Thanks everyone for your support. The tingling achey sensation only lasted for a few days. I've been working out and my breathing is fine. I will go for a regular physical and ask for extra attention to my lung health. My doctor is good and has done this before when I was trying to quit (and did but it obviously didn't last). I assume that I'll have more withdrawal symptoms when I go off the patch, but until then I'm focusing on the fact that I'm not smoking and trying to get a healthier routine in place. I have found that my main trigger is getting angry or frustrated. So I've come up with ways to deal with that. One is just pure physical exertion with weights. Then there is also writing in my journal. And if I need a longer time out then a walk. Coming up with these little strategies as things come up is really opening my eyes to the way that smoking had narrowed my view.
You have gotten some good advice. I would call the doctor or a pharmacy. Do you have the box that your patches came in? Read the warnings on it. You may have to change your quitting plan. They say do not smoke when wearing the patch. Be careful.
We are here to help. You need to come here read post and old post. Have an action plan...keep healthy food around, drink lost of cold water, go for walks, do something like clean a drawer. Just do something until the crave passed and it will. Tell yourself are worthwhile and you are a non-smoker. Looking forward to getting to know you.
Slipping up now would be catastrophic for your quit and your own self-esteem! It certainly would not help with your chest symptoms!
Do be prepared for lots of physical changes to your body. It's just your system dealing with the lack of a drug. I had so many different symptoms, and some were really surprising. You just need to work through them, but, if anything seems really strange and is making you ill, do see your doctor.
I don't know too much about the tightness in chest, I didn't experience that.
However, you will start coughing a lot, it is just your body getting rid of the bad stuff in your lungs that smoking caused, so don't panic too much if you do start coughing.
Your body will go thru several changes in the first week or so, but if you are concerned that something might be wrong, go talk to your doctor and let him/her know you are quitting.
Though I've been trying for a long time now and had managed to smoke only two a day with a lose dose patch, once I stopped a week ago, I ended up in bed feeling lots of tightness and burning in my chest and all around it. I don't know what caused that or if I should be concerned. I don't have any symptoms like a cough or wheeze that would indicate that something is really wrong. I found that a hot shower and some exercise helped me feel better. It's almost gone.
Has anyone had this happen? What causes it? I'm trying to use it to keep me honest because if I slip up I know even one or two would make me go through that again and it really wasn't pleasant to say the least.
Charm
