I am now smoking 10 a day to see changes .

Hi OLA! I don't ever remember being tired due to smoking, but I'm not saying it can't happen. Things affect all of us in different ways. I smoked for 27 years and I have been smoke free for 3 months. Although, I don't feel terrible, I have not gotten to the point where I feel great. I hear a lot of people talk about how much better they feel when they quit. I guess my body is still trying to adjust.

Of course it makes you tired. Your heart has to work twice as hard....plus the stress of personal issues quadruples the stress on your body. Smoking less will not make the exhaustion go away.....much.

Cadre ~ I've been quit almost 2 years and have nasty anxiety which spun out of control on the 3rd day of my quit. I also was diagnosed with diabetes recently.....but it is under control. I will say it takes time for the body to heal.....but it will get there. I smoked for 20+ years....2-3 packs a day :(
I'm just starting to feel much better in the past few months. Didn't realize how crappy I felt, becuz I felt crappy for years.
Be sure to drink tons of water which will help flush the toxins out of your body faster......or in your case, Cadre, will refresh your body (smoking dehydrates the body).
I just read the other day that it takes being quit 5 years in order to be risk wise of someone who doesn't smoke for heart disease and or cancer risk.
We are never over the chance of getting COPD as we have already laid the ground work by smoking. My dad had been quit over 40 years when he was diagnosed with COPD and the doctor told him it was a direct result of smoking. No doubt....smoking is bad for you and as hard as it is.....quitting is doable and for the best.
I wish you both the best.

I am happy you are quit now. Congrats! You may want to get checked out physically too. My thyroid is off so I am exhausted all the time too. Today is day 73 for me!

I'd go with the water for starters..... 2lts a day to flush out the toxins. More exercise and good quality sleep :)

MsBlank - Congrats on 2 years quit. I think the toughest part of quitting is the not sleeping well. I may get 4 to 5 hours of sleep a night when I was used to getting close to 8 hours. Even when I do sleep, I feel it isn't deep sleep because I just don't feel rested.

Thanks Cadre ~ I too haven't slept well in awhile. However, I suffer from severe anxiety (getting better tho) which I believe to be the culprit....however, I just got diagnosed with diabetes a few months ago. I took control right away and have that under control. I was having problems with my morning sugars, so I started drinking 2 tablespoons with 8 oz of water right before bedtime (it requires only 2 teaspoons, but hay....I'm an over achiever...lol). I'm telling you, not only did that bring my numbers down, I'm sleeping like a log (it states that it helps with sleep).
It tastes disgusting.....but I feel great and welcome the sleep.

Yikes! Still smoking adds a whole lot of not so good stuff to your general health. Do you want to quit? Cutting back may seem like it works but in the long run you will end up smoking even more. Can you try making a plan? A quit date? Smoking will compromise every waking moment of your life. How much do you enjoy being the social outcast, the one who literally stinks in social circles, how much money do you spend poisoning yourself? Quitting is so do-able, it happens one day at a time. C'mon, you CAN do this! Drink water when a crave hits, try freezing grapes then sucking on them, try sucking on whole cloves (makes cigs taste like crap) try "smoking" straws, reward yourself for each and every day you remain smoke free (I did music and "spa" baths at home, detailed my car after 30 days smoke free) What are you waiting for? Start your smoke free life TODAY. Anyone can get through 24 hours, then sleep and then do it again. This means YOU! Ain't nothin' to it! You just can DO IT!

I am a 56 year heavy smoker. On January 28th I put on a patch and I have not had a cigarette since. Today is my 11th day smoke free and each day seems to get a little easier. I also have severe COPD/bronchitis and fibromyalgia. I have been advised over and over by my doctors to stop smoking but I just could not do it. Or thought I could not. I cannot say I feel any better yet but my house does smell better. As do my clothes and my wallet. I am sleeping terribly. I have vivid dreams and I never have been a dreamer and I am awake a great deal at night. Also very constipated. All this I am hoping will go away as time goes by. I don't know how long to use the patch but I am still putting a new one on each day. I think I feel this might take some of the edginess away. Smoking never gave me lack of energy I actually think it pumped my up a bit. But now that I think about it...I sure would like the amount of time I spent over the past 56 years smoking in one lump sum. Bet I could take a very long vacation. The best of luck to you and you will know when the time is right for you to stop. You have to really want to...to do it.

Thanks for the support guys!!

I would just like to say that no matter how old you are, smoking can lead to health problem even if you only smoke for a few years like me. Probably because of smoking I now have permanent nerve damage and circulation problems.

i think you have addicted a good problem.. you can contact a doctor for discuss your problem here.