Once you decide to quit smoking cigarettes, you will immediately start to feel positive changes physically and mentally, but, in an ironic twist, you will begin to feel a flood of negative emotions as well. As nicotine and remaining cigarette toxins leave your body, you will start to feel antsy, anxious, and exhausted. After all, you have just cut off your supply of a drug that has been in your system for months, or even years, and cutting off the supply is no different than slicing off a limb. However, we can happily tell you that you will start to feel better (even though this car wreck of withdrawal). Let’s take a closer look at some health benefits you can expect three months after you quit smoking.
Changes in Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
As you inhale cigarette smoke, you are ingesting a flood of nicotine and carbon monoxide, chemicals that kickstart your heart rate and increase your blood pressure, and, once you stop smoking, your vitals will get back to normal in a period of 20 minutes. Also, keep in mind that your blood-oxygen levels will normalize after 12 minutes, so you can imagine that your heart will thank you after a period of three months.
Kiss Withdrawal Goodbye
Of course, one of the biggest perks of sticking through the withdrawal is the fact that your brain will eventually heal itself. Since the nicotine in your system (which your body had become accustomed to) has disappeared, you will start to suffer from irritating anxiety attacks and headaches, among other unpleasantries, but the receptors that normally bonded with nicotine will begin to heal after only a month of waiting. Later, you will no longer feel a need to obtain nicotine but will still have to cope with a desire to grab a cigarette. In essence, your abstinence will be easier to cope with.
Seeking Treatment for Cigarette Use
Remember that addiction can be triggered by one shot of alcohol or a single puff of a cigarette, but the true danger of this sickness is that you cannot fully determine how much you have to consume before your mind forms an attachment. Social smoking is just as dangerous as chronic smoking, on many levels, but you do not have to smoke to have a good time. Remember, drugs cannot determine if you have fun and do not have control over your life.
If you are suffering from a severe case of drug abuse or addiction, or have a friend or loved one who is coping with this illness, get in touch with Asana Recovery today. Our professional team of counselors and healthcare experts will help you endure the painful process of alcohol withdrawal and detox and guide you along the rocky road of rehabilitation. Soon enough, you will experience a faster and much more efficient recovery.
If you want to find out more about our residential treatment or supervised detoxification/withdrawal programs or enroll in one of these programs today, we are ready and waiting to speak with you at your leisure and your disclosure. Call Asana now at (949) 438-4504 to learn how you can overcome your mental illness and take an extra step toward becoming a healthier person.
