Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms

Most smokers feel the mental part of quitting is the harder of the two. If you have been smoking for any length of time, smoking has become linked to everything you do:

• Waking up in the morning
• Eating
• Reading
• Watching TV
• Talking on the phone and
• Drinking coffee or alcohol, etc.

How long does nicotine withdrawal last?

Withdrawal symptoms usually start within a few hours of quitting and the first 72 hours are usually the worse. After that time most of the nicotine and its by-products are out of the body. However the ex-smoker must now deal with the psychological side effects.


What are the physical symptoms of withdrawal?

Withdrawal symptoms can include any of the following (according to the American Cancer Society):

• Dizziness (which may only last 1 to 2 days after quitting)
• Depression
• Feelings of frustration, impatience and anger
• Anxiety
• Irritability
• Sleep disturbances, including having trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, and having bad dreams or nightmares
• Trouble concentrating
• Restlessness
• Headaches
• Tiredness
• Increased appetite.

Due to these symptoms of nicotine withdrawal, smokers often return to smoking cigarettes to raise the level of nicotine in the blood and thereby reduce or eliminate the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

Laser therapy helps alleviate these symptoms and therefore is a great aid in quitting smoking.


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