Day 3 blues, eyes burning, body aches, headache when will sleep come more naturally?
I've been a 30-50 12mg pack a day smoker for 15+ years I've recently quit, day 3 as we speak, so far I'm doing fairly well at side stepping mental triggers, & I've quite easily slipped out of mental cravings by distracting myself.
When will I be able to sleep and concentrate properly again? I've got what appears to be ulcers in my mouth, my body aches close to all over & a whopping headache. I have been using some nicotine mints will this just prolong the nicotine full blown withdrawal as its putting nicotine back in to my body? I haven't had any incubate mints since 8pm, if i keep taking them for a few weeks or using patches will it drag out the physical withdrawal process? is .. sorry rambling as I'm a bit sleepy deprived so that was a long way to ask a add simple question 😘 thanks everyone.
you will be free of the actual nicotine addiction when about 72 hours from the last nicotine of any kind is taken. The harder part is accepting the change. Do not morn the fact but embrace the transformation to a non-smoker. Acceptance can be made easier by reading Allan Carr... which i have a link to. its free and well worth your time.
Red and i will agree to continue to agree to disagree. i sat tomatoe he says tomato.lol
Hi Mark
You should go see your doctor. When my husband gave up (25 years ago) he got terrible mouth ulcers, along with other issues. He was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Not saying you have diabetes. Just saying see a professional.
Great job Mark! Hang in there! I’m 6 weeks in and have been using patches after briefly stopping them at 3 weeks. I’m with Red re nicotine. Yes the nicotine itself may or may not be out of the bloodstream but there are billions of nicotine receptors in the brains of smokers that have to prune back. If you can go without nicotine, fantastic. But it does not hurt to give your brain a tiny fraction of the nicotine while it heals. Not sure about ulcers but my sleep and concentration went silly for a couple of weeks. Think of this as part of brain and body healing
80% is psychological. Accept and embrace the choice to being a non-smoker makes a world of difference. Have you read the free book i have made available by Allan Carr? What are you waiting for? Change your mind and change your life.
Spot on happiness. Psychological components are a very significant part of quitting. Psychological aspects are much more expansive than willpower/changing thinking though. There’s family history, trauma, stress tolerance, emotional awareness/regulation. Whether this means that nicotine therapy is needed in combination with/instead of behavioural/cognitive intervention, I think expanding our positions may be helpful. Also, Carr was a big part of my recovery. I think we can use bits off diff viewpoints
Hi Mark, the mouth ulcers seem to be a cimmon trigger amongst a few as part of the withdrawel. I too am suffering with them in my quit. I think its the body going into shock and my sleep pattern is all over the shop at the moment too. Flu is another side affect as your body freaks out, i dont care about sny of these things. To me they are a small price to pay for getting rid if the addiction. You know we pumped those vile little poison sticks into ourselves for years. Allow the body sometime grace to adapt to the change. I tell myself its the battle of claiming freedom back of your mind and body. I believe it is, so buckle up and hang on tight, bcos those little poison sticks need to stay kicked to the curb.
Hi Mark ulcers and gingervitis are common. I’m on day 41 and they drive me up the wall. Everyone I have spoken to that’s quit copped them. Try SM33 and salt mouthwashes to combat it. Are you sleeping with patches on? I tried and dreams were terrible. Shocking sleeping but now ok. Fingers crossed for you