What to Expect Once You Decide to Quit Smoking

Quitting smoking can be a very hard and difficult thingthem accordingly. The common withdrawal symptoms
for some people. Especially for chain smokers, this canafter quitting smoking can be excessive sweating,
cause great physical and psychological trauma. Butheadache, sensation in palms and feet, stomach
you should never give up and must quit this bad habit.cramps and nausea. Some people may also
Once you stop smoking then you may experienceexperience cold symptoms like sore throat, respiratory
some problems. We can experience some discomfortproblems and coughing. This is because due to the
after quitting smoking because our body and mind getabsence of smoke in the lungs, they start to clear up
used to the effects of smoking and start to react inand may cause some problems for a brief period.
the absence of smoking.Apart from these physical symptoms, most people
After quitting, your body may take some time to getalso experience a lot of mental and emotional issues
used to of the absence of the effects of cigarettes.after they have quit smoking. The patient may
This is because of a compound called Nicotine in thebecome tense as it is a major change from his or her
cigarettes. This is an addictive substance found innormal life. He or she can experience acute bouts of
tobacco. If consumed for long period, our body getscravings for cigarette which may be extremely hard to
used to its effects and starts demanding it if not given.control.
Nicotine makes our body dependent on it to functionMany people even start throwing tantrums like children
properly, that makes it necessary for the body towhen denied to smoke. The patient may feel almost
maintain a certain level of nicotine in the system. Ourparalyzed by the lack of smoking as most people
body and mind start giving us signal that we need toassociate smoking with releasing the tension of work
smoke. This is what makes it difficult for the smokersand family. Without smoking, they are left without a
to quit smoking in the first place.window where they can calm themselves down.
Lack of nicotine in the body may make you feelMany patients also suffer from insomnia, anxiety,
nausea, anxious and you may experience headache.irritability and vagueness. All these signs are of a
You may also experienced extreme cravings forconfused brain that is used to of the effects of
cigarettes. These symptoms are worst in the firsttobacco and nicotine and is demanding them from the
forty eight hour of quitting smoking. This is a crucialbody. That is why, the efficiency of people trying to
time and you tell yourself that you will get past itquit smoking decreases during the first initial weeks. It is
without giving up. You may feel highly stressful duringalso common for many patients to start feeling
this period but remember that it is only temporary. Thedepressed. This depression should subside in few
best way to get through this period is by remindingweeks after they have quit.
yourself that you are doing this for your own and yourYou should be back on track within eight to twelve
family's good. Also, these symptoms will hurt for a fewweeks after quitting smoking. The dependence on
days only but if you don't quit then the side-effects ofnicotine will be over and you will feel much more
smoking will be much worse.energetic and healthy than you ever did. Smoking will
The withdrawal symptoms may start as early asnot only help you live a long and healthy life but it will
fours after your last cigarette and may last for up toalso remove the dangers of second hand smoking
two to four weeks. The first fourteen days after youfrom your loved ones. All you have to do is to bear
quit are the most critical. This is the period that willthe withdrawal symptoms and let that time pass
determine your success or failure in your attempt.through. It is a small price to pay for a lifetime of
In order to recover from these withdrawal symptomshappiness.
quickly, you must treat them as a sickness and treat