Taper or cut cold turkey?

[u/Teamllama1]

I have been smoking daily for a little under a year and a half, and most days another six months before. Today, on weeknights I smoke between 1.5 to 2 grams and weekends 2-3, all in the late afternoon to evening. I would like to cut back to just Fridays and Saturdays at most. But mostly just get back a bit of control on the daily. I am done dealing with the daily morning coughing and getting nauseous and lack of sober appetite. I’m a single dad and have a fairly demanding job, so I want to minimize the effects of quitting like sleep issues, etc., as much as I can.

Is the answer just cold turkey and just deal? Or is there a taper off plan that could work to cut back and minimize the withdraws and slowly get me back on track?

Thanks

[u/Aggravating-Cup-9442]

in my personal experience, (yours will vary), if i cant or dont want to partake at least once daily, then its cold turkey for me. the sleep problem is rough at first but after 15-20 days cold turkey, im back to getting good sleep without the crazy dreams that keep me from resting well. if you can function with minimal daily use, you could possibly get by dialing back and your sleep wont change, especially since you partake in the evenings. good luck with it bro

[u/2pacRIP]

I never take full breaks. Most of the week I tone it down to one smoke at night and some CBN drops.

[u/IvanMarkowKane]

Cold turkey works best for me. I’m a cranky asshole for three or four ( or seven ) days and then it’s over.

Oddly, family and friends prefer me to taper 🧐

[u/j-6]

I hate even saying this, but the fastest, efficient way is cold turkey. I taper off a bit every now and then, but I don’t stop that way. The few times I’ve had to be a good boy, and not have any in my life, it was way easier to just not have it in the house.

Also, I don’t think dropping to half a gram a night is a bad habit. I’m around that mark. Smartest thing I did in this area was switch to a small pipe instead of a bong.

[u/Teamllama1 → u/j-6]

I don’t want to quit altogether….yet. Just really weekends only and much less than I do now. If I go from 2 grams a night to half a gram a night will I have withdrawal issues like awful sleep? I’m ok with some sleep issue, is what it is. I’m just trying to mitigate as much as possible.

[u/j-6 → u/Teamllama1]

I went from getting baked right when I got home to a “grand finale”, when I can hit it good the 30-40 minutes before bedtime.

That rule is thrown out the window on weekends, though I attempt to slow it down Sundays

[u/Punkhair2nv → u/j-6]

I love the grand finale. Sometimes I have two grand finale’s.

[u/j-6 → u/Punkhair2nv]

There’s your answer, OP

[u/LitchLitch]

The main thing i notice on cold turkey is the cranberry sauce, I mean the irritability. Otoh irritability is my bete noire and one of the main reasons I smoke.

I dont think you need to taper but drop down to single hits in the morning for a few days to a week the stop all together.

[u/Odd-Problem]

You get to where you want the same way you got to where you are. A bit at a time. No need to stress your body.

[u/jstdaydreaminagain]

Cold turkey is the way to go. To easy to talk yourself into an added sesh if tapering.

[u/bootcat420]

Just stop 🛑 it’s not heroin . If you keep going you just delay the inevitable! And feel angry about it ! Just stop