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Withdrawal Symptoms of Quitting Smoking

  By Trina Remedios  posted Oct 27th 2012 at 8:00AM IN | Avg Rating
Healthy Living

Nicotine’s chemical properties are addictive. If you take that nicotine away from your body, it will miss it and you will experience physical and mental withdrawal symptoms. These symptoms surface after three-five days of quitting smoking and linger for approximately two weeks. We list out some of these symptoms to help you prepare for these side-effects to smoking cessation. Rest assured that these symptoms, while some are unpleasant, will only be transitionary and once you're rid of them, will leave you feeling much better after quitting smoking. *Images courtesy: © Thinkstock photos/ Getty Images

  • Emotional Withdrawal
  • Angry:
  • Bored:
  • Lonely:
  • Mood swing:
  • Physical withdrawal
  • Nasal and throat problems:
  • Increase in appetite:
  • Headaches:
  • Lack of sleep:
  • Restlessness/lack of concentration:
  • Weight gain:
  • Sweating and shaky hands and feet:

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