Dealing with pot withdrawl

[missfiveday]

My husband is Pot head.  He's 41 yrs old, and has smoked it since he was a teen.  When he hasn't smoked in even a couple hours he starts withdrawling, within a day without he becomes severely angry, flu like symptom including the chills, irritability, lethargy.  What's the best way to deal with the withdrawals caused by smoking pot?  He is also a sober alchoholic for years at a time before relapsing for one night of binging.  He is also on a prescription for percs for chronic pain which he limits himself to a max of 3 a day when needed... He also smokes a pack of day ciggarettes.  

[throwindatowl]

If hes been on percs for awhile and they  DONT up his script, hes wding from percs. We all know you build a tolerace to pills. It doesnt take long either. When you start 1 pill will last for half a day. Then a month later that same pill lasts only 1 or 2 hours. Then 2 hours later the wds start. So if he hasent upped his percs Im sure thats whats happening. The longer I took pills the more I needed. Then I couldnt even last through the night without  waking up with wds. I know you dont want to think it but its those nasty percs. Even if hes not wding they change your personality over time. Ive smoked for years and know others who have as well. The only thing Ill say about quiting pot is its alittle harder to get to sleep. You dont loose your appetite you loose the muchies. For me, I felt better when I quit smoking pot.

[lifewithoutcoke]

There is a possibility that there is something else in the pot he gets. I smoked pot from the time I was 15 and there were definitely different 'grades'. Some batches were darker than others, some were stickier, some tasted just plain funny and each batch gave off a different type of "buzz". It is possible the pot he gets is laced with chemicals of some sort, or even another drug, which is causing the wd. Though it sounds more likely, like the others are saying, that it's from the pills.

Either way, not fun. Hope you guys get through this ~Liz

[vicki595]

Miss--Sometimes we all need to "color outside of the lines".  I know I need to. Not everyone fits into a standard that is acceptable and agreed upon.

I have to agree with Jeremy. (Not that there's a contest here).  But,his post got me thinking a bit.  Nothing with addiction is constant and average,many times.  Each individual has their own set of chemicals inherit to them.  We can only "guesstimate" what
an outcome will be,on any given day. We're human and we vary...

So,maybe it's pot but does it matter?  It's something and it's significant in his life. "Something" is causing him to have these symptoms. I would try to work from there as I'm sure you are. How is he today?

[missfiveday]

I was sent this message which helPed an immense amount in understanding what my hubby is going through. http://hubpages.com/hub/Marijuana-withdrawal-symptoms-Insomnia--anxiety--iritability--headache

[keter]

I have had the same symptoms of irritability, having trouble sleeping, having trouble to do anything besides watch TV. That was way before I got my trafic accident that got me hooked on painkillers of the opiate-kind. But since were not doctors here, at least I know I'm not a doctor, there could be some interference between the pot and the opiates. I remember that when I stopped drinking, I could make do with a lot less painkillers.
The liver works in mysterious ways.

[hellc@mst]

Hello again. I found this article and thought it was extremely interesting. It described all the symptoms you mentioned and more.

....."What has emerged in the past ten years is a profile of marijuana withdrawal, where none existed before. The syndrome is marked by irritability, restlessness, generalized anxiety, hostility, depression, difficulty sleeping, excessive sweating, loose stools, loss of appetite, and a general “blah” feeling. Many patients complain of feeling like they have a low-grade flu, and they describe a psychological state of existential uncertainty—“inner unrest,” as one researcher calls it."

Here is the link
http://addiction-dirkh.blogspot.com/2007/10/marijuana-withdrawal.html