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

I found thid very usefull and irs day 3 for me cold turkey tho eeeeggghhhhhh

You have hit it on the head my friend. Smoke it for 25years. Stopped six weeks ago weed and cigs. Cold Turkey. Any one tells you weed don't affect you are pricks. This is hell for. Me. But l want my life back. Good luck. God bless.

Smoke weed for years. You find your life ends up revolves around it. Me cold Turkey six weeks know. Hard as hell. But I'll get there. I had grands money blue it on weed for years. All people around you start to dissapear. Only ones around you are usealy doing same thing. Smoking weed. Remember this dealers arnt your friends. Just want your money. Scumbags. Iv got bit of money in my pocket know so I can buy what I want. Haven't been able to do that for years. You can do this get off this sh*t. Know be hard. I am doing it. If I can any one can. Be hard but you get there. I got one of them e pens. Thought this be going in bin. But does work. Just get right strength. Then slowly drop down. You're smoking. But without all c**p in it. Take care hope you do OK. God bless . by by.

Keep going. Its hard I know week seven for me. Smoket for 25yrs. Cold turkey. Try e vapor pen. Get what flavor . and strength. Your still smoking. But without all c**p that's in weed. Helps me. Don't worry if you think your going nuts. Your not. Your on come down. Mine going to be harder. Dubble header for me. Stopped both cigs and weed same time.

Keep it up you're on you're way. Week seven for me. Got it all bad gut. Kidney pain head aces. sh**s. Don't let me put you down. Twenty five years doing this. I am doing it cold turkey. You can get thing to help you. If gets to you. Your getting your life back. Keep it up. God bless. By by

32 year old male, been smoking on and off past 13 years. Weed has been a blessing and curse for me throughout that time. It has opened my eyes to new ideas that have made me very successful in my work but it had hendered me to where I stopped exercising completely and been unhealthy overall. Today, I use a one-hitter and dugout and mostly hit it once or twice in a day. I use weed as a crutch whenever I feel bored or tired and in fact, it typically awakens all my senses. I feel everything is more interesting and more fun while high and I feel I have a better understanding of the reasons I do what j do in my life. My wife and friends know I smoke, but not as often as I do. When we go out to a social function, to a movie, to a bar, etc., I smoke. Part of smoking, is so I don't end up drinking as much and have a hangover in the AM. I think weed is actually one of the greatest natural resources on earth, however the ease to abusing it is what I have found to be its downfall. My only reason for wanting to quit is for health reasons. Smoking anything for a long period of time just can't be good for anyone and is why I want to stop or at least slow down. What I have done is locked up my weed and put the key out of reach to where it's difficult or a hassle to get to and then to be to the box to unlock it. I developed a list of the times I smoke and eliminated 10 out of 15 times. I will continue to smoke before road trips, movie theaters, concerts, but I will not smoke daily just for the hell of it anymore. Thanks for listening to my BS. Good day and good luck.

My name is jay I'm from the uk, I started smoking in my teens but stopped when I was 21 for a couple of years, I always smoked the high grade (amnesia, cheese, kush) and had hypnotherapy, this worked but only for a while it soon wears off, I then started experimenting with the class A (cocaine) this controlled my life for a couple of years until my father killed himself, since I've managed to get myself clean from that awful gear but have replaced it with cannabis again, my dependency has grown stronger to the point I don't see pound notes,I see weed tokens with no concept as to how much I spend on it (around 40 pound a day) absolutely obsessed. But like some of the above mentioned feel like I have to have round me at certain times especially at night or after a meal, but anyways f**k it I'm done with it and decided although it's the hardest method im now on day 3 of cold turkey, the rows, fights and lack of sleep is a killer but if I can get over finding my beloved dad hanging from the ceiling and beat alcoholism and coke addiction then I can do anything, I was in prison six months ago now Iam on a building site working with a baby on the way, if this isn't enough of an incentive then or an example of it can be done then who knows, I find that after quitting for a while the resistance wears off and the real test is when payday comes

Blessed. Jay

That is an amazing journey, I am reading this and I have hope for my boyfriend, there are numerous valid reasons he smokes however it is not a long term way of life to have with a partner, I can see he is a good, kind and caring man however he has not been able to let go of this habit as promised. I am now researching how I can help and found that separating the tobacco from the herb a 'first point of reference' as to separate nicotine withdrawal then when that is done, do the herb....how just yet I don't know as there are many issues as why it is being consumed.
I do wish to support him if possible, I don't make an issue of it as we don't live together , it is his decision is to give up and have a life however it is proving difficult.....an interesting journey to be on and observe.
I hope that you maintain your resolve what ever life brings you, you are an inspiration. I myself in the past have had an addiction and needed to leave a long term relationship to quit the addiction as my partner and I would 'do the dance' and things didn't change, it was my decision to leave and has been the most difficult ever, to leave someone you love over an addiction we both had. He finally sought help 4 years later but I had moved on after waiting for 3 years.
May peace, self love, love, health and kindness surround you from near or a far :)
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Dear Jay,
I have just been reading your post....yes, many of us have suffered in our lives and have comforted ourselves. This amazing journey is about to begin for you, that little child is your sign, a new life emerging, a new role for you and your partner. You both need to remind each other that it is a rough journey especially the first week, have things in place like prepare meals together, watch a movie together,go for a walk together as 'special time' and of course 'with no judgement' on how the other person feels. This is journey I believe you will need some time out from each other (take the pressure off) even if it is sitting in a corner of the room reading quietly (communicate this to your partner in a kind way).
I had an addiction too, you are not alone! Most important is both of you need to learn to 'love yourself', I was never taught self love in fact it was seen as being vain, I spent a year telling myself ' I love me' very uninspiring at first and very difficult, then I changed my tactic, said it too myself the way I would say it too my child, an innocent love with no judgement. One day I woke up, looked at my ageing face in the mirror and I saw a little self love there, the side of my mouth was slightly upturned and smiling back at me, from that day my 'self love' has grown and spilled over to my child, my boyfriend and my well being.
Much love....a friend from afar

I honestly couldn't of said this better! Bang on.

So have I! What I'm doing is smoking a small amount of weed through a pipe instead of other means. How are you doing now?

Thanks for this! Ive been cleam for 25 days and had a panic attack today. Ur post and this site are helping me

This forum has helped me immensely. I can't thank ALL OF YOU enough. I have shed many tears after reading your stories. I was just like most of you and probably worse, 15 years of daily smoking. $800 a month habit at times. It overtook every facet of my life and it takes a toll on everything you do. Let's not keep kidding ourselves, most of you long term smokers want to quit but don't think you have the willpower to do it or aren't ready to do it yet for YOU. It won't work if you only want to do it for someone else or something else, you've got to want it. You've got to set a date for yourself and if you are a long term smoker Like I was - Cold Turkey is the only way to go. Forget all the weaning off nonsense. I'm only on day 3 but it's already the longest I remember having gone without in a long time. Sleep has been tough, appetite is depressed, I'm kinda irritable, but my spirits are high and there is no way I'm turning back now. I am going to keep going, rough nights ahead but this too will pass.... Take a leap and do it today. Don't be afraid, just do it and watch your life change.

Thanks man i really do thank your help

This could not have summed up my experiences more perfectly. The last three weekends I vowed to break the cycle and was unsuccessful. The cycle I reference is the smoking cycle you also experience. I'll smoke half a gram before work, lunch break, a bigger one on the way home from work and then sneak out for some silly reason I lie to my wife about which I do even knowing she fully knows I'm lying every night and smoke one after our daughter goes to bed. I have rationalized in my head the reason I lie even though I know she knows is I'm quite conscious of how stupid what I'm doing is yet and just plain embarrassed as my wife is an avid non smoker and very anti weed (opposites attract lol). Anywhom so I've been smoking on average 2 grams a day everyday for 13 years that's a half ounce a week ( I am no millionaire so this has taken it's toll financially) and some weekends between my friend and I on a road trip we have smoked as much as 5-6 grams in a 24 hr cycle. I already know I'm in for some pain with eating as iam almost incapable of moving and suffer extreme stomach pain unless I smoke a joint post dinner. That overwhelming sense of fear and desperation I have when the bag is close to the end has been my biggest hurdle to even get to the point where I can consider quitting. I have read some amazing contributions provided by others on this forum and my two cents for others would be focus a lot of energy and planning towards avoiding this trap. Everybody has different coping mechanisms so whahever u think is best for you go with that. I would need to reUp before the bag was done , th only acceptable time for me to not have weed was on the car ride to buying weed and even then I would make sure I have a joint for the trip and then when I grab id roll up one for the trip home.. (Usually a 30-40 min drive each way). This is the first time I've ever replied to an online thread but this is the first Saturday in 13 years I haven't had weed. I'm terrified both of the known and the unknown that I'm about to face but I know in my heart of hearts I love my wife and daughter more then anything on this planet and it's about time I show this with my actions not my words and stop jeopardizing my marriage in the pursuit of the next high. One question..... I'm far from a healthy eater, any suggestions on the dietary end what I could eat to minimize my stomach problems that I'm surely bound to encounter ? I have no allergies I'm just picky as hell with food which is a problem for a different. Thread lol

Cheers

Nice knowing my situation isn't unique, doesn't make it easier but certainly. Knowing others have succeeded under similar circumstances gives me that added shot of confidence