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Ok I am attempting again. Now is day 6 and I feel completely in the twilight zone. When does this crappy feeling end. I feel very off. Smoked for along time and 2 packs a day.
Ok I am attempting again. Now is day 6 and I feel completely in the twilight zone. When does this crappy feeling end. I feel very off. Smoked for along time and 2 packs a day.
Part of it is the increased levels of oxygen your body is getting. This is a good thing. Your lungs are cleaning out, your blood vessels are repairing themselves, and your brain now has the oxygen to build new connections.
Some people go to "oxygen bars" to get these benefits. Spin the effects as a positive! Think of it as getting a little high
Part of it is the increased levels of oxygen your body is getting. This is a good thing. Your lungs are cleaning out, your blood vessels are repairing themselves, and your brain now has the oxygen to build new connections.
Some people go to "oxygen bars" to get these benefits. Spin the effects as a positive! Think of it as getting a little high
Thanks for your reply. Yeah Im gonna stick with it. The alternative is not good, so a little pain now may pay off later.
Yeah Im gonna stick with it. The alternative is not good, so a little pain now may pay off later.
Good for you!
I smoked for a long time too and finally stopped. It's been 3 years and 8 months. I was on nicotine gum for 2 years ... w/ my doctor's approval. Then I was on regular gum for 1 year. Now I'm on toothpicks. LOL. I can't quite kick this oral fixation. But I absolutely LOVE being a NON-SMOKER
I'm sending you all the positive energy and support you need! This is tuff! But totally worth it!
I've quit and started so many times I've lost track and yes, every time I quit I feel "off" for about two weeks. mentally, I'm not as sharp, my temper/nerves are much more sensitive and perhaps worst of all I'll get a wave of depression and sadness seemingly out of nowhere. Luckily, I've learned to expect these side effects and can usually get thru them or talk myself thru them.
This is the time of year I usually try and cut back/quit as winter is coming as I don't want to deal with the cold. I do not smoke inside my home or car so it is either quit or deal with smoking outside in 20 degree weather.
Sadly, I think the only way I'll be able to kick smoking once and for all will be to also give up coffee and alcohol. Alcohol especially is a trigger for me. I simply cannot go out to a bar and have a few beers with out smoking. It is torture.
Sadly, I think the only way I'll be able to kick smoking once and for all will be to also give up coffee and alcohol. Alcohol especially is a trigger for me. I simply cannot go out to a bar and have a few beers with out smoking. It is torture.
I know exactly what you're talking about! No doubt coffee and alcohol go hand in hand w/ smoking. I stopped one vice at a time. LOL. I stopped drinking alcohol 5+ years ago and coffee 3+ years ago. It's definitely helped w/ not smoking. However, w/in the past month I have periodically had coffee. I've been exhausted because of my upcoming move, and I've needed a boost. I gotta admit, it made me think about a cigarette. Not good! When I move next week I'll be back to no more coffee!
You gotta deal w/ your vices how ever you need to in order to get the result you want. And only you will know what tactic/technique will work. Good Luck!
quitting smoking is very difficult but the rewards are tremendous. keep at it. your body is detoxing. one reason why people go back to smoking after they have quit, is they have taken their quit for granted. forgot all the hard work it took them to be rid of it. it becomes a part of the past and your addicted mind set starts talking to you again. you can have just one puss. combating the addicted voice in your head is something you have to do on an occasion. sometimes the voice is very subtle. pay attention and keep focused on the future when the voice has died. there are also several good quit smoking forums. keep at it.
Withdrawal is different for every smoker‚ but here is a list of the most common symptoms:
Feeling down or sad
Having trouble sleeping
Feeling irritable‚ on edge‚ grouchy
Having trouble thinking clearly and concentrating
Feeling restless and jumpy
Slower heart rate
Feeling more hungry or gaining weight
Nicotine patches are now ruled safe to use over an extended period of time, so the poster that mentioned they needed doctor recommendation to use long term, would no longer need a doctor recommendation to continue use over an extended period of time.
Nicotine is the ingredient that causes physical addiction to tobacco.
It's a mild stimulant and increases activity in the brain just like caffeine, cocaine and amphetamine.
It's also a powerful toxin, which is why you probably coughed your way through that first cigarette all those years ago.
Corrections needed for 2nd quote. The reason you coughed your way through that first cigarette and continue to cough with each one you smoke, is because of the combustion or fire. If you were trapped in a raging fire you would start coughing quite the same as you do when smoking cigarettes. If you are trapped in that raging fire for too long you'll die. Eventually cigarette smoke will steal your breath until you have none left and will eventually have the same effect as that raging fire.
Cigarette addiction has been misunderstood for many years. Nicotine when used on its own is not addictive. All the other chemicals found in cigarettes is what is addicting.
I quit smoking over 4 years ago the first day with an e-cigarette. I have enough trouble thinking "clearly and concentrating"; I will not give up nicotine anytime soon!
I've quit and started so many times I've lost track and yes, every time I quit I feel "off" for about two weeks. mentally, I'm not as sharp, my temper/nerves are much more sensitive and perhaps worst of all I'll get a wave of depression and sadness seemingly out of nowhere. Luckily, I've learned to expect these side effects and can usually get thru them or talk myself thru them.
This is the time of year I usually try and cut back/quit as winter is coming as I don't want to deal with the cold. I do not smoke inside my home or car so it is either quit or deal with smoking outside in 20 degree weather.
Sadly, I think the only way I'll be able to kick smoking once and for all will be to also give up coffee and alcohol. Alcohol especially is a trigger for me. I simply cannot go out to a bar and have a few beers with out smoking. It is torture.
Thanks for all the replies. Well its one week today and I feel off still off! Cold like symptoms, and just general malaise. I wont go back but wondering does this crap end soon. I just don't feel like me. This whole deal sucks.
Nicotine patches are now ruled safe to use over an extended period of time, so the poster that mentioned they needed doctor recommendation to use long term, would no longer need a doctor recommendation to continue use over an extended period of time.
Corrections needed for 2nd quote. The reason you coughed your way through that first cigarette and continue to cough with each one you smoke, is because of the combustion or fire. If you were trapped in a raging fire you would start coughing quite the same as you do when smoking cigarettes. If you are trapped in that raging fire for too long you'll die. Eventually cigarette smoke will steal your breath until you have none left and will eventually have the same effect as that raging fire.
Cigarette addiction has been misunderstood for many years. Nicotine when used on its own is not addictive. All the other chemicals found in cigarettes is what is addicting.
I quit smoking over 4 years ago the first day with an e-cigarette. I have enough trouble thinking "clearly and concentrating"; I will not give up nicotine anytime soon!
interesting that you say this because I have an e cig for nicotine replacement and I find that I don't even want it. So its got to be something else in these darn cigarettes that made me an addict.
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But I absolutely LOVE being a NON-SMOKER 
When I move next week I'll be back to no more coffee! 
