6-Day Sensitization Protocol: Resetting The Tolerance Levels

[StoneyMemoirs]

I'm having a rough time guys. I'm being slammed by emotional distress and now my stomach is cramping and I'm getting nauseous. I started crying in the middle of a conversation with my daughter and haven't been able to stop the tears.

I'll be honest. I don't know if I can make it through this time. I'm gonna go to bed and see how I feel tomorrow. My daughter's been advising me to stop this process and take a hit already. She can understand my intent but this is more than I was prepared to take.

I wasn't expecting the blues to hit so hard. It's evident that cannabis has been managing my SAD in ways I wasn't aware of.

I don't want to stop yet, which is why I'm going to bed. I'll see what the morning brings.

GT, I'm glad you decided to try it. Up front, this isn't for the faint of heart.

I did realize that I haven't been drinking enough water today, so I've increased consumption. I was doing really well until an hour ago.

Sue,

I got that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach when I read this--I'm so, so sorry I didn't see this sooner.

It didn't hit me that hard yesterday--but it certainly hit me. I don't really drink anymore, but 'coming down' was getting tough last night--After a lot of deliberation, I took a walk to the local liquor store, bought a heavy-hitting 6 pack, and downed three of em. The buzz/drunk helped distract me, but I still couldn't eat.

I was able to force down two ravioli's off my dinner plate, totaling less than 300 food-based calories in the last 24 hours. I'm sure the beer packed in enough to keep afloat.

Not feeling great, the lady was nice enough to suggest we take a late-night walk outside. We did, then came home....still jittery, did some yoga, tried to calm the mind. Anxiety was high--not panic-attack or fetal position unbearable--but HIGH, so I took a shower and focused on breathing.

Loads of HOT water on my head and neck, lots of deep breaths in, long breaths out. Must have been in there 20 minutes.

Then I laid in bed, thoughts about work, family, life, the mortgage, income, our electricity bills, you name it-- ablaze for an hour+ before I finally left consciousness.

Today is day two for me. I know it'll be harder--but I also know, that ALREADY, my tolerance has likely dropped precipitously. The full benefits are out there, just 4 days away. I want to see if I can get there, and I'm super grateful to have this support group.

Let's keep the chatter up, it just might help

 

[MackMcMacMac]

Though this train has left the station, I decided to jump aboard. I took my last hit off the vaporizer Sunday night. Yesterday was a little hairy for me, but I muscled through.

I have a question though. Because I don't have a medical cannabis license, my only access to CBD currently is via hemp seed cream. I did rub some of it into my hands yesterday and today. Does that throw off my entire sensitization effort? I'm really only trying to lower my tolerance to THC at this point. My use of hemp seed CBD cream began only a couple months ago.

Best of luck to everyone going through this!

 

[StoneyMemoirs]

I know I can do is. I've done it before. I can do this.

It shakes you up, you know? I've spent the past year creating inner peace and filling my days with joy. Intellectually we know that the flip side of joy is sorrow, but it's disconcerting to have it rear up like this. It's sobering to realize how frail my emotions can be without cannabis. Evidently I have a need for the levels of cannabis I consume.

It's our own kind of "Hero's Journey". It's not until we've traveled well into the Dark, that we can truly appreciate the Light.

 

[StoneyMemoirs]

Oh hell no! I'm not going through that! I'm taking a hit now! LOL!!!

Seriously, you got this Sue! You are the reason I'm willing to try this torture method so I need you here. I woke up at 0300 this morning (that's 3:00 a.m. for normal people) sweating. I didn't take my capsules before bed because I wanted to start this TORTURE. LOL! It's already reached into my gut and twisted. And, so it begins!

I say, "Bring it!" You got this! I got this! WE got this!

We'll see how I am this afternoon.

We got this Grandpa.

 

[StoneyMemoirs]

Amy....that was beautifully eloquent.







My daughter sat with me for two hours last night. It just bad timing for me. I picked up a stomach virus, and now we know the value of cannabis to hold off illness. I remember being out on the trail earlier in th day, feeling "odd." I pushed past it and kept going, thinking it was just something rising up from the cannabis deprivation.

I went to bed, anticipating sleep and the hope for a smoother morning. I've been through this protocol, and I began to suspect it was something beyond my emotions when the stomach cramping led to uncontrollable shaking. My daughter came to my aid and started dosing me in between runs to the toilet to retch. No food in there to eject. That's a special kind of misery.

This was a resistant bug. We started with her Jamaican, to settle the cramping, and progressed to Chem Dawg to knock me out. In he end I also had to take an anti-nausea wafer. When she saw me falling asleep in the chair she gently walked me back to bed and tucked me in for the night. When I woke briefly at 3 the discomfort was gone. Now I'm just exhausted from shaking so badly for three hours straight.

The thread will stay up and running. When I'm healthier I may give it another go. Once the days get longer may be the best time for me. We all know, as uncomfortable as the first 48 hours can be, it's worth it to get the system working more efficiently, so I s something we'll revisit from time to time.

I felt so bad falling out in the very beginning, but I'm so relived I don't have to turn to conventional medicine to treat this.

Appreciate you're being so brave and open about all this Sue. and Thanks for getting me started! I WOULD NOT be here, in day 2, without you.

 

[SweetSue]

No. My mind is foggy now. Not when I'm high. It's like I'm just not thinking clearly.

My daughter looked me in the eye last night when she saw me tumble into the abyss as we sat casually talking and pronounced "This is your body begging for cannabinoids."

The girl's come a long way in the past year.

I've been thinking about the reset. What we know about the ECS and phytocannabinoids was learned from experiments with lab critters and Petrie dishes. Almost no imaging has been done inside a human body to back these things up, because of prohibition.

Now, we know from Dr. Sulak's extensive experience with this process that it does what he suggests, and the system works more efficiently after the reintroduction.

There's also a large body of anecdotal evidence to suggest you may get the same results, or results very similar, from a simple one or two day "herbal holiday." This can be done at any point that you notice your consumption is increasing exponentially (or is that just me? ).

The important point appears to be a break for a minimum 24 hours. It seems that Dr. Sulak has worked out the ultimate reset, and it's an excellent one. I can personally vouch for its effectiveness. I cut my consumption by half last year.

Today I had my CBD capsule and a singular hit of Chem Dawg to calm the stomach so I could eat something more nutritious than saltines. At the moment I feel balanced. I'd gotten so used to feeling overwhelmed by cannabinoids that I hadn't noticed. The 24 hour abstinence seems to have had a tempering effect on my tolerance levels.

 

[StoneyMemoirs]

Day one no meds start of day two today

Last night I was in bed shakey , maybe got three hrs of sleep .

Tried at 3 am a hot bath to relax me helped a bit .

Took two Advil liquid gels about 49 mins later went up stairs .

Finally passed out hr later .

Feel okay this morning but wish I had that Morning hit. Thank god I have a e juice vaporizer. Only think making me survive right now how I feel anyway .
Stay strong everyone .

Cheers KJ; I used beer to help myself last night. I just wanted to express a word of caution with the nicotine--it may have the effect of increasing the shakes and getting to sleep harder. Glad you're here!

Let's do this.

 

[StoneyMemoirs]

I will offer this up; exercise is key. You don't have to sweat, but it helps to move.

1000%

 

[StoneyMemoirs]

No. My mind is foggy now. Not when I’m high. It’s like I’m just not thinking clearly.

I *think* I know what you're talking about--like you're not quite yourself, and your mind isn't working as well as it usually does? A few seconds *COMPLETELY* devoid of thought every once and a while?

 

[SweetSue]

Though this train has left the station, I decided to jump aboard. I took my last hit off the vaporizer Sunday night. Yesterday was a little hairy for me, but I muscled through.

I have a question though. Because I don't have a medical cannabis license, my only access to CBD currently is via hemp seed cream. I did rub some of it into my hands yesterday and today. Does that throw off my entire sensitization effort? I'm really only trying to lower my tolerance to THC at this point. My use of hemp seed CBD cream began only a couple months ago.

Best of luck to everyone going through this!

You're resetting the entire ECS, but, the truth of the matter is that it's the CB1 receptors that go offline when tolerance creeps up, because it's the THC that overwhelms.

What does the group say about this? I'm of the opinion that the cream is a non-issue for this reset.

Appreciate you're being so brave and open about all this Sue. and Thanks for getting me started! I WOULD NOT be here, in day 2, without you.

Thank you Stoney. I'm here for the duration with all of you and anyone from this point on. You need support to get through the 6 days, and I am nothing if not the site's head cheerleader.

It's humbling, isn't it, to discover how much benefit you're really getting from cannabis?

 

[StoneyMemoirs]

Though this train has left the station, I decided to jump aboard. I took my last hit off the vaporizer Sunday night. Yesterday was a little hairy for me, but I muscled through.

I have a question though. Because I don't have a medical cannabis license, my only access to CBD currently is via hemp seed cream. I did rub some of it into my hands yesterday and today. Does that throw off my entire sensitization effort? I'm really only trying to lower my tolerance to THC at this point. My use of hemp seed CBD cream began only a couple months ago.

Best of luck to everyone going through this!

I really don't know Mack, but I can tell you for sure just stopping the THC helps. Whether the effect is increased without CBD, I'm not sure. I'd imagine so.

 

[SweetSue]

Day one no meds start of day two today

Last night I was in bed shakey , maybe got three hrs of sleep .

Tried at 3 am a hot bath to relax me helped a bit .

Took two Advil liquid gels about 49 mins later went up stairs .

Finally passed out hr later .

Feel okay this morning but wish I had that Morning hit. Thank god I have a e juice vaporizer. Only think making me survive right now how I feel anyway .
Stay strong everyone .

You're doing well Joe.

This is great! I’m shocked to see so many people in the same boat. I was starting to thinking my body was simply rejecting THC.

Will you be considering joining us MsSinful? Any period of abstinence of a day or longer will sensitize the system.

We are all right here with you Sue.
...

1000%

Right before I went down I'd finished a session of Callanetics. Typically it calms me - we call it meditation in movement - and I was feeling good about progressing, but about an hour after, when the stomach started cramping it confused me. That wasn't something I'd dealt with before. Nor was the uncontrolled shaking.

Spaciness of thought.....yeah......that's part of the fun. The crashing in of the world when we want to sleep isn't a good one either. Normally I feel capable and confident. Yesterday there were a couple moments when I actually felt vulnerable.

 

[StoneyMemoirs]

You're resetting the entire ECS, but, the truth of the matter is that it's the CB1 receptors that go offline when tolerance creeps up, because it's the THC that overwhelms.

What does the group say about this? I'm of the opinion that the cream is a non-issue for this reset.



Thank you Stoney. I'm here for the duration with all of you and anyone from this point on. You need support to get through the 6 days, and I am nothing if not the site's head cheerleader.

It's humbling, isn't it, to dicpscover how much benefit you're really getting from cannabis?

Very humbling. What an amazing plant.

 

[KingJoe83]

Sorry I'm bailing I got a package in the mail when I had none a friend on here helped me out .

I feel wonderful now .

I think this is a great thread and I to really want to try this method one day again bud this Buddha kush is a nice heavy hitter .


Sue we got this next time .

 

[SweetSue]

Sorry I’m bailing I got a package in the mail when I had none a friend on here helped me out .

I feel wonderful now .

I think this is a great thread and I to really want to try this method one day again bud this Buddha kush is a nice heavy hitter .


Sue we got this next time .

No worries Joe. We couldn't be happier for you.

 

[StoneyMemoirs]

Guys I'm feeling pretty good right now--high energy, clear head, good mood. Will report back later this evening how it's going.

 

[StoneyMemoirs]

Sorry I’m bailing I got a package in the mail when I had none a friend on here helped me out .

I feel wonderful now .

I think this is a great thread and I to really want to try this method one day again bud this Buddha kush is a nice heavy hitter .


Sue we got this next time .

All good KJ--enjoy! Can't wait myself...just a few more days till the first bong hit.

 

[TheMadDabber]

It's our own kind of "Hero's Journey". It's not until we've traveled well into the Dark, that we can truly appreciate the Light.

That's the reason I commit to it once a year!

 

[TheMadDabber]

Sorry I'm bailing I got a package in the mail when I had none a friend on here helped me out .

I feel wonderful now .

I think this is a great thread and I to really want to try this method one day again bud this Buddha kush is a nice heavy hitter .


Sue we got this next time .

I'm glad your package arrived. And let us know how your tolerance was effected by the cannabis abstenence.

On a side note I will be beginning tomorrow. I'm going to use today to adjust my tolerance first. I will only take 2 hits today then tomorrow join the train of brave souls!

I have no plan for a set amount of time yet may be a day or 2 maybe more.

For me it's about self control. I'm a little obsessive about everything cannabis.

I also will be taking a week next year again if anyone cares to join

 

[Grandpa Tokin]

I *think* I know what you're talking about--like you're not quite yourself, and your mind isn't working as well as it usually does? A few seconds *COMPLETELY* devoid of thought every once and a while?

Exactly! Although, it's gotten better as the day goes on. It's not even noon yet, but I feel as though I've been up for days. My stomach is feeling a little queasy too. I'm going to try and lay down for awhile.

I got this!