How much better do you feel after you quit smoking? -
Really... those of you who have quit smoking, how much better do you feel all around?! Also... how long did it take you after you quit before you stopped having bad mood swings and withdrawls?
It-s been so long since I smoked that I can-t answer the question about how I felt. But I can tell you medically (from a nursing stand point) how your body will improve when you quit
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR BODY WHEN YOU QUIT SMOKING?
* 20 minutes after quitting: your blood pressure drops. Your hands and feet warm up
*8 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in your blood ddrops to normal.
*24 hours after quitting: your chance of a heart attack decreases
*2weeks to 3 months after quitting: Your circulation improves and your lungs perform better.
*1-9 months after quitting: Coughing, sinus congestion, tiredness and shortness of breath decrease; cilia (tiny haris that move the moucus of the the lungs) returen to normal, increasing the ability to hanlde mucous, clean the lungs and reduce infectioin.
*1 year after quitting: the increased risk of heart disease is half that of a smokers.
*5-15 years after quitting: your sstroke ris is reduced to that of a nonsmoker.
*10 year after quitting: The Lung cancer dath rate is 50 percent lower than it is for continuing smokers. The risk of cancer of the m mouth, throat, esophagous, bladder, kidney and pancreas also decreases
*15 years after quitting: the reis of heart disease is that of a nonsmoker.
Hope that provides some encouragement.
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I quit smoking after a one-year go at it. It never had any real effect on me, and I actually felt better after day 1. I haven-t had cravings, or anything, even though I had at least 3 individuals per day. I think the way someone feels after depends on how often they smoked, and how long.
A lot happier then before. First you will feel sick and some people might get depressed others not depends and after you get through the sickness You will feel so much happier.