Marijuana Withdrawal
First of all, let me say right off the bat that any of my complaints are, I know, only a tiny thing compared to getting off harder drugs. However, I’m still suffering. I’m 50 years old, suffered from anxiety and depression my whole life. Antidepressants haven’t helped. Therapy hasn’t helped. Mindfulness has only helped a little. Weed has been my best friend for years. But during the pandemic, my use has reached ridiculous levels. Now I’m trying to cut back, to taper off. But the result has been constant anxiety, poor sleep, digestive problems, frequent panic attacks, and overall exhaustion. Again, I’m sorry to those who are really sick, I know my situation isn’t as bad. But I still feel pretty miserable. If anyone else here has gone through this, I would REALLY appreciate a quick word of solidarity. Many thanks.
Psst I have! I get withdrawals over the major drinks. I used to smoke every day flower and wax. I had to slow down cuz my lung disease. Right now I just have one drink 100 mg haven’t drank it. I want to but why when sad kill the high. I have the withdrawls you do when I don’t use I get the night sweats and sweaty palms. Honestly I try and keep busy so I don’t use. Maybe try and go for a walk and if u don’t wanna then perhaps a hobby. When I don’t smoke I clean cuz I can’t control myself and I’m better alone
Oh man...am going through the same.. I desire to have weed more n more and start getting into a guilt trip again n again..still not able to say no to it
Easier said than done but look at your symptoms as rewards and reminders of progress. See it as your body thanking you for letting it come back to its natural state
I wish I could give more aid on panic attacks but what I have done when I felt like I was getting there was distract myself with video games or music. It takes me out of whatever state I was in. Digestive problems and sleeping might be helped with some good exercise. Will get your system working more efficiently like before and help tire you our as well as give you confidence, will power and positive frame of mind
Hey, your issues are really real, I haven't gone trough this myself but I have a friend who's went trough the same thing and is still going trough it and it sounds like a nightmare, he said drinking tea with CBD helped him a lot to cut down a lot without most the negative withdrawal effects, maybe it might help you too
Hey man, so glad you posted! I've been there, and I completely get feeling that everyone else has more struggles with harder stuff so weed addiction is kind of on the backseat...especially now that its legal and all (in my country at least). I've been there and it's a struggle, so much so that I've avoided seeing people even for five minutes coz I know they'll offer me a joint and I won't say no. This might sound a little corny, but, have you tried like art or music to help you express that anxiety and tension etc? Like just put on a good song (on loop if you must), grab an A2 page and some chalk/pens/charcoal/whatever and just go at it. Doesn't have to be "pretty" or any good at all, just has to be expression, even if you just scribble right through the darn page. Might be a bit of an odd way to go about things but when I just got off that, and blasting music through my headset while sitting on the floor clutching my knees was pretty much the only things I could do to handle that type of withdrawal.
I understand the struggle :(
How you feel is still valid and your feelings are important. I smoke weed everyday myself and am trying to cut back. One thing I’ve found to help me is plan my intake. For example I need to have a joint when I wake up, before and after meals and before bed. So I try to stick to those sets times and in between occupy myself with other things. So I don’t smoke out of boredom. Withdrawal from weed is very real. I understand what you’re going through
I'm in your exact situation and almost your age. I'm really glad you posted because I feel like I'm the only one suffering through this at my age. If I was just smoking pot to ha e fun once in a while, I'd be fine with it, but I'm abusing it. It's got me stuck in a vicious loop of self sabotage. Trying hard to find a therapist
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I am also 50 and MJ dependant .Do you think the weed is helping or hurting your anxiety?
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Did you find a therapist for your MJ problem?
I couldn’t agree anymore with the first post! Since the pandemic, I’ve spent a LOT more money, and smoke a lot more. Without it, can’t sleep, anxiety, mood, and more! Keeping myself busy doesn’t help as much because I can’t stop thinking of hitting a J or vape pen when I get home if I ever keep it at home. What can I do? Thoughts? I do love smoking, but would love to try to cut back some how.
Hello everyone! I myself do not have this problem, it is my daughter, 22. she attempted to quit 2 months ago being 90% successful, and oh yes she had all the withdrawals, big time. It was horrible. But on top of that, she also got OCD (mainly religious). She had not ever had ocd before. It got worse as the days went by, until she went to inpatient treat ment for a week and 1/2. it helped a little but she still had the thoughts, while still only lapsing twice, she struggled alot, the ocd was horrid, and she just kept craving weed. Finally she gave in because she said the weed was the only thing that made the thoughts stop. So she is back smoking. I know the addiction with marijuana is very real. she really needs to stop smoking, especially with the medicine they want her to take for the ocd, anxiety. we feel your pain... Has anyone else also had the ocd problem while trying to quit smoking weed??