Trabs
Monday 5th September 2011 11:32am
486 posts
Quote: AJGO @ September 5 2011, 12:03 PM BST
Thanks Trabs! Do you have any distaction tips? Not taking up knitting or hobbies that cost more than cigarettes and trying not to stuff my face..
It's tough because it affects everybody differently.
When I quit, the worst side-effects were a loss of concentration span, anxiety and depression. I didn't really have anything to combat this other than riding it out, and telling myself that I would start to feel better again in a few weeks (and I did). I chewed a shit load of pens and drank heroic amounts of tea. Actually, if I had a tip, it would be to drink lots of green tea.
I did eat more in the first few weeks, and did put a bit of weight on. I don't think you should worry about this, go with whatever gives you comfort to start off with. If you kick the fags, you can worry about shifting the extra pounds once your body stabilises itself again.