cannabis withdrawal

[jock briton]

I was wondering if anyone else has info on this i am 6 days in after quitting smoking cannabis after a few years of doing it every day and night and have been going through all i can describe as withdrawals now im on half a mg of subutex and have been through opiate wd. And im not saying it is at a level of that pain but the last week i have felt like their is a knot in my stomache im sweating constantly and have a sore and upset guts and my sleeping has sufferd,mood swings agitated and generally feeling like crap,for years i belived it wasnt addictive but i know wd when i feel them,has anyone else felt like this ?

 

[Lil'LinaptkSix]

has anyone else felt like this ?

Daily smoker for decades and if I do not have it seems my appetite is shit for a few days but that's about all, iirc. Been a few days without now and have to force myself to eat.
Then again... maybe kratom and phenibut masks most symptoms but before that it really wasn't that bigadeal, ya know?
I know others would have differing opinions/experiences but this is me.
Is there any other "meds" one is *on?

 

[Jibult]

Other people have absolutely experienced withdrawal symptoms, myself included:

Check this out

I'm going to have to leave it at that, though. This topic tends to receive a lot of backlash that I can't keep myself from responding to. Check that link out for more info, or PM me with specific questions. Other than that, I don't really have anything that I think I should contribute to this conversation. Best of luck, jock, stay motivated and just know that you will feel normal again with time.

 

[Anonymous Dissident]

Salvia Nemorosa is an excellent cannabis substitute. It contains apigenin which is a GABAa agonist, as well as several other compounds that having statistically significant binding affinities to CB2 iirc.

It's a reliable, ubiquitous relaxant. It's nothing like it was portrayed years ago on E-Dot, but its definitely worth trying. If I suddenly had to give up cannabis, it would be my first choice for a replacement. S. Nemorosa is more reliable than CBD IME. To me, it feels like a mix of shitty schwag with a touch of lorazepam.

Russian Sage bubble hash is a good replacement as well, but has much more of a kick (which not everyone enjoys) than S. Nemorosa. S. Nemorosa is more like an indica, while Russian Sage is much closer to a strong Sativa with mild psychedelic undertones. Theres a reason it was used to create a notorious "spice" blend...

Oh, and fuck anyone who says it's all in your head or you're just a pussy, cannabis withdrawal may not be like coming off of heroin of oxy, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist! Feel free to pm me if you need additional information.

 

[w01fg4ng]

Great info everyone! I'm gonna have to try some of the substitutes mentioned here that I haven't yet.

This topic tends to receive a lot of backlash

Oh, and fuck anyone who says it's all in your head or you're just a pussy, cannabis withdrawal may not be like coming off of heroin of oxy, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist!

It's obvious that when people come to Cannabis Discussion to dick size their opiate habits that they are compensating for something else

 

[Las Veghost grower]

Jokes aside, I was a really heavy smoker for a really long time, prolly close to a quarter to half oz of joints a day, when I couldn’t smoke for whatever reason I would feel really on edge like any little thing would piss me off (mood swings?), but that’s about it, obviously everyone is different so maybe I’m just lucky I never really had wd from weed

 

[yubacity]

I used to be one of those who would laugh at people talking about weed withdrawal . But after quitting heroin i started to smoke a shit load of weed for a couple of years. But all I was trying to do is smoke so much that i was trying to get the deep sedating effect of heroin from weed which wont happen. Stopped smoking a couple of weeks ago and have been in a pissed of mood dont enjoy eating and the insomnia is really bad .So i think you can most defo get a mental withdrawal from stopping weed . I think anything that you get used to doing that relaxes you can cause at least a mental withdrawal

 

[Las Veghost grower]

I used to be one of those who would laugh at people talking about weed withdrawal . But after quitting heroin i started to smoke a shit load of weed for a couple of years. But all I was trying to do is smoke so much that i was trying to get the deep sedating effect of heroin from weed which wont happen. Stopped smoking a couple of weeks ago and have been in a pissed of mood dont enjoy eating and the insomnia is really bad .So i think you can most defo get a mental withdrawal from stopping weed . I think anything that you get used to doing that relaxes you can cause at least a mental withdrawal

Completely stop intake of processed sugar and you will have wd...like you said anything could cause some mild wd when you stop and you body has already become use to it, some things are worse then others and some way worse but that doesn’t change anything

 

[yubacity]

Completely stop intake of processed sugar and you will have wd...like you said anything could cause some mild wd when you stop and you body has already become use to it, some things are worse then others and some way worse but that doesn’t change anything

I think a lot of ex heroin addicts like me used to easily dismiss weed wd like it no big thing but any kind of withdrawl be it mental or physical is a feeling of shit . Even if weed not got the physical or high anxiety wd like brown I still feel pissed of and not sleeping properly this not a great feeling in any way.

 

[Las Veghost grower]

I think a lot of ex heroin addicts like me used to easily dismiss weed wd like it no big thing but any kind of withdrawl be it mental or physical is a feeling of shit . Even if weed not got the physical or high anxiety wd like brown I still feel pissed of and not sleeping properly this not a great feeling in any way.

I will admitt one reason I don’t like people talking about weed withdrawal is because eventually as more areas become legal more people will experience them and imo eventually the government will use this as a reason to schedule the drug making it only available in the same way as opiates or benzos, I think it’s something we are better off going through quietly

 

[yubacity]

I will admitt one reason I don’t like people talking about weed withdrawal is because eventually as more areas become legal more people will experience them and imo eventually the government will use this as a reason to schedule the drug making it only available in the same way as opiates or benzos, I think it’s something we are better off going through quietly

Agree with you fully they will be looking for a reason . But a good thing about these big corporations looking into growing and selling weed will be their lobby groups stopping any attempt to reclassify weed . But that also has a downside

 

[Las Veghost grower]

Agree with you fully they will be looking for a reason . But a good thing about these big corporations looking into growing and selling weed will be their lobby groups stopping any attempt to reclassify weed . But that also has a downside

No matter how you slice it the “Wild Wild West” weed days are over (in most the US atleast) how shit will shake out who knows, I personally think eventually they will fool people into thinking it’s in their best interest to get it from pharmaceutical companies cause anyone els who knows could be selling poison, think bho pesticides shit like that, but either way I will always grow my own, got lots of seeds in the freezer for such a day

 

[yubacity]

No matter how you slice it the “Wild Wild West” weed days are over (in most the US atleast) how shit will shake out who knows, I personally think eventually they will fool people into thinking it’s in their best interest to get it from pharmaceutical companies cause anyone els who knows could be selling poison, think bho pesticides shit like that, but either way I will always grow my own, got lots of seeds in the freezer for such a day

They priced most independents out of the market with the license fees. We still got it a lot better then here in the uk paying silly money to get decent weed .Once im back in cali i going to stick to edibles find it gives me the deep buzz I like will also like you try growing my own. For some silly reason a lot of Americans still trust corporations . That why i not smoking anymore while in UK you can get the strains we get in states but such low quality just copy name

 

[Las Veghost grower]

They priced most independents out of the market with the license fees. We still got it a lot better then here in the uk paying silly money to get decent weed .Once im back in cali i going to stick to edibles find it gives me the deep buzz I like will also like you try growing my own. For some silly reason a lot of Americans still trust corporations . That why i not smoking anymore while in UK you can get the strains we get in states but such low quality just copy name

Oddly enough when I was a heavy smoker edibles never did anything for me, I would even make 100-200mg edibles and have to eat like 3 or 4 to even feel anything, stopped smoking weed when I got into opiates and recently started eating edibles and 20mg gets me high as hell I actually like it better then smoking now

 

[yubacity]

Oddly enough when I was a heavy smoker edibles never did anything for me, I would even make 100-200mg edibles and have to eat like 3 or 4 to even feel anything, stopped smoking weed when I got into opiates and recently started eating edibles and 20mg gets me high as hell I actually like it better then smoking now

I find edibles gives the deep buzz i crave since stopping heroin not the same as heroin but it fills that void left after 13 years heroin smoking not do it

 

[Kaden_Nite]

Cannabis is one of the most relaxing, euphoric, mood lifting and generally comforting drugs that I have used. There are no repercussive after-effects like hangovers or serotonin depletion that prevents me from using it regularly.

It has all the hallmarks of an addictive drug, yet somehow, a lot of people aren't affected by it.

When I have been smoking weed regularly, and that use abruptly ceases, I experience withdrawal symptoms like with any other drug; a complete reversal of the drug's effects: Loss of appetite, discomfort, insomnia, low mood, hypomania, wild dreams.. I once hallucinated a bong in my hand and watched it disappear as I went to smoke it.

I try to limit my use as it is most effective with low tolerance, but I benefit from it a great deal, so it is difficult to get the balance right.


Anyone who thinks it's okay to say that something doesn't happen just because it doesn't happen to them.. or that's no big deal, just because it's not a big deal to them usually sounds like a bit of a cunt. The hypocrisy is the worst. "You think weed is bad? Try withdrawing from a gram a day of my shit drug". That's not how it works. The effect that someone gets from one drug is not relative to the effect someone else gets from a completely different drug.

TL;DR: if you don't experience any withdrawal effects from weed, that's great, but some people do.

 

[JoEhJoEh]

Subutex because of Weed-w/d???? That's much more harmful than to sleep is not the best for lets say 10 days and period. I'm also smoking marujuana since 23 years and when i'm running out, yeah, then I#m running out. But SUBUTEX? That s substitution for H-addicts. What the hell!!!!

JJ

 

[JoEhJoEh]

... a knot in my stomache and so on.... since when is that a bad life threatening symptom? Go through it!

JJ

 

[Snafu in the Void]

cannabis has no physical dependency, yet can be strongly psychologically addictive

withdrawal symptoms for me:
depression
anhedonia
boredom
lack of appetite

these can all easily become overcome by a strong will of mind

it's all about changing your daily habits. You're used to smoke to make everything better. Everything IS already good, you're just used to doing it high.

weed withdrawal is REAL, but it is a joke compared to actual hard drug withdrawal

when people complain about weed withdrawal I laugh, and I've gone through it many times. It's a joke compared to other drugs..

just my 2 cents

 

[JoEhJoEh]

cannabis has no physical dependency, yet can be strongly psychologically addictive

withdrawal symptoms for me:
depression
anhedonia
boredom
lack of appetite

these can all easily become overcome by a strong will of mind

it's all about changing your daily habits. You're used to smoke to make everything better. Everything IS already good, you're just used to doing it high.

weed withdrawal is REAL, but it is a joke compared to actual hard drug withdrawal

when people complain about weed withdrawal I laugh, and I've gone through it many times. It's a joke compared to other drugs..

just my 2 cents

Hey,

no offense! I also got through several Weed-Withdrawal but it's a bit more than insomnia that i already have and sweating during the night.

Sorry for things like that I need no Subutex! Be honest! And I did not laugh about it. I need one joint in the evening to sleep well, I never smoke during the day. That's my ritual before directly going to bed, otherwise I cannot sleep.

JJ