Quitting smoking

[BoredBloke]

Been off the fags for 4 weeks now. I thought I would feel great but the last 4 weeks , my breathing has been worse, coughing up loads of phlegm and I still feel worse than I did when i smoked. Easing up now but I seriously thought I had fcked me breathers for good

Been told this is normal and can happen when you stop smoking 35+.

Anyway to extract the good from it, I have had a month taster what chronic brionchitis or emphysema woudl be like, so that shoudl be more than enough to keep off the sticks for the rest of my days

Anybody else experienced similar?

Sunny "Splutter and Spit" san

Well done so far - but I think I would have at least given it to the new year rather than having all those nights out and risking having a quick cig when your out having a beer. That was the link I found the hardest to break. I'm glad I gave up though (about 4 years now I think) but do miss a couple of things

1 - time out at work. The short time away from the desk was great for problem solving. Rather than hammer away at a problem I'd go for a thinking cig and solve it almost straight away

2 - beer tastes different

3 - i drinkl more because my cig is not in my hand meaning my pint is.

[Archangel]

Yes, I experienced the same symptoms, cleared up fairly quickly. Keep it up, you are doing well. When I get a cough now (4 years later) I think "oh, I've got a cough". When I used to smoke and got a cough I would think "that's it, I've got lung cancer and am on borrowed time".

[SallyAnne]

I intend to increase my fag consumption to make up for you.

[SallyAnne]

I think everyone who gives up smoking deserves an enormous pat on the back. It is a very difficult thing to do - not really the physical addiction (stick some patches on for a while to ween yourself off them) but it's the emotional addiction with smoking which is completely controlling.

I tried giving up a few times before I conquered it (about 18 months off now, and will never ever smoke again) and the difference this time was my mind set. I said goodbye to them this time, and I meant it. It wasn't for money reasons, or temporary health reasons, or some "new years resolution" or anything like that - it was a life style choice. I LOVED smoking when I did it, but it was time to say goodbye to those days (much like how I used to LOVE sh*gging around when I was young and single, and I said goodbye to those days too). I see it in the same light.

Good luck to everyone who's trying - you can all do this.

[OwlHoot]

Yes, I experienced the same symptoms, cleared up fairly quickly. Keep it up, you are doing well. When I get a cough now (4 years later) I think "oh, I've got a cough". When I used to smoke and got a cough I would think "that's it, I've got lung cancer and am on borrowed time".

It still could be lung cancer