Community Experience · Baidu Tieba (Quit Smoking bar)
After 40 Years of Smoking: A Quit With No Withdrawal Symptoms
A 40-year smoker with a history of failed attempts — including a relapse that doubled the habit to two packs a day — reports this attempt brought no withdrawal symptoms at all, and by day 15, an instinctive aversion to the smell of smoke.
Experience snapshot
- Quit method
- Cold Turkey
- Years smoking
- About 40 years
- Cigarettes per day
- 2+ packs a day before this attempt
- Quit attempt number
- Multiple; one previous attempt lasted 3 days and was followed by increased smoking
- Age group
- Not reported
- Gender
- Not reported
Reported outcome
Still smoke-free at the time of the report.
Evidence status
This is a single community report (community-report). It describes one person's experience. It does not constitute medical advice or scientific evidence.
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