I am on my fourth day of quitting "again" and I am not able to focus at all and the fatigue is overwhelming. I just looked up this information and stumbled across a forum where everyone was complaining of extreme fatigue and lack of concentration months into quitting. I am very concerned here because this is interfering with my job now and my job is my livelihood and I can't have something like quitting smoking jeopardize it for months or even weeks on end. Does anyone have any tips that will help with the fatigue and feeling like I'm in a fog all day. The main reasons I quit isbecause I want more energy and wanted the morning brain fog to stop. Now the fatigue is 10x and the Brain fog is all day. I only have brief moments where I can focus only.
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Hi Darlene, both symptoms are something we all experienced at some degree. They do not last for weeks or months, barely for days.
Sleep as much as you can whenever you have a chance. Drink fruit juice, high on Vitamin C, and if you can, and have enough energy, go for short walks. When you walk you increase the heart rhythm, and increase the Oxygen going into the brain, helping with clearing up the fog. Please be patient, these too shall pass.
Congratulations on almost 4 days, you should be feeling a lot better at the end of the first week!
Stay strong, this is not easy, but it is not going to kill you, nor is it going to impact your job long term. I am also still working and depend on my income, and have been trough the same things as you at the beginning of the quit. What you feel is normal, don't give up, it will ease up with every day won!