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What Causes Anxiety, Fear And Restlessness After Discontinuation Of Marijuana Smoking?

i wanna confess iv been smoking marijuana since three years giving it breaks from time to time, thinking of quitting for good everytime i gave it a break. But the issue i face everytime is anxiety and fear and restlessness when im off the substance for quite a few days. I feel worthless, regretful and underconfident. Have a lot of mood swings. I feel much relaxed when i go for running when i quit, but this thing weakens me, i want to permanently quit my dependency on this. Please advise me some medication or remedy to fight these withdrawl issues. Will be very grateful for some helpful advice.
Mon, 21 Sep 2015
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Welcome to HCM
We understand your concerns

I went through your details. Marijuana addiction also comes under abuse and addiction. While you try to quit the addiction, you will have all the symptoms of withdrawal like anxiety, restlessness, mood swings, depression etc. Nonetheless, If you’re ready to stop the substance and willing to get the support you need, you can recover from addiction and abuse —no matter how bad the addiction or how powerless you feel. The first step in treating addiction is accepting that you have a problem. Confronting an addiction and accepting responsibility for your actions isn’t easy. But it’s a necessary step on the road to treatment and recovery. You should then consult a psychiatrist / psychologist who fill follow this treatment. 1. Detoxification using medicines. 2. Behavior modification with the help of therapies. 3. Counseling. 4. Medication to sustain and 5. Long term support. These given steps are essential for any addict to get effectively rid of addiction. Therefore, you need to stick to the treatment plan and cooperate with your psychiatrist / psychologist. Take care.

If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible.

Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications.
Good luck. Take care.
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What Causes Anxiety, Fear And Restlessness After Discontinuation Of Marijuana Smoking?

Dear Welcome to HCM We understand your concerns I went through your details. Marijuana addiction also comes under abuse and addiction. While you try to quit the addiction, you will have all the symptoms of withdrawal like anxiety, restlessness, mood swings, depression etc. Nonetheless, If you’re ready to stop the substance and willing to get the support you need, you can recover from addiction and abuse —no matter how bad the addiction or how powerless you feel. The first step in treating addiction is accepting that you have a problem. Confronting an addiction and accepting responsibility for your actions isn’t easy. But it’s a necessary step on the road to treatment and recovery. You should then consult a psychiatrist / psychologist who fill follow this treatment. 1. Detoxification using medicines. 2. Behavior modification with the help of therapies. 3. Counseling. 4. Medication to sustain and 5. Long term support. These given steps are essential for any addict to get effectively rid of addiction. Therefore, you need to stick to the treatment plan and cooperate with your psychiatrist / psychologist. Take care. If you require more of my help in this aspect, please use this URL. http://goo.gl/aYW2pR. Make sure that you include every minute details possible. Hope this answers your query. Available for further clarifications. Good luck. Take care.