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[stew5978]

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[Minny]

today is day 49 for me, and by far the worst day i have had yet!  man this sucks.

just totally feel like shit today!  fog, random panic/anxiety, chills, tense, etc.

gonna go for a walk...

Here is part of my timeline I keep for myself.

Notice how day 31-60 just really sucked for me. The good news is it got way easier at day 61 and has been pretty easy since then.

Day 31-38: Freaking fog was back, some nasty craves and my temper way out of control. WTF!

Day 39-60: The roller coaster days. Mod craves followed by no craves, bad temper and mild depression. A difficult time but I was not giving up at this point.

Day 61-73: The best days by far. Seldom think about dip, temper is way better, sleeping like a normal person and just feeling pretty darn good. I am stacking up these good days to recharge my batteries and prepare for the next round of fights".

Day 74- 85: Really good days. Strong cravings when I have too many drinks so I have been careful with drinking. Normal days are now 0-1 crave. My temper has been completely under control for 2 weeks now.

Get some rigorous exercise to help with anxiety.

[ParadigmDawg]

today is day 49 for me, and by far the worst day i have had yet!  man this sucks.

just totally feel like shit today!  fog, random panic/anxiety, chills, tense, etc.

gonna go for a walk...

Here is part of my timeline I keep for myself.

Notice how day 31-60 just really sucked for me. The good news is it got way easier at day 61 and has been pretty easy since then.

Day 31-38: Freaking fog was back, some nasty craves and my temper way out of control. WTF!

Day 39-60: The roller coaster days. Mod craves followed by no craves, bad temper and mild depression. A difficult time but I was not giving up at this point.

Day 61-73: The best days by far. Seldom think about dip, temper is way better, sleeping like a normal person and just feeling pretty darn good. I am stacking up these good days to recharge my batteries and prepare for the next round of fights".

Day 74- 85: Really good days. Strong cravings when I have too many drinks so I have been careful with drinking. Normal days are now 0-1 crave. My temper has been completely under control for 2 weeks now.

[Mike from AB]

today is day 49 for me, and by far the worst day i have had yet! man this sucks.

just totally feel like shit today! fog, random panic/anxiety, chills, tense, etc.

gonna go for a walk...

Hope the walk helps Stew! Congrats on making it to day 49, that's an awesome accomplishment! While it does get easier, even at day 55 yesterday, I was still struggling. Guys tell me it can take 150 days to start feeling normal  healed. Hang in there bro, you've got this!

[stew5978]

today is day 49 for me, and by far the worst day i have had yet! man this sucks.

just totally feel like shit today! fog, random panic/anxiety, chills, tense, etc.

gonna go for a walk...

[DippinDave911]

I dont get the headaches so much but i do feel like im on the constant verge of a heartattack. The anxiety SUCKS! It has me on the couch just full of worry. Someone did tell me though that they went to the hospital twice during their quit with false chest pains. Nicotine is absolutely ridiculous in how it manifests the quit symptoms differnetly in people.

I agree with Grizzfall. I had a bad (what i now know was anxiety) attack at work. I work in a front of a 450 degree oven in a nearly 100 degree factory. I got real dizzy and shaky and my heart was speeding off the charts. Damn near passed out trying to find someone to help me.

I went and saw my doctor to see what was up. Never even considered it to be withdrawal. Anyway be weary if you do see a doctor. I ended up getting multiple tests done on my heart because of a family history. These including cheap (in comparison) blood tests, to a $400 echo cardiogram and a $3000 transesophageal echo cardiogram. Im not saying to rule anything out but over $4000 worth of visits and tests just to tell me it was anxiety is friggin ridiculous.

And you do NOT want the transesophageal test. They make you gurgle (or make a terrible attempt to) a numbing paste that has the consistency of molasses. Then they drug you up and shove a giant black dildo down your throat. Your "not suppose to feel it," but my drugs hadnt kicked in and I ended up puking all over myself. Not fun at all.

As for your other post, I have gained 40 pounds since quitting. :(

Glad to be quit with you,

Dave - 73 days

[Mike from AB]

I dont get the headaches so much but i do feel like im on the constant verge of a heartattack. The anxiety SUCKS! It has me on the couch just full of worry. Someone did tell me though that they went to the hospital twice during their quit with false chest pains. Nicotine is absolutely ridiculous in how it manifests the quit symptoms differnetly in people.
Take some tylenol and stay strong

The anxiety is the absolute worst! I didn't end up at the hospital for it, but did end up going to the doc more times in the first month or two than I had in years  ended up with meds for anxiety. Stay strong indeed! The quit symptoms might seem fairly universal but yes they manifest themselves in different ways in different guys all the time.

[Grizzfall]

I dont get the headaches so much but i do feel like im on the constant verge of a heartattack. The anxiety SUCKS! It has me on the couch just full of worry. Someone did tell me though that they went to the hospital twice during their quit with false chest pains. Nicotine is absolutely ridiculous in how it manifests the quit symptoms differnetly in people.
Take some tylenol and stay strong

[stew5978]

Anybody else get tension headaches? I have had tension in the back of my neck up to the base of my skull for the past few days. Really getting annoying. Going on day 4 now.

[B-loMatt]

so i know everybody is different, but has anybody besides me seen a reduction in appetite?

on day 25 now, but the first 2 weeks, i had to force myself to eat.  most food didn't taste good.  i have actually lost 10lbs in these 25 days.

now i can eat and food tastes better, but the quantity i have been has seemed to be cut in half.  i just don't seem to want to eat as much.

please forgive my ramblings and incoherence as i am fight a severe case of the fog/suck right now.

Yes. That could be because I started out sick, but while most seem to report appetite increases, yes mine decreased  I didn't want to eat nearly as much.

So long as your appetite is coming back you got no worries. Lots of people gain weight, but others lose it. The most important thing for now is staying quit. Losing or gaining weight is a lot easier than losing cancer...
P.S. Try some fast food if the 10 lbs was not wanting to be lost, but if it was extra insulation just count your blessings...

[Mike from AB]

so i know everybody is different, but has anybody besides me seen a reduction in appetite?

on day 25 now, but the first 2 weeks, i had to force myself to eat. most food didn't taste good. i have actually lost 10lbs in these 25 days.

now i can eat and food tastes better, but the quantity i have been has seemed to be cut in half. i just don't seem to want to eat as much.

please forgive my ramblings and incoherence as i am fight a severe case of the fog/suck right now.

Yes. That could be because I started out sick, but while most seem to report appetite increases, yes mine decreased  I didn't want to eat nearly as much.

[05wrxing]

so i know everybody is different, but has anybody besides me seen a reduction in appetite?

on day 25 now, but the first 2 weeks, i had to force myself to eat.  most food didn't taste good.  i have actually lost 10lbs in these 25 days.

now i can eat and food tastes better, but the quantity i have been has seemed to be cut in half.  i just don't seem to want to eat as much.

please forgive my ramblings and incoherence as i am fight a severe case of the fog/suck right now.

First of all ramble all you want, this site is your avenue to vent from your fog and general suck.

I too went through a spell where my appetite wasn't the same. When I was a dipper I used to eat as though I had a tapeworm. Always eating in mass portions of food.

I still do not get as hungry as I once did but from what I have heard from others that is a good thing.

Pinched

You guys should consider yourself lucky with that. Hell I never ate before but now that I am no longer a slave, food just tastes so much better and I want to eat a whole lot more than I ever did before. I work out around 3 hours a day at least just so I don't get crazy big. All that matters though is that you are quit. Those few extra pounds I gained are so much better then getting cancer from a can.

[Pinched]

so i know everybody is different, but has anybody besides me seen a reduction in appetite?

on day 25 now, but the first 2 weeks, i had to force myself to eat. most food didn't taste good. i have actually lost 10lbs in these 25 days.

now i can eat and food tastes better, but the quantity i have been has seemed to be cut in half. i just don't seem to want to eat as much.

please forgive my ramblings and incoherence as i am fight a severe case of the fog/suck right now.

First of all ramble all you want, this site is your avenue to vent from your fog and general suck.

I too went through a spell where my appetite wasn't the same. When I was a dipper I used to eat as though I had a tapeworm. Always eating in mass portions of food.

I still do not get as hungry as I once did but from what I have heard from others that is a good thing.

Pinched

[stew5978]

so i know everybody is different, but has anybody besides me seen a reduction in appetite?

on day 25 now, but the first 2 weeks, i had to force myself to eat. most food didn't taste good. i have actually lost 10lbs in these 25 days.

now i can eat and food tastes better, but the quantity i have been has seemed to be cut in half. i just don't seem to want to eat as much.

please forgive my ramblings and incoherence as i am fight a severe case of the fog/suck right now.

[Bean]

Great choice, Stew!!! You can do this. One day at a time is the key.