CigArest

My mother has emphysema, and only recently quit smoking. Trouble is, since quitting, her health seems to be deteriorating. She’s had problems with pain in her legs (she’s also extremely sedentary, but this is the first time she’s complained of pain), she feels far more fatigued, and though she was short of breath before, it’s far more noticable now. Her cough is almost constant, and – as she terms it – exhausting. I’m looking for several things out of this question:
1) Are these symptoms “normal” for nicotine withdrawl in someone with emphysema?
2) Shoud we expect other symptoms?
3) What medicines or holistic remedies are recommended?
4) Is there anything that *I* can do to help her?

Thanks for your time!

By: Leah
Asked on: 2009-02-24 11:37:28

I’m not about to start using them but am wondering how harmful (long term) and addictive using the patches would be compared to smoking the cigarettes? Is it just the act of ingesting the nicotine through the lungs that is harmful?
I have heard that nicotine is actually a poison?
Just for the record:
I am not wanting to start wearing/using them.This is solely being asked from a curiousity point of view.

By: mark
Asked on: 2009-01-22 02:00:43

I really want my brother to quit smoking. He promises to quit smoking everytime we tell him to. But he still keeps on smoking especially when he is angry (like some kind getting back on us). I don’t want him to compromise his health because of smoking sooner or later. Please help!

By: Dont_knowitall
Asked on: 2009-01-21 02:15:42

My dad used to be a smoker. He has stopped for a while. However, for some reason he has started chewing high strength nicotine gum all the time (4mg) about 15 pieces a day and is addicted to it. Is the gum doing his health any harm (never mind the expense)?

By: claire82
Asked on: 2009-01-18 04:30:42