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Physical smoking withdrawal
symptoms
Feeling tightness in the
chest.
Some newly free smokers complain of chest pain after stopping.
This happens because your body is getting more fresh air than usual. The extra
air fills the lungs and makes them feel tighter. I can also be associated with
healing of your lungs. This symptom should last for only a day or two after
stopping. See your doctor if it persists.
Concentration problems or foggy mind.
Some
former smokers notice lapses in concentration soon after they break free.
Normally this indicates they have low blood sugar. This symptom may also be the
combined result of other withdrawal symptoms - irritability, sleeplessness, and
the change in your routine.
The body needs time to adjust to not having
constant stimulation from nicotine. This feeling can last for a few weeks.
Low blood sugar can be corrected by drinking fruit juices and spreading your
daily food intake.
Constipation
Constipation or irregularity is
a condition of the digestive system where a person experiences hard feces that
are difficult to egest.
Tobacco smoking has a laxative effect, when you quit
smoking it may lead to constipation; however this is by no means inevitable and
is easily treated.
Internal movement may decrease for a brief period when a
smoker stops his cigarette use. It will normally go away within a few days, but
it can last for several weeks.
Contact your doctor if you feel a lot of
pain.
Feeling dizzy
Because
your body is taking in more oxygen through the lungs than you have been used to
and the carbon monoxide associated with smoking is no longer present you can
feel dizzy. These dizzy spells will last only a few seconds or minutes, and will
go away in several days.
Headaches
Changing brain oxygen and chemical
levels, added anxiety or tension, possible temporary sleep disruption, increased
caffeine levels, or diet changes can all result in headaches. Within eight hours
of commencing recovery, carbon dioxide levels in our blood and brain return to
normal but it takes time to adjust. Aspirin or other headache relievers are
available but shouldn't be taken on an empty stomach. If you are a fairly heavy
caffeine drinker make sure you understand that ex-smokers only need half as much
caffeine as smokers in order to get the same effect, otherwise your caffeine
overdose may actually cause your headache. In most cases headaches will go away
within 2 weeks. Relaxation, slow deep breathing, extra rest, mind clearing with
thought focusing exercises, a warm bath or shower, or exercise may help relieve
tension and often brings relief.
Bad
taste
You may also feel a bad taste in your mouth, because your body
is cleaning out a lot of crap so you can taste this in your mouth It does go
away but then every now and then in a random way it pops back until you have
cleared out all proper.
Sleeping problems
when you quit.
Nicotine affects the brain wave function. This can
influence sleep patterns. When you stop smoking, your body can have some
problems adjusting to the new you.
Smokers lack energy, and their sleep tends
to be restless because of coughing and difficult breathing. If you stop smoking,
in a few days you should need fewer hours of sleep, and the sleep you get should
be more restful. Also smokers need twice the amount of caffeine in order to
achieve the same effect as a non-smoker, because nicotine makes caffeine
metabolize at twice as fast.
Sore
throat
If you have been smoking for a long time you have inhaled many
chemicals. This damaged or destroyed millions of cells and damaged your tissues.
As your tissues begin to heal, they may feel temporarily irritated as the cells
slowly regenerate. In a week this problem should go away.
Tensions
It is the nicotine that causes your
cigarette addiction. When the nicotine level declines, your body begins to sense
the loss. This can cause tension and be symptomatic of the grief
process.
Time slows for people who stop
smoking
Dearly withdrawal time seems to go very slow. Especially in
the first two weeks. A new study suggests that time perception distortion may
possibly be a universal nicotine dependency recovery symptom experienced by most
smokers. This process is linked to underlying biological processes as well as
psychological and behavioral ones. After 2 weeks your time perception should go
back to normal.
Tired
Smoking
helps smokers to feel less tired. This is not healthy for your body, because
your body needs to rest when you feel tired. If you smoke when you feel tired,
you don’t give your body the chance to get the rest it needs, and you will feel
extra tired a while after you smoked. The reason you feel tired after you quit
smoking is that your body is experiencing changes during the withdraw process.
For example, you basic metabolism is changing, your time perceptions is
different, and you sleep patterns are changed. It is very normal for people to
feel a little bit extra tired during the first few days. Get extra sleep and do
more exercise, take naps, don’t push yourself. If you feel tired when you first
wake up, do some moderate exercises and take a cool shower. Drink some extra
glasses of water per day to speed up the healing process.
Other nicotine withdrawal symptoms
Other
problems could be: Stomach pain, nausea, dry mouth, postnasal drip, coughing,
bad breath, and bleeding gums. Remember, not all symptoms that surface after you
stop are due to smoking withdrawal. It could be a good idea to see a dentist
soon after stopping smoking. In some cases, periodontal disease may become more
evident. If you have a problem that persists, or you have a problem that you
think is not a nicotine withdraw symptom, you should consult a doctor.
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