When a person decides to kick the habit of smoking, there comes a period when withdrawal symptoms manifest themselves in the person's body. These symptoms make it hard for a smoker to quit. Physically and mentally, the body reacts to the lack of nicotine in the system. As we all know, nicotine is the addictive content of cigarettes that makes a smoker keep on smoking. When the body feels the change because of the absence of nicotine, it reacts in numerous ways greatly affecting the person who wants to stop.
Those who become victims of withdrawal symptoms usually end up going back to their habit. These signs can usually take place just after a few days or even after a few hours of cutting back or stopping the use of tobacco. At two to three days of not taking any cigarettes, withdrawal symptoms have the greatest effect as all nicotine and its by-products are no longer inside the body. The body physically deals with the lack of nicotine and mentally, the smoker may find major changes in his behavior due to the absence of nicotine.
These changes in the body due to the lack of nicotine make it really hard for most people to quit the habit. The most common manifestations of withdrawal symptoms are:
Severe headaches
Anxiety coupled with an increase in one's appetite
Difficulty in concentration especially at work
Easily gets angry and very irritable
Depression, feelings of frustration and impatience
Dizziness which happens for up to two days after quitting
Feeling tired yet at the same time restless
Trouble sleeping which may include difficulty in falling asleep or staying awake, and having bad dreams or even nightmares
Based on just some of the symptoms, it is more than an uphill climb for a smoker to quit the habit. If a habitual smoker suddenly stops, then he will surely have the worst period in his life. Imagine having to put up with endless headaches, abnormalities in your sleeping pattern, and the feeling of anxiety in everything you do! Just experiencing two or three of these symptoms can be a heavy toll on his back.
This is why withdrawal symptoms make a smoker go back to his habit just to restore the nicotine levels in his blood. As this happens, the "normal" state of the body is again achieved. Sadly, keeping the smoking habit can have a very long-term effect on one's health in the future. Before it becomes too late, a smoker should realize where he's heading and how much damage it could cost him
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