greenbeam
08-07-2006, 12:09 PM
I started smoking when I was 13.I started out at 2packs a day.After 2months I noticed I was geting facial hair.Then it went to 3packs a day at the age of 14.Then I had chest hair.Im a month away from 18 and Im smoking 1 to 1.5 packs a day.If I dont shave for one or 2 days it looks like I havent shaved for a week.When I was 13.5yrs I had a seizure.After that the seizures randemly came sometimes 1 amonth,4amonth,1every few months.Its just like a cycle now.Im starting to feel like smoking for 5yrs as much as I have,its starting to take its toll in my body.Sometimes I feel like im 70 or somthing.My bones pop all the time-fingers,wrist,neck,spine,shoulderblades, toes,ankles,and sometimes my 2lower ribs.My dad told me on the center part of my hair I am starting to show white hair,you have to relly look though.Can smoking relly age someone this young so Quick?:confused:
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cookiepls
08-07-2006, 12:51 PM
Smoking can do a lot of harm, but it won't cause hair to grow on your face or chest, it won't cause your hair to turn gray, and it won't cause your bones to pop. If you're only a month away from being 18 and you feel this bad, you need to see a doctor. Do you take medications for the seizures?
The facial and chest hair are genetic. It's nothing to worry about. Smoking doesn't age you in this way. It ages you in other ways. It blocks oxygen from every part of your body. Your brain, skin, eyes, internal organs, etc.
If you can quit, do it now. I did it about 3 months ago and I smoked for over 30 years, 2-3 packs a day. I'm lucky that it didn't have any permanent affects on me, but if you're feeling like you're 70 already, then the smoking may be affecting you a lot faster. It's different for everyone.
I've even heard of people getting lung cancer from just a few years of smoking. Why take the chance? My sister already has emphysemia. She can barely walk from one end of her house to the other without being out of breath. She feels and looks 20 years older than what she is. That's why I say don't take the chance. You don't know how quickly the smoking will cause damage. Quit now.
In answer to your question. No, I've never seen or even heard of an 18 year old looking old by smoking. It could certainly make you feel old though. You should be feeling like a million bucks at your age. See a doctor. Oh, and quit smoking. :D
The facial and chest hair are genetic. It's nothing to worry about. Smoking doesn't age you in this way. It ages you in other ways. It blocks oxygen from every part of your body. Your brain, skin, eyes, internal organs, etc.
If you can quit, do it now. I did it about 3 months ago and I smoked for over 30 years, 2-3 packs a day. I'm lucky that it didn't have any permanent affects on me, but if you're feeling like you're 70 already, then the smoking may be affecting you a lot faster. It's different for everyone.
I've even heard of people getting lung cancer from just a few years of smoking. Why take the chance? My sister already has emphysemia. She can barely walk from one end of her house to the other without being out of breath. She feels and looks 20 years older than what she is. That's why I say don't take the chance. You don't know how quickly the smoking will cause damage. Quit now.
In answer to your question. No, I've never seen or even heard of an 18 year old looking old by smoking. It could certainly make you feel old though. You should be feeling like a million bucks at your age. See a doctor. Oh, and quit smoking. :D
greenbeam
08-07-2006, 01:07 PM
Well I feel like I shouldnt quit becuse If I stop I think I would probaly get something to where ill be suffering till death anyway.Im addicted more than you think.I havent went more then 20min w/o smoking for 2yrs besides sleeping.When I used to run out of smokes and had no money,I would get tissue paper or notebook paper and stretch a peice of chewing gum out till it made a thin film for a paper.Then I would go to gas stations and snatch cigg buds out of ashtrays.Also I heard people that are addicted like me usaly get somthing quicker if they quit.
cookiepls
08-07-2006, 01:42 PM
If anyone understands what you're saying about being addicted, it's me. I went for over 30 years believing I would never be able to quit. I smoked butts when I ran out. When I was young I even stold cigarettes. As an adult, I turned down career opportunities because of smoke-free environments. There were many people who looked at me like I was a complete idiot. They couldn't possibly understand how addicted I was. I used to quit a jobs after only one day, because I couldn't wait for a cigarette break. I would spend my lunch break chain smoking instead of eating. I never went to the movies, to non-smoking restaurants, to any events that didn't allow smoking. I moved to Los Angeles last year. Here, it's even banned in entire cities. Seriously, they have signs posted that state it's a non-smoking city. The beaches too are now non-smoking. There's no smoking inside ANY building. That means even the restaurants and bars. I was practically giving up my life for the priveledge of smoking. Moving here helped me to try to quit again for the hundredth time. This time it worked.
Think about this. The trend is now against smokers. More and more cities are banning it. In at least one state, they want to make it illegal to smoke in your own vehicle. It's going to get harder and harder for smokers.
"Well I feel like I shouldnt quit becuse If I stop I think I would probaly get something to where ill be suffering till death anyway."
Well, that makes about as much sense as shooting yourself in the foot.
"Also I heard people that are addicted like me usaly get somthing quicker if they quit."
False. Read this fact sheet on smoking. http://familydoctor.org/274.xml
Within 12 hours after you have your last cigarette, your body will begin to heal itself.
20 minutes after quitting…
blood pressure and pulse rates drop to normal, and temperature to hands and feet return to normal.
8 hours after quitting…
carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal and oxygen level increases.
24 hours after quitting…
the chance of heart attack decreases.
2 weeks-3 months after quitting…
circulation improves and lung function increases up to 30%.
1-9 months after quitting…
coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease; cilia regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs and reduce infection.
1 year after quitting…
The chance of having a heart attack is cut in half.
5 years after quitting…
stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker.
10 years after quitting…
lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker’s. Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney. And pancreas decreases.
15 years after quitting…
coronary heart disease risk is that of a nonsmoker.
Even if you don't fee like you're ready to quit smoking, at least see your doctor to figure out why you're feeling so bad. You may have something that could be easily treated. Good luck.
Think about this. The trend is now against smokers. More and more cities are banning it. In at least one state, they want to make it illegal to smoke in your own vehicle. It's going to get harder and harder for smokers.
"Well I feel like I shouldnt quit becuse If I stop I think I would probaly get something to where ill be suffering till death anyway."
Well, that makes about as much sense as shooting yourself in the foot.
"Also I heard people that are addicted like me usaly get somthing quicker if they quit."
False. Read this fact sheet on smoking. http://familydoctor.org/274.xml
Within 12 hours after you have your last cigarette, your body will begin to heal itself.
20 minutes after quitting…
blood pressure and pulse rates drop to normal, and temperature to hands and feet return to normal.
8 hours after quitting…
carbon monoxide level in blood drops to normal and oxygen level increases.
24 hours after quitting…
the chance of heart attack decreases.
2 weeks-3 months after quitting…
circulation improves and lung function increases up to 30%.
1-9 months after quitting…
coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease; cilia regain normal function in the lungs, increasing the ability to handle mucus, clean the lungs and reduce infection.
1 year after quitting…
The chance of having a heart attack is cut in half.
5 years after quitting…
stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker.
10 years after quitting…
lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker’s. Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney. And pancreas decreases.
15 years after quitting…
coronary heart disease risk is that of a nonsmoker.
Even if you don't fee like you're ready to quit smoking, at least see your doctor to figure out why you're feeling so bad. You may have something that could be easily treated. Good luck.
jjules
08-07-2006, 06:38 PM
Greenbeam, Listen to what Cookiepls is trying to tell you, make sense to me I wish I worried at 18 about smoking-it was the stupidest thing I ever have done thinking back now. Take control of you life while your'e still young! There's got to be better things than smoking someone elses butt! Thanks so much Cookiepls for adding that last part on the benefits when you quit smoking I used to have a copy but threw it away instead of my smokes:mad: . Take care and congrats on 3 months of being a non-smoker. Jules;)
Zeethan
08-16-2006, 02:58 AM
It's too bad your parents didn't well, kick you in the butt for smoking. I didn't start til I was 18, I wasn't allowed to smoke. You don't seem to want to quit right now, educate yourself on the ills of smoking and keep it all in mind as you light up. Find something to motivate you please.