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.  

[rligh09]

My husband is 33 and he has smoked since he was about 13, he just recently quite to pass a drug test for a job since it seems like everyone wants one these days!! I will say he was a bit of a grouch for a few days but that was it. His energy was a little lower, he is one of those weird people who smokes and then gets crazy energy. We just came off of vics after 2 yrs and that was horrible sounds like what you are discribing but who knows people have side affects when they stop drinking diet pepsi or coffee?

[Rich99]

""""Pot is NOT a physical addiction, its just mental""""
I sure don't agree with this.   Pot builds up in your cells and hangs in there for a long time (like bad tenants who refuse to leave their apartment) even after you stop using.      It takes quite a while to dissipate.

[jwmx6]

I didn't notice any physical withdrawal from pot but it did have a psychological affect on me    

[ros2456]

I have to agree with what everyone else has said. I am 52 and have smoked pot daily since my teens only on occasion have I stopped for a few weeks and never have I had any kind of withdrawal from it, I don't think that it's even possible. Perhaps it's all in his head and he's convinced himself that he will feel bad so he does but I too am more inclined to think the symptoms you described in your first post sound very much like opiate withdrawal.

[throwindatowl]

I think Dane74  is on to something.

[Dane74]

Pot is NOT a physical addiction, its just mental.  It is the opiate from the percs that are making him withdraw.  I have smoked pot for many years and never had any withdrawal issues, unfortunately i cant say the same about percs.  I suggest trying to stop the percs, and worry about the pot after all the withdrawals are over.