Many people feel like they have the flu when they re going through withdrawal this is because smoking affects every system in your body.
Side effects of stopping smoking weed suddenly.
Many marijuana users experience the opposite effects of smoking when they quit according to the university of wisconsin health services in madison 3.
The side effects of quitting smoking can be physical and psychological.
It is estimated that approximately 85 of people who quit smoking have these.
Not everyone who stops smoking marijuana experiences headaches but for those who do the headaches can be very intense especially during the first few days after quitting.
They have excessive salivation when quitting instead of dry mouth from marijuana use.
Quitting smoking has a series of side effects that can affect both physically and psychologically.
In spite of numerous years of being told that there are no physiological effects from marijuana addiction many of our recovering members have had definite withdrawal symptoms.
Others have just had emotional and mental changes as they stop using their drug of choice.
People who use marijuana regularly and then stop abruptly can experience some withdrawal symptoms.
Opioids alcohol cocaine and heroin can produce severe even dangerous withdrawal issues.
Bad mood anxiety depression lack of concentration gastrointestinal problems headache weight gain sleep disturbances fatigue and dullness.
Quitting weed has its upsides though.
See also warning section.
Headaches like most other symptoms of withdrawing from marijuana use will usually begin one to three days after quitting and will peak two to six days after stopping.
Heavy or long term users who quit typically experience more severe side effects than those who didn t use the drug as heavily or for as long of a period of time.
Marijuana withdrawal symptoms may not be as severe as withdrawal symptoms from other substances.
Whether the causes are physical or psychological the results are physical.
If any of these effects persist or.
Marijuana use in numbers.
While many people use marijuana without experiencing withdrawal effects regular marijuana use.
Instead of hunger a strong effect of marijuana smoking they experience a loss of appetite during withdrawals.
In a study done on nearly 500 marijuana users who attempted to quit using the drug about 30 relapsed because the withdrawal symptoms were too much to handle.