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Originally Posted by birdy
Cannabis
The most widely abused illicit drug around, and most certainly amongst you guys. There's plenty of argument that cannabis isn't addictive, and therefore can't possibly cause any kind of withdrawal, however it has been suggested that a marijuana withdrawal syndrome exists. Characterised by insomnia, restlessness, loss of appetite and irritability following cessation of use. Higher levels of aggression are also common.
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I'd probably agree with this. Just because Cannabis is quite benign from a physical addiction standpoint, doesn't mean that it isn't psychologically addictive. People tend to think that physical addiction is much worse, and I'd agree that it usually is, but both forms can fuck you up right and proper. As for me, there was a period of time where I was smoking weed just about every day for a good long time. Certainly not the years that some people boast, but maybe for 6 to 8 months? Anyway, I'm a pretty bad insomniac to begin with, which is part of why I smoked so much to begin with, and tapering off my usage caused me a lot of insomnia. I actually got an alpraz script from my doctor to help with it. As far as other symptoms, well, I dunno. The way I see it, when you're high, everything is awesome and entertaining. It's hard to be bored. I tapered down for financial reasons, it wasn't like a benzo taper or anything, I just had less and less money to spend on weed. Certainly, I had to readapt to being able to feel shitty and be bored again, and that process was kinda gay, but it was only perhaps marginally worse than the fucking awful real world we live in. I never had a ton of cravings, naturally, but hell yeah I'd smoke if I could. Yeah. It's weed. I'm sure someone who smoked every day for a year or five or 20 would have it considerably worse after quitting, but it's not gonna make you sick or shit the bed or anything.
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Originally Posted by Rude Louis
I was going to have ToxicInjection post this for me but I think he got a bit preoccupied.
Amphetamines and Caffeine
I'm in one of those moods where I feel like Hell. Everyone pisses me off with their chipper and happy dispositions. I dissect myself with a negative bias, I'm legarthic, and I have a horrid fucking headache.
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If I get off the drugs I know things will get better. But these thoughts are like the truth. It's like voluntary ignorance just to pretend they're not there.
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Interesting. Out of curiosity, how hooked on amps were you? I've got myself an adderall script, and the LAST thing in the world I want to do is have to go through w/d's when I quit taking them. I hear stories of people who take them for like 5+ years, every single day. Idk, I've had it for a couple of months now, and I try not to take it every day to avoid getting hooked. I had a break recently of about 2 weeks after taking it daily or every other day for a month and a half or so. I didn't really feel shitty, maybe I was a bit foggy, but that went away in a couple days. I just really wanted adderall, I don't think it was true cravings, but I really like how I'm able to focus on it (baaad ADHD) and the way it makes me feel. I just like being functional. How long did you take them for, and how much did you take? How bad did your tolerance get? How goes your cessation?
Thanks.
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