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when i quit i either start drinking more or using benzos to sleep or taking pain killers.
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[MEGA] Cannabis Quitting Thread aka I need a break
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asecin
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weed stoppage
hi
can someone recommend something for taking psychological edge off when stopping weed after constant use for weeks ?
maybe how they have stuff against opiates withdrawal, there might be something to weed as well.
or recommend something not necessary for weed quitting but to work for it.![:\](https://bluelight.org/xf/BL_Images/Orig_Emoji/wrygrin.gif "wry grin :\")
hi
can someone recommend something for taking psychological edge off when stopping weed after constant use for weeks ?
maybe how they have stuff against opiates withdrawal, there might be something to weed as well.
or recommend something not necessary for weed quitting but to work for it.
nah there really isn't much out there to ease marijuana withdrawls since typically they aren't that bad and anything you would replace it with would most likely be harder. for me when i wanted to stop working out did well, since your burning fat cells wich then burns THC so it gets out of your system faster and workin out helps in almost any situation for me. honestly, find something you like to do in your down time besides smoking that keeps your mind off of it and you should be golden. best of luck to you
asecin
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goddamn. i tried doing other activities to take mind off it, but what sucks is, all those activities i did better on weed and had more fun doing them.
the depression is the worse tho. i need something to deal with the specific places in the brain that make me feel drained and sad. i know what receptors most drugs affects and i usually find alternatives that work on same ones, but weed is said to affect specific cannabinoid receptors in the brain, making it really hard for me to find a replacement for exactly those :/
the depression is the worse tho. i need something to deal with the specific places in the brain that make me feel drained and sad. i know what receptors most drugs affects and i usually find alternatives that work on same ones, but weed is said to affect specific cannabinoid receptors in the brain, making it really hard for me to find a replacement for exactly those :/
Citalopram from the DR helped me a lot with my desperate smoking.
I'm medical and I always have tons of weed. But while on Citalopram I would look at my weed. Smell it and love it, then put it down.
Was really strange first time in my life I didn't feel like if I run out I'm gonna freak out. I'm not on Citalopram now and my desperate smoking has returned.
I feel desperate to be high all day or else I'm stuck in a shell that none can enter.
I'm about to try Effexer tomorrow and see how that makes me feel for a while.
I'm medical and I always have tons of weed. But while on Citalopram I would look at my weed. Smell it and love it, then put it down.
Was really strange first time in my life I didn't feel like if I run out I'm gonna freak out. I'm not on Citalopram now and my desperate smoking has returned.
I feel desperate to be high all day or else I'm stuck in a shell that none can enter.
I'm about to try Effexer tomorrow and see how that makes me feel for a while.
Chainer
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i despise ssri or snri drugs completely, but that's likely because they don't work with most people below 27 ish~ according to THEIR studies [check out those insane percentages online].
never tried effex - seemed to similar to SSRIs for me to want to go back onto a drug with all the same possible side effects.
never tried effex - seemed to similar to SSRIs for me to want to go back onto a drug with all the same possible side effects.
I've done the research but I have to work with my doctor so that I'm considered compliant. I have no intention on staying on it long. I need benzos but they are making me go through the rainbow of shitty drugs before I get to the good ones.
I've done plenty of drugs that I knew were obviously bad for my brain. But I'm not scared and I plan to get off it soon unless it somehow helps me.
Citalopram is pretty shitty of a drug and I got it with a negative attitude. But after being sick for 2 weeks on it all the sudden I was fine and gained some positive things from it. It made breaking up with my crazy ex much easier as well.
After not smoking weed for about a month or two you will get it out of your system. I find the addiction to weed is mostly one of habit. After a while you become OK and move on with life. A lot of my friends are on DOC now and can't smoke and that is what they tell me. I blaze tons right in front of them it's strange not passing it.
I've done plenty of drugs that I knew were obviously bad for my brain. But I'm not scared and I plan to get off it soon unless it somehow helps me.
Citalopram is pretty shitty of a drug and I got it with a negative attitude. But after being sick for 2 weeks on it all the sudden I was fine and gained some positive things from it. It made breaking up with my crazy ex much easier as well.
After not smoking weed for about a month or two you will get it out of your system. I find the addiction to weed is mostly one of habit. After a while you become OK and move on with life. A lot of my friends are on DOC now and can't smoke and that is what they tell me. I blaze tons right in front of them it's strange not passing it.
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You'll be OK.
It's just herb, you're not going off of opiates and you don't need anything that's used for opiate withdrawals to stop smoking herb.
It's just herb, you're not going off of opiates and you don't need anything that's used for opiate withdrawals to stop smoking herb.
asecin
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just a herb ? i smoked just herbs. like wild dagga and other smokable legal herbs. they usually mildly disorient you or give you some type of sedating feeling for a while but nothing you give a shit.
weed completely changes your perspective and it lasts longer and its way more memorable. if you do it few times its ok but if you keep doing it on regular basis, it really does get you hooked. you get addicted to that dissociated feeling and considering it stays in your body fat for a considered amount of time doesnt help with the addictive properties too well.
weed completely changes your perspective and it lasts longer and its way more memorable. if you do it few times its ok but if you keep doing it on regular basis, it really does get you hooked. you get addicted to that dissociated feeling and considering it stays in your body fat for a considered amount of time doesnt help with the addictive properties too well.
i think the best way to stop is to taper off over a week or two using edibles only.
people that love to smoke fall in love with the ritual as well as the drug. personally, when i need to take a break from smoking it helps if i just never pull out my pipe. make a little batch of weak brownies and eat a little piece in the morning and a little piece at night.
people that love to smoke fall in love with the ritual as well as the drug. personally, when i need to take a break from smoking it helps if i just never pull out my pipe. make a little batch of weak brownies and eat a little piece in the morning and a little piece at night.
asecin
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using edibles only ?
i think my problem is not weed only, but the bad combo of heavy dose weed and alcohol daily for weeks.
im getting a huge fatigue and it seems that i experience motor cordination errors and neurotransmission errors as overall CNS malfunctioning
i think my problem is not weed only, but the bad combo of heavy dose weed and alcohol daily for weeks.
im getting a huge fatigue and it seems that i experience motor cordination errors and neurotransmission errors as overall CNS malfunctioning
oh man, its mostly the alcohol that is causing your problems. trust, i have been there.
since ethanol is a depressant your brain gets used to the constant inhibition. add up the hours in a day that you have alcohol in your system. if you included the hours that you are sleeping (because you are probably most drunk right before you go to sleep), it might add up to half or more of your day. of course your brain gets used to this constant inhibition.
the rest of time you are going through mild withdraws.
also, you probably get hypoglycemic from drinking and that fucks you up hormonally, which can add to the anxiety. plus, nobody sleeps well drunk so your are tired all day. i know exactly how this feels to live it every day for months.
in order to control myself, i usually decide how much i will drink a night and only buy that amount. lately i have been restricting myself to one 24 ounce can of beer a night. i cant by 12 packs otherwise i would have 6-10 beers every night.
also, kava is nice to have. it gives a little relaxation similar to alcohol but not as addicting.
since ethanol is a depressant your brain gets used to the constant inhibition. add up the hours in a day that you have alcohol in your system. if you included the hours that you are sleeping (because you are probably most drunk right before you go to sleep), it might add up to half or more of your day. of course your brain gets used to this constant inhibition.
the rest of time you are going through mild withdraws.
also, you probably get hypoglycemic from drinking and that fucks you up hormonally, which can add to the anxiety. plus, nobody sleeps well drunk so your are tired all day. i know exactly how this feels to live it every day for months.
in order to control myself, i usually decide how much i will drink a night and only buy that amount. lately i have been restricting myself to one 24 ounce can of beer a night. i cant by 12 packs otherwise i would have 6-10 beers every night.
also, kava is nice to have. it gives a little relaxation similar to alcohol but not as addicting.
OP, keep your mind focused on everything but weed and weed-related things. Start wittling toothpicks from giant branches or some shit, it doesn't matter.
Focus on more important things and your priorities will slowly change until you don't even care about herb anymore (and yes, marijuana is an herb).
@Big Steve[Edit: removed]
Focus on more important things and your priorities will slowly change until you don't even care about herb anymore (and yes, marijuana is an herb).
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qwe
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weed helps me
-focus
-think
-think creatively
-motivation
-enjoy everything more
-make everything more interesting
-really really enjoy food
i'm psychologically dependent but after opiate and benzo addiction, whatever. it enhances my life without negative effect, i'm alright with that. i do find cutting down sometimes for tolerance and sticking to use at nightime helps a lot. bounds of reason, some go overboard and i have gone overboard in the past but even then i got no real bad consequence from pot
unlike many, i often actually remember my "pot revelations" and they are often very helpful with software creation. psychedelics and software creation go together like.. two very related things. don't feel like coming up with a funny analogy
i was happy before trying pot, and never felt like i was trying to "fill a void". it's just a life enhancer whose illegality absolutely baffles me (till i'm reminded of money)
-focus
-think
-think creatively
-motivation
-enjoy everything more
-make everything more interesting
-really really enjoy food
i'm psychologically dependent but after opiate and benzo addiction, whatever. it enhances my life without negative effect, i'm alright with that. i do find cutting down sometimes for tolerance and sticking to use at nightime helps a lot. bounds of reason, some go overboard and i have gone overboard in the past but even then i got no real bad consequence from pot
unlike many, i often actually remember my "pot revelations" and they are often very helpful with software creation. psychedelics and software creation go together like.. two very related things. don't feel like coming up with a funny analogy
i was happy before trying pot, and never felt like i was trying to "fill a void". it's just a life enhancer whose illegality absolutely baffles me (till i'm reminded of money)
Chainer
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merging into the mega quit thread.
bluelighttt
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Hey guys,
Appologies for the retarded username, but I am 25 and have been smoking daily for 7 years, and my use prior to that was occasional..
I live in Australia and therefore mix/spin my BONGS with tobacco at a ratio of max. 60-70% weed which i think is making it harder to quit.
I used to smoke at least 3 grams of this per day, starting from the moment i woke up. fuck i loved the wake n bake... This is up untill 2 (two!) days ago, when in a moment of disgusted self-realization i smahsed the bong and decided to try and quit the budds.. honestly i havnt achieved any of my dreams since i started smoking all day everyday.
but now im not sure where i found all that inner fortitude 2 days ago, and i wish i had some more if it right about now.... i have been exercizing and eating properly but life is still really difficult without my safety blanket of weed to dull reality.
the problem is i have heaps of budds and Not smoking them is just so difficult. thinking i might roll a joint out of keif/leaf so i can sleep easy for the next few nights
fuck i really need some advice guys from anybody that's been here and moved on!
Thanks and much love
Appologies for the retarded username, but I am 25 and have been smoking daily for 7 years, and my use prior to that was occasional..
I live in Australia and therefore mix/spin my BONGS with tobacco at a ratio of max. 60-70% weed which i think is making it harder to quit.
I used to smoke at least 3 grams of this per day, starting from the moment i woke up. fuck i loved the wake n bake... This is up untill 2 (two!) days ago, when in a moment of disgusted self-realization i smahsed the bong and decided to try and quit the budds.. honestly i havnt achieved any of my dreams since i started smoking all day everyday.
but now im not sure where i found all that inner fortitude 2 days ago, and i wish i had some more if it right about now.... i have been exercizing and eating properly but life is still really difficult without my safety blanket of weed to dull reality.
the problem is i have heaps of budds and Not smoking them is just so difficult. thinking i might roll a joint out of keif/leaf so i can sleep easy for the next few nights
fuck i really need some advice guys from anybody that's been here and moved on!
Thanks and much love
get rid of that weed you still have sitting around. sell your bongs. throw out your ashtray. get rid of everything weed related, its no longer a major part of your life. mixing with tabacco doesnt make it much harder to quit. the withdrawal effects of nicotine will have vanished in 5 days tops.
it takes a while to enjoy life without weed again. the first weeks/months will be a drag but after a while you will realize there are plenty of good alternatives to smoking weed.
clean your room
file that pile of papers on your dresser
meet with some non-stoner friends you have neglected in the past
drink alcohol (not too much though)
start a sport you enjoy. maybe surfing, longboarding, karate or badminton.
work out
meet girls (so hard when youre stoned 24/7...)
call your parents/grandma
go clothes shopping with all that money you save
buy fancy gadget (cellphone, mp3 player, ipad)
go on a roadtrip
theres tons of stuff you can do now that you dont smoke weed all day. stay away from your old stoner friends (they should understand) and stay away from things that make you want to smoke (this forum, stoner movies, weed youtube videos). never buy a single gram of weed again in your life.
it takes a while to enjoy life without weed again. the first weeks/months will be a drag but after a while you will realize there are plenty of good alternatives to smoking weed.
clean your room
file that pile of papers on your dresser
meet with some non-stoner friends you have neglected in the past
drink alcohol (not too much though)
start a sport you enjoy. maybe surfing, longboarding, karate or badminton.
work out
meet girls (so hard when youre stoned 24/7...)
call your parents/grandma
go clothes shopping with all that money you save
buy fancy gadget (cellphone, mp3 player, ipad)
go on a roadtrip
theres tons of stuff you can do now that you dont smoke weed all day. stay away from your old stoner friends (they should understand) and stay away from things that make you want to smoke (this forum, stoner movies, weed youtube videos). never buy a single gram of weed again in your life.
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