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What withdrawal symptoms have you experienced from weed?

I cannot smoke weed since it causes extreme paranoia. But I helped two friends stop.

The female experienced worsening anxiety which left after a few weeks, and the male had sleep issues and the male had issues with sleep and mood for less than a week.. Pretty typical symptoms:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9110555/

None of those symptoms, while obviously not great, sound remotely as bad as what I’ve experienced kicking caffeine or what others have experienced withdrawing from alcohol.

With regards to paranoia, it’s definitely not for everyone and I’m sorry you had that response to the drug.

> paranoia

because you are smoking pure thc strains - ones with cbd do not do this (i.e. indica)

Yes, I know. This was in 1980 as well. But most people smoke it for the THC. I tried Indica and it made me extremely depressed. I am a sensitive person.

cbd counteracts certain psychological thc effects leaving you with "body high"

I get really bad insomnia if I use it heavily for a while and then quit. Also constantly sweaty palms and feet like hyperhydrosis. I don’t have any cravings for it though and it goes away after around a week.

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