Smokefree, I too miss smoking; I was one of those fools who enjoyed smoking. The chemical that widens the airways should be outlawed. The FDA allows this?
Wow, 14 weeks congratulations. I'm glad I have a point in time to hope to begin to feel better. Like Garth, above post said, my body just hurts and today I have hives. It just gets more interesting as time goes on, I’ve made a game of which malady I get to experience today. Anything to keep in good humor.
Thanks for the post Smokefree! Stay strong everyone, we can do this.
Wow, 14 weeks congratulations. I'm glad I have a point in time to hope to begin to feel better. Like Garth, above post said, my body just hurts and today I have hives. It just gets more interesting as time goes on, I’ve made a game of which malady I get to experience today. Anything to keep in good humor.
Thanks for the post Smokefree! Stay strong everyone, we can do this.
hiya,Its been 14 months quit for me now, still detoxing,had it all sore throats,cant sleep,sore gums ,heart palps nervousness,them I can handle, its the depression and anxiety thats knocked me for six,after 4 months it kicked in thought I was going seriously mad dont know how I got through,didnt realise your brain has to detox too,gets better for a bit then comes back but not as bad,exercising helps to get some of the anxiousness out of your body.Without this site I would of thought I was going insane because here is were you find out the true withdrawel symptoms to expect,been told these can go on for years depending on how long you smoked for,for me it was 27yrs,so i suppose ive got a long way to go
It's nearly 6 months of quitting.In these 6 months I had to smoke,and smoked the most in month 5 (4-5 cigarettes total).
I want to advise anyone if you read this and planning to quit smoking: if you have depression don't do it!!! First fix yourself then quit.
Or you can try it but don't say no one warned you!!!!!
Started doing mountain cycling in hope of detox my lungs/body.No luck yet but I'll continue to do it as one have to be patient.My erections have improved by 20-25% but I excpected more drastic change like 80-100%....
I guess the other 65-70% would come by fixing my adrenals and thyroid...
My diet is very strict,no sugar for the past 1 month that means no fruit also.
I have cought cold a week ago and have to spit out mucous often BUT there isn't tarry brown mucuous that everyone speaks about,it's just green. ;-|
If you think about it I didn't had any tar come up from my lungs in 6 months and I don't feel better.Rings any bell?
Respect for all those who made it trough 6 months! You are the athletes of self-discipline!
I don't know but it has been 2 months for me after almost 50 years of smoking. I am tired all the time. Have to force myself to walk and not very far. Be glad when detox is over. Have had periods of crying and feeling like climbing the walls. Glad to read these posts it helps me to see this is the normal process.
"I stopped smoking and drinking more than 2 years now. I definitely quit smoking. But I just started having a glass of wine or beer occasionally. The day I stopped smoking, I went on a strict dieting. But, I started suffering from gastritis to acute one. I experienced a sort of transformation happening in me and I was very uncomfortable. I also developed panic attacks. I went to the doctor several times and i was prescribed Nexium 40mg, xanor etc..I still felt very abnormal. I started fearing that I might be having something else. I was stressed, anxious, and could not tolerate any stressful conditions. I felt like suffocating in very stressful situation. I knew something was wrong somewhere. All the times I went to see the doctor, he prescribed me with more or less the same drugs. I could not concentrate properly, I had running minds, and my vision was not working at its best. Two days back I went to the doctor again, as I had to face some stressful situations haunting my mind. He prescribed me with lexotanil that I’m not taking. But, he, for the very first time, prescribed me some vitamins B6. And that was the miracle! After two days taking my B6 twice daily, I could see the a dramatic change and was feeling like I got my complete health back. I was Vitamin B6 deficient. I hope that my health continues to be as healthy as possible."
Hope this helps someone.
I thought so, I didn't get sick really until six months after I quit. Going on nine months now and I am sick as hell.
l quit in November 2011,never been admitted into hospital in my life (im 54yrs old)since packing in been rushed in twice with stomach bleed,ulcer and hernia,coincidence l think.No way will l be going back to the cigarettes,back to 30/day?no thanks.Seen all the comments,anxiety,stress,ashma like symptons but no gastric problems,to you all stick with it,they are good for nothing.
l quit in Nov 2011 and been rushed into hospital twice with bleeding stomach ulcers,im 54 and never been in hospital before
i like this cause its happening to me now the acne
Great way to detox your body if you quit smoking or just going to do that is Detox-i-tab! http://www.detoxitab.com
Nice to know that we are not alone feeling these challenges when we quit. Fortunately. most people do not have this stop smoking depression and its symptoms.
I quit over 3 weeks ago and I was so confused about the emotional journey I was going through that I did an internet search and found this thread. I feel like this is my tribe. Fortunately, most people who quit do not go through this. If they did, then I doubt if 90 million people would have quit smoking since 1982 like I have read (see quitsmokingonline).
I have read some good solutions here and some of them are working for me. I suspect for most of us the more time your body is away from the 4000 chemicals it just begins to heal itself. More water and vitamins. Good nght sleep. Yoga. And, unfortunately for me, I starting to using an Ecig after reading this thread. I am going to use baby steps. I do not want anyone feeling like I was for awhile there. It wasn't craving. It wasn't even a close cousin. It was just strange mood swings like many here have noted.
In any event, its nice not having the tobacco around even if I am still using nicotine. It is also nice to have the symptoms others here have noted subside as time goes on and you put more ddistance between yourself and the 4000 chemicals.
Sounds exactly like what I went thru. I'm 9 months plus into quitting and occasionally I still feel off. Smoked for 25 years. I hear it takes a month for every year you smoked to totally clear out the chemicals.
hello,
Has been 5 month since I quit smoking and I m feeling better. No more anxiety attacks,or shortness of breath,or disgusting gas,,I gained 8 pounds, still tired but not as bad, day and night sweat..still I have trouble sleeping but NOT as bad as before. I can see improvement. Overall things are looking up for me..Glad I quit smoking, as time goes by I feel better, I'm very optimist, WE ALL CAN DO THIS!!!
Has been 5 month since I quit smoking and I m feeling better. No more anxiety attacks,or shortness of breath,or disgusting gas,,I gained 8 pounds, still tired but not as bad, day and night sweat..still I have trouble sleeping but NOT as bad as before. I can see improvement. Overall things are looking up for me..Glad I quit smoking, as time goes by I feel better, I'm very optimist, WE ALL CAN DO THIS!!!
Read Allen Carr's "The Easy Way to Quit Smoking". I quit after smoking for 18 years. This book made quitting much more bareable. Good luck.
I quit smoking a few months ago. I watched 'Alen Carr's Easy Way To Stop Smoking' DVD and since then havent smoked or had a single craving. However, like most people on here, I am having some terrible symptoms... including, sore feet, chronic s**ts, sore throat, very bad taste in my mouth, post nasal drip, white nasal mucous, insomnia, nausea, headaches etc. Admittedly, not the worst symtpoms that some are experiencing, but still bad nonetheless.
I would like to congratulate everyone who has managed to quit the evil weed, and would like to thank everyone who has posted on this site, as I too was going insane with worry. Having been to my Doctor several times for various tests and nothing being found.
I find drinking plenty of water and swimming for half an hour most weekdays is helping me cope while my body purges itself of over 20 years of vile chemical intake (20 cigs a day since my 16th Birthday... I'm currently 42).
And, a massive thank you to whoever started this site and this topic... it has probably saved my life.
I would like to congratulate everyone who has managed to quit the evil weed, and would like to thank everyone who has posted on this site, as I too was going insane with worry. Having been to my Doctor several times for various tests and nothing being found.
I find drinking plenty of water and swimming for half an hour most weekdays is helping me cope while my body purges itself of over 20 years of vile chemical intake (20 cigs a day since my 16th Birthday... I'm currently 42).
And, a massive thank you to whoever started this site and this topic... it has probably saved my life.