I looked for a thread about this topic but couldn't find anything less than 5 years old.
I made the decision last week to quit smoking once and for all. I hadn't been smoking like I used to (a pack a day) for a very long time; mostly only when I would drink. However, going on vacation last week I drank almost every day and smoked at least 6-8 cigarettes every day for 4 days. Aside from this vacation a pack of cigarettes would generally last me a week or so; sometimes a little longer.
I developed a very bad smoker's cough and it does not seem to be going away after 5 days. I feel like my lungs and bronchial tubes are "sticky"; and I am making a wheezing/ squeaking kind of noise when I breathe out. I am coughing but nothing is coming out and sometimes I have a little coughing fit.
This has never happened to me before and I have quit smoking in the past for periods up to 2 years. I am not sure if it is because I was younger? Because my "on" smoking streak was longer this time than in the past? Maybe the drier climate where I went on vacation gave me a chest cold and these 2 things are happening concurrently but are unrelated? I just want to know if anyone else experienced this and how long it went on because I can be a bit of a hypochondriac.
Also, I am not going to allow myself to gain weight either- I am thinking to increase my exercise (as much as possible- have a sprained ankle still) and drink hot tea but if anyone has anything else to add I would appreciate it.
Thanks!



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