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Gday Woops thought I’d thrown mine on the pyre… 66,000 old and stale should burn well rest in peace

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Tossing in my approximate 29,500 unsmoked cigarettes in honor of @jillar! She was taken from us way, way too soon. I’m just so saddened to hear this. She helped me tremendously along my own quit journey. I will miss her. Thanks @johnny5! May the JillAir cigarette continue to help our future quitters and may her death not be in vain.

56 days is great @Jane Take it one day at a time and you will be at a year before you know it. Just keep coming on here, do the daily NOPE pledge.

Gday Yes my blood pressure went up after giving away the cigs. I was compensating for the lack of nicotine with caffeine sugar salt. Took me a while and a stroke to realise that. Fast foward to today… yes I still drink coffee and tea but only a cup or two a day. Rarely cola and no energy drinks. Even sugar free contain extra salt to keep you interested. Rarely processed foods. The sugar hide the excess salt then the salt hides the excess sugar. It’s a slippery slope. Drink mainly water cause I’m not drinking coffee tea or soda. I only have one blood pressure tab a day and low dose at that. A low dose aspirin a statin and that’s it. Will always have to take that, I except that’s always going to be the case, small price to pay.

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Congrats on 56 days (and counting UP)! Awesome! It's early days yet. Your body is still adjusting to working without nicotine in your system. It's a good thing to have medical on board to monitor our health when we quit. Even if we didn't have medical issues/concerns before quitting they do tend to crop up (they did for me) during our healing and recovery. Keep going. Never another Day One.

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Yes, congrats @Jane on making it to 56 Days smoke free! Keep it up and the health improvements will follow in time. Don't forget; you've been smoking for a lot longer than your 56 days quit and it takes time for your body to repair itself - be patient; I'm sure things will improve with more time invested in your quit. I was always under the impression quitting smoking lowers blood pressure rather than raising it. Of course there are many other sources that can cause hypertension such as sodium intake, also alcohol consumption as well as stress. I'm sure there's others as well. Speak to your PCP and see it they can help you sort out what may be the cause of your hypertension. I'm sure he or she will be thrilled to learn you've quit the smokes!

Congratulations on your fabulous 2 months Upwards and Onwards

Well done on your 56 days .. im sure quitting can only help with your blood pressure Hoping it gets under control

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Congratulations on 56 days smoke free @Jane and good job getting off the patches as well. I did not notice issues in my early weeks of my quit with increased blood pressure so I am not sure how common that is, although I was definitely more stressed. I do know that smoking itself raises blood pressure so I don't think that quitting is making your blood pressure worse. There could be external factors but I am not a doctor. I hope the increased medication helps and I hope your doctor can give you good guidance on this matter. That being said, you are doing great in quitting. Keep up the great work.

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Hi Everybody. Still on this train. 56 days. Been off the patches for a week. Can't say health is any better at moment. I have had raised blood pressure for years which i have taken medication for and kept it down. The past 2 weeks it has decided to raise to dangerous levels and have nearly ended up in hospital. Medication has been increased so lets hope it comes back under control. Has anybody else had this problem?

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min,Hour, Day as required.)

Congrats @Pilgrim!! Two Months Smoke Free IS something to celebrate!

Thanks to all of you for your encouraging words!