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Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms - Nicotine Addiction Recovery

This section will help you learn what to expect and how to manage symptoms of nicotine withdrawal when you quit smoking. Nicotine withdrawal is a short-lived event, but can be unpleasant and intense while it lasts. Educate yourself about what to expect as you recover from nicotine addiction, and use the tools here to help you cope with nicotine withdrawal successfully.
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Why Do I feel Dizzy When I Quit Smoking?

A reader asks about whether the dizziness she feels is related to smoking cessation.

How I Lived Through Nicotine Withdrawal

Symptoms of nicotine withdrawal can and do include just about every irritation you can think of. While nicotine withdrawal is an intense stage of recovery that every ex-smoker must weather, there are measures that can be taken to minimize the discomforts.

Four Steps to Defeat the Urge to Smoke

Education and preparation will help you beat the urge to smoke. Use these tips to decipher urges to smoke as they come up.

Why Am I Coughing After Quitting Smoking?

Although it isn't common, some people do develop a short-term cough following smoking cessation.

Breathing

Mastering the art of conscious breathing is a valuable skill that will help you manage stress more effectively. From the discomforts of nicotine withdrawal to thoughts of smoking that can come up as you move further into your first year of smoking cessation, shifting gears through deep breathing exercises will help you maintain control and calm you down at the same time.

Smoking Triggers - What Triggers the Urge to Smoke?

Smoking triggers that cause strong cravings to smoke are a part of smoking cessation for all of us. Readers share their tips on how to manage the urge to smoke successfully.

Nicotine Withdrawal Tips - How to Manage the Symptoms of Nico…

Use these nicotine withdrawal tips to help you manage the discomforts of nicotine withdrawal.

The Truth About Smoking Pleasure

Most smokers think they like smoking, but the truth of smoking pleasure has little to do with enjoyment.

Tips to Help You Manage Nicotine Withdrawal

Nicotine withdrawal is more easily managed when we know what to expect. About Smoking Cessation forum members share their nicotine withdrawal tips.

Will Nicotine Withdrawal Ever End?

Though not true nicotine withdrawal, feelings that mimic nicotine withdrawal can crop up months into smoking cessation.

Top 10 Tips for Coping with Nicotine Withdrawal

Symptoms of nicotine withdrawal can and do include just about every physical and psychological discomfort that you can think of, as well as a few that might surprise you.

Overcoming Common Symptoms of Nicotine Withdrawal

Use the suggestions provided to help you overcome these common symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

Understanding Nicotine Withdrawal

The more you understand about the process of recovery from nicotine addiction, the better able you'll be to manage it. This article covers nicotine withdrawal symptoms and coping skills to help keep you in control. Knowledge is empowering!

Video: What Happens When You Quit Smoking?

The addictive qualities of nicotine are explained as we watch what happens when cigarette smoke is inhaled and travels through the body to the brain.

5 Minutes to Curb the Urge to Smoke

When you quit smoking, nicotine withdrawal can make you feel as though your day is one long, continual urge for a cigarette. Learn how to quickly curb cravings to smoke with these tips.

7 Coping Skills for Nicotine Withdrawal

Nicotine withdrawal can be hard to manage when we quit smoking. Learn about 7 coping skills that will help you manage triggers to smoke that are bound to come along as you recover from nicotine addiction.

The Balance Between Nicotine Withdrawal and Healing

"The interesting thing about quitting smoking is the dichotomy between withdrawal and healing. Both aspects can demand as much attention as, say, wrestling alligators."

101 Things to Do Instead of Smoking

Managing nicotine withdrawal involves learning how to distract oneself until the urge to smoke passes. This list was compiled by members of the About.com Smoking Cessation Forum and will give you some great ideas to help you conquer cravings to smoke.

Replacement Therapy

Find something you love. Make a list of your interests; it can even be things you wanted to do when you were a child. Anything goes, just rediscover what it was that brought you happiness and find ways to implement it into your life.

Coping Strategies for Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms

Learn the meaning of H.A.L.T., plus a comprehensive list of smoking triggers and substitutions compiled by COPD-International members.

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