| Many regular and heavy pot smokers go through | | | | sometimes with a vengeance. If you haven't dreamed |
| withdrawal when they first quit weed. The detox | | | | in a weeks, months, or maybe even years, this aspect |
| period tends to last between 10 days to a month, and | | | | of marijuana withdrawal is very strange. Memories |
| is worst in the beginning. Quitting marijuana can | | | | from years ago may resurface in dream form. I |
| produce both physical and psychological withdrawal | | | | remember having a dream of classmates from high |
| symptoms. The most common symptoms are | | | | school that I hadn't seen in over 10 years! |
| discussed in detail below. | | | | Nightmares are common when you go through |
| Anxiety and Restlessness - All dressed up and | | | | marijuana withdrawal. These can be incredibly vivid |
| nowhere to smoke! | | | | and involve people and places you know. I have had |
| Anxiety is one of the biggest hurdles in the first couple | | | | several dreams where I thought the world was about |
| weeks of quitting. The anxiety that is felt during quitting | | | | to end and I have woken up in a sweat before. |
| is usually minor relative to a full blown panic attack - | | | | Some people dream about marijuana, and some |
| but it is constant! You need to be prepared to deal | | | | smoke marijuana in their dreams. This is completely |
| with emotional and mental state you will be in for the | | | | normal and part of the detox process. |
| first couple of weeks when you quit smoking. Some of | | | | Loss of Appetite |
| you will know what I am talking about. I have searched | | | | One of the most common symptoms of marijuana |
| through couch cushions, the garbage, and all of the | | | | withdrawal is a lack of appetite. This usually lasts for 3 |
| other places just to find a roach or a little nugget to | | | | to 4 days after the last time you smoke. You can |
| feel at peace. I describe it as missing something, and | | | | almost think of it as the opposite of the munchies. Fast |
| needing to get back to a stoned state so that you can | | | | food doesn't taste the same with Mary Jane! |
| relax again. You may notice you are holding a lot of | | | | Don't be surprised if your appetite shrinks, or that you |
| tension and not breathing well in the first week. | | | | aren't interested in food for a couple days. You may |
| Keeping yourself busy will help some, but it won't make | | | | even lose some weight when you go through cannabis |
| this feeling go away. | | | | withdrawal. The lack of appetite can be a part of a |
| Insomnia and Racing Thoughts | | | | more general feeling of sickness that has been |
| Insomnia is a big deal in the first couple days of not | | | | described as low-level flu like symptoms. Very few |
| smoking cannabis. There have been times where I | | | | people report diarrhea or nausea, but it does exist for |
| have not slept for a couple of days. This always | | | | some of us. |
| passes. If smoking weed makes you relaxed and tired, | | | | When I quit smoking weed, my diet improved. I have |
| not smoking can make you stress out and your mind | | | | experienced the loss of appetite, and even the runs |
| race. It can take a while for your sleeping patterns to | | | | during the first week of quitting. |
| get back to normal. Usually within a month you will | | | | The Sweats - Did someone turn up the heat? |
| have more regular sleep patterns and get a full nights | | | | This is one that I have experience only a couple of |
| sleep. It is important to keep a regular sleep / wake | | | | times after not having weed for few days. I think it |
| schedule when going through marijuana withdrawal. | | | | caused from the stress, tension and anxiety of not |
| Vivid Dreams and Nightmares | | | | smoking weed. I do know that after smoking |
| As any pothead knows, marijuana seems to interfere | | | | (succumbing to temptation) the sweats dissapear |
| with the dreaming mechanism of consciousness and | | | | immediately. One trick when dealing with this, is to think |
| either keeps you from dreaming, or keeps you from | | | | of it as cleansing and that your body is cooking out the |
| remembering them. When you give your body a break | | | | THC and your are speeding up your recovery. If you |
| from marijuana, the dreams come back - and | | | | are going to get hot, might as well enjoy it! |