Recommendations on how to stop smoking marijuana and what symptoms to watch for

Young_lady aka Mama Bear and 30sucks aka Papa Bear rockin it in the 1 month QuitMasterFlex club with no looking back!

As we were both heavy all-day, everyday smokers, smokin nothing but the finest sticky icky, no seeds no stems to picky, let us be examples that no matter how long you have been living in the (green)clouds, with the right mindest, YOU CAN QUIT TOO. :-|

Word to your mother.

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Well im back to update. Im feeling sooooooooo much better havent smoked or drank or popped any pills for 15 days getting bad dreams every night still . Eating like a horse and gained some weight back allready. Co workers at my work say im alot more social and they have noticed in not so moody and there really happy and surprized i was able to just stop everthing cold turkey . Also quitting cigs,weed,booze and percocet all at once made it all that harder. All the people the are still smoking dope that i used to burn with just avoid me now and run to there cars at break to get high really pathetic now that im off the dope. Makes me wonder why the f**k i did it for so long. The best part is my wife and kids are loving my new attitude and im getting stuff done like cleaning my house got more money payed all the bills got my cat spayed and just more interestd in talking. This christmas is going to be the best ever. Most of all im proud of myself and it does take some extreme will power to get clean you have to mentally ready and want it to happen. Going out for lunch now .Peace all.

Opps i did have 6 beers 4.5% alcohol last week when i snapped on my wife for the laundry incident that was my lowest point in my recovery, since then its been getting much easier since my mood swings are tapering off and im not so miserable , my tremmers or shakyness have almost gone and my heart beat has slowed done finnally. Please for all you who are going through this quiting weed and other stuff its amazing what it feels like to be sober. The worst still is the dreams or nightmares and sweats hope that will stop some day. I think my brain is so used to being stoned and drunk and perked out that now im going into hyper sleep mode rem . Its tough to sleep for the first while but avoid sleeping pills or valarian tea as it seems to make the dreams even more intense. Oh and for some reason my stomach is all gassed up and i stink lol but ive heard thats another withdrawl symptom kinda embarrasing never had this issue before, iam eating mass amounts of food just so damm hungry which is an awsome feeling considering i was never had an appetite and lossed alot of weight .Try a hot bath and just some normal tea, lots of orange juice, salads, multi vitamins and milk,tomato juice ,cranberry juice. I even feel smarter well thats about it for now. If i can do this you can to trust that. I dont have any expieriance with hard drugs like coke or heroin cant image what thatd be like and im thankfull i never got to that point. Anyway im just rambling on now. Take care all and make the best of your life. Being sober has been amazing. Just so happy i got through it no cravings at all to smoke that bubba kush, did taste great tho lol. Im going to hang out with my kids now later.

Well, I had my first relapse....... dream ---- last night.  I was at a job where I worked on a big fancy graphics computer monitor and one of my older stoner friends came up to me and had this crazy crazy bright mint green crystally bud.  I don't actually recall the part where I went & smoked with him but what I remember is being back at my desk and realizing that OMG, I FORGOT I quit.  How could I forget that I quit.  I was so mad & disappointed with myself.  I mean, how could I have forgotten?????  The other thing I recall is that I was really upset with myself for breaking my clean streak.  I recall thinking - darn it, I have cleared over one month and now I have to start over.  Even so, I had every intention in that moment to start all over and stay clean but I was also just so disappointed that I marred my record.

After I woke up today --- later in the day --- I remembered this dream.  YAY!!!!  It was just a dream.  Cleared another week today --- and doing great.  WHEW!!!!  Just a dream!

Haha Lockhart the gas is prob from the insane amounts of food you are now eating, esp all the salads and juices lol.

Mama, I too had a relapse dream last night, where my dad and grandfather caught me smoking from a glass bubbler out in front of my grandad's lake, where I used to go fishing alot, so I dropped it and acted like nothing happened and stood up and gave them both a hug. That's all I remember. That and the same feeling of "WHY DID I DO THAT?!?!?! I was doing so good!" lol.

That's the first dream like that I have had as well. Very crazy how they lined up like that. Noted. Anyone else let us know if you start having relapse dreams after being clean a month.

P_Bear --- that's really strange huh!!????!!!!!! 

Would be interesting to know if anyone else experiences a relapse dream after one month.

interesting... I'm 22 years old and I am thinking of quitting weed at the end of this year, end of this year because tis new years resolution and all, hoping that it would motivate me more and also because I'll have my home gym set up then and hopefully that'd take my attention. I've only started smoking regularly in the past 2 months and can see that I have grown such a fondness for the herb that, unless I am doing something which requires thinking (i.e. playing computer games [LoL], or studying,) I am thinking about the next hit.

Just today I had a dream where I was trying to smoke a bong with my younger brother (who is 15 and has never partaken in the act), and we ended up smoking in the house toliet and when I tried to sneak the bong out, my mum caught me and I tried to hide it in my stomach, but was unable to and as I threw the bong at the window in desperation...I woke up. First dream about smoking pot.

Hello all, just wanted to update, I am on day 10 and I'm proud to say I still have not smoked. I dont even have the urge to smoke because it is all around me and I definitely have chances to daily. I have started having the craziest dreams the last few nights but nothing about smoking. I just finished my last HW of the quarter and have finals next week. I told my roommate that I wanted to "celebrate" and I almost smoked. Proud to say I didnt. Even though I think I can smoke once and stop again for as long as I wanted, my streak is now more important (I am extremely competitive). I have a few interviews within the next few weeks with bank analyst jobs which drug test and Im thinking bring it on!! Hope you guys are doing well, you inspire me. Take care.
High Achiever.

I tried to play basketball for the second time since I quit today. When I smoked, I could run and play ball for hours upon hours. Now I am winded and almost passing out after one game. It's pathetic. I thought that after I quit I would have higher stamina. That is not the case. Does anyone know the cause of this? I'm assuming I will improve vastly over the next couple of weeks, but I am a noticably worse runner than I used to be. What gives??

i cant help but to reply to your comment.i am the same way and even though i am on this site all my mind is telling me is smoke one but i really want to stop and i am fighting mt self not to go buy a bag.

It's simple if you want to quit you have to ,want to actually quit . don't let people say oh it's a addiction blah blah bulshit you do it because you like the feeling put that in your brain analyze it and once you program your brain that I do it because I like it and its not a addition it is much easier to quit because you have a choice everyday to smoke or not. When you smoke it doesn't take away the stress in life , it just pretends like its not there which is worst because instead of leading to productivity you just pretend the issue isn't there , weed is a horrible thing and its long term effects are horrible and the worst part is you won't realize how bad it has affected your life until you quit.
I have been smoking for 5 years everyday blunts but I don't sound like a pot head people can't even tell , if I can quit anyone can. Iv been sober for 8 months now and have only smoked 2 weeks in between this is how I did it ,
Ways to quit

Drink 1-2 glasses of wine a day (don't be an id**t and become a acholoic only 1-2 glasses AFTER 3 weeks switch to orange juice) they are both similar in a way trust me

Excerise 3-4 times a day , treadmill or ellipitical works 30-40 min minimum

Keep busy instead of getting high, visit family go to the mall ride a bike go for a walk , watch the news , read books ,

do active things because when you smoke you do lazy things so keep active don't go for a movie or stay home because those are things that you enjoy with weed. So keep active because "weed" and "active" don't go together so if your active you won't want weed "get it"

Analyze what weed has done to your life your social life , your money , your brain , your speed , your carelessness of people feelings , change in your environment

Then promise your self I will never go back to that life I will always be sober I will never abuse substance plant it in your brain keep it in your memory and plan for a better future.

Then keep a phrase to remind you
For example if I smoke weed I will loose my speed , ruin my social life all while I spending money on that "isn't that stupid once you think about it your Paying money to make you dumber " lol it's funny when you think about it and its true realize that and remember that it's your motivation to quit.

Stress is a normal part of life without it we cannot solve our problems , some Dround in stress others look for 10 ways to get out of the problem "which one are you? Don't be an id**t don't use weed to take Ur stress away rather look at ways to fix your problems , address your problems and solve them don't just smoke weed that's stupid.

If you think alcoholics are idiots , then remember your a pot head it's the same damn thing probably worst so don't use pot to get wasted everyday , because you don't get drunk everyday so don't get "baked" everyday

Drink coffee every day 1-2 cups

Eat healthy it helps detox your body

Eat SMALL meals 4-6 times in the day it keeps your blood sugar high
Example- OnE tacobell crunchy taco fresco style only "every 2 hours"

Surroundings is the most important thing in life. Keep away from the pot heads f**k them do it for your self, reclaim your life and don't hang out with the pot heads for at least 4 years I'm warning you this is the WORST killer , once they smoke in front of you there's no way you can resist. This is the most important part instead make friends who hike or who play basket ball at the local park or friends at the gym hang with a crew that doesn't smoke AT ALL and maybe drinks occasionally.
If they live with you this process may become very difficult but if you can stay strong and say no I don't want to loose my social life and brain cells over 30 min of a good feeling then you can say no , if you say no and keep saying no the person will give up asking by them selfs after a bit


Go cold turkey seriously because then your never going to stop program your brain when your sober and go cold Turkey start by the first day working out and following my advice " don't leave anything out its not that hard or complicated anyways"

For sure your lung capacity will improve in time. Right now your lungs are working to get everything up and running efficiently again. It has been years since they had 10 days of working straight, without being knocked down by the smoke. I would encourage you to practice deep breathing and coughing exercises, which means taking deep breaths, and then when you let the breath out cough if you have the urge to do so. It will help get everything moving around, and getting some of that gunk spit up.
for context-I'm a 26 year old Nursing student, and 8 year daily smoker on the road to quitting fully.

Hi I am only 20 but I have been smoking since I was 14. I have gone several months without it before but only when I didn't live at home with my family. Both of my parents are recovering crank addicts and so when their kids started smoking weed, they were supportive because it was so much better than what we could have been doing. So my parents supplied weed for me and my four brothers thinking, oh it could be worse and at least they are at home and I know what they are doing.

My whole life has been influenced by drugs and it wasn't until I met the sweetest man in the world, who showed me that life could be fun without drugs, that I actually stopped. But everytime I go over to my parents house, I smoke. Its like a family tradition. Now my bf went off to France to get his phd and I started to smoke again. I made numerous bad impulsive decisions like cheating on him and lying to him and now I am living back at my parents house. After confessing all of my secrets to him and realizing that he is the one I want to be with for the rest of my life, we are in the process of trying to fix things. But guess what? I can't quit smoking. It scares me because I see myself ending up just like my parents and older brothers but I just can't turn it down. I have no where else to go and honestly I dont think running away from this will solve it. 

I want to be a strong woman who can turn it down because I dont want to live that lifestyle. I don't want to think like "oh yoga is so much better high" but I do! How am I going to quit when I enjoy it so much and it is right in my face? I know that I dont want to be doing it around my kids when I have them and I know that if I dont quit now, it will only get harder to quit later so what is wrong with me? I don't want to hurt my bf anymore. He is the best thing to ever happen to me. I just don't want to be here... :( 

Hey JanMarie, you sound like a very well spoken and intelligent young woman. Things could definitely be much worse.

I think it may be best for you to work towards getting out of your parents house again, since they seem to be the major influence on you right now. It will be much harder if it is constantly in your face. Distancing myself from it certainly helped me. Have you tried talking to your parents about wanting to quit. IF they are supportive of you smoking, then there is no reason why they shouldn't be equally supportive in you quitting. Make sure they are on the same page as you. Maybe this will make them think twice beoferr pushing a joint or whatever in your face.

As far as turning it down, you certainly CAN, you just (apparently) never do. I felt the same way before, until the day I turned it down. That's all it takes. One time to learn that you can. Do it once and you can do it again. Go ahead and give it a try and JUST SAY NO (lol) next time someone offers. You will see that it's not the end of the world and that life goes on. And honestly, after enough times of turning it down, and times keeps on passing, you just plain and simple won't think abouot it as much or crave it as much. That's how you break the 'addiction'.

Good luck!

Thank you so much for your response! I have since talked to my mom and brothers about quitting and although they didn't understand why (they think there is nothing wrong with smoking it every once in a while) I told them that I cannot be in a house with people that smoke all day long and not do it too and that I want to stop completely. I feel much better now and I can go back to studying for my physics exam tomorrow. I hope to make many more of these little steps toward a much better life for my children (when I do decide to have them) than I had.

Thanks again! :)