new install

5 days in very dizzy when i stand or try to smoke bad reaction to nicotine patch on no meds other than medical maurijuana and 3 beers daily hope to feel better and get back to work

2 Comments

Hang in there

by Queen50 - 2018-04-10 11:01:11

I unfortunately found this web site 4 weeks after my implant and would have liked to have asked questions in the earlier stages. I’m six weeks out now and was told this was the turn around date and I hung on to that fact. It’s true I’m beginning to feel more like me although I’m working thru adjustments but I feel much much better. I too was dizzy at the beginning and had chest pains. Dizzy when I stood up. Definitely going up the stairs ( still an issue but much better now).      Hang in there the hardest part is done. I took 3 Tylenol and 2 Advil for pain when I needed it and it took most of the pain away. I hear what you are going thru and you’re normal. At least that’s what I felt like too. I focused on eating really healthy food and resting. I had my first glass of wine last night. Use this site to ask questions. And read thru others accounts. It made me feel better and that I wasn’t the only one going thru it. I can’t believe I’m giving someone encouragement only after needing my own not very long ago. It gets better. You’re on your way. I visited the library weekly just to get out and drive a short distance and read books/ magazines. You’ve got this!!

Don't quit trying to quit

by Gotrhythm - 2018-04-10 14:27:56

I smoked for many years and have complete sympathy for anyone trying to overcome the addiction. Still, you know if you're smoking, you're just making it harder for your lungs to work, and if you can't breathe well, nothing else is going to work well--and you're very likely to feel dizzy.

I coudn't tolerate the nicotine patch on my upper torso or upper arms, but when I placed it on my hip, I had no problem with itching or irritation at all. In fact I could forget it. It's worth a try.

Frankly, I can't imagine trying to adjust to a pacemaker, heal from surgery and trying to give up smoking all at the same time. The very thought makes me dizzy. Be gentle with yourself, and just try to do as much as you can everyday. You will recover, and if you just don't quit trying to quit smoking, in time you will succeed.

 

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