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Withdrawal symptoms

You may feel pretty bad for a while when you first give up smoking because your body is 'with drawing' from it's addiction to nicotine. When the body is used to having high levels of chemicals in the blood and these are suddenly removed, the body sets up a whole load of physical symptoms, demanding that the chemicals be replaced.

This is the same type of reaction that heroin addicts or alcoholics get when they try to get rid of their addiction.

You may feel you have to cough more, this is because your lungs are attempting to clean out the muck that has built up over time. It is also fairly common to get either constipation or diarrhea for a few days and other digestive problems as the body tries to get used to the lack of nicotine in the system.

You may also suffer from headaches, mood swings, tiredness and getting cranky, feeling dizzy or light headed. These are only temporary, the longer your body goes with out nicotine, the milder the symptoms get.

A lot of people worry about putting on weight if they give up smoking. In order to combat weight gain, try to eat healthy foods and enjoy exercise regularly while you are trying to quit.