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Withdraw Symptoms

ejoan
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‎10-22-2014 03:23 AM

When I tried to quit before I suffered terrible with a chest infection. Should have been enough to keep me off them the last time but no point dwelling on the past I am fully committed to the quit now. 

 

Does anyone have any suggestions to maybe pre-empt this side effect maybe something I can do before hand that may reduce the risk of a chest infection? 

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JonesCarpeDiem
Member
‎10-22-2014 05:35 AM

why are you assuming a chest infection is a normal withdrawal symptom?

why assume it's going to happen again?

people get chest infections all the time, smokers or not.

get your head  in the right place (willing to quit, not fighting it),  and ignore that logic.

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ejoan
Member
‎10-22-2014 05:40 AM

For me this seems to be a normal withdrawl symptom 😞  Unfortunatly this isn't the first time I have tried to quit.

Maybe some has experienced the same and could have some suggestions. 

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JonesCarpeDiem
Member
‎10-22-2014 05:57 AM

so you are saying every time you quit you get a chest infection?

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kristine5-27-14
Member
‎10-22-2014 06:50 AM

How long was your quit before?

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ejoan
Member
‎10-22-2014 06:53 AM

I've quit twice before and i had gotten a chest infection each time after a week or two without smoking. 

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ejoan
Member
‎10-22-2014 07:04 AM

 I quit for about 7 /8 months the last time, that was about 2 years now  

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linda258
Member
‎10-22-2014 07:15 AM

Oh my... sounds like a real decision to make... infection if you quit.... possible lung cancer or copd if you don't...

I'm not a doctor so can't say for sure but to me does not sound right that you get an infection from quitting...   If it were me I would go to the doctor and get myself checked out ... perhaps something else going on here. 

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JonesCarpeDiem
Member
‎10-22-2014 07:22 AM

did you go to a dr for a diagnosis and get antibiotics these two times?

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ejoan
Member
‎10-22-2014 07:27 AM

Yea both time-  It cleared up okay with anti biotics, just thought there was something I could try that might help to prevent it (might not happen this time)

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kristine5-27-14
Member
‎10-22-2014 07:32 AM

Do you take vitamins?

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ejoan
Member
‎10-22-2014 07:35 AM

Yea I've started taking vitamins hoping it will help  🙂

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JonesCarpeDiem
Member
‎10-22-2014 07:38 AM

perhaps it won't happen this time. I know that people have congestion and cough up phlegm but others don't cough at all.

I just don't understand how a bacterial infection could be caused by quitting smoking.

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