Community Experience · Baidu Tieba (Quit Smoking bar)
Nearly Three Months In: Recurring Fevers That Started a Week After Quitting
A long-time smoker quit after a friend's remark about phlegm — and a week later developed cold-like symptoms: cough, phlegm, weakness, fever, headache. Fevers above 38°C returned weekly for weeks. At the report, two weeks fever-free.
Experience snapshot
- Recovery stage
- First Three Months
- Quit method
- Cold Turkey
- Years smoking
- Not reported
- Cigarettes per day
- Not reported
- Quit attempt number
- Not reported
- Age group
- Not reported
- Gender
- Not reported
Main challenge
Cough, Phlegm, Weak limbs, Fever (38°C+, recurring weekly for weeks), Headache
Reported outcome
Smoke-free for nearly three months 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.
This page summarizes a community-reported personal experience. It does not constitute medical advice or scientific evidence. Identifying details have been removed.