Withdrawal Symptoms

Blog #5

I asked a coughing friend of mine why he doesn't stop smoking. "In this town it wouldn't do any good," he explained. "I happen to be a chain breather." The saying is attributed to Robert Sylvester (1907 - 1975)

Just like anyone who decides to abandon or quit something they have been used to in their casual activities, will probably experience the so called "Withdrawal Symptoms".

Same of me, on the other hand as I decided to quit smoking more than a month ago, now experiencing the following withdrawal symptoms:

1. Whooping Cough – this may be due to the loosening of nicotine or tar on my lung tissues;
2. Headache – caused by shortness of breath due to whooping cough;
3. Back pain – may be due to my lung’s reaction on the reduction of pollutants from the alveoli where the air is exchanged.

The above are just some of the withdrawal symptoms I am still experiencing since I decided to quit smoking. It had disturbed my daily routines and sometimes became a good time for my smoking companions to laugh at me. But this will not discourage me, as I continue my journey on quitting cigarette smoking. That is all for now.