Marijuana Withdrawals, Quitting Smoking

You must realize that marijuana affects everyone differently so even you calling people a "fool" for calling marijuana addictive is a "foolish" thing to say.

brush your teeth fool

Anyone who says you can't get physically dependent on weed is a judgmental closed minded ass.  Everyone experiences things differently.  Ya there are no added chemicals but that doesn't mean you can't get extremely addicted.   Nicotine is the tobacco plant's  natural protection from being eaten by insects and people still get addicted to that.  Some people quite smoking easy while others suffer but no one goes on saying those who suffer are full of it.  To each there own.  Personally I have had hot flashes, I get dizzy, I can't sleep, I throw up almost everything I eat and it's only day 3. Cold turky sucks but it'll be nice to have the extra money around.  To those quitting and suffering, hang in there WE CAN DO THIS :-)  I wont let an herb be the boss of me.  To those who think it's nothing but a bunch of bs shut the F up. We're not all the same.

I have smoked solidly for the past twenty years and I mix it with tobacco so my withdrawal is somewhat more difficult. I still mixed it even when I was smoking cigs (quit that habit 13 years ago and wasn't hard..prob coz I was still mixing it with weed). I've done plenty of research and there is a physical dependence with withdrawal causing insomnia, irritable mood/mood swings, night sweats. I don't know how much people claim they smoke but, I was averaging 20 cones a day of a size that for some people's pipes would equate to three times that amount and I wouldn't just sit down and have a couple I would always have at least 6 and then go do something coming back in an hour and having a couple more and so on. I can safely say that I wasted(pardon the pun) a good ten years of my life stoned out of my brain and sleeping an awful lot. i've ripped off friends, stolen sh*t to pay for it, broken into houses to steal a stash and gone with out food just to get a high. There is a saying here in Oz 'pot can get you through times of no money but, money can't get you through times of no pot' it's been 2weeks now, I wear a clean t-shirt to bed every night which is soaked in sweat by morning, sleeping is difficult but, the dreams are awesome - sometimes down right scary tho, the first week was the worst, tightness in the gut, extremely grumpy and easily pissed off, to all those folk who think you can just stop well, lucky you - I guess you weren't really addicted in the first place. For me the only way that seems to work is just a complete stop because stopping slowly just kidding yourself and also don't tell a soul because then if you take it up again you are only letting yourself down and you won't find yourself justifying your decisions to others. this is about the tenth time I've attempted to stop. It's more than just the smoking bit, it's the social aspect as well, the daily routines, I take my hat off to anyone who stops completely and stays off it as it ain't easy. I know of several who only eat it now in cookies and the like but for me it's the effect it has. You might think you're moody when you quit...ask your friends who don't smoke and they'll probably tell you that you were moody when you smoked it so, keep it up if your trying to stop it's inevitable that you will become a better person for it. Ad one last thing , the best healers are those who need to heal themselves.

Hi I have smoked for 35 years and after giving up felt very tired for the first month or so but with regular exercise and NO SUBSTITUTES I am feeling very healthy and alive in comparison to hoe I felt during my smoking term,
The only way to stop is simply to STOP one now and again leads to another and another until we are back binging all over again.
hope this helps anyone whom may want to quit not everyone does and good luck to them as well .

Ive been smoking marijuana for almost a year now and smoke cigarettes as well. Smoking marijuana for me started out as a casual past time for me along with a friend I met when i moved to the area; however escalated into i guess what were calling a "addiction" of sorts now as i always smoke in the morning before class, after class, and most certainly at night. At first Id only smoke at my friends place and take a hoot or 2 out of his pipe, but as i learned the ropes i began getting my own set up and glass and what not. I felt great and was loving life, and at the time i didnt see the issue with it as reality would return the next morning. The worst mistake i made looking back was making the transition from smoking exclusively at night, to blazing during the day or in the morning. Ill explain this, life was great academically and socially as a night time smoker, but as soon as i started smoking in the morning and during the day everything changed, meaning that 24/7 i was constantly thinking about getting high. in class, with my friends who dont smoke, at my parents, it didnt matter, my daily routine essentially wasnt socially functional.By only smoking a night there was so substance dependency, and the weed was more of a reward for a long day than a drug. The thing about weed is that its 100% mental, all in your head so as soon as you let it take over, it does. I find by smoking it, i rationalize far better than i do sober as a very analytical thinker even without the herb, however having said this you can win the war (not to sound like an id**t) I found weed is all about decisions, and more importantly responsibility, if your responsible enough to cab home after a night out, your responsible enough to manage the substance, where as i let up (not knowing at the time) that by smoking during the day, i came to grow what i consider an addiction. I believe the answer for me is not to quit so much as to simply cut out sparking up from my daily routine until after the sun is down. your internal clock wont turn the substance into a drug that. marijuana is a drug as soon as the user makes it a drug i suppose is what im trying to get at. So that leaves me here, at 3 AM sleepless with a mac on my lap as a result of being out of marijuana for the last few days not by choice, by drought, the whole town is dry, and this is my second sleepless night, tonights far worse than last night though, im wide awake and havnt eaten all day. when i do get more herb though im going to exclusively smoke once a night to get back to the routine that i used to have, without the urge or desire for it. This drought was a sign, or better a chance to start getting the old routine back in business, and although i cant sleep, im not complaining, last night i was stressing hard for a hoot, soaked my bed sheets in sweat, and still have a sleep deprivation headache obviously. regardless of what your routine is or when or how you smoke, keep it within moderation and know your body, be responsible and stick to a routine most importantly. I found i often got cravings so to speak when i was bored or alone, so if your feeling some weed, go for a drive or a walk, text your mom, doing something simple you might not normally do when you feel like smoking. theres my 2 cents. God Bless America

Yes, you can stop smoking cigs. I quit smoking weed and ciggarettes at the same time, it sucks..but its possible. Just gotta have the will power

you don't know what u r talking about dr. danco. i have been smoked for over 20 years and every time i tried to quit or couldn't get any pot for a couple days i got nauseous and lost appetite. don't reply to peoples questions if you don't have any idea what u r talking about. DR? lol i think not.

I do realize that, i was merely pointing out that not everything you crave is because you're addicted...

Also, testing has proven that theres no addictive substances in weed... do your research and youll find that the addiction to thc is entirely psychological... hence the reason i said ppl who are easily addicted shouldnt start weed in the first place... so your comments are foolish as well because you assumed im a fool...

Bastard! That was great, what about if u make video games when u smoke?

Before you expect anyone to take your OPINION seriously, you really need to demonstrate a higher level of intelligence. You can barely put a sentence together, much less begin to understand the complex biochemistry of drugs on any given person. What, you smoked a few spliffs / bongs for a year or two at college and think you know it all? I've been smoking daily, 5/6 fat joints every evening for about 20 years.



Believe me, you are living in a fantasy world if you think this sh*t doesn't affect you deeply. I don't have any issue per se with cannabis and certainly believe people should be free to consume it if they like (Ibut then this is true of any substance - your body your life) but if it's so easy to go without, and it's so `not addicting` as you eloquently put it, then why don't many smokers ever stop? `I could, I just don't want to`... right... happy achieving nothing in life are you?



I write this as I begin my 2nd ever attempt to stop smoking it. I LOVE being baked....it is what I look forward to every day, all day at work. Getting home and getting baked. Thing is, even when I have no money left, I will go overdrawn, borrow, tick...whatever to get a bag, and yet after my first joint, there's the second, and then the third, and fourth.... then it's 2am, I'm screwed and I cannot get up in the morning again.... and I hate it. I've had enough.



If you are trying to stop, really, ignore the know-nothings who are simply parroting what they have read on the internet. Fine, if they can smoke every day for 20 years and just stop, good for them. But I guarantee most of them are just full of hot air and opinion.



It's worth noting as most people smoke weed with tobacco, the nicotine component is often overlooked. I don't smoke tobacco alone, but I get it with my weed, so many of the withdrawals are from the nicotine.

the cannabinoids in pot mess with the bodie's sugar metabolism.  people who smoke for a long time can have elevated blood sugar, much like pre diabetics.  A current theory from Australia suggests that pot causes a spike in insulin production when 1st ingested.  this is likely what causes the munchies.  having this spike recur on a regular basis, especially more than once a day can lead to a form of insulin resistance.  which means that your body will have some difficulty metabolizing sugars (and carbs).  In this sense, regular pot use is very addictive.

The sugar metabolism can heal with reduced consumption, or abstinence.  But it takes time, a good low carb, high protein diet, and exercise.  If heavy use continues for too long,  I imagine that the insulin resistance could eventually develop into full blown diabetes, with the death of some of those overworked insulin producing cells in the pancreas.

far more research is necessary to prove this.....but it seems to me among the most plausible of theories. In large part because cannabinoids are a part of every persons sugar metabolism.  We all have pot in us !

Ok, i just feel like sharing my story with everyone. Im currently trying to quit smoking so much weed as it was really damaging my life and also i think it triggered some kind of social anxaity on me. So i cutted down the amount slowly, first i went 1 day without smoking, then smoked some, then went 2 days without smoking and so on. Right now i came to the point were i can be without smoking for a week without much trouble, and i try to leave weed as something ill do only on weekends and with my friends, and not into a daily thing, and even if i smoke i try to smoke a lil amount, and thats all i need to get a really high.  Last year i was pretty heavy into the drugs, cocaine, ketamine, lsd, salvia and loads loads of weed all the time, i even sold the sh*t for some time. im not going to lie to you, it was fun as hell and i dont regret sh*t, but as i read somewhere over the internet, "life is like a book and you got to go through the different chapters" and for me thats like the best definition of life there is, things change in a snap and people come and go, and without being high all the time you can enjoy more these things. I was just about to smoke some weed because i was feeling some stress but i decided not to do it, and i feel good because i could take that choice because some months ago i couldnt do that even if i didnt want to smoke. 

I have just quit smoking after 13 years and im 25.. It is easy if you put your mind to it or have a reason to quit.. I was sick and tired of coughing all the time... Have tried quitting before, ciggies was easy it was the weed that was hard for me, being bored all the time in this c**p town (pembrokeshire) Since quitting I have had trouble breathing, a pain in my chest, still coughing, sweating alot and the sweat smells quite bad.. But thats my body getting rid of all the toxins.. You will feel better in the long run, i wish you good luck!

I've smoked pot since i was 12 years old all day everyday...lost jobs to drug screens...kicked out school...the whole shabang..I've quit about 5 times, never s time longer than a year....Id smoke about 7 grams a day ( in blunt form---8-9 blunts) Im now on day three no smoke...i feel great and focused.....stomach is burning with anxiety, hot sweat while air conditioning is on. no sleep first night .Id say i smoke more than most on these post...weed is phys and mental...just depends on what ur stronger at phys or mental...the first day is all bad everything else is downhill,,,,ive had 30 or blunts passed my way n 3 days never hit one.....i have highly addictive personality and i overcame this.....but dont get me wrong best way to quit is to have a great reason too..