Keep getting the cold after stoping smoking
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I quit smoking on the 1st of October, mainly due to the fact my daughter was born on the 30th of October 
2 months in and I'm in bed full of the cold/flu for the third time since I've stopped.
I used to get the flu once maybe twice in a year... But this is taking the biscuit, if this continues I would rather choose the fags than feel like crap the whole time.
Has anyone who has stopped smoking been in the same boat? And if you have will it get better or will I cut my losses and go spark up.
2 months in and I'm in bed full of the cold/flu for the third time since I've stopped.
I used to get the flu once maybe twice in a year... But this is taking the biscuit, if this continues I would rather choose the fags than feel like crap the whole time.
Has anyone who has stopped smoking been in the same boat? And if you have will it get better or will I cut my losses and go spark up.
Oh poor you.
Can't have you getting all poorly now can we.
Must be horrid for you all snotty and miserable.
Best start smoking again then, yeah. Then all you got to worry about is screwed lungs, bad skin, bad breath, stinky clothes and an empty bank account.
Not forgetting your child watching you slowly kill yourself.
Go on you quitter. Quit quitting. Loser.
(Ex smoker for nearly two years and over £4k saved.
)
Can't have you getting all poorly now can we.
Must be horrid for you all snotty and miserable.
Best start smoking again then, yeah. Then all you got to worry about is screwed lungs, bad skin, bad breath, stinky clothes and an empty bank account.
Not forgetting your child watching you slowly kill yourself.
Go on you quitter. Quit quitting. Loser.
(Ex smoker for nearly two years and over £4k saved.
)GTIR said:
Oh poor you.
Can't have you getting all poorly now can we.
Must be horrid for you all snotty and miserable.
Best start smoking again then, yeah. Then all you got to worry about is screwed lungs, bad skin, bad breath, stinky clothes and an empty bank account.
Not forgetting your child watching you slowly kill yourself.
Go on you quitter. Quit quitting. Loser.
(Ex smoker for nearly two years and over £4k saved.)
Don't go stressing yourself out man, I'm not going to go back on the smokes lolCan't have you getting all poorly now can we.
Must be horrid for you all snotty and miserable.
Best start smoking again then, yeah. Then all you got to worry about is screwed lungs, bad skin, bad breath, stinky clothes and an empty bank account.
Not forgetting your child watching you slowly kill yourself.
Go on you quitter. Quit quitting. Loser.
(Ex smoker for nearly two years and over £4k saved.
)I' think you need a cuddle from someone awwww
I stopped about cold turkey 3 years ago and I don't remember having the same problem, I just remember eating loads and also drinking loads of Coffee. Apparently it's because as your give up one habit you automatically try to replace it with another one.
Don't give up though, giving up was the best thing I ever did and I feel so much because of it, the colds may just be a coincidence, what with the weather getting colder too. Nearly everyone at work has a cold or sniffle and both my kids are also suffering, especially my 4 month old.
Don't give up though, giving up was the best thing I ever did and I feel so much because of it, the colds may just be a coincidence, what with the weather getting colder too. Nearly everyone at work has a cold or sniffle and both my kids are also suffering, especially my 4 month old.
dont forget you are now exposed to new people and new germs: at the maternity ward, parent and baby meets, surestart etc... and your daughter will be catching them too..
...plus going for walks with the pram...
...and if you stopped in the summer, you'd get more sunburn then when you smoked...
...plus going for walks with the pram...
...and if you stopped in the summer, you'd get more sunburn then when you smoked...
GTIR said:
Oh poor you.
Can't have you getting all poorly now can we.
Must be horrid for you all snotty and miserable.
Best start smoking again then, yeah. Then all you got to worry about is screwed lungs, bad skin, bad breath, stinky clothes and an empty bank account.
Not forgetting your child watching you slowly kill yourself.
Go on you quitter. Quit quitting. Loser.
(Ex smoker for nearly two years and over £4k saved.)
What a stupid post.Can't have you getting all poorly now can we.
Must be horrid for you all snotty and miserable.
Best start smoking again then, yeah. Then all you got to worry about is screwed lungs, bad skin, bad breath, stinky clothes and an empty bank account.
Not forgetting your child watching you slowly kill yourself.
Go on you quitter. Quit quitting. Loser.
(Ex smoker for nearly two years and over £4k saved.
)The OP wonders why he's getting ill, and wonders why publicly, looking for an answer.
OP, I don't know either, but hopefully, somebody a little more helpful than GTIR might know?
FWIW, just stick with it. The first month is hardest, it gets easier from there. Try to break the association ie have a meal, light up. Distract yourself somehow.
This used to happen to me every time I gave up. I think a lot of it is your respiratory system having a good clear out of all the crap. It seems to get better over a period of a couple of months. You may be left with an irritating cough for a long time though.
I'm back on the fags, and hate myself for it. Good luck.
I'm back on the fags, and hate myself for it. Good luck.
t though.philthy said:
GTIR said:
Oh poor you.
Can't have you getting all poorly now can we.
Must be horrid for you all snotty and miserable.
Best start smoking again then, yeah. Then all you got to worry about is screwed lungs, bad skin, bad breath, stinky clothes and an empty bank account.
Not forgetting your child watching you slowly kill yourself.
Go on you quitter. Quit quitting. Loser.
(Ex smoker for nearly two years and over £4k saved.)
What a stupid post.Can't have you getting all poorly now can we.
Must be horrid for you all snotty and miserable.
Best start smoking again then, yeah. Then all you got to worry about is screwed lungs, bad skin, bad breath, stinky clothes and an empty bank account.
Not forgetting your child watching you slowly kill yourself.
Go on you quitter. Quit quitting. Loser.
(Ex smoker for nearly two years and over £4k saved.
)The OP wonders why he's getting ill, and wonders why publicly, looking for an answer.
OP, I don't know either, but hopefully, somebody a little more helpful than GTIR might know?
FWIW, just stick with it. The first month is hardest, it gets easier from there. Try to break the association ie have a meal, light up. Distract yourself somehow.
I think you need a hug not the op.
GTIR said:
philthy said:
GTIR said:
Oh poor you.
Can't have you getting all poorly now can we.
Must be horrid for you all snotty and miserable.
Best start smoking again then, yeah. Then all you got to worry about is screwed lungs, bad skin, bad breath, stinky clothes and an empty bank account.
Not forgetting your child watching you slowly kill yourself.
Go on you quitter. Quit quitting. Loser.
(Ex smoker for nearly two years and over £4k saved.)
What a stupid post.Can't have you getting all poorly now can we.
Must be horrid for you all snotty and miserable.
Best start smoking again then, yeah. Then all you got to worry about is screwed lungs, bad skin, bad breath, stinky clothes and an empty bank account.
Not forgetting your child watching you slowly kill yourself.
Go on you quitter. Quit quitting. Loser.
(Ex smoker for nearly two years and over £4k saved.
)The OP wonders why he's getting ill, and wonders why publicly, looking for an answer.
OP, I don't know either, but hopefully, somebody a little more helpful than GTIR might know?
FWIW, just stick with it. The first month is hardest, it gets easier from there. Try to break the association ie have a meal, light up. Distract yourself somehow.
I think you need a hug not the op.
As we're calling names.
Idiot.
4key said:
Being ill is the least of your worries, youll soon be putting on weight when start substituting the fags with other crap to put in your mouth
Oh, and its probably more to do with hanging around hospitals at winter than stopping smoking.
To be honest I could do with putting on a few pounds, so its a win win situation, just need to live with the colds best I can. Oh, and its probably more to do with hanging around hospitals at winter than stopping smoking.
philthy said:
What a stupid post.
The OP wonders why he's getting ill, and wonders why publicly, looking for an answer.
OP, I don't know either, but hopefully, somebody a little more helpful than GTIR might know?
FWIW, just stick with it. The first month is hardest, it gets easier from there. Try to break the association ie have a meal, light up. Distract yourself somehow.
I'm just snotty and miserable just like that ejit said lol.... That's prob why I said I would go back on the fags no probs, in all honesty I dont miss the fags one bit, the smell someone after a smoke....yuck.... Never thought of it when It was me smoking that I smelt like that. Thanks for the reply, was you a smoker yourself?The OP wonders why he's getting ill, and wonders why publicly, looking for an answer.
OP, I don't know either, but hopefully, somebody a little more helpful than GTIR might know?
FWIW, just stick with it. The first month is hardest, it gets easier from there. Try to break the association ie have a meal, light up. Distract yourself somehow.
Ray
You have a cold. If you had flu, you would not be going to Tesco to buy apples!
Take multivitamins and zinc supplements (maybe with some echinacea) and get a flu vaccination when you're better. Don't start smoking again - it actually makes you more susceptible to catching things.
As stated, the current cause is probably the germ-riddled places you've been frequenting with your new child! HTH.
Take multivitamins and zinc supplements (maybe with some echinacea) and get a flu vaccination when you're better. Don't start smoking again - it actually makes you more susceptible to catching things.
As stated, the current cause is probably the germ-riddled places you've been frequenting with your new child! HTH.
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