One Month and still feeling poorly - Smoking Cessation Message Board

patcher · 07-19-2006, 07:12 AM

Hello,
I've quit smoking for a little over a month and I'm still feeling crappy. I went to the doctor about 2 1/2 weeks ago and she listened to my lungs and said I sounded fine. She wanted me to have a chest x-ray but I was too afraid. She said it wasn't urgent, and I could wait a few months. She also said I am experiencing a lot of anxiety, that is why I'm having difficulty sleeping. She prescribed xanax. I've taken it only a few times and it really hasn't done a whole lot for me. She said only take it as needed. My back hurts, right between my shoulder blades. Is that your lungs? Maybe it' s my bed that is causing this? I don't know. But what I do know is I'm petrified that there is something wrong with me, that is all I think about ALL DAY. At times I concentrate on my breathing and it seems as if it is not 100%. I don't feel shortness of breath or anything , but different. I walk 2 miles every morning and I'm not winded or anything. When I was smoking I never even thought about or had any breathing issues, Afterall ,this is my 5th week of quitting, shouldn't I feel good. But then again, I smoked for 25 years, maybe the damage has already been done. I pray that I'm ok. Maybe I should give it more time.

Liamsmom · 07-19-2006, 07:53 AM

I'm at 5 weeks also congrats to us. I think alot of it is mental for awhile I was mourning quitting like I gave up a good friend who I had tons of fun memories with but I knew it was for the best. I had a terrible time with withdrawal the first week was torture and I had unusual side effects good but unusual. The tremendous bags under my eyes went away and my feet started to peel (I know disgusting) but underneath was nice new soft skin. So I'm under the impression that the tremendous amount of toxins in cigs was coming out of my body anyway they could. So far nothing new in the side effects dept. Maybe your just still in mourning.

patcher · 07-19-2006, 08:41 AM

Hi Liamsmom,
You are partially correct, I am inmourning. I miss smoking. I have a lot of family problems and smoking was my soother. The problems are still there but my smoking is gone. I know it is for the best and I have no plans to smoke again but I miss it!!! I just want to feel better.

smartgal · 07-19-2006, 02:25 PM

I had quit for six months (recently had a relapse, but am back on the wagon). I probably felt bad for about two months, then one day I felt fine. I didn't notice feeling fine, so I can't give you a specific day, but it will come.

Liamsmom · 07-19-2006, 03:37 PM

Shoot Patcher if you had a few years to hear about me and mine. Jeez louise half the time I'm surprised I don't smoke crack. You can do it just replace it with something you LOVE to do just for yourself. Every night after my son goes to sleep I have a big bowl of Ben and Jerry's chocolate fudge brownie frozen yogurt with cut up bananas and fat free choc syrup. I know most likely I'm packin on the pounds but **** I deserve a little sweet for now. I'll deal with being a fatso later