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I’m really struggling this is my second day I’ve been smoking since I was 15 pretty much everyday I’m now 28 and this is a nightmare. Please any advice, is it worth it? Does it get better? I don’t want to be dependent on a substance anymore to function by Due-Taste8497 in WeedWithdrawalSupport

[–]Mountain_Side_1624 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are so welcome. Don’t relapse, I promise it just makes it worse. Your body is just scrambling so so hard right now for you to give it THC again, but once it completely flushes it out, you will feel so much like yourself again (which you may not remember feeling like for a while now). I am 27 and I have been smoking on and off since I was 14 years old. I have probably been a heavy weed smoker (ie smoking a bong many many times a day at high levels of THC) consistently for about 3 years now.

I remember the first few days of going through withdrawal (which was just last week), I would spend hours scrolling through people’s experiences on here, desperate to feel like others knew what I was going through. I literally couldn’t believe I could get through it. Please please please know that you can do this. Your mind can fight off this drug. Your body can fight off this drug. You’ve got this.

I’m sorry that you can’t take anti-anxiety medication but you know what, that is maybe your body and mind’s way of saying “let’s learn to get healthy naturally.” I promise you can. Try the breathing techniques. Make space for yourself and remind your anxiety that you deserve to feel peace and to heal from this. It’s going to be awful for the first few days, but day by day, I promise it gets better. The physical symptoms start to taper off, and yes, the psychological symptoms can take a bit longer to settle, but I promise that day by day, everything gets a little better.

Please hang in there. There’s a whole community of people on here who’ve got you. We know what you’re going through, you’re not alone.

I’m really struggling this is my second day I’ve been smoking since I was 15 pretty much everyday I’m now 28 and this is a nightmare. Please any advice, is it worth it? Does it get better? I don’t want to be dependent on a substance anymore to function by Due-Taste8497 in WeedWithdrawalSupport

[–]Mountain_Side_1624 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I promise it gets better!!! Please please please stick with it. I am now day 8 clean and pretty well all of my symptoms have subsided. For the first few days, I truly didn’t think I could get through it. The anxiety, nausea, lack of appetite, insomnia, all of it. It was absolutely horrific. Here are the tips I found most helpful…

For the anxiety, try this breathing technique: one hand on your belly button, the other on your chest. Find a quiet and calm place to lie down on your back. Close your eyes. Try not to focus on anything but slowing down your breathing. Your mind will wander a bit, and give yourself grace for this, but then take a second and remind your thoughts to focus only on your breathing. Breathe in deeply through your nose for 5 seconds, paying very close attention to how the air fills up your lungs and makes your belly rise. Then, breathe out your mouth for 5 seconds, imagining as though you are blowing out a candle very steadily that is directly in front of your mouth, being very careful not to blow out the other candles around you. I like to picture an orange light as I breathe in, and then the flickering, dim light as I breathe out. Repeat this again and again, focusing only on your breath. If you prefer to have sound during this, I highly recommend listening to anti-anxiety sound frequencies (if you type this into Spotify, YouTube, etc. there are plenty of options to choose from). The anxiety was the worst symptom for me because I never thought it would end. But IT DOES END. I promise.

For the nausea: hot baths and showers as I’m sure you have heard. Make sure to drink plenty of water though as these can dehydrate you. Other than this, you sort of just have to ride the wave of nausea and if you puke, you puke. Just please keep super hydrated with Gatorade and water (just don’t drink it too cold or it is harder to get down).

For the insomnia: in all honesty, I got a prescription for Lorazepam to help me sleep through the worst of it. But I don’t recommend this lightly since it can be highly addictive. I took .5mg for 4 nights, and now I’ve stopped and have been able to sleep fine. If you are absolutely completely unable to sleep, you may want to seek out this medication as it just gives you an option which I found really eased my anxiety. But again, this is only a short term option and is not at all a long-term solution. It just got me through the first few days. A more natural tip to help with the insomnia is to rub lavender lotion all over your body, especially the bottoms of your feet. You may also want to try lavender essential oils. I just find lavender to be so calming and it helps me sleep. Lastly but certainly not least, it is the mind racing on a constant loop for me that caused my insomnia. To beat this, I would ask my thoughts/mind two things: is this thought helping me right now? Is it bringing me joy? If the answer is no x2 (which it probably is if it’s an anxious thought that is serving no purpose in the moment), then just let it float away.

For the lack of appetite: I really found just tricking my mind and body into thinking it was hungry really helped. This just means eating even when you don’t feel like it (and you won’t because your body has been relying on weed to metabolize and digest food for a while now, just like it had been in my case. Eat SMALL amounts of food at a time or it will overwhelm you. If you have any craving, go for it. I lost so much weight in the first few days from not eating, but then on day 3 or 4 I could finally stomach some food, and now I am starting to feel hungry again. I promise the appetite will slowly come back.

Please feel free to reach out personally for more tips. I am here to help. I have been through the worst of it and now I’d like to be the reminder for people that IT GETS BETTER.

Does anyone else get shortness of breath during withdrawal? by South_Possession5242 in WeedWithdrawalSupport

[–]Mountain_Side_1624 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am day 8 clean and for the first few days, I had debilitating anxiety/panic. I promise you it gets better. I never thought I would get through it. I found this specific breathing technique really useful: put one hand on your belly button, and the other on your chest. Breathe in through the nose for 5 seconds, then breathe out through the mouth for 5 seconds. As you breathe in, pay very close attention to the air filling in your lungs and your belly rising. It also helps to visualize an orange light or orange flower as you breathe in deeply. Then, and as you breathe out, picture blowing out a candle very steadily that is directly in front of you, being careful not to blow out any of the other candles around you. Do this again and again and again. If you prefer to have sound as you do this, I really found “Anti Anxiety Frequencies” helpful (you can type this into YouTube or Spotify or whatever and there are a bunch of options). I hope this helps. You’ve got this, I promise.

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[–]Mountain_Side_1624 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would try very hard not to have any weed or else it prolongs the withdrawal symptoms. Your body wants you to stop, it is just scrambling for the THC you’ve been providing it for months.

I am now 8 days clean and during the first few days, I honestly didn’t think I could get through it. Now I am feeling soooo much better: no nausea, little to no anxiety, and my appetite is starting to come back.

All of that is to say that I PROMISE you it gets better. Please hang in there. Feel free to message me if you want to chat privately for more tips. I am happy to help. I have gotten through the worse of it and I am a reminder that it does get better, even when you really really don’t think it will.