Immune system diseases (If you have kidney disease due to lupus, your doctor will call it lupus nephritis.) Long-lasting viral illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Pyelonephritis, a urinary tract infections within the kidneys, which can result in scarring as the infection heals.
By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD. Nicotine has strong mood altering effects and can act on the brain as both a stimulant and a relaxant. Once within the bloodstream, nicotine may circulate around the body until it reaches the brain.
The psychological symptoms of nicotine withdrawal can be far more difficult for some people to deal with than others. Not only that, these symptoms can last much longer than the physical ones. Someone can feel the psychological effects from quitting smoking for as short as a couple of weeks to as long as a few years. The following are factors that contribute to the duration of psychological effects of nicotine withdrawal: 1  Years smoked-If you smoked for years, it has become a huge part of your life.