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Day 6 - still feeling really ill...

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Hi Everyone

I'm on day 6 of quitting cold turkey and although I feel better than I did the first 3 days, I can't believe how rubbish I still feel. Days 4, 5 and today have been equally as bad as each other. My symptoms are foggy head, spaced out, feeling exhausted and shattered. Can anyone offer any advice as to when these symptoms clear up? I thought I’d only feel rubbish for the first 72 hours.

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Hi

I'm nine weeks into cold turkey and had the symptoms you described at the beginning. I was worried about the spaced out feeling and dizzy/light headedness. All cleared up after a couple of weeks so hang in there as it really does get better. I found this website incredibly useful to check out symptoms and when I had any questions.

Good luck and stick with it. :)

Best wishes,

Andy

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Just worked out how you do a search on this site and so have had a read and got the information I was after. It was interesting to note how many other people have experienced anxiety and depression since quitting. It is quite disturbing to read how long these bouts can last.

Thanks for your responses to my post.

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Welcome back LondonGal

I think everyone feels strange at the start but once things start to clear from the body we soon get back to normal HEHE I think !. Linda xxxx

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Hi London girl,Your doing great, Keep up the good work, you deserve a smokefree life.:) i am on day 9 of my quit, I felt rubbish till day 7, my craves are now comming less. i had a good day today, Please stick with it you know we can all do this together. :D you can always jion are May Day quitters if you like.:D

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I'm having exactly the same symptoms whilst on day 4 going cold turkey! It's really horrible. I cannot concentrate on anything, the anxiety is unbearable and I am unable to sleep.

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