Short of breath on Day 5

[MichelleDoesntSmoke]

I was very short of breath last night. I think I remember reading thats normal. Sore throat today but I believe thats also normal. Anyone else experience this?

[Ria]

No, Michelle, I didn't.. but the human body is not an 'exact science'...

[Runfree]

I can't say specifically but my rule of thumb was to go with "everything is weird and every weird thing is normal".  Unless it was really weird or painful.  It helped with the already existing anxiety.

[Nancy]

Yes, it is normal.  As I understand it, cigarettes have an additive that lets us breath more deeply, so when we quit, we feel shortness of breath.

[MichelleDoesntSmoke]

Heinous. Ick. Well its much better today. Yay. One thing I've found that defeats cravings like nothing else is reading reading reading about the tobacco industry and how dangerous the ingredients are. I'm feeling this is gonna be my sticky quit. 

 

I'm leaving work in a few, and when my nonsmoking husband comes home Imma kiss him with my clean smelling lips and then tell him to smell my hair. LOL. Thats become a joke between us. "Smell my hair"

[Runfree]

One thing I've found that defeats cravings like nothing else is reading reading reading about the tobacco industry and how dangerous the ingredients are. 

Ain't that the truth!   :angry:

[MichelleDoesntSmoke]

Still a bit short of breath upon exertion and getting a lil concerned. If its not better soon I will go see a doc. Im waiting for my new insurance cards anyway.