I quit smoking pot, man I feel like throwing up.......

Ok where do i start, i started smoking pot when i was 15 due to peir presure. I started using weekends then evinings but soon iy became my life all day every day. It has always made me paranoid but still i smoked it from morn to night. When i go a while without it and im only talking about running out at work and waiting till i get home if i can. I have left work to go get or simply not tured in coz i knew id run out. Pot is verry mentaly adictive to me coz phisicly i should last a day or a few hours. But no not me! Iv never been a proud smoker never had the i smoke weed t shirts that would be lame. I tried.a few times to pack it in but in reality only coulf when i was forced. Witch is when i noticed the physicle side of the addiction and yes it is real soo fu****g real. The first time was when i went to the states, i oonly went for 5 days and it was hard. The sh**s the sweats bad dreams shakes gaging and feeling sick. The second time was when i was imprisoned for two and a half years and guess what exactly the same only worst coz this was no choice of my own. I trued for 2 months to score inside but could not get witch i am so gteatfull of. However heroin was everywhere and they where willing to give it on tick. Im only glad i was one of the strong and refussed. By the time i was offered it i had noticed the benifits i got inside for not using and never wanted to risk loosing what i had to comfort me. But i did use inside moderaty and didnt get caught. The while i was in i felt good inside not using and when i did i felt like s**t for days after. I promised myself and family id never get hooked again. But.... here i am two years out and hooked agian. I told mysefl it will be ok once and a while and did look forward to smoking it up on my release. How wrong was i. Well ive gove thru jell with it this timr it has done my head in iv fekt like the last two years were not real paranoid think im dying mood swings suacidal 10 fold what i first went thru at 15. The truth is i was at my happyest when i was inside my mind was clear and i knew what i wanted for myself. Iv tried a few times since to kick it and havnt i mean why should i... but enough is enouth im nearly 30 now and ive been stoned nearly half my life. Iv been a week now drug free and im feeling good sure im shaking and cant sleep craving and all the rest but im heading where i want to go and it feels good so good that im finding myself again. Allready the bad thoughts and feelings are going again and i am comming back thru. I know i can do it iv done it b4 and will again this time its for me and the ones i love. Its hard yes and the cravings are their always well for at least two years i know. But its worth it in the end. If your trying to stop you need to stop trying and just STOP. Weed is more addictive in so many ways than ppl want to believe i myself at one point thought i was in control and smoked coz i wantet to, yeah right. Just keep going it worth it in the end i know and if your reading this your heading un the right direction. If you say it aint physicly addictive your either full of if, havnt got a clue or verry lucky. Sorry about the spelling not a strong point of mine.

You guys are serious noobs. The only reason I smoke is because I like being high. I have done everything from writting award winning essays and climbing mountains while under the influence. If you quit and you are having issues then don't quit. Marijuana should never become habitual anyways, I just smoke it when I feel like it.

And to the guy that thought marijuana withdrawl caused his headaches... Here in Cali Marijuana is perscribed by doctors, that problaly explains why your head never hurt until you stopped smoking, you basically stopped using your medicine.

i started smoking when i was 16, my first time i smoked hashish ( because its cheap 1$=2grams and has good quality in my country - Iran ) , then tried weed , but i did it once or twice a week , then off for sometime and start again, 2years later i stopped smoking pot and went to college , had no problem at all , no cravin , no symptoms and totally forgot about it.
but 2years later (age 20) i started smoking , started with weed , really good weed , after a month i became a heavy smoker , 5-10 joints a day, no BS, then after i spent all i had on weed , i switched to hashish ( still cheap 1$=1gram ), all my friends followed my lead and started smokin and we became bunch of potheads, drivin around gettin high 24/7, i thought that was a perfect life , u know i felt like i was smarter , better and above EVERYBODY and i liked that. everything was better , sex , music , food , wastin time , watchin movies, ....

i'm 24 , lost all my friends , lost so much money ( i was getting to the point that wanted to sell my car and didnt know what to do with it just wanted to have money (=POT) on me so that i can have a peace of mind for another 3-4 years ), no job, health issues, and so f***ed up, so i decided to stop again but could't do it for more than 3 days and that was when i realized the symptoms were REAL.
Insomnia, loss of appetite, bad mood felt like i was about to cry, increased anger and anxiety.... so started AGAIN

but yesterday i decided to withdraw , and i'm really lookin forward to it, i know i can do it and i really want to this time.
its 3am and i'm awake trying to learn from u guys and not feeling alone, thank u guys for making it easier for me even 1%

Been smoking on and off for the past 7 years am finding it so hard to quit. Everytime i think im good without it i just need that feeling of being high everynight. I can barely eat unless im stoned and i feel so sick i just dont know why i cant shake this habbit its ruining my personality and my entire life, advice??

these are just some ways i try to keep my mind off weed:
1: Playing guitar (or whatever instrument)
2: Seeing my girlfriend (the sex definitely calms the nerves and takes my mind away from it) one of the best ways in my opinion!
3: Relaxing at home, find a good book something that interests you.
4: Try to stay away from mates who smoke, basically all of my friends do... so i just have a week to myself and then try go to the pub instead of smoking with them.
5: Get yourself fit, its made me feel better about myself and i definitely feel a lot healthier for it.
6: Get into a sport, martial arts. learn self discipline...i know i used to smash the cones... atleast 40 a night everynight (and not that bushy leafy c**p, im talking about the rock hard chrondo dried nuggets that chop up in your fingers :-D )

im turning 22 this year, and i have realised that its time for my life to start taking its shape. i love all the times i have had smoking but the lack of energy, the $$cost$$ and the attitude i have when im using gets me nowhere. ive been smoking since i was 15 basically everyday. the key for me was just to keep my mind busy, and if your craving.. do some pushups or go for a run, get the blood pumping!! Withdrawals are very real in marijuana, anyone who doesnt realise that has never used like we have or has no idea on the subject. Migraine like headaches, sweating like i have the flu (waking up at 4am drenched in sweat), hot flushes, CRAZY mood swings, blackness under the eyes and always looking stoned..

so too anyone trying to quit and all you can think about is how your supposed to live life without this bud. take deep breathes when you feel stressed. stay away from the smell. and just try to find something in your life that you want to do, and go for it! whatever makes you happy!

REMEMBER YOU WILL ONLY QUIT WHEN YOU ARE READY TO QUIT. ITS ONLY GOING TO HAPPEN IF YOUR HEART AND MIND IS WITH YOU 100%. dont let a medical reason be the reason for you quiting, it definetly works for motivation but life doesnt have to be that way!!!

PEACE

@ganjaspliffrider

i bet your essay is sh*t, you sound like just another ignorant American dickhead.. The headache occurs when you stop providing THC to the addicts brain. Just like with heroin and every other drug. They get withdrawal symptoms... By the way that's how most people start, with occasional use... i agree that it should never become habitual, but everyone has their different story. Everyone comes from different places of the earth. so its not always the same for us. typical yankee BS, running their mouth without ever thinking of anyone else. IGNORANT F**K!

I've been smoking hashish on and off for the past four years. For the first year, I only smoked maybe a few times every couple of months with a particular friend. Close at the end of this year, the circle of people I smoked with increased and continued increasing through the second year of smoking. Sessions became a much more regular occurrence (at least a couple of times a week). During the last two years, I started keeping my own stash on me and have been pretty much a daily smoker barring maybe four, five months.

I think there's a general lack of balance when it comes to perceptions and opinions about cannabis. It's qualities and possible long term impact on quality of life is either underplayed or grossly overstated. It's a very insidious addiction. It creeps on you over a period of months and years, integrating itself slowly into your personality and thought process. It is, of course, possible to enjoy cannabis without abusing it. But for persons like ganjaspliffrider to dismiss so flippantly the fact that for many people, it comes to assume a gnawing, pervasive dependence shows either callousness or ignorance.

Incidentally, I stumbled upon this forum looking for articles on nausea and vomiting after smoking too much (which I often experience; somewhat ironic because cannabinoid derivatives are successfully used to control nausea and vomiting in certain patients). So yes, I was pretty caned (and nauseous) when I started reading this forum. I stopped smoking for two and a half months earlier this year but gave in to it again and have been smoking on and off since July. Past few weeks, it's escalated significantly to the point of daily usage again.

I hadn't earnestly thought of quitting again for a while but I thank the people who've posted here for making me at least think along those lines again. I have the most critical exams of my life coming up in the next few months and I need to get my focus back. Good luck to all the people who're trying to quit.

Im quitting today, I smoked my very last bowl off of a half-pound of fluff. It took me less than two weeks to go through it...I've made many decisions on what I need to do, and I must thank every last one of you on here for posting your thoughts on the act. You all have helped me gain more mental control on my situation. Thank you.

-Channing Duval

familiar story .... POT is a nervous system depressant.. it shuts down your nerves , ,, so when you come off , they are waking up again & the effects is opposite to the calming euphoric feeling. you get irritable & angry.,, I have quit about 5 times ... & I hate the fizzy headaches that lag for weeks after..... the stomach upsets too. it may be from regular daily smoking , that your body gets tolerant , I have noticed much different effects after leaving it off.. for a few days.
lately , pot makes me dry retch if I hit it too hard. & after regular smoking the effects are more like sedating dumbing down ,, that a high.. I'm not sure .. it could be the pot I 'm smoking is really old.. trichomes are really brown. something to do with degenerating CBDs ..

I feel great after quitting , really alert & sparky. it takes me about 4 weeks to return , readjust after a period of indulging.
so will I continue.. I think Some Days , I've just HAD ENOUGH & don't like it anymore.

quitting pot isn't a big deal it's just a bit unpleasant. looks like you don't get your buzz without a price.

I hope that helps ..

Hi everyone and thanks for your posts it has really helped me. It is a relief to know I'm not the only one feeling horrible after quitting! I used to smoke everyday for 5 years, now I've given up for 5 days. I'm definitely getting physical withdrawal symptoms. I get bad headaches, nightmares and sweats and my stools are now more solid. However I still wake up feeling lazy and distant, will this go soon? I'm feeling very positive though, my mindset has changed and I now think of weed as a bad thing as opposed to good which I used to. Seeing this site has helped me even more thanks guys! I won't go back to it, i just can't wait to have energy and a clear head again. When does this happen for most people? Good luck everyone!!!

Those who argue that marijuana is physically addictive are incredibly misguided. I have smoked on and off for the past 10 years. I have had to quit for several months at a time, and I must say that physical withdrawal effects are nonexistent and completely manufactured by the media. Don't fall for the liberal ruse that marijuana is destructive and physically addictive. Those who claim that marijuana has ruined their lives are completely disingenuous, as they suffer from underlying problems unrelated to the use of the substance of marijuana.

answer to " guest" your a total m***n...not everyone reacts the same to the substance. I quit canabis on the regular, on and off, and everytime i do so, i get headcahes, night sweats, i feel like puking, my heart feels weird etc.... THERE ARE WHITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS U ***edited by moderator*** ** inappropriate posting**

my answer was for the last " guest" that wrote the following: " Those who argue that marijuana is physically addictive are incredibly misguided. I have smoked on and off for the past 10 years. I have had to quit for several months at a time, and I must say that physical withdrawal effects are nonexistent and completely manufactured by the media. Don't fall for the liberal ruse that marijuana is destructive and physically addictive. Those who claim that marijuana has ruined their lives are completely disingenuous, as they suffer from underlying problems unrelated to the use of the substance of marijuana. "


I am on my 5th day of quitting and man it s HARD!!!! impossible to sleep, and I dreamed for the first time in years lol. Buy chamomile tea which helps u relax and fall asleep

anonymous wrote:

Cannabis has no physical addiction, sorry.

Oh I'm sorry are you a doctor? Because I'm here to tell you that marijuana withdrawal is real. Stupid.

"common hallmarks of cannabis withdrawal, such as anxiety, chills, sweats, flu-like physical symptoms, and decreased appetite. At Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, where a great deal of National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded research takes place, researchers have found that abrupt marijuana withdrawal leads to symptoms similar to depression and nicotine withdrawal. "

Go ahead and check out the website genius. Oh and btw, you obviously are NOT smoker, or if you are, you must smoke shitty weed hahahahahaha

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Haha....dang. You guys need to chill and realize that everyone is different. Weed effects different people with different effects/symptoms. Have you every seen a Schizophrenic pot smoker stop smoking? Holy hell....but yah, it all depends on who the person is and how you use it. Recently I have been looking up different ways to smoke marijuana, including a vaporizer. Some ways have more positive or negative effects than the other. I suggest letting at least 1 person to help you through quitting if you really need it. Looking for help through peers on the web can be dimeaning and uninspiring.