Stop counting the days. Just tell yourself you’re not a smoker anymore.

I’m not addicted. I just can’t socialize, sleep, or eat without it.

Doc you are awesome. I went to GPs for years trying to get help to quit and was always met with judgement. I ended up having to order meds online to stop it. Was really frustrating.

Weed withdrawal is a real thing when you’ve been smoking everyday for a decade

Good advice

Very helpful ❤ TY

I love that he says about not judging, I feel so comforted hearing that

It’s genuinely annoying because I don’t have any cravings, I just can’t sleep and don’t have much of an appetite. 4 days strong!

I’m almost 30 days clean quit cold turkey after smoking for 17 years. Started at 14 and it’s been better than I expected. I did have insomnia for the first week and loss of appetite for almost a month but everything is coming back and so thankful continue to push if it is what you really want.

I wish more people would talk about how it’s actually way longer than just a couple days of withdrawal. For people who smoked heavy and for long-term, withdrawal can last a couple weeks to even months… and they can get pretty bad. Everything from extreme insomnia, extreme diarrhea, nausea, mood issues, depression, paranoia, hot and cold sweats. I don’t think most doctors or people truly know the length or extent but it’s definitely more than just a few days and everyone is different.

Day #2 of no weed this month and I am not sleeping as well and having night sweats. Mind you I used to smoke daily. But I’m determined!

I'm on my third day. Mind you I'm also doing 24-hour fast. It's all in the mind. You have to want to change. You have to want to quit. I caught myself being depressed, angry, mad when I didn't have weed. I felt like I couldn't watch movies or eat food or hang out with my family without smoking. It just made everything 10 times better. It's all psychological in the mind. Once you stop it, you realize how much you've missed out

After 10 years of everyday use I’m almost 2 years sober in April. Was severely depressed for over a year after quitting. Don’t know what got me through except taking it one day at a time! Everyone’s journey is different but it is possible:) Glad I never gave up!

Psilocybin saved my life. I was addicted to heroin for 15 years and after Psilocybin treatment I will be 3 years clean in November. I have zero cravings. This is something that truly needs to be more broadly used in addiction treatment.

You are utterly downplaying the difficulty and intense discomfort of withdrawal. It's absolutely painful and extremely disparaging.

Peter Griffin "I'm not addicted, I just need a couple every hour or so so that I don't go completely insane"

Today is day 12 of me not smoking weed and it was the first time I experienced no night sweats/chills. It was not easy. But I am here. And I do feel a little happier than the previous 12 days. It does get better people. Please believe in yourself. Seek help if you have to there is no shame. We all can do it stay busy and strong everyone ❤👊

😂😂a couple weeks. I stopped smoking for a year and the insomnia never went away. Exercised everyday, ate well, and practised sleep wellbeing and nothing worked! Drove me to insanity

Another thing i feel like isnt talked about is urinary retention, ive ended up in the ER bc my smooth muscles for urinating became dependent and turned flaccid after i stopped smoking, I had to get a catheter the first time, it happened again a second time but with time and away from weed i slowly regained my urinary muscle strength and here i am again not learning my lesson for a third time struggling with the withdrawals and urinary retention

If you’re a daily smoker. The best way is taking 1 day off a week. After a couple weeks do 2 days off, then 3,etc. also start tracking you’re uses, if yk you usually take like 8-10 rips every sesh to get lit, take 2 less rips. Ik it may seem too much but I do these every time I wanna sober up and it helps. (Until the reason for sobering up passes and I can start chiefing again 😂)

I’m two weeks sober and my appetite returned with a vengeance, plus I hit the gym 5 times a week.

Been smoking for 17 yrs I’m 30. Biggest tip I can say to quit smoking is everyone is different be happy with small wins and don’t put a lot of pressure on yourself. Make a schedule or plan and slowly decrease use gradually!! I was a heavy heavy smoker 8-10 blunts a day cut back to 5 then 3. Now just once before bed to help relax and watch shows. Hope this helps peace and love

I’m on day 4 ..quit cold turkey …and babbby…these night sweats (lasted about 2 days so far) something else that rhymes with Korea 😂…and stomach pain and nausea…is worth alllllll this extra energy I got that I’m putting into my family, house, and career💗👁️

I wish you had a practice in my city. I am 52,was very smart in school,like MENSA smart. Somehow through horrible choices throughout my life that didnt seem horrible at the time, I dropped out of college and landed an office job that I have held for 26 years, working from home for the past 8 of those years- I no longer feel as smart as I was once considered, I have issues going out of my house for the past 6 years and if my morning 'routine' has any type of 'hiccup' my whole day is ruined/thrown off. I have smoked cigarettes since I was 13 years old and I am not ready to quit, as it feels like that is the thing that 'calms my nerves'- I think I maybe some type of neurodivergent but dont even know at this point in my life if having an official diagnosis would change anything🤷‍♀️

Left the same comment on a different withdrawals video but here it is 😅 I was a chronic user from the moment I got out of bed to the moment I got into bed…was high pretty much 24/7 and when I was sober I didn’t feel “normal” when I didn’t smoke I felt ugly n got sick… but now I’m almost 2 weeks sober, I had it all, night sweats/cold sweats, insomnia, stomach problems, couldn’t really eat the first few days, light headed, headaches, vivid dream that honestly felt so real, my anxiety was through the roof I could feel my chest started to pound when I felt the need to smoke or relax 😅 I was getting mad at everything, feeling depressed and overwhelmed by little things that weed and being high helped me cope with. I honestly almost gave up the day I am writing this Nov 2 but I powered through it. Everyone going through this just remember it doesn’t last forever even thou you feel like you might pass out or “die” but never gets to that point it’s your body and mind trying to convince you to get your fix because you made it so accustom to being high. It’s your body detoxing the thc and cbd from itself. Just give it time we all got this 👌☺️

Here are a couple of tips: go to the gym, start powerlifting, concentrate on your job and try to be the most interesting and adorable person around without using weed. Im also a regular smoker but now im gonna stop it for a week

moderation.

I wanted to quit 5 months ago and just couldn’t stop I was definitely addicted Reason why I wanted to quit No appetite whatsoever Constantly napping throughout the day Money Coughing so much it almost makes me pass out Throwing up after every meal that I could eat So on January 3rd I quit it and now my sleeping is better I feel like doing more productive activities and I feel less stressed and tired The only issue is that my appetite didn’t return and I am always hungry but whenever I make anything I can’t eat it all just a small amount of Say I make a bowl of cereal I used to be able to eat 2 bowls in one sitting now it’s half a bowl before i get sick Plus I have searing pain at the bottom left side of my abdomen

"don't judge yourself along the way" ❤️

I start college….again after dropping out for getting too high all the time. I’m quitting to hopefully propel myself forward 🤞

I thought that was Kim kardashian for a sec 😂😂😂

Half way thru my month break shit gets way better after a couple days trust

❤

As a 15 year old whos been addicted since i was 10, im stying to stop, im about 3 days in and im shaking uncontrollably, not sleeping, vomiting, and borderline hyoerventilating. Texted my friend and he said dont talk toh im until i stop. I totslly understand, he has only smoked once and decided he wont go down that road. Scared of losing my best friend and my family has no idea. This helped ver ymuch ty

As a heavy user, I’ve cut back recently. To other heavy users. Here’s my advice. Do a small amount if you can’t sleep/eat the first day. Once you get through the first day. You’ll notice you’re present and won’t want to use as much

i’m not ready to make a change. my doctor told me i had to quit after two years of smoking because it literally makes me so sick i can’t even go to school i went online i had to quit dance after 13 years of dancing and everything. But yet i am still not ready to quit after all that’s happened. it’s only day one. help me out manee.

I am on day 4 without smoking weed after about 18 years smoking. Never had a break longer than 3 weeks. Withdrawal is no joke. Insomnia, anxiety, mood swings and lack of appetite are kicking my ass atm. Today has been the worst day so far. Hoping these feelings pass soon

I started smoking cos i had issues with sleep.. I almost got hooked… Thank God i stopped at the right time…

Can you do a video on getting of thc edibles?

Everything is easy after surviving the first week you gotta at LEAST survive that before you start the process of getting better and being active

you can also drink it

The anxiety and insomnia is real, but so is the flourishing of friendships, relationships, self confidence, everything gets better. Just push through.

Cant sleep, and it keeps me calm

Me, trying to quit cold Turkey and not lost my mind from ADHD and depression:

I haven’t smoked in 2+ weeks after getting very sick from smoking (i have CHS, so THC makes me vomit) and it was very hard at first. But i feel so much better now and I’m honestly so traumatized from getting so ill, I never want to smoke again 😂

Easyest way to quit is to run out or if you grow like me is to go visit family for 2 weeks and leave the ganja at home

I tried to quit for three days and the pain, sickness, stomach issues, bathroom trips i cant do, I have kids to take care of i cant be sick like this, im going to gradually cut back smoke less, even with alcohol detox if you stop drinking cold turkey it cold be deadly , i think weed is the same when you’re dependent on it

Fucking hate my thc breaks. I always have issues falling asleep for the 1st month... 😂

Im extremely unlucky when it comes to this. I get literally every symptom except vomiting. I sweat profusely,Uneven heart rate,sometimes headaches,diarhea,nervousness,unrestness.

This is my third week after smoking weed for about 13 years. I feel better but the process has been hell. Surprisingly my appetite hasn’t been affected. But I dream EVERY NIGHT Now! And they are always weird, vivid and bad dreams every single time. Any advice for me?

I didn’t hear the tips he said he has

Trouble sleeping? One hour before bed, have a salad with only turkey, chamomile tea, and a banana. Works for me!

Please help. My friend consumed an edible (made of hemp seed) ONCE. Six-seven months prior. He is having frequent panic attacks and diarrhoea related to it. How is that possible!? Will a psychiatrist be of any help or a neurologist?

Take few to several months off in between active session windows that’s worked well for me. If partaking I’ll take at least 3 months off and probably will not partake for few more months

I’m on my 4th day, right now the only symptom that I have is that I lost my apetite.

Idk man, I have ridiculously strong "will power" what my buddies call it. Not really, like not at all, I'm completely a gluten and I will enjoy what I wanna in joy, but when it comes to quitting something addictive, never been a problem, don't get me wrong I definitely feel the withdrawals, same thing with smoking cigarettes, that actually had cravings to it. Like kept getting the feeling that I need a cigarette, I kept my pack on my night stand, and just didn't physically move towards it. It's that simple, you can have all the cravings you want, it still requires you to physically grab it and smoke it. Just don't. Idk why that's mind blowing, you eventually lose the cravings so what's the point?? I take 1-3 month long breaks from weed every few months of smoking, when I notice a whole gram of dab doesn't last me a day anymore lmao. I love the experience of the weed withdrawal actually, I weaponize it. I get the symptoms he's stalking about, but also a small amount of generalized anxiety for a week, but I also get super restless and my brain is racing for like 5 days! You have any idea how many things of taught myself during those periods?? That's my excessive cardio week too! The ridiculous boost of absolute restlessness is wild. I love weed man, I love running lightly high, I love working out and taking my time feeling the muscles, I love going on hikes, reading books, listening to lectures, talks, or simply enjoying the hell out of music. Getting out of the military was a bit rough the first 6 months, losing all your homies in one day is ass. But eventually I discovered weed and never looked back sense lmao. Of course I have priorities and I'm not just doing to work high, or doing my college courses high. But my free time is mine to live out ya know? Stay safe and warm yall ❤

Couple of weeks? I quit 6 weeks ago and I still can't sleep or poop properly. And I only smoked just 1g per night. Never touching oui'd again

day 1, I'll try my best and tell my comments about my progress later

They were not lying about the crazy dreams man, when it was only day 1 my dream contained 3 murders and lots of gore 😃

I really want to stop cause im losing so much appetite

It affects people differently. I’m a week sober, but when I smoked pot I was up setting trusses/doing hard labor. (Agricultural construction) I actually work harder being high.

I took a T break. After 2.5 weeks, for the first time in more than a decade, first time in my adult life, that i had night terrors. It was the SAME recurring nightmare that id had as a child. It hadnt occured to me thay my nightmarws stopped when i started smoking. Anyway, i dont know what to do with that information

The night terrors are every night for month

I wake and bake and srill go the gym in the am. College and still work lol

Recently had a trip and I really had time to ask myself why I do the thing's that I do and how I can grow as a person so I'm taking a T-break but damn only been 3 days and these cold sweats and insomnia is kicking my butt

I found the best way to stop smoking and it's 100% effective is EDIBLES !!!

I didn't vape weed for 10 years and I started again in January for anxiety and to relax from running my business. It's been a good send. My capacity to stay on track has improved and it's great. But it's not for everyone. Still can't shake the idea that "I shouldn't"

It’s been 7 days for me I still can’t eat but today it started coming back

Adhd neurodivergent here… weed saves me. I think and function more clearly. When it wears off I still have the focused mind set but I can only do indica. It slows my rapid thoughts and also my emotions which are caused thru anxiety. It’s better than doc drugs to me.

There's a typo....if anyone cares. 😄 You *should* be back to normal....not shouldn't.... you'll be fine! ☺️

I don’t crave it, I crave sleep! I’m on day 34 and generally I sleep 3-5 hours a night. I can hack 2 weeks of shit sleep, but I’m at over a month and it’s hasn’t gotten better.

I would say tapering down your usage would be a good start and once you hit a point where you feel comfortable at a lower dose drop it again and then when you hit a really low dose you can lengthen intervals of use from there break the routine all together

Sure it's different for everyone but I'm at week 5 and I've had the most vivid dreams I think I've ever had and they always relate to what's going on in life not anything fake like zombies. Is this gonna stop or is this how I'm gonna dream forever now? Cause ngl it sucks

How long will I be having schizophrenia symptoms for?

It’s 2:32 and woke up a few minutes ago to one of the most strange nightmares. Was mildly sweating. The past two years I smoked heavily almost daily. Joint, tried different strains, packed my bowl and did edibles. LOVED the high of course yet I’m ready to rediscover myself

I’m just stopping for my job

No no big dawg, few months. Not few days

Stopped smoking for military and I’ve been having weird dreams about family members and friends.

Takes alot longer than 2 weeks to get back to normal mate id say anywhere from 2 to 4 months for sleep and insomnia to be revereded guess it depends on how bad the addiction was

I just quit 12 days in. Now no appetite cant sleep attitude on 100000 😩 side effects make you want to go back.

needed to hear the dont judge yourself along the way.

I’m 35 and I’ve smoked 28%+ THC bud and concentrates everyday for the last 15 years. Helps me feel what I imagine normal people feel like. I want to quit because I’d like to have a healthy baby. Day 5 and I feel absolutely insane. Itchy, lightheaded (seeing stars all day) can’t sleep, can’t eat much, and I’m much more irritable than I ever am. It really sucks. Sending love and motivation to those trying to quit for whatever reason❤

The problem with modern doctors: my role is to help you with whatever your goal is. FFS, no. Your role is to provide facts and educate people on inputs and outputs (i.e. if/then statements). If you do __ then __ will probably (probabilities) be the outcome based on __ data. The fact that I even have to type this is alarming about our society and it’s current trajectory.

I smoked for over 20+ years. Then I cared more about my health, money, time and people so I simply stopped one day. That day was yesterday. 😅😅 Seriously thought it's been 2 +years. I'm an artists and some of my very best work and sleep has been off weed. When u care u just stop. If u don't care to u won't. So care if something is telling u to

Try stop eating chips or coffee, stop drinking water and see what happens :) I use this medically so why stop unless I want to feel sick again

the thought, smell, and sight of food makes me nauseous :(

“Isn’t is what you all doctors would love us to do?” …….👈🤔

Its day 3 without smoking, but ain't feeling good ive lost my appetite, 😢😢😭😭just feeling lazy

More please! I quit for one month and did great but ended up at a social event where I gave in and smoked and now it's been even harder to quit again

For me, I switched to edibles and am smoking SIGNIFICANTLY less. Maybe a puff or two with friends but that's it. It helps a lot because it removes that instant gratification factor and gets you motivated to do other things to make yourself feel better

I gotta stop for my futures sake but it’s so hard

What???

It takes around 3 weeks to completely get rid of the drawls. Drink lots of water it flushes out the system. Try and excercise aswell tire out your body

How do I pace myself I don't like to get high every day but I feel hord and just want too but I do have a problem to the point a buy a pen and try and pace myself throughout the week to let it last for only it to be drained and me craving for more cause I did so much I don't feel a good "high"

Quit kratom for new years, didnt sleep for 3 weeks then right when I started to sleep i quit cannabis. Two weeks in. I aint slept well since new year and im going crazy lol.

I think more often than strange dreams, it's just dream recall. People start remembering their dreams when they quit, which they would not have remembered if they were ingesting. Dreams are just strange. In fact, that's the loophole dreams give us that lucid exploit to achieve otherwise very difficult feats that can sometimes be yogic in nature (conscious control over normally unconscious faculties). It's just like how some people remember their dreams in black and white. The dream wasn't black and white, that's just how their brain remembers the remnants of their dreams that it is able to hold on to. I want to see more people use it as an occasional reward for having lucid dreams, and to reset their dream recall after the lapse of recall that comes from too much THC. Every time I quit completely after smoking all day, every day, for months, my dream recall is fantastic. Then it normals off, unless I record my dream content every day.

Hell ya I appreciate the advice. Thank you.

Or you could, you know... not start smoking something illegal in the first place. Or don't smart smoking something legal, either. I know, if you smoke, it's too late for that. In that case, all I personally can offer is encouragement. You can do it! Do a bit of research, talk to an appropriate person (a doctor?) or two. You got this.

Wish you were my doctor 🥺

You always surprise me dr, thank you for wanting to be the best you can for the patients you're caring for. I just finished a 2 week binge that was drawn out by mental dissonances and personal conflicts.... to hear these words, how you presented them as your response does a lot for me. Your videos always help dr, thank you for being such a highlight...I hope we in turn can help elevate your moral and mental well-being. Take care