Pot withdrawal [serious]

Wizerd

Wizerd

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I've been smoking daily and have been high most of the time for about a month straight. When I come home before a couple bowls I have restless legs, headaches, cramps, and just feel like shit and I can't function. I know it probably has withdrawals and am just wondering if anyone else has had this experience.

inb4: addicted, pot head, stoner, etc.
 
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Its mental. Take a trip/vacation and get away for a couple days when you want to stop. Just stopping and not changing any surroundings or circumstances is probably too much.
 
While the OP likely does not fit any diagnostic criteria for a cannabis use disorder, its important to consider that there are clinically significant withdrawal symptoms related to a true usege disorder, and the long term impact on health (will poorly reported in the literature) is highly likely when cannabis is smoked chronically for prolonged periods.

Its not crack. But with drawl symptoms are real, the can be very distressing, but certainly are not life threatening. Over 44% of cannabis users report withdrawal symptoms upon cessation.

OP, You have two treatment options.

1. just tough it out. you withdrawl symptoms will peak between day two and day six. and symptoms should resolve in 7-14 days. (any other symptoms you experince beyond that are likely related to another underlying medical disorder.. get that shit checked out)

2. Tapper your dose....use less cannabis, less frequently. This has the potential to lengthen your withdrawal symptoms, but will make them less sever.

.... you are essentially running on less dopamine (becasue your brain is used to THC stimulating the release, it now releases less) ... so just go out and get all stoked! exercise and shit. stop rocking back and forth in your room thinking about it, and all of this will be over before you know it.
 
I hear ya man. Day 3 of sobriety for me, and it sucks. I've quit cold turkey a few times before to pass piss tests for jobs, and it never gets easier. I've been burning multiple times daily for the better part of 12yrs now (damn, crazy to write that), but most symptoms subside around the 5th or 6th day for me. Nausea, anxiousness, loss of appetite, and the inability to fall/stay asleep are the hardest parts. My best advice is to work-out like a madman; do a shitload of cardio (biking, running, swimming), pushups, pull-ups, planks, squats, lunges, and finish off with a nice long session in a steam room or sauna. If you hit it hard enough, sheer physical exhaustion is usually enough to overcome the withdrawal, at least well enough to eat something and get some sleep.

On the positive side, your dreams are gonna get fucking crazy too. I'm talking unbelievably vivid, epic adventures that are so intense that you wake up still feeling the emotions you had while dreaming. Sometimes I become aware that I'm dreaming in the middle of it, and can kinda control whats going on; trippy shit. Dreams can be way more fun than recreational drugs, so at least you have that to look forward to.

Getting high is awesome, but getting sober can be rewarding too. The key with substances is to always be in control; don't let a substance control you. Good luck!
 
Y'all are being pussies, I'm 1 week sober after smoking choppas (scmole, moles, mocs whatever) daily for over a year and pot daily for 4 years and it's not hard at all.
 
Sounds like opiate withdrawal.... if not that, maybe you have RLS (restless leg syndrome) which is really shitty.
 
13208897:AT-AT said:
it could definitely be a mental dependency.
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This is the first thing that comes to mind. Modern humans can find themselves addicted to damn near anything. Honestly, the best advice I can give is walk away from it for a while to prove to yourself you aren't dependent on it. Prove yourself you can smoke without needing to. Walking away may suck, but I promise you it'll be worth it. It's a powerful feeling knowing you're depending on nothing except your own strength. You can do it.
 
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