how long until ciggarete withdrawl symptoms end and your back to your self before you started?
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first of all- this is the best thing that you can do for yourself! i hope you stick to it! you deserve to have a healthy long life!\n\nit's different for everyone, but usually the urge to start again will get less extreme after 7 days, and mostly gone by a month. they say it takes 40 days to create a new mind pattern, a new habit.\n\nif you are young and haven't been smoking that long, your body should repair itself from the damage already done fairly quickly, and you will have completely new lungs in 7 years (all the cells will be renewed) you should start to exercise- replacing old bad habits with new healthy ones, plus exercise will really make you feel great mentally as well as physically.\n\nit can help to use the patch, it helped me quit a 10 year 1 pack a day addiction. i don't reccomend niccorette because that can become habit forming as well. be careful where you go and be wary of your triggers. if you always smoke when out with friends at a bar, it may be best to avoid those situations for a while, and ask your friends to support you.\noh, i hear laser therapy is the latest...\nGOOD LUCK- you really are SAVING YOUR OWN LIFE!
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You just quit!  If you decide to quit, pick a date and time and stick to it.  Tell your family and friends about your plan so that they can support you.  When the time you picked comes, crush and throw out any leftover cigarettes.  If you are weak willed, stay away from smokers, smoke filled places and anything else that triggers your desire to smoke.  I stayed away from bars and drinking and everytime a friend lit up I would walk away until they were done.  Plus, I don't like being wrong so I made a point of telling everyone that I quit so if I caved and smoked, I would feel stupid.  I didn't want to ever feel stupid.  I have been smoke free for 18 months now (I smoked for 10 years).  You can also reward yourself at milestones (1 day, 1 week, 1 month, etc).  Good luck!!!
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Usually, your body is starting to get used to not smoking again within a month.\n\nThis should make you feel less tired already. If it is making you more tired than when you were smoking, you should see a doctor.\n\nSlowly picking up working out will be good too. Have a long term goal. For instance, expect to be a changed person in 6-12 months. Don't expect miracles before the end of the year.
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Don't give in to them!  I found it helped me get through by telling myself that I could smoke as many as I wanted tomorrow and that I just had to get through today.  When tomorrow came I would say the same thing.  It was really hard to start with and so tempting to just have a cigarette, but after a few weeks the cravings had gone completely.  \n\nI found that counting days, then weeks and finally months gave me a mental milestone to say I'd reached.  I have not smoked for 16 months now, but I still tell myself that I can have another cigarette 'another day' if I really want one.  \n\nI know it's dreadful at the moment but if you stick with it it will be worth it. Just one little piece of advice that you can ignore if you like...try not to replace gigs with food or alcohol.  I did this to start with and put on over 14lbs!  I've lost it again now, but if someone had told me that advice 16 months ago I'd have been grateful!\n\nGood luck!
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Yes young Miss - you're right not to try and give up cold turkey - try the 'patch' or gum as a replacement. \n\nAlso analyse where and when you do have a cigarette - at home???/at work???/ At lunch???/In pub???. Try and avoid (as much as possible) those places where you find you derive most pleasure from cigarette - this may be for instance immediately following a meal - with a cup of tea or coffee. So for a while change habit - instead of tea and/or coffee - have soft drink.\n\nAvoid places where smoking prevalent. Warn friends and family - that you are giving up and that they, if they are smokers, should NOT offer you one or light up around you (if this can be avoided). \n\nWill also need to tell friends/family - you may be angry and irritable for a while because of giving up - tell them not your usual attitude merely that it is symptom of nicotine withdrawal.\n\nFind friend/relative who is either a non-smoker or preferably one who has themselves given up to be your councillor and supporter - they will need to be contactable by you fairly constantly for the first 3 months after you've given up. If nobody else available - willing to help myself if you give me a call.
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I quit for almost 2 years now. I used the patch and the pill both! I quit on the 12th of may and my dad died on the 16th, everyone knew I'd start back smoking but that only made me stronger because he always lectured me about it. I am so proud of myself!! I still want one sometimes but I really feel better, gained 30 pounds but I feel better!
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Your body flushed out all the toxins. You might feel withdrawal symptoms at first, but they will settle down and your taste buds and everything will become more sensitive too.
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BRAVO.. 7 days sure thing you're lungs are already starting to clear... drink LOTS of water to help your body kick the toxins faster I've heard walking everyday helps too.  Give it 2 more weeks and the nicotine will be completely out of your system.  \nHere's some sites that have more info...  \nKEEP IT UP!!!
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Nicotine is a short-acting drug that is eliminated from the body relatively quickly (i.e., within a day or so). However, the effects of acute nicotine withdrawal can be felt for as much as two weeks or more. In addition, the byproducts of nicotine can be detected in the blood for up to a month after you stop smoking. This is only of concern if you are in a situation where someone else might want to test you for the presence of nicotine or nicotine byproducts in your system. \n\nMost people can quit "cold turkey" without any ill effects other than feeling irritable, restless, and craving cigarettes. However, if you have any medical condition for which you are (or should be) receiving treatment, it's a good idea to check with your doctor first. He or she can also support your efforts to quit and discuss nicotine replacement options if you choose to slowly wean yourself off nicotine. \n\nI pasted this article that may help answer your question. Good Luck!
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You're ok, it takes 1 - 3 days for the nicotine to be out of your blood and brain. For very heavy smokers, it could take another day. There's are traces of nicotine left in your organs for months, but they don't cause cravings, or show in Dr's tests. \nTo get rid of the emotional and habitual addiction, can take the same time, or for some people never - they don't learn to program their desire for smoking out of their subconscious. There are powerful ways help your here: http://www.quitguide.com  There's a lot of encouragement and help to quit and stay quit, so that your op and afterwards goes well.
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I think some of the symptoms are headache, stomachache, crankiness. My doctor told me that the physical addiction is over 24 hours after you quit smoking. The hardest part is breaking the habit that you've grown used to.
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it can be detected by a standard whiz quiz for up to 3 days, as far as withdrawal that can be a painfull proccess that can takes months, just help in any way you can and be prepared for a long bout of depression and anxiety
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you started on your own no one to help you pick up that first one and Now the only way to stop is to STOP... I quit 9 weeks ago and feel great I tried the commit lozenges, the patch and all of it was an excuse to need one more cig. Finally one night in my EMT class this girl looked at us when we came in from break and said why do you do that yourself and your children... I quit I am not saying quit for someone else that won't work, but find something in your life that would be better or happier if you would quit and QUIT the first 3 days are rough, but trust me you make it through those 3 and your are GREAT....
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Perfectly normal. Nicotine numbs the throat lining and the hairs that stop you inhaling loads of dust etc. After 3 days this effect no longer works and the cough mechanism work properly again. The sore throat is because you can now feel the damage the smoke does and should ease off after a couple of weeks. that stuff from you lungs by the way will probably keep coming up for a few months but it will lessen with time. It is you body repairing itself stick with it its doing you good
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You really should work with your doctor because from personal experience, and experience from other people I know, you should not try to do it yourself. I was weaned from effexor over a total of 8 weeks, I stepped down from my dosage every 2-3 weeks, depending on how I felt. You definitely do NOT want to stop cold turkey, you can possibly get the "rebound effect" which I compare to the actual symptoms that may have gotten you to start taking anti-depressants in the first place, intensified. It's not fun to go through, so really, the best thing to do is to consult a doctor, and if you can't, then take 4-8 weeks to slowly get off of them.
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I've quit more than once and the key is to keep busy so you don't dwell on the habit. The act of smoking is as addictive as the nicotine.\n\nGenerally, it takes about seven days for the body to rid itself of nicotine dependence, so your "withdrawals" will probably last about a week. Keep busy and when you feel the craving, divert it to something else (NOT candy, cookies, etc.). Preferably, some kind of physical activity (mop the floor, straighten your closet, etc.)\n\nKeep some cigarette butts (hidden away) that can be lit and good for no more than two or three drags if you really get desperate. Taking a "hit" will help alleviate the symptoms.\n\nObviously, only use them in case of severe symptoms, don't take more hits than absolutely necessary.\n\nYou can do it, but the method you choose has to be one you are willing to use since no method will work if you don't apply it.\n\nGood luck.
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I too am trying to quit smoking.  I was smoking full flavor 100's and smoking about 1 1/2 packs a day.  I have lowered to lights shorts and smoking now only about a 1/2 pack a day.  My suggestion would be not to grab a cig as soon as you get up in the morning and everytime you eat.  Try not to pick one up just because your bored or think you need one.  Wait until you just can't take it any more and you HAVE to have one.  Pay attention to how often you smoke.  If you just had a cigarette 30 minutes ago, make yourself wait another 30 minutes.  Also, set a goal that by a certain day you will be a non-smoker.  And write down the reasons that you want to quit.  Post the goals and reasons on the fridge or somewhere that will remind you constantly why you are doing it.  Good luck sweety!  You can do it!