Looking Closely at the Hard Facts of Smoking Withdrawal

The Symptoms of withdrawal include mild to severe depression, abnormal heart-rate, the feeling of anxiety, and more. Smoking cessation aids can help to eliminate the symptoms of withdrawal.

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If you are a smoker, we recommended that you quit now. If you quit smoking now reduces the risk of cancer, disease, numerous illnesses, and adverse health effects.

Nicotine withdrawal is the primary side effect of quitting smoking. It is also the primary reason so many people fail in their attempts to quit smoking every day. In fact, the American Cancer Society reported that the success rates for those attempting to quit smoking without the aid of medicines are between 4% and 7%. This startlingly low statistical success rate is accompanied by further statistical evidence which shows individuals who attempt to quit smoking with the help of medicines or nicotine replacement therapies only have a 25% chance of remaining smoke-free for longer than six months. This means that even with the help of prescribed medicines, an individual trying to quit smoking has a 75% chance of failure within the first six months.

Depending on how much you smoke and for how long, the symptoms begin within the first two hours of putting out a cigarette. The symptoms of nicotine withdrawal may also begin as early as 30 minutes after your last cigarette. The brain of a smoker becomes dependent on these regular “doses” of nicotine in order to maintain its current standard of functionality. Once these “doses” cease, the brain’s standard of normal functionality begins to alter. Here is a timeline in regards to nicotine withdrawal:[mig-qs-banner ][/mig-qs-banner]

Smoking Withdrawal: The Acute Phase

The acute phase is what we regard as the first week of battling through nicotine withdrawal. It is during this time that nicotine withdrawal symptoms are at their strongest, and this is the time that most attempts to quit smoking often fail. The first few hours are extremely difficult. During this time you will experience intense cravings for a cigarette, followed by anxiety, anger or irritation, and a decrease in brain function. This leads to attention problems and results in difficulty completing certain tasks. A person’s ability to focus will diminish – which may cause issues at the workplace.

These symptoms only intensify as the day goes on, leading into the next. Over the next six days, you will experience numerous adverse effects of nicotine withdrawal. These symptoms last well beyond the first week and often last up to 6 weeks or more. According to addictionresource.com, symptoms include:

  • Mild to severe depression
  • Restlessness of the hands and mind
  • Intense feelings of boredom
  • Nausea or dizziness
  • Heartburn and other gastrointestinal complications
  • Sudden shifts in mood
  • Sore or dry throat
  • Abnormal or decreased heart rate
  • Low blood pressure
  • Tingling of the extremities
  • Sweats, hot flashes or chills
  • Increase of appetite
  • Feelings of anxiety
  • Insomnia
  • Diarrhea or constipation

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The First Day

Around 12 hours after your last cigarette, your respiratory system will start to feel the effects. The carbon monoxide which you inhale with your cigarettes bonds to your blood cells. It makes it difficult to breathe at times, and it can cause you to feel exhausted or out of breath after short exertions.

However, around the 24-hour mark, this toxin will un-bond from your blood cells, and your respiratory system will start to get back to its old self. The effects of carbon monoxide may never fully heal, but you will notice an improvement in your ability to sustain energy and exertion levels for longer.

The Next Day

Your cravings will be worse by the next day, and many regular smokers cave in at this point. Your anxiety will be greater, and you may suffer from shaking fingers.

However, at the same time, your risk of heart attack will be greatly reduced. Smokers are at a high risk of heart attack when they smoke regularly, but even after just a day of not inhaling smoke, they will cut their chance of heart attack significantly.

Two Days Later

Once you stop smoking, about 48 hours later your nerve endings will begin to heal. This means that you will have increased sensation on your extremities and you will be able to taste things better. As your sense of taste and smell return, you may be more prone to notice cigarette smoke nearby, and your cravings will only have gotten worse.

Three Days Later

At this point, nicotine will be completely out of your system. Meaning your cravings will be at their peak, and you will suffer the severe symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. You will feel emotional symptoms, such as cravings and the need to hold a cigarette or other similar object. Also, you will feel physical symptoms as well. These include nausea, headaches, and cramps. Different people will experience these in individual ways.

Weeks 2 – 4

Continuing the withdrawal symptoms into week two is exhausting. As your body chemistry adjusts to function without nicotine, it will suffer moderate to severe changes in energy levels. Your body may feel tired more often, or become tired faster. Also, fatigue with bouts of insomnia is common.

You will have increased tobacco cravings. Your body will fight for the nicotine levels it has become accustomed to.

You may experience weight gain, as your body will attempt to supplement the actions of smoking with eating. This may also lead to unhealthy eating habits.

Insomnia and restlessness may become more prevalent. As with any form of sleep deprivation, your cognitive function will decrease.

In addition to the symptoms listed in the acute phase, these new additions can cause issues and complications in regards to the individual’s daily routine. According to drug.addictionblog.org, common prescriptions to aid in overcoming the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal are:

  1. Antidepressants – The antidepressant bupropion is FDA-approved and can help people quit smoking. The brand name for bupropion is Zyban.
  2. Nicotine replacement therapyNicotine replacement therapy supplies enough nicotine to the body to prevent withdrawal symptoms but not enough to provide the quick jolt caused by inhaling a cigarette. Nicotine gum or skin patches are available over the counter, but you need a prescription to use nicotine nasal spray and nicotine inhalers.
  3. Smoking cessation medicines – Varenicline tartrate (Chantix) is also used for smoking cessation. These medications are non-nicotine based but still act at the sites in the brain affected by nicotine. Ask your doctor about this new generation of medicine which may help you quit nicotine dependence by easing withdrawal symptoms and blocking the effects of nicotine if you start smoking again.”

Most people, however, do not wish to begin taking antidepressants. Nicotine replacement therapies, even the patch, only hold about a 25% success rate. Further, smoking cessation medications hold a high risk for adverse side effects – some of which are very serious and could be life-threatening. According to WebMD, the possible side effects from Chantix range from, “Nausea, headache, vomiting, drowsiness, gas, constipation, trouble sleeping, unusual dreams, or changes in taste, chest/jaw/left arm pain, weakness on one side of the body, severe headache, vision changes, confusion, slurred speech, and seizure.” More severe side effects are, “rash, itching/swelling (especially of the face/tongue/throat), severe dizziness, and trouble breathing.”

The effects of nicotine withdrawal may last for upwards of six weeks before dissipating. However, as many ex-smokers can attest, the craving may last significantly longer. Beyond the scope of nicotine withdrawal is also combating the “habit” of smoking. This is the actual routine and actions made while smoking. If nicotine withdrawal were not already difficult enough, this area of the addiction only adds to the range of difficulties presented while attempting to quit smoking.
Smokers cough can suddenly start after you have quit smoking, too. The cilia in the lungs that were pushing material out were not able to function properly due to smoking. Now that there is no more smoke inhibiting them, they begin expelling all the contaminants out of the lungs causing a cough that may not have been there before.

Months Later

Even the heaviest of smokers will lose all their withdrawal symptoms after a month or two. Moreover, the lungs will be in the process of repair, and your risk of heart disease will decrease by as much as 50 percent over the next months.
The positive effects you will see after about 3 months are the ability to exercise and increased blood flow. The first few months are the hardest, but after this point, it should be much easier to resist smoking.
In the following months and years, your body will have more healing to do, and you will continue to lower your risks for numerous diseases.

Smoking Withdrawal: The Solution

There is a viable solution to avoid the complications surrounding quitting smoking. There is a way to avoid the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal altogether, while simultaneously circumventing the “habit.”

A new study finds that, among people who are trying to quit without professional help, those who use electronic cigarettes are 60% more likely to succeed, compared with those who use willpower or nicotine replacement therapies.Dr. Michael Siegel

    • Dr Michael Siegel is a professor of community health sciences at Boston University School of Public Health.

Even though vaping are getting more popular, quitting methods for both regular cigarettes and e-cigarettes did not significantly differ among studies.

Stay Vigilant

Many people fail because they lost the focus they had on quitting. The cravings caught them off guard, and their mind was not prepared with the proper defenses. This can happen to anyone, but it does not have to happen to you. You need to surround yourself with constant reminders about why you are quitting and be prepared for the cravings when they come.

You can do this in a number of ways. The best way is to stay close to people who are determined to help you quit. Keep them near you and ensure that they are on your side when it comes to quitting.

You can also get constant reminders about why you are trying to quit. Hanging up posters in your home or work that remind you why you are trying to quit or that showcase the dangers of smoking can be a great way to keep your motivation ever-present.

Occupy Yourself

When you quit, you are going to find yourself in a lot of situations where there is stress or boredom, and at these times you would have normally taken out a cigarette. However, you are going to have to find ways to keep yourself busy if you want to avoid that compulsion to smoke. Maybe you liked to smoke just before going into work to calm your nerves. Instead, spend that time talking to someone who supports your quitting or visiting quit smoking forums on your phone. There you will find the encouragement you need to stay focused and keep on the path to freedom from your habit.

E-cigarettes allow you to choose the amount of nicotine you consume and allow you to decrease the nicotine strength at your own pace. You can do this while keeping the e-liquid flavor of your choice. Nicotine strength decreases all the way down to 0% nicotine. E-cigarettes also do not rely on combustion or smoke. They employ a simple heating element which vaporizes the e-liquid. The result is thick, rich vapor which simulates the look and feels of smoke.

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48 comments on “Looking Closely at the Hard Facts of Smoking Withdrawal

  • pSychoNicCat

    September 21, 2019 at 10:22 am

    My husband and I quit two months ago. He went cold turkey and I started vaping. I have rapidly cut my vape juice from 24mg, to 18mg, to 12, to 6, and now at 3mg. As soon as I stabilize at 3mg — which will be in a few days — I will start mixing in 0MG and then attempt to put the vape down for good.

    Every time I drop my nic levels I turn into a depressed, anxious mess. I envy my husband’s ability to go cold turkey, but after a 35 year pack+ a day habit I don’t think I would have come this far without the vape.

    Smoking sucks.

  • John

    October 25, 2018 at 9:58 pm

    Hello I like this article these posts because it deals with longer term effects of stopping smoking and what to expect,it is reassuring because I believed by now I would be feeling far better but that seems to be more the case around 3-6 months, I use the vapor it is a God sent i would not have been able to quit without the device, Thank you for the article and posts it really is amazing the strength of cigarette addiction and the day to day harm we do to ourselves physically psychologically,

  • Ellie Rigby

    September 27, 2018 at 1:09 pm

    I should have mentioned that I’ve been a smoker for 46 yrs.
    I tried Chantix 15 yrs.ago. I quit smoking,but started looking at the possibilities of suicide and got off chantix pronto.

  • Ellie Rigby

    September 27, 2018 at 1:05 pm

    Today is Day 8 of cold turkey. I got tired of everything involving my habit–the earth shattering coughing, going nowhere with friends that involved walking the friggin cost. scrambling for my inhaler.

    I haven’t slept this much EVER. I’m talking 18+hrs.a day. Eating is the same, but zero energy. 2 headaches. Horrible depression while at the same time ,deliriously happy that I’ve managed 8days of not smoking. Breathing much better, only used inhaler twice, compared to every time I turned around.
    I’m exhausted after all this typing.

  • Chris

    September 27, 2018 at 7:20 am

    I quit 6 week ago… i feel terrible… short of breathe.. sore troath… depressed… uncomfortable…. swelling… why

    • Crystal

      April 25, 2020 at 9:51 am

      I have the same symptoms at 25 days still….i thought i was over all of that part ?

  • JEFFREY COLE

    September 23, 2018 at 7:42 pm

    Quit smoking December 2012 after 35 years. I quit using vape, started at 30mg/ml nicotine down to 3 mg/ml. Couple of months ago, got on the salt nic train at 50mg/ml then 35 mg/ml and my gums went blood red. I’m 5 days off vaping and I may go to a zero nic instead of candies and food. It’s been pretty rough but I will never go back to nicotine again. Good luck to y’all 🙂

  • John Hanawalt

    September 9, 2018 at 11:29 pm

    I quit July 24 2018 after 57 years of smoking a pack a day. Went cold turkey to get the nicotine out of my system quickly. I decided to because I was getting tired and my energy was falling off. I feel much better now and its been just over six weeks. I still want a cigaret now but it’s not a bad craving and I’m hoping it will eventually fade away. I wish all of you very good success. When I feel any real stress I give it to my God or whom ever you believe in. It works for me and I Hope whatever you try works for you. It does take your breath away to smoke and I mean that literally!

  • Michelle Turner

    September 5, 2018 at 3:18 pm

    Smoked for 36 years . Last 2 yrs vapouring started at 18mg went down to 3 mg . Enjoyed vapouring. But fed up of sore moth and tongue … decided to stop . Did a week of nicotine gum 2mg .stopped that due to feeling worse . So went cold turkey. Been very hard . Sleeping all the time headaches sickness upset stomach . On day 8 now cold turkey. Im not going back to smoking anything …. not even vapouring.

  • Irene Mercer

    August 27, 2018 at 9:29 am

    I have smoked a pack a day for around 55 years. Read Allen Carr’s book on the easy way to stop smoking amazingly I completely stopped about 8 weeks ago. The first 2 or 3 weeks were so easy, absolutely no cravings and I live with a 20 a day smoker. Since then I have never felt so unwell, blood pressure has dropped, think my blood sugar keeps dropping; feelings of pins and needles in legs feet and hands, feeling fluttery or juddery all over. Hot sweats. Not sleeping too well at night then can’t keep my eyes open through the day. I really hope that these feelings pass soon as I have no wish to ever smoke again but can’t carry on forever feeling so rough. I was very relieved to read thus article where it actually seemed to agree with all the symptoms I felt. Fingers crossed I am getting through.

  • rachel

    July 22, 2018 at 10:48 am

    I am on my fourth day didn’t realise this journey would be so long. Cravings are my biggest issues

  • guy

    July 19, 2018 at 12:41 pm

    An interesting article but some of it is misleading in my opinion. Much is made of how long nicotine (A more addictive drug than heroin) will remain in the body and I disagree with the statements above regarding this. 93% of the nicotine in your body is gone within 24 hours (Half of that when you’re sleeping!) and a nicotine hit (smoke) is only effective for about 15 minutes so any craving for nicotine is in your head not your body. Smoking is an addiction, nicotine is a drug, ergo – you’re a drug addict…Vaping in my opinion is a waste of time too because you’re still having nicotine and that’s the cycle you should be trying to break – the addiction to nicotine…..
    Don’t get too hung up on it though cos becoming a non smoker is far easier than you ever thought…..I’ve done it and I feel great..
    Good luck to you all

    • Cindy

      September 9, 2018 at 11:44 am

      That is why I am vaping. I can immediately have the benefits of cleaning up my lungs and bronchial tubes and no smell, while I slowly work on tapering off the nicotine which is the hardest part. You cant buy cigarettes with progressively lower nicotine so you have to smoke less of them which is harder to do then smoking none. It also takes care of the habit part which is my biggest problem. I hate the taste of cigarettes and do not actually enjoy smoking them but the hand/mouth fixation is hard to break. I can slowly taper that off too with vaping.

  • Sandy

    July 8, 2018 at 2:40 am

    I smoked for over 25 years. I am now 20 months smoke free. If I can do it anyone can. Good luck to everyone trying to quit!

  • Elena

    July 4, 2018 at 1:15 pm

    I quit July of 2010 cold turkey. It wasn’t easy but I did it. I fell off the wagon Sept 2017 because of the stress of medical school. I am 2 days “smober”. (Smoking sober). My starting smoking again didn’t happen all at once and I urge you all to realize this is an addiction and you can never relax around addiction. I lost 8 years of being smoke free but I will fight for 8 years and more again. We are finally getting our lives back!! Well done! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • Christi

    May 26, 2018 at 9:17 am

    April 13, 2018 was the last day I smoked a cigarette after 33 years of smoking. I bought my first vape starter kit that day and haven’t looked back. I have tried quitting cold turkey in the past but failed within the first 4 hours. Vaping with 21 mg of nicotine to start, I have now gone down to 15 mg. I started with a Vaping pen and graduated week 2 after hours of research to a Vaporesso Target Mini. I have had NO withdrawal side affects apart from having to retrain my thoughts to not think. “I need a cigarette” to “I need to go vape”. I am even able to withstand being around other smokers without missing the cigarette and that awful cigarette smell. The taste and smell of the vape juice versus the cigarette is COMPLETELY different. After the first 3 days of quitting, I stopped the horrible coughing that had started about 5 years ago. I would cough to the point where I couldn’t breathe. The coughing would wake me up at night, and I would even sometimes throw up. I can now breathe deeply for the first time in about 10 years. Although people still look at vapors as smokers, which is ignorance in itself, I have never felt more confident that someday I will be completely smoke free. I can’t tell you how much I believe that Vaping has actually saved my life and added several more years to it. I agree FULLY with every bit of this article, and my hope is that many more people like me who are desperate to quit smoking read this article and are inspired to quit for good!

  • Glenda Bartram

    May 22, 2018 at 2:24 am

    I’m 63 and still smoking my COPD is bad I have a hard time breathing. I have a hard time trying to quit smoking the more I think about it and try to quit the more I’ll smoke I don’t understand why anyone have the answer

    • Ron

      July 5, 2018 at 7:37 am

      Glenda, Im 66 71/2 months not smoking,my breathing isnt the best either but much better not to smoke for all around survival. Look you’re only going to get worse don’t do it to yourself you’re worth much more than that , make it your BUSINESS!!! Short walks, mints, gum , whatever helps,3 minutes craving gone. Wish you the best,

    • Janet

      July 11, 2018 at 5:32 am

      Hi, I too have Copd breathing now at 29% I still do lots though, have been trying to stop smoking for about 8 years, used patches, champix, nicotine spray, and e-cigs, champix helped a lot and I managed to stop smoking every where but at home, that was about 4 years ago, stopped completely for 4 months but could hardly breathe, started using lozenges, have been using those for past 2 years and managed to get down to about 3 smokes a day, have now stopped completely for last 3 weeks, and feel excellent, no withdrawals, occasional urges, but breathing has improved. So hang in there, do it gradually, like cut out smoking from say 6 at night and then earlier dont beat yourself up if you fail, just start again. Hope this helps

      • steph

        July 15, 2018 at 6:16 pm

        best of luck to all

    • Brad

      August 1, 2018 at 11:16 pm

      Try reading the EZ way to quit smoking, it explains what you are going thru, the best way to psych yourself up to quit and enjoy it with little to no withdrawals I quit immediately for 7 months first time I read it and enjoyed the process, rather than aganonizing over it, I did relapse for the last year but just finished reading the book again and off to another great start

    • Jozett

      September 9, 2018 at 2:49 am

      My great-aunt died a VERY painful death. She was in her 70’s, COPD, EMPHYSEMA, she basically suffocated to death. But she would never quit smoking. She died with her pack next to her on what became her death bed. I am in my 40’s and have smoked for decades. I’m quitting now because my Asthma and COPD are getting so much worse. I don’t want to die like she did. It was terrifying and not peaceful at all. That is my motivation.

  • J laster

    May 18, 2018 at 4:48 pm

    I’m on day 3 and love in a house with 3 smokers… Our daily routine is go out ,20 times a day, and smoke and cut up….. But I need to be around it to make sure I’m sure….. Yea I’m sure

  • Donna Stomsky

    May 9, 2018 at 7:21 pm

    i SMOKED FOR 30 YEARS, i HAVE QUIT NOW FOR 4 MONTHS, i ENJOYED SMOKING BUT THE COUGHING WAS HURTING ME WHEN I DID SMOKE, i HAVEN’T BEEN FEELING GREAT SINCE I QUIT, AND I DON’T KNOW WHY?

    • carla hoffman

      February 12, 2020 at 2:06 pm

      I’am the same I feel worst in alot of ways that I didn’t when I smoke but it’s only been 5 weeks cold turkey. I thought I would feel great with lots of energy but I feel depressed so same as you I wish I knew why

  • carmelo

    May 8, 2018 at 11:06 am

    I stoped chewing tabacoo two weeks ago. after almost 5 yrs of doing it. The withdraws been very strong. sleeping and staying a sleep been bad on me. heart rate and blood presure up and down. its getting better but the sleeping problem still there with a little anxiaty. God i hope the next two weeks or so am better. need some good sleep.

  • Alexandria

    April 29, 2018 at 7:28 am

    This article is not “lying” like so many complaining people say. I have received medical counseling, all of these symptoms are possible. I suffered with nausea and vomiting as well as heaches. But after 3 weeks i was fine !

  • Kristina white

    April 23, 2018 at 5:08 pm

    My blood pressure dropping to the point I passed out at work and was hurt pretty bad but I still haven’t started smoking again I go to my doctor tomorrow to find out what’s going on

  • Juan A Garcia

    April 18, 2018 at 4:42 pm

    Quiting is the easiest thing to do as long as it is something you really want to do i was smoking for over 13 years and i quit one day to the next because it bothered my family to this day i have still not gone back to smoking and my family thanks me for that

  • Donna Jones

    April 16, 2018 at 12:10 am

    I’ve gone straight onto a vapour a week ago! I don’t feel like tabaco! I sometimes forget I’ve started vaping and step outside for a roll up then catch myself and think what am I doing I use a vapour now! But other than that I’m feeling positive enough to say! I can do this! I’ll cut down on the nicotine slowly! Everyone is different ?

  • B

    April 12, 2018 at 3:39 pm

    I’m trying to quit

  • Herb Moore

    March 21, 2018 at 6:17 pm

    This is my 3rd try at quitting in 8 months. For me, the first 7 days seem easiest. It’s the 14, 15 days point that everything starts to fall apart. Longest I’ve made it is 28 days, and I’m on day 15 again now. Smoked for over 35yrs. Tried all the stuff mentioned. This time I started on phase 2 patches and will use the 14 patches. Then phase 3 patches for 14 days. Then cold turkey.

  • David

    March 17, 2018 at 1:38 pm

    I am at 50 days no smoking, Well kinda. The last 4 days I had 1 cigarette on the way home from work. I felt I deserved it because of the bad day I had at work. I didn’t really enjoy it and it kinda made me sick. I think I am on my way to no smoking. It is the weekend now and I can rest. Wish me luck.

  • Lewis

    March 14, 2018 at 5:27 pm

    Comment…I’ve been smoke free for 55days today, I feel great but heart rate has gone so low…. last week it was 48 today 55 I hope it will go back to normal if it doesn’t get to around 60 by next week I will have to make an appointment with my gp….pressure has gone low to 87/134 which I feel is much better than before…. sex is just awesome.

  • Perry

    March 8, 2018 at 12:22 am

    I am on day 7. Definitely having trouble sleeping, face is hot, anxiety, all that good stuff. This chart is spot on for me, day 3 is always the worst… having a few beers hopefully I can’t sleep better! You got this folks, good luck in becoming healthier!

  • cheri

    March 3, 2018 at 7:55 pm

    I have quit so far for 1 month… Its been tough now…. cravings r there and I believe when they say boredom has a role in this…. I was fine in the first 2 weeks. I do have support which is good.

  • SMH

    February 24, 2018 at 5:07 pm

    This article has a lot of truth and yes everyone is different. Especially the difference between men and women.

  • Brooklyn Ann

    February 20, 2018 at 9:08 pm

    Well, good for you people. I’m on day 5 of being completely cigarette free and week 5 of Chantix and trying a low nicotine vape and I’m still having crippling withdrawals. Funny thing is a bunch of the Chantix side effects are the same as withdrawal side effects.

    • Nikhil Goyal

      May 10, 2018 at 8:33 am

      Hi, try cold turkey. It does take lot more will and mental struggle but seems like far more effective.

  • Josh

    January 11, 2018 at 5:54 am

    Bunch of lies. I quit smoking a week ago after doing it for 27 years and feel great. I don’t want to smoke.

    • Jessica

      March 29, 2018 at 12:46 am

      I need your motivation I’m trying so hard to quit
      Not wanting to feel the withdrawal affects I’m so worried about

    • Arnie

      June 7, 2018 at 11:58 am

      Good for u, everyone is different

    • Luna

      August 27, 2018 at 1:49 pm

      Not everyone is the same. I only smoke about 3 a day. Used to be a pack years ago. But quit for 3 years. Started back up 8 months ago. Even at that small amount when I quit a few days ago I have had some issues. Mentally I am fine. Dont want to smoke. But physically… feels like my blood sugar is off. Which I read it does affect. I can feel my heartbeat throbbing in my feet. Also tingly feeling in my hands and feet. Like my circulation is coming back. My mouth is dry all the time. And I am exhausted. I quit about a month ago the first time and felt like this so bad I went to smoke to see if that was the cause and felt much better. So this time tried to wean down even more.. but here I am a couple days in and feeling like this again. Not as bad but noticeable.

  • DeNene E Thompson

    January 1, 2018 at 2:28 pm

    I do not believe everything this article mentions. It is different for everyone. Situations, feelings, withdrawal none it has to be severe.

    • Shannon

      September 18, 2018 at 11:41 am

      I agree. I’m almost 2 full days into quitting and I feel better than ever

  • Queen Tymeecca

    October 28, 2017 at 4:35 am

    This message was very helpful quitting tonight

  • Queen Tymeecca

    October 28, 2017 at 4:34 am

    This was very helpful starting tonight.

  • Honesty

    October 16, 2017 at 6:06 pm

    What this article doesn’t tell you as that while vaping will allow you to ease away from your addiction, it will also allow you to increase the amount of nicotine you consume. Pretty soon mindless vaping will become the norm, because now you can vape anywhere!

    I quit smoking and used vaping as a means to get away from cigarettes, and it did work. But my nicotine addiction worsened. Pretty soon I was vaping the equivalent of 2-3 packs of cigarettes a day simply because I could. And it was mindless! I couldn’t stop because I didn’t even realize how much I was doing it.

    Now I’m suffering from depression, severe and crippling anxiety, a lightheadedness that won’t go away even 4 weeks after quitting, and my symptoms seem to be getting worse, not better. And it’s all because vaping allowed my nicotine addiction to worsen. Quitting both cigarettes and vaping was the right decision for me, but I’m a broken human being because of this nasty habit.

    Take it from me folks. Don’t vape, and don’t smoke. It’s not worth it.