The articulate description of withdrawal from cannabis in this man's diary is a powerful reminder that cannabis can be addictive.
People who insist cannabis cannot be addictive ignore the science and deny the reality of others' experience.The most common withdrawal symptoms are restlessness, irritability, boredom/depressed mood, and insomnia.
A reader of this blog recently asked me for help abstaining from his frequent cannabis use. I responded with the advice later summarized in my post"." In exchange, I asked for a weekly report on his experience. What follows is quoted with permission from his emails and weekly diary:I would like to stop using for at least a couple months to see how my life would benefit, but I have a hard time stopping use entirely. I keep slipping back into my old habit.
The second week of abstinence, I experienced pretty much the same symptoms, but to a lesser degree. The feeling of being unable to control my emotions and thoughts still persisted and I felt overwhelmed by simple tasks and even by mildly challenging situations, but it didn’t feel as dramatic as the first week The feelings of rawness of the mind also subsided but persisted to an uncomfortable degree.
The big"but" is that now that I have completed the six weeks of withdrawal, I start thinking about using on a nice evening or on weekends., opiates, or stimulants, but it is still real. Some aspects of withdrawal stem from the reduced number of natural cannabinoid receptors caused by their excessive stimulation by THC. It takes up to 6 weeks for the brain to rebuild its normal number of receptors, with most receptors returning in the first couple of weeks.
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