If I quit smoking today, how long would it take to feel human again? -

Sunday, June 28, 2020

If I quit smoking today, how long would it take to feel human again? -


At 2 weeks I already felt much better and cravings were much less intense. At 1 month I think I actually felt human again. Good Luck!
Look, if your addicted then you will never feel completely normal, You will always have a subtle craving for a smoke. But don-t be discouraged, the first 2 weeks are the absolute worst, if you can get past that you are on the right track.
What were you smoking that made you feel inhuman? And where can I get some?!
Within 12 hours after you have your last cigarette, your body will begin to heal itself. The levels of carbon monoxide and nicotine in your system will decline rapidly, and your heart and lungs will begin to repair the damage caused by cigarette smoke.

Within a few days you will probably begin to notice some remarkable changes in your body. Your sense of smell and taste may improve. You will breathe easier, and your smoker-s hack will begin to disappear, although you may notice that you will continue to cough for a while. And you will be free from the mess, smell, inconvenience, expense, and dependence of cigarette smoking.

As your body begins to repair itself, instead of feeling better right away, you may feel worse for a while. It-s important to understand that healing is a process-shyp;it begins immediately, but it continues over time. These -withdrawal pangs- are really symptoms of the recovery process.

Immediately after quitting, many ex-smokers experience -symptoms of recovery- such as temporary weight gain caused by fluid retention, irregularity, and dry, sore gums or tongue. You may feel edgy, hungry, more tired, and more short-tempered than usual and have trouble sleeping and notice that you are coughing a lot. These symptoms are the result of your body clearing itself of nicotine, a powerful addictive chemical. Most nicotine is gone from the body in 2-3 days.
couple of months, then you can smell the nasty smoke on other people... yuck!
From my own experience three days of feeling bad and mad at everyone---Then you should began to feel better--- find something to do after eating or drinking---change your habits do a lot of walking.
depends. how long you have been smoking? and how frequently?
No one mentions the severe withdrawals and cravings. Do yourself a favor honey, get yourself a nicotine patch, it helps a great deal.
At 20 minutes after quitting:
blood pressure decreases
pulse rate drops
body temperature of hands and feet increases.

At 8 hours:
carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal
oxygen level in blood increases to normal

At 24 hours:
chance of a heart attack decreases

At 48 hours:
nerve endings start regrowing
ability to smell and taste improve

Between 2 weeks and 3 months:
circulation improves
walking becomes easier
lung function increases

Between 1- 9 months there are significant improvements in:
coughing
sinus congestion
fatigue
shortness of breath

At 1 Year smoke free:
excess risk of coronary heart disease is decreased to half that of a smoker

At 5 years smoke free:
from 5 to 15 years after quitting tobacco, stroke risk is reduced to that of people who have never smoked.

At 10 years smoke free:
risk of lung cancer drops to as little as one-half that of continuing smokers
risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases
risk of ulcer decreases

At 15 years smoke free:
risk of coronary heart disease is now similar to that of people who have never smoked
risk of death returns to nearly the level of people who have never smoked
If I quit smoking today, how long would it take to feel human again? -

Quit smoking and now Im over eating? -

Quit smoking and now Im over eating? -


I was just wondering if ya-ll knew how it happened as well as how I can change it and maintain a regular eating habit once again?
Thanks!
hey Kibbles ..

congratulations on quitting, that-s a biggie...the good news is that you quit!! the weight isn-t really all that bad a news, most folks put on a few -new quit pounds- when quitting... the good news is that its usually temporary.. the folks in support groups have a saying -the weight can wait-.. in fact unless one is morbidly obese the benefits of quitting smoking out weigh the weight considerations

i see where others have mentioned the hand to mouth thing.. that is part of it, the other thing is that food just tastes better, when you have your sense of smell..also there are subtle changes in your metabolism that contribute.. many of us munch on low calorie stuff, like baby carrots, sunflower seeds are another favorite, as well as salted roasted in the shell peanuts..(a good multivitamin doesn-t hurt )..

you may note that i have mentioned support groups... i found that it was very helpful, for mysel,f to be involved with other quitters, as well as folks who had some solid recovery time behind them.. they answered a lot these kinds of questions.. i am a member of nicotine anonymous and attend meetings both locally and on line.. on line voice meetings are as close as your computer..

Nicotine Anonymous is a Non-Profit 12 Step Fellowship of men and women helping each other live nicotine-free lives. Nicotine Anonymous welcomes all those seeking freedom from nicotine addiction, including those using cessation programs and nicotine withdrawal aids. The primary purpose of Nicotine Anonymous is to help all those who would like to cease using tobacco and nicotine products in any form. The Fellowship offers group support and recovery using the 12 Steps as adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to achieve abstinence from nicotine.
Okay well I-m not 100% sure on this, but this is what I have been told.

When you smoked, your hand constantly moved from a resting position to your mouth, your mouth opened, you took in, then closed your mouth, and released.

in the same way, when you eat, your hand connstantly moves from a resting position to your mouth, you open your mouth, take in food, close mouth, and exhale.

so the motions are similar, and therefore your body replaces one with the other.

this is perfectly normal for someone giving up smoking, however if you don-t stop soon, it will result in mass weight gain.

how you get out, is your own choosing.
hey I just gave up smoking 8 days ago and have had similar problems. My only advice is to treat the new found addiction (which is what it really is) the same way you quit smoking. Think of a piece of chocolate cake like one cigarette. You knew after having just one relapse of smoking, it shouldn-t mean that you necessarily failed yourself. It just means that you start over. It-s not easy, but figure out how many calories you need in a day and do not exceed that number. Be sure to have a light breakfast and lunch and a normal dinner. Try drinking water or chewing gum, anything but smoking or having another bagel. And understand that if you eat a slice of chocolate cake, it-s not the end of the world. Just hop back in the saddle the next day.

good luck to you!
oral fixation;; ya need to find something else to do with your mouth...- if ya don-t work, get a job (few these days will give ya cig breaks)...
Quit smoking and now Im over eating? -

Quit smoking now my lungs hurt? -

Saturday, June 27, 2020

Quit smoking now my lungs hurt? -


I quit smoking about 2 weeks ago, I had a hard time breathing so I quit. It seems now since I quit I still breath the same, but my lungs hurt worse than they ever have. Is that normal when you quit smoking
I-ve never smoked, but numerous friends of mine who smoked for years and finally quit all went through exactly what you describe. It-s perfectly normal. Your lungs are clearing themselves out of all the gunk that-s been building up in them, and it may take them a while to adjust. For the friends I speak of, this phase varied from a few weeks to a few months from person to person. But not one of them regretted it once they got past that stage. They were all amazed at how much better they felt in the end. Stay with it, don-t give up.
1.Your lungs need time to clear up. They will never be 100% clear but they will hopefully get better with time.
2.You may have developed asthma.
See a doctor
Your lungs are used to the tar and the smoke that you inhaled everyday. Now that you have quit, they are pretty upset that you don-t smoke anymore...
I made your lungs sound like they have a mind of their own...sorry!
i think you should consult your doctor about this, but well done for quitting, dont give up giving up
I am a smoker and i quit before so i went thought same thing you did. I experienced chronic coughing and chest pains and i was goin nutz all along. That is part of a processes when you clearing your system from this particular drug. Cigarettes is like a drug that have a lot of bad stuff and because you go through certain uncomfortable conditions at this moment shouldnt be an excuse to start back up. You doing good. Good luck!
yes u may even cough up a lil blood after u quit as well its all the tar coming out of u from the cigs
Not normal. Maybe your lungs are expanding more than they are used to. Regardless go to the Dr right now and hopefully they will order xrays and pulmonary function studies to make sure you are ok. Good luck!
Yes, the damage has been done...
you see i know this guy who quit smoking for about 2 weeks, then he had a smoke, he said that ppl on yahoo answers said that the burning would go away if he had a smoke. I beg to differ. It might have something to do with your car, but again, i-m not an expert, its just my opinion.
It is perfectly normal. Your lungs are now purging all of the crap that you breathed in for how ever long you smoked.

You may have coughing fits as they work to push out all of the pollutants.
Don-t be alarmed at the amount of stuff you cough up. Once this passes, you-ll be glad you did it.
call your doctor.and good you quit,as long as you put your mind to it you can do anything.*
Looks like some sort of withdrawl. If you smoke again, then lungs hurting will eventually become cancer or emphasyma. Are there any patches or tobacco gun available? That should help with the cravings.
you may have done some kind of damage to your lungs. go to the doc
Talk to a doctor and have your chest x-rayed
yup,,start up it will fix it............geezzz!
Whenever I quit smoking (I used to smoke for years, and I-d take a break here and there for months at a time) it would hurt much worse at first. My cough would get worse and I would just feel terrible. But it passes and then you wake up feeling amazing, and fresh! So keep it up and don-t ever start it up again! Bravo to you! :)
it because you us to smoke
No. Go to the doctor.
Your body needs to get used to that you have quit smoking. Your lungs maybe are damaged already, you should go to the doctor and he will performed some test to check everything. Remember that your lungs are responsible to exhale the CO2 gas and they are our air purifiers.
I-m not sure about the pain, but if your lungs were huting before, it makes sense that they still might be. I also quit smoking recently, and it seemed that for the 1st 4 weeks, I felt like I had a worsening cough. Basically, it was just my body trying to get rid of all the guck that-s in there. During the 1st few months, you-ll notice slight changes...but better ones also. Taste, smell, etc. Here-s a link that might shed some light.:

http://quitsmoking.about.com/cs/afterqui…

If your still worried about it though, I-d go see a health professional. You never can be too careful with your health, especialy with all the problems attributed to smoking. Good Luck, and Congratulations!
Please do not start smoking again. Your difficulty will go away in another week . Drink plenty of water and try relaxing.
It is just a passing face. great that you decided to quit smoking. Never Give Up!!!!!!Good luk ,Keep going firm,regards
drsajeevk@gmail.com
i would start smoking again!!
i was watcing this show the other day and this lady was like 90 years old and started smoking when she was 20 !=]
Quit smoking now my lungs hurt? -

How to quit smoking? -

How to quit smoking? -


I have been smoking for 18 years now and I do want quit, but it is so hard to give up the habit. I have tried cold turkey, medicine, (which worked for cutting back) and nicotine patches and gum. What can I do to quit for good?
Take the pill Chantix.You only have to take two a day and they work.Also,go to learntoquit.org
i dont smoke but those around me that did when they quit they did it cold turkey.

my granny started chew bubble gum
my aunt saw my baby sister put a crayon in to imatate her

scare tactets seem to work
slowly cut down say forinstance you smoke 20 a day do 1 or 2 weeks of 18 then one or two weeks of 16 and go down and down by 2

hope this helps:)
Nicotine takes 48 hours to leave your system despite what the major money makers would have you believe. I used one tube of the Committ lozenges to quit the nicotine addiction. After that it-s in your head. I put one bead (a favorite one of mine) and tied to an elastic on my wrist. Every time I got a craving I snapped it against my wrist bone. Takes your mind off the craving. I had quit for about two weeks and then used hypnosis to reinforce myself.
Best of luck.
Eat lots of onion. It has two benefits , 1: you will quit smoking as well as you blood will get purified.

Its a home remidy

Ben
Do you want to quit smoking? Visit http://www.stopsmoking4good.org or e-mail me at StopSmoking4Good@yahoo.com.
How to quit smoking? -

How can I quit smoking? -

How can I quit smoking? -


I have tried patches but my hands get bored, I tried going cold turkey but find it stressful, have tried self help books and cant afford hypnotherapy! Where can I get an incentive from?! please dont say get pregnant coz I don-t want kids!
THE EASIEST WAY IS OF COURSE EASYWAY!!

Easyway – Allen Carr.

Honestly it is the only way I have ever known to actually help people quite, stay quit and be damn happy about it...unfortunately most people think the idea of an easy way to quit smoking is nonsense as people think it needs to be hard…it really doesn-t.

This does exactly what it says, it is an easy way to stop smoking, and the way it works is essentially by de-programming the ingrained notions you have on smoking and quitting smoking so that it deals with the psychological problems of your smoking rather than the chemical. The chemical addiction is not the problem, you can go all night without being woken up by a craving, you will find sometimes you-re having so much fun you forget to have a cigarette, quitting smoking does not have serious withdrawal.

Socially we are taught that smoking needs to be difficult, we live now in a very anti-smoking society, rather than a pro-quitting society, where there is no real support for people to quit, it teaches non-smokers that smokers are idiots and smokers that they have to suffer when they quit – if you believe it is difficult, this makes quitting smoking difficult – you believe to quit smoking requires will power and that quitting smoking will be depriving yourself of something you like doing, when you do not really like doing it, nor are you depriving yourself of anything, you are actually gaining something by quitting smoking.

Problem with most methods is that they will either involve going cold-turkey or nicotine replacement. Cold-turkey is not only depriving yourself of smoking but it is also just dealing with the chemical addiction rather than dealing with the psychological, nicotine replacement isn-t depriving you however it is again only dealing with the chemical addiction, this is not the problem with smoking.

Allen Carr can explain this far better than I can, so let me just stick to telling you about Easyway – yes, it sounds gimmicky but it is the only way I have ever seen anyone quit smoking for good, and the only method to quit smoking that I have seen people happy with rather than being moody miserable and remaining under the impression that they need to fight the urge to smoke every day for the rest of their lives.

A book on Easyway from Amazon will set you back just £4, less than a pack of cigarettes, the book also offers money off their clinics – their clinics boast well over 90% success rate and give you a money-back guarantee – so that is just £4 you are spending for something that will help you quit smoking, be happy about quitting smoking and remain a non-smoker.

Not only that but you are allowed to carry on smoking while you are reading the book, in fact you are specifically told to carry on smoking while you read and the further you get into the book the less you want to smoke.

Check out the book reviews;

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/01410…


You really don-t know unless you try it, I honestly recommend this to everyone I know, a lot of people are too scared to try it because they aren-t ready to quit yet, but all those who have read it agree it is fantastic and the only sensible way to go about quitting smoking.

Link to Easyway web site -
http://www.allencarrseasyway.com

Tell everybody you know about your decision.

Look at
http://www.theaones.com/answers/health/a…
for a complete explanation about the Trick To Quit Smoking
in my experience.... not me but a lot of friends at work at the moment latest trend it would seem) they have all tried patches, gum, inhaler etc etc. to no avail and end up smoking again. the ones that have succeeeded have gone cold turkey. chosen a day and done it. yes stressfull probably but get thru it. remember.. you can do it. you sleep for 8 hours a night without getting a craving!!!!
the same problem : )
it sounds like you need to visit a hospital or maybe you no some one with chronic enpozima. I use to smoke about 13 years ago but I had to take care of my mother in law and I watched her die of a slow death from smoking she died at the age of 52 I had taken care of her for 5 years before I saw her take her very last breath. After that I put them down she died with 1/4 if her lungs left. If that don-t wake you up nothing will. You have to have the want to the desire to stop not just words.
Years ago, a good friend of mine shared her success `story- with me; and because it was a good one; I-ll tell you what she said to me; she basically got some big bottles of Vitamin C (the chewable sort - orange or lemon flavoured) and every time she -got the urge- she popped on in her mouth and sucked on it. EVERY TIME. She said that not only did she successfully give up smoking; but the Vitamin C killed the urge to eat and so she had been able to do it WITHOUT gaining weight!
Good one, eh?? Hope this may be of some help to YOU in your efforts to do a very survival thing for yourself!!! Go for it.
shear will power that-s how I did it.
look at pictures of cancer-filled lungs etc.
hi i smoked for 30 years and know what it is like about the hands i used the new inhaler type of therapy which involves a thing you can inhale on with a nicotine capsule inside it. it worked for me after i got of the nicotine i continued to use an empty biro just to suck on and pretend to inhale on sounds daft but it worked! regards jet
use yr willpower, if muslims can stop during there holy month of Ramadhan(respectively - there fasting period), then why can-t we?
whenever you feel like smoking just do something else. drink juice or chew a gum. this way you-ll get rid of smoking...but this doesnt mean that now u become addicted to chewing gum or smthing...gud luck..
You have to have -will power-, if you truly want to quit smoking, without that, it-s almost hopeless. You can do it, I know you can. Good Luck.
you can get a object like a cigarette holder that you put a little capsule in ,this may help ,good luck and don`t give up trying
Quiting smoking is one of the hardest things to do. In order to stop smoking, you have to break the habits associated with smoking. If you smoke after you drink or eat, that-s a habit you-ve associated with smoking. You need to break that habit of wanting to smoke after eating, but that is much more difficult said than done. If you smoke socially, you might want to get away from the friends that smoke.
One thing that might help is to realize how bad smoking is to your health. Do a little research and see what all that tar and noxious chemicals do to your body, and it gets to be scary.
When you find out will you let me know? thanks !!
maybe you should just take these kind of pills that is what i did. no. i do not know what they are called
take medicine. my dad sells it and it helps. its chantix. also try something 2 keep ur hand busy like eating fat free chips
i smoked 1 1/2 -2 packs a day for 17 years. I stopped 2 years ago. I used the smokeaway product.
http://www.smokeaway.com/ It is a lot of pills but it really worked. You have to have the true desire to quit, it is not easy. at least check out this web site. good luck
p.s. let me know how it goes or if you need any support
if u find the answer tell us plzzz.
I think Cold Turkey is the best way, I have previously quit for one year and four months using that, but then used stress and exuse! Stress and cigs have nothing in common it doesnt make u feel more relaxed it just gives you the fix for your addiction.

I am going to attempt it this new year again, and what helped me last time was when I was getting very strong urges I would walk round the block once and when I got back in the house the craving was gone!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quit_Smokin…

you dont need anything but determination, its all in your mind, you been smoking to the point where you feel you need it to releive your stress but you dont need anything but god you are just used to smoking and its hard for you to break that habit. if people can quit smoking crack cold turkey you can quit, but it all depends on how much you are determined. cause its all in the mind, for example if you somewhere and you needed to take a puff but noticed a sign that said all smokers in this area will be fined $200.00 will you still smoke? course not but you see my point?! you have more control than you think! OK! GOOD LUCK SWEETIE!
Sex!!!
stop buying cigs.
Drink orange juice....it-s supposed to flush the nicotine out of your system faster. Try finding something to do with your hands, draw, knit, do crosswords...anything to keep your hands busy. Lollipops seem to help with the oral fixation part. Good luck!!
why dont you try puting a cigerette in a bottle wet it a bit and smell it when ever you get the urge or just try gum.
How can I quit smoking? -

What are some tips for my mom to quit smoking? -

What are some tips for my mom to quit smoking? -


i-m gettin reallly depressed it makes me want o kill myself when she dies
and i-m 13
Tell her to drink more coffee. Caffeine acts on the same pleasure centers in your brain as nicotine. It should be a good substitute.
There is a new drug on the market called Chantix. It works. Some prescription companies are starting to cover it. If she really wants to quit it will work! It is kinda expenseive at first but its well worth it in the end.
NO SUBSTITUTES! just get her a book. best $15 you-ll ever spend. worked on me, and i didn-t even want to quit! lol


http://www.quit-smoking-easy-way.com/

Try a Yahoo search for -how to quit smoking-.
What are some tips for my mom to quit smoking? -

Whats the best way to quit smoking cigarettes that doesnt cost money.? -

Friday, June 26, 2020

Whats the best way to quit smoking cigarettes that doesnt cost money.? -


I cut back from smoking a pack or so a day to smoking 1 or 2 cigarettes every couple of days.
If you-re strong willed, you could as well just stop completely without spending a dime. You-ve already shown this attribute by cutting down previously. Take the bold step. The urge would surely be there but you can overcome it.
Cheers
Cold turkey?

Drink water or take slow deep breaths or take a walk when you get the urge to smoke. That shouldn-t cost you anything.
Don-t hang out with people that smoke and after you eat brush your teeth and put in a piece of gum.
Try a Yahoo search for -how to quit smoking-.
Sounds like your already there, just get rid of the last 2 and your home free, good for you.
Whats the best way to quit smoking cigarettes that doesnt cost money.? -