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How's your chest/lungs after quitting?

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  • 29-06-2012 2:13am
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    drunkmonkey
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    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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    Mance Rayder
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    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.


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    drunkmonkey
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    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.


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    Cheeky_gal
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    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.


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    Joe10000
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    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.


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