What method finally got you over the hump?
2006-06-15 02:09:46 · 14 answers · asked by Gatortoe 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
You know, I smoked about half a pack a day for eight years. Eventually, without consciously realizing it, I began smoking less and less. I was down to just 2 or 3 cigarettes a day after awhile and each one made me gag irrepressibly. One day I noticed that I still had a handful of cigarettes in my pack and that I hadn't had a smoke in about a week. I threw them out cuz they were stale and figured I'd just go pick up another pack, but I never did. My doctor was amazed.
My husband, on the other hand, tried desperately to quit but became such a bear each time that I made him light up again (he was intolerable, but wouldn't leave the house). Eventually he went on the prescription drug Zyban and it worked! My husband didn't have any of the awful mood swings, he didn't gain any weight, he barely even had any cravings. He's still smoke-free, as am I, 7 years later.
Talk to your doctor, quitting is the best thing you can do for your health, and the health of those around you! Kudos!
2006-06-15 02:21:44 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I quit first thing in the morning; I had already gone 8 hours without a cigarette. Then, without telling anyone that I was trying to quit, I carried around a pack in my pocket and just tried to see how long I could go without one. This also keeps people from offering you a cigarette if they notice you're not smoking. They see the pack in your pocket and won't offer... usually. Once I got past 12 hours and had lunch, I occupied myself with a crossword puzzle to get me past the "after meal smoke". After that, the next 4 hours or so, I kept myself too busy with work to smoke. It's usually a rather unpleasant thing to leave a cigarette burning in your mouth while you work. I know it sure burned my eyes a lot. When I got off work, I realized that I had gone 16 hours without a cigarette and it became sort of a challenge. It was about 2 weeks before I threw away the pack that I carried around. Some people say they quit... and what they really mean is that they quit buying them. They won't carry around a pack with the intention of quitting, but they will bum smokes off of others who do buy them.
2006-06-15 02:21:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I quit cold turkey and it was pretty easy. Easier than I thought it would be.
After a few days I really was not that bad. I just had to do different things like after I ate I wanted to smoke so I would clean the kitchen instead. And on the phone I smoked. That was hard but I got over it.
Good luck.
2006-06-15 02:14:30 · answer #3 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was smoking 2-3 packs a day and quit cold turkey, I just decided it was time to quit. It's been about 4 years and I have no desire to smoke. About a year after that, I was diagnosed with emphysema. I have about 75% lung capacity and function.
2006-06-15 03:59:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I stopped smoking ten years ago. My doctor prescribed a nasal spray that makes you think you just had a cigarette (inhaled nicotine).
Talk to your doctor about an Rx - it's works and is painless.
PS: the spray is a little nasty and can burn the inside of your nose - but that was ten years ago - they've probably perfected it by now! Good luck!
2006-06-15 02:17:55 · answer #5 · answered by PinkPansy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicotine patches and a lot of patience. You must first WANT to give it up or nothing will work. you have to believe in your own strength and will power. The habit is the hardest thing to get over
cheers and good luck
2006-06-15 02:17:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing I'm on my 6 the time and i always fall off the wagon. longest i went was 14 months and i didn't fall off because of stress or anything bad i just wanted a smoke what a drag. no pun good luck to you it is so hard.
2006-06-15 02:16:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
same reason as above... cold turkey.
i got a serious hacking "100-day" cough, and had to quit in order to get better.
once i got better, then i lost the full need to smoke again.
so, smoke yourself sick until you vomit or something... then that will be a good reminder to stay off smoking.
2006-06-15 02:15:23 · answer #8 · answered by jason29445 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
iam a nurse and i was assigned to an oncology ward in the hospital and the looks i got from patients after a had a smoke break killed me inside.
2006-06-15 02:13:54 · answer #9 · answered by benny619 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best course for me was the patch. My husband swears by Wellbutrin but it never really worked for me.
2006-06-15 02:15:49 · answer #10 · answered by gemini2771 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋