| Withdrawing from nicotine is something that all | | | | These will often increase your likelihood of success |
| smokers will go through on their path to quitting. | | | | and the medications used are not addictive so there |
| While the symptoms are probably not as demanding | | | | are no related problems. |
| as with some harder drugs, they still provide plenty | | | | It is easy to get discouraged when your first |
| of problems for people as they give up smoking. | | | | attempt to quit is met with failure. Research |
| Nicotine is found in all tobacco products, as well as | | | | suggests that the more attempts made to stop |
| thousands of of other chemicals and toxins contained | | | | smoking, you will eventually meet your goal of |
| in cigarettes. The good news is that the withdrawal | | | | quitting. So keep trying until you overcome your |
| symptoms are temporary and peak after two days. | | | | addiction to nicotine. |
| Within half an hour of quitting, your body will start | | | | Nicotine withdrawal is only temporary and eventually |
| healing itself. If you can stay off the cigarettes, your | | | | ceases. This is the hardest part of quitting smoking, |
| risk of death from a range of health conditions will | | | | and coping strategies play a big part. |
| lower over time. | | | | Complications: |
| Nicotine withdrawal symptoms: | | | | A complication of quitting smoking is the weight gain. |
| Nicotine cravings, tension, irritability, headaches, | | | | It is a good idea to get into the habit of eating |
| inability to concentrate, drowsiness, sleeping | | | | healthy well balanced diet. Anticipate not only cravings |
| difficulties, increased appetite, weight gain, depression. | | | | for nicotine, but cravings for food as well. |
| These symptoms will be less intense where you are | | | | You should also exercise more to counter any |
| gradually lowering the amount you smoke rather than | | | | excess food you are eating. |
| going cold turkey, but the longer you smoke the | | | | Get in contact with your health care provider who |
| more damage you do. | | | | can help you with ways to give up the cigarette |
| Low tar or low nicotine doesn't mean you will | | | | habit. You will find that your senses of taste and |
| necessarily get less of these toxins, that is if you | | | | smell will return to normal, your lung capacity will |
| don't smoke more to get the level of nicotine your | | | | increase, which will enable you to increase your |
| body craves. | | | | physical endurance. |
| How to cope: | | | | Increasing your exercise will burn more calories, |
| To help you cope with the withdrawal, you can use | | | | keeping off the weight gain that can occur while |
| products like gum, patches or some sort of therapy. | | | | quitting smoking and dealing with the withdrawal |
| You can also use medications. | | | | symptoms. |