Probably every smoker at least once thinks about the need to stop this bad habit, and every second or third tries to do so. But attempts to "bind" are not always successful. Not everyone dares to quit smoking suddenly, and the consequences of quitting smoking suddenly are unpredictable. Is that true? Maybe just quit smoking once and it's easier? With the question of why it is impossible to quit smoking suddenly, we will think about it in this article.
Destructive nicotine
Everyone knows that smoking is unsafe, moreover, the Ministry of Health is not tired of warning about it. But not everyone knows what kind of dangers nicotine and its products can harm the human body. What will happen to the body if you don’t stop at that time? What are the consequences of disrupting a normal way of life?
Smoking tobacco products can be a trigger mechanism in the development of systemic diseases, most of which can be fatal. Someone who is addicted to nicotine has a shorter life expectancy of nearly 10 years than their non -smoking peers. The disadvantages of smoking are obvious:
- Development of oncopathology. Smoking is a major cause of lung cancer. In addition, ingestion of saliva containing nicotine -breaking products significantly increases the risk of tumors in the oral cavity, esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.
- Chronic lung disease. The well -known "smoker’s bronchitis" can be complicated by serious conditions such as pulmonary emphysema, bronchiectasis, atelectasis.
- Violations of the cardiovascular system. Increased load on the heart, under the influence of nicotine, causes tachycardia, hypertension, heart attack. There are changes in the structure of the vascular wall, the number of atherosclerotic plaques increases, the risk of blood clots and vascular blockage increases. Disappearing endarteritis develops, resulting in amputation of the lower leg.
- Due to the narrowing of the ducts in the pelvic organs, various disorders develop, and premature impotence occurs in men.
- Because of the harmful effects of nicotine, retinal degeneration gradually develops, the optic nerve suffers, and smokers are at risk of losing normal vision permanently.
- In the same way, damage to the auditory nerve occurs and a damaging effect on the internal structure of the hearing aid. Also, the taste and smell are not pleasant.
- The appearance of smokers is declining, which is especially noticeable in women. The skin turns yellow, premature wrinkles appear, the lips turn blue. In the morning, you may notice that the facial skin is swollen. All of these are characteristics of the "smoker’s face".
In addition, nicotine darkens teeth, and bad breath appears.
How easy is it to throw it away?
Doctors ’opinions on sharp smoking cessation are also controversial. Yes, you can quit smoking abruptly, and it’s a lot easier, but this is only if you’re not a heavy smoker who changes cigarette after cigarette.
People with no more than five years of smoking experience can suddenly quit smoking. This is due to the fact that in such a period of time the body has not yet had time to acquire a "bouquet" of chronic diseases and the consequences of rejection will not be so obvious.
If a person who has been smoking for a long time decides to quit a bad habit and quit smoking, it is still better to do this gradually, as this is a very serious stress for the body, which can lead to unwanted symptoms or worsening of chronic diseases.
Without the constant nicotine coming from outside, the body must rebuild itself as quickly as possible to produce the required amount of acetylcholine independently, a neurotransmitter with the help of neuro-muscular transmission. A smoker receives acetylcholine from cigarettes, and after a sharp rejection with a long history of smoking, acetylcholine deficiency can lead to irritability, memory impairment, lethargy, rapid fatigue, depression. For this reason many cannot quit smoking, by quitting for no more than a week.
In addition, quitting smoking immediately and suddenly is very difficult psychologically, and people who are morally unwilling to break down and buy cigarettes again.
The psychological aspect of stopping this addiction is very important during pregnancy. The stress caused by nicotine deficiency has a huge impact on women’s morale, but the dangers from smoking are far greater. Nicotine and its tar have a toxic effect on the child's body, can cause pregnancy fading, congenital malformations. Therefore, when a woman is responsible for another life, it is good to make the right choice and quit smoking abruptly, without prolonging the process.
Experiencing cravings
Is it possible to quit smoking suddenly? Quit smoking suddenly or little by little? What will happen to that body? After quitting smoking abruptly, a person is more sensitive to everything that happens to his body, and the consequences for his health may be very different. Unpleasant moments and symptoms appear in his life:
The morning cough is getting worse. This is one of the first signals of restructuring - the body strives to cleanse the lungs, get rid of toxic and harmful components from cigarette smoke, and get used to a smoke -free life.
General weakness and lethargy are the result of nicotine withdrawal, which can be expressed at different levels in different people. But they are definitely present in the life of someone who has quit smoking. In addition to weakness, feelings of confusion, negligence and forgetfulness can be expressed.
With a long history of smoking, nicotine is easily absorbed by the body so that metabolic processes are adapted to its constant supply. Therefore, with a sharp cessation of smoking, metabolic processes, return to the normal "unusual" channels, can cause feelings of shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness, nausea, bradycardia.
When a smoker with a lot of experience quits smoking suddenly, he has a psychological problem - there is a feeling of losing something very personal and important. Therefore, it is important to have the right attitude and, if necessary, work with psychologists.
The only advantage with a sharp throw is that after experiencing the consequences in the acute period, a person begins to lose the desire to pull a cigarette again. The opinion of people who quit smoking on this matter is determined - you need to quit smoking as soon as possible, and it is better to do this under the supervision of a doctor. Even if at this point you really want to smoke, you have to persevere and after that the obsessive thought of getting a cigarette will seem less and less.
Nicotine production
If you stop smoking suddenly, a stronger and younger body will be more easily tolerated by nicotine deficiency, it will have short-term manifestations of the symptoms described above. But you should not stop smoking abruptly in the elderly, because their defense mechanisms are weakened and nicotine withdrawal may occur. Symptoms of nicotine withdrawal:
- increased anxiety;
- uncontrollable anger;
- irritable, intolerant;
- mood suddenly changes with bad dominance;
- concentration disturbances;
- insomnia;
- a constant feeling of insatiable hunger.
The condition of nicotine withdrawal can be detrimental to health, the stress experienced by the body is very noticeable on the second or third day of rejection and, especially if the smoker is cardiac, requires medication. Therefore, it is dangerous to quit smoking suddenly.
Slow but sure
When you stop smoking gradually, there are no symptoms of severe nicotine withdrawal. Nicotine levels drop smoothly, day by day, cigarettes gradually fade into the background, and then disappear from life forever. This method of rejection is great with a long smoking experience, but it has a significant drawback - when quitting smoking gradually, a person will still experience nicotine for a very long time, it will start to weaken in a few months. In addition, if you do not quit smoking suddenly, all of the above problems will not be related to you.
You can overcome bad smoking habits, the main thing is to have the desire and adapt to success. If you don’t have enough willpower to put away a pack of cigarettes forever, you can use a nicotine patch. To avoid the temptation to get a cigarette, remove all lighters and ashtrays from the house, replace with a pot of candy.
If you smoke in your company, and it is very difficult to overcome the urge to smoke, try to fool your subconscious mind - drink anything through a straw.
Drink green tea more often - it will help remove toxins from the body quickly, which means that the period of "withdrawal" will be less noticeable.
And, of course, if you decide to quit smoking all of a sudden, start playing sports. Active movement and adequate muscle load will weaken the craving for nicotine, prevent weight gain, improve your well -being, and lift your mood.