Just thought I'd share my own experiences with quitting MXE. Back when it was legal in the UK I was quite into it, probably doing it 2-3 days out of a week with the odd longer session now and then. When they banned it here I stocked up quite heavily hoping to make it last, but having that big stash I couldn't really stop myself dipping into it more often, probably on it 4-5 days out of a week, easily getting through up to half a gram in a day. When I got down to the last couple of grams I started to cut back on it to try making it last a bit longer but ultimately it ran out so I stopped and haven't had any since. I wouldn't really say there was much in the way of withdrawals, bit of tiredness, grumpiness, lack of concentration, the usual really.
MXE is not the first drug I've given up though. I've quit daily habits with ketamine, mephedrone, alcohol, valium and weed (in some cases more than once) over the last 15 years, in comparison MXE seemed really quite easy. This may have been helped by the fact that I was kinda glad to see the back of it since my tolerance was huge and i didn't even enjoy it that much towards the end (a few 3-MeO-PCP sessions probably helped too!). Maybe I've gotten used to the whole giving-up-drugs process, I remember how much harder it was when I was younger and somewhat more naive. If MXE is someone's first serious drug-habit it may be a much bigger thing.
Anyway, I'm not sure how long its been since I stopped, certainly well over a month, but I feel a lot better for it. My day-to-day cognitive abilities are back to how they should be, my general moods are normal (for me at least).
A couple of side-effects I noticed from excessive MXE use: really weird spots around my face, these seemed like my body excreting chemical residue as they certainly weren't bacterial or anything more natural. Heightened allergic reactions to all sorts of things, especially skin contact, I read somewhere about MXE having some sort of effect on histamines, this seems to be the case as a daily antihistamine solved this. Anyway, in both cases everything seems pretty much back to normal although the allergy thing took a few weeks.
I suspect MXE probably stays in the system for a fair old while after its worn off, this probably helps to reduce any significant withdrawals, at least in comparison with short-fast-DRI type drugs like mephedrone or coke.
One thing I've learnt over the years though, is that addiction is a very personal thing. No-one can really tell
you exactly how it will affect
you, all I can do is tell you how it affected
me. But all things considered, I'd have to say that from my own experience MXE is probably one of the easiest habits to quit. Good luck.
