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How Long Do The Withdrawal Effects Of Nicotine Last?

Just to give y’all some context I was introduced to weed at the age of 17 smoking very, very occasionally with friends and eventually (not that long of a period) quit smoking because of the negative stigma. Once I turned 20 I moved into my own place and started smoking again out of boredom. This started to happen every day and while I wasn’t smoking large amounts (just a puff here and there to keep the high) it was pretty consistent. I was in school and noticed my grades started dipping so I quit smoking all day (which was followed by light irritation which eventually passed) and just smoked at night as a way to wind down similar to how some people like to have a few beers after getting off a long shift but still on a daily basis. This has been going on for the last 11–12 months, and now the school year is over and I’m back living in my parents house and working trying to make as much money as I can over the summer. When I returned I started catching myself in the same habit of sneaking into the backyard at night to take a puff to wind down and go to sleep and realized I have a habit which I would rather not carry. Long story short I through all me weed and pipe away 9 days ago without hesitation and have been going through withdraw symptoms. First they started out as nausea and upset stomach (puking and diarrhea) and it didn’t help that my friend had given my the stomach flu the day before I threw everything away. While this stopped I have been going through daily mood swings. I will feel like my normal self, experience a weird euphoria, and then become sad and sometimes a light feeling of anxiety. Not always in this order. I have always been a very happy positive minded person so these new feelings of occasional sadness are very uncomfortable for me but I know it is just my brain rewiring and getting used to not having any THC in my system. My question is for someone with similar use to mine, how long does this typically last until these mood swings end so I can just be my normal happy self again. On another not I have not been very agitated and have not had trouble falling asleep although I have not really felt well rested causing daytime tiredness.
Thu, 19 Jul 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

There are various stages. The first peaks in under a week and lasts 1-2 weeks and is plain physical withdrawal. The psychological ones last until they get replaced and this is certainly weeks with some effects lasting years.

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How Long Do The Withdrawal Effects Of Nicotine Last?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. There are various stages. The first peaks in under a week and lasts 1-2 weeks and is plain physical withdrawal. The psychological ones last until they get replaced and this is certainly weeks with some effects lasting years. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.