Hi everyone. I have found this board to be very helpful. I have been smoking weed for 25 years and have decided its time to quit. OMG this is the worst thing i think i have delt with. Much worse than i ever expected. I was a heavy user, smoked from the time i got out of bed till the time i went to bed. This is day 13 for me and i feel like im loosing my mind. The symptoms i am having are, severe depression, fatigue, irritability, headaches and a bad attitude. I dont seem to care about anything anymore. The one side effect i was hoping for, loss of appetite, i havent had at all. Im overweight so this would have been a good thing. All i want to do is sleep, eat, and watch TV. I have let my house go completely, and thats just not me, im usually a clean freak. I just dont know how to do anything without my weed is what it boils down to.
I have also quit drinking as well. Even going to AA meetings, which does help. Its been 8 days since i had a drink. Now heres the crazy thing. Its been 5 months since i used crack. Yup thats right i was a crack addict as well. And let me tell you it wasnt easy getting off that c**p, but as nutty as it sounds, giving up the weed is harder. My guess is because i used weed much longer than crack. Its like im loosing my old friend. I will say for those who have had a addiction to crack, the pot does make that easier to kick. So basically im almost 39 and for the first time in 25 years im completely sober. And right now it sucks, i hate everything about it, but i know eventually it will get better.
I just wish i could feel some motivation to do something, anything. I have zero energy. I mean i know its always been said people who smoke weed are lazy and unmotivated. I have found that to be just the opposite. When smoking i was very motivated, cleaned my house, took care of my responsibilities , did hobbies etc. Now that i have quit i just dont care about any of it.
Just want to thank everyone for their post, it helps me see im not going crazy that this is just part of the withdrawl process. My husband is one of those oh pot isnt addictive and you shouldnt be having this much of a problem type of people. Easy for him to say since hes still smokin, grrrr. Thats another issue i could rant about forever but i wont bore you with that one. Thanks again everyone, and hang in there we can do this. TK
I have also quit drinking as well. Even going to AA meetings, which does help. Its been 8 days since i had a drink. Now heres the crazy thing. Its been 5 months since i used crack. Yup thats right i was a crack addict as well. And let me tell you it wasnt easy getting off that c**p, but as nutty as it sounds, giving up the weed is harder. My guess is because i used weed much longer than crack. Its like im loosing my old friend. I will say for those who have had a addiction to crack, the pot does make that easier to kick. So basically im almost 39 and for the first time in 25 years im completely sober. And right now it sucks, i hate everything about it, but i know eventually it will get better.
I just wish i could feel some motivation to do something, anything. I have zero energy. I mean i know its always been said people who smoke weed are lazy and unmotivated. I have found that to be just the opposite. When smoking i was very motivated, cleaned my house, took care of my responsibilities , did hobbies etc. Now that i have quit i just dont care about any of it.
Just want to thank everyone for their post, it helps me see im not going crazy that this is just part of the withdrawl process. My husband is one of those oh pot isnt addictive and you shouldnt be having this much of a problem type of people. Easy for him to say since hes still smokin, grrrr. Thats another issue i could rant about forever but i wont bore you with that one. Thanks again everyone, and hang in there we can do this. TK
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Well i am on day 19 now without weed. It's still horrible. I have come close to smoking just so i can get my house cleaned. I still have zero energy or motivation. Still depressed, fatigued, angry, irritable, and eating like a horse. I just dont get it, im eating waaaaayyy more now that i dont smoke weed. Its like why couldn't i have gotton the one side effect that for me would have been good, lack of appetite.
I see so many on this forum arguing weather its addictive or not. Mentally v. physically? Well honestly i dont think it matters. Bottom line i feel like c**p. Weather its all in my head or not makes no difference. I just want it to end. I want to feel normal again whatever that is. At least be able to function normally again and deal with my responsibilites which i am not doing at all right now. I want to be able to think clearly again and be able to remember what i did yesterday. While smoking weed this was never a problem, now i quit and im dazed and confused pretty much.
I keep telling myself this will pass, but so far it has not. I read somewhere on here the average is 10-28 days i think. So i keep telling myself to hang in there it should start getting better.
Oh and sleep, LOL, whats that. I am getting very little these days. And when i actually do sleep the nightmares are horrid.
Well thanks for listening if you made it this far, i just needed to vent to someone who might understand. And maybe some words of encouragement from those who have done it, and how long it took before they felt somewhat normal again. thanks again
I see so many on this forum arguing weather its addictive or not. Mentally v. physically? Well honestly i dont think it matters. Bottom line i feel like c**p. Weather its all in my head or not makes no difference. I just want it to end. I want to feel normal again whatever that is. At least be able to function normally again and deal with my responsibilites which i am not doing at all right now. I want to be able to think clearly again and be able to remember what i did yesterday. While smoking weed this was never a problem, now i quit and im dazed and confused pretty much.
I keep telling myself this will pass, but so far it has not. I read somewhere on here the average is 10-28 days i think. So i keep telling myself to hang in there it should start getting better.
Oh and sleep, LOL, whats that. I am getting very little these days. And when i actually do sleep the nightmares are horrid.
Well thanks for listening if you made it this far, i just needed to vent to someone who might understand. And maybe some words of encouragement from those who have done it, and how long it took before they felt somewhat normal again. thanks again
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Well i am on day 75 now. Can't believe i have made it this far. I will say it does get better i dont think about it as much as i did in the beginning. I do still think about it though. The withdrawl symptoms have gotten better somewhat. I still have problems with sleeping and motivation. I do good to get 4-6 hours of sleep a night. Some of the problem is the vivid dreams waking me up, but sometimes i just cant go to sleep. As far as the motivation issue i wonder if that will ever come back. Im just not as energetic as i was on weed. I know it sounds nuts but its true. Im lazier than i have ever been. I really have to force myself to do cleaning and chores. My life now consist of going to work, a little cleaning, going to AA meetings and the tv or computer. I did get a job which was a good thing, i was unemployed when i decided to stop smoking weed. Money was alot of the reason why i did. I was almost mad they didnt piss test me. LOL For once in my 39 years i could pass one and i get a job where they dont test. Oh and by the way i am still clean from alcohol and crack. Alcohol 70 days and crack like 7.5 months. So i would say overall im making progress in my life but im not really happy yet. Maybe that will come in time. Sorry im rambling and all over the place, thats one side effect thats still there, my mind is always all over the place. I was much much more focused on weed. I guess im useing this board as a blog kind of. But its good for me to see where i was then, and where i am now. It has gotten better, allthough not as much as i had hoped for. Good luck to everyone else out there thats quitting. TK
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