What is the best way to quit smoking?

Answer 1

# walk thirty minutes a day, no excuses

# Ask your doctor for prescriptions for 100 milligram Wellbutrin tablets, and nicotine patches

1. For 1/2 a pack a day, take 7-10 milligrams

2. For 1/2-1 pack a day, take 14 milligrams

3. For 1-2 packs a day, take 21 or 22 milligrams

4. For more than 2 packs a day, ask your doctor


# On day 31: two days before you plan to stop smoking, take 1 Wellbutrin (bupropion).

Next two days, take 1 Wellbutrin each morning.

# Apply your nicotine transdermal patch system on Day 33 (this is your stop smoking day). Place one patch on your arm, chest, or thigh (replace daily).

# On subsequent days, take Wellbutrin each morning and each evening. Most folks wean off Wellbutrin between days 90 and 180.

Continue walking thirty (to forty-five) minutes each day; feel free to drink as much coffee or water as you wish.

# Phone or e-mail your support person daily to discuss your progress.

# Begin weightlifting on Day 37 or earlier Do not increase your physical activities by more than 10 percent a week.

# Decrease dose of nicotine in patch every 2 months (you can cut patches in half) until no longer needed

Answer 2

Set a date when you are going to quit, then quit. Throw out all your tobacco and related tobacco stuff. If you can, arrange to be on a trip or very busy so you will have other thoughts to occupy your mind. When you find yourself thinking about a smoke give yourself some MILD negative reinforcement, like pinch your forearm enough to be uncomfortable, or drop for 20 pushups, just some mild negative reinforcement your mind will associate with smoking. Do this EVERY time you think about a smoke. You are over the physical addiction in 4 days, its all psychological after that. It is actually pretty easy to quit smoking, they say it is hard to keep people smoking, but it is pretty easy. Congratulations, good luck, and if at first you don't succeed don't feel bad, just try again, and you will win.

Answer 3

Cold turkey. It is very hard, but it is possible. I smoked every day, all day for 7 years. I quit 2 years ago. I said I was going to quit, and no one believed me, and I did. It was the hardest thing I have ever done, and I am very proud of myself. I feel this is the best method of quitting, I am unsure of all those gums or patches, but I know they can have side effects. My friend used the patch and smoked one cigarette, and was sick for 2 days. Really sick. They are also expensive. I would try cold turkey before I try all of that stuff, it could save you a lot of money. Oh, and if you do decide to try it...the first 3 days, are going to be the 3 hardest ones of your life...be strong...you can do it.

Answer 4

I have tried every method for sale and none worked. I finally broke down and went to my doc and got him to give me the Wellbutrin pills. They are working. I'm on day 7 of not smoking. I have some rough times but if I keep busy they pass and I'm fine. I chew straws and it helps. Something to do with that hand to the mouth action that's so ingrained. I still would love to have a cigarette but the first 5 days were so awful I'm not smoking cuz I won't go thru that ever again.

Answer 5

well if you have a partner that smokes try to get them to quit with you, the support will really help, if they wont or you are alone on the quitting then think of how many things would be better for you in life. and don't forget the patch and a side of gum if you need it, but you have to be determined...none of that cheating bull...if you feel the need chew some gum, or do something productive to take your mind off of it...

Answer 6

Best way is to use the patch (make sure to follow it) and keep a stash of gum for emergency.. I had been trying for ever and ever and it never worked.. i tried cold turkey several times, but, I kept going back.. until the patch...

smoke free for 2 years now..

Answer 7

run and if you really want to stop....you would make sure that ALL, AND I MEAN ALL cigarettes are taken out of your house.
so whenever you have your head on straight and you're in the heat of the moment of being determined to quit, take that chance to get rid of all of the smokes. good luck.
maybe if you have a niece/nepew or kid, think that you could kill them with your second hand smoke, or someone else's kid. STAY STRONG.

Answer 8

If you want to quit, you actually have to w-a-n-t to quit. I mean you really have to imagine the rest of your life without cigaretts and then go for it with 110%. Try telling everyone you love that you are quitting, that way when you do finally quit you wont be tempted to start again because you wont want to disappoint everyone.
And Ive heard the patch really can do wonders!
Good luck!!

Answer 9

Patch, Gum. If that doesn't work, buy A week's worth of cigarettes and slowly cut back making them last for 2 weeks then never smoke again.

Answer 10

i quit once, for 4 months. the patch made my cravings worse, no kidding! after i decided not to wear it anymore i felt much better. i'm about to quit again in 2 weeks. i have obtained wellbutrin (which is that mood stabilizing drug with the side effect of reduced cravings for cigarettes) and i think i'm going to keep herbal non-tobacco cigarettes around just in case. herbal cigarettes of course are still harmful (carbon monoxide, a million other chemicals..) but at least there's no nicotine so i'm quitting 50% of it.