Some of you may have read this blog before but I thought it may be helpful to Lizziec1 who needs advice and any new members.
Nicotine withdrawal symptoms can lead quitters back to smoking
When smokers try to cut back or quit, the lack of nicotine leads to withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal is both physical and mental. Physically, the body reacts to the absence of nicotine. Mentally, the smoker is faced with giving up a habit, which calls for a major change in behavior. Both the physical and mental factors must be addressed for the quitting process to work.
Those who have smoked regularly for a few weeks or longer will have withdrawal symptoms if they suddenly stop using tobacco or greatly reduce the amount they smoke. Symptoms usually start within a few hours of the last cigarette and peak about 2 to 3 days later when most of the nicotine and its by-products are out of the body. Withdrawal symptoms can last for a few days to up to several weeks. They will get better every day that you stay smoke-free.
Withdrawal symptoms can include any of the following:
Dizziness (which may only last 1 to 2 days after quitting)
Depression
Feelings of frustration, impatience, and anger
Anxiety
Irritability
Sleep disturbances, including having trouble falling asleep and staying asleep, and having bad dreams or even nightmares
Trouble concentrating
Restlessness or boredom
Headaches
Tiredness
Increased appetite
Weight gain
Constipation and gas
Cough, dry mouth, sore throat, and nasal drip
Chest tightness
Slower heart rate
Just a tip on what withdrawal symptoms you may get.
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Good morning super dooper Jilly and everyone super dooper else.
Super dooper poem to start the day with super dooper Jilly.
Not such super dooper weather today though, flippin rain and flippin clouds and flippin grey!
Okay. that was flippin yesterday so off to the super dooper supermarket and see you all super dooper later. (Not sure how super dooper long I'll manage to keep this up for! )
oh yeah! I like pink socks. However its a super dooper sunny but cold day here, so I am going to go out after lunch , have a walk round the tarn its just short of a mile so its just enough. then home to put my pink socks on.
have you introduced yourself to Lizzie yet. ? Sure she would like to meet you.
Yeah, its about half a mile up our lane, heading to a village called Hullandward ha ha and i think that trailer of horse manure is still parked up there
Hi John, I must admit I have bother sleeping even before I started to quit. If either of us find a solution we will have to let each other know. Your love birds sound really content and happy. they are so lovely.
Take care and well done on another smoke-free day. xx
Well done Chickles for 10 weeks, that's brilliant and to you Lizzie for 5 weeks. Your CO reading is fantastic Pete, just think your first one was 42, well done laddie Please keep up the good work everyone, you are an inspiration to everyone who has given up or is thinking of giving up.
Love the poem Jillygirl it made me smile, you have a great talen there, you are very creative
Thanks also for the withdrawal information, I found it interesting and useful to see it as it reminded me that if I am feeling any of those things, it's not an excuse to start smoking again because I feel down, or a bit unwell, it's just my body getting rid of all those horrible, harmful toxins and getting clean again.
I hope you are all having a super dooper Saturday. I'm just going out now to do exactly what Jillygirl said, off to the supermarket to get myself a treat, bet you can't guess what that would be
I hope your ankle is feeling a little better today Andi, don't go overdoing it, try and rest it as much as you can as per the docs orders.
I hope you are having a good day Sue and EmJay. It's been a lovey, sunny day here in Cheshire, sorry for pointing that out And when you have had rain and grey skies Hope it's improved since this morning.
I'm off out tonight, so probably wont be here again today. So have a great evening everyone, be strong and keep up the good work you are all doing, you are all doing brilliantly well and should be very proud of yourselves.
Hi Kaz, gosh you had a good lie in today didnt you
Hey thanks for the compliment Kaz, much appreciated so your going out tonight then, so that means you'l be plastering the makup on now then, which am sure you dont need, - creep creep - a mans got to try, hasnt he, huh i dont seem to get anywhere though
Kaz you have a super dooper night out gal, and '' ENJOY ''
Many thanks Jilly and Kazz! I'm having an lazy evening- no sweeties or crisps though. Am trying not to snack! I got on the scales yesterday and I haven't put any weight on, yay! I haven't lost any either, ha! My metabolism is a bit out synch I think, am awaiting the results of my latest thyroid function test. Apparently smoking cessation can have an impact on some of the levels. My dodgy heartbeat has been lots better this week and the chest ache is lots better too. Good thin is - I know that my heart is okay and in full working order, despite the additional beat every now and again! Again that can be down to thyroid medication needing adjusting. I was putting all my aches and pains down to not smoking!
Have a fab night out kazz!
Am away to cook pasta, chicken and bacon with a cheesie sauce, followed by a muller light lemon Greek yoghurt, I might even have 2
Hey there Chickles, done your gardening then just wondered how many your cooking for, cus am starving, and that sounds just yummy to me, hmmmm i may have to bring my own desert though
Course you can Jilly, I'm not that far away from you lol...but by the time you get here, will prob be all in my tum!
A friend of mine had a stitch put in her ear for weight gain when she stopped smoking, it's a form of acupuncture. She's lost 38 pounds in 8 weeks! Top result there!
Am away to make a cheese sauce...I'm back and forth from the computer to the kitchen...
Ha ha ha ha Jillygirl, that pic was super dooper gal, erm now then, do i ask you a question Chickles, or do i take the pi--- erm micky first erm, am not too sure about you, cus i might just get a clout around the earole
What does alliteration mean then ??
Hmmmm i think maybe that hair do you have is a bit out of it but it looks like you have a nice pear of pins gal rite am gona scarper, whoooooooosh
Well Pete, You can take the mickey if you want chuck, I don't mind, as long as you don't mind getting some back
Alliteration, in a nutshell, is where all or most words in a sentence or phrase start with the same letter, for example, 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.
You scaredy cat running off...or have you gone to check your peck...of pickled peppers
Pete, so glad that your readings are going down - don't suppose they'll get much lower now though.
Jilly, always finding those appropriate pics for everyone - keep up the good work.
The sun did come out here eventually but I didn't have a chance to go out and enjoy it today. After shopping had to catch up on a few chores so didn't get the foot up as much as I'd have liked. Would have been good to do a bit of gardening like you did Chick.
Did do my ironing earlier in the week - was about time - I was running out of tshirts. Not sure why I'd want to iron my knicks though. I need to do some digging in the garden but can't do that as I use my right foot for digging.
Well Andi learn to use your left foot then or perhaps not cus i dont think you like gardening somehow, as you said you wouldnt iron your knicks !! erm just forget it, its easier
I dunno why you think I don't like digging. Digging's fine, it's when you have to keep bending over pulling out the weeds and roots and does your back in that I'm not quite so keen on. It's just that with my ankle being a bit poorly at the moment not even sure I'd be able to get my wellies on at the moment. I'd love to be able to do something to burn that fat off.
Jillygirl luvs ya gal, really doo, keep happy, and stay on the road your on gal, just luvs ya ta bits gal, a do, i will try to remember its smiley Sunday on Sunday, erm when exactly is that
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Hope it's improved since this morning. 
