Help! I'm day 7 of quitting smoking. And I'm a mess. I could just about chew my arm off for a smoke right now.

[gypsysmum]

I'm miserable, cry at the drop of the hat, and think about smoking every second of the day. If it keeps going like this I almost think I'd rather be a smoker. When will it get easier?

[jillygirl Administrator LONG TERM WINNER]

Hi gypsysmum, Welcome to quit support. It is hard at the beginning but believe me it gets better. Are you taking any form of nicotine replacement to help you when you get the cravings. If you let Emjay know what nrt you are taking and how many cigarettes you had a day she will be able to help you.

[Mindermummy]

This is exactly what I was saying on about day 5!! I am never an emotional person and I turned into a wreak!!!! My friends were shocked when told them I had been crying!!! Im not on day 15 and its def got better, thou I fear I still have lots of moments to still come! I would def find a replacement to help you, im using e cig and vapour and gums...oh and patches ....def helping and im just working for now getting out of the routines of the smoking...once I feel im past that will then try cut back on nicotine. Good luck,,, I have said the same in the last week...maybe I would rather smoke....but coming on here and reading many scarey stories of what people have been through has made me stronger and more determined. x

[gypsysmum]

lol good to hear I'm normal then Mindermummy! I'm not taking anything, just straight cold turkey. Looking back perhaps I should have tried something. But now I've got 7 days with nothing, it would feel like a backwards step to add nrt or anything in now, so I guess I'll just keep going how I am. Just hope it gets easier SOON!

[EmJay Partner]

Hi Gypsysmum, welcome to Quit Support and congratulations on making it through to Day 7!

Let me put your mind at ease by letting you know that how you are feeling is normal at this stage of quitting. Regardless of whether or not you use any form of NRT, you would probably be experiencing this anyway.

Look at it this way; your body really is recognising by now that you are no longer pumping it with all those 4,000 plus toxins (over 60 that are cancer causing too!) that you have been over the past number of years.

It is possible for you to be able to quit going down the cold turkey road, you just have to stick with it and know that you will get through it.

You now no longer have nicotine in your system, as it only takes 48 hours for it to leave your body

There are thousands of nicotine receptors in your brain which are all hungry for nicotine. Over time, smoking increases the number of these receptors in your brain. Once you stop smoking, these receptors can take 12-14 weeks to down regulate and in the meantime will make a right fuss in trying to get you to give in and have 'just that one' cigarette. Please, [please, keep on keeping on and don't let them beat you

You will have your moments and you will be as up as you are down, however it will get easier. Just as long as you don't have that one puff, or that one cigarette.

Remember the NOPE rule (Not One Puff Ever) and you will be on to a winner

Stay positive and keep smiling

You can do this

[Corona12 2 Weeks Winner in reply to EmJay]

EmJay

Thanks so much for this information, makes total sense! I’m also on day 7 and ready to pull my hair out, good to know the science behind this and a timeframe-makes me more hopeful. Thanks again!

[Pinkiezoom 26 Months Winner]

Hi Gypsymum

how are you doing today? have any of the random symptoms passed?

I think lots of us feel what you are going through, it will pass. Are you using any NRT? x

[Peep92]

I'm on day 9 so completely understand what you're going through, especially about the crying. I've been crying nearly every day and feel like such a baby haha. But that is a new way of relieving stress I guess. What are u using to help u quit? It will get easier for you. Everyone goes through this crappy stage. I think it's mind over matter really. How long have you smoked?

[gypsysmum]

thanks all. Day 9 now. Not using anything, just cold turkey. I've been a smoker for over 20 years. Gosh that sounds terrible saying it out loud!

The worst thing at the moment is, my teeth really hurt! Someone said its because the blood supply is coming back to my gums so it will hurt for a bit. Someone else told me her husband lost half his teeth when he quit smoking! So that is freaking me out. I'm paranoid about my teeth anyway, so this is really worrying me. Still very sooky and emotional too. But determined to do this! Thats NINE whole days closer to my goal, yayyy!

[MMoo in reply to gypsysmum]

Hey gypsysmum,

My gums bleed like mad during the first couple of weeks or so. Even when I ate soft fruit like bananas. I think it has something to do with increased circulation but I'm not sure.

I think it's also quite common, just one of many processes your body will go though in healing itself.

Good on you and good luck giving up.

It will be the best thing you could ever do.

ian.

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wow i have not been crying, i have not had a cig in 7 days, been using the patch and it seems to help alot

[monky Administrator 35 Months Winner in reply to Hidden]

Hi MichaelCarroll, a big warm welcome to our lovely quit support site and 7 days smokefree toooo I hope your very proud of yourself

I see your using the patches to help you and very good they are too if you need any help with them, just give us a shout

Michael, your doing ever soooo well As you can see, I've awarded you with 1 weeks Winners badge as I will take your quit date to be the 17th September 2015 If this is wrong, then please just give us a kick and I will put it right for you

If you go up to the top of this page, you will see Pinned Posts and Topics have a nosey through some of them, cos there's loads a great advice and help their BUT, if you cant find what your looking for, then please come on here and we will try to help you

We have a mantra on here, NOPE, Not One Puff Ever you just stick to that and you wont go far wrong

Good luck, Pete

[Littlebit827 6 MONTH WINNER in reply to monky]

So day 7 cold turkey

Not emotional

But strong craving

[Littlebit827 6 MONTH WINNER in reply to Littlebit827]

2/27/17

[monky Administrator 35 Months Winner in reply to Littlebit827]

Aup Littlebit827, its lovely to meet you and am loving that your on day 7 alreadyyyyyyy cold turkey tooooo WHOOOOOOP WHOOOOOOP

Please have a good nosey around especially at the Pinned Posts to the right of here, cos there's loads a info on there and come a shouting if you need any help or just need a good old moan

See's ya soon

Pete

[DanielWilliams 20 Months Winner]

It's been like month for me it's not that hard for me

[monky Administrator 35 Months Winner in reply to DanielWilliams]

Aup Dizzygamestudio and a big welcome to you toooo, to our lovely helpful quit support community

If you could please let me know your quit date then I can sort you a Winners badge out and add you to the Wall of Winners

You dont say how you are quitting This is important, cos then we know how to try to help you if you need it

Dizzy, if you need any help, just please come on here and shout out eh and somebody will help you

Good luck on your quit journey

Pete

[DanielWilliams 20 Months Winner in reply to monky]

I'm using ecig's I don't know the date but was like a month a go

[monky Administrator 35 Months Winner in reply to DanielWilliams]

Hi ya Dizzy, thank you for getting back to me I have set your quit date as 25th August 2015, I hope this is ok

As you can now see, you are the proud owner of a 1 month Winners badge

Stay strong and focused now

[DanielWilliams 20 Months Winner in reply to monky]

Atm I ain't having an issue on quitting. I don't even think about fags at all no more

[monky Administrator 35 Months Winner in reply to DanielWilliams]

Nice one Dizzy

If you have any probs or just want a chat, then please feel free to do so

Pete

[DanielWilliams 20 Months Winner in reply to monky]

Will do

[DanielWilliams 20 Months Winner]

My gums bleed when I brush my teeth

[Briarwood Administrator LONG TERM WINNER in reply to DanielWilliams]

Hiya Dizzy and welcome to quit support 😊

Bleeding gums are a very normal side effect of quitting, they are starting to heal. If you use a small soft brush and rinse with warm salt water it will help. Some members have used corsydl mouth wash and this is very good too. You're doing very well and this will pass so keep up the good work😊x

[DanielWilliams 20 Months Winner in reply to Briarwood]

Thank you for info

[DanielWilliams 20 Months Winner in reply to Briarwood]

How long does it take to go i bleed alot and dont like it

[monky Administrator 35 Months Winner in reply to DanielWilliams]

Dizzy, just please calm down a bit eh

bleeding gums are very common in the early weeks of our quit journey Some of us have bleeding gums in the first few days others its weeks, others it flippin months later We are all made differently, sooo it takes us all different times to recover

Dizzy, when you smoked, you sort of smoked through your gums your gums make a sort of hard crust to compensate this and when we quit, this hard coating on your gums isnt needed any more soooooo, your gums get rid of this coating and you are left with a new soft gum as in when you were a baby sooo, now your gums have to harden off to your new life style

If you have an issue with this, then please nip and see your friendly dentist eh

Please, please just be patient

[DanielWilliams 20 Months Winner in reply to monky]

Lol will do thank you

[Littlebit827 6 MONTH WINNER]

I am also day 7 with nothing

Cold turkey

[Freedompass 10 MONTH WINNER]

Keep resisting, these are the hardest times, I've been through so much, my daughter was bullied relentlessly, my ex parter wanted to see his daughter but he's too violent to ever be able to see him, we lost my mum in law last month and everything else went to pot, but I'm still not smoking... take it as a challenge and fight it, you will really see how strong you are and be so proud of it.. keep going, you are doing great... what don't break us makes us stronger and I now feel like a lion 🦁 X

[Good2share LONG TERM WINNER]

Hey

I promise it will get easier.

The first 2 to 3 weeks I also struggled but it does get better I promise. Try to stay strong you’ve done a week already x

[SueFed]

Me too! Day 7 but feeling great! We got this!

[Arizona- 26 Months Winner in reply to SueFed]

Day 7 👏👏👏👏

You’re doing fantastic. I found the first month the hardest because I hadn’t broke the habit mentally but it keeps getting easier 🌷🍃