Is this a symtom of quitting smoking? -

Is this a symtom of quitting smoking? -

I have been an avid smoker for around 8 to 9 years doing anywhere from a pack a day to around a pack and a half.

I have just recently stopped smoking due to a promise I made my pregnant girlfriend because well, she stopped due to the baby and to become more healthy, I stopped to reduce her cravings and stress, and well, for my health deep down inside.

Shortly after quitting, I soon found myself dozing off at midnight - 1 AM and noticing I cough a lot shortly after getting to sleep and feel extremely nauseous. This proceeds for a few hours until I can finally get to sleep.

What is this?

I was told that smoking acts as a sedative or an anesthesia to your alveoli (small air sac-s in your lungs where the tar resides), and when you stop smoking this is removed and the alveoli are trying to kick out the negative particles and bringing in healthy regeneration to the alveoli.You were given correct information. Your lungs are just trying to kick the junk out of your lungs and the cigarettes used to provide chemicals to keep that from happening. Congratulations and good for you!! I don-t mean that in a condescending way-I-m jealous- I-ve been trying to quit for awhile. Keep up the good work.Yes, you-ll find a lot of strange symptoms when you quit smoking. I gave up 4 years ago and have suffered from sinus problems since, although it-s improving, but I never had a sinus problem in all my years of smoking!

So glad you gave up. I have a neighbour who is dying from stomach cancer. He had throat cancer from smoking and it was cured, except it spread to his stomach after that.

He had a row with his wife on Saturday, she wanted him to stop smoking and drinking alcohol to try to prolong his life. They had a huge row and she left him. Yesterday he set light to their house and sheds and has now been taken to a physchiatric hospital. The house and contents wasn-t insured. They have nothing.

All that from smoking! He is just another person in the long list of people that I-ve known who-ve died from the effects of smoking.

Is this a symtom of quitting smoking? -