Panic attack and stopping smoking

[Manchesterutd412]

Hi all I thank I am having panic attack I keep getting pains in my cheast back and arms and fast heart rate. I keep thinking I am going to have a heart attack it so scary. So I am now gonna stop smoking what I won't to know is will I have more attacks if I stop smoking


Thanks mark x

p.s happy new year to you all

[loulabella]

It could be linked yes..... I have GAD and for some reason the first thing I want in the morning in a cigarette and coffee - and they both increase myheart rate so I am stopping as my panic is worse in moring. You won't know till you try. Using patches?

Good luck!

[KK77]

You could get more anxious when you first stop. Use NRT (patches etc) - it could help the withdrawal anxiety.

I get very stressed if I go 3-4 hrs without smoking, so there is a link between the two.

[lc2613]

i stopped smoking four months ago because i was to scared to really but feel so much better for it now. not much help i know i find chewits are a great way of giving up dont laugh lol. they keep your hands busy unwrapping them then you eat them obviously. i also stopped drinking coffee and started drinking tea as i associated a coffee and fag together.
good luck.
p.s be carefull with patches go to your chemist for the right dosage they can test how much your nicotine intake is my parner went for the highest thinking he would need it and ended up really ill.x

[borup]

Good luck. I'm qutting this monday. I hope :)

[Maj]

You can only benefit from stopping smoking. Yes, you'll probably feel more anxious to start with but you can get help with this from your pharmacist. It'll be the biggest favour you ever done yourself if you stop, and I say this as an ex-smoker, not a holier than thow person!! It'll make you less anxious about your health too because every time you take a chest pain, palpitations, you'll also link it to your smoking and it'll make your anxiety worse.:yesyes::winks:
Myra

[mumof4]

i was thinking about givimg up to but i dont want patches as im not keen on them was going for willpower im on around 15-17 a day so im hoping i can do it.

i also get pains and pins and needles and i think its the smoking.

has anyone else just stopped without useing the patches?

[LittleMissPanic]

Hi there, i gave up smoking 6 days ago due to anxiety and having my first major panic attack couple of days after boxing day!! It scared the life out of me!! I feel so much better for giving up, I havent even craved a fag....yet!!! Good luck! x

[suzy-sue]

I packed up once without any thing ,it was hard but after a week it got easier .The problem I had was I kept eating instead ,chocolate digestives lol .A while later I started again ,:doh:Wish I hadnt but I enjoy a ciggie .I would like to stop again this year ,but I will have to psych myself up first Good luck ,its will power at the end of the day If you put the money you spend each week and do something nice with it it gives you more of an incentive ..Luv Sue xxx:hugs:

[Manchesterutd412]

Hi all thanks for the replys. Well I have gone all day without smoking and it's been hard but I never thought it would be easy lol. I got the gum it tasts so bad lol. I have not had any attacks today I am so happy I have them every day and this is the first day in 3 months not having one :D :D:D

p.s. I love this website :hugs:

mark x

[bellalew]

hi guys,all intentions of giving ciggies up 1st jan,but i let myself down:shrug:id gone 5hrs,then boom,panic attack,pains in chest breathless,tighness in chest,shaking,heart racing,missed beats,shear unknown fear,and i went right for the cigs,im weary of the darn things stopping me doing as i want,it like being possesed,panic anxiety deppresion,a rotten combination,talk about,MOST HAUNTED!!!!!!!!!!!.Im on a bad day,again and was hoping,it would be a nicer one,i just wish there was a cure pill so i could be the person i was,instead of the moaner and mouse iv become,:weep:dose anyone have these,bad negative days?and will it go,because im so fed up at being ME"""".hope i havent given you guys the blues,i need to shout out, and get this off my chest.

[suzy-sue]

Mark have you been using the mint flavourd gum or the plain type ? the plain is really disgusting it made me retch ,:blush:I tried it when i had to travel on a train one day and wasnt able to smoke for a few hours ....Dont know what was worse to be honest not being able to have a ciggie, or the gum and retching lol...

Yes Bellalew we all have bad days hun ,,Trying to pack up when you feel bad isnt the best time ..Its the cigs that keep you going isnt it ? lol Perhaps it would be a good idea just to cut down a bit every couple of days rather than attempt packing up at the moment ? Im sure youll do it when the time is right ,,its no good putting too much pressure on yourself ..Small steps with everything sometimes is the better way forward ...Hope tommorow is a better one for you .:hugs:Sue x