A long road ahead.....

THANKS KT

Yep i did do it cold turkey, and i seriously do not feel like a smoke at all. Im drinking alot of water and trying eat really well. Ive also given up the dreaded diet soda also... im starting to think maybe ive givin up too much to quick and my body is going HOLD ON lol. I know ill be ok eventually its just scary in the mornings as soon as my eyes open my heart races, my breathing shortens and i just feel like im going to have a heart attack without the chest pain.......i know what im doing is a good thing and that the toxins must come out one way or another i just dident expect to feel this low, or for all my symptoms to be so sparactic ?? Ive been at work Monday and Tuesday this week and today in the hospital for doing a good thing - quitting smoking ???? Just messses with my head i think. I do really appreciate you replying back to my post, i have felt very alone the last few days, i don't feel my family really understand what im going though. Sincerely Thankyou :):):)

Keep going Brendan... I have been though all those horrible things was so sick the first week and a half... it is not easy but stay strong I am into day 24 and trust me I feel a whole lot better do not give in you will WIN!!

Thanks Thailand, i feel so good you guys are with me - yesterday & today ive had a shocker ive been through extreme bouts of anxiety, this morning i cried like a baby all the way to work for what reson i dunno, then upon getting to work i felt very anxious all day to the point i was on the phone with the quitline in tears because i feel like im loosing my mind - they suggested to try some nicabate lozengers and they seem to take the edge of but they burn the crap out of my throat and seem to make my heart race......im looking forward to my bed tonight so i can go to sleep and pray for a better tommorow..... thankyou again to all of you for your suoport...i cant type anymore im shaking like crazy..:(

B2012, tomorrow will be a better day! Just have to put up with the 'changes' and it will blow over. You will see the light on the other side once all these is done! Hang in there, you are on the right path.

Good Morning Everyone and Day 6/7 for me, i woke up this morning determined to try to get a handle on this... after some success with some slow breathing teq i got up and powererd on my treadmill for about 40mins 10mins walking 25mins running then 5mins walking cool down....anxiety almost halved....its still there i can feel it but its not as bad at the moment & ive taken a multivitamin to help balance the chemicals in my body ....this gives me hope...So far i have avoided 588mg of tar and 84 cigerates & saved $67.....PS i cant believe i ran for 25mins non stop this morning without puffing its such an amazing feeling ......PPS if i could run all day to get rid of the anxiety i would :) any other suggestions would be appreciated. :) Brendan

After 4 or 5 days the nicotine has passed from your body so withdrawal symptoms should be over but you and I are still addicts subject to relapse so stay strong. If you need reinforcement try WhyQuit.com - a quit site which can help those us choosing to go cold turkey. After 7 days you are over the worst so well done!

Good Morning Everyone :) Sorry i have not been in touch over the last few days, DAY 11 for me and i cannot believe it. The feelings of aniexiety are still there in the morning but not as bad now, im still doing some contolled breathing and then walking to work for exercise. Though i will keep going i need to ramp my exercise a notch i think to really push myself past this. Over the weekend another demon had crept into my life * Food * I know the amount I ate is not acceptable at this point and today i feel sick in my stomach and incredabbly fatigued. Lessson learned and now im harnessing that demon aswell, i cannot get this far and become so overweight as compansation for my other addiction. Again thankyou all who comment on this post it means the world. ........

Day 32. Well here i am over a month now and still going strong. No real cravings anymore which is good. Im still battleing anxiety though which is a real pain at the moment. A new symptom which has just crept up over the last few days is dizzyness and slight vertigo when i walk its horrible and im drinking lots and lots of water eating fruit and taking vitamins... ive read this is normal in most cases but my god i feel like im going insane. my head feels like jelly and my digestion is so screwed... please help anyone.

Hi, I'm on day 6 and am having some of the same terrible withdrawal symptoms you're having. I went cold turkey and have also been getting what appears to be mild heart palpitations?? or butterflies in my chest?? yes sounds weird but that's how it feels. Also a dry, closed throat and a feel like fainting feeling, so much so, that I had to leave work 3 hours early yesterday. So don't worry, I know I'm not now cause I'm not the only one going through this terrible withdrawal.