Today is the day!
Today is my second attempted quit day . I just hope I can finally get off the ciggies and stay off them this time . I have never really reached out for support before so I'm hoping this time my journey will be successful this time . Thank you all for the stories of hope and sharing the successes it really helps to know I'm not alone out here and it most certainly can be done .
we all need some support even if its just to say well done and there is some humility in saying I need help and in turn this seems to help me understand there is more than just me who battles this addiction and I am not alone and you are not alone.
well done on your 1st 24hrs sure there will be many more to come.
IC
Welcome Paddlefoot, I have found the support and stories on this forum have certainly helped me. I am 44days smoke free for the first time in over 40 years, so there is certainly hope for anyone, Good luck with your journey
Stay strong im still early since quitting 10 days now and going pretty strong. Goodluck support is always a big player in the quit game.
Hey Paddlefoot,
There are benefits for the first day and subsequent days. I continually and often reminded myself of these encouraging points on the Whyquit.com table (I took the liberty of pasting them below) I'm still doing the same but now I am looking for longer term benefits e.g 3-6 months. I am on day 56 without any form of nicotene.
20 minutes
Your blood pressure, pulse rate and the temperature of your hands and feet have returned to normal.
8 hours
Remaining nicotine in your bloodstream has fallen to 6.25% of normal peak daily levels, a 93.75% reduction.
12 hours
Your blood oxygen level has increased to normal. Carbon monoxide levels have dropped to normal.
24 hours
Anxieties have peaked in intensity and within two weeks should return to near pre-cessation levels.
48 hours
Damaged nerve endings have started to regrow and your sense of smell and taste are beginning to return to normal. Cessation anger and irritability will have peaked.
72 hours
Your entire body will test 100% nicotine-free and over 90% of all nicotine metabolites (the chemicals it breaks down into) will now have passed from your body via your urine. Symptoms of chemical withdrawal have peaked in intensity, including restlessness. The number of cue induced crave episodes experienced during any quitting day have peaked for the "average" ex-user. Lung bronchial tubes leading to air sacs (alveoli) are beginning to relax in recovering smokers. Breathing is becoming easier and your lung's functional abilities are starting to increase.
5 - 8 days
The "average" ex-smoker will encounter an "average" of three cue induced crave episodes per day. Although we may not be "average" and although serious cessation time distortion can make minutes feel like hours, it is unlikely that any single episode will last longer than 3 minutes. Keep a clock handy and time them.
Thank you everyone it is so helpful and means so much to me to have all the helpful and supportive comments and information . I am on my third day and it seems a bit harder but I think it's more in my mind so I'm really trying to ignore it . The advice and info is what's really helping me as well so once again thank you so so much x