Marijuana withdrawal

[Urkel]

I've been smoking pot daily for the past 4-5 years.

I am trying to take a break to lower my tolerance but whenever I try, i get a headache and feel like i have a fever until I take at least one hit.

Has anyone else had symptoms like this when trying to quit?

[Hailto]

no

[Barkingturtle]

Sounds a lot like Ebola.

Seriously though, I've been a daily smoker for about twenty years and if you're looking to lower your tolerance I'd advise against it. Just try some harder drugs, instead.

[Hailto]

A+ advice

[Greegon]

it's not hard to quit smoking pot. man up and do it.

[Itap]

Sounds a lot like Ebola.

Seriously though, I've been a daily smoker for about twenty years and if you're looking to lower your tolerance I'd advise against it. Just try some harder drugs, instead.

:D

[Grimjaw]

this commercial keeps playing that says "weed is 300-400% stronger than it was 25 years ago." Well shit, hope I got a 400% batch this time and also that sounds made up. Are fucking oranges 300% more jucier also ??

[Itap]

this commercial keeps playing that says "weed is 300-400% stronger than it was 25 years ago." Well shit, hope I got a 400% batch this time and also that sounds made up. Are fucking oranges 300% more jucier also ??

GMO says yes

[Urkel]

this commercial keeps playing that says "weed is 300-400% stronger than it was 25 years ago." Well shit, hope I got a 400% batch this time and also that sounds made up. Are fucking oranges 300% more jucier also ??

I never saw the commercial but its true. The weed has a higher % THC content with the different new hydroponics techniques in the mid-late 90s. The weed now, especially the strains coming out of california (probably elsewhere too), are unbelievable awesome. Newer and stronger strains are produced in mass these days especially due to the relaxing marijuana laws and strains are being produced that didnt exist before.

Ask anyone who smoked weed since the 60's+70's how much better the weed has gotten over the years.

I'm guessing the commercial was trying to say that the increased THC content is a bad thing.

[Grimjaw]

ya some Canadian commercial. I relate it to them saying that marijuana is the devils drug in the 50s.

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[toolshed]

There are no physical dependence mechanisms for cannabis

It's in your head - maybe caffeine withdrawals?

[Sirken]

it actually has gotten better over the last 30 years thanks to selective breeding.

as far as withdrawal, just try to keep active, boredom is your biggest enemy. just wait til you start having dreams again

[Sirken]

yea who knows u could wind up a gm

staff isnt looking for quitters

[Sirken]

that ass wont quit marry me

you need to woo me

[Hailto]

it actually has gotten better over the last 30 years thanks to selective breeding.

as far as withdrawal, just try to keep active, boredom is your biggest enemy. just wait til you start having dreams again

Do you mean dreams at night when you sleep or goals and aspirations that disappeared from being high all the time?

[Sirken]

Do you mean dreams at night when you sleep or goals and aspirations that disappeared from being high all the time?

can't it be both?

[-TK-]

just wait til you start having dreams again

This is the number one reason I still smoke. My dreams cause terrible sleep patterns and they start within a day or two of not smoking. I only smoke in the evenings unless it's with friends on a weekend, but at least one or two hits before bed ensure I sleep more soundly.

[Tasslehofp99]

All of my buddies who smoke also mention losing their dreams. I personally never stopped having dreams and I have been smoking daily for probably 7 years now. Weird shit.


Seriously though quitting marijuana isn't just about cessation of smoking. A lot of weed smokers live a smoker's lifestyle, which is why quitting is actually a change in your entire lifestyle. Its hard.but not impossible, just make up your mind and do it.

[captnamazing]

Seriously though quitting marijuana isn't just about cessation of smoking. A lot of weed smokers live a smoker's lifestyle, which is why quitting is actually a change in your entire lifestyle. Its hard.but not impossible, just make up your mind and do it.

great advice. stop beating off to wood elves in WC. Get off the comp. Go outside. Take a walk. Say hi to someone now that you're not braindead from 24/7 420. meet a girl. date her. fuck her. marry her. have babies. take your kids to the park. beat off in the park since you're bored. get arrested. lose everything. smoke crack and shoot heroin in prison. tell your cellmates about the golden years of weed and EQ. start a guild. get backstabbed to death in pvp. in your final moments, remember p99.
U can do it bb

[Malevz]

Didn't read thread. No such thing, it's in your mind.

[Archalen]

I've been smoking pot daily for the past 4-5 years.

I am trying to take a break to lower my tolerance but whenever I try, i get a headache and feel like i have a fever until I take at least one hit.

Has anyone else had symptoms like this when trying to quit?

Unfortunately there hasn't been a great deal of research on this- that should change soon though. It may be physical withdrawal symptoms or it may be psychosomatic in nature. I know this isn't what you were looking for but I'd advise seeing a therapist as it's not uncommon to self-medicate with marijuana (daily use is a red flag) when there are underlying issues such as insecure attachment styles. You might not feel the need to smoke daily if you address these.

[Knuckle]

Didn't read thread. No such thing, it's in your mind.

False, you can develop psychological and physiological withdrawal from anything that you repeatedly do as a habit over time that induces feelings or sensation:

According to many addiction specialists, potential addictions can include, but are not limited to, exercise addiction, food addiction, drug addiction, computer addiction, sex addiction and gambling addiction. Currently, only substance addictions and gambling addiction are recognized by the DSM-5. ΔFosB, a gene transcription factor, is now known to be a critical component and common factor in the development of virtually all forms of behavioral and drug addictions.[8][9][10] Classic hallmarks of addiction include impaired control over substances or behavior, preoccupation with substance or behavior, continued use despite consequences, and denial.[11] Habits and patterns associated with addiction are typically characterized by immediate gratification (short-term reward), coupled with delayed deleterious effects (long-term costs).[12]

Physiological dependence occurs when the body has to adjust to the substance by incorporating the substance into its "normal" functioning.[13] This state creates the conditions of tolerance and withdrawal. Tolerance is the process by which the body continually adapts to the substance and requires increasingly larger amounts to achieve the original effects. Withdrawal refers to physical and psychological symptoms experienced when reducing or discontinuing a substance that the body has become dependent on. Symptoms of withdrawal generally include but are not limited to anxiety, irritability, intense cravings for the substance, nausea, hallucinations, headaches, cold sweats, and tremors.

[Bazia]

I've quit weed many times and haven't smoked since the last time I quit in like 5 years.

I remember being kind of hard to sleep the first 2 nights, that was about it so stop being a lil bitch imo.

[Knuckle]

Some people smoke weed multiple times a day every single day and don't have any hobbies or activities in their life, inducing anxiety over their worthless shell when they lose the one thing that brings them pleasure. Kind of like when Nizzar was banned from Red99.

[Portasaurus]

great advice. stop beating off to wood elves in WC. Get off the comp. Go outside. Take a walk. Say hi to someone now that you're not braindead from 24/7 420. meet a girl. date her. fuck her. marry her. have babies. take your kids to the park. beat off in the park since you're bored. get arrested. lose everything. smoke crack and shoot heroin in prison. tell your cellmates about the golden years of weed and EQ. start a guild. get backstabbed to death in pvp. in your final moments, remember p99.
U can do it bb

oh man this was beautiful. what a crescendo!!!

[Yumyums Inmahtumtums]

Take an Advil beforehand and deal with it.

[Thulack]

i find addition to be a personality trait. Did coke every day for 3 months straight. Quit cold turkey no side effects. Smoked cigs for 10 years pack a day. Quit cold turkey. Been smoking weed everyday for 13 years minus about 2 weeks worth of dry time in those 13 years. I'd quit if i had a reason but i don't so will continue on :)

[Knuckle]

I find people without some sort of addiction kind of creepy.

[myriverse]

I never saw the commercial but its true. The weed has a higher % THC content with the different new hydroponics techniques in the mid-late 90s. The weed now, especially the strains coming out of california (probably elsewhere too), are unbelievable awesome. Newer and stronger strains are produced in mass these days especially due to the relaxing marijuana laws and strains are being produced that didnt exist before.

Ask anyone who smoked weed since the 60's+70's how much better the weed has gotten over the years.

I'm guessing the commercial was trying to say that the increased THC content is a bad thing.
Depends on what shit you were smoking in the 60s/70s. Punta Roja and others still blow away anything today. This claim has been around since the Reagan years. And prior to about 1975, there simply were not good testing methods. Domestic crops haven't risen in potency that much (only like 2%, and the peak potency was about 20 years ago).

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[Malevz]

False, you can develop psychological and physiological withdrawal from anything that you repeatedly do as a habit over time that induces feelings or sensation:

According to many addiction specialists, potential addictions can include, but are not limited to, exercise addiction, food addiction, drug addiction, computer addiction, sex addiction and gambling addiction. Currently, only substance addictions and gambling addiction are recognized by the DSM-5. ΔFosB, a gene transcription factor, is now known to be a critical component and common factor in the development of virtually all forms of behavioral and drug addictions.[8][9][10] Classic hallmarks of addiction include impaired control over substances or behavior, preoccupation with substance or behavior, continued use despite consequences, and denial.[11] Habits and patterns associated with addiction are typically characterized by immediate gratification (short-term reward), coupled with delayed deleterious effects (long-term costs).[12]

Physiological dependence occurs when the body has to adjust to the substance by incorporating the substance into its "normal" functioning.[13] This state creates the conditions of tolerance and withdrawal. Tolerance is the process by which the body continually adapts to the substance and requires increasingly larger amounts to achieve the original effects. Withdrawal refers to physical and psychological symptoms experienced when reducing or discontinuing a substance that the body has become dependent on. Symptoms of withdrawal generally include but are not limited to anxiety, irritability, intense cravings for the substance, nausea, hallucinations, headaches, cold sweats, and tremors.

Very cool, well not for the person, but wasn't aware of this!

I'd suggest frequent and vigorous exercise. I quit smoking pot must be over 10 years ago now. Just one morning we sat down for a morning toke and I was like 'oh yeah I'm quitting' and just never really smoked again, besides maybe 5 times since then.

Felt a bit lousy but took up running, exercise generates the good brain chemicals. I know it doesn't sound like something you'd want to try when you'd rather be smoking, but it works.

[Archalen]

Very cool, well not for the person, but wasn't aware of this!

I'd suggest frequent and vigorous exercise. I quit smoking pot must be over 10 years ago now. Just one morning we sat down for a morning toke and I was like 'oh yeah I'm quitting' and just never really smoked again, besides maybe 5 times since then.

Felt a bit lousy but took up running, exercise generates the good brain chemicals. I know it doesn't sound like something you'd want to try when you'd rather be smoking, but it works.

You're right, aerobic exercise is about the only way to rebuild dopamine receptors, which are basically "depleted" or "deformed" during any addiction.

[Tann]

Find a nice clean drug free woman, easiest way to quit imo. Smoked my way from middle to high school and stopped cold turkey (if that is such a thing for weed) first day I took my now wife out on a date.

Also a great way to get in shape if said woman eats right and exercises, unless you drag her down into the darkness >.>

[DyersEve]

is that the only reason you are looking to cut back?

how are you blazing these days? Do you dab, vaporize, bong?

[daxchunjae1912]

Listen for those who don't know any better, we learned in school that marijuana causes cancer, brain damage, pre mature death, and unwanted violence. It has been banned and illegal for almost a Century under Federal Law for a REASON. And did you know since January 2014, there has been reports of 80% increase in 'drugged' driving in the states of Washington and Colorado which leads to more evidence that traffic fatalities are on the rise due to being stoned? (Source: DMV Statistics report Washington and Colorado)

My whole point here is that we already have alcohol, tobacco, and prescription pills to deal with, why should we add another drug to our already chaotic and uncertain world? And no, I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't take pills, you don't need that kind of junk for a successful and happy life.

Lastly, if you think inhaling smoke into your healthy lungs is considered 'medicine', then I am not the one who is out of touch. Doctors are even prescribing this stuff to children for Heaven's sake. What's next? Cocaine for restless-leg syndrome? Gimmie a break.. enough, tired of arguing and all you need to be happy is Everquest and The Bible thank you~

[Calibretto]

You made an account to post that? ^

[Thulack]

Listen for those who don't know any better, we learned in school that marijuana causes cancer, brain damage, pre mature death, and unwanted violence. It has been banned and illegal for almost a Century under Federal Law for a REASON. And did you know since January 2014, there has been reports of 80% increase in 'drugged' driving in the states of Washington and Colorado which leads to more evidence that traffic fatalities are on the rise due to being stoned? (Source: DMV Statistics report Washington and Colorado)

My whole point here is that we already have alcohol, tobacco, and prescription pills to deal with, why should we add another drug to our already chaotic and uncertain world? And no, I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't take pills, you don't need that kind of junk for a successful and happy life.

Lastly, if you think inhaling smoke into your healthy lungs is considered 'medicine', then I am not the one who is out of touch. Doctors are even prescribing this stuff to children for Heaven's sake. What's next? Cocaine for restless-leg syndrome? Gimmie a break.. enough, tired of arguing and all you need to be happy is Everquest and The Bible thank you~

Your a moron and just from this bolded statement alone proves you have no idea what you are talking about.

[Fame]

Marijuana will break up a happy home, I've seen it a thousand times

[Tann]

^^^ Doctors have prescribed OIL to kids with seizures not telling them to toke up, though that guy has gotta be trolling

all you need to be happy is Everquest and The Bible thank you~

yep troll

[Rheon]

Unfortunately there hasn't been a great deal of research on this- that should change soon though. It may be physical withdrawal symptoms or it may be psychosomatic in nature. I know this isn't what you were looking for but I'd advise seeing a therapist as it's not uncommon to self-medicate with marijuana (daily use is a red flag) when there are underlying issues such as insecure attachment styles. You might not feel the need to smoke daily if you address these.

How goog is this guys gif^..:D

Lol, sorry please continue.

[jarshale]

Marijuana is a dangerous substance full of chemicals added by cartels to make America a weaker nation. Even one puff can kill you.

Not even once.

[Clark]

Sounds a lot like Ebola.

Seriously though, I've been a daily smoker for about twenty years and if you're looking to lower your tolerance I'd advise against it. Just try some harder drugs, instead.

lol

[georgie]

that tolerance shit works for like 2 smoke sessions then it feels like the same

[Aztefano]

Better to do speed, weed will never make you level fast or play efficiently as a main drug. The top p99 players tend to get a gram or two of speed on Friday and snort until Sunday afternoon when they switch to strong weed to get down and ready for a week of work.

[Thulack]

Better to do speed, weed will never make you level fast or play efficiently as a main drug. The top p99 players tend to get a gram or two of speed on Friday and snort until Sunday afternoon when they switch to strong weed to get down and ready for a week of work.

adderall works very well for leveling.

[Aztefano]

adderall works very well for leveling.
Adderall is speed, innit? But really whatever keeps you awake. Weed does funny things to player strategy though, like that previous story of the super stoned dial-a-port druid which had like a 5 second memory of his delivery backlog. Regular Modafinil would probably be the perfect power levelling pill, no side effects or hippie behaviour just pure stay awake game time. Although, i must say Modafinil can make me *slightly* trippy, but then I'm not a regular dug user and don't have a big tolerance toward any substance.

[Rivthis]

Adderall is speed, innit? But really whatever keeps you awake. Weed does funny things to player strategy though, like that previous story of the super stoned dial-a-port druid which had like a 5 second memory of his delivery backlog. Regular Modafinil would probably be the perfect power levelling pill, no side effects or hippie behaviour just pure stay awake game time. Although, i must say Modafinil can make me *slightly* trippy, but then I'm not a regular dug user and don't have a big tolerance toward any substance.

Great now the cat's out of the bag.

Had to go and tell everyone about Modafinil, pure alertness with no speediness. The airforce gives this stuff to their pilots, good for the airforce good for p99 leveling

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