Marijuana Withdrawal Symptoms - Common Signs of Detox
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Many regular and heavy pot smokers go through withdrawal when they first quit weed. The withdrawal period will usually last between ten days to a month, and is hardest at the start. Quitting marijuana can produce both physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.Common symptoms are discussed in detail below.
Anxiety and Restlessness - All dressed up and nowhere to smoke!
One of the biggest hurdles in the first couple of weeks is anxiety. The anxiety that is felt during quitting is usually minor relative to a full blown panic attack - but it is constant! You need to get ready to deal with the emotional and mental state you will be in for the first couple of weeks when you stop smoking. I have searched through sofa cushions,and the trash, just to find a roach or a little nugget to feel at peace. I describe it as feeling like something is missing, and needing to get back to a high state so that you can relax again. You might realize that you are hold a lot of tension and don’t breathe well in the first few days. Keeping yourself busy will help some, but it won’t make this feeling go away. Keep reading to learn more about withdrawal from marijuana.
Crazy Thoughts and Sleepless Nights
Inability to Sleep is a big problem in the first couple days of stopping. I have been unable to sleep for days before. This goes away. If smoking weed makes you calm and sleepy, stopping will make you stress out and your mind lose focus. It can take a while for your sleeping patterns to get back to normal. Usually within a month you will have more better sleep patterns and get a good nights sleep. It is essential to stay on a norma sleeping pattern when experiencing weed detoxification.
Crazy Dreams and Nightmares
As any smoker knows, cannabis intereres with your dreams and keeps you from dreaming or keeps you from remembering them. When you give your body a rest from weed, the nightmares come back - and sometimes they are vivid. If you haven’t dreamed in a weeks, months, or maybe even years, this aspect of marijuana withdrawal is very strange. Memories from years ago may resurface in dream form. I remember having a dream of classmates from high school that I hadn’t seen in over 10 years!
Nightmares are common when you go through marijuana withdrawal. These can be incredibly vivid and involve people and places you know. I have had several dreams where I thought the world was about to end and I have woken up in a sweat before.
Some people dream about marijuana, and some smoke marijuana in their dreams. This is part of the detox process and entirely normal.
Not Feeling Hungry
A regularly seen symptom of pot withdrawal is a lack of appetite. This usually lasts for 3 to 4 days after the last time you smoke. You can almost think of it as the opposite of the munchies. Take Out doesn’t taste as good without marijuana!
It is normal if your appetite decreases, or that you don’t feel hungry for a few days. You might lose some weight when you go through detoxification. The lack of [hunger] can be a part of a more general feeling of sickness that can be described as low-level flu like symptoms. Very few people report diarrhea or nausea, but it does exist for some of us.
When I quit smoking weed, my eating habits improved. I have gone through the lack of hunger, and even diarrhea during the first few days of quitting.
The Sweats
You may feel this after not smoking weed for a few days. Personally, I believe this to be caused by the stress of adaptation to life without weed. I do know that after smoking (succumbing to temptation) the sweats dissapear immediately. One trick for dealing with this, is to think of it as cleansing and that your body is cooking out the THC. Your are speeding up your recovery by sweating it out!
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October 27th, 2009 at 10:57 am
thanks for the post.
It is an acurate list! How about the rewards? Money in your pocket, no paranoia, people hanging out with you to be with you and not because you have pot. That list could go on and on, don’t you think?