Question Brain Fog

[american_army_guy]

So is it normal to have brain fog two weeks after quitting?  Kinda sucks.  I tried googling it but only found limited information on it and how long it typically lasts.

[droopyJ]

What do you mean by brain fog?? Do mean lack of concentration, inability to focus??

[american_army_guy 6 Weeks Winner in reply to droopyJ]

Like everything is a blur during the day so yes, I use to love playing video games now have no intrest at all to.  Kinda sucks.

I quit cold turkey and I'm not on any meds

It sucks, I thought about having one cigarette today but didn't and held back.  Just feel horrible.

[droopyJ in reply to american_army_guy]

Yep it's a symptom of quitting I'm afraid 😟 Along with feeling listless and a desire to do a big fat nothing!! 

I really had to haul my backside outta bed today and crack on with my decorating.... I did 6 hours solid only stopping for a half cup of coffee. In the old days I would probably have smoked 10!!! Hopefully this means I'll get it all done in a fraction of the time 😊👏👏

Stick with it Josh your doing soooo well and good for you not lighting up 😊😊👍👍👍🚭🚭🚭🚭🚭🚭🚭🚭🚭🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[american_army_guy 6 Weeks Winner]

Thank you and I appreciate it.  I am just trying to ask all these things to feel better, i feel like I'm in a dream.  I know some of it is Nicotine but I'm a odd ccase.  I quit because I had panic attacks, so I had anxiety already.....

So it's annoying to try and see if it's anxiety from quitting or anxiety that I already had.  I started CBT therapy for it so I'm hoping it gets better.  Their talking about giving me Paxil for the anxiety.  

[Carissa28 10 MONTH WINNER in reply to american_army_guy]

I am still in a bit of a fog myself, at work totally, the moment a tad of stress creeps in,  it's like my attention and focus turn off, also in the car, trying to focus on driving and trying to not focus on smoking at times I find I have to just focus on the road because otherwise it's like I wake up and don't know where I am, which is scary! 

It seems to get a little better each day.  Hang in there!  You can do it!

[droopyJ in reply to american_army_guy]

Josh, glolin quit cold turkey and used to suffer with anxiety too. She now has a calmness about her that she never had before. I know we are all different, but maybe quitting will help you too with the anxiety 😊

Hope your CBT therapy is helping 😊

Ps: loving the new shiny 2 week badge..... Whoohoo 👏👏😊🚭🚭🚭🚭🚭

[PrairiePrincess 7 MONTH WINNER]

I definitely have that symptom.  I am on week 2 and find it very hard to focus. Trying to find things that I like to do that don't include smoking or cleaning. I'm getting sick of cleaning everything!

[american_army_guy 6 Weeks Winner]

Yea I usually try to sleep.  I'm sick of sleeping so much.  

I won't smoke tho, already been thru this much hell, mise well keep going.  

As my day goes on I find that it does get better.  I am not sure why that is.  Right now I'm relaxing, only time of day I feel normal.  Lights off fan blowing in my face, I'm relaxed right now.  

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Yes the brain fog has hit me too. Found myself at work last week staring at an ECG and not knowing what I was supposed to be looking for. I also have had some trouble organising the shift. My answer to this has been to write lists and I have also told my nurse colleagues that I have quit and to cut me some slack which they have. At home I have struggled to get motivated but that is getting easier. I don't feel so stressed and I have already saved a fortune 12 days in. So lists tell your colleagues and enjoy the money.... that's my advice for what it's worth. Good luck keep the faith .

[jessrudd12 7 MONTH WINNER]

I definitely had brain fog, kept forgetting things, leaving things at home when i meant to take them to work, my other half got annoyed because he thought i wasnt listening to him, but i genuinely didnt remember him telling me something. it was bad. Mine only lasted a few weeks i think. Maximum 3 weeks. Stay strong and it will pass, just like everything else does  

[glolin LONG TERM WINNER]

Ohh the brain fog days😀😀 ya kinda forget what you went through till someone raises it again..I certainly suffered with it and then that moved to inability to focus or concentrate at work..I have never known auditors to be sympathetic and my job was to make sure our organisation was audit ready - this involved 3 different frameworks. It was a horrid time....but it all passes..

Just ride the waves 😀😀😀

[american_army_guy 6 Weeks Winner]

Thanks you all.  I am kinda foggy minded this morning but hope it gets better.  Hope you all are having a good day.  I kinda slept in.  Laid around for a few hours.