Quitting weed experiences

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About 7 years ago I was vaping more than a gram of shatter a day and I did that for probably a year… Before that I would smoke flower pretty much all day (wax wasn’t really available in my area at the time).

I hated my job and I was stressed out 24/7 so I used weed to make things bearable, and it worked. Didn’t mind the bull shit because I had a hash pen on me at all times that I could pretty much hit anywhere undetected. Coolest shit I had ever seen at the time :joy:

Then I got a new job and quit weed 100% for 6+ months.

I’ve always hated dreaming, wish my brain would just shut the fck up and let me sleep, and suddenly I was dreaming again. Always miss that part of being a heavy toker… 0 dreams. Sleep quality also super low for a few weeks after quitting.

Beyond that though changes were mostly positive. My memory was noticably better and my mood was a bit more stable. Probably a lot of that had to do with the new job though so who knows…

When I started smoking again holy shit did something happen to my tolerance. Took almost nothing to get me wayyy uncomfortably high. I never used to get anxious smoking, in fact I would laugh at people like that because I couldn’t imagine what they meant.

But now… Damn. This is actually a common tale I find on the internet. If you used to smoke a lot and quit for a while, when you come back it’s very different.

I still have ultra low low tolerance where I’m careful to take like half a puff of dried herb vaping, and will be high all night.

I usually only puff recreationally a few times a week now, but I’m glad to have it around. I’m even more glad to have it around for pain, because nothing brings immediate relief quite like a massive rip.

Not sure I’d ever go fully without having it around again, but definitely everyone has their own situation.

Anyways… That’s my lengthy rant about quitting :joy: About as sensical as you’d expect.

Good luck whatever you decide dude

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this seems to be a common thing even with people who didnt quit and let their tolerance fall, including me lol. it seems like as people get older the more likely it is that ‘the fear’ will show up, i also wonder if its something to do with modern genetics. a gram of shatter a day would make me completely useless lol.

also i havent dreamt in years, and i feel that lacking rem sleep for so long is probably not great for the ol brain. they think some of the weird syndromes/reactions people have to weed are caused by the brain basicallt forcing itself into rem while awake due to a lack of it

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My tolerance is sky high at the moment, I can’t even get high at all really. In the past I used to quit whenever it was a pain in the ass to find. It doesn’t take long for the tolerance to fade, and the first time after a break you end up super stoned if you aren’t careful.
I don’t mind having a tolerance really, I just get a different effect. Instead of getting high, I just get a nice subtle relaxation.

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I noticed in don’t dream to where I recognize I had a dream in the morning when I’m always stoned going to sleep. soon as I quit for a single day I’ll have some crazy dreams.

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day 2 weed free, i feel like some kind of hero lol. seriously though i slept like shit last night and had alot of wacky dreams, but besides that its uneventful so far

btw meth really takes the edge off the withdrawals. clean living!! :neutral_face:

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Hey good for you man. Onward and upward.

Nobody says you can’t ever smoke weed but switching it up is a good idea.

The meth is extreme though :joy:

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It gets easier. Being active helps.

Hope youre kidding about the meth, if not, I have a feeling that might have something to do with sleeping poorly.

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Took me 1 week to transition from wake and bake till sleep to nothing at all with normal sleep - the last time, when I had CBD during that week to deal with sleep better.

Nowadays I usually have 0.25g a day in one sequence in a vape and it makes no odds really if I go without or not. I got covid recently and went without from 4 days ago til now to avoid lung irritation. It was nothing at all.

The main advantage I had both times was my state of mine. I am ok and doing ok. So I can tweak my mind and rationale easily in that state. It takes longer and more effort if you aren’t feeling ok, but then if you have the resolve it is better.

You have some resolve. I reckon if you use it, you stand a good chance of going back to sobriety without much in the way of issues.

As you point out, there’s good and bad in sobriety and being high / stoned a lot.

That’s my blather, I wish you every success. You have got this, if you want to. It isn’t as big a mountain as you might tell yourself from the foothills. That has been my experience.

Peace will be yours :smiley:

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day 5 and i sleep well some nights and crappy others. my life is a dumpster fire atm so who knows if its the lack of weed or not lol

and im of course kidding about the meth! :face_with_monocle:

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I always found switching or “rotating” drugs (herbal extracts etc) helped. There are so many to choose from. Just my suggestion.

And a quick quote from Hunter S. Thompson :heart:
"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up , totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”

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Thanks for sharing your experience, I think 15 days are necessary to wipe out THC from your blood. I did it just once and next time I smoked a joint it was terrible fumaoo|nullxnull (if you know what I mean :sweat_smile:).

Appreciate all the people sharing their histories, will bookmark this thread in case one day I will follow your steps … beer3|nullxnull

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day 8 and feeling good. tbh i dont notice a huge difference either way, but no cravings or anything and ive been sleeping pretty good. my appetite was crappy for a few days but that happens when im smoking too

@George ya im scared what will happen next time i take a puff, i need to find some super shwaggy weed which is ironically pretty hard in canada these days lol

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Nah man take a good puff. Enjoy it when you decide to do it :+1:

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I agree with you - just jump right in when you’re ready and enjoy it!

If you worry about easing into it you may miss out on a memorable experience.

As time passes on and our tolerances increase, it’s great to enjoy getting absolutely ripped when you have the chance and no time like after a break.

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Haven’t smoked since a bit before Xmas after smoking daily for a few years. I get annoyed with people whether I’m smoking or not, especially slow drivers in the passing lane and oblivious shoppers with double-wide carts and no spatial awareness :upside_down_face: Irritability is a constant. Memory is a lot better though. Dreams are back as well; luckily I’m not a nightmare sufferer. Falling asleep is not so easy, but I’m also not able to exercise much while experiencing covid stuff so the jury’s still out on sleep.

Quitting itself was easy for two reasons: didn’t bring any stash to the holidays & we were with people or able to be with people the entire time we were gone (and then had Covid when we got back). That said, habit had me feeling like I “should” smoke when I’d sit down to play piano or go ride the bike I’d just tuned up. But that’s because I usually smoke when doing those things. It was eye opening feeling that subconscious drive to smoke by association with other activities. Not a fan of smoking just because that’s what I did last time, and the time before.

Overall, I’m digging the way sobriety feels (for now). Gonna try and strike a balance between smoking and the glaze of long term use once I can smoke again.

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good on ya, balance is key!

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Quitting for periods of time, makes the first couple of initial highs VERY anxious and almost paranoid for me, like in my head I’m stressing myself out “I didn’t smoke for x days/weeks, Why am i doing it now” :rofl: . … then i get a few bowls deep & chill out

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i did about a month off but am back to smoking now lol. i had a few beers before smoking my first bowl back because i was scared i would trip balls or something. turns out getting really high again is amazing :woman_shrugging:

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I mostly do edibles. Strain specific for my needs. I vap oil also. I like to smoke, it just doesn’t like me. I find that keeping a strain pharmacy of at least a dozen strains that I absolutely love helps. I then jump those strains. If I use PHK in gummies one day. I don’t use those PHK for at least another 5-6 days. I use a different strain that I love and so on. Keeps my tolerance in check and constantly guessing. I also get the best medicinal benefits and high when I do.

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So this is something I’ve kind of battled in myself over the years. I’ve also smoked pot about 24 years. In the first 5 years I had no issues really but ive always had a bit of social anxiety. Once I moved on my own into the city I began having social anxiety much more often. Also it started having a negative effect on my ambition to accomplish things of my own. Was quite introverted. Busied myself with my work. Was allowed to smoke at work, which became a battle of being burned out and chasing energy with energy drinks. Up and down all day long.
These days I’m much better with the social anxiety and can handle smoking around friends but I dont do that often. But my work requires multiple clean drug tests each year and I consume quite a bit on my off season…so here’s how it applies to you:

Quitting is hell for me lol. I can’t sleep. I’m naturally a night owl and it makes it so much worse when trying to keep a normal schedule.
I lose quite a bit of my appetite…probably not a bad thing these days as I’ve been too seditary the last couple years in my off season. But for some that could be problematic not eating much.
I dont know what to do with myself for a week, sometimes two. It’s a transition period between being content with what’s I’ve been doing or not doing, to all of a sudden I need to be doing something but can’t quite focus on anything specific. Once that period ends I begin getting all the things done that I’d been avoiding. Spring clean up begins basically lol.
During this time I have to relearn to cope with normal mental issues like anxiety that smoking helped with. It’s just another transition period.
In the end it’s not so bad. It’s a love hate thing for me. I love the plant, I love the different flavours and aromas and effect and im addicted to growing it and sampling it. I hate some of the negative effects on ambition, energy over eating of junk foods. A big reason why I’ve begun leaning into more of the sativas, I’d like to still be able to smoke yet accomplish hours long hikes in the back country like I used to.

Another things is since I’ve gotten on trt, my hemoglobin and hematocrit have creeped up to the high end of acceptable. My doctor told me I had to quite smoking…everything. I quite vaping nicotine (was a heavy user) and gotten on the cpap machine. But im not giving up the pot. Not an option. Not gonna happen.

Hope this kind of helps you maybe, and I wish you the best of luck. It’s not the end of the world by any means…just a transition period to get yourself through. You can do it!

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