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[MEGA] Cannabis Quitting Thread aka I need a break

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Hey everyone, I'm still doing really good. This is probably one of the best things I've done for myself in a long time! I feel a lot better in so many ways. I haven't even thought much about getting more. I don't really miss it. And I've been "reclaiming" activities that I felt I could no longer enjoy without weed--and enjoying them even more! This is such a good feeling. Saving a lot more money too... I cringe when I think about how many hundreds of dollars were going down the drain that can now be spent on good food, trips, date nights, etc.
 
yea i smoked after a 2 month break. i was smoking for 6 days and the negative effects were not worth it.. so i went back to quitting.. a week later last sunday i smoked.. and have not smoked sense.. you might pick it back up a few times before you are done for good.. i think i am done for good.
 
I've recently been thinking about taking a break , I've been smoking from close to when I wake up to fairly late , split throughout the day , every day for the most part for 3 years .

I took a one month break due to availability and it wasn't too hard , but now I get it so easily . I'm not sure whether I want to stop/take a break ATM .
 
I've been on a break for almost 5 months now, after smoking constantly for about 7 years. At first, I was miserable. I could not sit still for the life of me and do anything whatsoever. Anything, a movie, television, music, was so depressing and seemed flat. Talking to anyone was terrible and I had no idea what to do with suddenly actually having a normal amount of testosterone and being pissed off and dreaming. Also, because of state dependent memory, I felt like I randomly woke up out of nowhere and had no idea how I got there.

After a month or two, that faded. And I remembered what it was like not to be a stoner. And how boring everything is supposed to be. And how much time there is in a day when you're not playing phonetag, picking stems, packing bowls, burning out, eating, repeating, and going to sleep. I grabbed a bag somewhere in there, and ended up stoned for a week or two straight. But nothing since then.

Honestly, I think I just needed a break and to get my relationship with the plant back on track. Looking forward to going back, and sticking to recreation, not always.
 
PeacePipeChief said:
I've recently been thinking about taking a break , I've been smoking from close to when I wake up to fairly late , split throughout the day , every day for the most part for 3 years .

I took a one month break due to availability and it wasn't too hard , but now I get it so easily . I'm not sure whether I want to stop/take a break ATM .
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When you are feeling that, it's for a reason. If weed was in balance in your life you probably wouldn't be getting that nagging "I should stop" feeling... I had that feeling for so long but my addiction kept me going with it. I now wish I had stopped way sooner.

Honestly, I think I just needed a break and to get my relationship with the plant back on track. Looking forward to going back, and sticking to recreation, not always.
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This is what it comes down to, keeping the relationship on track. We have to look at how it's out of balance and why it is out of balance (reasons for using and using compulsively, etc) before going back or we will just end up addicted and out of balance again. I believe it is possible to be able to use it in a healthy, moderated way. I still don't know how to get there though.

I feel really lucky that I'm not one of those people who feels bored without it. I've never felt bored in my life, honestly. I'm just a really passionate, constantly enthralled and excited sort of person. If anything I think all the pot was dulling that a bit for me...in the first 5 minutes after smoking I'd feel really excited about my life but then the hazy dull stoned daze would kick in and nothing would be as exciting anymore. I'd just be sleepy.

Now...I don't know. It's odd but I don't really feel that different, happiness-wise. I'm still into the stuff I was into, still excited about everything, I just have more time in the day without worrying about managing my smoking and the amount of stash I had left. There's been a lot more emotion to work through since I'm not dulling it with pot constantly, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing either. I feel more intuitive, more spiritual and more connected to everything.

Highly recommend this. I'm heading toward a month off it now, I think. Interested to see the changes that will happen as it further leaves my system.
 
I had to quit in octobre cause there was a drug search and I got busted. Now that I look back i'm glad as fuck that they busted me. I had a lot of stuff going on and instead of just coping with it I just got high every day. Then I had to quit cold turkey because they were gonna drug test us. Novembre was so terrible, couldnt sleep the first 3 days and then the cravings got less but in novembre I got so depressed.. Weed was my bubble and bursting my bubble by quitting kinda shot me right back into reality. I quit for 3 weeks until the drug test and then just started smoking a bit again. Did the same in march but now I haven't smoked for almost 2 months and i'm planning on just quitting forever. When I was smoking every day I got so apathic and antisocial, geez.. Some of my friends still smoke daily but i'm glad that a few of them have snapped out of it as well. We would just hang out and smoke all the time but im glad we can now have fun sober as well :D
 
I tried to start a thread in CD, but it got shut down and I was redirected here. I've been reading about tolerance and what-not since and I'm curious about something. Without having to go through this entire thread - I'm sure it's been mentioned at some point - does anybody have any idea how long it takes for CB1 receptors to return to their original state? Is it the same amount of time that it takes for tolerance to reset? Like, a month or two. Or, does it take longer? I've read conflicting reports. Do these receptors ever return to their original state?

I had planned to stop getting stoned for six weeks. I forgot why I chose six weeks for a while, but now I remember. When I was doing drug tests, it took approximately six weeks to get a negative result for marijuana. I was smoking less back then, and the negative result didn't mean it was completely out of my system - just under the test threshold. So I've got to assume that it would take longer than six weeks to be undetectable in my body; and longer again for the CB1 receptors to reset.

Anybody have any insight about receptors versus detectability?

Thanks.
 
ForEverAfter said:
I tried to start a thread in CD, but it got shut down and I was redirected here. I've been reading about tolerance and what-not since and I'm curious about something. Without having to go through this entire thread - I'm sure it's been mentioned at some point - does anybody have any idea how long it takes for CB1 receptors to return to their original state? Is it the same amount of time that it takes for tolerance to reset? Like, a month or two. Or, does it take longer? I've read conflicting reports. Do these receptors ever return to their original state?

I had planned to stop getting stoned for six weeks. I forgot why I chose six weeks for a while, but now I remember. When I was doing drug tests, it took approximately six weeks to get a negative result for marijuana. I was smoking less back then, and the negative result didn't mean it was completely out of my system - just under the test threshold. So I've got to assume that it would take longer than six weeks to be undetectable in my body; and longer again for the CB1 receptors to reset.

Anybody have any insight about receptors versus detectability?

Thanks.
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Wait...it took you six weeks to get a negative result????? Wtf? How is that possible? What sort of drug test was this? Because my husband passed a piss test after smoking pretty heavily off and on after 6 days. I passed one after about a week and a half before. I've never heard of six weeks, that's crazy!

Not sure about the receptors, but I'd like to know too...?
 
I believe it I use to smoke in such high quantities daily and consumed cannabis in huge amounts that I failed a piss test 2 months of non smoking when I was in rehab once.
 
I've popped after the traditional 1 month threshold. Sucks lol cause you have just not smoked for a long ass time and you still get fucked.

I'm not quitting for any particular reason, but it's been about 2 days since I smoked last. Aside from sleep problems (which I have had all my life and cannabis helps) It's all good. I'm a little bipolar, though, and definitely do not take any meds (other than weed) so usually sometime between 3 days and a week I start getting mood swings and stuff. Whether these turn into a problem are more dependent on my current circumstances than anything else.

I will admit that the other day I was thinking on how the rest of the world perceives the pot head, false stereotype or not, and It did bum me out. I hate that while my family wont say much directly about weed, they will not hesitate to blame some of the unfortunate challenges in my life on cannabis. It's like the chicken and the egg; which came first, the pot or the problem? In my experience, it was the problem.

Anyways, not to ramble, but all of you out there having a hard time quitting smoking, I don't necessarily feel your pain, but I feel for ya.
 
I haven't smoked in approximately 3 weeks and the only side effect I have encountered is boredom. When I was at school I could go to the gym all the time or just skate around, but now that I'm back home I just don't have anything to do. I tried this legal herbal blend called "Eagle" a couple times and at first it was great and made me feel very high. However, after I took too large of a hit out of a bong, I had an intense and uncomfortable psychedelic trip for about 45 minutes and ended up throwing up my lunch. This experience convinced me to stay away from Eagle and all legal blends in general. I can't wait until the day I pass my drug test. I'm going to go straight to my local collective and buy the finest herb and maybe spoil myself with some wax, *sigh* %)

Speaking of drug tests, mine will probably be next week and I am still testing positive for THC on these shitty dip sticks. I'm not really stressing though because I have a plan that should work if executed correctly.

Anyways, good luck to everyone trying to stop smoking. It gets way easier after the first week and isn't really a problem if you can find something to occupy your time.
 
subopm420 said:
I will admit that the other day I was thinking on how the rest of the world perceives the pot head, false stereotype or not, and It did bum me out. I hate that while my family wont say much directly about weed, they will not hesitate to blame some of the unfortunate challenges in my life on cannabis. It's like the chicken and the egg; which came first, the pot or the problem? In my experience, it was the problem.
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Agreed, but it does make you wonder: are they actually NOT wrong? I'm a daily smoker (weed, jumped off the cigs a week ago!), and not just with friends. I smoke alone a lot, and I've found that my nightly pre-bedtime joint has become somewhat of a necessity, but I've had real sleeping problems for all my life (actually they started at 6, when we moved close to an airport). Same with motivational problems (i.e school), I've been an unmotivated bum for as long as I can remember. Still, these are the 2 biggest points in marihuana addiction. To add, when i don't have weed before I sleep the problems are much worse than they were, making me assume that marihuana has amplified this. It could be the same with my motivation.

(actually, what's anyone's opinion on my possible addiction? I know this post is lacking detail, but the problems themselves are very typical for marihuana smokers)
 
I burnt out in 10 months. Some of you may recall my previous post in this thread. I know have around 4 months left of probation and I discussed it with a romantic interest of mine in depth. She says that the real test will come when I can smoke. I haven't smoked due to last july due to the fact that there are very serious repercussions if I do fail a drug test. I always said that the only way I'd ever stop is if I was forced to.

I have never used pot responsibly. The day I started smoking, I started smoking all day everyday. I've never been a once a week smoker, a twice a week smoker, nothing like that. I was on juvenile probation for arguing with my grandmother but I got into other drugs I could use without getting in trouble. The day I could smoke, I started smoking every single day, all day.

I became really socially uncomfortable and began hating people until I got busted with a lot of pot. Being 18 with no priors helped with that and I ended up with just a year of probation. In the last year, I have had a lot of problems mentally in a variety of ways. I finally feel like I'm getting back to normal in the last month. That's right, it took 9 months to start to get back to my old self again. I've worked toward this by trying to eat better, exercising and just generally trying to stay engaged in life because before, I was so detached and I'd just watch the world float by.

I'm sort of worried about when I can smoke again. I tell myself that I'll smoke responsibly but I can't lie when I say I think about getting high every single day still. Its just that I enjoy my new life so much. I spent a couple hours with the people I use to smoke with and they do nothing but sit around, playing videogames and smoking all day. It made me realize that I shouldn't miss that lifestyle. There are lots of reasons I felt that way but to see it again really stuck out it my mind. After seeing them have no contact with anyone but themselves, I realized I don't want to ever have friendships based on pot ever again. I mean, they are shitty people and not for that but thats another story but I realized how little I had in common with them besides smoking and since I can't, I've seen them maybe 2-3 times whereas we used to all chill every single day, smoking all day and all night and doing nothing else.

I think I crave it the most when I have nothing to do, like right now on summer break. I'm working on moving back home (had to move when I got popped) and getting a job should help. I also plan on joining a local fitness club and spending more time with this girl I like. Stuff like that doesn't make me miss smoking. Cost never really played into it for obvious reasons but it will when I return. I'm going to keep up with this thread, even more so when I can smoke again to remember why I don't need to burn out again. If I feel myself slipping, I'll know I can never smoke again but I just feel like with the happiness I have now, it will be a bit easier to be responsible. I'm also a couple years older than I was when I started so that should help as well.

The girl I want to be with doesn't do any drugs anymore. She was never a serious user but even then, she said she just got bored of her (what I know to be true) occasional use of cannabis, alcohol or opiates/benzos, that it didn't really do anything for her. She's wonderful. I'd rather her be my girlfriend that mary jane.
 
i took a few months off and i felt better.. but when i smoke i remembered why i was smoking everyday. So i think the trick is to stop for years..
 
need your advices !!

I'm 24yr old , started smoking weed at 22! I smoke daily, most of the time before workout of before going to bed thats it! i smoke 1 small joint per day. I work 8-5 in the summer + university... my question is...I dont really get negative effect from weed...will it always be like that or I have to stop soon? 1-2 yrs? I feel like im addicted to it but I cant stop anytime I want to. Even when i dont smoke during 1-2 week I dont feel the physical need. whats your advices?
 
sweet busto said:
I'm 24yr old , started smoking weed at 22! I smoke daily, most of the time before workout of before going to bed thats it! i smoke 1 small joint per day. I work 8-5 in the summer + university... my question is...I dont really get negative effect from weed...will it always be like that or I have to stop soon? 1-2 yrs? I feel like im addicted to it but I cant stop anytime I want to. Even when i dont smoke during 1-2 week I dont feel the physical need. whats your advices?
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So, what happens when you quit smoking? Do you lose your temper and get pissy at every little thing?
Get depressed and want to be alone? Do you turn into an arguer?
I'm just asking for my curiousity..i know alot of ppl who smoke daily...but every once in awhile it dries up around here and they're left with nothing but beer/liquor to get them through for a couple days.....and that's when the real trouble starts!

So, you're smoking one small joint a day...you're trying to stay fit, I believe. You recognize that you're emotionally dependant...but not physically. You're grown now...and I dont tell grown people what to do often..
My only advice would be to not allow the cannabis to become more of habit than it already is...
Nobody can say for sure what you'll end up w/ as far as long term physical damage...besides, of course, the damage you're already doing to your lungs...just because you're 24 doesn't mean this won't affect you. Nobody stays 24 indefinitely.

Do you eat alot of sugary high caloric, high fatty food when you've got the munchies? Because to me, doritos and mt. dew are two of the sneakiest, most dangerous drugs out there!
And that does make marijuana a gateway drug!
Alright, seriously; if it's causing more harm than good..I suggest you quit...
if it's not...than I just suggest careful and moderate. ;)

~token
 
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