i am going to try to quit smoking! any good ideas!?

Question

i smoke 2-3 packs a day and im tired of it.i would like to see my grand kids in the future.i do have a nicotine inhaler,which helps at times(ive tried b-4)i just need some feed back.please serious answers only.oh and ive smoked for about 30yrs

Answer 1

First two things to definately not do...
1. Have an emergency pack just in case. You will find a reason to smoke if you give yourself the option.
2. DO NOT use patches or gum. It only makes the withdrawal longer and harder.-

Wow, good for you! Cold Turkey my friend! It is hard as sh%# but worth it. All those gums, patches, pills and such just extend the nicotine addiction. You are not actually getting better you are just switching the form you are addicted to. I suffered through months of agony. For a while I couldn't even engage in a normal conversation because all I could think about was how much I wanted a cigarette. Here are a couple things that worked for me.
1. The average cigarette obsession lasts about 2min. Sometimes a bunch line up in a row but when you feel one coming on look at your watch and think "2min in exchange for the rest of my life"
2. Do it one day at a time. If you cheat, don't say F^&* it and buy a pack, just keep trying. Wake up each day and tell yourself you just have to make it to bed that night. You can smoke tomorrow (of course tomorrow never comes becuase it is always today)
When I first started I set my goals small, I just had to make it one hour, I'll smoke next hour. Pretty soon I had 24 hours in a row, then 365 days in a row.
3. Pick a quit date and taper off up until that day. If you smoke a pack a day try to get it down to 3 or 4 a day before you quit. It makes the withdrawal much easier.
It has been 2yrs since I smoked. I still think about it sometimes, but it has stopped being a daily, or even weekly thought. I hope I never smoke again. I used to do some nasty drugs many years ago and Tobacco was harder to quit than crystal meth! It is so socially acceptable that the temptation is everywhere. Don't let anyone tell you it is easy. Good luck! And don't quit quitting!

Answer 2

Natural Quit Smoking Magic

Answer 3

Yeah smoking is is really is easy to quit if you approach it from a breaking a habit perspective rather than getting past a nicotine addiction perspective.The nicotine addiction is so over -rated that it should almost be be a criminal act to pass off such utter nonsense as truth. It's not a big deal at all ,at best it's simply a minor annoyance.We've all had colds that made us feel worse. Nicotine " withdrawal (?) " does NOT have the curling into a fetal position and retching that one associates with alcohol or opiate withdrawal .Those who claim that nicotine is as addictive as heroin should put their degrees back in the Cracker Jack boxes that they came out of. How to stop Realize that you will feel crummy for a couple of days Realize that you will gain weight: Because smokers have oral fixations and with the cigarettes gone something will have to take it's place Food will taster better. Understand where the traps are to found in the process . The traps are found in places where you naturally smoke : In bars [although that's becoming more difficult] Driving solo long distances With the morning coffee-that's the one I really miss With friends that smoke The solution to the problem is to either not be in those situations for a couple of weeks [specially the social ones]or to substitute food for tobacco Cold Turkey is the only way to go. Have fun .You WILL be fine

Answer 4

my daughter quit smoking and her theory is this..........
The first three or four days you will probably have withdrawls....physical or emotional. Just hang in there with those symptoms. Gum or patches might work, but you are still getting nickotine and you just aren't lighting it up. Also, she feels there are two componets to smoking.........hand/mouth need. And the habit of just doing something familiar. So.........get a tooth pick or a piece of celery or carrots to replace the hand/mouth habit.
She feels that one behavior needs to be repeated with another behavior. There is something social about smoking......It feels like a way to get away from stress, ( which it actually in truth adds to stress) You need to find something healthy to replace your stress deal breaker instead of smoking. MY daughter found that her replacment is lighting candles. She gets the match action and the lighting action and her home smells good and in the evening is lovely candle lit.

I assume you already know how cigs hurt and harm your body.....and the power of smoking is so strong that people don't care.

Make yourself a game plan. Make a list..if this happens, that this is the consequence. One idea is when you have a huge urge wear a rubberband around your writs and snap it when you get the need to smoke, eventually your brain will relate the need to smoke with a pain on your wrist.

Only you can do this. You have the power.

Answer 5

I have quit 3 times the first time for 10 years the second time for 10 months and this time 7 months so far. Set a date and quit. I used WELLBUTRIN XL a low dose for 2 weeks before the date and on the day I quit a stronger dose for the next 2 months. Worked pretty good.

Answer 6

I feel for you, I quit smoking over 4 years ago. Just dont quit quiting. I used the gum and the patch. I was free of both in 2 weeks, and I dont have any withdraws, heres the best part...I can drink without having to smoke as well. Good luck to you I wish you the best

Answer 7

i haven't had a smoke since Oct. 16, 1998. quiting was THE HARDEST for me because i had to eventually do it via "cold turkey". i tried everything but... i couldn't make it work.

ok, here's the scoop. initial withdrawl lasts about 3 days ...tops. during those 3 days, take lots of aspirin, drink lots of water, take a tylenol pm or what ever to induce sleep, and hang out with non-smoking friends.

to keep off cigarettes?
1. exercise. especially if you are not a i - must - work - out - at - least- 3x/wk - or - i'll - start - feeling - like - crap kind of person. believe you me, the body WILL TURN ON YOU if you make it go through a 50 minute cardio routine, 3x/wk AND subject it to even 10 cigarettes a day.


2. replace cigarettes w/ a healthier habit. me? i miss cigarettes because they allow me time outs.

for example: at work, when things get crazy, i'd tell myself, "i need a smoke." 10-15 minutes of "stepping away from the problem" allowed me to get back on task w/ new vigor.

now, instead of a cigarette, it take 10-15 minutes to haul it over to the break room, fill up my water bottle, peruse the newspaper, and maybe shoot the breeze w/ someone and or take a bathroom break before getting back to the work task at hand.


3. throw all of your smoking paraphenalia away - every room in your home, inside every single drawer, bumper-to-bumper and from your car's roof to floor boards, at the office, inside coat pockets, ...EVERYWHERE.


4. if you relapse? ALLOW YOURSELF TO SMOKE CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. this means, under no circumstances, should you be w/o a lit cigarette in your mouth - even when eating, going to the bathroom, exercising, showering, having relations, etc. the purpose is TO MAKE YOURSELF ILL WITH CIGARETTES. even if you don't feel bad on THAT day? You will feel like absolute CRAP the next day. And the longer you've been off cigarette, the worse you'll feel the next day.


with time, it does get better; but, because i truly enjoyed smoking (nothing like cig in the morning & after a great meal), there are still a lot of bad days. i still have smoking dreams. i wake up WANTING A CIGARETTE. on those days, 2nd hand smoke tempts me to no end... i kid you not.

don't give up. the benefits are just too great! good luck!!!

p.s. on a "regular day", when i consciously tried to curtail consumption, i smoked at least 1 1/2 packs a day. if i went out? i smoked at least an entire pack and would find myself bumming off cigarettes. during really stressful times, i'd buy an entire carton and didn't bother to monitor.

I smoked for 12+ straight years. I've been smoke free for 7 yrs, 8 months, and 13 days. ...yeah, baby!

Answer 8

I quit on the patch , been 14 years ago and haven't regretted it. I Don't let anyone around me smoke, But you have to really want to quit for you to be successful. Change some of your routine. I have lost several family members from Cancer because of smoking. Wish i had quit sooner . Good luck

Answer 9

remember quitting smoking is a lifestyle change... you have to avoid the things that might make your urge to smoke stronger. Cold turkey is the best way. I use to smoke and whenever i have an urge i think about cancer and death and that pretty much seals the deal. you should carry around a picture of a cancerous lung and look at it whenever you feel the need to smoke.

Answer 10

Ask you Dr. for some help and be sure to tell everyone you know that your quiting, to help promote your quiting! Don't chew the gum, my husband became addicted to the gum! Get involved in something that wont allow you to smoke,a Hobie or a sport! Good luck!!!