I quit smoking 2.5 months ago , cold turkey after 30yrs smoking . i still have withdrawals like very mild anxiaty , tense and mood change. doctor said is all normal.
2007-12-20 15:57:40 · 3 answers · asked by anton p 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Yes it is normal.
My Dad quit after many years due to emphysema. His withdrawals were so bad that after 3 weeks he went and bought some more cigarettes and tried smoking them just to relieve the withdrawal symptoms.
That's when he found out that he had developed an allergy to cigarette smoke in that 3 weeks.
2007-12-20 16:08:50 · answer #1 · answered by don_sv_az 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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
2016-05-25 06:24:33 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not with drawl. The DTs, convulsions, hallucinations, sweats, heaves are withdrawal symptoms. That's just lack of serotonin.
2007-12-20 16:52:17 · answer #3 · answered by Bob H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋