What symptoms have you had giving up smoking ?

[Uncle Spielberg]

I am trying to give up smoking at the moment. I went to a smoking cessation course but lasted 1 meeting out of 6. I have not picked up the patches or inhaler and am doing cold turkey. I have not given up but cut down dramatically from 10 a day to 2 a day ( 9 in last 7 days ).

However I feel like shit. I am irritable, very tired, look like shit ( no change their then anyone ) and have got quite spotty. I also ache all over and yesterday I woke up with my legs aching like an 80 year old man with Arthritis.

Now is this par for the course and when do you start to feel better and is this nicotine withdrawal or have I got the first symptoms of Asian Bird Flu

 

[Hunting 784561]

Put on 2st in weight

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

I had put on 10 ilbs and am in danger of becoming a fat bastard as well.

 

[Icy Gull]

smoking even 1 or 2 a day just extends the agony. Your whole day starts to revolve around the wait for the next fag. Stop completely or give up giving up if you want to start feeling better.

Nothing easy about giving up smoking

 

[Normal Rob]

Ladies and gentlemen i give you Uncle Spielberg...

 

[Skaville]

Just became an angry and bitter man. My ex demanded I get smoking again!

 

[Curious Orange]

Felt fine after about three days.

I no-longer have orange fingers.

 

[colinpants]

Stick with it you'll do it if you really want it. I felt all of those when i gave up. eventually you will feel better and you'll be glad you did.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

If you can quit completely, you will feel a whole lot better, cos at the mo you're still having some nicotine, but not enough. Either quit full-stop, or try the patches. Patches phase your nicotine dependence down over time, making it a gradual withdrawl. I went completely cold turkey pretty much over night, and it was difficult, I was a irritable and stuff, but within a few weeks, I did begin to feel much much better. My friends said I actually had colour! Looked at photos beforehand and I was ashen grey, quite frightening.

You can do it geezer

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

I found the first ten years were the worst. After that it becomes slightly easier.

Hope that helps.

 

[kevinsmith]

Tommorrow is a year since I gave up.

Have put on weight and have adopted a temper from time to time.

But feel a lot better for giving up

 

[Yorkie]

I put on a stone in weight (but levelled out) and haven't had a cig in 14 years.

I think the first symptons are coughing as your lungs try and clear themselves but anything other than that and you probably have bird flu.

 

[Bakesy]

I gave up 8 weeks ago............................

REALLY FANCIED ONE IN THE PUB BEFORE PALACE , ESPECIALLY WHEN GERBIL OFFERED ME A BENSONS, BUT DECLINED.
Drinking more, eating more, also able to DO more as i'm saving £30 a week.

 

[Gerbil]

I gave up 8 weeks ago............................

REALLY FANCIED ONE IN THE PUB BEFORE PALACE , ESPECIALLY WHEN GERBIL OFFERED ME A BENSONS, BUT DECLINED.
Drinking more, eating more, also able to DO more as i'm saving £30 a week.

Hmmmmmmmm fags.

Want 1 mate?

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Gave up 3 years ago after 20 + years as a 20 a day man.

Overnight. None of this "I'm cutting down" crap.

Don't bother with any of these patches, gum and the rest of the that bollox.

Just don't buy any fags, don't go in a pub, club, to the dogs, races or anywhere else where people smoke.

Basically Don't have a life for a few weeks!

It's well worth it in the long run.

Join a gym - (you won't put so much weight on ) have more sex (you will have more energy) and put the money that you woiuld have spent on fags in a jar for a trip away.


It's hard - but it can be done.



Even 3 years later I still want one though!

 

[Bakesy]

Hmmmmmmmm fags.

Want 1 mate?

# Stalker alert #




Alright mate?

 

[burrish gull]

could'nt shit poperly for 2 weeks

 

[Bakesy]

could'nt shit poperly for 2 weeks

You shouldn't have stuck the patches over your arse...............

 

[Braders]

You shouldn't have stuck the patches over your arse...............

 

[Eggmundo]

I was ill for about 3 months..Never felt so bad. Headaches, lethargy and anxiety. Some times I think, hell smoking aint so bad, maybe I'll have one....
Next up, I'm going to quit the crystal meth.