Do you have side effects when stop smoking?

Question

I stopped smoking and have been feeling light headed, not really folkest, and sometimes off balance. Not all the time just sometimes. Can this be from not smoking anymore?

Been smoking for over 30 years, stopped a week ago. Not really hunger, have lost a few pounds, not really coughing, breath fine. Since x-ray found 1.5cm dense area under breast on left side of lung, stopped smoking and feel great about that part. Hoping CT scan says scar tissue from past breast reduction, which didn't show in prior x-ray.

Answer 1

first of all, i applaud you for your great effort of quitting smoking.

to answer your question about the light-headedness, nausea etc -- those are merely withdrawal symptoms, they are not permanent. they are expected to happen during the first few weeks of not smoking. you've come a long way, i hope you don't revert to your old habits because of what you are feeling -- just remember that these are temporary. people who quit other vices (such as drugs, alcohol etc.) go through these during their first few weeks - in fact, it's actually tougher for them because the substances run in their blood.

just by quitting smoking for 1 year, you cut your risk for heart attack by 50% (which is by the way, the number 1 cause of death among smokers, emphysema ranks 2nd)

and for the "dense area" they found on the x-ray -- a CT scan would be advisable to see specifically where it is located.

Answer 2

Hi, first of all i want to congratulate you on stopping smoking!! The worst of withdrawals would be experienced within the first two weeks of stopping, after that period you will still feel a bit out of sorts until your body has overcome the nicotine addiction. With each day your body will be healing at a fast rate and you would be surprised just how quickly your body will return to the condition of a non-smoker over the next few years. In other words after about five years it will be as if you had never smoked at all. It's amazing how resilent the body is and how it heals itself. You have probably passed the initial stages of withdrawal which is the worst time where your lungs are starting to recover. and that is the reason for your sore throat, breathlessness and tiredness. After about six weeks you will really start to feel much better. So just hang in there for a few more weeks and do things to take your mind of any withdrawals. It'll be well worth it in the long run. By quitting smoking now you are not only increasing your lifespan but opting for a much better quality of life! You might like to take some vitamin supplement to boost your health. Vitamin B complex and Vitamin C will help your nervous system and immune system respectively. See what other remedies are in the healthfood store that will help you through this time. Best of luck and keep up the good work! Well done!

Answer 3

Believe it or not the light headedness could be because you are getting more oxygen to your brain.

The nicotine is gone from your body in 4 days. I am not sure what the current statistics are but only a small percentage of people gain weight and then the weight gain is usually about 7-10 lbs.

I taught a stop smoking course several years ago and I have two great tricks to help any one that is trying to quit.

1.Think about how you inhaled that cigarette......you took a deep breath right? Well you are as addicted to that deep breath as much as you are to the cigarette. So when you feel the urge for a smoke start taking deep breaths and do that until the urge passes. This really works.

2. Start a reward jar. Cigarettes are very expensive these days. So put the price of the pack or the carton in a jar. If you would have bought one carton a week put that money in there once a week. When I stopped I was smoking about $50.00 per month. (it was a long time ago) that money paid for my orthodontist to straighten my teeth. It was a powerful incentive to see the money start to build up.

Good luck with your additional tests. Hoping that you are right about it being scar tissue.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

I woke up at 3:12, am. in the morning four weeks back! I couldn't get a breath! Scared, the you know what out of me! At that point I have not had a cit., since that time! I seem better, then this happen again in the next week! made Dr's., appt. . Dr. finished off scaring me! Have had an echogram of my heart and have copd! My worst side affect has been cold chills and sweats so much sweat , have to change clothes! It was horrible in the first two weeks of not smoking! Still happens! but a lot easier to deal with! I have not wanted another cit.!

Answer 6

I didn't have that. When I quit smoking 25 years ago, I drank lots of water to flush the nicotine out of my system more quickly.

That lightheaded feeling could be something else. Allergy in your inner ear can cause that. You might want to have that checked out. I take generic Claritin every day for allergy in my ear.

It could also be caused by hypoglycemia. Some people get lightheaded if they don't eat regularly. Again, that would have nothing to do with smoking or not smoking.

You may just be noticing things like that more, because you don't have the distraction of the smoking habit any more.

Answer 7

i stopped smoking 7 years ago after 7 days in intensive care with pneumonia,side effects were i could breath and taste things again and didn't smell any more, bad thing is I smoked to long I have COPD now but I'm dealing with that , don't start again you're better off

Answer 8

The long-term effects of smoking can stay with you after you quit smoking. You will be more likely to have blood vessel diseases, like hardening of the arteries. And if you had beginning emphysema at the time you quit smoking, the emphysema will be progressive.

Of course the good news is that you prolong your life by stopping cigarettes. Your risk of heart attack and high blood pressure go down from the moment you stop smoking, as does your risk of developing cancer.

I hope you tests are good and stay well please.

Answer 9

There are all sorts of withdrawals when stopping an addiction ; but they are only temporary . The lasting effects -if you were to continue smoking , would eventually rob you of the air you breath and the blood that flows through your veins .

Answer 10

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