Thank u for validating me with your text!!! I have been completely sick but am smoke free!!!
I want to reply to you as I am going thru the exact same things
I have known so many smokers who quit and were sick for a year,,,,,it gets better when your body is finally In tune Again!!! That is the hope we must hang onto while we go thru this crazy s,,,, that no doctor ever prepares us for!!! Thank God for all of you who have shared!!!!!
it's so good to see I am not alone in having these awful symptoms. There again, I smoked for 60 years so I can't expect miracles. The feeling sick and bloated stomach is awful, I thought I would enjoy my food more, and I did for a couple of weeks, but I had a nasty virus, and now the sickness and bloating has set in. But I won't smoke, I'm 2months 5 days into my quit
Hi, I stumbled across this blog, and I was thrilled, and relieved to read that I am not losing my mind! I stopped smoking almost six months ago. I smoked on average a pack a day, for 25 years. I stopped cold turkey. My husband quit with me also. He fell off of the wagon for about a month. He began smoking again on Dec. 25....merry xmas to him:( Anyway, he had a chest x ray last week, and was diagnosed with being in the early stages of COPD. I have experienced every single symptom that all of you wonderful people have written about. So, he quit again, and is confident that he won't be smoking anymore. He got his reality check. I wanted to write and say, I have had anxiety, drepression, anger, acne, weight gain, brain fog, emotional wreck, frustrated, gas, bloating, ...you name it. I thought I was losing my mind, until I found this site! I couldn't believe that other people experienced the same symptoms as I have. I am still very much on the roller coaster of recovery. I feel better sometimes, but most, I feel frustrated, depressed, and empty. It is unreal to me that cigarettes were that much of a part of my life! It devestated me to put them down! That is insanity! I refuse to look back, or ever pick up another cigarette. I know this can't last forever, and the trade off is so worth it! Just wanted to give you all a huge virtual hug, for sharing your story, and your strength, and encouragement!
I quit smoking after 30 years or more in Jan 2013.
After about a year off smoking I started to notice the skin on my forehead and cheeks get progressively worse and this in turn stressed me out.
I went to my doctor and he said it was Seborrheic dermatitis.
I had a small touch of this for years on and off, but it was always easily contained.
I then started to get hot flushes and couldn’t stand to be in a hot room and found even drinking alcohol made me feel hot.
After about 3 months of trying various creams and potions with nothing clearing it up, the stress of it all eventually caused me to have an anxiety attack which I had to go on medication to get over!!
I then went to a dermatologist who said I had rosacea.
So basically I went from a 49 year old smoker with no health issues to an anxiety ridden rosacea faced wreck!
I didn’t initially put quitting smoking and my rosacea and anxiety together until I began to search the internet.
I’m now convinced that quitting smoking caused my rosacea and anxiety. If I knew then what I know now I can say with 100% certainty that I wouldn’t have quit smoking.
I currently undergoing IPL treatment to see if that can sort my skin out and if that doesn’t work I’ll seriously consider starting smoking again.
After about a year off smoking I started to notice the skin on my forehead and cheeks get progressively worse and this in turn stressed me out.
I went to my doctor and he said it was Seborrheic dermatitis.
I had a small touch of this for years on and off, but it was always easily contained.
I then started to get hot flushes and couldn’t stand to be in a hot room and found even drinking alcohol made me feel hot.
After about 3 months of trying various creams and potions with nothing clearing it up, the stress of it all eventually caused me to have an anxiety attack which I had to go on medication to get over!!
I then went to a dermatologist who said I had rosacea.
So basically I went from a 49 year old smoker with no health issues to an anxiety ridden rosacea faced wreck!
I didn’t initially put quitting smoking and my rosacea and anxiety together until I began to search the internet.
I’m now convinced that quitting smoking caused my rosacea and anxiety. If I knew then what I know now I can say with 100% certainty that I wouldn’t have quit smoking.
I currently undergoing IPL treatment to see if that can sort my skin out and if that doesn’t work I’ll seriously consider starting smoking again.
Cancer would be so much worse than a skin condition. I understand, for sure about the anxiety attacks. I still am going through those. Please don't pick them back up. They will stop in time. I think the skin condition will clear in time, too. Hang in there! It has got to get better!
Thanks for the reply JustMeforSure.
I have no wish to go back smoking as I'm over 2 years off the horrible things now and I've beaten the nicodemon!
I no longer even think about smoking anymore, I guess I'm just annoyed that you are promised all sort of health benefits when you quit smoking and I find that couldn't be further from the truth!!
The anxiety was the worst, I had a bad attack in France on holidays last summer (never had any mental health issues previously) and I had no idea what it was or what was wrong with me.
Ended up on Valium briefly and then other medication which I only finished in December.
I feeling a lot better now and would say I'm 80% back to old self so hopefully all will be ok there in future.
Scares the c**p out of you though!!
Hopefully the IPL will sort my skin, it seems to be improving.
Funny how you never hear any of this when you go down the quitting road, then again maybe nobody would try to quit if you did.
I hope to never smoke again, but I wouldn't rule it out if the anxiety ever came back.
Thanks again for your response and the very best of luck to you.
You are welcome :) I agree, they never warn you how bad it really is to quit smoking! I had not a clue. Oddly enough, I was at the optometrist today, and had a full blown panic attack. I excused myself for a moment, went to the bathroom, and breathed, and talked to myself to snap myself out of it. I have been fighting tooth and nail, not to medicate. I was a few years back, and coming off of lorazapam was no easy task! I just don't want to endure that feeling:( anyway, the panic subsided, thank God, and I was able to finish my eye appointment. I know you will get through the rest of the uphill battle! Just as I! keep the faith, that this cannot last forever! I send you a virtual hug! Hang in there! Lol.. There has to be a light at the end of the tunnel:D
I quit 17 month ago and it was hell. To this day I still have anxiety which I never had before quitting. Do i feel better? Honestly no if anything anxiety makes breathing worse. Thank God the anxiety has subsided and I no longer have panic attacks like it got in month 3. Good Luck
4 months without the tobacco crutch that I had for 10+ years. Had panic attacks, severe sinus issues, on and off colds, miserable anxiety, depressed, scared, overwhelmed, gum bleeding, tongue tingling, swollen glands, etc. Seen more drs then a med school has. All came back good except was diagnosed with Lymes.
I was a strong minded, hard working go getter. This is insanity. Not really sure what to do.
I feel like the drs are idiots that just haven't found the major problem. Can't shake the feeling of death. Crazy cause that has never been me in my 34 years of living.
Convinced I need to get medicated for a while.
Hi, I agree. Quit smoking over a year ago. I have no desire to go back either. Smoked for over 20 years. But every since I quit I find that I get. Colds, stomach ache, and just dont feel good way more than I have . I did gain weight. And take depression medican . I Wanted to b healthier. Why am I sick so much more now??
I quit smoking eight months ago and still feel like $#it. I have had dizziness, Ear ache, Chest pain, Difficulty breathing, anxiety, panic attacks, lost confidence.Sometimes I feel like am gonna have a heart attack.I feel weak all the time.I have been smoking for nineteen yrs...15 ciggys a day.This feeling of being sick is awful. .I really hate it but am not gonna give up.i will never smoke again.We have to fight to regain the control over our bodies.
help me jamal
THIS!!!! IS MY PROBLEM..... plz i really need help,,,,,, i dont know what to do.... if i stay on sun my body itches, if i walk or run... my body itches..... if i get to exited my body itches.. if i am angry, happy, sad......... plz can u tell me,,,, can this thing go AWAY!!??? Or it will stay forever... i have 3 months like this and i can't stand it...... im just 15 and i cant play anymore, i cant run ,,, i can't just go out ,,,,,, plz help me
im just trying to find someone to help me