how long do marijuana withdrawal symptoms last

Night 3...

Doing even better today. No anxiety really to speak of. Was a bit irritable today, but nothing out of control. Sleep is still a bit difficult (its 1:30 AM).. not so much as the sleep itself, moreso the ability to get myself relaxed enough to fall asleep. Even so, I do wake up feeling less groggy, didn't realize how much herb was effecting me in the morning.

Had a beer and am having one right now. Took two sleep aids. Very glad I decided to get the worst of it out of the way over the weekend.

Day 4:

Slept great last night, appetite is back big time. Feel very clear headed and outlook is more positive. Much easier to wake up in the morning as well.

Threw out my pack of cigs.

Day 5:

Slept great well again last night, appetite is growing even more. I've been lifting and bulking for about the past year so this is a good thing for me.

People at work commented on how better my attitude has been all week. Haven't had any cigarettes and am only having one or two beers tonight.

Mentally I am feeling much more composed, positive and clear headed. Haven't really had any cravings either.

Anyways I'm going to stop posting daily. I just wanted to serve as an example that for some the withdrawal effects do not last as long. Also I want people to realize that it can be done. Now the big thing for me is to just stay off. Right now I have no desire to smoke again. However experience tells me that in a week or two I will start try to rationalize starting again. I do feel like I have realized that I just cannot smoke all that often anymore. In a few months I may make it a once in a blue moon thing, but I'm not sure if I'm going to feel like its worth it.

Best of luck to all. I will be checking this if anyone has any questions and will try to post an update in a few days!

Well i've been smoking at least 3gs everyday for the past 3 years.. and when i quit... same sh*t happens to me as you. Except im super irritable along with all that and want to rage on everyone... the first 10 days are the worst... but after that it tends to shape up and get completely better by then. I'd also agree with the brownies.

theres no way you could have withdrawl symptoms after smoking for a month....... no way

I started smoking marijuana about 4 years ago. At first, I didn't consume alot in the beginning. But after a year or so, I stared smokin marijuana twice a day, up until this point. I've been marijuana free for about 10 days now, How long do you think these symptoms will last for me. ?

ok i smoke pot all day everyday i smoke about 50 dollars a day. this is not working out i need to stop but every time i stop i get angry i get bored and i get skinny and me being a bodybuilder does not help i need to stop asap

been smoking daily since i was 15/16, am now 21. it has been 6 weeks of no smoking.. the first couple of weeks were terrible i was overly emotional/sensitive, bad mood-swings.. felt sick a lot and the headaches brought me to tears a couple times, and of the course horrible sleep/lack of. anyway i thought i was over it all, i mean i can get to sleep alright now, hadn't felt sick in a while.. but it seems to have come back. i feel so lethargic, feeling nauseous again.. sometimes even if i don't think i'm anxious i catch myself clenching my jaw... i just dunno when this is going to end?? and in reply to one guest's comment saying they don't know what all the fuss is about, well i do eat good, i swim, i do yoga and i still feel bad so guys you shouldn't feel bad that you feel this way.. i'm just going to keep going, maybe it'll take a year for my body to feel normal again who knows?? i haven't found any solid answers, but my advice would be don't doubt yourself - you may feel like your going crazy sometimes, that the depressive feelings will last forever, but they won't and your not abnormal. see everyday you don't smoke as a victory, as a sign of your strength.. maybe try t'ai chi or yoga, it has really helped me deal with my emotions - it's better than simple exercise as it helps not just your body but your mind too.. everybody will be different, also depending on the grade of weed you smoked - at the end i was only smoking cheese.. so just because it may last a little longer for you than others doesn't mean anything's wrong with you.

I am a 25 years old male and I've been smoking weed almost every day for the last 3 years. I've tried quitting numerous times in the past, only to find myself right back where I started. The longest that I've been sober for was about 25 days or so, and then I just caved in. My quit date this time around was July 31st and I'm on day 9 so far and things are turning around. I've broken up the quit time into blocks of 10 days to make it easier on myself instead of looking at it in months. At first the worst part of course was the physical tension in my stomach and chest, irritability, extreme anxiety, profuse sweating, virtually no appetite, and terrible insomnia. I have an Rx for Diazepam (Valium), which I rarely take, but it helped by leaps and bounds as I was withdrawing.

As day ten approaches (which is usually the accepted time frame for when the withdrawals start to subside) I am feeling better already. I realized that a great deal of this is mind over matter. I still have my bong in one of my drawers at home, but I refuse to open the drawer. I told myself that it is "Pandora's Box," and opening it would only release all the evils back into my world. So far, that has really helped. I also started to distance myself from the friends of mine who are pot-fiends. I deleted all my connections from my phone as well.

The insomnia I dealt with head-on immediately by exhausting myself (I stayed up for about 30 hours straight until my body couldn't take it anymore). I planned on quitting this time of year because I am on a 3 week vacation, so I could afford being awake for a long period of time. Since then, I have slowly been starting to get to sleep naturally again, and it is such a great feeling. I haven't had any night terror-ish dreams, just pretty odd/entertaining ones (I dreamed that I had gone back to Jr. High and told everybody what I thought about them - I woke up with a smile on my face).

My appetite is slowly returning, and the rest of the withdrawals are fading, except for the mental cravings, but I have learned to deal with those by writing in my journal. Also, (I know this is probably TMI) I've been spankin' it a lot lately because it release so much tension.

I have remained very positive about this all, and told myself repeatedly that I will quit this time and remain sober, and that has been a major boost to my confidence regarding quitting. Inspirational music has also helped, and of course physical exercise as well. I've been taking walks regularly now.

I want to tell all the naysayers out there that Marijuana addiction/withdrawals are VERY real, and anyone denying that has never been in any of our shoes. Hang in there everyone - stay strong, remain positive, tell yourself you are strong enough to fight, and remember - mind over matter!

Good for you, keep it up and I totally understand the TMI stuff. I did the same thing as you by quitting before my vacation so I could deal with it better. I find myself having small anxiety attacks and slight headaches but nothing to bad. I started when I was 24, I just turned 50 this year and decided I need to grow up. Besides it's NOT healthy, I was noticing fluid in my lungs at night and sinus issues. Today is day 5 for me and it started out pretty bad but and I almost went back but I know I don't want to anymore. I'm what they refer to as a "functioning addict" I never allowed that to take over my life nor did I use other drugs. I agree with you that it's mind over matter but there is a physical aspect.

You're also right about avoiding those friends - I've heard you have to remove yourself from people, places and things. I've also heard and read that it takes 21 days to make or break a habit. I just noticed I quit on the day of your post!

Good luck - I'll look for your continued success stories.

i think it's 21 days. Lots of luck to you.

anonymous wrote:

I don't know what you all are talking about really. Smoked everyday for 5 years, multiple times a day. Usually morning noon and a bunch at night. Quit two months ago, of course had trouble sleeping first week, had some vivid dreams but it is just getting used sleeping like how sober people sleep all the time. I couldn't imagine throwing up every morning from it or being sick like that. Maybe you should look at the other aspects of your life? do you excercise? how much caffeine do you take? what kind of medicine do you take? what foods do you eat? i think all of the problems you people talk about just carry over from other parts of your life and now since your not stoned all the time you acutally have to deal with them and blame it on ganja. It's not really that big of a deal and I don't think anyone is addicted. Sure it's easier to do it than to not and if you can't control yourself it's a personality thing not a pot thing. I think it all depends on you yourself and how you live on how long it takes to change your habits. thats all it is is a change of habit and its easy to break if you understand your mind and live a positive life.

You know its arrogant people like you that make understanding addition hard. How could you possibly sit there and say that we don't know what we are talking about, just because you are one of the lucky people that handle the DT well doesn't give you the right to say that everyone else is having that experience and is making it up. how dare you insult everyone's intelligence with your warped view by assuming that it has to do with lifestyle aspects, how the hell do you know. i have most of the same issues as the rest of the people, throwing up, cant keep food down, migraines, depression, but i have a fantastic life style, explain that smart ass. i never drink alcohol, coffee or soft drink, i jog for 40 minutes at least 4 times a week, well whats your explanation huh?? and we are not really addicted, tell that to my friend who had a full mental breakdown and ended up throwing his kids around the room like rag dolls, he a beautifully positive man and he was a mental vegetable for two years, if that's not addition that god knows what is but then you think that you know it all by the sounds of it. A little advice for you....look up the meaning of addiction because you clearly have no idea at the moment.
These people are trying their best to change their lives for the better and are looking for help and advice they should be commended for what they are doing and what do they get to read. a spiel about how they dont know what they are talking about or how they are feeling. If it was really that easy to give up...then why are there so many pot addicts.......most people that smoke pot regularly don't enjoy it, they do it to avoid withdrawals which is caused by addiction......just look at this blog...how many people are really struggling....lots!! how many have the same view as you.....NOT MANY i don't know about you but logic is telling me that it IS hard. look i know it is a bit complicated for you but maybe one day you will understand.

I hope one day you get a clue.

I had been smoking about an 8th every two days or so. i quit cold turkey july 7th, july 9th i had a falling out, and as a result had a panic attack, went to the hospital and that is what they told me was happening to me. Ever since then i have not felt the same. Lack of sleep, not really hungry ever, vivid dreams, a calm lightheadedness all the time, feeling almost like i might pass out. i aslo slowed down on my caffine intake cause i was scared of whatever my body was going thru. well didnt want to much going on in my body at once so i slowly started drinking caffine again. seemed to help a little bit. but i have studying alot about axiety because they say thats what i have, well after this web site i think it is just pot withdrawls. but that was six weeks ago now. just wondering if i am ever gonna get better. and i have smoked a few times since then but now been completely clean for 2 weeks. when will it go away?????? ? ? ? ? ?

I wanted to give everyone an update on how I'm doing - my 30th day of sobriety is today. I decided I would go buy a urinalysis kit at the pharmacy. All I have to say is that when I saw the results I felt amazing. I'm sure you can figure out the results :-D I haven't felt this great in a very, very long time. I have been waiting three long years to be able to pass a piss test and I did it. I feel so amazing.

I know I'm not in the clear yet and that I haven't totally kick the habit. If I can make it to Halloween without toking up I will feel like I'm a completely on the path to full sobriety. Most importantly my body, especially my lungs, can finally start to heal. After three years of taking a royal beating my lungs will start to recover.

I wish everyone here who is trying to kick the habit also the extreme best of luck. I do NOT want to sound preachy at all but remember one thing - your body is your temple. You only get one body and one life. So choose life. Don't choose weed. It's a complete waste of time and a complete waste of your life. It only gets better after you quit (especially after you test clean! XD ).

Good luck everyone!

i like weed.