Some people find that smoking cessation becomes challenging at the 3-day mark, the 3-week mark, and the 3-month mark (day 3, week 3, month 3).
1) On days 3-5 after quitting, almost all nicotine leaves the body, so the physical cravings peak before they go away. Click here to learn more.
2) On week 3, the new routine of your smoke-free life starts setting in.
3) And on month 3, the dopamine in the brain bounces back to normal (also shown by research), and the brain can produce dopamine naturally and without expecting nicotine anymore (rewired biologically). Because of this, for some, it may get worse before it gets better.