Nicotine withdraw is with a doubt one of the most stressful things a person who is quitting smoking will ever have to deal with. The symptoms can be so intolerable that many smokers are not successful the first or even second time they attempt to quit. These are the top 6 ways to deal with nicotine withdraw.
- Excercise
- Drink Lots of Water
- Taking Deep Breaths
- Multivitamins
- Rest and Relaxation
- Quit Smoking Aid
Activity is what the body needs to keep its focus off the nicotine it is not getting. Most smokers are not accustomed to getting a lot of exercise, so it is important to start slow. Even something as simple as taking a 20 minute walk a couple of times a day can do wonders for your quit.
This is not a very scientific approach, but drinking an extra amount of water has helped a number of people be able to fight off their nicotine cravings.
Again, while not the most scientific method, this is a proven technique to help relax the body. Relaxing the body during a craving attack has been helpful to many people who are trying to quit smoking. Most have reported that it helps to refocus your mind.
Adding one that agrees with you could be very helpful when you are initially quitting smoking. Multivitamins help to replenish nutrients that have been lost by smoking. In some cases people have reported that they help dull cravings as well.
While it may not be possible for some, rest and relaxation really can help you when you are going through nicotine withdraw. When you quit tobacco, your body not only has to adjust to life without nicotine, but also flush out literally thousands of chemicals. This can leave you feeling short on energy. Sleeping helps replenish the body and keeps you from using tobacco at the same time.
Quit smoking aids are readily available to us and tend to be the method that gets the best results. These products contain nicotine in them but not and of the additives or chemicals of tobacco. They also allow you to choose your own nicotine level and taper off nicotine at your own pace. This helps deal with the worst parts of nicotine withdraw. A product like the electronic cigarette allows its user to mimic the act of smoking (this has extra added benefits to quitting), nicotine gum can be chewed and releases nicotine into the blood stream to fight cravings, the patch is placed on your body and releases nicotine through your pours, and nicotine lozenges are sucked like a regular cough drop.
Whatever method you choose, know that you are making the right choice, because you have already chosen to quit using tobacco products. This is the first step in getting your body back to being as healthy as it can be. Nicotine withdraw is a very tough thing to deal with, but hopefully with a little bit of will power and a little bit of knowledge we can all over come our nicotine withdraw. In doing so we will have won a very serious battle with ourselves.
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Jason is a reviewer and writer for several electronic cigarette reviews websites, as well as other health related blogs. This article was written by a guest author. Would you like to write for us?