I stopped smoking two weeks ago, instead of feeling great, I feel like I've had a constant cold. Sneezing and runny nose, is this common?

[Tarabell]

[EmJay Partner]

Hi Tarabell, welcome to our online stop smoking community, a happy place where you'll get as much help and support as you choose

Don't worry about how you are feeling, it's all pretty normal. Whilst you were a full time smoker, the smoking would have masked many symptoms of being 'unwell'.

How you are feeling now is a positive sign of recovery so please don't feel too about it.

Reaching two weeks is brilliant, have you done this alone (cold turkey) or are you using any form of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) or device?

Keep up the good work and remember that you can do this

[Bellabella 18 Months Winner]

Hi Tarabell, welcome to this lovely site, they're are lots of friendly people here, more than happy to give you the support we all too need.

Yes I've been suffering from the same problem, not sure whether to blame the weather or NIC... I suspect both, if not more the latter....

[monky Administrator Cake sniffer outer]

Aup Tarabell as the gals have said a big welcome to this lovely quit site and a massive well done to getting to 2 weeks quit

Emjay, one of our lovely quit advisers, who you have met already, has asked you a few questions, the more you tell us the better we will be able to help you

Your doing great Tarabell, so you stay focused and positive eh, good luck and hope to speak again

Pete

[Tarabell in reply to monky]

Thank you Pete I'm really determined to give up this time. Got an appointment with smoking cessation nurse today, a few weeks of sniffing and sneezing is nothing to the hacking cough I had when I smoked