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[FuFuTheSnu]

Breezy,

I've been having some similar symptoms, especially the pain in the throat one. Terrible. I've also had some chest pains and numbness in my cheeks. I don't think they're serious though, I think it's largely just the adjustment my body's going through.


PS FuFu I love the Dr. Spaceman reference!! He actually had one where they showed him in the 1950s encouraging pregnant women to smoke with the catchy hook:

Chattertons taste so cool and mild, a treat for you and your unborn child

"Couldn't you just inject something right into his heart?"
"I'd love to, but we have no way of knowing where the heart is. See, every human is different."

Ok, no more hijacky.

[JRizzle]

Breezy,

I've been having some similar symptoms, especially the pain in the throat one. Terrible. I've also had some chest pains and numbness in my cheeks. I don't think they're serious though, I think it's largely just the adjustment my body's going through.


PS FuFu I love the Dr. Spaceman reference!! He actually had one where they showed him in the 1950s encouraging pregnant women to smoke with the catchy hook:

Chattertons taste so cool and mild, a treat for you and your unborn child

[FuFuTheSnu]

So is my body playing tricks on me? Now that I have kicked her to the curb, I have physical (mental?) symptoms that unfortunately are taking away from the enjoyment of my quit:
-a soreness in my throat, not always there but makes itself known ocasionally.
- a numbness in my cheeks, again not always there
- an occassional sharp pain in my shoulder
- an occasssional sharp pain in my elbow
- upperchest pain when I take deep breathes.

I am a hpochondriac to begin with but is this normal for your body and mind to adjust like this? I have been chewing for 20 of my 34 years on this Earth.....

Your body is going to do all kinds of crazy shit...if you are that worried about it go see your doctor...let him/her know what is going on and see

Sounds like advanced AIDS. Get a will together. But seriously, don't worry about it. The human mind is extremely powerful and sudden changes (like quitting nicotine) can cause imbalances which can manifest themselves as real, physical pains/annoyances. I remember about five years back I went to the doctor cuz I felt like my throat was closing up. Anxiety. A mental condition causing physical symptoms to occur. My throat WAS closing up at times! Got it taken care of and all is cool in FuFu Town these days, but there ya go. I chewed for 20 of my 35 years and nowadays I have so many random pains I don;t have time to worry about them all. And they all pass eventually. Anyway, I wouldn't worry about the occasional elbow/chest/shoulder pain. Course, I'm no doctor, so if it worries you get it checked out. Just don't go see Doctor Spaceman ("speh-cheh-mihn").

[jayd41]

So is my body playing tricks on me? Now that I have kicked her to the curb, I have physical (mental?) symptoms that unfortunately are taking away from the enjoyment of my quit:
-a soreness in my throat, not always there but makes itself known ocasionally.
- a numbness in my cheeks, again not always there
- an occassional sharp pain in my shoulder
- an occasssional sharp pain in my elbow
- upperchest pain when I take deep breathes.

I am a hpochondriac to begin with but is this normal for your body and mind to adjust like this? I have been chewing for 20 of my 34 years on this Earth.....

Your body is going to do all kinds of crazy shit...if you are that worried about it go see your doctor...let him/her know what is going on and see

[gettinbreezy]

So is my body playing tricks on me? Now that I have kicked her to the curb, I have physical (mental?) symptoms that unfortunately are taking away from the enjoyment of my quit:
-a soreness in my throat, not always there but makes itself known ocasionally.
- a numbness in my cheeks, again not always there
- an occassional sharp pain in my shoulder
- an occasssional sharp pain in my elbow
- upperchest pain when I take deep breathes.

I am a hpochondriac to begin with but is this normal for your body and mind to adjust like this? I have been chewing for 20 of my 34 years on this Earth.....

[srans]

Glad to have you aboard bro. Apple and waste are speaking the truth. You been screwing your brain for quite sometime. It's going to be a minute.

The poison doesn't want to lose a valued customer. It likes getting paid everyday. It likes stealing days off your life. It likes controlling you. It hates the fact that you are taking back control. It will fight because it would absolutely love for you to come back.

It gets easier brother. One day you will kick yourself square in the but for being a total idiot for umpteen years. I quit with you today.

[AppleJack]

2 full days in the books. The fog is lifting. Still a TREMENDOUS problem with sleep last night. Don't know if if is anxiety or if is actual physical withdrawal but hot damn. Some real scary shit, but I trudge forward, looking forward to the day that sleep isn't so hard and I welcome the night time again. Cause right now I dread it.

I feel you bro! Sleep was a long time coming. For me it wasn't any particular ONE thing... It was everything. Anxiety, withdrawal, life change, physical/mental rewiring... Damn! Lot of stuff going on for you now. It may not feel like it but it's all good. Sleep has been my last big hurdle to feeling like I'm finally distancing myself from nic. I hope you turn around quicker there... Everyone is different! Until then... Don't be afraid to get some temporary help from something OTC or your doc. Lack of sleep will prolong your fog and seriously funk you out! Hang in there brother... You got this. Rock on...

[wastepanel]

2 full days in the books. The fog is lifting. Still a TREMENDOUS problem with sleep last night. Don't know if if is anxiety or if is actual physical withdrawal but hot damn. Some real scary shit, but I trudge forward, looking forward to the day that sleep isn't so hard and I welcome the night time again. Cause right now I dread it.

It gets better.

Trust me.

Just give it time, and don't rush this. 2 days is freaking awesome, but it takes 3-7 days for that poison to work its way out of your system. I felt ok after 1, but day 2 left me punchdrunk.

But don't worry, because it does get better.

[gettinbreezy]

2 full days in the books. The fog is lifting. Still a TREMENDOUS problem with sleep last night. Don't know if if is anxiety or if is actual physical withdrawal but hot damn. Some real scary shit, but I trudge forward, looking forward to the day that sleep isn't so hard and I welcome the night time again. Cause right now I dread it.

[gettinbreezy]

I must say that this site has already helped tremendously. I usually had a date with the bitch every lunch break I have ever had but the last todays I have spent on this site just reading, trying to find someone that has experienced exactly what I am feeling and how it is that they coped (no pun intended) with it. I have "quit" hundreds of times before but this time around is different. I want it this time. In the past I felt I had to do it and I can even recall saying "I dont want to but I have to." This time around I want to. Thanks KTC and thank you all for quitting with me today. Ya'll definitely make it alot easier. The physical withdrawal symptoms are freaking me the fuck out but I hope to God that they will come to pass...chest pains, shortness of breath and the fact that I feel like my throat is closing up which makes me immediately think of throat C".

[Marcusaurelius]

Get support breezy and get into chat to kill idle time takes your mind off the other things.

[jayd41]

yeah you'll go through some pretty awful shit the first few days...i slept fine (i boozed it up a bit during those first three days) but during the day i felt like spiders were crawling under my skin...kinda nuts...but you will get through it. Drink lots of water! I also like to mix cranberry juice and orange juice and drink a shit load of that...(with a silver rum is nice too!) Don't fear the night...embrace it....you'll get through it fine.

[kkljinc]

Wow. I cannot explain the hell I went through last night. Probably got about 2 total hours of sleep. Scared shitless too! Felt like my throat was closing up, felt like someone was sitting on my chest and kept waking up short of breath. Felt like I was having a heart attack. When I got up out of bed it was fine. Layed back down it would start up again. Very nerve racking. Now I have a fear of the night. Didnt even consider letting the bitch back in the door though so I am good on that end of things.

Your, body and brain will do weird things to you, while un-fucking your head. Remember this, so you never have to do it again.

Still QLF with you!

[gettinbreezy]

Wow. I cannot explain the hell I went through last night. Probably got about 2 total hours of sleep. Scared shitless too! Felt like my throat was closing up, felt like someone was sitting on my chest and kept waking up short of breath. Felt like I was having a heart attack. When I got up out of bed it was fine. Layed back down it would start up again. Very nerve racking. Now I have a fear of the night. Didnt even consider letting the bitch back in the door though so I am good on that end of things.

[Erussell]

Awesome that you have began taking your life back. Keep up the good work. Let me know if you need anything. I am quit with you!