Symptoms to Expect When You Quit Weed.

The biggest problem that you will have to overcome when quitting weed is beating the withdrawal symptoms.

The good news is that when you quit weed, you can do a number of things to help reduce and in some cases almost eliminate the negative effects of withdrawal.

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Although marijuana addiction is not comparable to other addictions like heroin and even tobacco, it is still an unpleasant thing to have to go through.

Because marijuana is widely accepted as a soft and relatively harmless drug, there is a general misconception as to just how addictive it is. Anyone who has tried to quit weed, after developing a habit, will know that it is far from easy and can be extremely unpleasant at times.

When you quit weed the first week or so is by far the hardest. However the withdrawal symptoms of marijuana addiction are relatively short lived and there are a number of things that you can do to reduce them.

Preparing yourself mentally prior to quitting is the first step and this alone will help with the psychological side effects of  weed withdrawal.

Once you have stopped smoking marijuana it is likely that you will experience a number of symptoms including, anxiety, fear, depression, insomnia, mood swings and loss of appetite. These symptoms will be quite frequent in the first few days and will then start to reduce a little as each day goes by.

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Relaxation

Relaxation techniques can be used to relieve the stress and anxiety associated with quitting weed and to help with insomnia.

Find a quite place where you can sit or lie down (laying down will work better).

Get your self comfortable and breathe out as far as you can.

Then take a very slow deep breath, breathing in as far as you can over 10-20 seconds. As you do so concentrate on relaxing your fingers and toes.

When you can breath in no further let your chest fall slowly and naturally.

Do this 5 times and with each breath concentrate on relaxing different areas of the body. Start with the extremities and work your way up the arms and legs and into the body with each breath.

As you feel your body start to relax concentrate on your facial muscles. The facial muscles can be quite hard to relax when you are stressed but relaxing them will help with headaches and help to relax the rest of your body.

Once you have taken 5 deep breaths just continue to concentrate on your muscles and breathe deeply but more naturally. Continue to concentrate on your muscles until your body feels relaxed.

Breathing like this will help to regulate your heart beat and enrich your muscles with oxygen. The other benefit is that focusing your mind on relaxing helps to take it off that which was making you stressed.

If you have difficulty relaxing your muscles you could try tensing and relaxing them, again starting with the extremities.

The key to this is to get your mind in tune with your body. You need to really concentrate on how each part of your body feels and feel it relaxing.
Feel Good Factor

Very simple and yet very powerful and can be used with relaxation or without but must be used each time you fell like you are going to break.

When you quit weed the first few days are when you are most likely to start again. To stop smoking marijuana permanently it is imperative that you condition your mind with a coping mechanism that you can put into play when the going gets tough. One of the best ways to do this is to simply recognize your achievements and reward yourself for them.

Each hour, each day and each week that you manage to stop smoking weed is a massive achievement and you should use this as a driving force to continue.

When you feel bad, keep in mind that it will only be short lived and think about how far you have come and why you are quitting. Remember that you will feel much better in a few short days. Think about how it will feel to know that you have finally quit weed.

Reward yourself, eat well, exercise or do anything else that will take your mind off the cravings and bolster the feeling of achievement and well being. Most of all keep in mind that you will feel a little better each day and that the worst of the symptoms of quitting weed are only last for a week or so.

If you can get through this first week or so you stand a very good chance of succeeding and you must keep this in mind.

Avoid Being Around cannabis users and paraphernalia because this is when you will be most vulnerable.

Getting Help To Quit Smoking Pot.

Your Doctor or any of a number of specialist clinics can prescribe drugs to help with the symptoms of quitting weed. If you you feel unable to go to your Doctor, there are also many over the counter remedies that can help to relieve stress and help with insomnia.

There are also a number of online resources, books and services that can help and some which have been designed specifically to help cannabis users.

One such program that I used boasts a 100% success rate during trials. Now although it helped me to quit weed, I find it hard to believe that the 100% success rate in the trials is going to carry on in the real world. Having said that, quitting marijuana is a mind over matter thing and having the support and direction that the Cannabis Coach gave me definitely helped a lot.

At the end of the day it is down to the individual and what works for one may not works for another. If you have tried many times to give up cannabis I would recommend that you get some sort of outside help.

The Cannabis Coach program is well worth a try as it carries a money back guarantee. That means that if it does not work for you, you can simply get your money back and I suppose you can’t get fairer than that.

You should of course get help from your Doctor but if like me you would prefer to keep your habit a secret, the Cannabis Coach or something similar is a good starting point.

Whatever you choose to do I wish you luck and as a final word on this post I just want to say keep trying.

I cannot put into words the difference that quitting weed has made to my life. It is such a worthwhile thing to do and if I could do it after over 20 years of smoking every day then I know that you can. You only need to realise that for yourself and you are half way there. No matter how you go about it, it is worth it so please do not give up giving up weed.

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Keep Busy

Just a quick afterthought and another must is to keep yourself occupied. If you are having trouble keeping your mind off the weed, do something.

If you can do something that reinforces your efforts, then that’s even better. Keeping fit or preparing a healthy meal is always good.

Of course this is totally bias but visit this blog and make a comment or read some comments and/or reply to others. Yes I know it is a bit cheeky but I want to make this blog a place where you can find and communicate with  others who are trying to quit weed.

Having that added support can only be a good thing and I give you my promise that I will read and where appropriate reply to your comments.

If you have some information that you think will help others or have a question that needs answering please leave a comment.

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Marijuana Side Effects – (Many Good Reasons for Quitting Weed).

If you are thinking it’ might be time to stop smoking marijuana her are a few

facts that might just make you want to quit weed right now.

No one can deny that smoking pot gives you a great feeling of relaxation, euphoria, and many other pleasant side effects but the less pleasant ones that we often ignore or even find funny are the ones that do the most harm.

I used to laugh and joke about the fact that I would forget what I was talking about mid sentence. My memory still has not fully recovered and I’m no longer laughing because I’m not sure that it ever will.

The fact is that with every passing year, more and more serious health problems are being associated with marijuana addiction.

Here are just some of the side effects of smoking weed.

The Lungs.

Obviously smoking a joint carries all of the same health risks of smoking tobacco. What most pot smokers do not realise is that there is a chemical in the cannabis that amplifies this. When you smoke a joint it is in fact around 4 times more harmful. The tobacco is effectively 4 times more dangerous.

As well as the many thousands of chemicals that are inhaled in cigarette smoke there are over 400 additional chemicals including a known carcinogenic in marijuana smoke.

In recent years lung cancer, emphysema, asthma and a number of other lung conditions and diseases have been confirmed to be linked with smoking pot.

Side Note. When I stopped smoking weed my lungs felt ten times better within a month.

The Brain.

The active chemical in marijuana is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol often referred to as THC. THC makes you feel care free, giggly, relaxed and often hungry. Other common symptom are short term memory loss, lack of motivation, low self esteem, low confidence and paranoia. Again most of these symptoms  disapear quickly when you quit weed. (find out more).

Other less Known symptoms.

Did you know that smoking marijuana can affect your performance in the bedroom too. Men can become prone to low sperm count and erectile dis-function. For the ladies we have irregular periods and decreased ability to conceive. It is a well known fact that smoking during pregnancy can harm the unborn child. There is also  evidence that smaking weed during pregnancy can lead to your child having learning difficulties.

What About your loved ones.

Often overlooked but well worth a mention is the people around you and the people that rely on you.

I think that most heavy weed smokers would hold their hands up and admit that they would be a better parent, son, daughter, employee or just a better person if they did not smoke.

Well my biggest driving force was my children and my biggest regret is that i did not quit weed until they were grown up.

I look around now at today’s culture where weed is everywhere and it makes me sad to think how many of these perfectly normal and often wonderful human beings will spend their whole lives held back like I did.

I’m well into my forties now and if you are young and have your whole life ahead of you I would like to finish this post by telling you straight to give up weed now.

I promise you that you will be glad you did when you watch helplessly as people that you know waste there lives in a cloud of smokey denial.

If you feel that you can’t do this on your own,  try checking out the program that I used to quit marijuana.