Insomnia as a Withdrawal Symptom of Smoking

Posted on April 17, 2008 in Latest News

People generally quit smoking to get better sleep and on expert advice that quitting this habit induces more sleep. But be prepared to face the worst once you quit! Although the overall benefit of stopping smoking is a sound sleep, the initial withdrawal from nicotine could actually keep your eyes wide open at night.

A random survey has many a time pointed out that nine on ten people complain of lack of sleep once they have quit smoking. This symptom is acute in the initial weeks of ridding the habit. A few cases do exist where people have actually slept soundly, soon after quitting, although this is rare. In certain cases, related symptoms like cravings for cigar, anxiety without genuine reason, depression and bipolar disorders are noticed. Dreams and nightmares could be problems too, if at all you manage to get your forty winks.

Tips to put symptoms to sleep

A number of natural, ‘addict-friendly’ methods do help a lot to put you back on your routine.

Trash all traces of smoke before they result in ‘fire’!  An important and most effective way to quit withdrawal symptoms of smoking is to remove every reminder of your addiction- this includes, cigars, and empty cigar packets, cigarette lighters and ash trays. Once you summon the will power to do this, half the problem is solved.

Limit caffeine intake:  Caffeine is metabolized (digested) in the body of a smoker at almost twice the rate as that of a teetotaller. If you cut down coffee and tea at least while you are still experiencing sleeping problems, you could get through the withdrawal signs faster.

Chew gum:  If your system has decided not to give you sleep for the night and set you craning for a puff, do not panic that you have thrown away your addiction materials. Keep a stock of gum ready. Chewing it in adversity is a good way to distract you from cravings. But take care the gum thing doesn’t become another addiction!

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