Weed withdrawal questions

[passion4cannabis]

Hey fellow potheads and cool people, i'm taking a break from weed which pretty much had me stoned 24/7.

But now with the withdrawal im on day 4 i believe now (my memory is non-existant) and i pretty much cant even socialize cause i feel so retarded stuttering and mixing words up and being very socially awkward. I just feel so very dumb and blank in my head too, and i feel bored all the time and lots of other silly symptoms. How long does this last and is this normal? Cheers ! 8(

 

[Jibult]

There is no set amount of time and yes, it is normal when coming out of a situation of heavy abuse.

 

[passion4cannabis]

Sweet man! I've been taking shrooms and LSD and thought i had fried my brain forever, but i guess it's just the weed!

 

[Jibult]

Sweet man! I've been taking shrooms and LSD and thought i had fried my brain forever, but i guess it's just the weed!

Eh, drug-wise I'd say it's the weed, or lack thereof... Overall, I'd say you likely have an anxiety/stress-related issue that you've medicated, either knowingly or unknowingly, with cannabis. Without the medication, the full brunt of the anxiety shows itself right as you're adjusting to sobriety and it hits like a bag of fucking bricks, man.

To be fair, though, that's complete speculation. I can't say anything for a fact other than many people experience what you describe after stopping a heavy weed habit.

 

[passion4cannabis]

Yea i have anxiety like a mofo off the weed but even if i dont have anxiety i feel dumb as shit! haha like literally borderline retarded haha

 

[Jibult]

Yea i have anxiety like a mofo off the weed but even if i dont have anxiety i feel dumb as shit! haha like literally borderline retarded haha

My mind goes blank in most involuntary social situations.


Well... not truly, but that's the image I tend to give off. If I don't already enjoy a person's company, I see no reason to socialize with them. I hate small-talk as it is... Sober, I don't do it unless it's a means to achieve a particular end. After a few beers, though, I'm one of the most outgoing people you can meet.... problem is, I seem to have some kind of mental neurotic switch that flips seemingly randomly on me. One moment everything's fine, next thing I know something catches my peripheral vision, I hear an unpleasant noise and I'm ready to slit some throats. Rather than reveal how... explosive... I can be, I choose to hide it, to bottle it up, to cage it before it can give me away as... well, as who I really am.

That alone is why I try to caution people when it comes to heavy weed abuse. I'm pretty confident my mind was fucked before I started with the herbal, but I'm also confident that a decade-plus of 1g+ a day has been detrimental (overall) to my psyche. It's easy to ignore long-term detriment when you're so focused on short-term bliss.

 

[2cAlex]

I wen't from being an everyday heavy smoker (for years) to not smoking for 5 days (this is my fifth day.)
I have experienced absolutely no withdrawls what so ever besides for trouble falling asleep, but I couldn't sleep well before I started smoking, it was actually one of the reasons I started to smoke.


What you have is probably mental withdrawl.

 

[passion4cannabis]

My mind goes blank in most involuntary social situations.


Well... not truly, but that's the image I tend to give off. If I don't already enjoy a person's company, I see no reason to socialize with them. I hate small-talk as it is... Sober, I don't do it unless it's a means to achieve a particular end. After a few beers, though, I'm one of the most outgoing people you can meet.... problem is, I seem to have some kind of mental neurotic switch that flips seemingly randomly on me. One moment everything's fine, next thing I know something catches my peripheral vision, I hear an unpleasant noise and I'm ready to slit some throats. Rather than reveal how... explosive... I can be, I choose to hide it, to bottle it up, to cage it before it can give me away as... well, as who I really am.

That alone is why I try to caution people when it comes to heavy weed abuse. I'm pretty confident my mind was fucked before I started with the herbal, but I'm also confident that a decade-plus of 1g+ a day has been detrimental (overall) to my psyche. It's easy to ignore long-term detriment when you're so focused on short-term bliss.

Yea same here i'm fucked up in the head and since starting my weed habit it's all gone downhill. I also tried killing myself twice i was in a deep black unforgiven hole which i'm pretty sure was the weed making me depressed. Like i've never been that depressed before in my life.

 

[passion4cannabis]

I wen't from being an everyday heavy smoker (for years) to not smoking for 5 days (this is my fifth day.)
I have experienced absolutely no withdrawls what so ever besides for trouble falling asleep, but I couldn't sleep well before I started smoking, it was actually one of the reasons I started to smoke.


What you have is probably mental withdrawl.

Did you smoke joints?

 

[tripnotyzm]

I have quit a few times in the past..
Most times i successfully quit cold turkey with out suffering from any sort of withdrawing type effects (apart from boredom!)
Except for this one time, i tried quitting and i had to deal with some insanely bad anxiety issues.
It started fucking me up at work and stuff..
Got pretty crazy.. So i picked up the bong again

 

[2cAlex]

Did you smoke joints?

I smoke blunts, usually around 3-4g a day.
Maybe It is more physical, I looked it up and a lot of people do feel physical withdrawal symptoms from weed apparently. I never knew they existed, I don't understand why I wouldn't feel any of them.

 

[Foreigner]

Hey fellow potheads and cool people, i'm taking a break from weed which pretty much had me stoned 24/7.

But now with the withdrawal im on day 4 i believe now (my memory is non-existant) and i pretty much cant even socialize cause i feel so retarded stuttering and mixing words up and being very socially awkward. I just feel so very dumb and blank in my head too, and i feel bored all the time and lots of other silly symptoms. How long does this last and is this normal? Cheers ! 8(

Can only speak from personal experience, but after a lengthy period of smoking heavily almost 24/7, the most intense aspects of the withdrawal lasting for 7 days and then tapered off. I had intense experiences of anhedonia for about 2 weeks along with a strong desire to smoke. By week 3 there were no mental signs that I ever smoked pot and I was basically normal.

YMMV.

 

[passion4cannabis]

I smoke blunts, usually around 3-4g a day.
Maybe It is more physical, I looked it up and a lot of people do feel physical withdrawal symptoms from weed apparently. I never knew they existed, I don't understand why I wouldn't feel any of them.

It could of been cause u were smoking blunts, they transfer much less THC then let's say a pipe/bong/vape - or just genetics i'm not sure.

Also here's a cool link some of you might like - http://www.uncommonforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=19212&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

 

[Le'Mix]

I personally don't believe in the concept of weed 'withdrawal'.


You are just missing it, big difference to utterly needing it.

At best you are dependent.

Still, you're maybe just young(16-21) as I used to think it was possible.

But then I took other substances daily and boy, did I know for sure then..

I bet in 3-5 years you will agree.

I also bet right now you don't agree. But you can only call a shovel a shovel.

:D

 

[passion4cannabis]

I personally don't believe in the concept of weed 'withdrawal'.


You are just missing it, big difference to utterly needing it.

At best you are dependent.

Still, you're maybe just young(16-21) as I used to think it was possible.

But then I took other substances daily and boy, did I know for sure then..

I bet in 3-5 years you will agree.

I also bet right now you don't agree. But you can only call a shovel a shovel.

:D

How can you speak for all tokers? Weed withdrawal is a fact. Some people might have the cannabinoid genetics to make them not experience it, i'm not freaking sure. Or maybe u don't smoke as much as the people who withdraw :S

OH! When i was in jail i talked to a narcotics expert and he said that it's GOOD that you have withdrawal, cause if you don't then that's not very good, cause ur brain is probably long-term changed.

Also - http://thisisyourbrainondrugs.org/?page_id=46

 

[Le'Mix]

How can you speak for all tokers? Weed withdrawal is a fact. Some people might have the cannabinoid genetics to make them not experience it, i'm not freaking sure. Or maybe u don't smoke as much as the people who withdraw :S

OH! When i was in jail i talked to a narcotics expert and he said that it's GOOD that you have withdrawal, cause if you don't then that's not very good, cause ur brain is probably long-term changed.

Also - http://thisisyourbrainondrugs.org/?page_id=46

Ok m8, no worries. I will keep my trap shut.

Best wishes with the withdrawals. But one or two things you said made me think.

Weed withdrawal is a fact

- err no. and...

Or maybe u don't smoke as much as the people who withdraw

Dicksizing-tastic. :D

S'ok though you're just a kid.

And if you have been to jail I live on Pluto and it's pretty warm here.

You'll learn, with or without my advice, that is the main thing.

 

[passion4cannabis]

Ok m8, no worries. I will keep my trap shut.

Best wishes with the withdrawals. But one or two things you said made me think. - err no. and... Dicksizing-tastic. :D

And if you have been to jail I live on Pluto and it's pretty warm here.

No mate i'm sorry if i came off as an asshole, it's just what i think.

 

[Le'Mix]

No mate i'm sorry if i came off as an asshole, it's just what i think.

I do not think you came across that way.

I just think you are pretty young, t'is all.

As years and years ago I used to think weed w/d was a fact.

I hope you remember this, as I know fo'sure you will agree in time.

But it's all good. Stay off the 24/7 stoned mindset, use Ganja as a treat once you have done your days work/being to school/college.

But seriously lad, do not go near genuinely addictive drugs just yet if at all.

 

[passion4cannabis]

I do not think you came across that way.

I just think you are pretty young, t'is all.

As years and years ago I used to think weed w/d was a fact.

I hope you remember this, as I know fo'sure you will agree in time.

But it's all good. Stay off the 24/7 stoned mindset, use Ganja as a treat once you have done your days work/being to school/college.

But seriously lad, do not go near genuinely addictive drugs just yet if at all.

Hehe i have an addictive personality and i've pretty much been addicted to something all my life.

 

[Le'Mix]

Fair does.