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Weed withdrawals can last months for me, severe depression / anhedonia / executive function impairment; duration depending on how much/long I used. I'll bounce

by basq 5y ago

Weed withdrawals can last months for me, severe depression / anhedonia / executive function impairment; duration depending on how much/long I used. I'll bounce back but man does it suck going through the repair process. Nothing is enjoyable, life just feels dull and flat, and it's hard to get anything done.

eurasiantiger 5y ago
That is not withdrawal. That is a preexisting condition.
- aryamaan 5y ago
  Why do you mean?
  - chanc3e 5y ago
    I think they are implying OP has used weed as a crutch and accidentally obscured a real condition. A bit like using painkillers to avoid having knee surgery. A crutch, not a solution.
jimsimmons 5y ago
The subreddit r/leaves has been really helpful for me in the past
- can16358p 5y ago
  The punny name of the sub and the reference to r/trees is lovely. Knew r/trees but didn't know r/leaves. Thanks.
  - jimsimmons 5y ago
    You’ll like what r/MarijunanaEnthusiasts
YuriNiyazov 5y ago
I don't know anything about you other than the two sentences that you just wrote up there, but I've known other people who have expressed similar sentiments. After years of struggling with this, they've determined that what's actually going on is that they in fact are depressed and have been for years, and their cannabis use has basically been self-medication of an anti-depressant. They thought it was cannabis withdrawal that was causing these symptoms, but what's actually been going on is that they were stopping treatment that was working (for other reasons, like "I don't want to be a stoner forever" or something) They also reported the "bounce backs" as you do, but those were never permanent. You have no reason to take this advice from someone random on the Internet, but I strongly recommend that you get yourself evaluated for depression or something related.
- PragmaticPulp 5y ago
  > but what's actually been going on is that they were stopping treatment that was working Hard disagree. Cannabis isn’t actually an anti-depressant in the same way that alcohol and other euphoric drugs aren’t antidepressants. Chronic cannabis use has also been correlated with increased depression scores over time. But that’s beside the point: Cannabis withdrawal and rebound is a very real phenomenon. It’s another myth that you can’t get addicted to THC or that it’s okay because it’s not a “physical” addiction. The withdrawal effects described above are consistent with cannabis withdrawal syndrome and are well documented.
  - Ancapistani 5y ago
    > Chronic cannabis use has also been correlated with increased depression scores over time. As someone diagnosed with depression long before ever partaking in cannabis, this doesn’t surprise me at all. People with depression seek relief, and cannabis can provide that to an extent.
    - PragmaticPulp 5y ago
      Yes, it’s a common theme with any drug known to cause short-term euphoria: People will confuse the drug-induced euphoria for anti-depressant effect, but they’re very different.

by basq 5y ago

eurasiantiger 5y ago

That is not withdrawal. That is a preexisting condition.

aryamaan 5y ago
Why do you mean?
- chanc3e 5y ago
  I think they are implying OP has used weed as a crutch and accidentally obscured a real condition. A bit like using painkillers to avoid having knee surgery. A crutch, not a solution.

jimsimmons 5y ago

The subreddit r/leaves has been really helpful for me in the past

can16358p 5y ago
The punny name of the sub and the reference to r/trees is lovely. Knew r/trees but didn't know r/leaves. Thanks.
- jimsimmons 5y ago
  You’ll like what r/MarijunanaEnthusiasts

YuriNiyazov 5y ago

I don't know anything about you other than the two sentences that you just wrote up there, but I've known other people who have expressed similar sentiments. After years of struggling with this, they've determined that what's actually going on is that they in fact are depressed and have been for years, and their cannabis use has basically been self-medication of an anti-depressant. They thought it was cannabis withdrawal that was causing these symptoms, but what's actually been going on is that they were stopping treatment that was working (for other reasons, like "I don't want to be a stoner forever" or something) They also reported the "bounce backs" as you do, but those were never permanent. You have no reason to take this advice from someone random on the Internet, but I strongly recommend that you get yourself evaluated for depression or something related.

PragmaticPulp 5y ago
> but what's actually been going on is that they were stopping treatment that was working Hard disagree. Cannabis isn’t actually an anti-depressant in the same way that alcohol and other euphoric drugs aren’t antidepressants. Chronic cannabis use has also been correlated with increased depression scores over time. But that’s beside the point: Cannabis withdrawal and rebound is a very real phenomenon. It’s another myth that you can’t get addicted to THC or that it’s okay because it’s not a “physical” addiction. The withdrawal effects described above are consistent with cannabis withdrawal syndrome and are well documented.
- Ancapistani 5y ago
  > Chronic cannabis use has also been correlated with increased depression scores over time. As someone diagnosed with depression long before ever partaking in cannabis, this doesn’t surprise me at all. People with depression seek relief, and cannabis can provide that to an extent.
  - PragmaticPulp 5y ago
    Yes, it’s a common theme with any drug known to cause short-term euphoria: People will confuse the drug-induced euphoria for anti-depressant effect, but they’re very different.