high but one slip and i mean ONE is all it takes to get back into it

Hey guys, I am a short term smoker and lately I was smoking for probably about 6-8 months when a panic attack hit me out of no where. I have improved greatly since I quit but I still feel a little anxious after 2.5 months but I will say that I am starting to come back to where I need to be.

A couple tips that I found that help greatly are the following:

1. Buy Vitamins from your local grocery store that help to support positive moods and neurotransmitter growth such as

-Vitamin B Complex

-5 HTP

-L-Theanine 

-OR True Calm which is part of the "NOW" Vitamin Brand

2. Additionally I would look stop drinking caffeine for it will only make you anxiety worse when and if you still have mood swings

3. Exercise, the releasing of endorphins helps greatly 

4. Avoid stressful situations, try to relax if at all possible. I recommend being with friends and even making new friends.

5. Also for religious people, I recommend prayer. 

6. Drink Green Tea, it has a lot of nutrient and that help with GABA transmissions in the brain which directly impacts mood and the ability to feel better. 

7. Plan activities daily

8. Know that all these symptoms are onset because of a choice you made and that by getting clean you will only be happier, more successful, more of a friend/partner, and have a better relationship with things that matter to you. 

9. Reconsider legalization and look decide if this is something you want future generations of Americans going through.

Replacing one vice for another, may not be the best choice.

33. Smoked since 18.  An eight every 2 days.  Rain or shine.  I even would find a way to break out of drug rehab at night in order to score dirt weed from the GHETTO.  I mean it was real bad.  Weed controlled everything I did.   Gotta take the dogs for a walk?  Smoke first.  Gotta go shopping?  Smoke.  Time to eat? Smoke.  Go see a movie? Smoke in the car, skip the previews.  Eventually not even getting high, just getting back to "normal".

My turning point was when my boss was complaining about the office constantly smelling like pot because I had to smoke every 2-3 hours, without fail.  Just about the same time, I realized that I couldn't be creative anymore when I was justifying the use of pot by saying "it makes me able to be creative".  I think after 16 years, it has finally done damage that prevents me from being able to be creative or troubleshoot anything related to my work.  (Web designer/developer)

I mean, I've established a successful career for myself but I literally feel like I was smacked by the stupid stick.  Never in all this time did I feel incapable of working.

Day 9 of no smoke besides a single hit after a concert which got me completely trashed!  Still very little appetite, although the sweaty palms has subsided a bit.  Crazy dreams at night, and yes I could probably cry just looking at a picture of a puppy.  FORGET about watching the Budweiser Clydesdale commercial.  LOL.

I just need to know when my brain will clear up, and what I should be taking to not feel so clouded.  I easily quit 10 years of cigarettes cold turkey by tricking my subconscious.  Just repeat "I am a non-smoker" out loud, and your brain WILL BE FORCED to agree with you since the only word your brain knows is "OK".

Saying "I don't use drugs" and "I don't smoke weed" is working but the cigarettes didn't have any apparent withdraws.  My eyes feel so heavy all the time, too.  9 days after, I still feel like I can't get any work done but I am excited for this to subside.  

Can anyone recommend a list of supplements/vitamins for me?

To the critics: Remember, just because YOU don't THINK there are Pot Withdrawls, doesn't mean we were all cut from the same fabric.  I don't have peanut allergies but you don't see me telling those people "It is in your head" do you?

 

I forgot to add that I am also taking Gabapentin as suggested on this forum and it helps intensely. I have tried to quit a dozen times and this is the first time I've made it past day 3 without being at people's throats. So if you are afraid of the anger thing, Gabapentin!

I wish you much success, it's a hard time your going through but there is light at the end of the tunnel. I pray that you will stick it out. May the Lord keep throughout this time as well as through your sobriety. Great response to the critics, couldn't have said it any better.

People who actually dont believe in having a weed withdrawl clearly hasn't been through them NUMEROUS times, and yes - it can be hell. I smoke a 1g a day, sometimes more, huge bong tokes. Trust me , if you quit cold turkey and your a 19 year old 115 pound girl like me you will experience a withdrawl. It always happens when I go home from university for a week and don't bring weed. I gag and cough every say 20 minutes until I feel like I have to throw up. When I do through up its black with res ( gross I know ). You basically feel like you have the flu for a day or two, cold sweats, bad sleep, it's brutal . It's suggest not going cold turkey if possible , weed is so psychologically addictive and if anyone says its not they are just reading out of a textbook and haven't really experienced it and shouldn't even be writing on this frankly .

Hi everyone, I am a 35 year old who has smoked hashish and weed since i was fourteen, full time since i was about 18, i mean daily, all day! I stopped smoking cigarettes about 18 months ago ,and was really proud of myself for doing so, i found it to be not too difficult, maybe for a week or two! I resorted to nicotine patches which definitely helped me a lot, I just woke up one morning, and instead of having my morning cig "in bed" i decided to crush my cigarette box, dump my ashtray, wash my clothes and bed sheets and had a hot shower, since then i haven't looked back on cigarettes, i even helped friends off them, But!...i kept smoking weed with a bong, only a few hits after work, to chill me out, 'cos i work as a chef, and when you finish a long day in the kitchen, you need something to wind you down, lots of chefs choose alcohol, not me, i only drink a little bit here and there, anyways i gave up weed about two and a half weeks ago, smashed up my bong,dumped lighters, baggies, ashtrays and anything that resembled or reminded me of weed, so far so good....only downside is my stomach is in knots, like when your'e worried, and my back and chest pains can be quite sore sometimes, but i know this is from the anxiety i think! A work colleague game me one of her anxiety pills one night while at work, because i was almost bent over double with stomach ache, and it totally helped after about an hour from taking it, so the pains are from anxiety, but i'm sure this will wear off in time, i'm determined to quit, and i know i will do it! My mind after only 2.5 weeks is already improved greatly, i can retain information a lot more, i can concentrate far better and am studying computer programming at the minute, and have drastically improved my performance, my confidence has increased also, i just look forward to the next couple of months, and am happy with the change i'm going through, friends and classmates that don't know i smoke, have noticed me being perkier than usual, which in return even helps my confidence grow. To all the people out there trying to stop, please keep it up, and think positive, don't think about the weed, if i a smoker of twenty years can just give it up, so can anyone, its not easy! but that's what makes it a rewarding battle, good luck folks!

Hello friends,

Thank you for your personal feedback on withdrawal. I am a 41 yo male, started smoking at about 17, started smoking daily at about 21. When I had it, I smoked it. It wasn't a social thing, I would just wake up, have a couple of bongs and repeat throughout the day. Always managed to hold down a job and go without smoking through the work day but wways always light up as soon as I got home. 

I would like to add-

1) many of us self medicate with marijuana for things like anxiety without realizing it. I was a shy, anxious teenager and using pot was my way of dealing with it. 

2) I smoke pot grown outside in the dirt and sun without chemicals. Having smoked the hydro stuff for 2 years I can say it is a different drug that messes with your head.

3) while part of me feels pot was good for me on one level, opening my mind to new realities, long term smoking is only going to damage my health and relationships. I lost my partner because of smoking and I will always regret that.

Right now I have been smoke free for 2 and a half weeks. First week I was on holiday in a different environment and didn't miss it at all. I can recommend this as a strategy, keep busy and do new things. Symptoms I am experiencing now are anxiety and mild depression, sweating and irritability. Deep breathing and relaxation techniques help, if I find myself getting cranky about something I just tell myself to shut up and ignore it. The slightest little thing really pisses me off!

I don't know why but suddenly the very thought of smoking disgusts me. No one can make some one quit until they really decide that they are determined to do so. Why or how someone gets to this point I don't know but I wish you all success in your journey and will repost here down the track to let you know how I go.

For me, I guess it is getting older and wanting to keep my health as I enjoy extreme surfing, hiking and so on. real sinking that my relationships were being affected.

 

Good luck man! I do get the bit where you think it disgusts you, i feel the same, i also love hiking and hill walking, and since i wrote my last post , i find it getting easier every day, also my mind is my own again, thats the real benefit to me, i was also a shy, introvert when younger, i see a lot in common with lots of people here, hopefully with the money ive saved in a years time, i can do the Camino de Santiago walk, thats my goal, anyways keep with it and keep posting your progress, were at the same stage, and i will follow your progress, to help my own.keep it up!

good luck man! i'm at the same stage as you and i also find the thought of smoking it again a disgusting prospect, i also love to hillwalk and hike, also love kayaking and keeping busy, walking my dog, just to keep my mind off it, do you experience anxiety pains since quitting? like sore stomach, tight back muscles and chest soreness, i wrote the previous post here, where i explained those symptoms. but i feel it getting better already, anyways keep posting your progress as it helps hearing other peoples experience on this, keep it up!

Thanks for the replies and support. Have found this thread to be very useful. Exhausted myself with exercise yesterday and had a great nights sleep. I found trouble sleeping only lasted a week or so. Yeah I do still feel anxiety but it comes and goes, moods are up and down like a yo yo but gradually stabilising. Lungs actually feel worse since I stopped but I expect that to improve as they clear the tar out. Have still remained fit while a smoker but look forward to being even fitter. I have heard that that big walk you want to do is a great one. I would also suggest Tasmania to add to your bucket list.

Be prepared, like me, to have big swings up and down frm one day to the next. Keep busy and make plans. The mind will think of ways to feel sorry for itself and sit around and do nothing. This doesn't help. What does is achieving things little by little. And exercising, which releases chemicals that make you feel good which the brain has stopped producing while similar chemicals were provided from THC. This takes time to get back into balance.