I recently tried to give up smoking cannabis due to personnal problems, but after about 2 weeks, i started to have really bad panic attacks and thought I was losing my mind. I went to the doctors and she gave me anit-depressants but they didn't work. I thought about different reasons for the attacks and took a chance of looking on the net to see if there are withdrawral symptoms and surprise, surprise, discovered that quitting spliffs was making me a nervous wreck. I hadn't eaten for 2 days and was forcing water down, I was cowering in corners and couldn't stand in shop cues. My husband made me a spliff and within minutes the tight knots in my stomach completely loosened. What a relief. I have smoked for 9 years and new it was addictive, but didn't realise what hell it would cause to quit. I just want people to know that PANIC ATTACKS can be caused by quitting and my suggestion is to sit back and enjoy rather that believe your better off out of the picture, that's what I felt for 5 days and it was pure hell. Hubby, skin up.
As my handle implies, I am quite knowledgeable with regards to nearly every aspect of marijuana, both smoking and expertly cultivating it.
That said, I have smoked it every day for both medicinal and recreational purposes for over 25 years. I smoked roughly a quarter a day.
Six days ago, I stopped completely. I did not taper off slowly, I just quit because I wanted to. Obviously, I was concerned over possible withdrawal symptoms. Here's what to expect:
I experienced mild restlessness and irritability the first day after I quit.
The second day all I noticed was that, since I had been a heavy, daily smoker for many years, I instinctively found myself reaching for my pipe or bong. I did not take a hit, I just set them back down and went on with my day. My body didn't 'need' it, I was just used to the ritual of smoking all of the time, so I just boxed up my smoking devices and put them where I didn't see them all the time.
The third day on up till now, I've had no 'cravings' and only noticed that I have more 'mental' energy, but my body seems to want to sleep more than I used to. This is most likely due to the fact that cannabis (THC)stays in a person's fat cells for some time after ceasing to use it, especially in one who was a heavy smoker like me. My sleep is now much more restful, even though I have for years insisted, with others that pot made sleep better. Cannabis makes you lazy and you lose motivation to do pretty much anything. I am looking to find a new pain management program now, so I take Ibuprofen (Advil) and while it's not nearly as effective as smoking pot, my mind is MUCH clearer and I feel like I've just woke up from a 25 year long cloud. My brother came over this morning and lit one up in my living room and offered me a toke. I politely declined with no problem, although I'd be lying if I told you I didn't think twice before saying 'no'. That made me feel very good about myself.
I am still of the mindset that it is a personal choice, not one to be mandated by any government.
If you want to smoke it, go ahead. If you want to stop smoking it, go ahead and try it, see how you feel after thirty days or so. If you're considering trying it for the first time, simply remember that you will be introducing your brain to something that may or may not cause you problems you didn't have before. If you have an addictive personality like myself, leave it alone and you may just get 25 years of pot-free life, where you can do little things like, well remember stuff... If you can toke recreationally with no probs, more power to you.
Will I smoke again in the future...? I don't know, but it's my choice.
I will say, in closing, that while many pro-cannabis people deny that marijuana is a gateway drug, ask any heroin, cocaine, or other hard drug addict if they started out their addictions by first sticking a needle into their veins. They didn't. They tried pot first 99% of the time.
Conversely, marijuana beats alcohol any day. I've yet to hear of someone smoking a joint and then going out to find a fight. They usually hunt down a couch instead.
Best of luck to all, and if you pray, pray to God as you know Him/Her. If you don't pray, well don't, but I'd highly recommend you try it at least once (praying). It's been proven to be beneficial even if you don't believe there is a God.
You can tell everyone you heard all of this from one of the biggest ex-pothead/grower that ever lived on this green (lol) earth.
Peace.
-PHDinTHC-
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That said, I have smoked it every day for both medicinal and recreational purposes for over 25 years. I smoked roughly a quarter a day.
Six days ago, I stopped completely. I did not taper off slowly, I just quit because I wanted to. Obviously, I was concerned over possible withdrawal symptoms. Here's what to expect:
I experienced mild restlessness and irritability the first day after I quit.
The second day all I noticed was that, since I had been a heavy, daily smoker for many years, I instinctively found myself reaching for my pipe or bong. I did not take a hit, I just set them back down and went on with my day. My body didn't 'need' it, I was just used to the ritual of smoking all of the time, so I just boxed up my smoking devices and put them where I didn't see them all the time.
The third day on up till now, I've had no 'cravings' and only noticed that I have more 'mental' energy, but my body seems to want to sleep more than I used to. This is most likely due to the fact that cannabis (THC)stays in a person's fat cells for some time after ceasing to use it, especially in one who was a heavy smoker like me. My sleep is now much more restful, even though I have for years insisted, with others that pot made sleep better. Cannabis makes you lazy and you lose motivation to do pretty much anything. I am looking to find a new pain management program now, so I take Ibuprofen (Advil) and while it's not nearly as effective as smoking pot, my mind is MUCH clearer and I feel like I've just woke up from a 25 year long cloud. My brother came over this morning and lit one up in my living room and offered me a toke. I politely declined with no problem, although I'd be lying if I told you I didn't think twice before saying 'no'. That made me feel very good about myself.
I am still of the mindset that it is a personal choice, not one to be mandated by any government.
If you want to smoke it, go ahead. If you want to stop smoking it, go ahead and try it, see how you feel after thirty days or so. If you're considering trying it for the first time, simply remember that you will be introducing your brain to something that may or may not cause you problems you didn't have before. If you have an addictive personality like myself, leave it alone and you may just get 25 years of pot-free life, where you can do little things like, well remember stuff... If you can toke recreationally with no probs, more power to you.
Will I smoke again in the future...? I don't know, but it's my choice.
I will say, in closing, that while many pro-cannabis people deny that marijuana is a gateway drug, ask any heroin, cocaine, or other hard drug addict if they started out their addictions by first sticking a needle into their veins. They didn't. They tried pot first 99% of the time.
Conversely, marijuana beats alcohol any day. I've yet to hear of someone smoking a joint and then going out to find a fight. They usually hunt down a couch instead.
Best of luck to all, and if you pray, pray to God as you know Him/Her. If you don't pray, well don't, but I'd highly recommend you try it at least once (praying). It's been proven to be beneficial even if you don't believe there is a God.
You can tell everyone you heard all of this from one of the biggest ex-pothead/grower that ever lived on this green (lol) earth.
Peace.
-PHDinTHC-
O<
everybody is different and u can't really tell the symptoms. the worst u can get is never stopping because u wont be able to hang around everyone u smoked wit because the only thing u had in common was blazing. its just a bad habit, its an excuse like every other drug to get away from the situations in your life. it stinks, its costly, and it makes u stupid as ****. i've been smoking for 10 years every night and now i stopped. it just makes sense to quit. because after awhile, u are nothing without weed.
Obviously, the more you smoke the more you will withdrawal.
My LEVELS: I am part of a new work-from-home culture in the corporate world so I had free reign on how much I could smoke. I would wake up at 10am and start my day off with a big fat bowl, lunch time comes around and it would be a smoked lunch, then I would actually eat food for dinner then go back to smoking right up until the time I went to bed.
My WITHDRAWALS: I was smoking so much that I actually began having withdrawal symtoms before I stopped smoking, I could no longer keep the levels high enough to sustain a normal feeling which is what prompted me to quit, among other personal things.
I probably shouldn't have quit cold-turkey at those levels, but I did. Here are my symptoms as the body begins to SLOOOWLY break down the THC that is located in every single tissue in my body (marijuana does not discriminate like other drugs).
Nervousness: A feeling that my nervous system is going haywire, sudden muscle spasms, mild halloucanations.
Anxiety: Shaking always, sitting-still feels bad.
Loss of Appitite: The first few days all I could eat was SOUP, also accompanied by stomach pains, but these are few and usually exacerbated with acidic drinks like POP.
Heart: Palpatations, feels slightly erratic.
Lungs & Trachea: Of course, these hurt. I am hacking up thick black pieces of what could only be described as resin.
Brain: Groggy, cannot concentrate but so far no headaches.
I implore people who say there are no withdrawals symptoms or say that it is in their heads to try smoking like me for a good while. Just because YOU don't have them doesn't mean they do not exist.
-M C
My LEVELS: I am part of a new work-from-home culture in the corporate world so I had free reign on how much I could smoke. I would wake up at 10am and start my day off with a big fat bowl, lunch time comes around and it would be a smoked lunch, then I would actually eat food for dinner then go back to smoking right up until the time I went to bed.
My WITHDRAWALS: I was smoking so much that I actually began having withdrawal symtoms before I stopped smoking, I could no longer keep the levels high enough to sustain a normal feeling which is what prompted me to quit, among other personal things.
I probably shouldn't have quit cold-turkey at those levels, but I did. Here are my symptoms as the body begins to SLOOOWLY break down the THC that is located in every single tissue in my body (marijuana does not discriminate like other drugs).
Nervousness: A feeling that my nervous system is going haywire, sudden muscle spasms, mild halloucanations.
Anxiety: Shaking always, sitting-still feels bad.
Loss of Appitite: The first few days all I could eat was SOUP, also accompanied by stomach pains, but these are few and usually exacerbated with acidic drinks like POP.
Heart: Palpatations, feels slightly erratic.
Lungs & Trachea: Of course, these hurt. I am hacking up thick black pieces of what could only be described as resin.
Brain: Groggy, cannot concentrate but so far no headaches.
I implore people who say there are no withdrawals symptoms or say that it is in their heads to try smoking like me for a good while. Just because YOU don't have them doesn't mean they do not exist.
-M C
Marijuan can be very addictive and create many difficult withdrawl symptoms or it could be non addictive and have no withdrawl symtoms it all depends on the person. So it is not fair for anyone to say yay or nay.
i used to smoke weed everday for years i would say it is not physicly addicting i would wake and bake with my friends sometimes smoke up to a 1/4 to 1/2 OZ a day all day long. all though some pot is laced with other typs of drugs that may be physicly addicting it was tough to stop meantly though took a long time and was quite a fight. never had withdrawls but i never had laced weed with any consistany either. more the likely she have it in her head. but hey im not a dr. so could be wrong
To the people that say that marijuana is not addictive or that is has no withdrawal symptoms, you are full of *** or just really have no idea what you are talking about. I have smoked for about 9 or so years everyday, at every chance I got and now I'm about 5 days clean. Just so people don't think that I'm just a *** who is crying because him and his precious Mary Jane have split, I have quit cigarettes with no problem, coke with little problem, and have helped a few friends do the same. I consider myself to be a strong person but this is kicking my ***. Currently as we speak I have a headache, palms are sweating perfusely, my heart feels like it is gonna beat out of my chest, can't keep my mind on anything for more than 30 seconds (with the exception of going and taking a nice fat bonghit), my feet are freezing, depression, and mood swings. To me or any other half educated person this sounds like a quite physical, quite real withdrawal. I have been doing research on the subject today to try to find some tips to help me get this monkey off of my back and I have read that it has been documented that people who have smoked frequently and for long periods of time have actually had heart attacks after giving up the habit. What is said to happen in these cases is that the THC creates a calming sensation throughout the body (duh) and when the person quits the body is so used to being calmed and soothed that the heart doesn't know what to do so, for lack of a better phrase, it freaks out and the person goes into cardiac arrest. Now once again, this sounds like a pretty serious withdrawal symptom doesn't it?? I wish I would have known this because I was expecting to have it easy since marijuana isn't physically addictive and doesn't cause withdrawals, or atleast that is the common belief. So spread the word, we ain't talking about your momma's high school smoke out anymore, the weed of today is a whole different animal.
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Of course it's addictive. It's a DRUG. It alerts your brain. It's ILLEGAL for a reason.
Speaking as someone who is in recovery from a long term addiction to Weed, It IS possible, no, probable that someone who has smoked weed habitually for a long period of time would undergo a withdrawal process. It is common to feel anxious, depressed, have strange dreams, feel nauseous, have bowel irregularities, have cravings, mood swings, head aches, interruptions with appetite and if female menstrual interruptions.
I'd suggest that whomever you are "Lulie" you should do a little more research I suggest strongly of looking at the Marijuana Anonymous website.
I'd suggest that whomever you are "Lulie" you should do a little more research I suggest strongly of looking at the Marijuana Anonymous website.
ive been smoking weed off and on for over 20year EVERYONE ALWAYS SAYS WEED IS NOT ADDICTING BUT WHAT IVE NOTICE IS OVER THE YEARS IS IT GETS WAY HARDERTO QUIT THEN IT USED TO BE IT USED TO ONLY TAKE LIKE 2 DAYS NOW ITS LIKE A WEEK PLUSMY NERVESARE SHOT ANYMOREBUT THEN A MONTH OR SO GOES BY ANDI FEEL BETTWER THEN I EVER DID THE ONLY REASON I EVER STARTEDWAS I HAVE PROBLEMS CALMING DOWN VERY VERY HYPERAND WEED CALMED ME DOWN IT USED TO MAKE ME REALLY REALLY HAPPY BUT I ENDED UP SPENDING ALOT OF MONEY BLOWING IT WAY OUT OF PAPORTION LIKE SPENDING 600TO 800 A MONTH IAM NOW MARRIED AND HAVE A GREAT LIFEHOUSE AND KIDS I THINK IM GOING TO HANG IT UP FOR GOOD IM TIRED OF THE COME DOWN THE SWEATING THE POT LUNGS AS GOOD ASIT IS ITS THAT BADITS NOT FOR ME ANY MORE WISH ME LUCK IWIIL NEED IT
good luck, "Guest"!
I just quit smoking weed about a month ago. I don't think it's psyically adictive but I do know that if you are around people that do smoke it's a little more challenging to stop. Since I have quit I have noticed some things that are different with me, I don't know if it has anything to do with quiting. One of the things that really bothers me is my sleeping, it is very hard for me to go to sleep at nigh ( I mainly smoked at night) and didn't have that much of a problem going to sleep. I want to sleep a lot during the day. My stomach has been hurting more than normal as well, like I said I don't know if this is the why. I have been more depressed also. I haven't had a "slip up". I am very proud of myself and know that what I am doing is going to help me in the long run with my life....
Someone here said "It's a DRUG, it's illegal for a reason" Have you ever investigated the reason pot is illegal, or wondered why alcohol (another DRUG) and even worse cigarettes (yet another even more deadly drug), are both legal? I'd rather exist in a world full of pot smokers, thank you!
But I do wish anyone who desires to quit the best of luck. No one wants to be a slave to anything, and you don't HAVE to be.
There's a wonderful book by Allen Carr HOW TO QUIT SMOKING - it's for ciggy smokers, but it might be a help. This book is more successful than ANY nicotine replacement.
Cheers!
But I do wish anyone who desires to quit the best of luck. No one wants to be a slave to anything, and you don't HAVE to be.
There's a wonderful book by Allen Carr HOW TO QUIT SMOKING - it's for ciggy smokers, but it might be a help. This book is more successful than ANY nicotine replacement.
Cheers!
ive been smoking weed for now over 8 years ... ive just stopped over 15 days ago ... yes u do have wit drawls and they last for a long time depending on how long you smoked for ... ive been getting nausea, headaches, all sorts of stuff .. all though they have been slowing down past couple days ... its an chemical imbalance in your immune system and also brain .. your body is just so used to having all this weed and thc in the system that it thinks its normal and now that i have stopped it thinks im lacking something .. its very hard to deal with this stuff but none the less .. i don't smoke no more and thank god ... i now see how much i screwed up my life and the amount of money ive lost ... only uneducated people smoke for no reason... im not talking about people with medical reasons .. thats fine i believe pot can help .. but if your not ill u should not be smoking ... so step back and educate yourself about marijuana because the people that say Maryjane don't affect you .. i just laugh at u and pity you your uneducated !!!!
I am 50 years old and have smoked cigs since I was 13 and weed since 18 on a VERY regular basis (every day, all day). POT is not physically addictive trust me on this! It does put you in a deeper sleep mode where you don't dream hardly at all so expect to have dreams again once you quit (this is not a bad thing).
I recently had my first physical in 30 years, they found a 6cm lump in my left lung 99% sure it was cancer. I was lucky after the lung biopsy it turned out to be pneumonia of which I showed absolutely no symptoms of having (you tell me? taking antibiotics for that now). The man upstairs must have been looking out for me. The day I received notification of the lump I threw away the smoking cessation pills I was taking and stopped smoking everything. That was a little over 3 weeks ago.
The lack of nicotine has given me a few bouts of insomnia which my Dr said was normal as well as a slight cough from my lungs trying to repair themselves. I have had zero withdrawl symptoms from the weed if anything it would be helping me sleep better at night. I will say it's a mental addiction but it's really no different than having a nightly beer or two with a buddy.
Those that are against it will tell you all sorts of things but the truth be known it has some great medicinal purposes just ask the cancer patients that use it after chemo to help them cope, or the glocoma patients that use it to keep from going blind.
What it will do if used in excess is cause lung damage just like cigarettes. Kicking both habits at once has not been that tough, when they tell you that you have lung cancer it sort of gets your attention. It's all mental people, so do yourselves a favor and keep those habits under control.
cancer free and lovin it
made quitting easy.
I recently had my first physical in 30 years, they found a 6cm lump in my left lung 99% sure it was cancer. I was lucky after the lung biopsy it turned out to be pneumonia of which I showed absolutely no symptoms of having (you tell me? taking antibiotics for that now). The man upstairs must have been looking out for me. The day I received notification of the lump I threw away the smoking cessation pills I was taking and stopped smoking everything. That was a little over 3 weeks ago.
The lack of nicotine has given me a few bouts of insomnia which my Dr said was normal as well as a slight cough from my lungs trying to repair themselves. I have had zero withdrawl symptoms from the weed if anything it would be helping me sleep better at night. I will say it's a mental addiction but it's really no different than having a nightly beer or two with a buddy.
Those that are against it will tell you all sorts of things but the truth be known it has some great medicinal purposes just ask the cancer patients that use it after chemo to help them cope, or the glocoma patients that use it to keep from going blind.
What it will do if used in excess is cause lung damage just like cigarettes. Kicking both habits at once has not been that tough, when they tell you that you have lung cancer it sort of gets your attention. It's all mental people, so do yourselves a favor and keep those habits under control.
cancer free and lovin it
made quitting easy.