Does anyone know how long it takes withdrawal symptoms from quitting smoking to subside? I'm going nuts!?

Question

I've heard 3-4 days but I just finished my fifth and I'm about ready to start climbing the frickin' walls. And while we're at it, when does the nicotine and tar rinse from my system completely?

Answer 1

Usually about a week, but it depends on the person. I quit smoking on Memorial Day weekend, and now I really don't miss it.

Here are a couple of suggestions to help alleviate your post-nicotine jitters:

Vitamin B-complex (also known as "stress vitamins")

Tension Tamer tea (made by Celestial Seasonings)

Chamomile tea

Valerian supplements

Also, another thing that helped was to visualize myself as a "non-smoker" instead of an "ex-smoker." I'd think about my health & energy & how GREAT it feels not to smoke! When I decided to quit smoking, I had the flu & a lot of bronchial stuff, so whenever I was craving a cigarette afterwards, I'd remind myself of how bad I used to feel when I did smoke (wheezing, phlegm, etc.)

Answer 2

Congrats! I did the same thing and I was smoking 2-3 packs a day. I used the patch for about 4 days, smoked 1 cigarette on the fourth day, coughed and hacked a bit and said no more. It's been several weeks now and I'm not craving them really, don't think I really ever did. I'll catch myself going to go have one, or taking a break, before it dawns on me that I'm not smoking anymore. I've never allowed smoking in my house, hate the smell, so that helps. It's funny but my kids smoke, you would think it would be harder, but knowing the cigarettes are right there doesn't bother me. I keep a can of febreeze handy to knock the stink off of them when they come in! Now I won't say this in my first time quitting, it's not even my second or third time. I keep saying one day it will stick. My down fall is I'll get mad over something, or will just have "one", telling myself 10 or so later, that I'll quit again tomorrow. That "one" is all it takes, even though it stinks, I can't breath, and don't smoke in my house, and literally hate all things about smoking, but I've done it for over 30 years. Sometimes I think it's like what they say in the stop smoking pamphlet, you think they are your best friends. Well, sometimes your best friends are your worst enemies too. Keep up the good work, make it stick for you! I plan to do that this time too. Watch out for that "ONE" don't let it happen to you! Tiffiany NTR is nicotine replacement therapy

Answer 3

It takes approximately 28 days for your body to completely rid itself of the nicotine and the cravings to stop. After that any cravings/withdrawals that you have are purely psychological. This would also vary depending on how long you've been a smoker and how much you smoked. Try this website:

http://www.philipmorrisusa.com/en/home.asp

It's very helpful and should answer any and all questions you may have as well as some helpful hints. There's also links to other websites that offer the same.

Answer 4

5 days haven't killed you so go for a month. I quit for 5 months once and started back up. DON'T DO THAT. I wish I would have never took that first smoke.

Answer 5

It's different for everybody. i quit with no withdrawals. My husband was in hell for several months. A friend of mine managed to quit in a few weeks. It takes serious commitment, but if you have tried, then you know why you have to quit.

If you can get Nicorrette, or some other form of nicotine, it helps. That way, you withdraw from the cigarette, and then work on ingesting less of the nicotine.

Herbs that might help are Valerian and Skullcap, both of which are sedatives. You can try Yoga as a way to calm the cravings.

The main thing that is really going to get you through this is your own determination. I don't know you, but I'm rooting for you. And if you backslide, don't just decide that you are a failure. Try again. Your life and your lungs are worth the effort.

Answer 6

Both times mine lasted about 2 weeks physically. But the mental will always appear every now and then. Stay strong, its worth it. When you realize how much better you feel, it makes it easier to say no.

Oh, health food stores also sell drops that are supposed to help rid your system of the nicotine. Though I don't know if they really work. I used it the first time, but not the second.

Good Luck!

Answer 7

The physical addiction/withdrawal lasts only a couple of days. After that, it's all in your brain! Those urges stopped for me after a year. You can do it! I drank TONS of water, and ate Altoids like they were, er, candy! Stay away from anybody who smokes and alcohol until you can deal with it. It gets easier as you go, because after the number of days increases you don't want to go back to day 0 again. Hang in there you can do it!

Answer 8

It depends on how much you smoked. For me, about a week, and after that i thought about smoking a lot for awhile, but the cravings wern't too bad. It takes about 5 years for your lungs to compleatly heal from smoking, but again, it depends on how much you smoke.

Just remember, you're almost there. Keep it up!!! Try chewing gum, or eating salted seeds.

Answer 9

15 days for most of physical symptoms, 1 month for real crave, but it takes months for you to ignore your body and mind demands on cigarettes.

Nicotine takes approx. 3 months to go away, tar sadly adds on your lungs and doesn't go away.

Believe me i quit 7 weeks ago and IF i get into a stressful situation i feel the desire to burn one.

PLEASE if you really want to quit, don't smoke for the next 3 days, hardest week is the first one. Good luck. Want more info? mail me.

Answer 10

well ive heard up to two weeks and also a few months but if ur having that much trouble try the patch or gum

i think it takes 24 hours to a week (7 days) for the tar to get out of ur body also drinking alot of water helps wash out ur system