marijuana withdrawal and severe stomach pain

"Herb's a gift, from the earth
And what's from the earth is of the greatest worth
So before you knock it, try it first
You will see it's a blessing and it's not a curse.."
- Ben Harper

Interesting to read about people's different takes on addiction and withdrawal symptons. I have not smoked pot for 2 weeks now and have not had much difficulty as compared to times in the past. Mind you, I can't say I have quit, but I wanted to take a break because I noticed my heart rate going up and I felt like I was having chest and side pains. I couldn't stop smoking until I was actually out of pot. I smoked less toward the end, but still about the same amount of times a day.
I have smoked for about eight years, and have been a noon/night/and inbetween smoker for about the last 4 years. I feel that my appetite has actually improved in that I eat more in a sitting and I get hungry earlier in the day now. I never got ' the munchies" and I don't know any pot smoker that got them, most felt it suppresses their appetite. I work early mornings and I feel that I consistently keep a good energy level now whereas before somedays I would not have much motivation, which surprises me because I still smoke cigarettes. I did not smoke before work for this shift, so I can't blame the lack of energy to being high. I didn't think about it before I read these posts, but I did have some vivid dreams after a few days of non-use, I don't know if the dreams would wake me up, or if I only remember the dreams because I woke up in the middle of them. I also notice more minor aches and pains now.
I remember the last time I went at least a few days without smoking. and I remember being depressed, or at least I thought more about my problems, it easy to not think about them while high. This time I am not having the same issue, even though I don't think my life has actually changed much since that time. Maybe its because I remember those pains in my chest, I don't know. Today was the first day I thought to myself 'I would be getting high right now if I had some pot in the house". Right after I thought that, I promptly went up tgo the mirror and started shadow boxing.
I had never planned to quit, but I'm benefitting so much from not being on it right now that I hope I stay clean. Then again I haven't hung out with any of my stoner buddies lately, so we'll see what happens when I go over to one of their places again.
My advice to anyone who is thinking about quitting is focus on any physical pain or tightness or short of breathing or something to get bothered about while high, then smoke your supply dry, stay away from stoner buddies for a couple of days, and when you feel compelled to smoke, just stop and think about how that tightness or shortness of breathing or something that you have focused on is now gone, and that you actually feel much better. Oh yeah, that and invest in a punching bag or a guitar or something to keep your mind busy.

This is my third day of quit smokin MARIJUANA, i have smoked more than a gram a day, What this guy is saying is true, its all in ur head. Im am 18 years old, and i realized that i wasn't addicted, it was all mental emotions, like having to change my life new friends, which some people dont want to do. I found it was hard on my somatch the next moring after quiting, i was gagging from eating a mini wheat, I just figure that from what i know that marijuana speeds up my motabilism, and now i figure that my stomatch isnt use to eating with the marijane to help it, i smoked for almost 9 years before i quit, and i advise u that it is not good for u, i was told that per every 5 joints, its like smokin a pack of ciggeretts every day and thats in a week.i smoked about about 3 joints a day from my pocket and others i really cant remember, some people r different when quiting, could b cause u cant handle the stress of not being able to afford it, losing friends and family members trust, criminal activity, i was effected by all of these situations, which is not what u people really want. it took me a long time to realize all of this, it is really amazing to me because i only made this decision in 1 day. i was just tired of people like my friends telling me to burn 1 up. Thats all it seemed they really cared about, some frieds eh. Here a web site that i thought was interesting, i got it from my guidence councerler www.freevibe.com, it might help if u wanna quit. I know what it is like i nerver thought it was harmful. Us teenagers will rebel to what r parents tell us, but over time some will learn and will, not its only really ur choice. listen to me as if i was ur best friend or something, for some people they just dont care cause u dont wanna be around, which is a state of mind from not know what life is really like. Life is about ur choices, just keep to ur saing no for quiting and u should be over the symtoms in about 2 weeks, 6 months before it is completely out of ur system. Well just listen to me and others they know what their talking about, beside the people that think marijuana is a good thing, u might not realize that is effectig u but u will eventually cause i can c it happening to all my friends they just don't know it yet or cant face it yet.
well thats all have to say, just dont give up on urself cause i did before and u need stay away from it if u think it is addicting, Take care

This is my third day of quit smokin MARIJUANA, i have smoked more than a gram a day, What this guy is saying is true, its all in ur head. Im am 18 years old, and i realized that i wasn't addicted, it was all mental emotions, like having to change my life new friends, which some people dont want to do. I found it was hard on my somatch the next moring after quiting, i was gagging from eating a mini wheat, I just figure that from what i know that marijuana speeds up my motabilism, and now i figure that my stomatch isnt use to eating with the marijane to help it, i smoked for almost 9 years before i quit, and i advise u that it is not good for u, i was told that per every 5 joints, its like smokin a pack of ciggeretts every day and thats in a week.i smoked about about 3 joints a day from my pocket and others i really cant remember, some people r different when quiting, could b cause u cant handle the stress of not being able to afford it, losing friends and family members trust, criminal activity, i was effected by all of these situations, which is not what u people really want. it took me a long time to realize all of this, it is really amazing to me because i only made this decision in 1 day. i was just tired of people like my friends telling me to burn 1 up. Thats all it seemed they really cared about, some frieds eh. Here a web site that i thought was interesting, i got it from my guidence councerler www.freevibe.com, it might help if u wanna quit. I know what it is like i nerver thought it was harmful. Us teenagers will rebel to what r parents tell us, but over time some will learn and will, not its only really ur choice. listen to me as if i was ur best friend or something, for some people they just dont care cause u dont wanna be around, which is a state of mind from not know what life is really like. Life is about ur choices, just keep to ur saing no for quiting and u should be over the symtoms in about 2 weeks, 6 months before it is completely out of ur system. Well just listen to me and others they know what their talking about, beside the people that think marijuana is a good thing, u might not realize that is effectig u but u will eventually cause i can c it happening to all my friends they just don't know it yet or cant face it yet.
well thats all have to say, just dont give up on urself cause i did before and u need stay away from it if u think it is addicting, Take care

damn i am glad i found this page as it has helped me to endure. i too am trying to quit, because either i smoked the strongest ish ever or it was totally laced. most likely though i just had an anxiety attack brought on by new environment, people and state of mind. my dealer though talked about how he used to dip his joints in opium years back or something and the only reason i trusted him with my weed was cause he hooked it up and also cause he said he was going to school to be a drug counselor. what irony! anyway, stupid of me i know, i didnt report him because of the doubt and also cause he has two kids. (he was already in jail for selling would have been second strike)
well, more boring background i am a 22 year old chick and had been smoking for around three years everyday all day. not to much, not like joints just bowls. but when i had the worst trip ever seconds lasted like hours, i thought i was being mind controlled or something i dont know. after that i decided enough was enough. then i started to have hot flashes, maybe there was lacing. i couldnt eat for nothing. i was completely delusional lol i rather not speak of what they were since it is pretty embarassing. anyway i think some of the symptoms were also because i was really really stressing on my delusions.
but i havent smoked for about a week and a half. since then i have severe heartburn, indigestion that doesnt go away. before i found this site i thought someone was doing vodoo on me. (for the record i was meeting pretty shady ass people who believed in that stuff but i am a pretty reasoning person if i do say so myself)
i still have severe heartburn like all the time so i was wondering if anyone has actually pulled through and quit... maybe let me know how long this agony will last????ive never really had it before and its my main concern.
besides that id like to say still pro legalization, i abused the drug it never abused me. mj is not bad but some of us are more prone to abuse it and it can have more psychological effects. if you make anything a habit it can turn on you. sadly i think its us potheads that make the drug look bad. cause sh*t life is good as hell and pot only enhances it.

hey guys,

i've been reading all the posts here and had a symptom that has not yet been brought up- i had been smoking weed for about 5 years now and lately its gotten to the point where everytime i smoke, my left lung starts to act up, giving me sharp pain under my heart and on the left side of my back. at night, i toss and turn and can barely apply weight to it.
i also noticed that my left eye is twitching uncontrollably and this is probably due to the fact tha constant smoking lowers the immune system

i have quit smoking due to these symptoms and notice that when i quit it slowly gets better everyday- i am curious to know isi anyone else has had these feelings in their lungs?

Haven't toked in about two weeks or just over. Still feeling a bit of anxiety, very vivid dreams. My stomach feels a lot better, but the odd time, mostly at night I get bad anxiety. This might only happen every other night or every second night which is a lot better when I first quit. I'd have bad anxiety everyday for maybe twice or three times daily. Feeling a bit better lately though which is good. Hoping to feel a lot better by a month of not toking comes around!

I think another problem with my anxiety/depression is how many buddies I don't hang around with anymore just because all we used to do is smoke pot together, I can't hangout with these people really anymore, or even have a good conversation with them anymore because it's completely drug orientated and I have little-no interest in that anymore...

hey man. your story sounds EXACTLY like mine. I'm with ya too man, i'm feeling the exact same as you and it frikkin sucks man. It's actually sort of crazy how similar our stories are!

So, I'm nineteen and have been smoking pot heavily for about two years, and I recently just quit, or at least am cutting back...today is the fourth day now, and I do want to say that my eating habbits have changed drastically, and I get terrible stomach cramps after eating anything and I always feel like I'm going to throw up. I know it is from not smoking because this has happened to me before when I stopped smoking for a little bit. Pot actually stimulates your digestion (that's a fact) which is why people get the "munchies". That's also why people use it for medicinal purposes, when you are really sick and have no apetite, pot always helps. The best thing anyone can do is just to deal with it. Your body will eventually re adjust, and remember it really is all your head; don't focus on the problem and it will eventually go away. Anyone who says that marijuana has no physical effects is lying to themselves, it does. The whole reason I started smoking in the first place was because I had stomach problems, it helps, but it also hinders in a way.

I too have most of the same symptoms. I was a heavy pot smoker for 3 years all day / everyday etc... quit a few times for short periods 2weeks-3months been smoking for about 10 months again. Gone through these same symptoms over and over in varying intensitys, It does seem as it's getting harder and harder to quit as the symptoms get worse. Something is usually a catalyst for me to start again, stress or sadness or even bordem but I really have a desire not to be addicted anymore.

I'm a 31 year old male if anyone is keeping track of respondents here.

Yes, some of these I attribute to psychological but some are physical.

-increased irritability
-thoughts about life and death
-stomach problems especially after eating anything - cramping etc... I also get them somtimes are urinating.
-insomnia
-trouble regulating my body temperature, my wife even tells me I feel warm but the thermometer says otherwise. I can't seem to find a happy room temperature.
-periods of nostalgic thinking about my life and previous events
-frustration with lack of remembering details
-constantly wanting change in your life

Good luck everyone, it's hard! We can keep telling ourselves that there is nothing wrong with smoking and have those inner wars with ourself and the deep feelings of guilt that go along with it or, we can suffer and tough it out for a few weeks until these symptoms go away, and that's all they are.. symptoms. They will go away, there's nothing wrong with us, we all seem to have them!

I am currently suffering from marijuana withdrawal pretty severely. I always thought it was nonaddictive, but now being forced to quit have stomach pain, nausea, insomia, no appetite, bowel problems (that's all I'm saying there), i pace endlessly, can't concentrate, sweat profusely (and really stink, I might add), and have had nonstop fever and chills. I also feel very "off" and disconnected, extremely irritable and blow up in anger over every little thing. The aggression and anger surprised me as i've always been very easy going even prior to ever using marijuana. I feel like I have the flu only worse.

I didn't even think it was addictive. I laughed at that and even WROTE RESEARCH PAPERS mocking the idea. I didn't think it at all possible to suffer withdrawal and didn't think it would be an issue, but am now shocked by how physically horrible I feel and how much I am obsessed with nothing but marijuana. I have smoked for almost 10 years with somewhere between 6 or 7 of the last years smoking daily. Any other time I quit for short periods, I did not experience any symptoms, but the other times I quit were along time ago before I'd began smoking heavily and daily. Even before quitting this time, I began to feel a bit like a junkie in all the ways people describe it with other drugs but then only shrugged it off as ridiculousness at the comparison. By the time I quit (just a handful of days ago), I had gradually gotten to where I was smoking EIGHT TIMES MORE in a day than a casual smoker could consume without passing out.

Now after quitting, I realize I had completely withdrawn and spent the majority of my time home alone, obsessed with being and staying high and continually seeking out weed to be able to remain high. If I did go out, it revolved around being with people who got high or at least featured a way I could get high while out. I showered less, quit brushing and cutting my hair, cleaned the house very little, and my ambition towards striving for my goals and aspirations that I used to be so ambitious about were beginning to fall to the wayside. And not to mention the large amount of money flying out the window at hyperspeed.

I want to add that I still believe it can be used responsibly in moderation and that it is much less physically and socially damaging than alcohol or even cigarettes. It should not be illegal or criminalized given the true facts of the substance. But again -the key is using responsibly in moderation.

Though no one is going to ever convulse and die due to marijuana withdrawal, for the first time I know firsthand that you can go through a true, physical withdrawal. Anyone that says otherwise hasn't smoked enough long enough to realize, and by the time that happens they will find out personally for themselves (or end up lifetime users). It seems it takes many years of heavy chronic use to experience it, and not all seem to experience it as severely, but it is very real.

I have talked to a couple of chronic, long-term smokers about my experience, and they reluctantly admit truth regarding withdrawal symptoms. I think they publicly still like to state it is completely harmless or at least so much less harmless than other drugs so as to justify their continued overuse.

I have only been marijuana free for four days, but it is hell. I can only hope the withdrawal is as short-lived as most sources say it is.

Anyone who wants to talk about quitting or dealing with withdrawal can email me at _[removed]_. None of the smokers I know are interested in quitting with me. It would be nice to coverse with a few who understand and are going through the same.

i would like to say some things im 25 im a female and i have been smoking pot for a better part of 10 years, what my deal is now is that i quit a month ago and all of a sudden i feel like im not myself? what happened was one time a month ago i smoked some and i felt sick and i freeked out, i i couldnt breath, i felt like my stomach, throght, and lungs were on fire, and i was scared, this was the first time in 10 years that ever happened so i quit! well here it is a month later and i feel weird, my syptoms are, nausea, headache, back pain, panicing, dizzy, from certian times at night till i wake up in the morning, i feel sick to my stomach and i never puke, and i also feel sick for 30-40 mins. after i eat, and it seems odd to me cuz now i cant eat well and i lost 10 lbs. in a month from lack of eating? my ? is this, what the hell is going on? and how long will it last? if any one can help me i would like it, thank you!
:'(

I was a HEAVY grass smoker too. I was introduced to it about 24 years ago and over the years i smoked more. once i moved away from my parents i smoked daily.I was a CHRONIC user.The paranoia was overwhelming and then the medical marajuana became available, the using really got out of control.This drug is a gateway grug for me and the alcohol was out of control too. I have been clean and sober for 40 days.I have had some nasty ,PAINFUL headaches,sleepless nights,anger,self pitty,and even euphoria.Everyday I fell like I'm getting better. Some days are better then others. I take one minute at a time sometimes one day at a time. I have difficulty eating sometimes, and other days are easier. The reading has helpled.It's nice to know I'm not alone. I have no intenions of ever using ar drinking AGAIN. Peace to all.

all i can really say is actually thank you for your comments im not gonna leave a story for everyone to read cause all youd have to do is read everyone elses story.THere the same and onestly this websit helped me with my anxiety and problems and if i didn,t know that there was oter people who felt the same way and recovered i was would have scared myself to death,and i mean that literaly to i was so freak out at dying that i really was thinking i was going to but now i know its all in my head and i actually feel better and dont have any pains as mutch or have bowwel problems any more as well and im happy that other people were able to quit as well.NOw all i wish i had is my short term memory as good as it was b4 i started smoking .I would have never started if i knew and could prvent this whole experience but i guess you have to really experience something to learn from it sometimes.Kind of makes me wonder as well what i would have if i didn't blow my money on weed all the time what would i own right now instead or were would i be?!?

This is my second week smoke-free and I've been experiencing similar symptoms: cramps, nausea and even constipation (although my diet has not changed at all). I've been extremely irritable, and have been on an emotional rollercoaster...I'm hoping that with time these feelings will pass, but its good to know that I'm not going completely nuts o.O