Anyone ever experience this type of cold/flu after quitting smoking?

Kris I am no doctor, but my guess is that the first time you had those symptoms, it was the actual physical withdrawal, and now because of the stress and the change in your physical equilibrium you might have a virus such as the flu. Or am I reading this wrong? Did you just recently quit smoking? At any rate the self care advice is the same, get plenty of rest, take aspirin or acetaminophen for the symptoms, and drink plenty of fluids, especially water. For sore throats I get a lot of relief eating fresh pineapple. Feel better soon, Happy New Year.

It sounds more like your coming off herion than ciggies... I smoke but I' ve never tried to quite for more than a couple of hours. how long have you been a smoker?

I just red in a folder that that is a normal reaction from your body when you quit smoking. Not everyone has that same problem but it is a normal reaction. When it lasts to long you have to go to you dokter and tell him or her about it. Don't worry it will go away. Anyway don't start smoking again. Keep up and good luck.

It might be the flu since i't sgoing around but I'm a smoker and tried quitting before and some of the symptoms you are describing can be part of the withdrawal. Even only after 8 hours they say the body takes in more oxygen (hence dizziness). It's quite amazing what withdrawal can do to our bodies especially with things like smoking. Some symptoms of withdrawal can include sore throat, insomnia, stomach upsets, Irritability, depression or anxiety, coughing and others but many of these only last 48 to 96 hours.

hey kris even i felt the same when i quitted smoking..my lungs used to feel like rock too..i used to get headaches and kind of cold.. it would be normal in few days time.. i took 2 weeks to withdraw smoking completely and all aches and cold went away in few days after that...keep goin on..some people less time to recover and some take more ... it depends on ur immune system.. so dont worry everything would be ok..nice to see people like to quit smoking.thanx for this discussion..which way did u help ur self to quit smoking?i tried nu-life tablets which has a nicotine kind of taste..have u ever heard of this?

Hi kris; I stopped smoking once for about 6 months; but at the end of the first week I woke up in great head and neck pain, congested sinuses and sore throat. I went to the dr. and made the comment "o great I quit smoking and now this"; the dr told me that had a lot to do with my problems. As your body releases the poisons from cigs; it may show up in other places.It's simply the way your body handles the flushing of smoking poisons.The next week I was better and amazed at how much better I felt. Stand strong and dont pick them back up!!!! Blessings to ya

I can tell you exactly what is happeneing..your body is healing, YOu know the saying..ITS HAS TO GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER? well its very true..I went through the exact same things when I quit years ago..although i ended up starting again:( but i did go threw all of what your going through..its called withdrawl,and i knopw many people will disagree with me but i dont care i lioved it and not them..when i quit smoking i got sick alot more,and quicker..and it hung on longer,andyes y our immune system is all messed up right now,and will be back to normal in a few months or so.And this may sound morbid and wrong..but i can tell you..its like smoking stopped or blocked alot of bacteria and bad sick cells...with its nicotine?? i dont know..and i know i was sick alot more..so hang in there it will get better in time hun

yes it happened to my the last time i gave up somking i also anded up with asthma so you are not alone

After a week of not smoking I got a really bad cough and my lungs felt like rocks inside jelly.I was told it was the withdrawal of the bad chemicals from my system.It only lasted a couple of days and then i felt much better.It was only the cough though and a runny nose, but no headaches.

its quite common as far as i know these type of colds could be because of work enviroment or change of season....or the fact that you have just stoped smoking could be the answer but this only applies if you quit within the last few days....if so its jus that your body is trying to adjust to the fact that there is no nicotine for it to crave on....but i would suggest you take a blood test if this persists.....its better to be safe than sorry...

Nicotine is a narcotic. Quitting smoking has physical as well as psychological withdrawal symptoms. Add that in with the fact you may have contracted a virus you get a double whammy. Sore throats and headaches are common for those who quit smoking, nicotine constricts blood vessels, and numbs the mucous membranes. So there ya go... You may find your blood pressure bounces up and down for a few weeks, shouldn't be anything to be alarmed about.

I didn't just quit smoking but I had a cold for a few days and it went away. Yesterday it came back in full force and now tonight I am down for the count. I suspect I will be asleep when the New Years rings in unless my husband wakes me up like he promised.

no , i never felt like this!

No, you are just sick i think. I have never heard of someone getting symptons like that after quitting smoking, although you could be the 1st.

Well, you could have a weakened immune system though because you did smoke for so long, and no longer do, or it could just be you have caught something else going around there, and even if you were still smoking you might not have avoided coming down with this. I guess it would all depend as you would really never know now would you? But something is going on around here too, so I just hope you start feeling better soon.

no

Good news your body is recouping and throwing off the nicotine, hang in there it takes about 2 weeks. Body should be clear in about 20 30 days, you may cough more as your cilia come back to life.

My husband and I thought we had just a virus, a bug, maybe a twenty four hour thing. We found out it was just the begining of the flu. We hadnt try tried to quit smking but word of warning, if you think you have a virus beware it may be the flu.

man atleast you got to quitting. can you please guide me how to go about the same?

Well, you might be experiencing what doctors call Nicotine Cravings And Withdrawal. Some withdrawal symptoms will come and go over a period of a few days. Most are gone within three weeks and not every smoker is affected to the same degree. Headaches (occasional), indigestion, nausea, diarrhoea and sore throats rarely last more than four days. Coughing most commonly caused by the cilia that line your lungs cleaning out the tar and mucus. Irritability, depression or anxiety are closely connected to the physical action of nicotine leaving your body and will lessen over one to three weeks. Increased appetite and possible weight gain. Tiredness and lack of concentration. Here is the link: http://www.quit-smoking-stop.com/nicotine-addiction.html