I'm trying to quit smoking belive me I've tryed everything I know Can anyone help me? My Mom has lung cancer!!

Question

After her surgery 3 weeks later she had a major heart attact .. and I still can't quit. I pray about it and I hate the smell and what it has done to my family. I don't need anyone to get smart w/me or downor judge me...I'm asking for HELP!!PLEASE

Answer 1

Don't buy packs, start chewing nicotine gum or using patches to help you ween off.

Once you're at a very small dosage of nicotine each day, quitting won't be a problem.

After you've completely quit intaking any nicotine at all, do anything you can to take your mind off of it. Chew regular gum. Draw. Fiddle with your hands. Read a book. Watch a movie.

I've also heard that acupuncturists can perform a simple procedure (you can't even feel the needles, they're too small) and this helps you greatly when quitting smoking. Thats what my friend told me and he's been clean for 2 years.

Answer 2

I'm going through it to. My mom had COPD, and quit smoking when her oxygen tanks were delivered to her house. She would still ask for a cigarette every now and again. She passed away after several years. I've been trying to quit for a couple of years now. I've managed to cut down from 3 packs a day to 1 pack a day. Just can't seem to get any lower. The National Institute of Health, states that "a nicotine habit is as hard if not harder to kick than a heroin habit". I have also tried the pills, the patch, the gum, the water, etc., and still 1 pack a day. I just keep trying. Yesterday I smoked 17 cigarettes, today I'll try for 15. With life and all of it's stress, I think little steps will work best. Good luck and God Bless.

Answer 3

My fiancée is working on quitting. It helped to see the effects through pictures and reports. He's currently using a nicotine inhaler, which I believe is completely safe during pregnancy, and it's helping a lot. He smoke/d the same amount as you and actually can get a nicotine buzz off of the inhaler if he uses it too long. It may also help to know that cigarettes actually cause more stress in your body- it doesn't relieve it. People just think it relieves stress because of the deep breathing they do. Deep breathing exercises can help with the anxiety of quitting. Good luck and kudos to you for trying! Once you kick the habit, don't pick it back up! I quit because I had the swine flu and pneumonia one right after another and was severely ill for a month and a half. I didn't smoke at all during that time so I just never picked it back up for my own health! Over a year with out smoking and I've been pretty healthy!

Answer 4

I'm in the same boat as you, I'm trying to quit, even going to the doctor and him telling me that he doesn't like the sound of my lungs, my dad has emphesezema and was hospitalized last year, almost died from smoking almost 3 packs a day for 40+ years. He quit cold turkey, doctors orders. He did use the patch for 1 month, but he said there too expensive and he still had the urges to smoke. He said he used will power and the thought of being back in the hospital or using oxygen for life scared him. I still want to quit, and I say I will in the morning but the same thing every day. So all I can say is strong will power and god bless and good luck.

Answer 5

Natural Quit Smoking Magic

Answer 6

After several tries I was finally able to quit by taking a course -- both the American Cancer Society and the American Lung Association offer these. One thing I learned that helped me a lot is deep breathing techniques. When you smoke you're doing a lot of deep breathing, which helps you relax. When you quit smoking, you're no longer getting the benefits of the deep breathing, so you need to do it on your own.
another advantage of a course is that you have peer support from your classmates. You won't feel so alone! Good luck!

Answer 7

My husband is currently trying to quit smoking as well He is using the patches and the commit lozenges. I know it says that you are only suppose to use one at a time but he says it works for him. In the morning like most habitual smokers you wake up craving a cigarette. He puts his patch on and pops a lozenge in his mouth. He says this curves his craving. He is currently on Week 5 and doing great. You can also try prescription medication such as Welbutrin or Zyban. Quitting smoking is a hard task and it takes lots of patients and moral support. Good Luck!

Answer 8

I use to smoke a pack and a half a day. Then I tried Zyban. It worked great for me and a friend. She had to use nicotine replacements with it, (gum, patch, lozenge) but she is also smoke free now. It will still be hard, but it sounds like you want to quit and that is the most important step to quitting. Good Luck!!

Answer 9

You need to replace the cigarettes with gum or lozenges. It will be tough the first 2 or 3 days but will work. The problem is to give yourself something for your hands to do. And if you snack, use fruit. After a few days the smoke will be replaced by the gum, then you need to continue for 3 or 4 months, then ween down on the gum. This method worked for me after smoking for 30 years. It is tough but doable.

Answer 10

I am so sorry about your Mom. I am a smoker too & it is so hard to quit. Have you tried all the things available such as the patches, gum & medications.? Seems everyone has their own way that works for them. Some can just go cold turkey even. I wish you the best of luck.