Marijuana Withdrawals, Quitting Smoking

I just quit smoking cigs and weed. I smoked mainly joints with tobacco in, packed pretty full with weed, from the moment I woke up until the last thing before bed. Every hour/half hour. I smoked them like other people smoke ciggies, I'd hardly ever smoke a ciggi, I'd just roll a joint instead. Big fat ones, with about 3x the amount of tobacco in as an ordinary roll up and loads of weed. I did this every day for the last 10 years. I started when I was 14/15 and I'll be 26 later this year. Basically, I have planned to quit for ages but never done it. I found a free course on 

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and it REALLY helped me to see smoking in a different way. I read it over and over for a coup,e of months. Then I bought an ounce of stinky weed and smoked it everyday, non stop, until it was gone. I smoked it until my lungs hurts and I felt sick and had head aches and eye ache. Purposely. To make myself see the truth of what it was doing to me, to make myself feel how ill it was making me and all the bad effects it can have. Urgh. I tell you, I was almost GLAD to smoke my last joint so I could stop smoking it, I was sick of the sight of it. It took me 9 days to smoke it, all by myself, cuz my boyf doesnt smoke pot and I have no friends to share it with. I'm so antisocial and shy/paranoid and its because of the weed. Maybe that will change now. I haven't smoked anything since 7pm yesterday. I slept last night, quite well. Probably because I had my last joint a 7pm and then went to bed at about 11pm. I spent all yesterday since I stopped and all day today either screaming at my poor boyfriend, sleeping or crying my eyes out. I feel depressed to the point of wanting to die, but I suffer from pretty bad depression anyway, so its just a bit worse than usual. I dont normally scream at my boyfriend obviously, or he wouldnt still be here. But I often feel like I want to die anyway, even when I was high everyday, as I have PTSD and stuff. Thats why I wanted to quit.....mental health issues, generally not doing anything with my life (except daily stuff like tidying up and shopping), and I'm having surgery soon so I need to quit for that or it won't heal very well. I can't eat, I've eaten barely anything today. At 5pm I ate a little bi of fish n chips but felt full after literally 4 mouthfuls. I made myself some toast at about 8pm and took one bite and couldnt even swallow it, I spat it out in the bin. My stomach is rumbling but I have no appetite. I've not experienced nausea, just a deep aversion to eating. I got a couple of hot flushes earlier and got changed into cooler clothing but it didn't seem to help and make me cool down. Today I have been dropping off to sleep on the sofa, which I don't normally do during the daytime at all. It was as if I was subconsciously trying to escape the feeling of being deprived. And now its 1.30am and I caaaant sleeeeeeep! I'm going to get some melatonin capsules to help me sleep tomorrow. Its the stuff the brain releases to make us sleep and its available as a food supplement. I've tried it before and it helped me to drop off to sleep during a period of insomnia whilst ON the weed, so hopefully it will work when I'm OFF the weed too. If anyone is thinking of getting melatonin, the best sorts are made from either asphalia plant or montmorency cherries. There are also some good natural antidepressants out there that I might try that might boost dopamine (or seratonin or other feel good substances in the brain) production and help me to stay off it. I think the hardest past after this nicotine withdrawal and irritability is going to be the habit. "i'll just smoke this joint and then i'll clean the dishes", "ive finished the dishes now, i'll make a cup of tea and have a dooby"

Okay, so i quit smoking just a little over a month ago and have had many withdrawls symptoms. the first whole week i quit i couldnt sleep, eat i constantly had chills, felt sick and when i did get sleep i had the scariest dreams i have ever had. but now 4 or 5 weeks in most of that has went away, im finally starting to eat and getting more and more sleep, but still have very weird dreams. one thing that really has been bothering me is this whole not feeling like everything around me is real, dream like or like im completely detached from reality. if any of you have had this please resopnd to this, i am a 18 year old female, i smoked everyday anytime i could for almost 5 months straight, and i smoked ALOT. my depression is horrible.. and my anxiety is also, i would really like some answers to why this is happening.. i feel like im going crazy at times. i would do anything to have the feeling of being normal back.. part of me thinks if i just give in and smoke again maybe i'll have that normal feeling again? i dont know. maybe im the only one having this problem.. its just so scary. i dont know if this is a for good thing, but i also dont know if i could live my whole life feeling like this.. i mean its been a little over a month. shouldnt that feeling be gone by now? if anyone knows anything about this please help me.

its called dissociation. this is from wikipedia

Dissociation is a term in psychology describing a wide array of experiences from mild detachment from one's immediate surroundings to more severe detachment from one's physical and emotional reality. It is commonly displayed on a continuum.[1] The major characteristic of all dissociative phenomena involves a detachment from reality – but not a loss of reality as in psychosis.[2][3][4][5]

At one end of the continuum, dissociation describes common events such as daydreaming while driving a vehicle. Further along the continuum are non-pathological altered states of consciousness.[1][6][7] Near the end of the continuum are post-traumatic stress disorder, complex post-traumatic stress disorder and the dissociative disorders, including dissociative fugue and depersonalization disorder.[8][9] Dissociative disorders are sometimes triggered by trauma, but may be preceded only by stress, psychoactive substances, or no identifiable trigger at all.[10] The ICD-10, but not the DSM-IV, classifies conversion disorder as a dissociative disorder.[1]

In mild cases, dissociation can be regarded as a coping mechanism or defense mechanism in seeking to master, minimize or tolerate stress – including boredom or conflict.[11][12][13]

Although some dissociative disruptions involve amnesia, other dissociative events do not.[14] Dissociative disorders are typically experienced as startling, autonomous intrusions into the person's usual ways of responding or functioning. Due to their unexpected and largely inexplicable nature, they tend to be quite unsettling.

it COULD be that. sounds like it anyway.

do you know if this is permanent? its really bothering me..

i have no idea hun but you should probably see a doctor about it. its probably not serious but its best to check, and then u can stop worrying which isnt helping i bet x

I hope not.. i went to the ER in the beginning of all this, they just looked at me weird when I said i thought i was having marijuana withdrawals.. i todl them that i wasnt feeling like things arent real and all he said was "its probablly just your bain trying to get used to not having it." but i though it would be used to it by now, and i have no insurance so i cant see a primary doctor.. im trying my bet no to worry its just really hard.

You're clearly not in a state of mind to be he giving advise about addiction.
You said you'll never ever quit cigs?
Well...
I wish you wasn't SOOO smart.

Sorry but I don't think this person is in the right state of mind to help anyone with addiction.
You said you'll never every stop cigs?
Well...
I wish you wasn't SOOO smart.
Cause u might be wrong about that.

Finally somone smart the people who say that it's not physical are f****** stupid. they probly havent even quit smoking weed yet. I blo bigger than everybody on this damn site does I'm going through 15 days of no smoke first 5 days very physical the rest of you guys are stupid

i been smoking 16 years, probably about 2 grammes a day for the last 6/7 years of that, i am finding it really difficult now as i have been trying to give up for the last 2 weeks, i am irratable and have no time for anyone, even tho i have nothing to do myself, i have joined the gym and started exercise which is great for the few hours i am at the gym, but when i get home i feel like i have earned a spliff, my advice is this...

try not to isolate yourself and keep your none smoker friends around you they will help you stay positive,

exercise is essential this helps with the insomnia if you exercise your body will naturally be tired,

pick a new hobby, this could be anything other than growing weed, this will keep your brain ticking and help prevent boredom

i am no doctor but these things seem to be helping me we will see after a month how strong i am%-)  peace.

Holy sh*t.

That is EXACTLY my situation.

I'm finding weight training a helpful activity because of the physical fatigue and it's good to have goals - targets etc.

Sleeping OK now - have to lay a towel down to soak up all the sweat though.

Appetiite is still shithouse, but f**k it man. I'm sick of being totally dependent on a plant to eat, sleep or even watch a f*****g movie.

Anyone who says there are no physical withdrawals is lying to themselves.

Good luck anyway.

this post i hope will change my ways. its definitely gotten me motivated:) this is day one of trying to sober up and its been hell, thanks to this post, though, I'm committed and ready to surround myself with positive things, positive people, etc. "do work son".

I am so thankful I started reading about "quitting pot". Suddenly i don't feel like i'm going crazy after all. I'm on day 3 and yesterday was the worst day, as I "lost it" a few times. Rage took over me, and i noticed the same pattern happened the last time i quit too. I started fights with my partner for no reason, threw a few items across the room as a result of my anger. Believe me when I say I'm usually a happy and bubbly person so I have no explanation for the rage. All day I was vague, had no appetite whatsoever, my nervous system was all out of whack and to top it off I got my "monthlies" (which is something I haven't had for 5 months due to having an IUD). As for sleep, it is now 1:33am, I have been in bed for 2 hours hearing my partner and cat snore and all I can say is... Tomorrow will be a better day. By the way, I have been a heavy smoker for 14 yrs (on and off). The conclusion I came to after reading so many of your experiences is: I'm not going crazy, It is perfectly normal to be going through all this (except for the rage. PMS???). But I looooooove my smoke, and if it wasn't for my partner complaining he is putting on weight because of it, our lack of motivation regarding exercise, our massive consumption just to get that "stoned feeling.... (the list goes on and on....) i'd still be smoking. However.... Feels so good to be straight and have rational conversations with my partner. And as for tmrw.... It will definitely be better that today : )

I completely agress with what u said. I am going through what you were going through about a year ago. So I can totally agree. I feel alot better knowing I am not alone with these symptoms. My biggest issue is I CAN NOT EAT! My appetite is lost in space right now lol. Im already small I cant afford to loose any more weight. This is so hard ive been smoking about 3 or 4 times a day for the past 3 and a half years (sometimes more) so I know it is going to be a serious adjusment for my body to pick up normal habits like the non smoker...Everyone body is different cuz my friend can not stop eating. she gained about 15lbs soon as she quit. So idk what im goin to do. I am only a couple days in and I feel like ima die from starvation LMAO.