Re: Quitters - nicotine withdrawal OT

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Normally, nicotine or cotinine, which is its metabolite, remain

present in the system of a regular smoker for about three to four

days. Diet can help remove the remaining nicotine from your system.

For example, drinking lots of water and fruit juices will help

rehydrate the body and flush the residue nicotine for the system.

Nicotine is a water-soluble drug and will be rapidly excreted from

the body once it is no longer introduced into your system. Nicotine

will begin to leave your system within two hours of you stopping

smoking.

The symptoms of nicotine withdraw are usually most pronounced within

48 hours of stopping smoking. It is during this time, when nicotine

leaves the body, that these symptoms will be at their most

unpleasant. Some people experience nicotine withdrawal symptoms to a

point where they find it difficult to function normally during this

period. The worst of the withdrawal symptoms are, however, only

temporary and you should feel better if you can get through these

first few tough days of nicotine withdrawal. These symptoms would

usually begin to lessen in three to four days before gradually

abating after a few weeks or months. The first two weeks after

someone ceases smoking are the often considered the most critical to

their success.

How long the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal persist depends on the

individual and how much they used to smoke because this is what

conditioned their body to expect the level of nicotine that is now

absent from their system. For most people, any these unpleasant

symptoms will no longer be apparent after six months. In extreme

circumstances, however, people may find that these symptoms can come

and go for years after they stop smoking. The symptoms of nicotine

withdrawal can include any or all of the following:

Rest of page can be found at :

http://www.stopsmokingtoday.com/dyn/127/Nicotine-Withdrawal.html

Sharon.

> > Hi - It was me who posted this website for help with

> > quitting: http://community.becomeanex.org I have a page there

under

> my

> > own name (Doreen). I'm so happy to hear you are trying to quit.

> Please

> > keep something in mind, though. It takes 72+ hours to get all the

> > nicotine out of your system - the rest is just a bad habit to

break.

> > If you had quit for 9 days, you were past Hell Week and into Heck

> > Week. The nicodemon was playing games with your mind when you

> cheated

> > with that one cigarette yesterday. Now you started your clock all

> over

> > again - 72+ more hours to rid your body of that nicotine AGAIN.

> >

> >

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