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Are a runny nose and headache, normal symptoms of quitting smoking?

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Dr. Thomas Wollschlager answered

Symptoms: Headaches are a common symptom lack of nicotine causes causes physiologic changes that can cause this as well as increased mucus secretion.

Answered 3/26/2013

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