Did quitting makes you less tired?

HELL FUCKING YES BROTHER

Perhaps not at first but in the long run 100%

Absolutely. Quitting + carnivore diet has given me superpowers

Yes

Yea to a point but I needed to become more physically active too

Yes 1000%. Sleep quality goes up (more deep sleep)

Yes. I feel way more energized and I quit 43 days ago. Was always afraid to quit but now i feel like this has been the best thing i did in a long time.

No, weed used to help me sleep well for good stretches of time

Not really. I only smoked sativa and it used to give me energy.

Yes! Wake up with much more energy and feel rested… always felt in a fog before

For me, I was more tired after first quitting, I didn’t sleep for 76 hours straight quitting Cold turkey and it took 2 months to get back to a normal sleep schedule. But oh my god was it worth it I feel so much more rested when I sleep, I have a regular sleep schedule and I have 5 times more energy than I did when I was smoking, my lifestyle has changed. One thing that helped a lot with sleeping and getting proper rest when quitting was the gym. Being active tired you out and will help with sleep

I've noticed if I smoked >2 hours before bed, I would get a normal amount of deep sleep (2-2.5hrs) however if I smoke <2hrs before bed I will only get 10-15mins. YMMV

Yes, though right now I'm having trouble sleeping on the other hand. Don't know if it's something else but I'm about 1-2 weeks off so I assume its temporary if quitting is the cause. Dreaming again which is cool.

Yes.

No... in the first few weeks, yes. But not so much now, 40 days later. But maybe I'm just burnt out from work.

Yes, but I’m also dealing with heavy insomnia without weed right now (only 2-4 hours of sleep a night.) I’m only 12 days in though, so I’m hopeful that will pass with time.

Yes! I thought I needed it to sleep (to be effectively “knocked out” because anxiety made falling asleep difficult for a long time) but it diminished the sleep I did get. I’d wake up groggy and probably still slightly stoned because I consumed every single night before bed and never gave my body a day off from it for years.

I made some progress with my anxiety, and when I finally gave my body a chance to fall asleep without cannabis for a few nights in a row, it startled me to realize that I’m now able to fall asleep naturally and I feel SO bright in the mornings. It took a few days to adjust from a years-long habit, so give it some time, but very quickly I began to feel much more “on” during the day.

I feel a little frustrated that I let myself get into that rut for so long. In hindsight, that daytime grogginess added to my anxiety because it made it harder to keep up with challenges at work, so it became a true cycle. But mostly I’m grateful I got out when I did. I don’t even really crave it now because the idea of getting stuck in that cycle again unsettles me so much. My mental clarity feels way more precious than ever before.

Took me a while…

Yes

Yes and my sleep quality is better too.

it definitely does! quitting weed will also make your dreams quite vivid. especially in the first couple of weeks. i remember i was having the most vivid and realistic dreams after i quit - smoking weed, especially before you go to sleep, actually negatively effects your body's ability to enter REM sleep, which is why people often feel quite tired and get the "weed hangover". You also dream when in REM sleep.

Yes and I sleep way better and longer

I can sleep better so I have more energy throughout the day

I thought it would, especially since I dream basically every night now, but I'm as tired as ever even after sleeping 8-9 hours every night

(I'm 2 months clean)

At the start I felt more tired (because my body could finally rest!!!). But after just a few weeks I had more energy than I had for years.

Yes

Yes 

For me, yeah . It also gave me back proper night's sleep and dreams.

Now whenever I get an offer to smoke, I ask myself "Do I wanna be sleepy and tired all day today+tomorrow morning?"

Yes

You definitely feel more awake. I stopped smoking for almost a year when I was a senior in college so that I didn’t have to worry about pre-employment drug tests. I found myself more motivated to exercise and socialize, mostly because I was bored not having weed to keep me happy on the couch. Social energy was definitely a plus. I found that I was more articulate and less anxious in social situations than before. When I was smoking everyday, I would constantly fumble over my words and struggle to get out full sentences without pausing. After I stopped, it got way easier to talk to people as I felt that I had so much more energy.

Yep. No more constant need for naps from the come down

Yes, during the day for sure. At night though, when I used to toke up and hang late, now I find my body getting tired at a reasonable hour (9:30-10:00). Hidden benefit I guess!

Yes but discovering I had sleep apnea and getting a CPAP was even better

Yes

Absolutely. But I prioritize sleep way more now. That might factor in a lot. When I was stoned i usually slept 5-6 hours, now 7-8

Yeah it has made me so much more energetic and able to get the things done I want to without losing focus or forgetting what I want to work on. If weed is not right for you then stick with quitting. You may see others that it doesn't affect the same but everyone is different and I realized it is ruining my life. Good luck brother everything will be better. Just take it one day at a time

Not at first..I needed to sleep a lot. I have ADHD so I'm already fatigued a lot. But after 1.5 months I'm much more productive and sleeping a lot less.

Yes, especially in the morning. I get out of bed rested and have a good start of the day. When I smoked, every morning was terrible

Definitely

I quit a few months ago and feel exactly the same as I did when I was smoking🤷🏻‍♂️

Nope, probably more tired now due to emotional fatigue from life🥱we persevere though right

Yeah. Im not lethargic, im actually doing stuff like laundry, cleaning, meal prepping, forcing myself to hobbies. When i was high, i was high and not doing anything really.

It is.. since quitting chores don't feel like a chore anymore.

I quit a few weeks ago and cannot stay awake to save my life

Absolutely and so glad to not feel as lethargic

Yup! That’s one of the reasons I stopped in the first place. I got tired (no pun intended) of being exhausted and having low energy by the middle of the day. I always tell people “I’m grown I have shit to do” so I can’t just be fatigued the whole day. I think that’s what sucks about this day and age. So many older people tell me it really used to be recreational. You do it with friends, at a concert, at night. But all day?! Especially waking and baking? Nah no one has time for that lol

Eventually. I was completely wiped for a good 2 months. Couldn’t make it past 9:00 some nights and woke up super early as I caught up on many years of missed REM sleep. Felt like it would never end but I’m in a better sleep pattern now. Still don’t stay up till 2 and sleep till lunchtime like I used to but that probably for the best.

Yes

YES

In my experience it has. I'm at 5 days now and at first I couldn't sleep well at all but day three I got good sleep and day 4 I went for a run for the first time in years. I've been wanting to get back into running for so long but never had the energy and motivation. It felt great! I've also noticed my ability to concentrate is so much better.

Fatigue lasted a week after quitting. But probably varies for everyone on how long.

💯

The mental clarity feels fucking amazing once the fog clears and you realise how dampened you've been keeping your brain for so long!!

After the 3rd week i felt a burst of natural energy

Sleep less but more energy. Not depressed anymore either.

Yes absolutely!! I feel so much better mentally and physically!

It takes a while but yes. Give it 3-12 months and you will see the effects. But dont expect it to happen overnight

Yes after some time but at first it does the opposite because it really fucks up your ability to sleep for the first week or two

1000%

Main think I notice is as a pothead only the most crucial things get done, whereas when I'm sober I just set myself way more goals and get much more accomplished. Weed gives me a "fuck it" attitude.

absolutly yes

1 year and 3 months clean. I'm currently 37 weeks pregnant and I feel like I generally have more energy than I did when I was a chronic weed smoker.

8 months in and to be honest my sleep is so much worse. although I do work shifts so being able to smoke myself asleep after night shifts or when I needed to have an early night was one of the few benefits. Used to be able to get a solid 7 hours between shifts and now I often struggle to get 5-6.

Yes

Yes, I’m infinitely less tired now and less sluggish. I started going for morning walks 5k+ steps and still have more energy at the end of the day.

Yes, I have more energy, and I am less lazier than I used to. So that's an amazing feeling. I am on Day 50 today.

3 weeks in - no :(

made me more tired at first but that goes away then your sleep greatly improves imo

Hahaha. Yes. Yes it did. Jesus Christ weed RUINS sleep! Now I can function on less sleep, or after a workout I don't need 3 extra hours.

30+ days in. I feel SO much more energy, and get better sleep.

It took a while, though. I was super blue for a while and had hard times with sleeping.

Now I sleep and wake at regular times and feel jawsome!

I had a short relapse a while back for a month. By the end of my relapse, I was waking up a full 2 hrs later than when I wasn’t smoking. After I quit and got my sleeping pattern back in order, I resumed waking up earlier again. Of course, when I initially quit, I did feel exhausted for a little while.

I mean, you’ll be depression tired for weeks and won’t be able to sleep at night for weeks… sweating through your sheets and having insane dreams when you do sleep, but yeah eventually you feel much more awake than a stoner.

Quitting actually made me MORE tired...

Quitting makes everything better.

For me, yes. Maybe it was the type of weed I was smoking but I was always a bit hazy. I feel more alert now.

Chronic THC use has a negative impact on sleep quality, and causes you to experience less deep REM sleep. The weed isn't making you tired, but it's making you sleep less deeply which is.