Has anyone quit smoking? Withdrawal help?

I quit over 3 years ago and did it with the help of an antidepressant. Even with that, I still had the withdrawl symptoms you're talking about. Mostly, you're just going to have to ride it out.
You can try the cessation smoking patches if it's really bad. Since you already quit a week ago, most of the withdrawl is mental at this point.
Sounds silly but try oranges.

Best of luck and congrats for taking another healthy step in the right direction!

i quit 5 months ago but for me it was a piece of cake so i cant relate to what you are going through.

although, try and combine the quitting smoking with the healthy eating. Drink loads of water and eat clean, - the quicker you can remove the toxins from your body the quicker the withdrawal symptoms will be gone. Also stop drinking alcohol while you are quitting- again for the benefit for the liver and kidneys but also as most people drink and smoke together.

good luck

I started at age 7, quit at 22 and started again because of a divorce. A year later, I told myself this mfer is not going to kill me! I quit that day. It takes sheer determination and an I've got this attitude. You can do this! I made gum my best friend for an entire year and now I cannot even stand to be around smoke because it reeks. After you quit, you will be happy you don't smell like that anymore....

Are you sure this is triggered by smoking cessation and not something else, like maybe a change in some medication? Thyroid issues?
I smoked 1.5-2 pl per day for 25 years and quit 13-years-ago. What worked for me was lots and lots of water and tomato juice by the gallon. It took a long time before my body adjusted to the new "normal". Don't give up, it does eventually get better.

I quite last year (7mths) fell off the wagon, now stopped again for last 9 months.
Both times I had craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy dreams, vivid dreams. I put it down to the nicotine withdraw. It eased off around week 3 and I'm totally fine now

I quit in 1989 and I did it cold Turkey. I smoked for almost 30 yrs. I was up to 3 packs a day. I tried the Patch back then-didn't work for me. I never had any withdrawal symtoms(spelling?) at all. I walked a lot-sometimes 3 times a day. I can't stand the smell of a cigarette. It never bothered me being around somebody that was Smoking-it never enticed me to start, again. Once I Quit -that was it.
I did gain weight even though I walked sometimes 3 times a day. In all kinds of Weather-rain, snow!!! I had to have something in my hands/mouth. But, it was worth it as far as my Health.
Do something before going to bed to relax your body. Do Deep Breathing Exercises. Whatever you can do to Relax/Unwind. It will help you conquer this.
Good Luck!!! & Congrats to you!!!
Shirlann

Hi! I've been smoke free for 2 months now, and the cravings/withdrawal symptoms only fully went away (for me) about 2 weeks ago. I had pretty much the exact symptoms you're describing, and honestly the best thing you can do is just ride them out... they WILL go away, just give it time. Of course, in the meantime there are things to do to relieve some of the nasty withdrawals you're experiencing! What worked for me in the end was (feel free to laugh) I went home to my parents' house. They didn't know I smoked, so I knew i wouldn't be tempted to fall back into old habits and, more importantly, they have a very busy house with lots of kids. I was kept so busy that I went to bed every night completely exhausted, and thus didn't have any trouble falling asleep.

When I quit, I definitely got a bad case of insomnia for about a month. If you're going through that too, then the best thing is to treat it like it's insomnia. As other posters have mentioned, drink LOTS of water - that will help with lots of the symptoms. Go to bed at the same time every night, and wake up around the same time every morning. For sleep aide, I've heard that magnesium supplements can help. If it gets really unbearable, maybe consider talking to your doctor about prescribing something (if you're comfortable taking medication). Also, be sure not to eat anything a few hours before bed, and avoid watching TV or going on the internet before you doze off.

Ultimately, if nothing really helps, just keep reminding yourself that this is only temporary, and that the benefits of quitting make it all worthwhile! Quitting smoking is SO difficult - a feel like non-smokers don't always realize what a terrible ordeal it is - but it is worth it in the end. Do whatever you can to ease the withdrawal symptoms, run/exercise at least once a day (it'll help with the symptoms, and as your lungs improve it will be a great motivation to keep quitting), and stay strong!

Your withdraw symptoms should have left within 3 days. Even though it may take a while until your body adjusts to it. I would suggest exercising. Like running, kickboxing.. Zumba.. anything that is going to make you sweat! I quit for almost 11 months now. I still have hard days but if you smoked that long its going to be really hard for the first 90 days.. it does get easier everyday though!

I quit smoking a little over a week ago after ten years of pack a day smoking, I felt fine at first although a bit jittery but the last two nights I've barely slept , I fall asleep for maybe a half hour and wake up feeling like I'm falling off of something. I"m also burning up at night and having crazy night sweats which makes me wake up majorly weak and it's just making for a not so great day. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make it end sooner or make the symptoms less severe? Or is this something I'm just gonna have to ride out?

they say that quiting smoking can cause abnormal sleeping patterns... I quit 3 weeks ago and not used any substitute... I found that when you usually have a cigarette try to think of something positive or beneficial for not smoking and usually the craving goes away.... Hope this helps :-) keep it up your doing great!!!

I actually have no cravings, no desire to smoke, I'm around my husband while he smokes his E-cig and I don't even think about it, it only hits me at night while I'm trying to sleep, my body just goes nuts.

If there's any nicotine in the water vapor from his vaporizer then it's likely that your body is still getting a bit of nicotine from it, causing your problems at night.

What's more likely is this is your body's reaction to cleaning yourself out. It takes about a month or more to clean it out of your system completely. Getting plenty of exercise, citrus, LOADS of water, and other products that can help cleanse. Here's a random list of foods that may help: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/top-15-cleansing-foods.html

I'm almost at week 2 of trying to quit, but I'm using the Nicoderm CQ patch. I'm experiencing things similar to you. I can't sleep through the night and I'm getting the night sweats too. When I do sleep, I wake up from crazy dreams/nightmares. I'm hot almost all the time now, like super hot like I can't breathe. It sucks. And I'm not even smoke free yet! I've smoked two cigarettes almost every day since my "quit date". And I'm craving all kinds of junk food and typically giving in every night. I anticipate gaining a couple pounds. I'll be ok with that though because I know I can lose them again.
Good luck to you! Just remember there are others out there going through the same thing, if that helps. WE CAN DO THIS!!!

I quit when I got pregnant about 3.5 years ago. Hang in there. If it is really bad at night can you take something to help you sleep? Meletonin, Tylenol pm or benadryl