Marijuana Withdrawals, Quitting Smoking

Its all a mental mind f**k. Put in your head I DONT NEED IT. every time you feel you do, go out for a run or walk. Play a video game... something & I can guarantee you it'll feel so much better after the first 2days with these exercises.

I have tried to quit before and it was really hard I was never able to quit I've been smoking chronic for the last 10 years but now I have a reason to quit I have to claim to Custody of my daughter to be honest I think they only way I got to quit wast find out motivation being with my daughter was the motivation for me because I try to quit before they wasn't able. Be strong I have already been clean for about two weeks honey is getting easier day by day the hardest days were the first five... Good luck.

this makes me so sad to see all these people denying the existence of physical withdrawals whether they're totally or partially a Result of psychological withdrawals doesn't matter. I have been smoking every day many times a day for 10 years never went longer than a week without it and that was only a handful of times. I am experiencing anxiety shakes cold sweats and nightmares at night nausea gas dizziness excessive sweating of armpits hands and feet depression to the point of being unable to get anything done at all. right now I'm lying in bed and it feels like it did when I had a temperature of 95 degrees Fahrenheit when I had the worst food poisoning I've ever had. I'm sure I'm making it worse with worry but I didn't even realize it was weed withdrawals until I googled my symptoms. please if you are feeling physically effected don't let these people make you think you're crazy especially since you might already feel like you're going insane. THC STORES IN FAT CELLS IT CAN TAKE YEARS FOR YOUR BODY TO RID ITSELF OF ALL THE TOXINS THIS IS THE PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF WEED AND THIS HAS BEEN PROVEN.

Multiple accounts of insomnia, heavy night sweats even when it's freezing cold ( Northern Canada cold) loss of appetite, vivid dreaming, loss of will to really do much of anything. Been through it myself...sure sounds physical to me. But it does pass. Trust me

What a load of BS!!! I bet you ain't a smoker!! No physical side effects......! Hmm...! I smoked weed for 16 years. I was a heavy user of at least 2.5 grams a day. I quit cold turkey style and for the first 7 days I would sweat bucket loads, have headaches, really bad insomnia and ridiculous cravings plus couldn't eat anything but little ammounts of soup...if these things arnt physical then I don't know what is...stop chatting sh*t mate!

Just to follow up on my last comment. Sure i imagine there are far worse side effects to other drugs but I'm not disputing this, im simply saying YOU ARE WRONG!! Ive been off the skunk for 2 weeks now and feel much much better. Starting to sleep better and appetite is returning. Im still having horrible lucid dreams but hopefully they will pass. You that say it ain't physical either have never been a heavy user or you are simply repeating what you have heard somewhere else.

As I said I know there are far worse addictions but PLEASE understand...you are not alone when you experience all the above mentioned side effects but it does get better. If you get past the first 7 days you are over the worst of it and it becomes more about fighting the cravings and boredom. I OVERCAME IT AND YOU CAN TOO!! Take care

List of my physical symptoms after 16 years heavy skunk/chronic use 1. Sweating really profusely including waking up with soaking bed sheets. 2. Insomnia. Getting around 2-4 hours sleep max a night for up to 7 nights. 3. No appetite whatsover (lost 10 pounds in a week). 4. Bad headaches for the first 4 days. 5. Very little energy 6. Physically shaking (yes I said physically again) 7. Horrible nightmares for first 7 days 8. Depression 9. Anger 10. Total loss of focus

Hi juan,

I was a 20 year smoker off and on who just quit on December 30th as a New Year's resolution and I must say that after a little more than three months of being clean I am STILL going through withdrawals even as I celebrate day 100 of sobriety.

As time goes on the chest tightness becomes the most disconcerting because you feel as though you should be through most of the physical symptoms by now and you worry that you've got heart problems. The thing that actually gives me a small bit of comfort is that I'm still feeling pressure in my head at times, some peripheral neuropathy (which for some reason is most acute in my right hand), a pretty good deal of anxiety which sometimes borders on panic attacks (I have had two or three in the course of this process) and yes, problems sleeping, strange dreams and waking up frequently. All of these symptoms have been reported by others even several months after quitting. In fact, some people have actually offered that this process can take up to one to two years to completely run it's course.

I'm glad you mentioned mucus production because I've been feeling that specifically today along with some nausea and I continue to be surprised with the way my lungs continue to clear themselves out after three months of not smoking.

I'm about to begin therapy for a number of reasons. One, to maybe get some tools to help me through this process and beyond. Two, to get at the core reasons for why I felt the need to alter my consciousness so many times for so many years. And three, as part of an overall quest to get as healthy as I possibly can be including, hopefully, to get off medications for blood pressure and cholesterol.

I've changed my diet, given up coffee and even begin CPAP therapy for sleep apnea. Yep … I've had a LOT of changes over the past three months.

I'm actually paying a visit to a hypnotherapist tomorrow who got into the practice as a way of addressing many chronic health issues of her own. She says she actually reduced the number of things she's allergic to by about 75% and says the healthy community is only now beginning to become more open minded about the role the mind plays in a person's overall general health.

This process has been the most challenging episode of my life to date. Living through day after day of anxiety, fears of having a heart attack at any minute and coming to terms with the way I treated myself and my body for so many years has been an emotional, spiritual and psychological roller coaster ride. My faith, my happiness and my belief in myself as a courageous person have all been tested and pushed way beyond limits I've ever experienced.

It's reassuring to read so many other stories like mine and I think it's important, as marijuana becomes essentially legalized everywhere, for more people to understand that it's not a substance to be taken lightly. As we've clearly learned, it has a profound impact on a persons neurology and psychological state and because it can be managed in a much more sort of functional way than alcohol or hard drugs, it's easy for casual use or habitual use to become a downright addiction over the long run.

I wish you much good luck in your continued recovery.

John
Actor, Los Angeles

Wow. Thanks John. That was deep. I've smoked for 20 years. I'm on day 12 and having a difficult time. I concur with everything you say. Reading all these post help considering I awake at all hours at nite when I should be sleeping. Uuuggghhhh. Thanks for the read, JOHN the actor.

Wow. You are a spitting image of me. I love your post. I could not agree with you  more. Thank you

You bet Brad. Keep going. Many people don't even make it as far as you have. Stay hydrated. And remember, Moms have been surviving sleep deprivation since the dawn of humanity. :-)

Great post mate I'd just like to add.... Quitting caffeine for heavy users at the same time as quitting canabis can also introduce plenty of withdrawal symptoms on its own. From personal experience I would suggest that at first you limit yourself to maybe to cups a day (before 2pm) and over the course of a couple of weeks further reduce to one cup of a morning. Do this for a couple of weeks then quit. By doing this you won't add to the side effects of quitting weed. Some people smoke canabis on its own using pipes/ bowls etc and this is fine. However, a lot of people use canabis mixed with tobaco. If you are the latter and you don't smoke cigs then be prepared for nicotine withdrawals also. Personally I found it easier (as a cig smoker and coffee drinker) to do the following: 1. Quit canabis 2. Continue to smoke cigs for a time 3. Reduce my caffeine intake to 2 cups a day then further reduce to 1 followed by 0 weeks later. 4. Cut down on cigs from 20 a day right down to 5 over a few weeks. 5. Quit smoking cigs totally. This for me I believe put less strain on my body/mind and made quitting weed easier instead if having withdrawals from 3 products which can often get too much and is often the reason why people return to smoking canabis as they feel it's all too much for them. YOU CAN DO IT! :-)

Long time smoker of heavy top shelf stuff for about 28 years. I am quiting cold turkey and there is an empty feeling. Mostly it didn't occur to me that we identify with the drug. It became part of my personality, it effected everything I did because I've been high for 28 years. Now, there is no big impact of quitting but I do feel like sh*t. How could you not? fxxxck its 4/20 tomorrow.

Hmmm, bit stoned here but the way i see it if he thinks he has a physical dependance isn't that psycological also, as mind and body are connected:) ? I've been trying to give up for years....one or two billies a day of xlnt bush. Robs me of incentive but i sure do smile a lot:) I've been trying various subliminals to give up, sleeping bi naural tones, chucking out my pipe....the thing for me is i like it a lot but know it's keeping me from interacting with fellow humans. I am definatly withdrawn when stoned. Ponder on things a real lot then remember nothing. I have to write lists to make sure i get things done. If i wasn't getting things done i would really really have to give up....but i get things done:)

Regarding your "thinking he has physical withdrawals being psychological" comment. Yes you do think you have physical withdrawals because you experience them as physical events. Please read the post above from people who actually do manage to quit smoking for longer than a week and if that still isn't enough to change your mind then instead of just guessing why don't you give it a try :-) if you are a heavy user and you quit cold turkey you will soon discover the not so pleasant physical side effects. I am now 6 weeks clean from a 16 year heavy use habit and looking back to them first two weeks of quitting brings back memories I'd rather forget. 100% physical :-)