Hello! My name is Shawn. I’m a 27 year old male. 5’9” 175lbs. Average build. Context on my physical body. A year ago, got my labs done. 197lbs, BP was on the line into being a risk (Dr said just walk or run a few times a week and it’ll fix it), and B12 was dangerously low. Got a B12 shot and started taking supplements.

Last months labs are pretty damn perfect. I lost 22lbs, BP is in perfect range, B12 is great (actually really high. Dr recommended taking B12 every other day).

I don’t exercise consistently and my diet is not the greatest (I travel a lot for work). The only thing that I have changed from last year to this year is I started enjoying weed, which means I have cut drinking down considerably. I went from 12 beers a week to maybe 2 a month.

So that is what brought me to this sub. I started with edibles at night. I was curious and I found I really enjoy it, especially with video games, movies and music. This started 6 months ago. Overtime, my tolerance increased, I got a cart and for the last 2 months, aside from work (not risking my job), I was high or trying to get there.

About a month ago, I realized my memory, focus and concentration was shot. Couldn’t remember why I walked into a room or a conversation I had. Couldn’t remember to send emails or get gas or run by the store, all while sober. It’s like my brain permanently had short term memory loss and adhd. On top of this, my motivation and drive was out the window (shocker right?).

So I decided to quit. I had a buddy who wanted to quit too so we decided to do it together. We didn’t know if this was a long term thing, but we said a month and then we’ll reevaluate after. Plenty of time to get it fully out of your system (ik it could be longer but it’s mostly out in 30 days), reset my receptors and let my brain heal. Sounds all dandy until you research the side effects of withdrawal. This is why I’m here.

(Skip this if you know about weed withdrawals) Essentially, the common symptoms are loss of sleep and appetite, mood swings (in some, rage and anger), brain fog, night sweats and nausea. Average about 2 weeks, as long as 6, but days 3-6 are the worst. I have a full career and social life that I need to prioritize, and dealing with that for a few weeks would have been very challenging.

Out of concern, I try to find the best supplements to help with this. To cut to the chase, below is what I started with on Monday, and stopped getting high as well. Tomorrow will be a full week sober. I got all of these from this sub, r/supplements, or elsewhere on the internet.

L-theanine 200mg daily AM chewable NAC 1000mg twice daily AM/PM capsule Magnesium Glycinate 200mg daily PM capsule B Complex daily AM capsule Melatonin Gummies (1) PM Omega-3 Gummies (2) AM Lithium Orotate 5mg daily PM capsule

I am also drinking an ungodly amount of water, and a liquid IV daily to keep my electrolytes up and not drown my system with all the water.

I’ve never done cannabis withdrawals before, so I don’t have anything to compare it to. My bud that I am doing this with, got them as well and noticed a considerable difference this time around (he’s a regular pothead that detoxes a few times a year). And I quote “I usually feel like death for a few days. Not want to get out of bed, angry at the world….but now I just feel normal. It’s great”

For me, the worst I experienced was night sweats. Day 2-5, I woke up drenched in sweat, cleaned up, went back to sleep, only to repeat every few hours. Very frustrating, but if this is the worst of it, I can do this. I had some angry comments and jabs in stress, but made sure to rein it in, as I knew it was bc of this. Appetite stayed the same and no nausea. I started taking those omega-3s bc it can’t hurt and the whole reason I’m quitting is bc my brain is broke. 4 days after I quit, my brain is functioning at such a high rate. It’s like I was driving in intense thick fog and instantly in a clear sunny road. Of course, omega-3s had something to do with it, but also not feeding my brain THC had to contribute.

When I woke up after the first night, I thought to get in my sauna (little portable tent sauna, but it does the trick). I have been doing that daily for 30 minutes since Monday. Whether it actually helps with the withdrawals, I feel so much better afterward and will probably be something I continue after this.

I am utterly fascinated by the whole process, have so many questions and just love to learn about this.

• How do the supplements look?
• Am I secretly destroying my liver and have no idea?
• At what point do I need to stop them or is it just good to have them in my system always?
• I also read for some of them, it takes a few weeks to see effective results. Should I have taken them for a few weeks before I quit to get the full effect or would that even make a difference?
• is there anything I should add that I missed?
• is there anything on the list that isn’t worth having in there/better types of supplement?

Happy to answer any questions about what I’m doing if it wasn’t clear here. Thank you in advance for tips, advice and knowledge. Regardless, it’s all cool, I’ve learned lots and I’m having a great time.

Also this is a throwaway.