Hi msmatty! I lost a 67 day quit in March 2019. It took me a bit to go for it again, but here I am on day 4 of this last quit. There are challenging moments, but it's totally doable! I have been coming to this site a lot when feeling increased cravings. I think I learned a lot from my mistakes last time!
So far over the past four days, I have experienced some side-effects from the smoking cessation. I did experience quite a bit of fatigue initially, but today I felt pretty good! From past experience, I imagine fatigue might come and go a bit, but I'm trying to counteract this by eating healthy foods and taking care of myself!
Another symptom I have experienced at this time have been absolutely crazy dreams. I have been going to bed a little earlier since I don't have to spend my evening smoking, smoking, and smoking! Unfortunately, this means I have been waking up super, super early, whether I want to or not. Not too fun.
During my quit last year, my complexion got super bad, I coughed up all sorts of stuff, and my gums began to ache. So, those are things I am expecting to happen during this final quit. However, any of these side-effects from quitting smoking are pretty time-limited compared to the long-term effects of smoking cigarettes...which include poor health outcomes, a depleted bank account, social stigma, and daily personal regret! YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!
