Quit Smoking – Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms

If you are a regular smoker, you may realize the bad effects of smoking; and then suddenly you will realize that you already want to quit smoking. The problem is, the nicotine level in your body and system is too high and that you are too addicted so you find it hard to do it. You have to be determined and willing. When you quit smoking, the amount of nicotine in your body will not be instantly removed, even its by-products. Usually, 3 to 4 days after quitting, nicotine by-products such as cotinine still are present in your body.

When you try to quit smoking, the level of nicotine in your body will drop until it gets lower and lower. That will lead to nicotine withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms will affect you physically, mentally and emotionally. Because of addictiveness, your body will surely react to the absence of nicotine. There will be changes in your behavior because withdrawal symptoms affect you mentally. You have to fight off these effects. But what particularly are these nicotine withdrawal symptoms?

Nicotine withdrawal symptoms may include any of the following listed behaviors below:

1.1 to 2 days after quitting, the smoker may feel dizzy.

2.Depression may occur brought by the unpleasant feeling of lack of nicotine.

3.Might be frustrated, impatient and angry sometimes.

4.Anxious about the uncomfortable feeling.

5.Can be most of the time irritated.

6.May have trouble getting sleep and may have sleep disturbances at night. May also have bad dreams and nightmares. Can’t even stay asleep longer.

7.May have some trouble in concentration on the things being done.

8.Becoming bored and sometimes restless even if not doing anything.

9.There will be headaches, too.

10.There will be an increase in appetite. That is the reason why some smokers who quit smoking gain weight.

11.May also lead to constipation.

12.May have cough sometimes due to dry mouth that also causes sore throat. There are times that there is nasal drip.

13.Most smokers feel chest tightness when being tempted to smoke again.

14.The heart rate also decreases. The heartbeat becomes slower.

These symptoms that appear after quitting smoking almost push the smoker to get back to smoking. There is a strict need to cope up these things to succeed quitting. Before deciding to quit you have to be full aware and be prepared for these symptoms. To help you reduce these symptoms, try some alternatives to nicotine like caffeine, and take some medicines for pains these symptoms bring. Most importantly, you have to un-link smoking from your day to day activities.