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drunkmonkey · 29-06-2012, 02:13

Off the smokes just over 2 months and off the champix 2 weeks. Pretty confident i'll never get addicted to cigarettes again.

Heath wise i'm felling a lot fresher but my chest feels tight not really sore unless I was lying down on it but it feels funny like it's not getting enough air or something. I used to always have a cough but that's disappeared after I stopped smoking. Has anyone else noticed funny things happening with themselves as far as there lungs/chest is concerned? Is it normal or should I get it checked.

Mance Rayder · 29-06-2012, 02:18

Sounds like classic anxiety to me. A normal thing to experience coming off smokes and Champix.

I had similar experiences after quitting (10 years smoking). My chest and lungs are great, I feel like a teenager again after quitting.

drunkmonkey · 29-06-2012, 11:11

I dont think its anxiety, im pretty sure its not. Its like my lungs are bursting through the middle of my rib cage, think I need some breating lessons.

Cheeky_gal · 08-07-2012, 00:45

Delighted to see this thread as i have a similar problem.

I'm off them 3.5 months and for the past month I've been having great difficulty yawning. I can't seem to get enough air in to yawn if that makes sense. I then begin to panic and it takes a good while until I'm thinking of something else!

My coughing hasnt stopped either. In fact I'm coughing more. I hope this is all common.

Joe10000 · 15-07-2012, 09:20

I have a similar feeling but I had it while I was smoking too when I didn't have one for a while.

As for the increased coughing I think it is just your lungs cleaning themselves.

I think everyone who has recently stopped smoking should visit their doctor, you're body is going through one hell of a trauma at the moment.

29-06-2012, 02:13	#1
drunkmonkey Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Haven Arena Posts: 11,129 Adverts \| Friends	How's your chest/lungs after quitting? Off the smokes just over 2 months and off the champix 2 weeks. Pretty confident i'll never get addicted to cigarettes again. Heath wise i'm felling a lot fresher but my chest feels tight not really sore unless I was lying down on it but it feels funny like it's not getting enough air or something. I used to always have a cough but that's disappeared after I stopped smoking. Has anyone else noticed funny things happening with themselves as far as there lungs/chest is concerned? Is it normal or should I get it checked.

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29-06-2012, 02:18	#2
Mance Rayder Closed Account Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 972 Adverts \| Friends	Sounds like classic anxiety to me. A normal thing to experience coming off smokes and Champix. I had similar experiences after quitting (10 years smoking). My chest and lungs are great, I feel like a teenager again after quitting.

29-06-2012, 11:11	#3
drunkmonkey Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Haven Arena Posts: 11,129 Adverts \| Friends	I dont think its anxiety, im pretty sure its not. Its like my lungs are bursting through the middle of my rib cage, think I need some breating lessons.

08-07-2012, 00:45	#4
Cheeky_gal Closed Account Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,996 Adverts \| Friends	Delighted to see this thread as i have a similar problem. I'm off them 3.5 months and for the past month I've been having great difficulty yawning. I can't seem to get enough air in to yawn if that makes sense. I then begin to panic and it takes a good while until I'm thinking of something else! My coughing hasnt stopped either. In fact I'm coughing more. I hope this is all common.

15-07-2012, 09:20	#5
Joe10000 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 1,059 Adverts \| Friends	I have a similar feeling but I had it while I was smoking too when I didn't have one for a while. As for the increased coughing I think it is just your lungs cleaning themselves. I think everyone who has recently stopped smoking should visit their doctor, you're body is going through one hell of a trauma at the moment.