Nicotine Withdrawal: Is it normal to feel horribly nauseas and have terrible headaches?

Question

I feel like napalm death on a stick. Seriously.

BTW, I've been smoke free for three days. I would think that the worst of this would be over, but it seems to just be peaking NOW. :(

Answer 1

Yes dear. Your body is readjusting itself and going through withdrawl. You can get headaches, nausea. also expect tons of coughing up brown and other yuky stuff for awhile. Also, you will urinate alot thats normal. For craving I have found that orange juice took my cravings away. I would call your dr and tell him your side effets and see what he can do to help you quit and stay quit. I had a great nurse i worked with and she had me throw out every ashtray and lighter. I even threw out 2 full cartons of cigarettes. I also found that changing my habits helped. I went for a walk on my breaks at work. i also had my house professionally cleaned etc. got rid of my drapes.

Answer 2

it is hard to quit cold turkey.. but if you understand what the nicotine does then you can correct it by using a quit smoking eating program that will help with the withdrawal symptoms.. the first four days are the toughtest.. from there the body makes the adjusment and it is much easier.. stop and think.. your brother does not smoke in his sleep.. if he sleeps 8 hours, how does he do it with having a nicotine fit?.. here is the simple explanation. While sleeping the body and the brain slow down.. the brain does not need much oxygen and neither does the body because the brain wants the body to rest and recoup. But, when a smoker wakes up.. the brain needs oxygen.. one of the carriers of that oxygen is glucose.. a store of sugar in the liver..the brain says I need oxygen.. get me some sugar.. he lights a cigarette.. the nicotine causes the liver to release the needed glucose that is used to help stimulate the brain.. so the smokers brain is now fueled.. but ut oh.. now he eats food that has sugar and drinks some coffee.. within 20 minutes that sugar starts to overload the system.. now the pancreas has to wake up and produce more insulin.. this will balance out the system.. if your brother quit smoking for four days the body will make the adjustment of releasing the glucose naturally as the brain instructs it to do.. and the pancreas keeps the body in natural balance.. but it takes four days.. in the mean time.. the body is reacting to the lack of nicotine.. and the withdrawal symptoms are tough to deal with.. look it up on line and get the good advice from quitting smoking.. you will find it with a yahoo or google search.. it ain't easy.. but it can be done.. food has to replace the nicotine.. but it must be done correctly or there will be a rapid weight gain.. do the research.. you can do this.. and so can your brother.. good luck

Answer 3

The headache is normal if you've only kicked the habit for 2 or 3 days. The nicotine molecule is a large type that fits into your brains receptors that are normally used to accept sugar molecules. Your brain is the only part of your body that actually needs this type of molecule.
You need to temporarily increase your sugar intake to replace the nicotine molecules.
Small candies, like Lifesavers or something small like that would work fine.
When I quit smoking, I kept the Lifesavers company in business.
The reason a lot of people gain weight when they quit smoking is because they crave sugar but don't know it, so instead, they eat a lot of carbohydrates because the sugar craving feels like hunger.
The nausea could just be low blood sugar.
You need sugar for that too.

Answer 4

Horrible head ache - very likely and nausea from the headache- it shoud last 3 days or less- D

Answer 5

Yup. Especially if you're going cold turkey. If you can ride it out that's fantastic. If you can't consider using the patch. A lot of state health programs now give out the patch.

Congrats on quitting!

Answer 6

Yes and including mood swings, short temper. Your body is going through a change. But it will get better in a few days. Best of luck.

Answer 7

Very common symptoms, also disturbed sleep and a cough as your lungs clear out. see a doctor they can inform you of possible symptoms, there are many