Quitting weed for a while

[Vaked420]

Hi ya'll, as much as I love weed I'm quitting it for now for who knows how long. It's just gotten to the point where it's become a habit and I get to the end of the day like wow I haven't smoked today, I really feel like I should, and I just don't like that. I've been stoned pretty much daily for a couple years and whIle it hasn't majorly impacted my life, I think it's gotten to the point where I could be doing better in school etc. It's not the weed itself it's just how I've come to treat it. And my tolerance has gone through the roof.

I realized I really just needed to quit for a while yesterday when I took an edible pill an hour before work ended so it wouldn't hit me at work(I've been high at work which is easy to pass but not good since I have a full time internship at a major company) I figured I'd be fine driving and it would wear off enough by the time I saw my family. Why I thought this was a good idea idk cause I had a panic attack last time I had one. Anyways it was about 5 when I decided it hadn't hit me.that strong since it had been 3 hours so I just forgot I ever took it. Then 6 rolls around and I was stoned as fuck. It was pretty fun but then I still had to go to my mom's and I debated thinkING I was too high to drive but then I was like no I'll be fine. I got down the street and was like wtf am I doing I'm gonna kill someone shit was so distorted st this point and I just pulled over and asked my girlfriend to drive who I hadn't told I'd taken the pill since I didn't think it had hit me much and sort of doesn't approve of my smoking. So in the end I got high at work, drove high, lied to my girlfriend, was gonna go to my family's after eating a strong ass edible and it wasn't even that fun cause I just smoke so often that it's just become part of my routine.

Anyways sorry for the rant. I just started telling my story and it kinda just kept going haha but anyways it made me decide I wanna quit for a while until I see if I can control my smoking at some point, but as of now I can't seem to get my smoking to a reasonable point and my tolerance is so out of wack it's not even like it used to be.

So is there anyone else out there that also feels like they smoke too much or are taking a break or have significantly cut back that could maybe throw down some wisdom? When I've taken tbreaks befor, which haven't been longer than a week in yeeeeeeaaars it always seems easy after 2 or 3 days when I get out of the habit so im thinking if I just stick to it it shouldn't be that hard and then maybe I'll see how I feel after a month or so of not smoking. My goal is to smoke once or twice a week eventually and if I can't reach that I'd rather not smoke at all honestly

Sorry for the essay haha

 

[DDave]

Hi ya'll, as much as I love weed I'm quitting it for now for who knows how long. It's just gotten to the point where it's become a habit and I get to the end of the day like wow I haven't smoked today, I really feel like I should, and I just don't like that. I've been stoned pretty much daily for a couple years and whIle it hasn't majorly impacted my life, I think it's gotten to the point where I could be doing better in school etc. It's not the weed itself it's just how I've come to treat it. And my tolerance has gone through the roof.

I realized I really just needed to quit for a while yesterday when I took an edible pill an hour before work ended so it wouldn't hit me at work(I've been high at work which is easy to pass but not good since I have a full time internship at a major company) I figured I'd be fine driving and it would wear off enough by the time I saw my family. Why I thought this was a good idea idk cause I had a panic attack last time I had one. Anyways it was about 5 when I decided it hadn't hit me.that strong since it had been 3 hours so I just forgot I ever took it. Then 6 rolls around and I was stoned as fuck. It was pretty fun but then I still had to go to my mom's and I debated thinkING I was too high to drive but then I was like no I'll be fine. I got down the street and was like wtf am I doing I'm gonna kill someone shit was so distorted st this point and I just pulled over and asked my girlfriend to drive who I hadn't told I'd taken the pill since I didn't think it had hit me much and sort of doesn't approve of my smoking. So in the end I got high at work, drove high, lied to my girlfriend, was gonna go to my family's after eating a strong ass edible and it wasn't even that fun cause I just smoke so often that it's just become part of my routine.

Anyways sorry for the rant. I just started telling my story and it kinda just kept going haha but anyways it made me decide I wanna quit for a while until I see if I can control my smoking at some point, but as of now I can't seem to get my smoking to a reasonable point and my tolerance is so out of wack it's not even like it used to be.

So is there anyone else out there that also feels like they smoke too much or are taking a break or have significantly cut back that could maybe throw down some wisdom? When I've taken tbreaks befor, which haven't been longer than a week in yeeeeeeaaars it always seems easy after 2 or 3 days when I get out of the habit so im thinking if I just stick to it it shouldn't be that hard and then maybe I'll see how I feel after a month or so of not smoking. My goal is to smoke once or twice a week eventually and if I can't reach that I'd rather not smoke at all honestly

During the long TBreak, get outdoors if you can and do something physical. If the area permits, hiking is great. Getting ToDo items done around the house is ok, but first two or three days, try to break up the routine. Your regular routing may be part of your medicating cycle, probably is. So changing it up a bit will help.

Once you return to medicating, measuring out the quantity of herb used in your sessions and keeping track of the number of sessions will help you keep track of tolerance levels and even of habits that are forming.

And extend the time of your sessions. If you use a vape without a bag, space out your draws/hits. Rushing a session has a tendency to over-medicate. Give each draw a chance to take effect. This way you won't raise your tolerance so quickly or to such a high level.

Good luck in this!

 

[ginolicious]

During the long TBreak, get outdoors if you can and do something physical. If the area permits, hiking is great. Getting ToDo items done around the house is ok, but first two or three days, try to break up the routine. Your regular routing may be part of your medicating cycle, probably is. So changing it up a bit will help.

Once you return to medicating, measuring out the quantity of herb used in your sessions and keeping track of the number of sessions will help you keep track of tolerance levels and even of habits that are forming.

And extend the time of your sessions. If you use a vape without a bag, space out your draws/hits. Rushing a session has a tendency to over-medicate. Give each draw a chance to take effect. This way you won't raise your tolerance so quickly or to such a high level.

Good luck in this!

That's an excellent tip. Enjoy the session.

 

[hackslasher]

When I had to quit for a long while ( which was years ago) I found building and making stuff helped me keep busy and my mind off getting high, like wood work always fun. Also if you're into sport. I myself enjoy skateboarding and playing basketball and after running around for awhile and panting for air the last thing I ever want to do is smoke anything. Also if anything like me finding a substitute for frustrating or stessful situations help, as those the times I find myself mumbling "I wanna get high" the most. For me it was sports to calm down as they took my mind off everything. Anyway wish you the best with your ventures and turn out happy no matter how turns out

 

[macbill]

When I take extended T-breaks I start taking melatonin an hour or so before bed to help induce sleeping. For some, it works, for others, it doesn't.

 

[max]

It's not the weed itself it's just how I've come to treat it. And my tolerance has gone through the roof.

Everyone has a different brain and body chemistry, but I'd say your main problem is a lack of moderation. I've been using mj on a regular basis since way before you were born (unless you're a really old student), and I never feel the need for tolerance breaks (except for the very rare forced occasion when my supply is out), nor do I have a high tolerance. When you start back I'd suggest getting through the day without using, and use moderation when you do partake. You mention 'smoking', and not vaping, so I don't really know which method you use, but I'd certainly recommend vapor over smoke as well.

 

[Hubs88]

I vape everyday for fun and to relax. About a year ago I went into the hospital for abdominal surgery and had to stop cold turkey. I was feeling pretty sick for more than a month after the surgery and wasn't up to using mj. It took awhile for me to get back into my usual routine of using mj but once I did the helpful effects like increased appetite and a positive mental outlook were a big help to feeling good. I guess the point I'm trying to make is stopping was easy without any withdrawal problems and starting to use again had great benefits.

When you take a sabbatical start back up slow and be aware of the effects mj has on your system.

 

[NorVape]

I've come to the conclusion that these breaks are not good for me (but ofc I believe people like you who say they need them, and I applaud the strength to go through with something that obviously is rough for you, just so that is said).

I just had two weeks of, and basically I did three dabs, 6 cannacaps and some tincture infused tea BEFORE breakfast on a normal day during those weeks. I'm normally very busy, so I made the most out of my holiday - stoner logic

The last day I had of from work I barely vaped, to sort of wind down. That was a little rough. Day two of moderate use was a bit better, and on day three I didn't vape untill 22:30 at night, and then only a couple of puffs with the vapman and I was good untill my late night dab. And I didn't wait till 22:30 on purpose, all of sudden time flew by.

This got me thinking that we really don´t seem to understand cannabis tolerance that well. It seems to be a lot in the mind of the subject. For me it's really easy to lower my relatively high intake, and when going abroad I can quit cold turkey due to the change of habitat and daily activities that comes with travel.

But I imagine I would have a hard time doing the same thing in my day to day life.

Now I just eat mild canna caps for medicinal purposes during the day on work days, and when I come home at night I do a dab or two and chill out.

I like how you said it wasn't the weed, it's how you treat it. That's what I tell people who tell me weed made periods of their life worse. If you don't treat cannabis well, why should cannabis treat you well? To be a little new age-ish

Anyways, good luck! I hope you'll find your way back to a giving and meaningful relationship with cannabis. And yeah, don't smoke, man, vaporize

My best tip for breaking a habit is changing more than that one habit.

 

[snamuh]

Nice!

I'm kinda on break too. Kinda by choice kinda not by choice, lol.

i've taken some month long breaks and I think the longest was 2-3 months.

I can have issues quitting. Can't sleep, other bad habits get amplified, etc. Honestly my life is pretty unbalanced. Exercise is the best help for and withdrawal, staying busy, hobbies etc. Melatonin if you have sleep issues, and if that isn't working add a benadryl tab a few times a week. Drinking alcohol gives me the urge to smoke... and its difficult.

I have been trying for years to be able to manage my consumption. I have gotten a little better as i get older but I can't seem to reach my goal. I think I would really benefit from a low thc and high cbd strain... but people around here dont even know those exist.

I after quitting I have good experiences with micro-dosing with the mflb, but eventually I got back to my old habits.

dose low, dose slow. You can always get more later.

Enjoy the clear head, the vivid dreams, and waking up refreshed!


It's funny how some can be fine consuming a joints worth or more a day... but that's definitely not me. Growing up I used to read grasscity threads... and all the tips I'd find for functioning well with weed were to smoke more! That turned on me fast!

ps maybe get some chamomile to vape.


One time, I think it was a thanksgiving dinner.... my sister had the family over, and I ate a "fire cracker" before leaving the house with my parents. We sat around talking, things were fine... then at the dinner table mid-way through the meal I was hit so hard, haha. I could barely contain myself, lol. I told my brother in law after dinner and he had no idea, I guess i played it off well, lol. I did feel like an ass though... not respectful!

 

[HellsWindStaff]

I have to quit next week, as I do work that is contracted out and I have a contract for a job in September.

May actually quit Monday, as when I was worried about getting tested prior, I was much fatter. I want to test myself in 2 weeks as I have dropped 50/60 lb's since that point, as I have a trip planned for the weekend of the 15th...would be nice to vape a little then.

I may not even have to quit, as I don't know for sure if I am going to be going on site, if I'm not going on site, I don't have to quit. It's a good experience, but it's something I've done before so I'm not dying to go tbh. Going to try and figure that out this week.

Regardless, thoughts are with you and I may be joining you shortly

I had some plans:

- Working out a lot (I have already started doing this through July so my body is acclimated + burning additional fat storage)
- Going to teach myself some sort of programming language in my free time
- Cleaning the fuck out of my vapes + glass (this is like, a one day thing lol)
- Overtime, I have the option of lots of OT so I just am taking it

Even if I don't have to quit for my job in September, I think I may join you this week at least for a few weeks

 

[Vaked420]

Thanks for the replies guys! I do smoke the occasional joint but rarely and I mainly use my flight box which as was said is great for microdosing. I last smoked on the 23rd and feel great so far. No withdrawls and I just feel really clear and great and I feel little want to smoke as I don't think I ever want to go back to how much I was smoking. Weed is fun but imo there is a limit to how functional you can be when stoned. I think my plan is my neighbor is big on dabs and he has some dry sift hash that is essentially just trich heads under a magnifying glass and I'll probably just take a small dab on the 23rd of august. My plan is to force myself to smoke once a week and if I can't stick to that I'd rather give up the mj than go back to being stoned most of the time. As sad as that is ;( but I look forward to hopefully having control, which is hard since weed can just be so god damn fun haha and to weeds merits I don't think I'd be where I am today without it and that's in a good way!

 

[ginolicious]

When you do start vapin again take it slow. I quit combusting 2 years ago. Then just recently I started smoking a pipe and then got into vaping. My first few vape sessions were a little too wild. Thought I could handle the same amount as before. Plus the vape just wrecked me. About a month back in and I smoke 2g every 2 weeks. Moderation also helps.

 

[Vaked420]

I don't really know if this is me quitting weed causing lucid dreams or what, but I just had probably the most stressful dream of my entire life. I just woke up to go to work and barely feel like I can cause it just feels like I lived through the most stressful day of my entire life...it was about my extremely nice middle aged black coworker who was I guess volunteering as a parking ticket guy who was giving a ticket to this lotus when the white owner comes and grabs a shotgun and threatens my coworker. I tried to help and did slightly but barely could as I was frozen in fear. When the cops finally showed up they walked them both down to the station which was conveniently around the corner. At this point a crowd had started building and as we walked to the station they started cheering for the white owner and I couldn't believe it I tried to stop them and tell them what had happened. When everything finally calmed down I pleaded to one of the cops and she seemed more understanding but said there was nothing I could do. I basically balled harder then I ever have for the rest of the dream which felt like a whole day just trying to understand what had happened and how one of the nicest people I know could possibly be thrown in jail and accused of something so wrongly. I could barely tell anyone what had happened and all my friends and family just thought I was crazy for crying so much cause I couldn't get the words out to tell them what had happened and when I finally did I woke up...

God I barely feel like I can go to work...I feel like I just lived through the worst day of my life and now I have to go pretend to be normal like nothing happened. And I'm getting in at like 6:15 which is early for most people but the coworker I'm talking about will be at work and it'll probably be me, him and one or two other people...

Anyone have experiences like this? I guess it must be the lack of weed cranking my dreams up to level 5...

 

[biohacker]

Big time....just a month or so ago I tried a T-Break...lasted 2 weeks and then a trip to the ER. No matter how hard I try, even tapering...it's like I can't even survive without vaping. My sleep simply becomes non-existent and my days are essential non-livable. What you are experiencing is REM rebound, and it will pass with time. Unfortunately for me it means several weeks of hell on earth and I have a hard time getting past week 2 (i've gone 7 weeks before). This last time I had the worst nightmare of my life (I never dream, only when I abstain do dreams come back) and it has rattled me to this day. It involved a fatal car crash with my wife and I over and mountain cliff. It felt so real it rattled me awake and scared the shit out of me. I still have some of those feelings, but since i've returned to daily vaping and thus the dreams/nightmares disappear. Even though vaping helps me sleep, I still wake up severely tired and lacking quality sleep. It's a journey that I keep on keeping on.... and trying to figure out the right dosing, etc. because pharmaceuticals are just not an option for me.

 

[slick]

Did you try melatonin? Another poster recommended it. Don't know if it will help the dreams, but it won't hurt.

There was a Chick-fil-A that was about 20 mins from my house. It's located near a shopping heavy part of town, and closed on Sundays. The first time I ate there it was heaven; delicious, cheap, fast. I get every other weekend off so usually I would visit this part of town maybe twice a month. Without fail one of those days would be a Sunday. As a consequence I would get Chick-fil-A about once a month. I moved a while back and now live about 3 mins from it. I can get it whenever I want. It's what it always was, delicious, cheap, fast. But.....it's not the same.

For me, all of life's pleasures are more satisfying in small doses. When done too often they lose their magic.

 

[Vaked420]

Big time....just a month or so ago I tried a T-Break...lasted 2 weeks and then a trip to the ER. No matter how hard I try, even tapering...it's like I can't even survive without vaping. My sleep simply becomes non-existent and my days are essential non-livable. What you are experiencing is REM rebound, and it will pass with time. Unfortunately for me it means several weeks of hell on earth and I have a hard time getting past week 2 (i've gone 7 weeks before). This last time I had the worst nightmare of my life (I never dream, only when I abstain do dreams come back) and it has rattled me to this day. It involved a fatal car crash with my wife and I over and mountain cliff. It felt so real it rattled me awake and scared the shit out of me. I still have some of those feelings, but since i've returned to daily vaping and thus the dreams/nightmares disappear. Even though vaping helps me sleep, I still wake up severely tired and lacking quality sleep. It's a journey that I keep on keeping on.... and trying to figure out the right dosing, etc. because pharmaceuticals are just not an option for me.

Dang...im glad I don't have it that bad...I know now that I had one scary dream I'm a little nervous of what's gonna happen tonight. Are you maybe worrying yourself that youre going to have a nightmare when you take a break which is making the nightmares worse? Maybe it's just an endless cycle of fear of the vivid dreams you'll have which causes the vivid dreams which causes the fear and on and on.

 

[Vaked420]

Did you try melatonin? Another poster recommended it. Don't know if it will help the dreams, but it won't hurt.

There was a Chick-fil-A that was about 20 mins from my house. It's located near a shopping heavy part of town, and closed on Sundays. The first time I ate there it was heaven; delicious, cheap, fast. I get every other weekend off so usually I would visit this part of town maybe twice a month. Without fail one of those days would be a Sunday. As a consequence I would get Chick-fil-A about once a month. I moved a while back and now live about 3 mins from it. I can get it whenever I want. It's what it always was, delicious, cheap, fast. But.....it's not the same.

For me, all of life's pleasures are more satisfying in small doses. When done too often they lose their magic.

I totally agree with everything in moderation and I've been fighting with myself (and others) to get to a place of moderation pretty much since the day I started vaping( I started out vaping before ever really smoking with my mflb haha)

And it's not to the point where I think I need melatonin. I get to sleep pretty easy and honestly as long as it's not over the top I kindve enjoy intense experiences like the dream I had and honestly feel like I learn emotionally from extreme situations like that. It just felt so real like it was actually happening and it kinda helps me to see how I react in a situation like that and to make sure I react better next time. The fact that I froze up may be a reflection of the fact that the other day my girlfriend was taking our cats out of the car and she didn't realize some of the latches holding the cage together were coming apart and so the cats could easily get out and I froze trying to tell her for about 5 seconds and couldn't get the word cage out of my mouth before I finally just dropped everything and ran over there to fix it. I could have yelled that the cage was open and she couldve fixed it but im so rarely in that situation of essentially terror I start imagining what's gonna happen and don't actually fix the problem.

I'm ranting now but my point was that as stressful as that dream was I felt like I learned from it.

 

[snamuh]

Melitonin would probably make the dreams worse.

For me melatonin is used if I cant get to sleep... It actually can be tricky to use for me. Sometimes I'll use it and have a night feeling half awake or I'll wake up every 2 hours. Some people say 1mg is the right dose but others take 5+... So if your able to get to sleep without it ide pass on it.

My dreams usually have someone chasing me that I need to get away from. Or the crazy scarey and awesome dreams where I'm outside and its like the apocalypse with lighting bolts striking the ground all around me and I have to make it inside.

 

[biohacker]

Are you maybe worrying yourself that youre going to have a nightmare when you take a break which is making the nightmares worse? Maybe it's just an endless cycle of fear of the vivid dreams you'll have which causes the vivid dreams which causes the fear and on and on.

Nope, it's REM rebound. It's been proven that THC reduces your REM stages of sleep, with the effect of increases Slow Wave Sleep. I'm just wondering how much, over time does it diminish the REM sleep? Perhaps it nearly completely eliminates it after years? Not sure, but taking breaks really messes me up... actually it messes my sleep up, which in turn messes me up. Sleep is everything.

 

[NorVape]

The best advice some one ever gave me regarding those t-break dreams is: "treat em like a trip, man, have some fun".

 

[mixchu69]

Hi ya'll, as much as I love weed I'm quitting it for now for who knows how long. It's just gotten to the point where it's become a habit and I get to the end of the day like wow I haven't smoked today, I really feel like I should, and I just don't like that. I've been stoned pretty much daily for a couple years and whIle it hasn't majorly impacted my life, I think it's gotten to the point where I could be doing better in school etc. It's not the weed itself it's just how I've come to treat it. And my tolerance has gone through the roof.

I realized I really just needed to quit for a while yesterday when I took an edible pill an hour before work ended so it wouldn't hit me at work(I've been high at work which is easy to pass but not good since I have a full time internship at a major company) I figured I'd be fine driving and it would wear off enough by the time I saw my family. Why I thought this was a good idea idk cause I had a panic attack last time I had one. Anyways it was about 5 when I decided it hadn't hit me.that strong since it had been 3 hours so I just forgot I ever took it. Then 6 rolls around and I was stoned as fuck. It was pretty fun but then I still had to go to my mom's and I debated thinkING I was too high to drive but then I was like no I'll be fine. I got down the street and was like wtf am I doing I'm gonna kill someone shit was so distorted st this point and I just pulled over and asked my girlfriend to drive who I hadn't told I'd taken the pill since I didn't think it had hit me much and sort of doesn't approve of my smoking. So in the end I got high at work, drove high, lied to my girlfriend, was gonna go to my family's after eating a strong ass edible and it wasn't even that fun cause I just smoke so often that it's just become part of my routine.

Anyways sorry for the rant. I just started telling my story and it kinda just kept going haha but anyways it made me decide I wanna quit for a while until I see if I can control my smoking at some point, but as of now I can't seem to get my smoking to a reasonable point and my tolerance is so out of wack it's not even like it used to be.

So is there anyone else out there that also feels like they smoke too much or are taking a break or have significantly cut back that could maybe throw down some wisdom? When I've taken tbreaks befor, which haven't been longer than a week in yeeeeeeaaars it always seems easy after 2 or 3 days when I get out of the habit so im thinking if I just stick to it it shouldn't be that hard and then maybe I'll see how I feel after a month or so of not smoking. My goal is to smoke once or twice a week eventually and if I can't reach that I'd rather not smoke at all honestly

Sorry for the essay haha

I wish I was as wise as you at your age. It took me to my 30s to understand that I am abusing cannabis and am in a similar situation as you. After 3 long relationships, I realized that drugs (not only cannabis but much stronger drugs) have ruined all my relationships with girlfriends. It has negatively impacted my motivation at work. The biggest problem is that I just chill in my room and vape til I'm blasted. It makes me anti-social.

I take medications for anxiety and depression since an early age. For me, I think it is something psychological, like I'm trying to avoid reality and the abusive past that I experienced. I think I will join you on a t-break for a month or two. My goal is to vape 1-2 a week, strictly for recreational (and vape if I need it for pain.).

 

[biohacker]

I can relate to the above..... it's really a massive catch 22 for me as i'm recreational but also medicinal. There are side effects to all drugs, and I just choose vaping over pharmaceuticals, but the poison is in the dose, and I know I cross that line way too often. There is definitely an effect on sleep, although it's still unknown whether it helps or hinders sleep overall in the long run.

I will be shortly joining in on somewhat of a t-break i'm sure, but i've learned that the hardest way is the cold turkey way (for me anyways). Tapering makes it a little more bearable I find.

 

[twentypast4]

I'll be joining you too, today is my last day of "partaking." Just finished my last dab, going to push hard to land a new job.

My mood is greatly affected though, I really don't want to see or talk to anyone but my children and even then I can notice my patience is thinner than usual.

 

[Vaked420]

I wish I was as wise as you at your age. It took me to my 30s to understand that I am abusing cannabis and am in a similar situation as you. After 3 long relationships, I realized that drugs (not only cannabis but much stronger drugs) have ruined all my relationships with girlfriends. It has negatively impacted my motivation at work. The biggest problem is that I just chill in my room and vape til I'm blasted. It makes me anti-social.

I take medications for anxiety and depression since an early age. For me, I think it is something psychological, like I'm trying to avoid reality and the abusive past that I experienced. I think I will join you on a t-break for a month or two. My goal is to vape 1-2 a week, strictly for recreational (and vape if I need it for pain.).

You know I hate to admit it but I wouldve been down the path of progressive abuse if it wasn't for my amazing amazing girlfriend who made me see what I was doing to myself and to our relationship. It was an extreme wakeup call when I realized I couldn't even make it down the street cause that pill had me so fucked up and I felt like I could've done anything while high before. It's just not true. No matter how much your tolerance let's you act normal, you're still under the influence of a drug. And the other major plus is its just way more fun when you get blasted as fuck every once in a while and build that suspense every time you vape

 

[jojo monkey]

Peppermint and chamomile are nice to vape to get over the routine.

If I remember right, 1mg of melatonin is a good dose. Your body does not need too much to signal sleep. Less is more.

Any time I take a break the dreams come rushing back for a week. After a week they don't alert me enough to wake me up.

Cannabis is a reward for the mind. Sometimes it can be the only reward and this is when things get sticky for me. Be sure to enjoy the other rewards in life!

Best of luck to all that want try a different perspective. You can't see where you are standing sometimes unless you move.