when dose it get easier
It’s day 6 and each day I get closer to going crazy. Today I’m short
of breath, anxious, feel hot and light headed. Is it normal to get
worse as it goes on? and when dose it start to ease up. I’m at the
point of screaming. Sorry about the intensity.
November 2nd, 2006 at 3:34 am
In a message dated 2/24/2005 12:41:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
divangibby@… writes:
Thank you so much Steve. I guess I am going to do it cold turkey as my
husband smokes and he is going to quit with me and said we can do it cold
turkey.
I am scared because the only time I tried to quit about 10 years ago, it
lasted 1/2 a day. I could not concentrate on anything. I couldn’t type, my
fingers wouldn’t do what my brain was thinking to type, that was so weird! I
couldn’t even talk on the phone, so weird. Have you heard if taking the herb St
John’s wart helps? I took that before and wonder if that could be my helper.
Thanks again new friend, Diane
Diane and New quitters and about to be new quitters,
Yes, You cannot concentrate and won’t be able to for awhile, Drink a little
juice every hour, lots of water(you and your water bottle will become new
friends) The sooner the nicotine is flushed from your system the better you will
feel. Breath and try to quit at a time when you don’t have any serious
concentrating tasks, It’s best to take the time off of work and let the family
know you will not be right for at least 4 days, then gradually if you follow the
program it will subside, you will be able to concentrate again, and the
extreme agony will pass. The detoxifying experience is not a pleasant one but
you
can minimize the pain, and you will get through it…I slept a lot, stayed in
my room, and did lots of stretching, some yoga..stuff like that. If I could
do it so can you, I feel great and it wouldn’t have been so easy if I didn’t
do the Cog exercises and plan out every crave before it happened. Read,
read, read all you can about your addiction, educate yourself and what your
about to go through, it will make a world of difference. I have smoked for 32
years and really thought I could never quit, that I was just too addicted and
lacked the will power to conquer the cravings! I was so wrong, and now I am so
proud of myself:) I could never see myself smoking again..I know it is still
early in my quit but this program and my attitude is just so positive that
I really have no fear of taking up a smoke again,Good Luck It’s so worth it!!
I quit cold turkey One month, two weeks, two days, 18 hours, 36 minutes and
21 seconds ago, I have not smoked 1194 cigarettes and I saved $268.73. Life
saved: 4 days, 3 hours, 30 minutes.
Best Regards,
Mary