I quit smoking 3 months ago and still feel lousy?

Question

I am pretty much over smoking. whyquit.com helped a lot but nobody tells you how long you can expect to suffer from those nasty toxins coming out in the form of colds and sore throats and headaches? I've never been happier or felt crappier!

Answer 1

try smoking something else

Answer 2

Natural Quit Smoking Magic

Answer 3

I stopped for a short while with the help of acupuncture. Unfortunately, I have a hard time dealing with stress, so I started back a few weeks later. Since you have been "clean" for three months, there's a good chance you will be feeling better soon. I would still recommend acupuncture because it will work as a tune-up for your body. After the session (mine was 45 min, once a week), you will have a feeling of bliss and feel really positive. I also felt tingling for about an hour afterwords--kinda like goosebumps. In any case, I think you would not feel bad after a session. Oh, the needles do not hurt. The ones that were used on me were about the thickness of a cat's whisker.

Answer 4

Okay, a couple of things that really helped me. (And, congratulations by the way! It's such a hard addiction to quit!) Do you have access to a steam room or sauna? (health club, gym, YMCA, rec center) Go as often as you can. Drink lots of water while using it. (and lots of water in general - being dehydrated will give you a headache.) Sweat it out!

The minute you think you are getting a cold spray garlic up your nose. I know this sounds crazy, but it works like a miracle. Try it just once. It doesn't hurt. Use the same spray you would get at the store for vegetables. Really. Try it.

Would you consider hot yoga? Like Bikram Yoga, which is done in a heated studio. The first nine months that I did it my clothes smelled just like cat pee afterwords - I couldn't even wash them with other clothes. Then, suddenly, after I'd sweated all those toxins out, they didn't anymore. And yoga is so good for you and makes you feel so good.

Again, congratulations and good luck.

Answer 5

Well, Im not quiet sure what you are feeling, but I quit cold turkey 7 months ago and did'nt go through any of that. If anything I feel 100% better. I feel like I can breath easier. But anytime I smell cigarette smoke it makes me so sick to my stomach. Maybe your sickness isnt from that. But it could be. Those things are pretty nasty. It took about 2 months to get the taste out of my mouth. Sorry I'm not much help. Good Luck Though!!!

Answer 6

My doctor stated that people get sicker for up to one year after they quit. I quit 6months ago and I still feel awful. I started to use a INFARED sauna which is different from a regular sauna in that it uses dry heat, which in turn makes you sweat more. The other benefit is that your .not inhaling toxins from the rocks from a regular sauna.
You can call around to various chiropractors and find out if they have foot baths. These baths have a metal object which will actually draw out heavy metals and various other toxins from your body. The cool thing about them is that they turn different colors, each color represents a organ that is loaded with toxins, so it gives you an idea of what going on in your body.
You can also detox at home in your tub, make sure you fill it with filtered water, I just have a shower filter I turn it on to fill my tub. Add one cup of Epsom salt to equal part of baking soda. Or equal parts of baking soda and salt. You can buy Epsom salt at the Walmart in the grocery section. Note: Don't go longer than 25mins (and you will sweat, note any color change, dark or gray, even a teal or bluish color water when your done.

Answer 7

A lot depends on how long and how heavy you smoked. The longer and the heavier, the longer it will take to get it completely out of your system. It took me 2 years. But, long before the two year period, I learned to cope, knowing that crappy feeling would pass. It got to where I didn't feel crappy all the time, it would come and go. Then I progressed to not feeling crappy at all. I learned to keep myself busy with a project to get my mind off it. Good luck, hang in there, it's well worth it in the end.

Answer 8

Try doing a full body detox...It'll flush out all the toxins that you ingested through smoking.

Try taking up a hobby, something that'll replace the habit.

I never quit smoking, so I'm not exactly sure how it feels, but I have an idea. It seems to me though, that you're feelings have nothing to do with smoking and quite possibly could be that you lack a sense of fullfilment in your life. Possibly you're unhappy with your job or your current position, and I think that you should try pursuing something that you love doing..Otherwise what's the point?

Good Luck,
Rame_Dean.

Answer 9

Hi, I was browsing and saw your question. I quit smoking 3 years ago. In order for me to do so, I always had candy, or gum, something of that nature on me. When I felt like I needed a cig. I just chewed gum or had some candy in my mouth to kinda forget about smoking. One day I went to the store and a friend of mine went with me. She smokes. She lit her cig. up and it made me sick just to smell it. When I started realizing how nasty the habbit was I didn't even want to be around it. I hope that I could help you with your Bad Habbit.

Answer 10

You Might Until You Get Your Smoke Out Of Your System.

Answer 11

Smoking triggers hypoxia (low oxygen in the blood), this causes your body to increase iron production (pulls it from bone marrow), anemia is a common problem for nonsmokers who have recently quit.