Have you stopped smoking cigarettes?

Question

I really want to....I have for a week at a time. If you've succeed, can you give me some hints on how to take your mind off the desire to smoke? I made till 4 pm the other day...then I was jonesing really bad.

Answer 1

I know people who took that new pill and they loved it. They said it has some type of Welbutrin in it which is good for depression, so they were happier, they didn't eat like people do when they quit and some even lost some weight.

I took a smoking cessation class through my work once. It never took, but they had good advice:
Change your habits. Usually smoking is habit related, ie while you are on the phone, during a break, etc. So if you don't do those things you won't think about it as much.
Keep your hands busy. I know a lady that carried an orange with her to play with.
Drink orange juice. Supposedly orange juice takes away the cravings. They said to have OJ next to your bed when you wake up if you are the kind of person that rolls over and lights up in the morning.
Chew gum.
I think the biggest thing is trying to remember (and convince yourself) that a craving only lasts for 3-4 minutes. If you can make it past that, you should be OK, at least till then next time!
And here is one that I thought was funny. Put your cigarette in between a differet set of fingers. Like instead of index and middle, do middle and ring. Once you become comfortable doing that switch to two other fingers, then switch hands and start over.
Last but not least, I was told that nicotine only stays in your body for 3 days. After that, it's all psychological.
I hope any of this stuff helped. Good luck!!!!

Answer 2

It took me a long time to quit (and I didn't smoke that long). If you were to ask my doctor, he would tell you that I was a smoker. If you were to ask a real smoker, I was not a smoker. I did a pack a day for about two years. Marlboro lights. What got me off of smoking was Skoal smokeless chew. I would advise you not to go smokeless because that is worse than smoking. What got me off of chew was a product like chew that was made of mint leaves and had flavorings in them. It was still chew but it was NOT tobacco. There was NO nicotine in it. It was basically candy. I have not seen the product for a few years and do not know if it is still out there or not.

If you cannot find it, try some sugar free candies. The sugared ones will give you cavities. You will be eating them constantly. You can do it, I know you can. If you slip, that's O.K.. Just start again. Keep trying and look at all the money you will save. Good luck.

Answer 3

I have never smoked a cigarette a day in my life.... and I am glad.

This past February, I lose one of my most favorite clients to lung cancer. She was dead within 6 weeks of diagnosis. She had been a smoker. She left behind 2 children....and a husband.

I can not for the life of me figure out why people do this to themselves.

Please quit.

Answer 4

Try with the patch. I was a young kid when a friend turned me on
to cigarettes. He told me to inhale the smoke and I almost choked
to death. Never inhaled one since so I never got addicted.
I've done a pipe and cigars but never inhaled those either.
I guess my advice to anyone reading this is to stay away from them but if you do,do not inhale the smoke.

Answer 5

I quit cold turkey too. I did get a mild anti-depressant from the doctor. Kind of took the edge off in the beginning. It's easy to stay off the cigs cause now I have money in my purse all the time.

Answer 6

i stopped smoking when my lungs hurt every time i inhaled cigarette smoke. did it cold turkey. i do buy cigarettes to put into my potted plants, the nicotine kills the bugs

Answer 7

I still smoke, but I noticed that when I'm online I don't smoke. When I read I don't smoke. (I read alot). Try getting a hobby.

Answer 8

i smoked for 26 years and stopped cold turkey in october.... if i can do and my husband did the same thing in january... we both quit cold turkey
the gums and patches don't do anything its a waste of money... YOU CAN DO IT

Answer 9

I quit when I found out I was pregnant.

Answer 10

Sorry, I haven't been able to quit yet.