Idk if any other uterus havers can relate, I’m posting this to see if they can. Usually, my period is light and I might have cramps for a day and that’s about it. I’m on day 23 of t break and day 4 of period. I don’t think I’ve really gotten my period on other t breaks before nor were they as long (t breaks, not periods). But I’ve noticed my flow is significantly heavier than usual, and I’ve been getting cramps daily that last a lot longer. I haven’t had a heavy flow in a while, and I’m wondering if it’s related to t break. I wonder why that is. I don’t know if weed is making my period lighter (it does make it less painful, or I smoke myself to sleep so it doesn’t bother me anyway), but now I’m wondering if it is. Just an interesting little observation. And also I don’t usually have severe periods, they’re just normal, I don’t have PCOS or anything like that. I’m on birth control too which I did notice make my periods lighter but I’ve been on the same birth control for like 7 years. So nothing else has changed, just the lack of weed and period.

I live with my parents who are big anti weed. I dry herb vape while out of the house and use a vape and or edibles at home. I use daily and haven’t taken a break in a while. Weed really brings out my ocd. I’m not getting high anymore so time for a break. Im shooting for Friday 10/30 as I have an event and smoking after is a good target date. Anyone else taking a break or want to take a brake with me? Could use the support

Hey all, daily smoker of about 2 years here. I’m in scotland where bud is quite expensive, an ounce can easily run you £150 or more. Been smoking smush/shake/trim or whatever you call it for the past few months because it’s a lot cheaper (£50-60 per ounce), but it’s quite difficult to get your hands on at least where I am (and it can taste awful sometimes). I feel like I’m punishing my lungs smoking every day and I can’t seem to moderate much if at all. I try to save it for the weekends but I just end up smoking daily anyway. When I run low on weed I get kinda anxious and just feel kinda stressed out, I feel like a fiend. I don’t really want to stop smoking altogether because I do really enjoy smoking, especially socially (and also most of my friends also smoke daily), but i do realise that daily smoking will be negatively affecting my health, it’s pretty damn expensive and my sleep quality is worse than when I’m completely sober and I hate feeling dependant on weed. I took a month long break from smoking about a year ago and felt better for it, but I missed getting stoned a lot during that time. When I smoke away £160 in 3 weeks it just feels pointless (tolerance sucks) and like I could’ve saved all that. I have maybe 1 or 2 joints worth of weed left at home and after that I think I’m gonna take a break for a while at the least. Idk im just ranting, I wish I could enjoy weed and not need to rely on it the way I do

Hey everyone, I've never posted on this sub before, but after seeing several others post the same thing I think I could use some kind folks advice.

Summer of 2022 I was 18 and just out of high school, one of my buddies was known for having his own stash and allowed me and my friends to try smoking at a sleepover. I specifically remember buying my first cart in July from a plug I went to higschool with, and it lasted me till October when I was in college as a freshman due to how little I used it. Onto 2023 I went through a very toxic relationship/breakup and found out that being stupidly high = less sad thoughts. My roommate and I both began buying carts with medical cannabis cards because we were both under 21 at the time. When we realised how easy and convienent it was to have the carts, I would wake up earlier than usual just from by bodies clock from smoking and hit the pen. I loved the feeling of being high as a kite and then just falling back asleep, only to be extremely groggy and foggy at 9 am. Now I will say it was a very very slow process and this only happened once or Twice a week in fear of a serious situation happening and I don't want to be fried during it lol. Moving into 2024 my roommate and I began buying real weed and smoking from a very nice bong I got as a gift:). My roommate and I have gone thru periods where we quit for a week or two and could get super high for the next few days because of the tolerance reset It was night and day difference with smoking bud vs carts. The way it affected my mental opposed to carts gave me hope in weed again as I began to become depressed and develop anxiety ( had a heart monitor because we thought I had a heart issue but the anxiety was just so bad and raised my heart rate). I don't fully pin my smoking habits as to why I have anxiety and depression but it's a big part. 2025 we had the same living situation that allowed us to smoke from the bong but increased depression and a tolerance that was shredded to pieces. And to now, almost done with 2026, I have graduated and moved home. Being home means no bong cuz of the smell and I have been buying carts every week, sometimes less than a week between ( tolerance) from June to now. Smoking during the morning, day and night most days and I am absolutely tired of the life I live and blame myself for not having a strong will to change my habits I have two sides of what I want to do, ONE: Quit all together today as my cart has been empty since last night and never buy again, or TWO: buy again but only smoke at night. I would love to have a strong relationship with weed and have it be less of a crutch and more of a fun activity, I want it off my mind compared to how often it is now, and my last and biggest thing is I was prescribed lexapro 5mg to combat the anxiety I have developed, I think id like to take it but if I stop smoking then my anxiety may clear up on its own. Idk but id love to be comforted by others experiences :)

So I caved last night and bought a whole new cart smoke pretty much a lot of it to my surprise I didn't really get really stoned after being 50 days free but I woke up this morning nauseous and actually threw up. Never has this happened before . Is this CHS or something else?

I’ve just had surgery which means i can’t go out to smoke for a few weeks, so I’ve ordered a bunch of edible chocolate bars instead. I’m not very experienced with edibles

I’ve been having the weekdays off smoking, and then half of each choc bar on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday always gets me nicely high, but the Sunday half doesn’t seem to have the same effect and I barely feel anything.

Is this because my tolerance is shot from Saturday and would I be better off having them Tuesday/saturday as opposed to Saturday/sunday

Also, am I better taking the half bar at once. Or having a quarter bar earlier and quarter bar later for a better high

hi, I have a few physical disabilities that cause constant pain & the thing that helps the most is vaping. my vaping habits have become quite problematic over the past year, especially after the breakup I went through at the beginning of the year & my physical health starting to decline a couple months ago. cos I’m disabled, I’m stuck at home a lot, and mostly in bed cos I can’t do a lot without my legs feeling weak and hurting (I am trying to work on the weakness as a separate problem), but I do try to do daily walks. is there anything I can do to make t breaks easier, especially with my pain? I promise I have prescribed medication for my pain, but it doesn’t help that much. I’m currently trying thc oil but I feel like it isn’t doing anything, even for the pain. I know it can take a few hours for oil to do anything, but I’ve tried it both on an empty and full stomach and I feel absolutely nothing (same with edibles). I try to do dbt stuff like letting myself feel the feeling (urges) and then let it go, but that doesn’t seem to be helping either. I’m thinking of trying flower, I’ve heard it helps better with the pain and maybe I’ll use a bit less. but I currently don’t have a lot of money so I can’t do that right now. its so hard for me to sit with the urges because they feel so intense and overwhelming. I apologize for the long post and I’m sorry for any punctuation mistakes due to my dyslexia.

I estimate I was using more than 100 mg a day 4 months ago. My anxiety was getting so bad and I couldn’t really eat much without it. I’m on a cruise and also on day 4 completely thc sober and oddly, this process has been relatively easy. I tried to taper with the vape, impossible. I’d be watching the clock and white knuckling it. So I decided to try edibles and started with 100 mg a day. That was the hardest part, saying bye to my quick dopamine hits, but the edibles kept the unbearable withdrawal symptoms in check. I would reduce my edible usage by 5-10 mg at a time but let my body set the pace and never allowed myself to get too uncomfortable. I stayed at 50mg for a few weeks before reducing to 40mg. When I got to 20-25mg I started dreaming again here and there. I’m now on day 4 a cruise and also day 4 completely thc free. It’s 3:45am and I’m wide awake, yet yesterday I slept a solid 8. The only withdrawal symptom I’m experiencing is inconsistent sleep. Dreaming like crazy but mostly enjoying that, it feels really nice to not feel like I’m transporting to morning. I plan to continue occasional recreational use when I return home, only edibles tho, no more vape ever. This was a piece of cake compared to trying to taper down using my vape, just couldn’t do it.

Hi all, I’m a 25M living in California, and have been trying to cut back on weed and was thinking I’d post to see if anyone may be in a similar position to me.

I have been using weed on a pretty much daily basis for the past 4 years since graduating university. With a well paying dream job, I felt like I could just coast, which I have been. I work a chill software engineering job and I pretty much have done just enough and get high whenever I can. This has made me okay with time passing me by, and remembering or caring for none of it.

Now, I am trying to cut back, to a place I know I can get where weed isn’t something I use to pass time. However, I find it a bit hard since where I live, it can be a bit isolating. Thus, I was hoping to see if there’s any other 20-something year olds in a similar position, who maybe want to play video games, chat about whatever, or even work on side projects. I feel like the main driver sometimes for getting high is just being bored, and I definitely think having something to do, and interacting/hanging out with others in similar positions, doing fun things other than getting high. It could be anything really, I love reading, music, tech, politics, pretty much anything.

I want to have a bit more of a social life, even if that is online, but hopefully, there may be others in the area as well to possibly meet up. Feel free to comment or DM :) Thanks for reading through this and have a good day!

hello, i’m on day 3 of my journey towards moderation and responsible use. i first started smoking at 15 and became a daily smoker around 19/20, especially using high thc vapes. i’m 26 now and weed makes me feel “normal,” but i’m about to start my first full-time job and i can’t do it high.

i haven’t really had any cravings except for wanting to manage the withdrawals, which for me is anxiety, lack of appetite, and nausea. i started microdosing with an edible (20:1 cbd:thc ratio) and using a cbd tincture (1200mg) in the morning. i find going to the gym is really helpful for the anxiety but it’s hard to workout without any food in my body, so that is a bit of a struggle. if i feel like i really need it, especially to get food down, i’ll take 1-2 hits of my vape once or twice during the day.

my goal is to eliminate vaping during the day and push back my first use until after 7pm over the next 27 days. i’m open to any advice. please wish me luck! thanks :)

I’m at my wits ends. I’m so desperate for a break and to eventually stop or switch to edibles but every time I try going without, I go mental and can’t even get through the afternoon. I have tried getting out first thing in the morning and going for a run which definitely helped but still I couldn’t even make it past day one and I don’t know why? I know a lot of the mental and emotional withdrawals for me are in my head coz I went on my first overseas trip in May and quit cold turkey for 2 weeks and was fine 😂 I have BPD and ADHD so emotional regulation isn’t my strong point, please share any words of wisdom 😭🙏

Hello everyone!

I'm new to this community, but responsible cannabis use is something I've been thinking about a lot lately, and I'd appreciate some perspectives from people who have successfully found a healthier relationship with it.

For some background, there was a point where I would absolutely characterize my cannabis use as problematic. I was consuming several grams of high-potency concentrates a day at my worst. At the time I convinced myself I was enjoying it, but looking back, I had developed an enormous tolerance and was becoming extremely dependent on THC just to feel normal.

Eventually I realized something needed to change.

I originally decided to take two weeks completely off cannabis. Two weeks became four. Four became eight. And as of today, I've officially hit nine weeks without THC.

What's interesting is that I've genuinely enjoyed the break. I feel much more comfortable functioning without cannabis being something I automatically reach for, and I don't want to lose that progress.

That brings me to where I'm at now. I have a rare opportunity coming up where I'll have the house to myself for a prolonged period, and I've been considering cautiously reintroducing cannabis during that time.

However, I have zero interest in going back to concentrates or vaping. One of my biggest goals going forward is to stop putting cannabis into my lungs altogether. Vape pens in particular became way too convenient for me and quickly turned into a crutch.

If I do reintroduce cannabis, I'm thinking edibles only. My tentative idea was 5 mg the first day, potentially 10 mg another day, and perhaps 20 mg on the final day. Afterward, I'd return to complete abstinence until around mid-December. I'm not married to that dosing schedule, though, especially after nine weeks with no tolerance.

So I have two main questions for people here:

Would you take this opportunity to experiment with responsible use and then resume the break, or would you just keep the streak going until December?

After nine weeks completely THC-free, how strong would you expect 5–10 mg to be? I'm particularly interested in hearing from people who previously had extremely high tolerances and then returned after a long break. I'm wondering whether 20 mg would actually be unnecessary at this point.

My ultimate goal isn't to prove that I can get extremely high again. It's almost the opposite. I'd like to find out whether cannabis can eventually occupy a small, deliberate place in my life instead of becoming part of my everyday baseline.

I'd really appreciate hearing what has worked for others who have gone from heavy use to genuinely responsible/moderate use.

TL;DR: I went from several grams of high-potency concentrates a day to nine weeks completely THC-free. I'm considering briefly reintroducing edibles at 5 mg, then possibly 10 mg and 20 mg, before going back to abstinence until December. My long-term goal is responsible, occasional edible use and no more smoking, vaping, or concentrates. I'm wondering whether it's better to experiment with moderation now or just continue the break, and how strongly low-dose edibles might hit after nine weeks with essentially no tolerance.

Hi everyone, I was smoking from waking up to sleep every day for about 15 years. Only flower, in joints. Never took a break before and never really smoked a lot, but I did smoke all day. 25 grams would last for about 1 and half to two months. I was highly functional but decided I should stop because the thought of going without it (on a trip out of country etc.) would freak me out as I didn't really have the experience of life without cannabis for so long.

I tapered for a few months before stopping, and when I stopped smoking THC 19 days ago, I had almost no withdrawals. I can sleep, eat, etc. I switched THC for CBD. Magnesium (bis/glycinat 150mg) and Ashwagandha (ksm66 500mg) before sleep. I'm not dreaming and remembering the dreams yet, had only one vivid nightmare that woke me up a few days ago, which is weird to me - it seems like the nightmares kick in pretty soon after stopping for everybody else. As I said, this is weird for me, so if anyone has any similar experience or knowledge about this, please let me know.

The only thing I miss now is the release after some very productive days, as I don't like alcohol and believe it's worse for me than weed. I feel like I'm always on and I'd like to be out of my mind/high once in a while. Maybe it's just my addiction speaking, but as I said, I didn't suffer severe withdrawals (for example, some of my friends can't sleep for a week during a T-break). I'd like to know what smoking weed like 1 day a week would do to my CB receptors. I'm sure the stress on receptors would be lesser, but would they be able to heal/reset fully in terms or sleep/REM sleep quality and other things commonly associated with chronic THC use?

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping to get some advice on taking a tolerance break and reducing my usage. I’ve been using weed for about 2.5 years now with my frequent usage(3-4 nights a week to daily depending on timing) being about 2 years. I mostly take edibles and sometimes hit my cart due to the smell of flower. I’ve started smoking slightly more flower recently but the smell is still difficult with my roommates.

Within the last year my tolerance has gone up so incredibly high(At first I was taking 100mg edibles and then have gone up to 1000mg one time because most of my CB1 receptors had been mostly killed off I’m guessing.) I’m currently taking around 400-700mg 4ish nights a week, but I know the only reason it’s not more often is because my tolerance doesn’t allow it.

I have noticed my dependence on weed for a while, but have continued to say that as long as it’s not effecting my life negatively, I won’t be worried, but I recently feel like it has. I am currently a college student(I’m going back to college now in my 20s) and I’ve been waking up so groggy in the morning that sometimes I’m not going to class. I also feel like my memory gaps are so awful, I’m constantly forgetting what I’m saying mid sentence. The other negative is that I am a broke college student and yet am spending almost 50% of what I’m making as a student worker on weed since I’m using large amounts of it.

I love weed, and I definitely don’t want to never use again, but I really want to both cut back on my usage but also reduce my tolerance. The last time I took a 3 week T-Break my tolerance dropped to about 100mg but then went back up again the 3rd or 4th time I got high, so I know I need to wait longer. How long should I take a full break for to get my tolerance back down to like 10-15mg? Also, does anyone have tips on how to reduce usage in the evenings? I use as a fun way to decompress and really enjoy it, so I’m worried about my ability to stick with the lower usage after the T-break. Thank you in advance for the help!

Wrote a post couple of weeks ago how ending of a long relationship made me realize I gotta get straight. Now checking in with my progress:

Initially I dropped consumption from +3g a day (for years) to one volcano balloon each night (~0.15g). This caused severe debilitating wds, and I couldn't handle it while dismantling our old home and moving appartments.

So for the next days I upped my dose to 4 balloons a night, which helped tremendously with the bodily wd symptoms (diarrhea etc.) After a couple of days I switched to 3, and now I am down to 2 balloons a night. I've tried just one, but for now two is good. For me this is a significant reduction, something unprecedented.

During the past few weeks my tolerance has gone down a lot, and I've worked on better routines that support moderation. Most importantly I've changed the location and circumstance for vaping: it used to be my main mode at home with the volcano always on, but now I set up my spot separately for each balloon and pack it away straight after. No more prolonged sessions in front of the device. Also I started a weed diary where I input every balloon and the time I consumed.

These new routines have helped me a lot with moderation. So far I haven't had much pull to go back to my old ways, but I also won't beat myself up if tomorrow I end up having 3 balloons.

One thing I've noticed is that if I have that extra balloon, I can feel it in the groggyness next morning. This is something I didn't really notice with chronic use. I kinda enjoy not being tired & unmotivated in the morning!

By now my appetite is back and gut working normal, and I've also started to have very vivid dreams again. Falling and staying asleep is still a bit difficult, but I can get ~6h most nights so not terrible either.

And so continues my journey. Thanks for reading!

I’m about 16 days into trying to quit thc pens, with two slip-ups during that time. My appetite is still absolutely fucked — I can consistently manage high-calorie shakes, but solid food is a struggle, even stuff I normally love.
How much could those slip-ups have set me back eating-wise? Has anyone found their appetite recovery dragged out after using again?
Also wondering about occasional use down the line. If I had a spliff every couple of weeks, could that keep disrupting my appetite and leave me stuck in this cycle? My main reason for quitting was to stop relying on weed to eat, so I’d appreciate honest experiences from anyone who tried this.

So long story short, I suspect I’m in the prodromal phase of CHS, and decided to stop my daily use to avoid going hyperemetic. However, I don’t really plan to fully quit forever. I’d like to try it as a special occasion/every-now-and-then use and see if that works for me like it does for others.

So what I’ve heard is that it’s recommended to go 90 days for a full cannabinoid receptor reset. I am about 46 days in and I am definitely less nauseous in the morning, and have less diarrhea in the mornings. I do still have random bouts of dizziness and some brain fog but I’ve always had adhd/brain fog so i can’t really tell if my tolerance is reset yet

Anyways, before I start ranting too much, my main question is if I break my tolerance by having a little bit one night, do I have to reset and start over and go another full 90 days to reset my receptors? How exactly does it work? If I smoke one single time and then finish my 90 days (to see how I feel) is it considered “reset” or do I add on like another week or so?

A bit of background to help gauge my usage;
I have been a daily smoker of mostly flower for about 4 years, averaging about 2-4 bowls a night, or about one ounce a month. I usually only smoked at night, but occasionally would have a hit or two in the morning if I was nauseous or didn’t have to work. I used a pen every now and then when I would go out but i wasn’t a heavy pen user. I rarely dab but have in the past.

I’m only 90% sure I was prodromal CHS because of a few symptoms (morning nausea and diarrhea, delayed gastric emptying, and one recent bout of vasovagal syncope and (non violent) vomiting). This is what caused me to go on a long break. But part of me still wants to think that I had those symptoms because when I smoked, I stayed up very late and snacked a lot, and usually smoked before eating/to eat, which could also cause morning nausea and diarrhea and not necessarily be CHS. I never reached hyperemesis and never craved a hot shower.

Since stopping, after getting past the first two weeks of withdrawal nausea, I have noticed I have less morning nausea, and (tmi) I don’t get diarrhea anymore. If anything I’ve been slightly constipated. Though I also haven’t been staying up late and snacking anymore either.

I do still want to do a reset of my receptors, and then change my habits and only smoke a few times a month max, so long as my symptoms don’t come back, but I’d love to know if I can take a little cheat day before my 90 days are up and not have to do another 90 day reset. I’m not trying to pass a drug test or anything so that’s not a concern, I just want to know if my progress will be severely impacted or if one night wouldn’t hurt.

I’m really trying to go the full time cold turkey, but some days it gets so hard. Like tonight is an awesome thunderstorm and I just wanted a few hits to enjoy it, but not if it means my 46 days off will be for naught.

I appreciate anyone who read my ranting and would love tips and more info on how exactly tolerance and cannabinoid receptors work

I’ve been sleeping good the last five nights and my REM Sleep seems to have kicked back online.
I think I’m ready to continue Cannabis but only in Tincture form, 1:1 to start.

I’m 15 months no THC right now. I had initially planned to just quit forever but now I think I’m ready to try once every couple months. There’s some events like friends birthdays or bachelor parties where I feel like I miss out on some of the fun. I’ve been away from weed for so long that it has no hold on me anymore and is never in my thoughts. There was a time when it had complete control over my thoughts and actions. Now I’m left missing some of those fun times but still very hesitant. I spoke with my therapist and he thinks it’s definitely something I can try once and see how I feel, then make a plan after that if I want. The issue is that my favourite time to be high was always when I was alone and I miss that the most. I now live with my girlfriend who would never let me slip into my old ways and I’m grateful for her. So I guess I’m wondering what my plan/rules could look like. No owning weed, none in the house, no more than once a month? Looking for experienced moderators to help me out

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I've been smoking around 5–8 joints daily and regularly consuming bhang. At times, I barely felt completely sober.

My energy and motivation have dropped significantly. I've experienced throat pain, dry mouth, exhaustion, and concerns about my lungs. I've tried quitting for 24–48 hours, but getting through it has been difficult.

I'm not here to preach or pretend I've recovered. I genuinely want to understand how people get out of this cycle.

If you were a heavy daily user, how long did it take to feel normal again? What actually helped you quit?

been off weed for awhile (3 months) and decided to smoke for a bit last week and it was pretty alright but nothing i would see myself going all day everyday with again ever again. im just tryna find moderation, a middle ground where i can enjoy it the same way people enjoy alcohol ever so often without it totally brain/cognitively fucking me. i wanna stay function and normal and maintain my mental health/emotional health ive developed these past few months while also being able to toke here and there.

I'm looking to see if I can find people who have successfully gone from harmful and excessive smoking that's hard to stop even though you want to (what would be defined as addiction) to a new healthy and balanced relationship with weed.

I've heard of people who were heavy drinkers before, and really struggled to cut back, but managed to do it and now only drink socially and don't have a problem with it. I assume this might be possible for some people who smoke weed too, but I've never heard of anyone, so I'm not sure.

I wonder if the narrative of "once an addict, always an addict" is true for everyone. There are some vices you couldn't possibly stay 100% away from, or it would at the very least be very hard and limiting to do so (like sex, food, shopping, etc). So people who are addicted to those things often learn to moderate them using sets of rules, contextual changes, professional treatment, etc. Then, they can have a romantic and sexual relationship, eat food or do their groceries in a healthy way. I'm wondering if there is something fundamentally different about psychoactive substances that makes it impossible to treat addiction to them the same way.

(I'm not saying to give it to children or not to be appropriately cautious with it. Please still be responsible with how you treat cannabis.)

I'm just saying that it's literally just candy for adults. It's a sweet treat that just so happens to make you feel funny for a little while.

I fucking love those Goetze's caramel creams. I can't control myself around those, I will inhale the entire goddamn bag in one sitting. Normally I'll just keep them out of the house and only buy them once in a blue moon when I really feel like treating myself. I'm starting to understand that no amount of moderation will work for me long term and I will ALWAYS eventually crack and want to overindulge, so I need to start treating weed the same way I treat those damn caramel creams.

It goes up on the shelf with fancy teas and bath soaps and other creature comforts that make life more pleasant as a whole, and you don't need to do it every single day- it's just a treat after all and too much of ANYTHING is bad for you.

I live in a legal state where I can't throw a rock without hitting like 10 dispensaries. There is no shortage of it and I can just go buy it whenever I want. It's not that exciting "forbidden fruit" that it was when I was a lot younger, it's literally just funny adult candy, and it's not the end of the world if I run out and don't have any for a while.

My wallet will thank me in the long run 😭