What symptoms after the last cigarette?

Like any drug, nicotine causes addiction, and the stop is accompanied by a number of symptoms which represent the smoking cessation.

Among them, we can of course cite the urge to light a cigarette : the body demands its dose of nicotine! An urge that disappears over time, but which can be difficult to control in the first few days, or even the first weeks.

Other symptoms, which vary from person to person, can also appear: weight gain, irritability, depression, trouble sleeping, fatigue, cough, increased appetite and taste for sugary foods.

Fortunately, the essential oils can help you cope with the symptoms of smoking cessation.

Against the urge to smoke

A study published in 1994 by the Nicotine Reseach Laboratory at Duke University in the United States showed that inhalation through the mouth ofblack pepper essential oil reduces the urge to smoke by mimicking the sensations experienced when inhaling tobacco.

Against the depression

Quitting smoking can cause stress, anxiety, irritability and depression. When these very annoying symptoms occur, it is important not to crack, because smoking again will only give you a very fleeting feeling of well-being. As soon as you squash your cigarette, you will feel guilty that you ruined your efforts to quit.

On the contrary, the use of aromatherapy can help you to relax and unwind for a long time, because you can use it whenever you feel the need. Thereby, mandarin essential oil soothes stress and anxieties, true lavender essential oil fights irritability, stress and anxiety and bigarade petit grain essential oil acts against low morale.

Against insomnia

Sometimes stopping smoking leads to sleep disturbances. Essential oils of mandarin and true lavender can help you fall asleep thanks to their calming and soothing properties. The essential oil of noble chamomile as for it will allow you to find a restful sleep.

Against cravings

Smoking cessation is often accompanied by weight gain, because tobacco suppresses hunger and causes loss of taste for food. By stopping smoking, we therefore regain our appetite and the pleasure of eating. You may also want to compensate for smoking with food and in particular small sweet pleasures.

To reduce these snacking cravings, you can use essential oils of mandarin and grapefruit which have an interesting appetite suppressant effect.

Against fatigue

Because nicotine is an stimulant, people who quit smoking often experience fatigue during the quitting phase. Tonic and stimulating, these are essential oils of peppermint and black spruce that will best help you regain energy.

Against constipation

When you stop smoking, constipation problems can arise because nicotine stimulates intestinal transit. Aromatherapy can overcome this problem with mandarin essential oil which, in addition to its calming and relaxing properties, is known to stimulate transit and peppermint essential oil which acts positively on digestion.