Has anyone just recently quit smoking? I've been smoking for nearly 10 years and am ready to quit. I'm 28 with no kids and know that's probally why. So, what products out there have you used and which one actually WORKED?
2006-08-09 06:40:03 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
I just quit... going about 7 days strong.
I'm 27, smoked for almost 10 years as well.
I used no products. I had a baby girl a few weeks ago and I don't want to have to explain to her why I can't run and play; don't want to explain the smell, don't want to be lectured when she turns 5 on how I'm killing myself etc.
Most importantly, I decided I want to be around long enough to see my daughter have children, and smoking may (will) adversely affect that.
I've saved about $50 already from not smoking, gonna save up and buy a new tv or something with that money, then it will mean even more.
Good luck, and fight the habit!
2006-08-09 06:49:12 · answer #1 · answered by p_rutherford2003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not a smoker, but I've only seen two people out of all the people I know quit and never restart. Both quit cold turkey. The people I've seen fail gave some of the reasons below for restarting:
1. Stress/Depression
2. Not all of the cigarettes were removed from the house and cars. They found one somewhere and started up again.
3. The smell of smoke from somewhere they went gave them the craving and they started up again (examples: bar, restaurant, friends, etc)
4. Their friends, family, or people regularly around them smoke.
5. They got fat (didn't start excercising)
Eliminate the causes for restarting and I think you have a good chance of actually quitting.
2006-08-09 06:51:48 · answer #2 · answered by devilishblueyes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You not having kids has nothing to do with smoking...not all of it at least. I've been smoking for over 15 years and have a kid...dumba$$
2006-08-09 06:44:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't advise you to take wellbutrin as other have said. It's rarely prescribed correctly and because it's not, it causes much more harm than good. Trust me on that one.
My suggestion is cold turkey. And while you are quitting, avoid habits, places and (some)people you associate smoking with. You can go back to those things later, but avoiding them will defiantly help. Good luck to you.
Oh...and not having kids has little to do with being a smoker. I know people who smoke and have wonderful families. I think that you are just using smoking as an excuse. (but that's just my two cents)
2006-08-09 06:49:48 · answer #4 · answered by 4eyed zombie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no point in trying unless you REALLY have decided that you must. You are your best "product". My dear Step-mum died of second-hand smoke. So, you can imagine what actually smoking can do to you.
Find a good product but don't allow yourself to fail by not mustering the will-power first.
Good luck.
2006-08-09 06:49:12 · answer #5 · answered by chubs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everyone i know that has used products failed. i quit for 4 months and found that when i used the patch it made my cravings worse!
i'm about to quit again, i have a prescription for wellbutrin (which is the mood stabilizing drug which has a side effect of reduced cravings), and i might keep herbal cigarettes (non-tobacco, non-nicotine) cigarettes around for situation where i'm likely to smoke (bars, parties..)
i think you should just quit cold turkey. sorry! if you want to quit together i'm quitting on the 21st.
2006-08-09 06:45:10 · answer #6 · answered by mj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know
i haven't tried to quit smoking
i heard the best way is to stop cold turkey
2006-08-09 06:43:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wellbutrin worked great for me, but consult your doctor. I took it with a nicotene replacement therapy like nicorette. I logged on to www.quitnet.com often. I went through the American Lung Society's online quit program (it's free). I told friends and family to support me, and not to let me smoke no matter what.
In short if it was out there, I used it and if it worked for me, I kept it. Stay away from alcohol for a good bit until you're comfortable with your quit. I went through 2 major deaths in my family, and I still managed to keep from smoking, so I know you can too ;)
2006-08-09 08:17:12 · answer #8 · answered by Marjorie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am in the process of doing that same thing myself. I have tried the patches and gum in the past. I have been smoking for 25yrs. and it is the hardest thing I have ever tried to do. This time I got a RX for Nicotrol Inhaler. It is a little inhaler which resembles a fishing cork. You insert a nicotine cartridge into it and hit it like a cigarette. So far it seems to really help and I think it is because you actually go through the same motions that you would smoking a cigarette. You have something in your hand and you are getting the nicotine through your mouth not your skin. It has been two weeks now and the nicotine is starting to taste really bad. I can only hope that this works since I am fixing to be a grandma for the first time and I would really like to see my grand baby grow up. Good luck to ya and I mean that whole heartily
2006-08-09 08:51:09 · answer #9 · answered by analylical 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your addiction to the cigarettes, whether it is more psychological or physical. If it's physical, invest in some nicotine patches, they help with the cravings. But the mental state is the hardest thing to get over. I believe kaiser has classes that help, or there's medication that helps with them mental with drawls. Smoking has been said to be one of the hardest things to quit, considering it's a legal drug, therefore very easily accessible. I wish you all the luck in the world.
2006-08-09 06:48:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋