how long do marijuana withdrawal symptoms last

i have a bit of an issue i'm 27 and have been smoking daily since 18. i quit this most recent monday due to being pregnant, i haven't felt any adverse reactions however this evening as of midnight when i tried to go to sleep ( friday night) i feel nothing but itchiness all over my body like i'm being attacked by ants or fleas!!! it's terrible. i cant find anything on any website describing this particular symptom. i will go to my doctor however i was wondering if anyone else had this reaction. please anybody conmtact me asap! i want to quit for my baby but if i can't rest, then whats the point? i'm now more stressed out than ever.

Im 40 and started smoking at 35,Everyday and heavy,I never had a social life,so I kind of started late,I have been constantly quitting,but i smoke cigarettes to and this seems to not help when it actually comes to staying off it,Either way i think im kind of screwed since I have been smoked cigarettes for 20 years and yes i started again,HELP

Read all the stuff on here - it helps me i been on the weed 15 years, cigs 23 and have now got emphysimia. You are not alone.

But at the end of the day it is down to you. Who's in control? You or a plant.

I've stopped smoking close to a year now after 3yrs of weeds ...here what I experienced

- Headaches (time to time)
- Weird thoughts
- Aniexty ( I had a panic attack before I quiet)
- Sleepless night
- muscle movement ...it flex ..on it own...
- stomach pain ...not often..but it come

Just drink a lot of water..and stay the hell away from it...

don't be on the dark side of weed...just quiet ..

Hi I have been smoking for 2 years at least 1/2 oz per week I have recently quit cold turkey wake up every day now for 2 days shaking and sick to my tummy what can I do to overcome this horrible feeling does any one have any ideas.

it goes away in time. i was throwing up for the first week. just drink lots of water and do soemthing to get your mind off of it. mine was so bad i went to the doc and they gave me something for both nausea and anxiety. the shakeing wil go away too. just takes time.

I have been smoking weed for about 8 years CONSTANTLY. I love it. But I know it is out of control and I have decided to quit. So this is my second day of being 'weed' free. I feel ok..I am and have been prescribed colonipin .5 three times a day as need for anxiety and this helps alot. My son, who is 28...quit about a month ago and he feels great! He has help me along and is very incouraging in helping me quit. He says that he had no anxiety or any other symptoms and actually has increased energy. The only problem he had was sleeping..so he just took some tylenol pm to help him sleep. And, now he has not problem and he does think about it sometimes but that is all. So, maybe this will help anyone who reads this. BTW, I smoked so much that it was actually my reality. I could go to work, work very efficient and be high all the time...(I worked in a hospital in Administration)...no one knew a thing. I would even go outside on my breaks...(when the tobacco smokers went every 2 hours for 30 min...give me a break)...so I was high all the time at work, focused and everything and no one knew a thing...interesting.

ok i have been smoking for about 5 years, i am 19 years old now and studying to be a doctor. I vaporize on an average now, about every other day. I still apply myself and get good grades and what not. When I quit, even from a bad month of smoking a few times daily, THE WORST OF THE SYMPTOMS LEAVE IN 4 DAYS. The 3rd and the 4th day sober are the worst but the BEST thing to do is to forget about it, and if you ever get a craving, play a video games, music, OR GO TO THE GYM. I have lost so many cravings from going to the gym. Also, technically cravings dissapear in 15 minutes, whether it be weed cravings or sugar cravings. EAT HEALTHY IR REALLYYYYY HELPS. Alottt of veggies, fruit, and grains. Drink alot of water and forget about the withdrawal and your brain will feel better not concentrating on the bad things that are happening. Its allll in your head. (cold sweats, mood swings, nightmares arent. but iv learned to love them...its allllll part of the detoxing process :-))

heyy mate i am the same
i smoked 12 times and am getting withdrawel for the last month
is this normal fellas
i really need help so please
i would love to heap people with similar stories and advice pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeee

Im 37 years old and ive been smoking weed (not next to no thc resin) since i was 17 HEAVILY!! ive weaned myself down to 1 j an hour then 1 every 2 hrs then 3hrs now im trying cold turkey. honestly though sometimes, alot of the time im feeling very angry,homacidal,ive been cold turkey for about a wk now and its almost unbearable i cant sleep AT ALL and if i do nod off the vivid dreams quickly wake me up
i get my kids every wk end and now they are suffering as im not the patient dad i was when i was on it but at the same time when i was on it i had no motivation to do things with the kids. im due to start a new job next wk and its scaring the hell outa me HELP!!!!!

Yes, I get this. I find that going for a walk, even if you are trying to get to sleep, helps. If you streatch your legs out. use some sports stretches and have a wander around the house then stretch again and relax the mind a bit before going to sleep, try counting sheep, blanking your mind and other things that might help you sleep. It will get better, i had my first good nights sleep the other night and although I still feel really tired and a bit sick it was good to just get into bed and sleep. Make sure you get up early and are active during the day so that you are tired when you go to bed - that helps some too. I have been smoking constantly, large amounts for about 16 years have been pot free for about 3 weeks and I am sure (Well hoping) that it is worth it in the long run. Hope you are feeling better already and the baby is the most important thing.

Also, to the people using alcohol to get to sleep, you are just replacing one addiction with another. It might help now and then but if you use it continually for a period of time you will find that you need that insead of a joint to get you to sleep and the cycle goes on.

I have smoked as much as I could for about 10 years, following a period of much harder drug use. I have quit several times and even had withdrawals symptoms after smoking just a few times. I have not used for two weeks now. It is still a little rough, but I'm proud of myself and look forward to making up for all the time lost as a vegetable. Physically, I am experiencing constant tension headaches, aches and pains, insomnia, nightmares, hallucinations, no appetite, irritated and depressed. during the day I feel as if I am on amphetamines and at night I'm an anxious, pained mess. it is getting easier, though. The things I have found to help are: drinking lots of fluids, particularly fresh squeezed juices with vitamins a,b,c,e. this helps flush it out, Ive heard. Salads are all I can eat - greasy stuff is gross now. Bad for me as I am already skinny and have lost 10 pounds in the last two weeks. Caffeine of any kind is not good. That's a hard one as I was drinking 4 -5 cups a day and love coffee. For anxiety, the only thing that really helps is exercise and NOT THINKING ABOUT IT. My dog loves it because we have gone on more runs than either of us can remember, I think. Ha. Sauna, steam baths and showers help. A glass of wine is good. Also extra strength tylenol. Am scared to take any kind of sleep aid as don't want to get addicted to something else, otherwise I might as well go for my drug of choice, right? Any harder alcohol and I wake up completely nauseated and pounding head. Seriously, counting sheep or meditating helps my mind not race at night. I have also heard it is good to set a date and then throw everything out when that day comes, rather than smoking up your stash, scraping your pipes, looking under the couch for little nuggets... until there's just nothing left in the house. Accidentally smoked bread crumbs way more times than I am proud of. Something else is to talk to someone and declare your intent to not let this drug harm your life anymore. Almost everyone I know who smokes a lot has lost friends and alienated people. talk to them and tell them what you are going through. Whatever science and general opinion says, smoking weed is a lifestyle - you are changing your lifestyle so will have to make changes as you go! KEEP IT AWAY FROM YOURSELF and BE HEALTHY. Remember what you are going through so you don't have to do it again.

I am 32 and have been smoking weed everyday since I was 19 but started smoking weed at 15. I would smoke about $15-$20 worth everyday not even missing a day when I was sick. It kept me in isoloation for all these years, holding me back from being a functioning person. After quiting 3 months ago I too would wake up extremely early and get little sleep but I am happy to have dreams again that I can remember after all these years. The anxiety was tough the first month but now it's gone for me! I am not paronoid and anxiety filled but do have to work hard at keeping myself busy. Exercising everyday has been my ultimate cure. I used to have so much anxiety I would make friends go into stores to get things for me and when I drove in my car I thought everyone was a cop. Now cops are my "friends" and I feel so clear headed...I got my GED and enrolled back into community college. In the past six years I have quit ciggaretts, alcohol, and FINALLY weed my last big crutch. It feels great to live life sober again and not rely on substances to get me through.

Hi starrbaby,

You've been smoking for quite some time like myself. I'm 33 and have been smoking pot since I was 18 with a few breaks here and there but only to be able to pass drug tests for jobs. I couldn't in good conscience allow pot to keep me from getting a job but as soon as I passed the test it was back to smoking. I just decided to make quitting my new year's resolution and here I am on day 5. My appetite is definitely suppressed and I just experienced a bout of nausea which was very minor, having very vivid dreams (no nightmares yet), and having trouble falling asleep.
I think that I would be going through the same as you if I wasn't doing the following (which I recommend):
1) Working out at least 1 hour a day
2) Drinking 8 glasses of water a day
3) Taking vitamins and herbal supplements
4) Talking to friends to fill in any down time I may have
5) Writing in my journal
6) Taking Valerian root pills for any insomnia (it has helped me tremendously with getting an appropriate amount of sleep, they absolutely stink to high heaven but if you can stomach swallowing them, you're home free thereafter)
7) Continuously reading my checklist of "why I don't want to smoke weed" (i.e. bad breath, dark circles under my eyes, socially dibilitating, weight gain, loss of motivation etc.)

If you incorporate some of these, I think that you'll find that your body will respond to the withdrawal process a little better and will hopefully cut down the amount of time it will take to get through it. I'm guessing without doing anything, it'll take about a month. I'm available for support if you need or want it because I truly do understand what you're going through. From one ex-pothead to another. ;-)

I started smoking when I was 15 and smoked regularly until I was 25. From 25 to 50, I smoked every single day, missing only a day here and there if I was traveling. I've decided to take a break from smoking and was worried about withdrawal but after 7 full days without a hit I feel fine. I have not gotten edgy like I expected, no funny dreams.

Sometimes I guess you don't get withdrawal unless maybe I have so much still in my system it hasn't kicked in yet.