I know this is slightly off topic but my fiance and I have decided to give up smoking so we have more money for the wedding and also so we're not both dead by the time were 40.
we both smoke 15-20 a day and have done so for half our lives. has anyone succesfully quit? how did you do it? we do really want to stop but im not sure if my will-power alone is enough.
we know tensions are going to be running really high in the flat until the cravings subside but i dont want us to kill each other!
2006-10-23 00:20:29 · 34 answers · asked by ladyjinx 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
read easy way by allen carr. I was on thirty a day, i never thought id be able to quit, i have no will power. Even when i was reading the book i didnt think that it was going to work, but it worked completely ive been off them a year now and i know that i will never smoke again, give it a try i can guarantee that it will work, you wont get ratty either so dont worry about that.
2006-10-23 00:25:32 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ask your GP for advice. A lot of surgeries run clinics that help people to give up smoking. He/She may prescribe patches or gum if you want to go down that route as well.
Don't give up giving up though! Keep working at it until you find the method that works for you. And don't forget, what works for you may not work for your fiance and vice versa. Don't get discouraged if he packs in before you do; just keep going.
A lot of people find it useful to use some sort of reminder as motivation. You can link that in with your reasons for giving up.
You say you want more money for your wedding and also you're worried about your health. Well, try getting a big empty jar and every day put a few pound coins in it (however many you'd normally spend on fags). You'll soon see it adding up!
The other thing you could try is find a really really horrible picture of a smoker's lungs. Print it out a few copies and stick them up around your flat in the places where you'd most often have a smoke. Keep a copy of the picture in an empty *** packet in your bag and when you want a smoke, get it out and just imagine what damage you're doing to your own lungs!
Good luck with the giving up and for the wedding!!
2006-10-29 01:34:59 · answer #2 · answered by Whoosher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gradually reduce your intake over time. Set a goal that is realistic. If you now smoke 15- 20 a day, tomorrow smoke 12, do that for four days, then go down to 10, etc. This way your body will not be stunned when the nicotine is gone and you'll have a better chance at staying smoke free in the future. Good Luck!
2006-10-23 00:29:26 · answer #3 · answered by Gotham*City*Kat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have been stopped for 2 and half years now. i started when i was 13 and stopped when i was just 30(now 32). i must admit i didn't have the will power to quit in my own so i got zyban perscribed. it was the best thing i ever did. after about 3 days the cravings dissapeared altogether. it doesn't suit everyone. phone up the stop smoking helpline and find a place wher you can go like a group or one on one. it really does help. good luck to you both and i really hope you succeed
2006-10-23 00:53:59 · answer #4 · answered by emma1to10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alan Carr's book works for some people, but not for me.
I did it with will power alone but then started again. I also stopped with patches and started again, also the inhalator.
You have picked a really stress filled time to quit so you will probably need something other than willpower to do it. Go to your doctor's surgery and make an appointment with the Smoking Cessation Nurse and see what you and she work out is best for you.
Good luck.
2006-10-29 20:41:07 · answer #5 · answered by Amanda K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you both truely want to give up, read Alan Carr's EASYWAY to give up smoking. I was on 60 a day B&H Gold, and had been for years. After reading the book, I stopped, and a year later still a non-smoker. Even when I go out and drink I dont want a cig! Good luck you 2, and congratulations on fiance-ing ;-)
2006-10-30 00:40:27 · answer #6 · answered by PhoenixRights 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the aggression you mention normally only happens to people who don't really want to give up. If you both want to then there is no reason why you can't without any problems.
I gave up and restarted loads of times but it made me realise that I could do it I just had to not just slip back into old habits for the hell of it and give myself a good excuse to stay off them.
The Allen Carr book is a very good motivator and opens your mind up to it very well. It makes you realise that your nicoteen 'addiction' only lasts a day and after that it's down to you just saying no. I stopped using this and gave up for 4 months. If the idea of going cold turkey frightens you try nicoteen gums. I found the Boots ones nicer than Nicorette. It's good because you can give yourself something else in place of a cigarette to take your mind off of it.
I used to slip back every now and again but always stop again after my relapse. After a while the sneaky cigarette doesn't seem so nice anymore. I've given up now for 2 years.
2006-10-23 02:08:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your local health authority will have a smoking cessation group go along it worked for someone I know and they stopped 7 weeks ago and they are getting constant support. You have to do this now. Please don't wait. My father had a massive heart attack a few months ago caused my smoking. You don't want that to be your wake up call. Also calculate how much you spend a year on cigarettes. That'll help. All the best I'm sure you'll both succeed.
2006-10-29 07:05:17 · answer #8 · answered by L B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please quit! For your own good and for the people around you! I take the lightrail to work everyday, and this morning, this really pretty girl got on and sat next to me....I had to cover my nose because she smelled soooo bad from smoking!
I used to smoke too...but I think my quitting was a little bit easier than most because I was at a bar and saw some people smoking and thought it was the most disgusting thing EVER....even though I too, had just had a cigarette...I haven't smoked since that day! Lucky I guess. But I know plenty of people who have quit so you guys can do it!
2006-10-23 02:55:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I quite by going cold turkey. It is hard, but you just have to work through it. I have known a number of people who quit by going for hypnosis, you could try that, but in the end it always comes down to will power. I used to leave my money and bank card at home, so I could not buy cigarettes. I stopped going to the places I used to go as a smoker (like the pub) for a few months and "breathe through the cravings"
2006-10-23 01:02:21 · answer #10 · answered by sparkleythings_4you 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I've just give up with my partner, it's been nearly 2 months I feel great, the first 2 weeks are the worse,just remember whether your smoking or not you will still get the same cravings, so I went to the doctors for the patches these worked for me, if they don't work for you try Zyban you can smoke with these and they say one day you wake up and you just don't want to smoke anymore, I had a friend that tried them and it worked for him.
Zyban are tablets ask your doctor about them
All I can say is it does get easier with each day,
Its one of the best things you could do for yourself go for it :-)
2006-10-23 00:44:44 · answer #11 · answered by jazzie_jue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋