by trojanterry » Mon Nov 16, 2015 8:55 pm
Hello All, (this thread doesn't seem to be as active as it once was but i'm going to keep posting here instead of starting my own)
today marks day 30 for me with no weed, ive made it 1-Month, and it feels good to reach a milestone.
since my last post at day 17 ive had some changes but ive learned a lot more about anxiety and the physical symptoms that come with it and just knowing more about it has made it so much easier to cope with it.
my main physical symptoms are sore back, odd stomach sensations, and mostly what i have figured out is probably RLS or restless leg syndrome, It is my understanding that this is what causes the irritability, tingling/numbing/burning/twitching anywhere in the legs from the feet, calves, quads, hamstrings,knees and hips. i know its not a common withdraw symptom but judging on how i smoked everyday allday for about 7 years it makes sense why im getting it. The whole body will feel the process of the detox and that explains my RLS. Just knowing about it has made it easier to deal with and it makes me more excited to go to ACL rehab, knowing that the sensations in my legs are prob not as much connected to my knee surgery, at least not 100%. It also makes sense because RLS can be directly correlated with dopamine levels. also im still tense in the neck and shoulder blades and get a little bit of these numb/tingle feelings in my hands and forearms but they are not as severe, this is also possible in the detox process for heavy/chronic smokers
one thing that concerns me is that at 1 month i coughed up pretty much ZERO mucus or phlegm, and ive read that that is basically the most common withdraw symptom. Mentally my anxiety and depression has been a lot better, which i credit to learning about the RLS, because id get those feelings solely off how my legs were feeling. Another thing that worries me at this point is my cognitive ability. I feel like an idiot or a stupid person unable to learn and have no desire to sit down and learn something or figure out complex problems. i start back college again Jan. 19th of the new year and that will be my day 93 without weed, so i hope it changes by then.
other than what i described, i can at least say i have a ton better positive outlook on the process than i did only two weeks ago when i was on day 17 and first posted. i will probably post month by month now unless i get some severe changes.