I guess it could be fair to say that we may not all experience the same feeling when we withdrawel. I mean it's probably much of the same but we are all different afterall and have different circumstances. Like some of us may drink.. some might smoke and it could make us feel nosious at that point in time.. I also think that it can depend on the amount you smoke. I rememebr when I quit the second time yrs ago that I wasn't a heavy user and it wasn't that hard but when i was a chronic user I rememeber it being diffiult for me.
It doesn't matter what you go through to get off weed. it's all worth it in the end.

I too, have done alot of drugs, and I quit them after realizing they were going to ruin my life very soon. I did not stop smoking weed though, and continued to smoke weed for about 6 months after quitting all hard-drugs, but when I smoked, I didn't feel as good as I did when I used to smoke weed. In fact, I felt horribly anxious when I'd blaze up.

I stopped smoking weed in September, after having a full-blow panic attack, because I had accidentally smoked some weed with PCP in it (stupid dealer..). Ever since then I have had *CONSTANT* anxiety symptoms, and my doctors have done nothing to help me.

In fact, on my last appointment, I did not go, because I have trouble waking up in the morning now, and I also have trouble remembering things (i forgot about the appointment). She said she didn't want to see me anymore, because I had done this before (same reason).

What happened to the hypocratic oath!?

Anyways, as for your anxiety, just don't pay attention to it. When you get a symptom, just put yourself in a smug mindset and think "stupid anxiety". That's what I do, and it usually goes away. Mind over matter I guess.

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OH, and also try to figure out what issues are causing the anxiety, and have a nice emotional confrontation with those problems. Then try to find some light in them, or some light in solving them. That's what I'm struggling to do with my anxiety.

Many people assume that marijuana was made illegal through some kind of process involving scientific, medical, and government hearings; that it was to protect the citizens

from what was determined to be a dangerous drug.

The actual story shows a much different picture. Those who voted on the legal fate of this plant never had the facts, but were dependent on information supplied by those

who had a specific agenda to deceive lawmakers. You'll see below that the very first federal vote to prohibit marijuana was based entirely on a documented lie on the floor of

the Senate.

You'll also see that the history of marijuana's criminalization is filled with:

* Racism
* Fear
* Protection of Corporate Profits
* Yellow Journalism
* Ignorant, Incompetent, and/or Corrupt Legislators
* Personal Career Advancement and Greed

These are the actual reasons marijuana is illegal.

Drug rehab

Another reason I used to smoke was (and i am just realising this now after quitting for many yrs and not wanting to drink cos of having a bub) anyway, some of you might be trying to achieve a high (obviously lol) but for reasons you don't even understand completely. I think according to a lot of research that i have manic depression. explains why i took A LOT of drugs. Why I drank ( to lift me up) the manic side of my depression I like though lol It's a natural high. Something to think about maybe for someone out there..

BTW Congrats Alex. for quitting!! the anxiety will pass. If you knew how bad my anxiety was. S**t, it was a nightmare!! slowly slowly things do get better. Just think to yourself that you quit hard drugs!!! So mull will be a piece of cake for you.

Okay....I am not a pot smoker but my spouse is trying to quit and he has it in his head that he will. He did once before and he succeeded for a few weeks.....this time its for real.....so I know what I'm in for. My question is.....How can I help or make it easier for him? When he is going through withdrawals I might things personally, will he be irritated for nothing? How can I make it easier for us? Help!

In my opinion from my own experience and watching my partner trying to quit many times. I'd say yes, he will be irratable. Then again I guess it may also depend on his personality. If he already is a hot headed guy then expect some hard times ahead. my honest suggestion would be for you to try and keep busy. (if he's a hot headed guy that is)
Try not to pressure him too much. Understand if he doesn't want to eat and just feels sick for a while. Try NOT to ARGUE.. Thats a big one. Doctors can prescribe anti depressents if thats the way he chooses to go.
So basically i'd say stay out of his way as much as possible but be there for him at the same time. Try not to make it a big deal. Just get on with life. At the end of the day it's all up to him.
Wishing you all the best!!

Thank you Harmony1....yes he is a hotheaded guy. Your advice was simple and straight to the point, he snapped a little at me last night, he said he is in a bubble and to let him be for a bit. I didnt take it personal, I kept busy and did my thing - knowing in the back of my head that he is going through a hard time, he is not going to a dr for this. I said goodnight, like always. This morning, he is not verbal, but he made it up with his affections. It also helps that I am a very patient person.

Thanks! And I promise not to nag!

No problem.
I really hope it all works out. It'll be a brand new start for you both.
He needs to quit for a few weeks/months and then accept himself for who he really is. it's a hard transition when you're used to a different life. it's all worth it in the end though.
I hope you're doing okay through all of this. It's hard on you too.

Thanks for your support, but he started again....this is the 3rd time, I think...but he said he ordered some stuff on line for working out, once he receives it, it will motivate him to work out instead of smoke. He did this before and he did occupy himself with working out, now it will be better I hope bc he will occupy himself with working out and Work (we moved and we both didnt have a job yet), now we are in a routine. Is this normal? The gradual quitting? I think I should say something if it happens again and maybe point out or approach it like....our finances or you said this before?

I guess at least he is talking to you about wanting to quit and making a plan to quit. he's getting his things to work out and take his mind of quitting and that's a good sign. I feel sorry for you because I know how it feels to want something so badly and then to be let down over and over. It's hard and your patient and he knows this and so in a way will take advantage of the situation. on the other hand it is hard to quit. you've really got to want to do it and sometimes ppl can't do it alone. sometimes they need professional help but you try telling a guy that. I gradually quit yrs ago. i kinda had reasons due to my health so that's why I really didn't have much of a choice. I think it's different for all ppl. some ppl on here say it's easy. just put your mind to it and thats it, others say it's hard. See how he goes and then if he can't quit maybe suggest for him to go see a doctor about it. they could prescribe him something just for a little while, while he's kicking the habit.
for now though stay positive and wait and see what happens and see if the working out helps him. I actually used to work out quite a bit too. it relives the anxiety and so you're not as irritable.

Hey Harmony,

I am hanging in there. There will be times before bed where he just wants me to leave him alone, trying my best not to take it personal. I'll ask whats wrong but he'll blame it on me and just tells me he wants me to leave him alone!

He hasnt worked out yet, during the day keeping busy bc family is visiting but like I said when its time for our time, I feel ignored! Hanging in there. He did make it up to me by making me pancakes the next morning. Any advice for being on this side is well appreciated!!! Pls! Thank you

My daughter had become a heavy pot user, particularly recently. Pot seems to help with her anxiety/depression, but now, home for spring break, she is wanting to not smoke (we live in Ca. and she can smoke legally). She only smoked a small amount the last two nights and not at all today. She feels so sick. Can't sleep, eat and is vomiting bile - but the pacing/anxiety is the worst. I finally gave her a tranquilizer so she could keep some food down and stop the endless pacing. I am wondering if anyone has an idea of what she can do this week to calm herself, beside smoking. Also, how long is this likely to last? I was a big pothead back in the 60s and know that pot is so much stronger now. i am convinced that MJ withdrawal can be significant - least for some. I realize that some of what she is experiencing is the underlying reason she was smoking so much to being with: depression/anxiety. But this is far worse than anything she's ever experienced. Any advice would be appreciated.

it ususally takes about two weeks for the marijuana to get out of your system and also to beat the addiction. i believe one month free from it and you can call yourself an ex smoker. Sounds like she's ready to quit. Good! her strength and will, will keep her of it. Anxiety, hmm depends. could last a few weeks maybe more. If she's really really anxious maybe some anti anxiety meds to help. What else to suggest? Be supportive as i see you are. Tell her to Walk, exercise like mad to wear her out and also relieve anxiety.
Getting off mull can be hard for some. it's the anxiety that's a killer. not being able to eat, sweating. All normal signs of marijuana withdrawel.

i thought there was no way pot withdrawal was real, because it isn't chemically addictive. But i now believe i was wrong. Before i started smoking i had some major problems with anxiety and depression. The depression didn't go away when i started smoking weed, but the anxiety mostly did. I don't think weed was the reason, mostly coincidental that i started smoking weed at that time. Ive a daily smoker for 2 years now and i just decided to quit. its only been 2 days but both mornings have been pure hell. I havent had a severe panic attack in years, but yesterday i had them almost constantly for hours. none of the things that used to calm me down work. Ive been vomiting up yellow stuff, which i think is stomach acid from all the anxiousness. I have constant stomach cramps. And also major thoughts of suicide. I dont know what im going to do, im so tempted to go smoke but i feel like this would have been 2 days of wasted pain if i do. I know i need to stop. I feel stupid and lazy. I have nothing to look forward to now, im so used to looking forward to that after work joint or before bedtime bowl. Lets just hope this tapers off soon and i can get through it.

You got to be kidding me, no withdrawal from weed? I been smoking for the past year or so everyday all the time. I quit about 3weeks ago and let me tell you the withdrawal really creep up on me, the biggest problem for me is the anxiety and the no sleeping I feel like everything is wrong and everyone around me feels so wired. I have never been to a doctor and never had any issues mental y ever. let me tell you the feelings I am getting really sucks bad. Oh and those who say no withdrawal is because they are lying and they haven't quite or they just want you to go back to smoking. whatever you do do not start smoking again and the withdrawal will go away. good luck to those who stop and keep it up its worth it in the end.

It is Hard Work in saying that though two weeks from now you'll see how much easier it will be. it's the first few weeks that are the killer. take it easy... i know it's easier said then done but just count the days okay. think now you only have 11 days and you will slowly start feeling better because the marijuana will be out of your system. you can also go speak to a doctor regading the anxiety ok. You'll be fine. You can do it. i know many, many ppl who have doneit and it all comes down to strength and your determination.
let me know how you go. I'm always available to chat. you can pm me anytime.
You'll be fine.

Congratulations on quitting pot!!
Well done.
The anxiety will pass. It takes time.. Walking used to help me. exercise in general really. It wears you out and helps with the anxiety.
If you still don't feel well with the anxiety you can always go and see a doctor regarding this and maybe try and find some medication to help you out for a little bit.

Withdrwal from mj lasts anywhere from 1 to 8 days. Insommnia, nausea, loss of appetite, anxiety, increased irratability, anger, ears ringing, boredem, depression, body aches and cravings to use again are all real symptoms in chronic users. These symptoms will decrease in about a week(1 to 8 days) but the cravings to use again will take 3 to 4 weeks to subside. No matter how bad you feel at first you will get better, it just takes time to flush all the toxins out of your body. Anyone who doesn't experience any symptoms was simply not using enough. I have been smoking for 18 years and have lost count how many times i've stopped and started. Drink plenty of water to help flush your system and try to keep busy and focus on getting to that 3 to 4 week stage where you will be clean. The hardest part is the first week from then on it is all down hill. Good luck and remember that even if you feel like you are alone you are not. There are millions of people worldwide going through what you are.

Whoever says weed is non addictive is lying to themselves and to others. The most common response is I'd quit anytime, but I don't want to. The reason I couldn't quit is I couldn't see my life without weed, or what I'd do with my time. I smoked from the moment I got up in the morning to the time I went to sleep it consumed me that is the definition of addiction and in my experience many other stoners are like this, but refuse to admit it. If you use something daily or weekly your addicted to it, admitting I was addicted was the first step to recovery. I have experienced the nausea the last time I quit, but this time was seemingly different, which I credit to my weightlifting which makes me extremely hungry. I did notice a extreme change in appetite to the point where I was eating very little and feeling full, but hopefully this will go away with time I've been clean 7 days now and it has continued. I noticed that I had a lot of trouble going to sleep at night, but I felt much more rested from the sleep then I had when smoking weed. I have also noticed already within a week improved breathing and respiratory health though I continue to smoke cigarettes at this point because honestly I don't think I can deal with both addictions at the same time, though I plan on quitting cigarettes once I hit the 14 day mark of my recovery. Honestly my brain still feels foggy, but people around me have noticed that I am less withdrawn socially and more articulate overall. My advice to those quitting is really to overpower many of these physical withdraw symptoms with your mind. If you don't want to eat force yourself even if its only a few bites, take those bites and add more at your next meal. If you can't sleep go exercise and do so until you feel as tired as you did in the past after smoking that blunt/bowl/joint or whatever before you went to bed. You feel aches stretch them out, put ice on them, go take a hot bath, or simply remove them from your mind. This was the hardest part for me as my back is structurally destroyed and it aches every day without weed, but I just had to block it from my mind and find other ways to cope with it, and ice seems to be the best remedy. The next most important step I feel is eliminating all the THC from your body if your a male I recommend shaving your head because your hair will release THC that could reabsorb into your skin if you sweat which is the most important part of detoxing. Start exercising daily to speed your metabolism and get that poison out of your mind and body. I also found a really easy home sauna method where you put 2 cups of epson salts, 2 cups baking soda, and 1 tablespoon of ginger in a bowl and add it to a warm bath. This bath technique causes your pores to open up and will make you sweat out toxins and THC out of your body which will help the detox process. Also drink things such as cranberry, pomegranate, green tea, and most importantly water to help move the THC and other compounds out of your body and get you feeling back to normal. I know many of you dread the concept of rehab, but going to a meeting of fellow people trying to stop smoking weed will help you meet people who don't smoke so you can add friends socially who don't smoke weed and won't tempt you. If your like me nearly everyone I associated with smoked weed, and honestly if I were to be presented weed I doubt my willpower to turn it down especially if the smell were to enter my nasal cavities. That is the next step in quitting for good is changing your social environment so that you aren't tempted to smoke any longer, because those of your friends that don't quit are more likely to drag you back into smoking than keeping you sober because it helps them justify their addiction to themselves. Also I found that after I quit smoking that I found out who my true friends were, and who I was associating with only for the purpose of smoking weed and also the people who were simply using me for my drug connections or my weed supply. Also I think the main reason I will stay sober is that I won't have to deal with the damn police searching through every crevice of my car anymore, and I'm gonna have so much more cash flow even with the meager money I make at my job. Make a list of the pros and cons of your smoking habit to visualize to yourself that the cons outweigh the pros by a long shot, as this really helped me see why I've hated and loathed my weed addiction for years now. Simply to those who come on this forum and claim they aren't addicted to weed then prove it and quit, and if you really have smoke for years and have no withdraw symptoms your smoking crappy weed and not in the amounts that most who post here did before they quit. After my experiences with quitting it is truly a myth that daily marijuana abuse is not physical in its nature you smoke to eat, deal with physical pain, and last time I checked those are two things that are very real and physical in this world.

Some very good advice my friend. You couldn't have put it any better.
Secondly, congrats!!!!!!
All those things you are doing are exactly the things you need to do in order to overcome your addiction.
you're doing well my friend and soon it will be just a thing you did in the past.
You sound strong and determined and that's the recipe for beating an addiction.
hugs harmony (btw I've been there)