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Originally Posted by dinosaur
uugggh. i feel like shit.
tired
depressed
anxious
overall "blah" feeling and SOOOO lightheaded! why am i so light headed? anyone else get this?
can't wait to feel normal again.
smoke for 15 years....so gross.
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Smokers blood caries 10-20% higher 02 levels, it's the body's method of adjusting to the higher levels of CO cigarettes cause. When you quit, the CO levels suddenly drop, but the 02 levels remain elevated. The body will adjust the 02 levels to meet the lowered CO levels, but it takes some time, and until then, you're in a low level of hyperventilation. The hyperventilation makes you sleepy, lightheaded, and kinda dopey. It's really common. It'll progressively lessen and go away.
Congrats on quitting!
