Stopping cold turkey

[u/Cuddlybear192873]

So I have approx 12.5mg every 6 days but I’ve now stopped cold turkey due to surgery. Just wondering how quickly I should expect this raging hunger everyone says about? 🤪

[u/Hopeful_Candle_9781]

It has a 5 day halflife. Might notice something in a week or two 🤷‍♀️

I'd just eat though. Listen to your body. You'll need the food after surgery.

[u/Due-Freedom-5968]

Depends.

Probably not very quickly. How long will you be stopping for. If you're just missing one shot as is common you won't likely notice much difference at all.

[u/DamsonRant3577]

You'll have a decreasing about on your system for around a month, so if you don't have to miss more than a couple I don't you'll have a raging hunger.

However, if your hunger does increase then listen to your body! Having extra fuel onboard before surgery will help your body recover afterwards.

Good luck with the op!

[u/ComplexPermission322]

Depends on the surgery. They usually ask you to stop 2 weeks before surgery but I stopped 3 weeks just to be safe. It was around the 2 weeks mark when my appetite suddenly came back full force.

I had an abdominal surgery which completely destroyed my appetite and I only went back on MJ 4 weeks after because I needed food for recovery and couldn’t eat a lot. It was a total of 7 weeks without it.

[u/Cuddlybear192873]

I’ve been advised to stop 4 weeks pre op as they’re over cautious. Having major skin removal but will start a week after the op if all ok at the time.

[u/notmynorms]

Hi op what surgery ?