My Experience With Cannabis Withdrawl after one month

Hey guys just to preface this, I had a panic attack on October 26th after 4 years of nearly daily smoking with a few day T breaks. I hit the pen one time since then on the 30th and felt relatively normal (that being a low setting mkx). Regardless I wanted to give a timeline of my symptoms that I have been documenting and see if this was relatable to anyone for any advice. I just want it to go away man.

Timeline of Symptoms After Panic Attack + Weed Cessation (My Experience) ⸻

Week 0 (Oct 26–31): • Had a major panic attack while high • Heart rate spike, heat rush, chest tightness • Neck pain during the panic • Felt “off” for hours afterward • Anxiety lingered the next few days • Quit weed on Oct 31 SOME PANIC ATTACKS AFTER AS WELL

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Week 1 (Days 1–7 After Quitting) • Intense anxiety, especially mornings • Trouble burping, trapped gas in chest/throat • Lump-in-throat feeling • Burping triggers mini chest pains • Chest pressure gets worse when lying down or curling up • Random nerve zaps (neck, jaw, arms) • Hot flashes • Waking up suddenly with pounding heart • Weird sleep, nightmares • Diarrhea, stomach gurgling • Overall “hyper-aware” of heartbeat and body sensations

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Week 2 (Days 8–14): • Constant burping, small burps and rare big burps • Gas moving around chest → throat → stomach • Sternum tenderness • Upper chest muscle tightness (PEC/SCM/traps) • Random sharp twinges in ribs/pecs lasting seconds • Heart thumps when changing position • Air hunger (feeling like breathing is manual) • Throat raspy from reflux • Still occasional panic flares • Neck muscles stiff on both sides • Jaw spasms • Small nerve zaps in hands/fingers • Feeling “off,” slightly dissociated • Hot flashes during stress or after eating certain foods

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Week 3 (Days 15–21): • Big decrease in panic • Still random heart-rate spikes after standing or bending • Still burping a LOT • Gas feels “trapped” behind sternum • Sharp pains when taking deep breaths (gas + tight diaphragm) • Brief burning under sternum or ribs • Stomach growling constantly • Random 5-second stabbing pains in chest/pecs that go away • Nerve zaps continue but shorter • Feeling tired + “faded” after nerve flares • Neck pinches (SCM + vagus irritation) • Visual drifting/unfocusing during fatigue • Waking up with pounding heart • Ear pressure + sinus congestion

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Week 4–5 (Days 22–35): • Nightmares gone • Panic attacks almost gone • Symptoms mostly physical now, not mental • Gas + reflux still very active • Burping with every inhale at times • Chest pressure that moves around • Occasional sharp pain under sternum • Nerve zaps appearing in fingers, wrist, neck, jaw, quad • Momentary “chest squeeze” episodes lasting <2 minutes • Muscles (especially traps/SCM/chest) sore or tight • Feeling winded or deconditioned • Hot flashes when dehydrated or stressed • Symptoms come in “waves,” especially after alcohol or heavy food • Random aches that fade within seconds in chest (felt like GERD symptoms with a lot of acid reflux/trouble burping), right where the SCM meets the collarbone, fingers.

I still don’t feel completely normal, I had a panic flare about 10 days ago on the highway but it subsided within just a minute. (Put this into chatgpt for the timeline btw)