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Q: anxiety and marijuana withdrawal

asked by: SuburbanDad on July 5th, 2008

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I have been a very heavy pot smoker for the past 10 years. I would not smoke every single day, but I would smoke at least 4 days per week and when I would smoke I would smoke a lot. Last week, I smoked some and became extrememly anxious and had very strange thoughts. These thoughts were very scary, but were just thoughts and are not dangerous. I am not suicidal, but would think about it....I also thought about hurting people around me (again....this is just a thought but would never happen). It's crazy...when I watch something on the news that is bad, I would say to myself..."imgagine if I did that..."which i know is a crazy thought and I also know i would never in a million years do it....but i am distrubred that these thoughts crossed my mind. I am a very happy person.

I have decided to stop smoking marijuana immediately after this "bad" experience and for some reason my anxiety has not gone away and I am still having these weird thoughts. It comes and goes....I am very happy at the same time to know that I am finally going to quit smoking pot, and when I start to have strange thoughts coupled with feelings of anxiety I know that most likely this is just a symptom of Marijuana withdrawal. The pot I would buy is very potent and considered "the best of the best" so I am sure my body is just reacting to the withdrawal of these substance.

I already feel better than i did on Monday of this week....I just want to feel 100%. I am a father, a husband a healthy individual and I am very excited about my life w/o marijuana, however, I hate these anxious feelings. Please help.

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harmony1

replied on August 6th, 2008

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You'll experience withdrawels for about 30 days, anxiety, strange dreams. What worries me a bit though is that you're having stranger than normal thoughts and the first thing that jumped into my mind was drug induced psychosis. i don't want to scare you and I MAY be jumping the gun. i took an assortment of drugs for about 8 yrs on and off then had a psychotic episode. It only worries me because I can see that you're thoughts are worrying you. ie this hasn't happened to you in all the times you've smoked.
Or i wonder if there was something possibly laced in your drugs and maybe that's why you had a stranger than normal reaction to it.

kelsy

replied on September 24th, 2008

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Re: anxiety and marijuana withdrawal

SuburbanDad wrote:

Hiya,
yes i can relate to your problem when i was in my early 20's (im now 36) i used to smoke a lot of weed and black with my friends but after a while it started to make me feel paranoid and anxious.

i found the more i smoked the more anxious and panicky i got, some people say smoke helps calm you, but tbh i think it can cause paranoia and anxiety attacks, which is definately what you have just descibed above.

I no longer smoke it, instead i am addicted to zopiclone now which is an anti-anxiety insomnia pill, and it's a b****** to get off so i wouldnt reccomend you take that, but go see your doc and ask for anti-anxiety non addictive aid.

And stop smoking weed - u will feel better without it i promise.
hope this helps
Kel x

frustratedwife

replied on October 12th, 2008

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My husband is addicted

Unfortuanetly, I introduced weed to my husband about 2 or more years ago. We used to do it together, but I got tired of it. He does it all the time, talks about it when we are on vacation and now does it alone...i am pregnant now. no longer do we party together and drink, since i am practicing to be a mother. He does it every night to forget life basically and thinks he needs it to keep his mind clear. he always has dreams that i have affairs with the strangest individuals and swears he is not addicted. when we are away, he doesn't do it, but talks about it. if i bring up that he smokes too much, he turns defensive on me, threatens our marriage and becomes so egotistical and macho. we haven't spoken in 3 days now since we jsut got back from a month long weed free vacation,but since returning home, it's been wine and weed every day. he stumbles at night, slurs his speech and beomes so annoying to me. the eyes are always bloodshot and he has let his appearance go down hill. he's a really attractive and smart guy who just doesn't care. what am i to do? any advice from the quitters who can shed light?

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