marijuana recovery length

olskooljones it depends on how much weed you smoked and how often. Withdrawals can last up to a month with any of the symptoms mentioned in past cases if you have explored this topic. stressing out about your symptoms will only lower your morale. keep your mind focused on staying clean and not dependent on a plant. stay strong I been through it. 

Thanks brother!

To all:

I highly recommend a blog called the "Dopamine Dialogues." Some great information there if you are recovering.

Please please please tell me if the migraines finally went away??? I know it's been a very long time but hopefully you can reply. I have been getting them on and off for 3 months. No specific patter but definitely there. thanks and I hop your recovery went well!!

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Honestly, it took me 18 months.  I smoked all day everyday for two solid years.  I went through treatment, and i was so irritable at times.  Saddness came back first, laughter second, and then the aspect of love at the very end.  As stated before, some may take longer than others.  But in the end, time will make everything feel better.  

I have the most amazing future ahead of me and all I have to do is quit smoking. I have quit for about a day now and I am going to pray I quit forever. God give me strength.

You can do it. My advice is, if you are able to quit with minimal withdrawal symptoms DO NOT TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED. EVER. I did and I finally quit for good after 20 years of blazing. I quit many times before (maybe 10-15 times) had a week of symptoms and that's it. But this time was different... Very different. I am going on 6 months now and they have been the hardest 6 months of my life. And I've been through a lot. Eventually, you will be so addicted that you changed your brain around. So much on fact that it doesn't want to survive without it. You will get the most insane withdrawals ever. Don't believe me? I guess you'll just have to go through it like I did. You'll hear soooooo many people/idiots swear that it is innocent and "natural.". All I can say is read through the countless posts about it. Get on uncommon forum, addictions and see for yourself. All that is proof.
More power to you brother. I don't know how old you are or what level of addiction you are in. But I do know that you do have a problem if "all" you have to do is quit marijuana. That is what most of us had to do. I lost count of how many years went by while I said this same thing to myself.
Another thing I do know about you is that you have taken the first step. The easy step. Staying clean is what will define you. If you have such a wonderful life then you DO NOT need this weed. It will eventually turn on you like it has to countless others.

God bless you and stick with what you promise yourself.

Today is 6 months. The clarity is back. My intelligence is back. My sense of humor and my wit. Still get the minor headaches but that is finally getting much much better. Hopefully some will read this and seems light at the end of the tunnel. I'm not one of those selfish phukks that posts on this board desperately for help, then disappears after they're better. Recovery is about giving back. I am grateful for experiencing such a painful and slow recovery. Why?! Because that was the ONLY way that I was going to quit for good. For 6 months.. 6 MONTHS... I battled my brain and body. Every inch if the way my mind wanted me to go back to the weed by plaguing me with every gd symptom one can imagine. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
I managed to stay employed at my job while going through those rough rough rough first months. Situations like this separate the mice from the men, the addicts from the recovering addicts. Will you quit? Or will you be one of these burnouts that praise Steve Jobs for being a successful weedhead. Well you are probably no Steve Jobs. Plus he died. Countless weedheads have smoked their miserable little lives away. A select few have strived. So don't be that guy that spends his time posting on these forums and attacking those that are seeking help, while they are smoking blunts. Be that guy that wins and shares the wisdom. Peace.

Thankyou for posting. Your post has helped me.
I am lucky in many ways - in spite of smoking every day for the last 15-20 years, im doing ok in my life but i know i could have achieved so much more. Anyway - no regrets, i did what i did and at the time it always felt right, but i know as i knew for so long that i was addicted.
I've stopped smoking - i went on holiday for two weeks and didnt smoke, but i didnt really realise that i was suffering - night sweats mainly, but also pretty bad insomnia (one of the reasons i got addicted in the first place was that it was the first thing that allowed me to sleep 'normally' - of course, it took me a long time to realise that i had stopped dreaming).
After two weeks of not smoking, i returned home and started again but felt an id**t for doing so as i knew i missed an opportunity - but once i finished my supply, i didnt restock, and that was around a month ago - after ten days of smoking the dregs of tobacco/weed in my little stash box, i had nothing left and i threw away that box - id had it for more than 20 years, but i binned it.
So i've been 'clean' for just 18 days, i can't sleep for more than 2-3 hours at a stretch most nights (although i am getting 6-7 hours a night, just not continuous) and today i woke up after 4 hours and started to read about what i was going through - i cam across your post and it gave me strength.

I have a lot to live for - third child on the way in a few months, eldest is almost 6 - and i want to be a better dad/husband.
I know its going to be tough not to go backwards, fortunately for me most of my other friends stopped about ten years ago, so its unlikely i will face temptation - but i wanted to reach out and say 'thankyou' - because your post helped me, and i wanted to let you know.

Nustart, I am glad that my posts gave you some hope. I know how tough it is trying to beat a marijuana addiction when you've been on high grade for so long. Even worse is the lack of credible information available. You have made a very important step and that was to quit. 18 days is an awesome achievement and I know what you are going through!! It's soo tough. The insomnia is one of the worst parts about it. Getting 2-3 hours of sleep a night and having to go to work the next day is killer. What ever you do.. DO NOT SMOKE to stop the withdrawals, They will pass. I didn't feel like you for a month and a half after I quit. Some get the week-2weeks of hell immediately and some even get it after 3 months. It's crazy how withdrawing from THC affects everyone so differently. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.. you are having classic thc withdrawals and for some they are very tough. Your mind and body are going through shock right now. They need THC to survive and you will be plagued by anything they can throw at you to make you go back to the weed! Fight it! After, your mind will go through a restructuring. The neurons will start making new connections and try it's best to return to baseline. You WILL get through this! I can swear to anything! Keep yourself busy. Recovery is a DOING thing not a WAITING thing. You must learn how to live without the marijuana, It has taken me a very long time to learn how to enjoy life without weed. Everything I did revolved around it. I lied constantly to my wife about it, Went to the ends of the earth to find it and spent a whole lot of money that I could've used towards our lives. Positivity is another incredibly important part of recovery, Don't hate what is happening. Thank yourself for making this decision for you and your family and do whatever it takes to be clean and sober. Careful with Steady Health, it's full of trolls and newbies crying about a day of withdrawals that claim to be smokers. I commend you for making this decision. It is not an easy path, but it is a path to a much more rewarding and fulfilling life. I see it already in my life. Please go to "uncommon forum!" In the "addictions" section you will find soooo much information about what you are going through. SOOOO much! Remember... You are NOT the only one, and this will pass. Also get on "dopamine dialogues" under the "withdrawal" section. I have posted there and the moderator gave me some incredible advice. In Uncommon Forum I'm under "OlSkoolRu" and under "dopamine dialogues I'm "Ru" Bless you my brother!!! We're in it to win it!! Keep me posted on your recovery! I'm here for you Ol Skool

I have smoked for a long time. I would go through an ounce every two weeks. I was vaporizing and loved it. My tolerance level was so high I had to smoke non-stop. I was at work about four weeks ago and Kaboom woke up in an ambulance. They told me I had a seizure. I then woke up in a CT scanner. I then woke up in The emergency room. I was awake for a short while a talked to a couple of people. They told me what had happened while I was at work. My blood pressure would not go back to normal and the doctors told me they wanted to keep me overnight for observation. I blacked out on a Monday and woke up on a Wednesday afternoon at a different hospital in their ICU. I was told when I was in the ER on Monday they said after they told me I had to stay overnight I fought 12 people for two hours and they could not understand why they could not knock me out with all the medicine they were giving me. I was pulling lines out of my veins and had another seizure right in front of them. They put me into a coma because the helicopter pilot could not take me until I was OUT COLD. I had to stay in the Hospital for seven days. I could not go back to work for three weeks. I was suffering serious withdrawals and the seizures occurred because of stress. Weed no longer worked because of my tolerance level. I have not smoked for almost 4 weeks and It is so hard physically and mentally. I think about it a lot. I want to smoke once a week. I don't like the fact that I would risk everything for it before my medical emergency. I still think about it and have some super funk too that is just sitting, waiting, calling out to me, come smoke me. Before all of this I could not go one day without it. Migraines, irritability, anger, violent tendencies. Of course, people make fun of those who say you can't get addicted to weed. I am living proof. Now I have to take anti-seizure medicine for two years and cannot consume alcohol while I am taking the medicine. Also taking anti-depression medicine, blood pressure medicine, Potassium supplements. I don't want to take pills!! My bank account will start to improve for sure. Most of my symptoms were immediate. Headaches constantly. I have noticed my dreaming has picked up. I have not had the insomnia. I am worried that this detox could take 3-6 months. The headaches have stopped after three weeks. Thanks for your information. At least I know I am not alone in this struggle. Smoking so much weed allowed my body to have seizures due to work stress. I also lost a family member one week before all of this happened. 

If you read this reply, then you are definitely on the road to some sort of recovery, in my humble opinion.
It is now almost 3 months since i last smoked.
I am getting over the worst of the symptoms i had during those first few weeks - insomnia, night sweats, irritability.
Honestly, i can't say i feel much of a physical or mental improvement for stopping - apart from that i have more patience for my children, which i realise i was sadly lacking before on occasion.
I know my body is still recovering. I expect that to take another 3 months or so, at the very least.

I dont know about you guys, but when i was growing up, it was received wisdom that you couldnt get addicted; that it wasnt really harmful; it was natural, so it couldnt be bad. Yeah, i bit that - hook, line and sinker - but that 'wisdom' was a lie.

In any case - im recovering, and it sounds like your body told you it was time to stop smoking before it told you it was time to check out for good, and that can only be a good thing.

Stay strong - i know it will be worth while in the end. Life is for living, weed is for wasting!

Hey OldSkool - weirdly, i wrote a long reply to your post above a few weeks after you posted it - i think maybe my laptop crahed and it didnt post. Anyway - suffice it to say that i am still free of the grip that held me - i think its been about 10 weeks now. I can't say "im finished for good" because i know that would be dumb to say - but i know i am winning.

Life is for living!

You gotta set your mind at it. When you don't fully decide doing it, you'd regret using it back on occasions. It affects a lot of things, from your coordination to short term memory if you persist on abusing. If you have been a long time smoker, quit for a while, and 'just' tried some you would put that hat back on for the time you got it -  that is the way addiction works. 

If you are having difficulty during the times that you used to smoke; try alternative activities, I believe sex will help a lot! To some, it's a nut job trying to quit maybe, but what a man cannot do when he sets his mind!

I Quit smoking 72 days ago, I'm 18 years old have been smoke daily since age 14. as for me i had a panic attack when i smoked after qutting nocitine so that drove me to quit MJ, i however failed to quit nicotine ill have another battle with that dragon i made it 60 days :) but i couldn't handle qutting two things at once. but anyways these last two months have litterally been shitty i have dostorted vison i feel blank in my head i often zone out for hours, times really just passing me by im hoping by 6 months im feeling normal as can be. but as on now i dont feel normal the anxiety feeling just takes time to get used to it as im very used to it from trying to quit the nictoine, but you just gotta accept the fact hey im ok theres nothing wrong with me i have accepted that it makes the days go by easier. everything will get better in time guys as for me i was a young kid trying to fit in with people i thought were my friends. i still feel like that 14 year old boy, im just different now im going to grow and get older an this will pass guys congrulations on qutting nothing better than complete clartiy witch we all eagerly seek, i have bad days an horrible days and sometimes a decent day. wish you all luck its just a hurdle and you gotta decide if you are ready to sleep into clarity and not pick up a blunt an forget everything i really can't remember the last 4 years of my life. but its good idc still that stoner ! wish you all luck hope i helped someone with anxiety panic attacks are all you thinking this is something wrong an you start tripping out the you keep tripping i once had a panic attack from eating 6 donuts thinking i was going to die how stupid is that is just part of this process. peace and love to all you ex Stoners <3 

Try Holy Basil and GABA (natural Supplements from Health Food Stores online are cheaper) these are both great for recovering sleep and stabilizing anxiety. Research has found that Holy Basil has the same components as Cannabis without the Side Effects. I'm also trying to stop smoking marijuana after many years of doing this daily and also worried about sleep issues. I've read very good reviews on both Holy Basil and GABA for relaxation, anxiety/stress relief and sleeping... Good Luck :)

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