Help, I cant Breath Just quit smoking…. 25 days and counting now this!?

October 25th, 2009 | by admin |

I was a smoker for 12 years (started at age 16); I have been smoke free for 25 days now. The fist 10-15 days no problems felt like I was floating, now I feel like crap. I have this feeling in my chest like I want to cough-up a hair ball, I have dry cough, at times I do cough-up some mucus (clear), tightness/tingling in my chest, and I cant get a deep enough breath, post-nasal drip, my chest is sore, it hurts when I breath-in deep, it is to say the least unbearable. I did have asthma when I was a child; it went dormant now it’s back again. I went to the ER today; they did an x-ray, blood work, EKG the works! Thank God nothing wrong (no tumor, no emphysema, no fluid in the lungs, no blood cloth, no heart attack, etc). So with all that eliminated what do I have? Is this a cleansing phase, or is it; Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Chylous effusions, Dyspnea, Hemoptysis, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), chronic bronchitis??? The inhaler only works for 30 MINS. HELP!

There are some nicotine withdrawal symptoms couples with acute bronchitis on me now after 3 weeks of smoking quit, I have/had tightness of chest, shortness of breath, chest wheezing, sore/burning chest, breathlessness and phlegm in the throat but i rarely have nagging cough though. Of course I’m recovering now gradually, the symptoms can be with you or me for weeks. There are folks who had suffered the most during the first month of smoking cessation. Glad you have fine EKG, X-ray and blood test which will rule out many diseases from you!

You can put "nicotine withdrawal symptoms" on "search on questions" just above. You will find many folks had very surprised withdrawal symptoms. Keep it up, don’t puff again.

  1. 3 Responses to “Help, I cant Breath Just quit smoking…. 25 days and counting now this!?”

  2. By maria k on Oct 25, 2009 | Reply

    hey… i’m no doctor but i went through the same thing when i tried quitting.
    it’s just your lungs cleaning out.
    again i’m no doctor…
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  3. By aka P on Oct 25, 2009 | Reply

    Your body is going through the motions of detoxifying itself. It will seem horrible but you have to stick through it. That is the hardest part of smoking cessation. You just have to give it time to heal. You didn’t learn how to smoke in one day, did you? Just slow down in your physical activities until you heal properly. Hang in there. Don’t give up!!
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  4. By europa on Oct 25, 2009 | Reply

    There are some nicotine withdrawal symptoms couples with acute bronchitis on me now after 3 weeks of smoking quit, I have/had tightness of chest, shortness of breath, chest wheezing, sore/burning chest, breathlessness and phlegm in the throat but i rarely have nagging cough though. Of course I’m recovering now gradually, the symptoms can be with you or me for weeks. There are folks who had suffered the most during the first month of smoking cessation. Glad you have fine EKG, X-ray and blood test which will rule out many diseases from you!

    You can put "nicotine withdrawal symptoms" on "search on questions" just above. You will find many folks had very surprised withdrawal symptoms. Keep it up, don’t puff again.
    References :

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