Is it really true??

[shelly34]

Is it really true that the nicotine is out of your system in 72 hrs?  I was just wondering!  Today was so much better than yesterday.  Thanks for all the helpful hints!!!  I did end up going to bed at 8 o'clock but was up at 1 am and had a hard time going back to sleep.  But  I made it thru another day and that is all that matters!  I'm so very proud of me and of all of you! 

Chat w/you all on day5  😉

[JonesCarpeDiem]

most of it, yes. there is some residual.

[joe57]

Everything I have read says 72 hours.  I agree with jonescarp above that there may be some residual.  After that it's all in your mind.

I have been having sleep problems myself.  I go to bed and a couple of hours later, I'm awake.  Sometimes I get back to sleep quickly, sometimes not.  Sometimes I even wake up several times.  It may be the Chantix I am on (for another 30 days). 

Anyway, you made it through another day.  Now on we go to another one.  It may be easier, but then again it may not.  Just get through it.  The general tendency and direction is that the days will get easier.

[hwc]

Yes. Nicotine is out of your system within 72 hours.

The physical withdrawal from nicotine lasts longer than that. Two weeks is the generally accepted time frame for withdrawal symptoms. A longer period of time (as long as 3 months) before the number of brain receptors increased by nicotine addicition returns to normal.

It is extremely common for sleep disturbances to be part of initial nicotine withdrawal. Nicotine addiction has well known effects on brain receptors that control the release of dopamine and seratonin. Sertatonin is linked to sleep patterns. I know that I  had a couple of sleepless nights during my first week without nicotine. On the other hand, nicotine addicts wake up each day in drug withdrawal and having poisoned themselves all day the day before. That's a sure-fire recipe for "not being a morning person". I was very surprised to find that, as soon as I got off the nicotine, I was waking up refreshed and ready to start the day, even before my coffee. It was a huge, positive change and opened my eyes to just how miserable the lives of nicotine addicts are. I thought everyone felt like crap every morning.

[sassy4]

I have heard that after three days you are no longer addicted but I agree with you guys.  I also think that, yes obviously, the first three days are the hardest.  After that I think for me after the first three days it was more or less the habit that I had to beat.  I didn't really CRAVE a cig very often after that and most of the time if I did it was because I would smell it off some one, or see someone doing it, and it was more or less my mind saying "hey I used to do that."  Now on day 39 I don't want one and view myself as a non-smoker.  I am done with my quit, I am finally there!! So hang in there and keep pulling through and rocking your quit!

[chicone]

I am proud of you too Shelly!

Keep on Keepin on!

[jackie6]

yes like any other drug addiction 72 hours is peak withdrawl it still is uncomfortable for a few more days past that but if you dont ingest any nicotine it gets easier and easier whyquit is a great source for information it really saved my life read all you can it really helps if you arm your self with information your doing great keep it up and remember FREEDOM IS CALLING ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS SIMPLY CHOOSE TO NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1