Hey Steemers and Steeminites alike.
Now, I know this post will probably be super ultra controversial (if it even gets any traffic) but here goes...
I just recently quit smoking and eating what I like to call super marijuana.
This was prescribed to me by a doctor to help me with my migraines and mild anxiety (which in hindsight was magnified by the marijuana)...
Why super marijuana? Well, because if you're in California, people are trying to be more healthy and opting out of smoking... Instead of smoking, people have resorted to vaping and edibles.
The fucked up thing is, that edibles and vape oil is super concentrated, so you're actually taking in massive amounts of THC.
Now, to be honest with you, you won't really notice too much of a difference when you're consuming the plant because you'll build a tolerance to it. At first it'll get you super high, but you'll get used to it.
The problem really comes when you decide to stop.
I had to stop because frankly, it was making me super paranoid and I just felt that I constantly had to keep drinking water. The cotton mouth was out of control. So I decided to stop for a while, I had done this before in the past and honestly it was pretty easy... So I thought.
Hey this will be super easy.
And it was, up until like day 3 or 4.
I also wanna say that I'm incredibly active and have very low body fat because I work out regularly, but it turns out, that the little fat I had on me, was filled with THC.
One day, standing in front of a computer, I felt like I had consumed an INSANE amount of edibles, and I got an uncontrollable panic attack. I thought I was gonna die for sure, and I felt super ultra high. Not a good feeling mind you.
This continued to a lesser extent for the next few days so I ended up in urgent care (to which they said, eh you'll be fine), and eventually with my family doctor in Mexico.
That's when he told me, "Oh yeah, it's Marijuana withdrawals... it's pretty common" I was like wtf? Why doesn't anyone tell us this in the U.S.
Night terrors, Anxiety Attacks, Crazy Hunger and Stomach Noises, and Random Depression are all fantastic symptoms you can expect from withdrawing from this "magical" plant that isn't addictive.
Now I'll continue to defend Marijuana, as I still think it's a better alternative than getting opioids (depending on what you need it for of course) and I guess ultimately you can't really die from it (unlike something Alcohol or Pill withdrawals) but FUCK...
Don't believe the lies that weed isn't addictive and there are no side effects. You can absolutely expect side effects up to 3 or even 6 months after stopping use.
Luckily there are a ton of forums on the subject dating back to 1997 all over Google. Weed can be your best friend and your worst enemy, it all depends on the person and the situation...
Good Luck all!
