Giving up smoking has been seriously bad for my health......

I guess this are all becuase of withdrawal sydrome from quitting smoking. It is not really easy to quit smoking. I admire your courage and strength to make this effort and wish you well. I do know that you will succeed. Best to you and Happy New Year!

now i have another excuse,thanks.but seriously,i tried chewing the gum and all it did was make me run to the toilet,plus it's nasty tasting,i just can't seem to quit.now in my younger days i was partying hardy and gave all that stuff up and liquer quite easily but those dam cigs,if i get up in the morning and remember i'm quiting before lighting that first one up i do well during the day,but if i get up,light that first one,forget about it.well i hope you feel better soon and a happy new year back at you and hubby.

First of all good to see you again I have missed you as for the Invite to T A G I am already there As for the stopping smoking I could have told you that and you will see more signs Sweetie I am sorry though that it had to happen over New Year that is you and me not well I returned from the Kids today and the drive has made me worse Anyway Sweet get better and still try to have a Happy New Year Lots of Love to you and your Family for the New Year

Happy New Year, dear gemini_rose. While being happy for your determination to give up smoking, I am so sorry that you are not feeling good after giving it up. But I am sure that you can do it together with your husband if you are persistent in your ambition. My mother used to smoke as well, but she was a light smoker and my mother succeeded in giving it up years ago and now my mother does not have any desire to smoke any more. Such is the case with my father-in-law, who is a success in giving up smoking. I have confidence in you both since you are aware of the harm smoking can bring us. Keep it up and be persistent, my dear friend. I wish you successful in the new year.

I'm sorry that you feel so bad. hang in there it will pass. I am a smoker, I am trying to quit and I know what you are going through because that happens to me too, plus my cough is a 1000 times worse. Happy New Year.

Oh dear! You do sound as if you are having a hard time. I hope you feel well soon and are able to enjoy your New Year - even if not tonight. Just think how much better you will feel once all the poison is out of your body :¬) I wish you strength to get through this hard time. All the best for the New Year and may 2009 treat you well. Violetdreams

Congratulations on giving up and don't worry, I'm sure it gets better and you'll feel livlier and have healthier lungs and a healthier bank balance by the end of it. :) Happy New Year. :D

yes that is called withdrawals, and it is terrible to go through but once you get the nicotine cravings out of your system you will feel much better. It is very hard to go cold turkey that is why so many people fail at quitting but please please keep strong and you will get through this.

I'm so proud of you that you are trying this, and staying with it even though it is hard. Have you tried the gum that helps quit smoking? I don't know what it is like because I never smoked, but I imagine going cold turkey on any habit is extremely hard. But at least your husband is giving it up as well. You have a partner in all this misery (for now, hopefully you'll feel a lot healthier as time goes by).

I smoke like a freight train and would never give it up until I had to. I know it would cause me to gain wieght if I stopped and it would not be good for my health either.

poor thing.. and grats on yer few days without nicotine. keep it up! ive quit twice in my life when i had both of my girls.. and, thankfully, didnt experience what yer experiencing. i had no withdrawls whatsoever, didnt have any problems at all. was only slightly fidgety needing something to do with my hands.. and with a new baby to tend to, i didnt have difficulties finding something to do to keep myself busy. the only advice i can offer to shorten the length of yer suffering, is to try to flush yer system out. drink alot of fluids, plenty of vitamin C, exercise and get yerself sweating to work it out of yer system a little faster. i wish you luck hun. ;squishes;

I'm proud of you for making this change. I'm sorry you are feeling sick, but I'm not surprised. Quitting any addiction is bound to have physical symptoms from it. But in the long run you will feel much better I'm sure. And if you miss this New Year's Eve, look at it this way - you'll be around for many more of them in the future! Happy New Year, and keep up the good work.

Gee, Gemini, that sound terrible. If it's that bad, you may want to go on the patch again, at least for awhile--maybe go to a lower dose patch. I tried to quit last summer cold turkey, and I was a mess. Anyhow, whatever you decide, congratulations! I know that I need to try quitting again--and I plan to soon. BY that way, Happy New Year!

yes, sometimes stopping a habit suddenly makes us feel really sick. thats why most doctors say you should not do it continuously. it better to stop gradually. if you used to smoke a lot before.. just reduce it to half.. and divert by doing something else.. doing workout or running helps a lot when quitting smoking.. then limit to one or half per day and finally stop.. doing it suddenly cant make our body adjust itself... thank you happy newyear

I really hope that you persist in giving up smoking. It's a sign of withdrawal symptoms. You have to expect such things but you will be better soon. Remember that you are damaging your health if you continue to smoke.

[i]Hello [b]gemini_rose,[/b] Happy New Year! and happy new you. It never occur to me how bad it is really to stop something your body is used to. Giving something up is really hard. I wish you more self control and stamina to continue giving up smoking. Good luck. Regards.[/i]

And now that 5 days have passed since you posted this discussion, how is it going? I have quit smoking so many times and started again because of being sick and once I actually quit for 6 months and things didn't get much better, still not feeling good, and I started again. That was the last time I tried to quit. I know that I should try again but I have to admit I like my smokes. I don't smoke a whole lot, a pack lasts me about 2 1/2 days, but even that is too much. But I like smoking so if I were to quit again I think it would be really hard because I really don't want to quit, other than the money part. I have tried every single method there is to quit smoking, from cold turkey to the patch to hynosis and achupunture and pills. Nothing seemed to help me with the withdrawl symptoms except the patch. The patch did help me. It did make it a little bit easier. You might want to rethink using it. I hope you are successful in quitting, if that is what you really want, you should be able to do it. It is all in the head, determination. Alrighty then, talk to you later my friend, Have a good mylotting day, Chris

Just hang in there, your body is getting rid of all the poison you've been feeding it. The pain will get better, try to exercise, even if it's just a very little each day, drink lots of water to flush out poisons and know that you are not alone, many people are going through what you are.

At least now you gave up smoking which is good. The pains are withdrawal symptoms. It is Ok, have courage and give up smoking and you will thank yourself later TRUST ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! .

hi gemini, smoking is bad and it effects whole family and it is so nice u gave it up.. it is not smoking but may be.. your husband caught a virus and gave it to you, and it's just bad timing. Or maybe it's just your body coping with withdrawal and getting rid of all those toxins. Whatever is causing it, you will feel better and better now you've given up. Congratulations ... it's the hardest thing to do, but worth it. i hope u have not picked it again.. virus and smoking both.