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I used 10mg of edible medical marijuana every day for 4 years and 4 months. I used it as a pain reliever to help me sleep at night because of pain in my right hip.
Prior to using medical marijuana, I was rotating OTC pain relievers (Tylenol, Ibuprofen, and Aleve). I was concerned about overuse of OTC pain relievers, so I tried medical marijuana.
I quit consuming medical marijuana on February 15, 2024. After more than 4 years of use, it seemed to me that medical marijuana had disrupted my sleep. I gained weight because I think medical marijuana had affected my metabolism. When I was using, I consumed 10mg of edible medicinal marijuana every day for 4.5 years.
The main withdrawal symptom I am experiencing now is insomnia.
If you quit medical marijuana, how did your withdrawal and recovery go? How long did it take to fully recover?
Thanks
EYESORE 9001
(27,615 posts)I stopped abruptly and went on hiatus from cannabis for about 25 years, beginning again roughly a year-and-a-half ago. I never felt any physical symptoms during hiatus, but it intruded into my dreams many times. Im a daily user once more, none the worse for wear.
Basic LA
(2,047 posts)Never once experienced or even ever heard of pot withdrawals. That's the whole point of pot. And I've been on & off since the 60's.
But what did surprise me were the unexpected withdrawals I had from stopping coffee cold turkey. Now I drink only one cup a day & withdrawal muscle-aches stopped immediately.
mopinko
(71,952 posts)i fell into a pretty deep depression, but slowly. i felt nothing immediately. i started using some pretty hi-dose edibles, cuz i have a very high tolerance. 100mg/day, later 200, for about 6 mos. it was like brain drano. not only cleared out all symptoms of fibro, but neuro-ticks from a childhood tbi.
it did get the gears turning a bit fast. borderline manic. so i quit, tho i continued to smoke a fair amount. i expected to have to figure out a maintenance dose that wd hang on to the good parts, but 4 yrs later, the symptoms never returned.
i take a cbn-cbd-thc pill for sleep now. i tried several other meds that didnt rly help. this helps, but what helps a lot more is getting enough exercise. i wear a tracker, mostly to watch my sleep. if i hit my goal of 5000 steps, i will sleep well. if i hit 8k, i sleep like a baby. if i have a sedentary day, i will sleep like crap.
i have a young dog that needs walking, so thats a lot of my steps. but i bought a treadmill, for me and for the dogs, cuz i wuss out easily in bad weather. if i do 15-20 min in the evening, i usually sleep well.
have u had a sleep study? i had a cpap at 1 time. i lost a lot of weight and had a clean study. but i still wake up too many times a night. i have an appt coming up w a new sleep doc. part of my problem is lung issues. the cpap didnt stop a ton of apneas, but it did keep my nasal passages dry, which helped a lot. im trying to quit tobacco, switching to low nicotine vapes to transition, and im gonna switch to vapes instead of flower. vapes r helping the snot flow.
i just filed to renew my medical card. im tired of having little choice of strains from a street dealer. so i can figure out which strains work for what. my local adult use dispensary has medical monday, where card holders get half price. their prices r starting to come down. they were getting top dollar, despite being a short trip from mich, where legalization pushed prices way down.
market pressures r starting to take hold.
hope thats helpful.
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bif
(24,244 posts)Scrivener7
(53,186 posts)RipVanWinkle
(266 posts)There are cannabis withdrawal symptoms. Insomnia is one of them.
bif
(24,244 posts)Ignore the above post. Actually, it was removed. The guy was being a jerk. No place for comments like that in a support forum.
RipVanWinkle
(266 posts)Some insomnia though. Otherwise I feel better than when I was using.