quitting pot like quitting heroin?

[snowboarder88]

What are the main similarities and differences between quitting pot and quitting heroin/ like mental and physical effects between the two?

 

[paranoid android]

What are the main similarities and differences between quitting pot and quitting heroin/ like mental and physical effects between the two?

None really at all. You may want weed badly but you need heroin and other opiates if you don't want to be sick as a dog for about a week. You really can't compare heroin to weed at all.

 

[Carl Landrover]

I would think stomach discomfort, nausea, loss of appetite, and lowered interest in activities would be pretty similar WD type effects.

Of course they're on a much different scale.

Probably be pretty moody too, but with opiates you're sick and depressed, with weed you might just be more on edge/more annoyed in general.


I LOVE weed and have consumed it multiple times a day, very close to daily, for close to 7 years and quitting would suck, but the two are just really not comparable.

 

[belfort]

not even in the same ballpark..when quitting pot you can go to work and function but u will be irritable/moody..when stopping heroin, you will be lucky to get out of bed much less work..

 

[Pillthrill]

Heroin is way more physical that marijuana that is for sure. I very much agree that stomach discomfort, nausea, loss of appetite, and lowered interest in activities, and boredom would be common in both.
But they are hardly comparable due to the physical addiction heroin creates.
Why do you ask??
Just curious.

 

[Jakeperson]

I would think stomach discomfort, nausea, loss of appetite, and lowered interest in activities would be pretty similar WD type effects.

Of course they're on a much different scale.

Probably be pretty moody too, but with opiates you're sick and depressed, with weed you might just be more on edge/more annoyed in general.


I LOVE weed and have consumed it multiple times a day, very close to daily, for close to 7 years and quitting would suck, but the two are just really not comparable.

+1. I am 10 days into quitting weed and have been very depressed with crying spells for no reason. However I may have mental health issues, pursuing that further.

not even in the same ballpark..when quitting pot you can go to work and function but u will be irritable/moody..when stopping heroin, you will be lucky to get out of bed much less work..

I had to quit my job to quit weed from being a HEAVY daily smoker for 3 years. And was very incapable of anything for a few days.


Every one is different and every one is going to experience different w/d effects.
It also comes down to how you handle, what help you have, and what is happening in your life at the time.

Any addiction is bad and should be ceased. I experienced all of these effects even with tapering off my weed dosage.

 

[deez_nuggs]

the similarities are there, yes, but the fact of the matter is, heroin is physically addictive, and even heavy daily smoking for 30+ years will not and can not trigger anything more than cravings, mood swings, and anxiety/depression. the tolerance, however is the only physical aspect of dependence on marijuana.
i know ive personally had problems with the aforementioned, and not to sound cliche, but it's all in your head. ive never done heroin, because umm..heroin is bad.

 

[tony314]

ITs like qutting drinking after a gallon a day for years and stopping drinking orange juice,

 

[QuasiStoned]

Nah there really isn't much of a comparison. I like weed and smoke a little bit every night (sometimes JWH which is comparable in effects) and when I quit, I experience only the slightest of effects. It's hard for me to even pinpoint what I'm feeling from quitting it.

I have quit morphine poppy pods on many occasions, that is hell on earth. It's like being physically sick and mentally distraught with practically no motivation or energy to do anything. It's the gift that keeps on giving too, I felt like shit for at least 2 weeks.

 

[GlassAss420]

You best be trollin' son..

Theres something a bit insidious about cannabis in that if you keep doing it, the negative effects on your life will most likely be minimal, case by case some people might fuck shit up on pot, but generally heroin will fuck your life up and cause many more negative consequences if you keep using, so it makes pot seem like its not a big deal.. and i guess it isn't unless it stops you from moving forward in certain area's, spending too much on it, etc

Basicly like people have said heroin wd's, esp from consistent heavy use are very shitty and make it hard to function, and quitting pot is generally just going to make you frumpy/edgy and maybe cause some stomache discomfort and headaches. The wd's from heroin also last longer, the mental withdrawl/paws can seem to last forever and usually lasts months to a year and is what causes lots of people to relapse and not stay clean for extended periods of time.

 

[burn out]

pot messes with your mind in ways that opiates don't, so it's a very different experience overall. but opiates have a far worse physical withdrawal. marijuana withdrawal doesn't make you that sick.

 

[Coolio]

I've gone through cold turkey withdrawal from long-term use of extremely high doses of synthetic cannabinoids. I experienced dysphoria, extreme pain, anxiety, cold sweats, insomnia, body temperature dysregulation, goosebumps, chills, shivering, nausea, loss of appetite, etc. I have no idea how long it would have lasted; I gave up on quitting and started toking again before 3 days were up.

 

[Coolio]

But they are hardly comparable due to the physical addiction heroin creates.

They're very comparable. They push the same buttons. The CB1 receptor and the mu opioid receptor allosterically interact; they're like two keyholes on the same door, and when you open one, it partially opens the other to a degree? Not that doors and keys are a good analogy for receptor binding. All evidence points to the cannabinoid and opioid receptors being physically located on the same heterodimeric G-coupled protein receptor complex. When one moves, the other is attached so it also has to move.

Cannabinoids also cause a physical withdrawal, as CB1/CB2 receptor downregulation has effects on your digestive system's ability to function. When you become tolerant to cannabis, your pancreas and stomach stop working properly without it.

 

[Jakeperson]

Thank you for putting it how I could not Coolio.

I was an insanely heavy weed smoker and quit cold turkey. Today I was told by a drug and alcohol counselor that I was "insane" to go cold turkey from that without checking into a detox center.

Those effects lasted a good weak, and now 11 days I am starting have those symptoms subside.

 

[Sugar28]

I have never ever heard of the two being similar, let alone ever thought too. Weed would be more psychological, whereas with Herion it becomes a physical addiction as well as mental.

 

[belfort]

i dunno, never even heard of pot withdrawal making you break out in sweat and bad stomach pains...i know some heavy pot smokers(20 plus years) and they are basically just irritable and very anti-social, some dysphoria...i guess in the small minority heavier withdrawals could be possible, but me thinks some psychosomatic actions going on there...hence why u never see people going to the emergency ward for pot detox..they would probably laugh at you if you went in there for that..lol..

 

[radric davis]

Im glad some people in this thread have talked about marijuana withdrawl...I have smoked very heavily for the last 6-7 years (Usually 2-3 times a day) and when I stop i am very dysphoric, reality seems unreal, almost dreamy, I get moderate to severe chills and temperature distortions. I was surprised how uncomfortable it was. Though I do not think the withdrawl from marijuana is similair to heroin.

 

[Sugar28]

Hmm strange. I have never really heard of this. I have always thought of pot as a drug you did just for fun no strings attached. I do believe there is some addiction qualities to it. But i'd always thought of it more as a mental thing.

 

[Dr.kush]

well i have done both, and i have to say hands down that i will choose to quit weed over heroin any fucking day. they are similar in that you crave both, you dont feel normal until you get both, you sometimes have a hard time eating while quitting weed, and have some trouble sleeping. the differences are that heroin your fucking sick as fuck, with heroin you will go to great lengths to get high, not that many people will do that for weed.

but if you made this thread to say, well i quit weed so i can quit H. TRUST me its a lot harder to just quit heroin. you might for a week then you will go right back to using again. and o yeah another difference between to while quitting is to quit heroin for good you either die, go to rehab, or prison, those are your three options. so choose the best one for you, and go to rehab. IF you have a problem that is.

 

[Coolio]

Hmm strange. I have never really heard of this. I have always thought of pot as a drug you did just for fun no strings attached. I do believe there is some addiction qualities to it. But i'd always thought of it more as a mental thing.

Well you thought wrong. Opioids and cannabinoids are intimately linked. And CB1 and CB2 receptors downregulate just like serotonin or dopamine receptors.