If i quit smoking weed, will i feel any different?

[Kurupt3Z3]

Ive been smoking weed at least 3 to 4 times a week for the past year and a half or so, and for some long periods it was once or twice a day, and ive noticed that ive been alot more anxious and depressed than usual. Im much more quiet and reserved than i ever was, and everything such as school, work, sports, ect. all seems pointless to me now. I am also a teenage male and ive heard that we have a higher risk of developing anti-motovational syndrome (or what ever it is called), if thats even a real disorder. I havnt smoked weed in a week and so far i dont feel much different. So basically im asking if stopping the weed can help me with these problems ive been noticing, and if so how long woudl it take to notice a difference? Ive always been somewhat anxious but it seems much mroe pronounced than usual. Like this thanksgiving i was anxious around my own relatives and the noticed that i was much more quiet ( i smoked a gram of dank the night before). So please, if you haev any advice i would greatly appreciate it.

Kurupt3Z3 Reviewed by Kurupt3Z3 on 12-01-2004. If i quit smoking weed, will i feel any different? Ive been smoking weed at least 3 to 4 times a week for the past year and a half or so, and for some long periods it was once or twice a day, and ive noticed that ive been alot more anxious and depressed than usual. Im much more quiet and reserved than i ever was, and everything such as school, work, sports, ect. all seems pointless to me now. I am also a teenage male and ive heard that we have a higher risk of developing anti-motovational syndrome (or what ever it is called), if thats even a Rating: 5

[XTC]

Depends, weed is only pshycologicaly addicting so ya you might feel you need to smoke. Also how old are. If your like 15 or 16 the way your are feeling is normal. So uh Ya hope that helps

[Encatuse]

It really all depends on the person. Weed helps me cope with depression in alot of ways, but moreso then weed, my anti-depressants help me cope. They aren't a life-sentence and as a teen they're fairly easy to get prescribed to you. Also, depending on the anti-depressant, it may help you deal with your anxiety as well. Im no doctor, but the combo of depakote ((mood stabilizer)) and seroquel ((anti-paranoia.. serves many purposes)) has proven to be a great combo for me. But if you wanna keep it natural, smoke weed. Just be careful, it'll cut a hole in your pocket. Quitting smoking weed may temporarily be a bitch, but after 2 weeks you'll probably not really care. Anxiety and depression with teens is like cheese with crackers. As in, a really common combo. Some people can cope with no help, some people need help to cope with those feeling. I am one of those people who needed help. -shrugs- Decide for yourself what kind of person you are.

Hope this helped a wee bit.

[Lovinhigh]

An individual who does not know him/herself, and has not taken the time (and time is needed) to understand whatever issues are going on, smoking weed is NOT going to help. Sorry, but as a teenager smoking a lot of pot I hated myself and was very confused about the world, which contributed to a lot of depression and anxiety as you may be going through now. Smoking too much has a tendency to cloud perception of yourself, so be careful. Nothing in excess is a good thing. So, slow down, take a look at your life, figure out what you want to do with yourself, grow up and take responsibility for leading a full and productive life.

[Kurupt3Z3]

Hey thanks for the replies. Sorry i didnt say earlier, btu i am 16. I love weed alot but i really think it might be contributing to these feelings im having. I could be wrong, and i really hope i am so i dont haev to quit for good. I've tried taking welbutrin, lexapro, and some other drugs that i cant remember anymore, and none of them did a damn thing for me. Ive tried 5-HTP which only worked when i mixed it with weed. It gave me an amazing uplifting feeling but i knew that i couldnt rely on it for everyday.
Ive decided that im going to quit for 3 weeks and see how i feel. DO you guys think that if im going to feel any different it can happen in that amount of time?

[The C]

You'll feel like you wish you had some weed. You'll do what you want, if u want to use weed as an excuse to do nothign then blame it later, then thats your porogative, but weed itself isnt going to hold you back, you will. Exucses are fun to have because they let us be lazy, but it's upto you, the substance itself should really do that i don't think, i mean yeah the dissorder is recognized by some, but in reality and group fo teenagers may or may not use this a an excuse, other studies have proven against this syndrom, which even in studies backing it, claim the effect wear off after adolescence. Find out for youself, it wont wreck your life cause only you will, and you can quite whenever you want. Prove the study wrong.

Your more quite? Mabe your more one with yourself, smoking cannibus can do that if you want it to, or you to.

[Encatuse]

The C is very right here in my opinion. Cannabis only has an effect on you if you let it. But if you're really looking to see if weed is the cause, I think 3 months is a more realistic time period for proper evaluation. May seen like alot, but if you live to be 80 it's only 1/320 of your life. Pretty measly amount of time really... And you never know, you could find something out that will change the rest of your life. For example - Weed does/doesn't cause that effect.

[VaporWizer]

Just to add to what these guys said... when I was feeling almost the same way you were like end of last year, I quit for up to a month.... NO DRINKING-NO SMOKING....it kinda sucked, but honestly I felt addicted, and I felt that weed was sucking me in and making me isolated from the rest of the world and esp. my friends and family, and I was only doing it at this point about 1-2 times a week...

well, to continue with my results, I found out awhole lot about myself and weed, and how I did notice a large difference in my outlook on life, and think I concluded that my new and positive sober outlook was in many was due to smokeing weed and experiencing different states of mind.... In my oppinion weed helped me become more mature about things, and has ultimetly helped my find out new things anout myself and allowed me to figure out what i want in life.... and that was just happiness, and less stress, and weed helped give me that...

Now, it is about 6 months later and I have been smoking just about everyday since I started back after my 1 month break, and Im feeling better than ever... I am almost always happy and I feel I havn't been closer with friends and family.... my best advice, like they said up above is to just try this out for yourself and figure out what YOU want...

[BalliN]

im addicted, i dun give a fuck, maybe im addicted to the money and not the weed, but i love weed, when my weed is in my room and i can smell it..even faintly, i cant sleep, or do anything and sometimes i just have to leave school and blaze one...and coke..wow..anyway i think the only thing ull feel is that u want to blaze, or u may feel good that u know u arent on any drug and ur keepin clean...

[UserName AlphaNiner]

I quit smoking weed and doing drugs all together for a couple of months. Honestly, I felt better. More happy, more motivated to do things, more active. My life actually took a turn for the better. :P

I kept all of these feelings when I started smoking again. Always doing something (cooking, mixing music, cleaning..wtf,right?) whenever I am stoned now. I trip mushrooms every now and then, as well. I feel like each trip is more special, because I feel better about my life, etc.

Maybe a break would help....or maybe you can just try to fix those problems while you're smoking a J. It varies from person to person, I suppose. Personally, I needed that break. It definitely helped me get my shit together.