Top 10 Quit Smoking Effects on Your Body
This post goes into some of the Quit Smoking Effects you can expect over the first couple of months of your quit smoking program. So far on this website we have gone into a lot of the ways you can quit smoking cigarettes, but here I would like to go into some of the effects of smoking on your body and give you a bit of a boost in willpower. I guess I’m trying to scare you into action so forgive me if this makes you feel a little bit uncomfortable.
Quit smoking mindset…The effects you can expect when you give up
- Cravings to smoke – This is obvious, but there will of course be times when the cigarette seems to be screaming at you to come and light up. Use the 5 D’s method below to help you get through the toughest times.
- Irritable, cranky – Give your close family the heads up that you might have a short temper for a few months and that it’s just what happens when you quit smoking.
- Insomnia – Ask your Doctor to give you some sleeping pills while you’re going through withdrawal.
- Fatigue – Take a a 20 minute nap in the middle of the day if you can.
- Headache – Make sure you take your Aspirin to work with you because it can be tough getting through the day with your head pounding.
- Dry mouth, Cough, Tightness in the chest, Sore throat – Try quit smoking lozenges to keep your throat moist becuase a bit of a sore throat is far better than lung cancer caused by smoking.
- Constipation, gas, stomach pain – Bicarbonate of soda can work well if you have a sore tummy, but speak to your doctor if the symptoms persist.
- Sore tongue and/or gums – Ask your pharmacist to give you some Bonjela to put on the sores in your mouth. For more server cases Anbesol works like a charm.
- Postnasal drip – This goes without saying but keep a box of tissues with you.
- Inability to Concentrate – Work in 50 minute focused blocks of time and use the last 10 minutes of the hour for rest and rejuvenation.
How to deal with these Quit Smoking Effects using the 5 D’s
credit: - Delaying smoking for just a few minutes can often give you perspective and help you see other options than a puff.
- Drink a pint of water.
- Distract yourself by calling a friend who cheers you up.
- Deep breaths.
- Discuss your feelings of loss with a close friend or even a stop smoking counsellor.
This natural quit smoking system will soon have you over the hump of addiction and if you are trying to help someone quit smoking then just pass this page on. Use these tips to stop smoking when the cravings strike.
For me smoking goes alongside drug abuse as one of the most harmful problems facing the world today and it has been estimated that over one hundred million people have died from smoking related diseases over the last 50 years…did you hear what I said there?
Over 100 million!!!
That figure is far more than died in both the world wars put together and many more people than died of the Great Plague. They will look back in years to come and laugh at that crazy race of people who voluntarily caused their own black death!
My aim with this article has been to give you comprehensive information on what to expect from smoking withdrawal and so advice to beat the problems you might face so you are not thrown off course when the ill effects show up
Come on guys there are so many reasons to quit smoking…Take action now!
