Withdrawal

Sustain

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[I'm sure this isn't the right place to post this... but it seemed like the best option and I really like this forum.]

Hello, 22 year old here, have been smoking pot extremely heavily for about a year now. I've smoked on and off since 16, but this last year I came into some money... and came into some problems... and started smoking heavily. I have been going through about an eighth every couple days of dro, I normally had smoked just corn and never really got very high. I've gotten a connect that has been giving me some of the best weed I've ever smoked.... the point is, I have been smoking RELIGOUSLY. I have been high EVERY second of the day for the past 6 months ATLEAST and probably 80 percent of the total time I have been awake for the past year. And not just high... REALLY high. At work... at home... with family... near hallucinating I was so high. I am not saying this to brag, I'm saying this to express my pain. I've also done acid and shrooms a few times.... but never had these horrible feelings. Xanax too. Not with weed either. I've been slightly depressed before... but thats t.

I have a surgery coming up on tuesday, and I had to quit smoking beginning yesterday morning. The surgeon believes marijuana MIGHT effect anesthetics, so I'm taking his advice and not smoking. Also I plan on not smoking after the surgery, and just doing their pain killers they prescribe.... and I'm hoping that after a month (how long it will take to heal before I can walk) that I can completely quit my crazy addiction.... and try to use some moderation with smoking.


I'm not really sure what my goal is by posting this... I just feel SO hopeless. I feel angry at everyone, I keep yelling at my girl and my father for no reason. I feel mad... and sad.... but I don't know why... so I'm not sure if I feel mad and sad.... I'm very confused... All food just doesnt look good. I'm on the fat side... 240 pounds 5 foot 8, I usually eat a lot. 1 day would be.... 2 totinos pizza, a sandwich, some chips, bag of poptarts.... an italian ice... and maybe something else on a more hungry day. The point is I have a healthy appetite. Yesterday I had 1 totinos pizza... literally that is it. I have tons of food in the house.... and NOTHING looks good. I went to walmart today.... went through EVERY aisle. EVERY single one. Nothing on any of the racks looked good. I went to fast food places today... and ended up throwing away the burger I bought. And I'm CHEAP.

I also can't sleep. I stayed up all last night.... its 8:14 pm... haven't slept in close to 2 days. I laid in bed for 3 hours last night, got up and watched all the godfathers again. Didn't enjoy it at all. I feel like everything just sucks. I'm losing my damn mind.


How long does this last?

Any tricks to stop it?

How can I sleep?

How can I eat?

And.... what I think is the underlying problem for me.... Are all my opinions on legalizing marijuana just my addiction talking? It's such a beautiful plant, I tell everyone it should be legal... am I wrong? Should this plant be smoked? Rekindle my love for this plant.... I just hate it right now, so much for making me like this.
 

sunni

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its all mental there is no physical withdrawl from it, youll just be cranky, not hungry, and a little bitchy, youll get over it lol
 

BWG707

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Your discomfort is more likely caused by stress. Maybe you're worry too much about your surgery or your thinking too much about stopping your cannabis intake. Myself and everybody I've ever known that have stopped smoking cannabis have never had any physical WD symptoms. Your over thinking things. You might feel better by finding a way to relax, maybe exercising, starting a hobby, just anything to take you focus off your problems. I know it's easier said than done but you need to calm down and relax. Someone your age shouldn't be stressing over something as simple as quitting cannabis. I've been smoking cannabis since 1969 stopping once in awhile. I actually quit for about 4 yrs just because I became uninterested and my mind was focused on other things that I deemed more important at the time. Hang in there you'll be fine.
 

Sustain

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Your discomfort is more likely caused by stress. Maybe you're worry too much about your surgery or your thinking too much about stopping your cannabis intake. Myself and everybody I've ever known that have stopped smoking cannabis have never had any physical WD symptoms. Your over thinking things. You might feel better by finding a way to relax, maybe exercising, starting a hobby, just anything to take you focus off your problems. I know it's easier said than done but you need to calm down and relax. Someone your age shouldn't be stressing over something as simple as quitting cannabis. I've been smoking cannabis since 1969 stopping once in awhile. I actually quit for about 4 yrs just because I became uninterested and my mind was focused on other things that I deemed more important at the time. Hang in there you'll be fine.

Thanks for your thoughts.. its true I am very worried about this surgery... I've never been completely put under before and the thought of no control scares the shit out of me. I've never felt like this from pot, I figured it was because of how badly I had been abusing it. You are probably right. Trying to calm down is hard when the thing you've calmed down on has been weed for as long as you can remember. I had never heard of withdrawals this bad.... usually just a zombie for a day or 2, my friends and myself included. Your words definitely help, its hard to get my mind in the right direction... and I'm sure most of this is me making it a big deal.
 

qwizoking

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Weed doesn't cause withdrawals...sorry bro

"Hanley et al. [100]
proved that the administration of oral THC had no significant effect on the frequency at which participants chose to smoke cannabis. A 2001 study published in the Journal of Neuroscience, however, indicated that the effects of a mood stabilizer (divalproex) and oral THC on cannabis cravings and withdrawal symptoms effectively reduced cannabis craving and very low doses of oral THC were effective in decreasing all measured withdrawal symptoms in addition to craving." Studies indicate people suffering from dependance and or withdrawal are likely to have an underlying psychological issue such as schizophrenia , major depression etc..........thought the original post looked a tad "ignorant" and figured you would just argue.. still probly will though... in any case weed does not cause withdrawal like symptoms period. That includes anxiety insomnia irritability etc. However a mental addiction that can be had for anything (my mom for example literally takes 8 baths a day she is addicted) will cause irritability and if you use it before bed chances are you will feel as if you can't get to sleep as fast.. similar to diphenhydramine which also does not cause dependence...
 

Sustain

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Surgery past (was on monday not tuesday) I feel infinitely better. I hurt, but I can't even recall what its like to think like I was when I posted this. It was definitely the surgery not the quitting.Toke up people.
 

juliecasea

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Let me tell you something....You take their pain killers for a month and you will learn withdraw!!!!The only problem with mariuana when u use is that you are told it is wrong,illegal and such.Your brain actually is helped by marijuana...it is documented to help all kinds of mental disorders,but being told your addicted makes you believe its wrong so your mind fights wanting what it actually needs to help.PAIN KILLERS...NARCOTICS.. are prescribed so therefore your mind thinks its ok...actually what they will be giving you to kill pain is actually sooo fn bad for you on top of being so dam addicting.If you are already taking zanax then I would say that is whats causing your mood swings,insomnia and more.quiting smoking the herb that helps so many things is actually not good for your mind.if you have an addictivepersonality please do not ever take the pain killers....that could be a long road to recover from.please stick to the herb that is grown and stay the hell away from the drugs the doctors prescribe.I know I almost had my life ruin ed by a doctor who gave me oxy conton...I will say that my friend was almost the end of me,thank god for herb its the only drug I will put in my body,and the drug that does the least amount of harm ,,,compared to any narcotic pain killer the dr.c will give.smoke on.it is natures medicine.
 
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