Once again, sucking at posting
I was hoping to post stuff to help out other folks who are quitting smoking with a day to day scorecard on how I am feeling and what to expect, but I am too frazzled and distracted by other things to post. I guess I am not self involved enough.
So I have not had a cigarette in 22 days. The day before that I had 3 cigarettes on my quit day. I am still experiencing my "LPR" reflux symptoms. This means I have a stuck in the throat feeling, refered to as globus, sinus pressure, allergy like symptoms, even a feeling of difficulty breathing with leads to panic attacks. I had this since November, well before I quit.
There are a number of other things going on with my life that also make it difficult to assess exactly how I feel on any given day. My long term girlfriend broke up with me. I also go out often and drink, a lot. I've been woken up early for numerous occasions of late, so its hard to determine things like how am I sleeping.
On that note, my observations: I still feel like I quit yesterday and the "itch" in my throat still feels unscratchable. Longtime smokers may recognize that saying, like you are scratching an itch in your throat, even though you know the itch is caused by smoking damage.
I am coughing up really dark phleghm at times, but it doesnt really feel like it makes my breathing easier. Energy seems improved on some level. My allergy like symptoms keep me from utilizing the super smell I have. Once in a while, the supersmell and taste come to the forefront. Libido is better for sure. I still get the tingly feeling of my nerves coming back to life.
Ill try to give more updates....
So I have not had a cigarette in 22 days. The day before that I had 3 cigarettes on my quit day. I am still experiencing my "LPR" reflux symptoms. This means I have a stuck in the throat feeling, refered to as globus, sinus pressure, allergy like symptoms, even a feeling of difficulty breathing with leads to panic attacks. I had this since November, well before I quit.
There are a number of other things going on with my life that also make it difficult to assess exactly how I feel on any given day. My long term girlfriend broke up with me. I also go out often and drink, a lot. I've been woken up early for numerous occasions of late, so its hard to determine things like how am I sleeping.
On that note, my observations: I still feel like I quit yesterday and the "itch" in my throat still feels unscratchable. Longtime smokers may recognize that saying, like you are scratching an itch in your throat, even though you know the itch is caused by smoking damage.
I am coughing up really dark phleghm at times, but it doesnt really feel like it makes my breathing easier. Energy seems improved on some level. My allergy like symptoms keep me from utilizing the super smell I have. Once in a while, the supersmell and taste come to the forefront. Libido is better for sure. I still get the tingly feeling of my nerves coming back to life.
Ill try to give more updates....