quitting pot and sweating like crazy

hiya its day one going cold turkey. im 18 and have been smoking for 2 years , 1 year of that has been heavy. I HAVENT HAD ANY TODAY ive already done a nice workout , exam revision , drank herbal tea and water (loads and counting) im off to go and buy some ciggaretes in a minute because it will suppress my addiction for weed to smoke. I will stop smoking too , but one thing at a time. Its better to stop weed than tobacco so thats why im doing it this way around. I did stop once for say a weeek , lost loads of weight (needed too!) iv since put some back on and of course its due to weed. I say this because i started using weed to help me eat , i.e before 'dinnertime' i would rush up to my room to smoke a joint before i could dive into the food. Before going out to restaurants with fam/friends i would have to rush back home for a joint even if we were literally outside the place , ' i left my purse at home ' and all similar excuses were used. I did get sweaty nights , but ive decided to look forward to these withdrawal symptoms because its just proving that i was ADDICTED and im getting better. If i continue to smoke , the future continues to look bleak. I went from being popular to a complete hermit. This was only due to the pot. I never wanted to go out in groups because i learned to hate social situations. If i did go , i would have to have a smoke first so i could deal with it. The other thing is , when i did run out - i would look for 'weed butts' and make mini joints if i had to. The straw that broke the camels back was when i was down to my last £10. It was my mothers birthday and i decided to get weed with it rather than buy her a little something. When i picked up the weed I had been BUMPED - i got grass , actual grass... i called the dealer back at once and he said 'ive just taught you your first lesson' never trust anyone . I couldnt believe how vunerable i was to dealers , always trying to get my next fix leaving my house at stupid hours of the morning . I was bemused at the fact that i would never go and meet my friend at 3am when i was tired as hell , but yet when i wanted weed i would leap up and go. It just doesnt make any sense. Im on day one ,, and i did read somewhere that EVERYONE HAS BEEN ON DAY ONE - i think by this learnt that those who have gone on for months , years etc without smoking anymore like me , started on day 1. Anyway , i stopped answering my phone unless it was to my close close family , one or two friends too. Deleted facebook , stopped going to college much as i was just too tired - socialising became scary and not something i really wanted to do. So here i am day one , craving a lil joint but i know the only person that can help me is myself. I look on a year ahead and would definately not like to be writing on the forum again claiming to be on day one - i would much prefer to be on day 356 ! as it should be . My mum means everything to me and I cant hurt her like this anymore , although she is unaware whats its doing to me she cant understand why i behave like this and im fed up of all the sneaking around. On christmas eve last year (2010) my mum and her bf came in and smelt the weed and she started crying and he kept insisting the smell was weed - i did manage to blame it on something else , i had this 'high' thing that makes cats a bit happy and it looks like weed. I added some actual weed of mine to the bag and showed her this , she was so relieved. BUT I NEARLY RUINED CHRISTMAS !!! i just cant be bothered with all the bull#$/% anymore. What can i expect tonight then guys ? anyone else stopping ? please share any tips , guidance , advice etc.. i already feel so much better as ive never been able to talk to anyone about this.

ya it blows..but its just part of quittin....the crazy dreams and night sweats are the worst.   i been smokin weed everyday for about 4 years and i find it brutal to quit, its definately not just phycological....

I am on day 3...after smoking an ounce a week for 23 years..... I am sweating a lot and dreams are insane... I feel pretty good....but sweaty.....:) glad to know there are other people out there for support...x

Yes! This is quite normal I think. In my case It usually lasts about 14 days before I am down to sweating on a normal level. Just hang in there - it will pass I promise.

Hi

I am on day 2 of cold turkey, sweating up at night big time, the same happens to me if i drink a lot of vodka on a night out.

What i do is go to bed in trackies and a top and when i wake up soaking wet i just take the clothes off, if i sweat after that i just turn the quilt over and move to other side of the bed.

I have been smoking on and off for 20 years but just lately i have been hitting it hard 1/4- 3/4 oz a week.

I dont belive its a physical addiction but a physcological addiction........

 

Mind over matter Ladies and gents

I smoked every day from 23 - 37.. fastest way to get over it.. exercise.. your body wants to get rid of the c**p. instead of sweating during the night and day, just put on a tracksuit and do a long bit of exercise.. however long you can. even though i have smoked a long time i have always exercised about 5 times a week.. but it doesnt matter how much you do, just put in enough effort so you sweat loads while exercising.. doing it this way your sweat will stop after about 3 days max.. not only that, it will reduce your stress levels and tire you out so you sleep better at night.. 

if you dont do this, then stop moaning and carry on being lazy.. you have taken drugs for years, you cant expect there to be no side effects..

great post above, totally agree.. also, DO NOT substitue exercise with sauna.. it will not work, your sweat is different.. and you wont get the other benefits. 

well!!! i am so happy i found this thread.

i just got out of a less than amicable relationship and i was attributing my sweaty palms and feet to the stress and anxiety of that. but then i had a brainwave, perhaps it was to do with the weed. i've not smoked in ages ( not stopped, every where is dry, except my extremities that is) and low and behold, it is to do with that! bummer. need to get smoking again to stop this. can't even sleep :((

thankyou all for your info, it has eased the anxiety somewhat... still feel like i'm on a come down tho :(

 

yes, that was one of the reasons i like smoking pot, was it would relax my body enough to where i didn't sweat profusely underarms/feet/hands. i've stopped, not quit, smoking pot and every time i have this sweating problem. it is one of the main reasons y i relapse and start up smoking again.

Well im glad i found this.. Ive been smoking non stop from 15-30yrs old, quit cold turkey a few days ago. Now i cant sleep, im smoking cigarettes twice or 3 times as much. I cannot stop sweating, it is literally raining outside and i am sweating! My heart feels like ive had 6 cups of coffee constantly, this sucks! Also tend to feel queezy a bit too.

Stick with it mate, I have been off it about 3 months now, I was hitting it really hard for a while. Sweated up terribly. Take the advice of the fella a couple of posts up and do some good exercise, I didnt, which made it harder. good luck

I only sweat in my sleep wake up about 3 or 4 times a night completely soaked anyone else have this problem ?

Yes, it is very annoying. I'm on like day 10 and still having this problem. I find it helps a bit to sleep on your side, but it doesn't help much. What I've been doing is sleeping with a shirt on, and then just changing shirts a couple of times through the night. It sucks, but better than not sleeping.

I'm barely on day 3, and I feel like I haven't smoked weed in 3 decades. I'm trying to get clean for a possible up coming promotion. My symptoms are: Cold sweats at night. I have a really hard time falling asleep even if I'm bone tired. My girlfriend has been pissing me off a lot easier, and I feel like I'm about to snap. I feel very stretched and anxious..like a rubber band with too much tension, one more pull and it will break.

I have noticed I do sweat through out the day, my palms sweat the most as well as my upper body such as my face. I've smoked every single day since October of 2009 since I got hired at my current employer (Non stop). I can tell you this, once all is said and done, I'm going to roll me a fatty, make like a tower high bowl for the bong, and I plan on baking tell I'm effing retarded.

I like to think myself as an intellectual pot-head. Marijuana helps me stay focused and keeps me going through the stresses of life. I've worked hard every day as long as I can remember I earn what I have, and I'm a law abiding citizen..except well; you know.

Whoever reads this, stay strong! Not a minute goes by where I'm so tempted to easily light it up, and the hardest part about it is...my girl is still smoking. Thankfully only when I'm at work and she never has it out around me such as the pipe and bong...but still..I can see her glazed over eyes, and I feel like a crack head about to break and just toke it.

 

STAY STRONG!

Thank god i'm not the only one. I've been smoking pot for at least five years+ every day and recently decided to quit. It's been three days since my last smoke and I swear I go through about 5-6 shirts a day because they are just covered in sweat. I hope it subsides sooner rather than later.