how long do marijuana withdrawal symptoms last

Because you only smoked like 3 times a day this is for people that smoke an oz a week for a very long time I'm throwing up all the time can't eat or nothing so you smoke an oz a week for 8 years then try to tell me u ain't puking your guts out

I quit way back in August 2012 after 6 years of heavy smoking. Just smoked for (4/20) which I really regret. All that hard work getting clean and I gave in to a stupid holiday/peer pressure. Spent the past 3 weeks regretting it. The symptoms were bad the first week, JUST FROM ONE DAY. Things are slowly getting back into order now that I'm back on track. Drank tons of green tea and cranberry juice. Ate healthier and started working out profusely to stay focused. I feel for you guys that are going through the serious withdrawals. While the perception is that thc is not that difficult to quit, It does have some psychological/physical effects. Do everything you can to suppress that desire to smoke (easier said than done) if you truly want to quit. Hobbies, new diets, family support....etc. 

I'm 34 and trying to quit smoking pot. It's been 7 days of living hell. I can't even trust myself to write this effectively and I'm usually a good writer. My hands are literally trembling and I can't seem to spell anything right because I keep hitting the keys out of sequence. I am at work but I can't focus on anything, I've tried to get up and walk around but it doesn't nothing.

I was not a casual user of pot. I'm talking about from the time I woke up and every 2 or 3 hours until I went to sleep and sometimes more. Really the pot hasn't been getting me high in a long time all it does is feeds an addiction. I know this because I have tried to quit before and have had the exact same symptoms and I was always one of those ignorant people who claimed it isn't addictive. Even when feeling the symptoms I would claim that it wasn't addictive and that I wasn't an addict.

I do know better now but I just wish these feelings would go away. I broke my bong in many pieces and got rid of a lot of smoking resources. The drug has had a terrible effect on my life. My entire life schedule has been based around smoking pot.....even at work.

Right now:

- I have cold sweats all the time

- a feeling in my stomach like it's going to come through my throat and fall out my rib cage all at the same time.

- headaches that don't go away

- feel dizzy

- trouble eating

- Can't concentrate

- shaking

- boredom

- nightmares

 

There is no amount of thinking happy thoughts that gets rid of any of this. Staying active does nothing to shake it as I have been cycling on a stationary bike for an hour a day but that is my normal routine anyways. I also play soccer and hockey in leagues once a week.

Does anyone have any suggestions that don't involve exercise or not thinking about it? Neither does anything.

 

wow.. your all retarded, i have smoked at least 10 times or more a day for 6 years... never went a day without it but im on vacation so i cant. And yea i cant eat much or sleep but to compare that to a meth withdrawal is honestly ignorant and offensive i know someone who has gone through heroin withdrawal and its like10000000 times worse than you can fathom especially if you think this is so bad. my advice is stop sulking and feeling sorry for yourself its just a mental addiction sheesh

Hi, I'm 22 and I smoked recreationally between 18 and 20 without it affecting my life much. However, I became a regular smoker and after a year I quit for a few weeks and I felt terrible. I couldn't sleep more than about 2 hours a night for the first two weeks because I would wake up so drenched in sweat I'd shower and change before making futile attempts to sleep again. My appetite went and my stomach would feel dodgy. I've now quit for the second time (5 days in) because I've become less sociable and more lazy. Withdrawal seems completely different this time. No night sweats or stomach pain but instead a horrible mental fog and I can't concentrate on anything. I also had a pretty bad panic attack - for first time in my life - 4 days ago, the day after quitting. I think it might be possible that withdrawal symptoms (yes, I know they exist now!) depend on your body and what you smoke. I've been living in a different country, smoking completely different stuff recently... I just hope this mental fog goes soon. I've been exercising and taking multivitamins, antioxidants and  also drinking about 5l of water a day in an attempt to recover quicker because I also have exams soon. Anyways, hope this can be of use to someone. If anyone has any other recommendations on how else to recover sooner it would be appreciated. All the best if you're quitting! 

Smoked about 8 bowls a day of very high grade stuff for ten years....am totally financially successful so thought it was no problem. Recently quit(about 3 months ago) cold turkey just to feel healthier, and to respect myself more, etc... No appetite for the first month and a half. Shaking for the first two weeks. Chronic fatigue for 2 months. Appetite has come back normal about 50-60 days after quitting. Had plenty of anxiety and some panic attacks. INSOMNIA!!!!  Now taking Alteril (an over the counter natural sleep aid from walgreens) and seems to help ALOT. Depression still here now at 3 months. VIVID NIGHTMARES AND DREAMS. Not trying to scare anyone from quitting, but i would definitely suggest tapering off if u have smoked as much as me. Wondering when I'll be normal again :( Good luck to all.

 

Been smoking for about 11 years every day just started quitting 5 days ago feels like im getting baked off sleep deprivation lol clawing walls haha

Hey everyone,

Have found this site very useful for info and comparison. I have been a chronic pot head since I was 18 years old (started on my 18th birthday) and am now 43. Missus been smoking 14 years (time we've been together). We have both decided to give up, at the same time, for many different reasons (kids, finances, health etc). Its been 8 days today. Sleep hasn't been a problem for me, but missus is having a little trouble. The dreams ! What can I say....most bizarre dreams I can ever remember. Our main issue is we are now arguing like there's no tomorrow, over the stupidest things. Hoping we stay strong enough to get through this and retain our relationship. I always thought withdrawal symptoms were in peoples heads, but I now know much differently.

To anyone who is trying to quit....Hang in there ! Would love to chat with others who are trying to quit or who have successfully already quit. Any replies most welcome. Happy to exchange emails if anyone is interested.

  Cheers !

wow. people are here cause they are trying. why do you have to be so mean? five years aint sh*t and you weren't at it all day.

RUBBISH.........You are not a weed smoker after 10 times of trying! I've been smoking weed for 21 years..........That's a real habit dimwit!

Marijuana withdrawls can be deadly. Marijuana withdrawls are REAL and BAD, and can be DEADLY to very very very few people (like me), because marijuana is NOT FOR SOME PEOPLE'S body just like alcohol is not for some people's body. I am 21 and this is my 3rd time quitting marijuana, and I smoked since I was 15. From 15-18, i only smoked about 4-5 joints a week. Then after I dropped out of high school, i started smoking 8-10 joints every day non-stop from the time i woke up to the time i fell asleep with no breaks (i even used to one hit a whole joint or 2 just to get the same high as i used to as a beginner). In December 2011 (20 years old), i started to get a cold, but that never stopped me from smoking 8-10 joints a day. I started coughing out very dark brownish blackish mucus with what looked like resin tar mixed with the mucus, and that still never stopped me from smoking until May 2012 when i almost got pneumonia. I decided to stop smoking for a week or until my bad cold went away (i didnt know about withdrawls at the time). 4-5 days passed and I started to feel nauseated, weak, sleepy all the time (and also lack of sleep big time) toke-fit, stomach aches, diarreah, bad dreams, excessive sweating, excessively coughing out mucus with resin tar, anxiety, depression, angry, fainting like feelings, loss of appetite, constipation, and worst of all my lungs would hurt from time to time (because i was coughing out loads and loads of mucus with resin tar, and even started coughing out blood spots in the mucus). I went to the doctor when i couldnt handle all this and explained all this and my marijuana addiction, and he said i was definately going through the withdrawls. I asked how long will it take, and he told me depends on how much you smoked daily and for how long. I told him how much i smoked every day, and his eyes got big and he just stared at me for a moment with that "wtf?" or the "seriously?" face. Then he told me 3-4 weeks, maybe longer. He gave me 1 liter of IV, half a liter of something else for nausea, tranquilizer pills for my anxiety and depression, and sent me home. I felt so good for the first time until few days later. It all came back, but not bad as few days earlier. The withdrawls went away in 4 weeks. From May 2012 to October 2012, i never smoked weed and was sober and back to healthy and happy. I was hanging out with my friends who smoke one day, and they were smoking lots and laughing and all, and i took one hit and went home right away (from anxiety and first time getting so stoned in a long time). Few days passed and i craved for "one" more hit, then as the days passed i started smoking heavy again in the beginning of November (was back to 8-10 js a day). THE DEADLY PART I WENT THROUGH: Then one night (July 11, 2013 4:20am), i was smoking as usual and started to feel like i was getting a flu (stomach ache, nausea, diarreah), but ignores it and fell asleep. I instantly woke up at 10am from a very sharp stomach ache and nausea. I went to the bathroom every minute or 2 and had pooped mostly blood and less diarreah (everytime i pooped there was blood and mucus). I held my nausea until i couldnt take it any more an hour after i woke up, and started vomiting bile from yellow color, then it changed to dark brown color, then to dark green color. 12 noon i went to the doctor being sick as hell, nonstop stomach ache, non stop nausea, nonstop pooping blood with diarreah, and non stop green bile coming out every 10-15 minutes. He didnt know what the hell was going on. He drew my blood, tested my urine, and had to wait few hours for results (as i was still nonstop stomach ache, diarreah, vomiting). He asked questions about what i ate and all. And he told me it was most likeley my marijuana use that caused this. As i lay all day sick, vomiting, waiting for results, i can feel my inside organs starting to shut down (literally, my heart was beating slow, my whole body was weak, i couldnt stand up, very shortness of breath, fainting/black out feeling, my whole body was as cold as an ice cube, i had no color, my inside body parts were literally cramping, and sometimes i couldnt breath on my own for about 15-20 seconds). The doctors kept giving me IVs, all kinds of pills, shots, tube through my nose to stomach to get all that green bile out that kept building up, xrays, and kept checking my vitals and eyes, etc. when the xray results came, they said my whole intestines was clogged with air and diarreah and that i was constipated too. Now they got somewhere and a conclusion. They said my whole body was so contaminated with all the chemicals and toxics from all these years of nonstop smoking every day, that my body FINALLY REACTED to it and that i was lucky to go them in time. They told me that marijuana is DEFINATELY not for my body just like alcohol is not for other peoples bodies. They said this is the first time they ever saw anyone this sick come to the doctor from marijuana alone (i dont smoke cigs, i dont chew tobacco, i dont drink, and i dont do any other drugs besides marijuana alone). Finally at 11:00pm my stomach ache, nausea and vomiting finally slowed down from the little help of the 6 liters of IVs, pills, shots, etc. they kept me until 11:45 when i started getting my color back, slowed down on vomiting, and when most of the bad diarreah with blood was flushed out. They sent me home with pills for my nausea and stomach ache and diarreah, and the meds started to help more and more after the more i diarreahed. After 19 whole hours of nonstop stomach ache, nausea, vomiting, and diarreah, i finally felt a little better from flushing out the diarreah and taking the pills (literally, 19 whole hours of nonstop stomach ache, nausea and vomiting. Diarreah every now and then.) the first thing i did when i got home was fell straight on my bed and fell asleep after the pills helped with the nausea. I woke up to a less stomach ache and no nausea. I went to the doctor for my check up. And he said my body just got done reacting and letting out all the chemicals and toxics that my body wanted to take out for years, in the form of bad constipation, then diarreah, vomiting and the nonstop building up of the green bile, and all this that just happened to me. He told me if i never go to the doctor, that my body would shut down eventually because i was constipated, and my body was trying to let it all out, and thats why i kept diarreahing, and building up and vomiting green bad bile all day (my body was doing anything it could to let all the chemicals and toxics out). He said if i never went to get all the IVs, meds, etc to flush it all out, my body would eventually give up as same as a heavy alcoholics body would if they never seek medical help. This is the 4th day, and i am still a little sick, but not bad as 4 days ago. So if no one believes there are withdrawls from marijuana, they are wrong. Any drug/alcohol will always give withdrawls or bad reactions to the body if it aint for you (just like marijuana is not for me and just like alcohol is not for some people), but it will take time and lots of use of the drug/alcohol for the body to finally react to it and start withdrawing the chemicals and toxics. God cares, he loves, and he heals. God DOES ANSWER PRAYERS. Many years, my parents prayed every day, and family and pastors prayed for my addiction to come to an end. They prayed and prayed persistently, and God answered their prayers, BUT THROUGH TIME. God does not answer prayers right away, but he does answer them but only on his time. God is real, and God is ready for the 2nd coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. God is prepared, he is ready! He is ready to show his mercy and justice. He is ready to take those who believe in him. He is ready to END THIS WORLD ONCE AND FOR ALL! Do not let Satan take over your life through drugs, alcohol, violence, etc. God loves us all, but he gives you a choice to believe in him or Satan. He lets you choose your way, he does not force you. He gave us all what is called free will, but he wants us to follow his will for our good. God is great! Please, take my word, and think about it. Satan and God are in the last and toughest battle, the battle that matters more than the universe, a battle that matters more than the earth and everything in it. That great, last, toughest battle is for OUR SOULS, our spirits. And it is real and happening right now. We are literally in the end of times, and God is ready to bring justice to sinners and bring home those who believe and accept him. God is ready to come destroy the Earth where Satan walks all over stealing souls through drugs/alcohol, crimes, violence, etc. God is not a lier like Satan is. God will bring justice. We think of Satan as the most scariest devil because that is one of Satans way of stealing your soul. God says that we must fear him MORE THAN ANYTHING we ever fear, even Satan. Thats how real and truthful God is. He says WE MUST FEAR HIM because there is nothing that can ever conquer him. When God says he will give justice, he will give justice. When God says he is ready for the 2nd coming of the Lord Jesus, he is 100% prepared. When God says we are in the END OF TIMES, we are in the end of times (read the bible about the end of times, and look at our world. IT IS TRUE, we are in the end of times because God said so in the bible; wars, violence, sicknesses, poverty, climate change, economy debts and all (look at u.s.a), betrayal towards one another, over population of the earth, hunger and starvation, floods and earth quakes more than usual or average, air pollution, contamination of the waters, all the good people dying leaving behind the sinners and nonbelievers, diseases, and everything else you see happening right now today, read the bible and you will see, too many to name). And when God says fear him, we must fear him! Dont fear anything but god. Dont fear death, dont fear satan and evil, dont fear poverty, dont fear the climate change and weathers, dont fear anything your scared of. Only fear God himself because he is the creator of all. All you need to do is accept Jesus Christ for being sent to earth, to die for our sins because he loves us, and for who he is. No man goes to God but through Jesus Christ for he is the way, the truth, and the life.

i have not had a joint in 15 days now, i went on holiday to greece for a week which made me have to stop and not smoked since i have got back. I have been smoking at least one joint a night for the last 15years since a break up with a girlfriend( i did smoke between 17-22 as well but had a 3 year break during the relationship). I am 37 years old now and really want to give up as it has affected my whole life, i ended up in hospital last week thinking i was having a hear attack which turned out to be a anxiety attack again! The anxiety and paranoia is the main reason for me wanting to stop as i can't face people when on it and my memory is terrible. I feel so lonely though as i have no girlfriend to help me through this. I just want to get some confidence in my life, i have always been shy and lack confidence and used weed as an escape from reality any help or advice of what to do next i would much appreciate

Hello Fellow peoples, im here in regards to have a few questions answered. if not oh well. 

 

IM currently 20years old, ive ben smoking pot since i was 7. between the age of 7 and 13 i smoked on and off 1 joint maybe every month or few months, never seen any problems arise. since 13 ive ben smoking every day, anywhere between .05 or 5.5 grams. i quit about a week ago, and the last few days have ben extremely horrible. 

the first day without, was fine

second day i started feeling "blah" like i didnt wanna do anything, i wasnt tired but i just didnt wanna get up to go do something

third day, the reslessness kicked in and i cant sleep for more then an hour without waking up and/or sweating profusely in my sleep.

 

since then, the next problem to arise, i cant eat. i dont feel hungry ever. i eat little bits of stuff here and there cause i know i need to eat to survive, but when i chew food, i get an instant gag relfex and have to wash down everything i eat with a beverage.

 

does anyone have a remidy for any of these issues? most importantly the eating issue. i really would like to atleast eat fine. because not eating is scaring me

you flushed your supply, but you kept your peices. as a experianced smoker, i havent had any encounters with the older community doing this, but there are people who smoke resin. the first night i quit, i had a vivid ass dream where i was at a highschool reunion, i was told in the dream to COMPLETELY clean them peices because it will lead to relapse if i dont. so i would recomend you to clean your "equiptment"

Skeet, I been through this twice before. It is all natural for people to go through all this after heavy use of marijuana for years. It is called withdrawals or detoxification. Light smokers won't have as bad withdrawals as heavy smokers. But everyone is different, and everyone will go through few or most of the withdrawal symptoms. Me, I went through all withdrawal symptoms from nausea, vomiting, stomach aches with soft poop or diarrhea, anxiety, depression and stress, urges to smoke, lack of sleep, bad dreams, sweating, numbness on face or upper body and arms, mood swings, lack of nutrients and electrolytes, body weakness, weight loss and gain back and forth from loss of appetite to heavy eating every now and then, loss of skin color and pale, constipation and inflammation on the immune system, mucus and blood in poop or diarrhea, faint-like feeling, acid reflux (bad acids that build up in stomach from toxins from heavy smoking, dark green bile not yellow), jittery, chest pains and chest burns due to tar, and the worst part i never like, is spitting out all the tar from your lungs every day (especially when i wake up, it is like super glue when you spit it out, dark brown in the day and all black when i wake up). I went through all this withdrawals all at once and it lasted 3 and a half weeks, except the spitting out the tar part, i am still spitting loads of it. The second time i quit was July 11, 2013. And i went through all the same withdrawals, but way worse. The nausea, vomiting, stomach aches and pain, and diarrhea were severe, 10/10 bad, and non-stop with not even a minute break (this non-stop part is called Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome 'google it'). And the nausea, vomiting, stomach aches and pain, and diarrhea went on for 19 hours straight with out stopping not even for a minute. The doctors gave me 5 I.V., bunch of pills and shots for the nausea/vomiting/stomach ache/diarrhea, and non of them helped until the doctors put a tube through my nose to stomach to take out all the bad, dark green, building up bile acids and finally it cut down my severe non-stop vomiting at the least. I got so sick, it was very worst than a bad stomach flu or any very bad flu. My body was so weak, very uncolored and pale, very tired and sleepy, hard time breathing, bad burning sweats to bad cold chills back and forth, goose bumps all over my body, very slow heart beat, bad aches and cramps inside my whole body parts, and the scariest part was that feeling my whole body was about to shut down anytime. The doctors said that the main thing that saved my life right in time was putting the tube through my nose to stomach and taking out the non-stop building of the bad dark green acids that i kept vomiting for 19 hours straight, and giving my bunch of I.V. at the same time. They said my body had no nutrients and electrolytes, i got dehydrated so bad from the non-stop vomiting that my body would shut down anytime if they had never took out gallons of the bad non-stop building dark green acids from my stomach. 15 days now since i quit, and I am happy i quit for good, and very thankful that God gave me a 2nd chance (my 2nd time quitting). God had put my life on the edge this time, he answered a lot of prayers from my family and their friends (they prayed every single day for me to quit smoking marijuana for 6 and a half years), but God took his time to answer their prayers because everything happens on his time and his way (giving me a 2nd chance, putting my life on the edge, and answering all their prayers for me to quit for good). The doctors said i have bad cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, that if i smoke again, it will be worse and that i might die this time. They said it is like a heavy drinker who keeps on relapsing eventually causing death. They said it becomes a permanent allergy like, and will always become sick or even die if we relapse. Later all. This stuff is real, but to very few people (like people who can't handle alcohol and eventually die if they keep relapsing).