IQ, as has been said this is perfectly normal. I suspect by ditching the NRTs your body is trying to force you awake to go and get that fix before the nicotine is out of your system. Once it's gone you'll surely sleep easier. That is unless you have a huge deadline at work you're about to miss In that case, some hot milk and a bout of sheep counting may be in order.
Hope you're feeling well today.
x T
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 1/1/2007 Smoke-Free Days: 1099 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 25,277 Amount Saved: �6,951.18 Life Gained: Days: 98 Hrs: 1 Mins: 7 Seconds: 11
Thanks to all for your responses, it really helps to know you are all out there for us newbies
I am not using any NRT as I want to get the chemicals flushed out of my system as quickly as possible, so I'm doing a smokers cleanse, drinking lots of water, eating my fruits & veggies, and exercising.
I guess I will just have to accept the waking up, and hope it doesn't last too long.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 1/1/2010 Smoke-Free Days: 2 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 26 Amount Saved: $10.40 Life Gained: Days: 0 Hrs: 7 Mins: 0 Seconds: 31
Welcome to the SSC and congrats on 2 days smoke free (soon to be 3).
Yep, all quite normal. You didn't mention whether you are using a quit aide of any kind.
If using the patch, this is definately normal. I quit using the patch and had to take it off an hour before I went to bed. If using a quit aid in pill form, these also cause a sleep disruption.
Even so, quitting will disrupt sleep for some until the body and the brain chemicals get all sorted out. All part of the recovery process I'm afraid. Come here and read, and read some more and post away if you need. Those from over the pond are up when we are sleeping (or supposed to be).
Hang tough. We hear you.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 9/19/2009 Smoke-Free Days: 106 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,120 Amount Saved: $1,017.60 Life Gained: Days: 11 Hrs: 15 Mins: 56 Seconds: 41
Welcome Iama Quitter! Yes the sleeping issues are very normal. I felt kind of like I had a head cold for a few days, light headed and woozy. You are starting to recover from the nicotine leaving your body. It gets better as you go along, give yourself a little more time in bed each day to help out. Pamper yourself!
Congrats on quitting! This is a great place to start!
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 3/5/2007 Smoke-Free Days: 1035 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 25,875 Amount Saved: $10,919.25 Life Gained: Days: 142 Hrs: 14 Mins: 1 Seconds: 26
Please remember sleeping disturbances are not only common but temporary! Here are a few tips to help you get back into a regular sleep schedule:
•Try to get on a sleep schedule. Go to bed at a regular time each night and get up at a regular time in the morning. Try to not stay up late watching TV and try not to sleep during the day. If you get on a sleep schedule, we guarantee that you’ll begin to feel better.
•Try to make the room you sleep in as quiet as possible. Consider ear plugs or a sleep mask.
•Use your bed only for sleeping. Don’t lounge around in your bed. If you spend too much time lounging in bed, watching T.V., drinking coffee, or eating, your body will learn that your bed is NOT a place for sleeping.
•If you can’t sleep after half an hour in bed don’t stay in bed trying to sleep. Get up and do some quiet activity. For example, read a book for a half hour and then try going back to bed. If you still can’t sleep, get up and do something quiet once again.
•Try to keep your bedroom at a comfortable temperature - not too cold and not too hot.
•Try to get some exercise every day. You’ll feel better and sleep will come much quicker.
•Try not to exercise or work hard late in the evening. It could make you feel ‘wired’.
•Don’t drink anything with caffeine or alcohol for 4 hours before you go to bed.
•Try not to eat a heavy meal in the evening. Don’t eat just before you go to bed.
•If you’re not sleeping at night, avoid naps during the day.
•Use relaxation techniques. Box breathing may help you relax at bed time.
Members, please share how you get to sleep when smoking is causing difficulty.
Most definitely, I am the same, I am a deep sleeper, but in the beginning of my quit, my sleep was disrupted from time to time, I also had some very vivid dreams.This will subside after your body has adjusted to life without nicotine. I can tell you this, I get better sleep now than I ever had in the past, and I credit it all to not smoking.
One thing I can tell you is pretty common advice, for now stay away from the caffeine as much as you can. I remember having a lot of energy in the beginning of my quit, and possibly adding caffeine to that can help disrupt sleep.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 4/2/2009 Smoke-Free Days: 276 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 11,040 Amount Saved: $3,312.00 Life Gained: Days: 41 Hrs: 5 Mins: 37 Seconds: 57
Hi to all the fellow quitters, and soon to be quitters :)
I'm on day three of my quit and the biggest issue I have had so far is that my sleep has been disrupted. I have always been a very deep sleeper. Once I fall asleep, I'm asleep until morning.
Since I quit I have not been sleeping well at all, I wake up in the night several times.
Is this common?
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 1/1/2010 Smoke-Free Days: 2 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 26 Amount Saved: $10.40 Life Gained: Days: 0 Hrs: 6 Mins: 4 Seconds: 59
In that case, some hot milk and a bout of sheep counting may be in order.
