how long do marijuana withdrawal symptoms last

I have been smoking since I was 12-13, I am now 55. I have quit many times over the years for months at a time to clean out before starting again at a slower rate. I would only smoke on weekends, or limit it to once a day; different regimes on and off, but always ended up smoking tons all the time before quitting again. Now I need to quit again after a good couple years of continuous smoking. For some reason this time it is worse and I can only guess that it has a lot to do with the amount one smokes and the time between smoking. It has only been 4-5 days and it is already getting better. I agree with the other posters about maybe there are other things going on to cause the nausea and other symptoms many of you are experiencing. I have never experienced more than sleeplessness and some mild headaches; a little anxiety. If you have the time and the will power try to ween yourself off slowly that would likely be the best route.

Diet and exercise are the key for me. Get plenty of good food, detox teas, Valerian herbal sleep remedies and anytime you feel the urge to smoke or feel depressed or anxious, go for a long hike or go to the gym and blow off steam, do something that you love to do; keep your mind off the urge and have some fun. For me that is the worst part, I turn to it when I am bored and have little will power. I have to go cold turkey; which for me is the only way to go.

Hang in there everyone, you will make it. 

Try this to see if it helps you sleep. Lay as still as you can in the same position for fifteen minutes and you should drift off.

It is April the 18 I quite smokeing pot 4 days now and just woke up filling like c**p I'm only 20 years old n been smokeing for about 3 to 4 years now n I just quit cold turkey I live with friend that do smoke and I was going to hit the bowl or blunts they had I wanted to do it but something nside my head was like u been good 4 days now and I just dodnt want to go back to allowing I am from coshocton Ohio n there is just to much drug use and I just got tired of doing the weed thing n I have tryed coke befor n I had never had the craveing for it again so why can't weed do the same for me when I tryed stopping hefor but I fill like I have been a success 4 days now and I learned my lesson so next time I smoke it will just b one time that day cause I dodnt want to have to go thru the filling like a addict so I hope everyone els becomes a success at quiting to.. and I fill now that it shouldn't be legal because of Wat it has me and other on here going thru it is a hard thing n if u haven't smoked long enough then u just dodnt need to read this cause u DODNT UNDERSTAND .

I think you can do it. I am 45 years old and quit meth 28 years ago. It took a year for the cravings to go away, but I stuck to it and didn't give in. I had to isolate myself from everybody who would influence me to do it again. I don't smoke pot really. I have a few times here and there, but my son is now trying to quit for the 6th time, he says. He is having a hard time, but I still feel it just takes willpower to overcome the cravings and stay away from the ones who will influence you. I quit smoking cigarettes many times and learned that the cravings will last about 2 minutes. If you can just get busy doing something else for a bit, it will pass. I don't know if that works for pot, but if your mind is busy it won't be thinking about it. It's when you are not busy, you have time to think about what you miss. So keep busy! When it is time to go to sleep try some Valerian Root. You can find it in the vitamin section. My son said this was helpful for him. 

Good Luck!! 

No, I have been smoking for the past 30 year, I dicided to stop and for the past 3 weeks I have been felling sick my blood pression is going up and sometimes going down, I am also feeling cold hands and feet my stomach only hurted bad on the first week, I really don't know how long the withdrawal will last, is not easy some days I am fine others I feel sick, the thing is I made my mind not ever to go back, one thing I feel is my breeding is much better my teeth are cleaner and and my breath is much better. We have to be strong thinking all the simtoms will go way. Try to keep your mind way do something to keep busy.

I just quit this Tuesday! It's been 36 hours since I took my last hit.  I went on a major binge last 25 days consuming 2.5 ounces almost all through, medium sized pipe or I'd unpack the judge (name of my bong).   As a result my tolerence went through the roof to the point I couldn't almost even feel it if I dont take the bong rip whereas I would have been nicely high even if I only took hit from a portable one hitter. 

 The cost of weed just become way too much of a burden so I quit.  Now my head is pounding (advil does not help)  and obviously I can't fall asleep (it's 6:15 am central std time).  I also got really moody today (for very trivial reasons) and destroyed one of my computer monitors.  I am widely known to be a chill dude and I am unable to recall when was the last time i fliped out like this...I felt onset of rage where I wanted to off my self and then I was almost euphoric (though the headache persisted).  Mood swings do not end the story....I am freezing cold though I got heater cranked up to 90F and I have a blanket wrapped around me.  Then afterwards in about an hour I got this hot flush where I began cold sweat at which point I was so hot I had to crank up the air conditioner at 60F. These goose bumps and hot flushes are real annoying.  Nothing is excruciating but the withdrawl symptoms are impossible to ignore.   I wished that this was all that happened.  My stomach is gassy and achy followed by...you know.....and then my sinuses are clogging up.  I have this bad taste in my mouth which I can't get rid of...no matter how many times I brush my teeth. I f*****g hate life right now....My fingers are shaky, I'm tired and yawning but can't sleep.  This is like the Chinese Water Torture - little by little driving me insane.  I feel sick but my motivation to work on stuff seems intact right now but it's more difficult for sure to maintain adequate level of motivation. 

Anyone have other symptoms that I should expect in the next few days? 

 

 

I smoked for last 5 years and Im 30 years old (late starter) almost everyday consuming 1/4 per week fyi so I am pretty deep in as well....I hate life.....but no anxiety....just straight up hate and contempt for everything and everyone. I know Im not a 'people hater' but I sure have been feeling like one for last 36 hours. One minute feels like one hour now, whereaS before when i was a happy toker, 1 hour felt like 1 minute since whatever i was doing was fun as hell....

Thank you for all your suggestions, i've been smoking weed heavily for almost 10 years and in my 20's now I have decided to quit. Weed has taken a huge part of my life away especially how it changes you (mentally). This is my 2nd day of quitting, currently feeling loss of appetite, lack of sleep and very moody. Stay strong peeps!

Hi everyone. I smoked skunk everyday for the past 6-7 years and stopped cold turkey 5 days ago. I have to admit wasps tough. I didn't sleep for the first 2 nights and had a big bout of depression which I thought just wouldn't get better. I am still only having about once meal a day with a snack but my appetite is slowly coming back, I was forcing myself to eat the first few days and now I'm actually starting to feel hungry again. Anxiety, depression and lack of sleep is going to be very stressful to anybody but whatever happens I am never smoking a joint again. It's fun while your young bust when it's time to start taking your life seriously ( if that's what you want to do,lol) then it has to be knocked on the head. I know there are a lot of smokers out there who swear blind that it has no detrimental effect on them or relationships with people, I used to be the same, but it does. At the end of the day anyone who has a vice that they can't control are going to BS themselves not thinking that they are different. And anyway if you have been smoking for years you probably don't remember what's its beige to be normal. I say we'll done to anyone who is willing to go through the c**p in order to better their lives. Know your enemy and know yourself and you will win every battle I think sun tzu said. denial and deliberate ignorance will only effect one person.

I can't even begin to tell you how much this post means to me. My serious, serious withdrawal symptoms didn't begin for a month and a half after I quit. There was a week of utter hell. I couldn't sleep, headaches were unbearable, sweating and cold, heart felt like it was going to rip my chest open, insomnia, severe depression and anxiety. Worst part of all is that I never attributed it to MJ withdrawal. I felt like I was dying and would never be better. The paranoia was absolutely gut wrenching. A month later, which is now, I still have pretty bad symptoms like the back of my neck is super sore, still have headaches, still some insomnia, and pretty bad depression. I have all of the symptoms in these posts and then some. It hit me hard... Really really hard. I moved to Oakland and for the past year have had access to a limitless supply of some of the strongest stuff on the planet. It's funny cause If I knew it would be like this, I would have never ever started smoking. But then again if I knew it would be like this before I stopped, I don't think I would have ever stopped. I absolutely hate myself for needing to be high for most of my life. I am 35. Have a family that loves me to death and have an incredible wife who has paid a high price for my withdrawals. She was as scared about my health as I. It's been a little over 60 days and I am in it for the long run. I still cry every day and pray to God for relief soon. This is the price I had to pay for my little lie. These forums have been an absolute godsend. I will not even address those that say MJ withdrawal doesn't exist. I truly would not wish this on my worst enemy.
yes, it hits us all in different ways. I have quit at least 6 times before with very minor withdrawal. But this time was different. Very very very different.
if I can help send me a message to olskoolru at geemail dot com... Had to kinda code this address so it wouldn't be taken down by site. Hope it makes sense.

love you all and please please please be strong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How are you doing now?? My withdrawal happened about a month after as well. Same exact symptoms. Head feels exactly like yours. Please write back

Hey everyone, i want to start off by thanking everyone for the comments and replies in here, provided me with a great insight. Weed withdrawal is real and anyone who says otherwise is not wise. I started smoking when i was 19 and now i m 26, quit 3 days back (my second attempt).

The loss of appetite, nausea, chronic sleeplessness and body pains all hit me at once. I haven't sleep for more than 4 hrs at a stretch but i plan to continue on my "journey" of not going back.

I used to be a heavy smoker, high all the time i was awake and deciding to going cold turkey was def the way out for me. The worst part is headaches and the cravings coz ask any weed smoker and he/she will tell u, weed helps deal with all kinds of pain.I can't seem to keep the food down. I am dizzy at times. Painkillers help at times but then i don't wanna end up dependent on them.

The way i see it is deciding to give up is an important and the first step. The resolve to hold on to that decision is much much tougher. I had reached a point when smoking weed was causing me headaches. I flushed my stock down the toilet, though still have my various instruments, haven't been able to throw them away. I live alone now, earlier used to stay with friends, all this time my family could sense that there was something "wrong" with me but i never admitted to my dependence on drug(s) and lying to them and keeping them in the dark has hurt me more than anything else. I am doing this for them but i m hoping in the end it will help me get better.

A friend suggested me to read articles and talk about it and that's what i am trying to do here. Any thoughts and help will be highly appreciated.

 

I hope i can hold on to this resolve this time and not relapse.

 

Sam Austin

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Did you ever back to "normal" sleep patterns?
Your problem sounds a lot like mine: After 3 weeks of not smoking, I'm having major problems sleeping through the night. I also have crazy dreams.
I was wondering how things worked out for you. My hope is that I'm experiencing a sleep cycle problem that will work itself out over time. I just don't know how much time it will take!

Hello, I started smoking occasionally at 17 years of age and stopped at the age of 20 for my job. I stayed away from it for 8 months until I got into a bad car accident and couldn't do that specific job anymore. Now I'm 22 and I have been smoking daily about 1.5-3 j's for about a year. this is my 4th day without it and I am experiencing alot of symptoms as a result of quitting. I get on and off cold sweats during the day, very short temper, 0 apetite (I can eat a sandwich per day at the most) and crazy sleep patterns with vivid dreams(mostly nightmares) I gave all of my stock away to my friends who dont want to quit but i insist on never going back to smoking again. today, day 4 I also out of nowhere woke up with a sore throat. only a sore throat nothing else and i'm not feeling sick. anybody knows how long these symptoms would last? Are they all as a result of quitting? and I quit cold tukey btw because I think its impossible to gradually stop. One puff leads to a full joint without even knowing it. to all the people quitting out there also stay strong and you'll be fine. thanks

Would like to know what path you decided to take and how you're doing. Please respond, i'm dealing with mental stuff as well