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

LOL @ this whole thread. dude said he takes 1 puff every three days type sh*t, and WORRY'S about his future mental "powers" because of it. but hes a "successful" computer designer? bro that's probably because weed is actually GOOD for you. if you want to stop smoking just stop?

1 hit a day? i seriously doubt you have ever gotten baked. the reason your social life is ruined is because you didn't nothing about it mannnnn... smoke some more weed and see if it don't improve the quality of yo ma frikkin life. 

I think a lot of what people experience when they quit smoking weed is self-fulfilling prophesy. If you think you're going to go batshit crazy without it, you probably will. I also believe that many people turn to pot because they're naturally anxious people. The anxiety never goes away, and certainly rears its ugly head as soon as you threaten to take away the very same substance you were using to mask it. 

I don't doubt that you will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms -  I've read on several sites that L-Theanine supplements are helpfulin dulling down that anxiety during the withdrawal period. I've ordered a couple bottles on Amazon - NOW Foods seems to be a good resource. 

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Today is my first time quitting after probably 10 years of good solid daily smoking. I used to smoke when I woke up, and at lunch, and then all night after work. I'm quitting for many of the same reasons as the rest of you - I hate that I don't get the same giddy high of yesteryear. I feel like I drift through my life a constant fog; like I'm just along for the ride. It makes me stupid. I lose words, forget simple things, sex is annoying, my lungs hurt, I'm tired all the time.  Over the past few months I've quit smoking most mornings, and mostly over lunch but the biggest thing I'm worried about is in the evenings, in front of the tube. My husband and I have also been trying to conceive, unsuccessfully, and I'm convinced there's a connection with the vast quantities of weed we consume. For ladies out there wondering - there is a scientifically proven connection between embryo implantation and endocannabinoids. Depending on your physiology, for some women, weed actually helps them get preggo. For others, however, it prevents the embryo from successfully implanting in the uterine wall. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16808046

I digress. My game plan is to stash the sh*t in a locked box in the basement, buy a few good books, take some L-Theanine during the days and maybe a melatonin or maybe a benzo (worst case scenario) at night for sleep. I will exercise more, follow a healthy diet, and focus on all the good things that quitting will do for me, not the bad things.

I quit smoking cigs cold turkey - why not weed? I wish you all luck on your journey. Stay positive. You are only as strong as you want to be, and if you continue to focus on negative things, its all you will ever see.

Awesome thread. I fell upon this thread wanting to find relief for my anxiety after being 5 days off marijuana and 8 days without a cigarette. I am only 19 years old and have smoked for only two years, however once I started smoking and got used to it I found my friends and I smoking gram after gram until we felt satisified(which was hardly ever). The top three reasons I pushed myself to quit: Brain fog when sober, anxiety as soon as I sobered up, and lastly I got to the point where after continuously smoking for two years straight day and night I stopped getting "high". I have no desire to go back to the herb, but I do hope my brain fog, anxiety, insomnia, and shortness of breath clear away soon.

Hi Everyone, This site gives me so much strength and focus that this is my time to stop. I live in Scotland and i'm 32 and started smoking when i was 15 my son started nursery 4 days ago and yeh this is my 4th day. Finding it really hard to sleep but i'm convinced cold turkey is the way forward. I know i'm nit alone and neither are you. I will support any1 on there journey and will continue to check for updates so pls reply if u wana chat, Good luck J.

Im so glad someone posted this! im literally fighting getting a couple bags right now. i am 23 and have been liting up since i was 19. i almost never went a day without burning a few blunts, bowls, joints. ive been trying to quit now for a while. i never thought i'd be the person diggin through the trash for weed a through away thinkin it would help me to quit. sadly that was not my wake up call because i continued to smoke. i find myself getting angry when i smoke, telling myself NO MORE; then as easily as i rolled that blunt, i forget" to quit. i havent smoked all day and i feel bored, lonely, tired, loss of appetite (i literally forced myself to eat something today), irritation, etc. growing up i always heard you cant get addicted to weed. LIES! physically, no; mentally, YES! the high is in your mind and so is the struggle. i have no clue how i am going to quit. im hoping posting this helps me not to go pick up some tonight. i have a roommate who smokes daily and i tried blaming him for my habit. but he hasnt smoke in nearly a week. he only smokes now when i bring some to the apt. i feel angry because sobriety doesnt seem to be affecting him. im sure thats the withdrawal speaking though. i know im rambling but if my hands werent typing this, theyd be in the care heading to the bank for some cash. i waste time, money, relationships, LIFE smoking. i started out of curiosity...now years later i can no longer blame curiosity. i do not experience the anxiety, paranoia and aches that many who have posted feel but the battle in my mind might as well cover all those symptoms. many friendships have been ruined and as a result, i do not feel i have a support system to quit. so lets see how this forum does for me. i hope it works because i am ready to get off this couch and get back to enjoying life with a clear head.

Yes, the use of marijuana is harmful to your health. Smoking pot regularly breaks down the immune system, which means the user will be sick...

amazing help and advice i was struggling with overcoming the withdrawl phase but now i feel like i can do it 100 pecent after reading this, Thanks!

Kudos to you dear. Everything you stated above is right about me but thank God i am weed free

Interesting forum thread! I'm reducing my cheeba intake strictly to the weekend evenings after smoking pretty much everyday for the last decade (I last had a week off 8 years ago and have only missed a couple of days since then!). I'm 38 now and first tried hash when I was 14 (didn't commence smoking regularly until I was 21). I still enjoy smoking but recognise that you don't need a psychedelic experience every day of your life! I'm doing it as I want to achieve my potential in life and the brain fog and associated nonsense that goes along with everyday use (self doubt, negative outlook, low motivation, etc) is something I need to cut out. I don't see the substance as the issue, more our insane society that encourages consumption and our own lack of will power; plus it's easy to get stuck in a rut in life especially when you're high and pretty much wasting your time! I'm looking forward to smoking at the right times and not just for the sheer hell of it. Plus, I'm excited to be getting back into reading books again as I can't do that for sh*t when I'm stoned! Here's to the future!

It is so refreshing to finally find someone with an accurate interpretation of marijuana withdrawal. I cant tell you how infuriating it is to hear the common sentiment over and over again, that pot is not addictive, and that withdrawal is minimal, if existent at all.
Pot is extremely addictive. However one should take into account that my experience is subjective and it effects everyone differently... I think it is important to recognize this: That it effects everyone differently. You cannot generalize. People who generalize anything, race, religion, appearance etc... are ignorant and have not experienced enough inconsistency to know better.

To all of you people reading this, id like to share my personal experieneces with thee herb. I feel like you can stop smoking hemp if you really want to. as long as it doesnt control you. i am currently 19 years old and i am an aspiring IT Network Security. The only reason why i stopped chiefing was because i was put on probation over some BS. otherwise id still be blowing trees. Of course weed isnt for everyone nut it is for me. it helps me cope with the daily struggles i face in life. it helps my appetite in ways that other medications dont. i cant thank thee herb enough for letting me break it down and inhale. i used to smoke at least 3 blunts a day. I would go to school high and do my work high and happy. All iof my friends who smoked with me while i was able to smoke are successful people. weed isnt bad and for any id**t out there saying they cant control it are weak minded. i went cold turkey and i had no negative effects. people just say stuff like "omg i have insomnia, lord i cant even eat" no youre just weak minded like alot of people. anything that controls you, owns you. weed doesnt control me therefore it doesnt own me. The sensi is an amazing thing and after im done with probation im onto burning another one. tryiong to quit smoking weed shouldnt even be a subject of concern when it kills noone. now tobacco on the other hands kills millions and its still legal. the government is aware of this sh*t and theyre doing nothing to change it. now ask yourself this: If mary jane was really bad for you and addictiing, would you post your comment on this? no youd keep doing it. just like cigarette smokers. dont blame weed for being a negative factor in your life, if you have no control over your life. thats your fault. now why downtalk a plant that helps slow down cancer and that makes my grandmas glaucoma go away? to all you ignorant people, dont watch the news and fill your ears with other peoples opinion. find out for yourself. get your fatass off that couch and read. READ.

I have been smoking for about 8 months now and I know it's not that much but recently it became more of a habit and couple of days ago I thought to myself, It almost been a year since I started. And that's when I realized that I need to stop. I took time to think and talked to myself explaining that I don't wanna smoke weed all my life so I might as well just stop now. It can be fun and all but it's time to grow up and that's what happened for me. One day you just realize that it's time to move on

Thank you so much, for really opening your heart & taking the time to explain good luck I think your great

20 year old male here,

As many have said this forum is amazing. I decided to quit (3rd time trying for real) a day ago as pot really started to take over my life. For about 3 years now I've smoked pot every day all day. I love Mary Jane, the different strains, the methods I guess I lost myself in it. After realizing that I've spent 2000 dollars on GEAR ALONE plus about a half ounce a week it makes me sick to think of how much money ive spent on smoking. I lost a lot of my best friends from childhood and distanced myself from because I am naturally a loner and weed only intensified that. After highschool I went to university across the country and now I haven't made any friends. I sit around and get high all day, I'm in 3rd year and my education is hanging in the balance. Reefer brings out all of the negative qualities that I struggle with (laziness, procrastination etc). There

 are two main reasons why I have decided to quit. First, a few months ago I started to notice that whenever I wasn't high my stomach just is a mess.After losing 20 pounds I did  every test possible and all came back negative. I know weed is the culprit as its the only lifestyle change I've had. Second, I participate in an extreme sport at a semi pro level. I had a chance to compete in a pro race and I just had to smoke weed that morning or else i wouldve felt way to sick I ended up crashing and severely breaking my leg and might never compete again. This really has changed my life. Nothing is worth sacrificing your dreams and potential especially not weed. I can't say that weed is the reason why I crashed but I surely think I wasn't as alert as I should've been. The fact that I was blinded enough to think that mixing weed and a professional opportunity like that was okay astonishes me. I have really paid the price and its time for a life's change. Definitely not excited to be coming out of surgery in a cast and also feeling sick and irritated but I can't wait to get on with my life. Thanks everyone for posting your stories I can honestly say I went through all 25 pages (I can't really get out much...). good luck to all of you

 

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My first time ever, replying to a post online.  I came across Quantum's comments because I've been experiencing IBS, soft stool, soreness and fatigue after quitting my very serious habit of more than 20 years (1 quarter Ounce a week of high THC hybrids).  Quantum smoked 1-6 hits of good herb per day and suggests weaning off gradually and I decided to quit cold turkey- partially because I had done it before for long periods (once for a year and twice for 3-6 months) and, since I did not suffer or perceive to suffer from the above symptoms previously, I panicked and started connecting them with gastrointestinal problems like Crohn's, Digestive System Infections or even AIDS!

I too have been experiencing mood swings and insomnia, which I think are at the very root of the general state of fatigue, but as Quantum explains, insomnia isn't necessarily the length or lack of sleep but rather the quality.  I thought about every possible factor like my diet, amount of exercise, quality of water, frequency of sex, yet I never even considered the very obvious and radical change my body is going through until I saw this post- props to Quantum.

We are told and safely assume that Marijuana is not a physical addiction because we can stop it at any time without any real palpable changes but I am now absolutely convinced that it effects the digestive system and I'm not talking about the lack of appetite which I didn't really suffer from- thanks to physical exercise and a general clean bill of health.  I was very relieved to read that the stomach churning and gas issues had been part of Quantum's experiences as well- although I hope that he has since gotten better.  I also think that I did not perceive these symptoms when I quit previously because I was younger back then (43 now, 35 and 28 before)- my body had been dependent for less time and was more resistant.

Take it from a veteran aficionado, if you're thinking about ending your dependency, it's because you should do it, plain and simple.  Bob Marley or Willie Nelson did not quit because they never wanted to- like Quantum says, everyone and every body is different.  I was an honor graduate student and successful equities trader and all the while smoking it up since the early hours of the day, yet I was always wrestling with the idea that I'm dependent on a substance.  I'd go on business trips for weeks and not smoke and convinced myself that there is simply no evidence of physical addiction but now I realize that that was a very myopic assumption.

I will also tell you that beside the negative physical and mental symptoms of quitting, I have experienced great positive changes in only 3 weeks of sobriety:  Organization of thoughts and plans, tremendous increase in mental energy and focus (not just manifested in absorbing like reading but executing like writing), suppression of the general paranoia and fear associated with smoking (I was afraid of the negative consequences of the most conservative of business moves), improved social skills (I have always been charming and sociable but I get out much more often and my closest friends have noticed that I'm present and not off in the distance somewhere like before), ...

Believe me I don't want to sound like an AA zealot but the truth is that in these 3 weeks I've repaired or perceive to have repaired a few personal relationships, got back to trading commodities, which I had put off because of lazy procrastination and fear, have gone on 8 dates with 3 different girls and, not that I'm bragging, but truth be told, I attribute it all to my stopping the habit.  Look, we all love it, it is a proven natural medicine that at one time or another has helped most of us but we can talk about the problems of its dependency like adults, right?  I'm relatively wealthy with no family and my advisors used to always ask me why I'm so conservative for my age, not taking any risks or innovating, just saving up money like a 70 year old retiree- I can honestly tell you, I really know why now!