Headaches

[quark]

4 days in. Don't normally get headaches, but have had headaches ever since I quit. How long does that last? Figured once the nicotine cleared, it would of stopped...thoughts?

It takes about 72 hours for your body to be nicotine free, it takes about 6-8 weeks for your body to get its brain neurotransmitter levels back to where they should be. That's why things like anxiety, depression, and maybe headaches tend to linger early in the quit. Do your headache prevention stuff: eat healthy foods on a routine schedule and avoid long fasts, drink plenty of water, stay off the alcohol, and take ibuprofen or your pain medicine of choice as soon as that headache starts coming on (don't wait!). If the headaches are especially bad and unlike anything you have experienced before, go see your doctor. But under no circumstances should you scrap your quit.

Patience.

[eyehatecope]

Differs is my guess. I didn't experience headaches.

Hop in February and make brothers/friends.

Congrats on your quit.

[Thumblewort]

4 days in. Don't normally get headaches, but have had headaches ever since I quit. How long does that last? Figured once the nicotine cleared, it would of stopped...thoughts?

It probably depends on the individual. Your brain is getting more oxygen than it did when you dipped and it is still adjusting to that. I am at day 78 and I still get a headache now and then. I just take an aspirin as needed.

And welcome to KTC! You will find a wealth of knowledge here about quitting. 4 days by yourself is awesome. The best thing about this site is that you don't have to quit alone. You can post roll every day with the February 16 group here...

February 16 quit group

Just find the last roll post and read the instructions. You might mess it up but someone will fix it. B)B

Thoughts? Yeah, join a brotherhood of quitters and post your promise that your quit 24 hours at a time. headaches are nothing compared to cancer.

[Stranger999]

4 days in. Don't normally get headaches, but have had headaches ever since I quit. How long does that last? Figured once the nicotine cleared, it would of stopped...thoughts?

It probably depends on the individual. Your brain is getting more oxygen than it did when you dipped and it is still adjusting to that. I am at day 78 and I still get a headache now and then. I just take an aspirin as needed.

And welcome to KTC! You will find a wealth of knowledge here about quitting. 4 days by yourself is awesome. The best thing about this site is that you don't have to quit alone. You can post roll every day with the February 16 group here...

February 16 quit group

Just find the last roll post and read the instructions. You might mess it up but someone will fix it. B)B

[Iainherzog]

4 days in. Don't normally get headaches, but have had headaches ever since I quit. How long does that last? Figured once the nicotine cleared, it would of stopped...thoughts?