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<blockquote data-quote="trinityroyal" data-source="post: 96870" data-attributes="member: 3907"><p>Jo, I don't know if this helps but when I quit smoking I had many of the same side effects you are describing, and I didn't use medications at all (at the time, neither Chantix nor Zyban was available, and the patch was not covered under my health insurance so I couldn't afford it).</p><p></p><p>I was nauseated, had the shakes, and developed a very nasty cough that I never had when I was smoking. And I was terribly...umm...bound up.</p><p></p><p>The good news is, after about 3 or 4 weeks, all of the nasty physical symptoms cleared up. I started to feel much better, could breathe freely, no longer felt dizzy all the time...</p><p></p><p>The two strangest changes...</p><p>1) My voice, speaking and singing, went up an entire register. I didn't realize just how badly the smoking affected my vocal chords</p><p>2) My skin completely changed colour. I used to have a yellow undertone. Then one day, about 2 weeks after quitting, I looked in the mirror and had a rosy glow in my cheeks for the first time since I was a child. Amazing.</p><p></p><p>Best of luck with your quitting and keep up the good work. This will pass, and it's all worth it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trinityroyal, post: 96870, member: 3907"] Jo, I don't know if this helps but when I quit smoking I had many of the same side effects you are describing, and I didn't use medications at all (at the time, neither Chantix nor Zyban was available, and the patch was not covered under my health insurance so I couldn't afford it). I was nauseated, had the shakes, and developed a very nasty cough that I never had when I was smoking. And I was terribly...umm...bound up. The good news is, after about 3 or 4 weeks, all of the nasty physical symptoms cleared up. I started to feel much better, could breathe freely, no longer felt dizzy all the time... The two strangest changes... 1) My voice, speaking and singing, went up an entire register. I didn't realize just how badly the smoking affected my vocal chords 2) My skin completely changed colour. I used to have a yellow undertone. Then one day, about 2 weeks after quitting, I looked in the mirror and had a rosy glow in my cheeks for the first time since I was a child. Amazing. Best of luck with your quitting and keep up the good work. This will pass, and it's all worth it. [/QUOTE]
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