Hi all -

My girlfriend has insomnia and has smoked MJ for about 10 years on/off to treat it. There have been times of low use and no use, combined with heavy/every day usage. Now is one of those times when she is smoking every night to sleep. But then wakes up often and must smoke again to sleep...and the cycle continues. She is chronically tired and anxious...which I attribute to the high THC concentration in her body which doesn't have time to clear before she smokes again. Not only is this unhealthy and unsustainable for her, it is defintely not a long term solution for our relationship. 

I would classify her as an addict but she has stopped once before during our relationship, and everything was fine. She took melatonin and herbal tea and fell asleep fine. When grad school started again she went right back to weed every single day. She admits it is a crutch and recently committed to cut down every day use...which has been moderately successful so far but not enough time has passed to properly assess it.

i am interested to hear from people who have simliar experiences...either as users or as spouses/significant others of those who use heavily.