What happens to your body after you quit smoking? -
Are you talking about the withdrawal symptoms or the physiological changes that occur.
The good news is this: Stop smoking NOW and your body immediately begins to detoxify and repair itself. The longer you go without a cigarette the better you and your body will feel. I was once a smoker and I know from experience that quitting is the single most difficult thing you will ever do. So, if you are seriously contemplating it, GOOD FOR YOU!!
Withdrawal is a whole different story with weight gain, irritability, etc. Some people go -cold turkey- and do fine, others need help from an M.D. Choose whatever is best for you. :) Good Luck!!
I quit smoking once. Everything else start to stink.
I quit smoking 45 days ago and feel much better. I have gained about 10 pounds but I now feel a lot more energy so I should lose that quickly. I have noticed I wheeze a lot, I assume that is my lungs repairing themselves. I notice I smell things more and coffee now stinks where before it smelled really good. Food tastes so much better and my 2 daughters have stopped having coughs all the time. They tell me I don-t stink any more from smoke. I-ve noticed my teeth look better and my skin looks younger and more elastic already! I am excited about that. The little wrinkles around my mouth have gotten smaller.
I tried to be as honest and accurate as I could. I am 39 and smoked 2 packs of marlborro 100-s a day for about 23 years.
* In 20 minutes your blood pressure will drop back down to normal.
* In 8 hours the carbon monoxide (a toxic gas) levels in your blood stream will drop by half, and oxygen levels will return to normal.
* In 48 hours your chance of having a heart attack will have decreased. All nicotine will have left your body. Your sense of taste and smell will return to a normal level.
* In 72 hours your bronchial tubes will relax, and your energy levels will increase.
* In 2 weeks your circulation will increase, and it will continue to improve for the next 10 weeks.
* In three to nine months coughs, wheezing and breathing problems will dissipate as your lung capacity improves by 10%.
* In 1 year your risk of having a heart attack will have dropped by half.
* In 5 years your risk of having a stroke returns to that of a non-smoker.
* In 10 years your risk of lung cancer will have returned to that of a non-smoker.
* In 15 years your risk of heart attack will have returned to that of a non-smoker.
It gets very unhappy with you for a while but then it gets happier than it-s ever been.
Quitting sucks!