how long do marijuana withdrawal symptoms last

It's really hard in the beginning and if you're not dealing with the physical symptoms then you have probably overcome what is the biggest hurdle (That's just from my perspective though). I found that the best way to overcome the mental ones is to start working out. I got this from webmd.

"When you exercise, your body releases chemicals called endorphins. These endorphins interact with the receptors in your brain that reduce your perception of pain. Endorphins also trigger a positive feeling in the body, similar to that of morphine."

This worked for me. You find something else to focus on other than that empty feeling of not having pot in your life. Working out has helped a lot of people on this forum. You see the results in how your body changes and it makes you happy. Plus, it's a great stress reliever. Just be safe, because you can hurt yourself while working out. Do your research if you don't already know the ins and outs or talk to a trainer. Good luck.

I'm 57 and I smoke a lot before I go to work. I smoke at lunch and after work. All night and every weekend for 12 years. I have suffered from severe depression for years. I am on medications. I am hyper and get panic when I think of my mom dying. She has Alzheimer.
My son joined the Military 12 yrs ago. I also have high anxiety and it's hard when I get mad to calm down. I work with disabled teens. It so calmed me but I have become so foggy. I lost myself and don't want to do nothing but get stoned. So it's been 3 days. I itch everywhere. The expense is killing me. I live in Illinois. I pay more. Wish me luck. I M afraid I will go get some. I have to get off.
I do feel a lot of anxiety...

You sound just like me. I'm crying all the time.
It's been 3 days. I smoked before work. On my lunch. After work. I am 57 and I have a full time job. Nobody at my work knows. I am divorce for 20 years. My son went into the Military 12 year ago. I work with severe mentally ill teens. My mother has Alzheimer.
I have used it to become numb. Then everything looks beautiful. I love music when I'm hi. I've been scared of my future. So I've been stoned. I've had enough. I zone out on weed. I have no grandchildren, but I don't want to be stoned. Sometimes I cancelled on friends because i can't get stoned.
Time to see what I'm like without. I do feel edgy as hell.

wow dude just wow... do u understand what its like to detox from any substance? u loose your apatite and can barely eat and feel like throwing up all the time.think about a pack a day smoker but with marijuana. i just i just cant even... just wow ...

Thank you. I'm trying quit. Same story. 38, 17 years every day. I have to stop!!

The exercise guy is right

Thank you, excellent advice. I quit a week ago today also and have had many of the same symptoms you list. The dreams have been staggering but I know i'll come out the other side.

Hey everyone i thought i would share my experience to help ya'll get through it. I started smoking heavily at 17 and it went on for a year. I used to smoke heavily 24/7 and burn some very very strong sh*t. 95% thc dabs, khalifa kush edibles. Basically i Abused the substance and abused my body as well. One day i took very very strong edibles and it was good. Next day woke up anxious and had a panic attack later on the day. Thts when i decided i was gona quit and i did it cold turkey since i did not know withdrawals for weed was a thing. First week was horrible: couldnt eat at all the first 5 days, no heavy insomnia like most people though. The biggest issue was the constant ANXIETY. It was soooo bad, i would think about some dumb and get really anxious about it. I would start worrying about hypothetical situations as well as real sh*t that worries me which makes it so bad. It kept going for 3 weeks and thats when i noticed the anxiety started to ease down. Its been a month and 4 days since im sober and i feel much better. I get emotional faster now and it it easier for me to get anxious but i do not have anxiety for no reason and its nothing like the withdrawals. For all of u who suffered from the HEAVY ANXIETY like me im here to tell u it will be okay and go away with time. I used to think its permanent and be afraid it will never go away. What really helped me get through it is watching a lot of shows and drink a lot of water + good food and exercise. How long it takes to go depends on ur weed usage. If u smoke alot dont expect it to go away in. A couple of days. Maybe a couple of weeks. 2 months and y should be absolutely fine. Hope u guys get through it like i did. Peace and love

I not sure what you guys have been smoking but I have been smoking daily for 23yrs I have taken 3months off every year for the last 5 years, struggling for the first week restlessness and vivid dreams but other than that it's all been fine.

Your a good person for sharing your experience after making it out the other side and healthier/happier! I'm 3 weeks clean and still have bad anxiety but each it gets better and better keep your head up and no you will be alright even though at times it might seem like you won't! ✌

I have been a smoker for 23 years. Smoking a quarter a week. Tomorrow it will be 5 weeks since I've had a bong. The hardest for me has been the loss of appetite and the feeling of boredom?
I work in a full time job and no one would ever have known I smoked morning noon and night.
I decided to give up purely for Health reasons and the random drug tests.

You can do it. The first 2 weeks is the hardest but after that it gets easier. I'm 5 weeks clean now after smoking 20 plus years

I don't even know where to begin. I'm not even sure why I'm expereiencing what I am. In my head it makes no sense at all. 11 years ago I suffered a back injury that did permanent damage to my sciatic nerve. Chonic back pain and malfunctioning foot. The doctors had me try all sorts of meds. They were all to strong for me. So I ended up walking out of surgery on Darvocets and Methocarbonol, which I later stopped using. It didn't really help. So pain, bad moods, every day up until 2 months ago. People told me to try CBD oil. I started with Charlottes Web 200, then my next bottle got the 500. It helped nerve pain immensely. But I still walked like an old man, I'm only 45. Someonsaid I need a small dose of THC to go along with the CDB to help with pain. I didn't want to spend the money on a MM if it didn't help...so I go 3 joints of MM Golden Panda. Now my ontention is not to get high. I stopped smoking when i was 19 and led a clean life. Also being chemical sensative, I hate feeling high. So I got a bat and stuffed a screen in it and littery only smoked 1/2 a pinch. To put it into perspective it took me an entire month to finish a joint. Not more than 3-4 puffs only at night. In combination with the CBD oil I felt ok. I only felt minor anxiety when I first puffed, but that wore off 30 minutes later and for the first time I was pain free. I walked like a normal person, I could move, function, and my wife loves that I'm no longer a grumpy bear......until

I ran out of CDB oil about 2 weeks ago. I just continued to do my usual 3-4 puffs. But as time went on, I started bloating, burping, had pain under my sternum, and I found myself waking up in the middle of the night having hot flashes. So I just assumed, the smoking caused dyspepsia/stomach upset so I decided to stop smoking. 7 days passed and I still slept fine, but I felt myself getting anxious, hyper, and very alert. My wife suggested to take a puff to see if it will take the edge off. So I took 1 single puff on day seven. Day 8 came around and I felt fine. I didn't puff on day 8. Then on day 9 I woke up with a migrain. I drank 2 cups of coffee, as usual, took a magnesium and a zync hoping that would help. It didn't so as a last resort I took an Excedrin. Then by 4 pm it hit me. I drank a glass of water and started feeling sick to my stomach. My skin had a mild burning sensation, my stomach tightened up, my back started hurting, and waves of panic started flooding my body. I was full on freaking out. I found an old bottle of CDB and got the last 3 drops out and that helped, but the waves kept coming. I couldn't eat at all. Injust sipped water. My wife said take a puff and I said NO. So I went to sleep and slept fine and woke up feeling normal. I thought I'd be ok. Nope. 20 minutes after waking up, no coffee or breakfast, I started feeling nauseous, my skin started burning again, my stomach tight, and the waves started coming. I forced myself to eat a dry piece of bread, a small cup of smoothie and I almost got sick. I just curled up in a ball and waited it out. After 2 hours passed I feel asleep for 30 minutes. I woke up calm and felt normal. I felt hungry so I ate another piece.of bread and a glass of water...20 minutes later all the symptoms returned along with sweaty palms and the cold chills. Seems like the symptoms keep coming and going every few hours. I sure hope these symptoms go away because its horrific. My wife misses the calm me, and I miss being pain free. I don't know if I should get more CDB to help with withdrawel symptoms or will it just feed the nightmare.

Been smoking about 13 years blazing With Mates and growing me own got my tolerance up, smoking about 7-10 gs a week! Gram a day or more. I decided to quit after bad anxiety and panic attack, and realising the cost of weed (at this point buying it all) like 300 a month wasted! I can't think straight I smoked every single day in this time frame! Never stopped. It does no good for your brain believe me. And it's very hard to quit. Tbh I tried cold turkey and I was shaking like a b!t(h felt like I had a flu couldn't eat or sleep. Resumed for another two years now I've stopped I was aware of the withdrawal and it's bad... so I decided I wanted to stop now, only way I could hack that was to roll a small skin (like for roll ups) take a few puffs then would feel c**p again. So I did this for a week to taper it down like two three puffs a night (as I work n dont puff at work) then on the Friday thought yh this weekend I'm not smoking in case I got them shakes like before I could deal with it while at home, this was the best way for me to stop and the withdrawal was a lot less. Still can't sleep too good up 3-4 times a night and appetite is not good. Feel down, and tiered by time I'm gone from work but I know this will have to go ! It's the weed! I've been off it 9 days now and it starting to get better sleeps improving night to night and so is apetite just have to find something to keep your mind off thinking about it and keep warm get some sleep drink lots of juice and water eat best you can and flush that out your system. Best advise I can think of right now. Good luck to you and think of the money you will save as well as being able to hold a convo while looking someone in the eye and confidence to come back, can't wait to be compleatly clean. Heard it gets better after a month, then should hopefully be clean from 3 months ! Good luck you can do it too ! =D

What does comend mean.. So do you advise quiting or not?? ... Did smoking afect yiur social life or did quiting affect your social life