Effects of giving up mj

Thanks dude im about to give in and havea smoke. I really need some sleep tonight,

 

Moderation, and use a bucket so its not wasted . Getting stoned once in a while is ok, just limit yourself . And anti-depressants are usually worse believe me. But they do and can help some people.

 

I smoked everyday since Christmas break when i got me an ounce. Then i stopped for 2 weeks around march and I began getting extremly lucid and vivid dream. They were extremly clear and I oculd control them it was amazing. Then I smoked again and they disappeared. I'd pick up smoking again, just so I could quit and have tthe dreams again.

 

wow rasheeke..how long did it take after taking a break to have those kinda dreams?

 

haha thats the ONLY good thing about not smoking..the dreams

 

two weeks.. little less

 

Wow, I recently quit too and have expeirienced nothing of the sort. Sure I feel down on some days, but it wasn't too bad. Just be sure to tell yourself that it will be better tomorrow, and just don't worry about it.

 

I've changed it since this post (obviously) but the show you were referring to is entitled "The Young Ones" with Rik Mayall, Nigel Plane, Christopher Ryan, Adrien Edmonson, and Alexei Sayle.

 

the dreams come for me the first night, or second after stopping daily smokin spree

at any rate, breaks used to suck dick but i made a decision to get over it, and now breaks are easy.

cant wait to pick it up again though.

 

When I stop, nothing changes...I just feel like being high for a bit haha

The only thing that I notice really, is sobriety is quite the trip when you're high for a long time...simply because my mind slows down a bit...I'm less creative and think much less into detail...it's good for school I suppose...being as school requires very little thought and I tend to over think things (Such as, "I understand the assignment, and know how to do all of the problems...so why prove it?) whereas off weed...I'm just like, "Ahh, fuck, I gotta do this."

Basically...I find myself being much more of a tool

 

THC will suppress REM sleep to a degree, especially in heavy smokers and ESPECIALLY in people who smoke right before bed. after prolonged periods of REM deprivation you'll start needing more sleep, never feeling entirely rested, etc., and rarely ever having much of anything in the way of dreams. when this prolonged period of excessive smoking ceases, you stop inhibiting the REM sleep, and you have whats known as REM rebound, in which you have very intense REM sleep for anywhere from a day to a few weeks, as your body gets a chance to more thoroughly rest and recover.

at least, this is a broad generalization, many people who smoke heavily still dream from time to time, and some fairly often, but as a general rule THC will at best limit your capacity to dream, and at worst prevent almost any dreaming from taking place.

when i took a break recently, i had intense nightmares the first two nights, and then just very vivid dreams for about 4 days more
then it just got to normal everyday routine dreaming patterns.

 

I experienced similar things to the thread maker. dont really have an explanation though...

 

i like smokin pot, its gonna be a while b4 i stop or stop shroomin.. i only do those two, both natural.. never do anything but them two.

 

I smoked pot everyday for about a month, i stopped, and the only side effect i got was me angry with my mom. i'm not sure if thats just adolescence or the weed, or both.

 

its a combination. its normal to get pissed off at your mum, but when you stop smokin, youll be extra irritable for a bit (because youre used to being less irritated by things when theres thc in your brain) and the mum is usually where most of that irritablity goes.

yer REM sleep is pretty amazing, the way it stores up when you dont get enough. dreams consitute a large portion of consciousness, there isnt enough work done to work out the neurology of them, but its gettin there slowly.

sucks to get nightmares, i cant remember having them since i was a kid though. dreams are bloody fascinating, the best part of takin a break!

 

I take zoloft and i take 100mgs a day of it. I dont have any depression, I take it for anxiety and OCD. It has helped me so much. I think it all depends on the person. I took prozac for a while but that made me sick to my stomach. I would try a few different things if I were you.

 

When I haven't smoked for a long period of time my chest begins to hurt.

 

funny, its usually the opposite with most smokers...

 

Yeah, I know. I'm confused by this. It happens everytime I haven't smoked for a month or two, this was especially evident when I was in the ARMY and couldn't smoke for 4 months. Then I said fuck it and smoked hella weed and was eventually discharged for tokin up.