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Can Withdrawing Smoking Marijuana Cause Insomnia And Irregular Heart Beat?

Good afternoon I recently quit smoking marijuana 40 days ago and I ve been experiencing strange sleeping experiences such as inability to distinguish dreams and reality insomnia and dozing off during the day I was using otc sleeping aids for 2 weeks but began to have an irregular heart beat .are these normal experiences for a long time heavy smoker (every day for 4 years 2-3 times a day or should I see a doctor
Tue, 2 Dec 2014
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Hello
Welcome to HCM.
The effects of marijuana and their duration is unpredictable. Sometimes even a single dose can cause physical symptoms. But chronic abuse can almost always cause some mental effects. However effects may usually last for almost one month.

The symptoms which you have listed are most probably the after effects of marijuana cessation. At the same time this not mean that you should revert back to marijuana.

Your symptoms can be managed by medicines like rivotril or inderal as required.
So i would advice you to visit a psychiatrist for detailed evaluation and treatment planning.

Hope this helps.
Thanks.
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Can Withdrawing Smoking Marijuana Cause Insomnia And Irregular Heart Beat?

Hello Welcome to HCM. The effects of marijuana and their duration is unpredictable. Sometimes even a single dose can cause physical symptoms. But chronic abuse can almost always cause some mental effects. However effects may usually last for almost one month. The symptoms which you have listed are most probably the after effects of marijuana cessation. At the same time this not mean that you should revert back to marijuana. Your symptoms can be managed by medicines like rivotril or inderal as required. So i would advice you to visit a psychiatrist for detailed evaluation and treatment planning. Hope this helps. Thanks.