u/ArkansasDave1854

I quit smoking weed on October 11, 2025, after smoking extremely heavily for about 10 years. At my peak, I was smoking around six Amnesia Haze joints a day- Everyday.
At some point, I also started using HHC gummies, and I feel like that’s when things really went downhill. I suspect I may have taken a gummy containing an extremely high dose of HHC.
When I smoked my final joint, I suddenly started shaking violently, became extremely nauseous, had to lie down in bed, and felt like I was either going to die or somehow lose touch with reality. I also had an extremely unpleasant sensation throughout my body that felt almost like battery acid flowing through my veins.
After that, I experienced severe and prolonged DPDR (depersonalization/derealization). It genuinely felt as though the old version of me had died. I also struggled with extreme nausea and a strange acidic/burning sensation in my stomach and esophagus. At my worst, I felt so terrible that I genuinely couldn’t see a future for myself.

I’m now almost 10 months sober, and thankfully I feel much, much better than I did in the beginning. I’m exercising regularly again, enjoying things in life, and generally feel like myself much more often.

The only symptoms I still experience are:
Very vivid dreams — it often feels like I’m dreaming for the entire night.

Occasionally, a very mild internal acidic sensation. This is probably only 5% as intense as it used to be, and thankfully I no longer have that overall feeling of being extremely unwell.

I get irritated more easily than I used to.

I get tired relatively quickly. After a busy or stimulating day, I notice that the symptoms above become more noticeable. It’s almost as if my nervous system is less able to handle stimulation than it was before.

Considering how severe things were initially, I’m incredibly grateful for how much I’ve improved.
Has anyone else experienced something similar after quitting heavy cannabis use, especially after using HHC? How long did it take before you felt completely back to normal?