[lostbutterfly]

I smoked heavily and every day for about 2 years. I stopped overnight - I just didn't want to smoke anymore. I cannot remember any withdrawal symptoms at all except for struggling to sleep. (I fixed that with opiates and alcohol - that's NOT medical advice - don't do it!!)

I only used to eat when I smoked so it took a while for the appetite to come back, but it did. I lost weight until things evened out, so I must have been burning fat and I also started running again - I don't ever remember the feeling that THC was being released into my body.

Well done for coming so far. I think anxiety and depression are pretty common when you give up a drug that you have mentally relied on for some time. We have to adapt to coping with life again without the crutch.

I've learnt a lot from other people here and at AA/NA, more than I realise at the time. It sinks in, even against your will, if you just hang around other recovering addicts for a while.