3-Month T-break Report

[iKiLLpeople]

Experiment Goal: See if tolerance completely resets after 3 months, ultimately letting me achieve that first time high again

Background: At 25 yrs old, I got high for the first time in my life from CBD oil from a dose of 90mg CBD 3mg THC. I was insanely high, suffering from:

-complete short term memory loss. I could not remember anything beyond 3 seconds in the past
-Time dilation. Seconds felt like minutes. [not exaggerating]
-intense euphoria. Felt so good and everything looked so unimaginably beautiful.
-magic. I could feel colors and vibes so intensely. I could hear every single element individually in music

I'm 30 now. On April 15, 2025 I began my break. Back then cannabis only produced very mild effects and it wasn't nearly as satisfying as before. Today at 11:15 am, July 24 I finally ended my break. I took the exact same CBD oil, at 120mg CBD 4mg THC. It's 12:25 as I write this. I'm hoping I get the exact same effects as 5 years ago.

Results: An almost unnoticeable buzz kicked in around an hour after I took it, lasting for about 30 min before vanishing. Devastating results. These past 2 years I was taking edibles with around 30mg THC and getting weak highs. That seems to have permanently affected my sensitivity and I'm no longer able to feel such low doses of THC.

Most people online mindlessly claim 1 month is a complete reset. They claim this because they heard about a few of those studies that claim cb1 receptors fully reset after 1 month. People who actually think for themselves realized that this is too few studies and also it doesn't really add up. Cannabis does more than simply affect cb1 receptors. it triggers chain reaction all across the brain which messes with way more than just cb1's. Some of the things that are messed with probably adapt very well from the surge of THC, which doesn't forget after just 1 measly month of abstinence. My guess is it permanently adapts to survive THC events as the brain always tries its hardest to maintain normal functionality at all times.

I'm very saddened by these results but I guess by now I should of known that this world is unfair and wants everyone to suffer.

 

[foodcrisis]

i could never achieve my first few highs again even with 6 month tolerance breaks... idk, some people get good results with tolerance breaks. i don't see any reason to take them for myself other than it's healthier.

i generally have a good time with weed, but i'll never get high like the first time again... i hope the high the OP wants kicks in for them.

 

[iKiLLpeople]

i could never achieve my first few highs again even with 6 month tolerance breaks... idk, some people get good results with tolerance breaks. i don't see any reason to take them for myself other than it's healthier.

i generally have a good time with weed, but i'll never get high like the first time again... i hope the high the OP wants kicks in for them.

That is genuinely one of my worst fears, to never be able to re-experience the first time highs. And I think unfortunately I'm already living that fear

Sorry to hear that 6 months didn't work out for you. Tolerance is something so awful

 

[Jibult]

That is genuinely one of my worst fears, to never be able to re-experience the first time highs. And I think unfortunately I'm already living that fear

Sorry to hear that 6 months didn't work out for you. Tolerance is something so awful

I've always felt like this was one of the main arguments for cannabis being considered a gateway drug.

That first high is always out of reach.

Some people are okay with that, they realize it for what it is....

There are others who make it their main goal to constantly relive that first experience.... and when they realize they simply can't do that with pot, they start to look towards other drugs. It doesn't matter how much you smoke, how potent your smoke is-- I think it's all about certain receptors being activated and put to use in your body for the first time. That first time is fucking magical, and it's hard to come to terms with the fact that you only get one 1st.

That's how-to-get-addicted 101, in my experience.

 

[JackARoe]

Most people online mindlessly claim 1 month is a complete reset. They claim this because they heard about a few of those studies that claim cb1 receptors fully reset after 1 month. People who actually think for themselves realized that this is too few studies and also it doesn't really add up. Cannabis does more than simply affect cb1 receptors. it triggers chain reaction all across the brain which messes with way more than just cb1's.

Thanks for the info OP. Experience counts for a lot.

All it takes me is 24 hours to reset. That is from experience, not mindlessness. However I am talking about taking a few hits out of a pipe as a hobby, an 1/8th lasts me over a week. It is possible people that smoke or eat all day long have stubborn tolerance issues.

Honestly forget studies, I have yet to see one that makes sense. And I honestly feel we know nothing about cannabis and sleep. I still dream when I smoke. Maybe because I am a light smoker? But it is all over the internet that cannabis stops dreaming until someone askes me.

Don't get stuck on "the first high never comes back" thoughts. There are some drugs where the 8th or 10th experience is better. (just saying....)

 

[iKiLLpeople]

Thanks for the info OP. Experience counts for a lot.

All it takes me is 24 hours to reset. That is from experience, not mindlessness. However I am talking about taking a few hits out of a pipe as a hobby, an 1/8th lasts me over a week. It is possible people that smoke or eat all day long have stubborn tolerance issues.

Honestly forget studies, I have yet to see one that makes sense. And I honestly feel we know nothing about cannabis and sleep. I still dream when I smoke. Maybe because I am a light smoker? But it is all over the internet that cannabis stops dreaming until someone askes me.

Don't get stuck on "the first high never comes back" thoughts. There are some drugs where the 8th or 10th experience is better. (just saying....)

What you are describing isn't tolerance. After the high wears off, the brain is still in recovery mode and 24 hours is a decent time to get mostly back to normal, assuming you took a very relatively small amount.

Trying to get high with the same dose of a 4 hr high back to back never works because the brain hasn't even begun to get back to normal. You'll feel something for sure but in my experience the second time just leaves me feeling weird for about an hour until it wears off. Trying 24 hrs later works better because the brain has had time to sleep and normalize itself. that's not tolerance resetting after 24 hrs. I remember this happening to me my first month of trying weed when I had zero tolerance, being unable to get high twice in a row.

Tolerance is feeling diminished effects even after the brain rests and recovers from the last high, resulting in weak underwhelming highs. For example, this happened to me. 20mg used to obliterate me my first 2 years. Last year however I remember taking 30mg one night, feeling decent for a few 2 hours, then doing 30mg every night for a week and by the end it'd be an 1 hour long super weak buzz every night. This is tolerance.

 

[iKiLLpeople]

I've always felt like this was one of the main arguments for cannabis being considered a gateway drug.

That first high is always out of reach.

Some people are okay with that, they realize it for what it is....

There are others who make it their main goal to constantly relive that first experience.... and when they realize they simply can't do that with pot, they start to look towards other drugs. It doesn't matter how much you smoke, how potent your smoke is-- I think it's all about certain receptors being activated and put to use in your body for the first time. That first time is fucking magical, and it's hard to come to terms with the fact that you only get one 1st.

That's how-to-get-addicted 101, in my experience.

for me it wasn't even just the first time, it was every single time I got high it was so magical during my first year. I used to only get high 3 times a week when I first started because i was terrified of my tolerance increasing. How bad did it drop off for you after the first time? If the first time was 10/10 magical for you, was the second time 7/10 and you were never able to re-experience 10/10?

However, I will never forget the first time I realized how high I was. It was beautiful.

 

[Jibult]

for me it wasn't even just the first time, it was every single time I got high it was so magical during my first year. I used to only get high 3 times a week when I first started because i was terrified of my tolerance increasing. How bad did it drop off for you after the first time? If the first time was 10/10 magical for you, was the second time 7/10 and you were never able to re-experience 10/10?

However, I will never forget the first time I realized how high I was. It was beautiful.

The first year or so it was fairly psychedelic. I'd get stoned enough and it would feel like I was in a movie, and I would start picturing everything as a cartoon in my head.

That dropped off probably by the time I hit 11th grade, but I can't say exactly when. Eventually I just got to a point where I realized I hadn't had that "I'm here but this doesn't feel real"-feeling in quite a long time.

 

[ageingpartyfiend]

I think we just have to accept the first high(s) on most drugs can't be replicated. Same as your initial sexual experiences, or the first time you ate truly tender succulent meat

Those times cannot possibly be replicated because they were new. They can never be 'unknown' again, so the longing for that is ultimately futile and doesn't serve us. We can have other valuable and memorable experiences with the same stuff though - just not that.