It seems like achieving most good things in life require bearing a heavy burden. There's probably a reason for this right? And like it or not, cigarettes are no exception to the rule. Nicotine withdrawal symptoms are many and varied. Wouldn't you like to know about the most common ones? Here's a frank discussion of them:
1. Does this make you mad? - Emotional Disturbance
This is probably the most well known symptom of quitting and nicotine withdrawal. And how does it usually manifest? That's right - your going to be pissed off. Of course, the effects aren't simply limited to increased agitation. They affect the whole pallet of emotions, including anxiety, anger, irritability, impatience, restlessness, sadness, even fear.
It's nice the tobacco companies have this built in defense in the unlikely case we should decide to stop donating them our life and money - isn't it?
2. What Time is it? - Distorted Sense of Time.
The title says it all.. well, almost. In reality, minutes will seem like hours. Especially those few minutes which occur immediately after exposure to an old nicotine 'trigger'. This is a time, place, event, object, or anything else which you previously associated with smoking. After a meal, after a shower, after a party, etc. Your brain will literally dilate time and make you think the craving lasts much longer than it does. A stop watch, distractions, and/or meditation can help tremendously with this - as does a good quit smoking program that addresses your psychological triggers.
3. Brain Fog? - Impaired Concentration.
Your not imagining it - and its (hopefully) not because you are intoxicated with alcohol. Nicotine interferes with your ability to concentrate in several ways. It directly stimulates brain and nervous cells - and you perceive its absence only minutes after your last puff.
Indirectly, nicotine causes a loss of focus when you experience anxiety after quitting. In the presence of an old trigger, your body will release a host of 'fight or flight' byproduct chemicals that consequently lower your concentration. Without a cigarette, you have to either 'wait it out' or find another way to calm yourself.
Nicotine also alters your blood sugar levels. After quitting you can easily become famished if you don't practice good eating habits. Blood sugar must be maintained by eating at least 3 healthy meals throughout the day, and snacks will help.
Again, any proper quit smoking aid should help you reverse anxiety inducing triggers, help you be more calm, and assist with dietary choices to reduce blood sugar related withdrawal symptoms.
4. I'm too tired to sleep! - Exhaustion and Insomnia
Last but definitely not least on our list of common symptoms are the mutually occurring feelings of exhaustion and insomnia. Anyone knows feeling too tired to sleep is one of the worst things in the world - when you can't even get away in your dreams you're really in for a bad day. Smokers tend to know this feeling all too well. All of the previous symptoms including emotional disturbance, time distortion, and metabolic issues (blood sugar, brain metabolism) contribute in a major way to disturbing our sleep time. Our body could take weeks to re-adjust to normal levels - which really is incredible when you've been smoking for years. Of course, any time sleep is disturbed, you will feel more tired during the day. Changes in metabolism, blood sugar, and other systems will also increase your feeling of day time fatigue.
Exercise, naps, and extended sleeping periods can all help to alleviate symptoms. Unfortunately, high caffeine and alcohol intake also tend to go along with smoking, and these will need to be eliminated entirely to prevent sleep disturbance.
Without assistance, exhaustion and insomnia usually begin to subside after a couple of weeks. By this time, almost all nicotine is gone from our system and our body has re-adjusted. A program containing exercise, dietary changes, supplements, and psychological rehabilitation can help to reduce both the time this takes and the suffering tremendously, however, so you might find its worth the small cost in the long run. It will also reduce the chances that you will relapse in the future, wasting all that effort and further crushing your belief in yourself.
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