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Good Side Effects Of Quitting smoking |
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In most of the cases,
smoking proves to be a greater addiction than many of us believe.
This is basically because of the fact that nicotine is hardly less
addictive than drugs such as cocaine and heroine. Due to nicotine
dependency, many withdrawal symptoms are seen to occur when a person
gives up cigarettes.
The withdrawal symptoms can be both
physical and mental. Physical symptoms occur when the body reacts to
the lessening of nicotine in the system. It can be a mental thing
also, as there are behavioral changes when we let go of an old habit.
However, these symptoms manifest themselves for usually a short
period of time only. First of all, we may experience dizziness
accompanied by intermittent spells of depression. This is known to
last for the initial one or two days after quitting smoking. One may
also exhibit signs of frustration, anger and an irritable behavior.
Disturbance in sleeping is a common phenomenon. For a couple of days,
you may find it tough even to fall asleep. Your ability to
concentrate may also go down. There is the possibility of sporadic
headaches. You may feel tired and restless alternately. Your appetite
gets a considerable boost.
The symptoms begin to
surface after a few hours of giving up and increase in intensity in
the next few days. The lasting period differs from person to person.
Some get rid of the symptoms within a few days while some others have
to go through it for weeks in some cases.
Weight gain is a common thing for those
who give up the habit after nurturing it for a long period of time.
This comes across as a concern for the people who despise the
prospect of gaining weight. Various research works have shown that
more than 80% of the people get heavier than before, after quitting
smoking. But, when you compare this with the risks associated with
smoking, the prospect of getting fat will not look menacing to you at
all.
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