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What Are The Side Effects Of Smoking?

I smoked one cigarette a day for a year last year. I quit and just started again a week ago, one a day. I was fine but today I started shaking. I feel nauseous and can barely move or walk. My heart is racing. I know some of this is normal for smoking, but it s lasted past the usual fifteen minutes. Please help! Am I okay???
Thu, 26 Feb 2015
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Hello thanks for asking from HCM

Cigarette consists tobacco which contains a number of alkaloids like nicotine. Nicotine is a stimulant and it is known to cause intense stimulation and may precipitate anxiety with tremors, shaking, sweating, nausea, restlessness, palpitations etc symptoms. You have started the cigarette smoking after a gap and this has resulted in restlessness and anxiety. I would advise you to not to smoke again and try to quit the habit. This would result in reduction of these symptoms and you will feel better.

Apart from this cigarette smoking is associated with a lot of serious complications. It increases the risk of a number of cancers like oral cancer, carcinoma oesophagus, cancer of lungs etc. It is known to cause gastric upset and may worsen ulcer formation. So its better to avoid smoking.

Thanks, hope this helps you in stopping cigarettes.
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What Are The Side Effects Of Smoking?

Hello thanks for asking from HCM Cigarette consists tobacco which contains a number of alkaloids like nicotine. Nicotine is a stimulant and it is known to cause intense stimulation and may precipitate anxiety with tremors, shaking, sweating, nausea, restlessness, palpitations etc symptoms. You have started the cigarette smoking after a gap and this has resulted in restlessness and anxiety. I would advise you to not to smoke again and try to quit the habit. This would result in reduction of these symptoms and you will feel better. Apart from this cigarette smoking is associated with a lot of serious complications. It increases the risk of a number of cancers like oral cancer, carcinoma oesophagus, cancer of lungs etc. It is known to cause gastric upset and may worsen ulcer formation. So its better to avoid smoking. Thanks, hope this helps you in stopping cigarettes.