Hi everybody. I have been smoking for 9 years approx and have been trying to quit from an year now.
I am 10 days out this attempt and going strong despite the withdrawal and panic attacks that came along the way.
I am feeling preety down today after i woke up. I have numbness in my left arm and tingling in the left hand in particular . I have also had a panic attack that came and went in seconds.
But the most important problem is that i have become scared of what might happen to me. Like for example i am scared of death which is a preety normal thing and might have happened to alot of us. These thoughts come along the panic attacks or anxiety . I have been diagnosed with anxiety too.
Please talk me out of it and advice me if should go for a psychotherapy.
P.s i am quitting cold turkey.
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Congratulations on reaching 10 days, you must be really proud of yourself, well done you 👍. If you give me your quit date, I can allocate you a badge that reflects your progress along your quit journey.
Have a browse around the site, there are some great pinned posts that are really useful and can address some of your issues.
Anxiety and panic attacks are very normal, as are pins and needles in hands and feet, I get these, it's just your circulation recovering. If you are at all worried, it's best to have a word with your doctor. He can check everything out for your peace of mind
As for being scared, I think we all are whether we smoke or not, we've just got more time to dwell on matters when we quit. Don't overly worry, this could very well be connected to the anxiety.
If you have any questions or problems, please post on here, our lovely members will help you all the way, even if you just want a chat or a little rant at the world, it's fine.
I am still not smoking and things are getting better. But there are spells of bad moods, panic and anxiety .
I still have occasional numbness (though it has reduced). I still feel short of breath but this comes in waves. I was diagnosed with vasomotor rhinitis by one ENT . The medicines help but i still believe that most of breathlessness and numbnesss is psychologicaly triggered because sometimes i dont feel them at all and that is usually when i am busy.
I get scared that this might be sonething related to the heart but ive had multuple checkups including ecg where the doctor says nothing is wrong with the heart except anxiety.
I highly appreciate you taking out time, listening to me, encouraging me and advising me.
Glad to hear the symptoms are getting better. Anxiety has a lot to answer for. Rest assured that there are others in the same position as you and if you have any worries, just post on here and our lovely members will try to help.
Hi Quit23 and welcome to Quit Support. First of all well done for your 6 weeks smoke free🚭👍👏
Yes this is increased circulation due to more oxygen in your body and very common but if you are still worried it’s definitely worth a visit to your doctor to put your mind at rest. Our bodies go through huge changes when we quit smoking and it takes a while to settle down. Please have a look through our pinned posts as there’s lots of info there to help. Wishing you well and we look forward to supporting you on your quit journey 🚭😀xx
As already suggested, a visit to the doctors wouldn't go amiss. As Karen says your symptoms are common but the anxiety and panic attacks along side giving up smoking is a lot to cope with. Your doctor will be so pleased that you have quit.
Perhaps with the anxiety and panic attacks maybe cold turkey is not the best for you, hense see your doctor and get his recommendations.
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