I've been browsing this forum for the last couple of months and have to say that it has been a godsend. Reading everyone's stories and relating to the symptoms and thoughts have really kept me going. I used to think that 30 days was all I needed to be sober from weed, but 30 days is really only the first milestone.
My Story:
I was a very casual smoker (once a month) until about 5 years ago I started smoking more regularly. At least every 2-3 days, but when I smoked I smoked a lot and sometimes many days in a row, many joints shared per night. I never thought it was an issue until I started to quit and see the benefits almost immediately. Within first 2 weeks I would get mental clarity that would continue. Your thoughts and emotions are all over the place and these new thoughts of reality are scary at first, but they are reality that you need to face. Our minds are goal seeking so face your fears and reality as it is the only true way to live a fulfilled life and to your potential. Marijuana will lie to you and as the classic saying goes "it gives on one hand and will take from the other". Ie. You'll have great ideas and ambitions, but marijuana will take away your ability to execute them.
Symptoms:
On and off for the past 3 months I've experienced the following. Things are not 100% yet but everyday things get a little better: Muscle aches / bach aches, fatigue, depression, depersonalization, exhaustion, low energy, sore throat, a feeling in my throat that is not sore but just won't go away, constant cold symptoms, nightmares, interrupted sleep.
90 Days Clean:
I should also note that I am 16 days without any booze. I had originally drank booze and ate a poor diet when I quit to mask it but I think that only made things worse. The last couple of days have turned a corner. My energy and zest for life have returned with a vengeance. I'm sure I'm still going to have small dips in energy and fatigue, but overall I am feeling like a new man. Much better than I felt before. I still have the weird feelig in my throat and can still feel some symptoms but mentally I have the strength to push through and can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Summary:
I don't recognize the life I had before. Drinking and smoking. I don't even want to be doing that anymore, and don't get me wrong I LOVED smoking weed, but I was slowly destroying my life. Weed truly is the Peter Pan drug that will inhibit you from getting to the next chapter of your life. If you are healthy there is no reason for you to smoke weed. It only will mask your problems that will still be there when you eventually stop. Have the courage to face life without having the mask it with drugs and alcohol. It will destroy you, your career and your relationships. Why live a mediocre life when you can live an amazing one? I wish you all love and all the best. Not meant to be a preacher here, just excited that I'm on the path to taking my life back and I hope that you do the same!
~imondayXX