Oooh, I've sneakily bumped up!

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Oooh, I was posting in week 3 then see that this one is for days 22 onwards. Checking my app I realise I am day 23! whoop!

Hope everyone is well and winning xx

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Awwwwwwwww that's not fair xx

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If you want to be in two rooms at once Mrs F you go for it. All the more room for your bits & pieces.

Many congratulations from me on very nearly getting your first complete month under your belt. That's mighty!

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Massive congrats Mrs xx

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Awww, you guys *blushes*

thanks!! Can't believe it's 4 weeks tomorrow since I last smoked xxx

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Hi xmrsfx

Well done starting week four x

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Well, I am definitely on the right floor now as I am one calendar month quit today!

I'm still doing fine without the smokes but I am getting concerned about my mood. I feel pretty low lately and people at work have mentioned I am just so negative all the time. I also had a freak out today as we had a "thing" at work where we had a chef in. She was showing us how to make pasta on one of the tables from a meeting room. I proper weirded out because all I could think about was how filthy that table was and she was prepping food on it!

I think I prob should go and see my GP but I don't want them to dose me up with meds and send me on my way...

Anyone have any great advice or reassurances?

xx

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Thanks hun, sorry you have suffered too. I just feel quite a bit sad and so very tired

I shall try the Kalms as I've used those before with some good results. I thought about St Johns Wort too but it interacts with so many things I want to check with Doc first.

I feel really dopey, emotional and sleepy xxx

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I agree Mrs F- it can't hurt to check it out with your GP if you have a sympathetic one. Sometimes we all need some (short-term) help. If it is any consolation to you, I've never been one to suffer from anxiety or depression but for the first month or so of my quit I felt terrible. Down, anxious, panicky, unable to concentrate, I couldn't eat (which was what kick-started the diet actually :D) and my sleep pattern was all over the place. It did eventually settle down almost without me noticing but it was horrid at the time.

I really hope you're feeling heaps better very soon now but my goodness- aren't you doing well on your quit!

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Thanks lovelies, you are all the bestest

It's this horrible bleurgh feeling I can't shift. My mouth is horrid too... I am saying some really nasty things. I wonder if it's because I am tired? I woke up last night around 1 am crying and couldn't get back to sleep through sobbing... I can't remember the last time I felt refreshed after a nights sleep.

I would like to feel normal again please. If this is my normal then I don't want it that's for sure!

Oh, I don't want to move floors right now so I shall stay on this one lol! I only just unpacked from my last move.

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Thanks Hélène and TG, you are always so supportive to everyone

I hope this does pass ****** quickly, I've had about enough and I know work are growing very tired of it. Tomorrow I will get some Kalms just to try and level me out cause I really do not like the person I am right now I might see if I can get into the GP too and see what happens.

((((hugs)))) thanks so much xx

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Thank you Jenny, I am trying to be good and happy but at work but honestly, everyone just annoys me at the moment! Even me! LOL! xxx

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Hey lovely peeps! How are you all doing?

Still plodding along, still feel like crap so have booked GP appt this week but dont really know what to say to him "I've quit smoking and now feel sad and tired a lot?" :/ xxx

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Unfortunately some of us really suffer with post puffing blues, don't forget your brain is rewiring itself at the moment so you're not getting a regular dose of endorphins, I think there was a thread on here showing brain scans of ex-smokers and that it took around 12 weeks for the brain to settle down. It really does get better, keep plodding on, you will get there

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Poor you Mrs F

It's horrid to feel so down and tired all the time and all the more power to you for continuing to plod on regardless. You will come out the other side eventually and I would hope very soon now. You're quite right to run it by your GP though because sometimes a little additional help is called for. Do let us know how you get on won't you?

You are doing fantastically well- keep telling yourself that when you feel really down and demoralised. We think you're a star.

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Thanks lovelies, I will see what he says and let you know. I hate feeling like this, it's not me at all xx

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I have drugs and have been signed off work Not great and apparently need to stay on the drugs for a number of months.

Bleurgh. Just need to work out how to tell Mr F! xxx

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hmmm i dont know if being signed off from work is the best thing in the use of any medication, been on anti anxiety/depression meds for years

will work for everyone differently but personally through various experience found keeping normal routine etc helps for stability

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Yes, I agree. Sometimes we all need a little help and I'll bet things will look much better once the meds have kicked in.

I'm sure you'll be able to pick up your usual routine soon. You just need a little breathing space...

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You guys are just the best. Thanks so much for your support. I think GP just confirmed what I already knew if I'm honest. Hopefully the combination of the meds and a little time out and I will feel a bit more normal soon. Fingers crossed!

xx

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Thank you for this post

Hi Mrs F

Thank you for your post and I hope you are feeling better. I too have been getting concerned as I am now at day 25 and feeling terrible. I am usually calm and collected but in the last couple of weeks I have been feeling angry or upset almost all the time. There are a few other things going on in my life as well so with those it would be natural to be feeling stressed - in the past I could handle the type of stress without too much effort, but at the moment I feel like I am falling apart.

On the up-side I haven't used those events as an excuse to take up smoking again so I feel that if I can quit under these conditions it is likely to stick. I think I might have to go off and see my GP as well.

Your post has allowed me to feel that what I am going through is not unique and the comments of others have given me confidence that there will be light at the end of the tunnel.

Let's hang in there together.

Cheers

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I have drugs and have been signed off work Not great and apparently need to stay on the drugs for a number of months.

Bleurgh. Just need to work out how to tell Mr F! xxx

Hi mrs F, hope Mr F is being supportive :)

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Hi Mrs F

Thank you for your post and I hope you are feeling better. I too have been getting concerned as I am now at day 25 and feeling terrible. I am usually calm and collected but in the last couple of weeks I have been feeling angry or upset almost all the time. There are a few other things going on in my life as well so with those it would be natural to be feeling stressed - in the past I could handle the type of stress without too much effort, but at the moment I feel like I am falling apart.

On the up-side I haven't used those events as an excuse to take up smoking again so I feel that if I can quit under these conditions it is likely to stick. I think I might have to go off and see my GP as well.

Your post has allowed me to feel that what I am going through is not unique and the comments of others have given me confidence that there will be light at the end of the tunnel.

Let's hang in there together.

Cheers

Well done Kaz! You should be really proud of yourself not smoking during stressful situations! You know that it won't make it any better or make the situation go away

I'm really pleased that reading this has helped you out, that's nice to know! I hope you start to feel better soon too but as others have said, sometimes people need something to get them through. I know that I'm definitely not myself because people around me have questioned my mood and attitude lately.

Hi mrs F, hope Mr F is being supportive

I chickened out and sent him a text! LOL I told him I don't want a fuss and I don't want it to be a "thing" and I don't really want to talk about it right now. He completely understands that which is good and came home with a bunch of flowers last night, bless him!

You guys are super amazing! Thank you xx

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Sometimes we soldier on with very stresssful busy lives and refuse to stop because work is so important.

1) You are not indespensible.

2) They will manage without you.

3) Your health is more important than any promotion, wage slip or opinions of bosses/colleagues.

I took days off when I quit purely because I was so angry I thought it would be a bad idea for me to be there and I certainly wasn't losing my quit for a job.

Lots of jobs are out there, new lungs when you've destroyed them through smoking are rarer. Do whatever you need to do to stay quit, everything else and everyone else is second to you now.

Take as much time as you need and be kind to yourself.

I had two goals each day one was not to smoke, the other was to walk for at least half an hour. If I accomplished that I was happy, the rest of life took a back seat.