To anyone who's quit smoking........?

Question

I have been smoking for about 10 years. My longest "quit" was 3 days and I felt so restless. I didn't enjoy anything because something was missing. I REALLY want to quit. I've tried patches, they give my a terrible itchy rash. I've tried gum and besides burning the crap out of my throat, I didn't notice a difference in not wanting a cigarette. How long does the feeling of restlessness last and do you have any good tips on how to quit? Obviously, if you haven't smoked, you don't know, so I'd rather not get advise on what worked for your sister's best friend's uncle's step dad's cousin. Thanks!

Answer 1

Every fifteen minutes or so DON'T HAVE ONE. In all seriousness, though, it does get easier. One thing that actually makes it harder is having any amount of nicotene like the patch or gum or an occasional cig. The sooner you go %100 nicotene free the sooner you will get over that hump. It gets easier after the first month. Good luck with this, you are doing a wonderful thing for yourself.

Answer 2

I smoked from the time I was 11 until the time I was 45( 34 years) and I can tell you 3 things that will help you quit. 1: the average urge to smoke lasts about 10 minutes, when you feel this urge, do something, chew gum, screw, ride a bike, it doesn't matter as long as you occupy yourself and distract yourself from the urge. Remember, the average urge lasts 10 minutes. Most people can withstand a lot for ten minutes. 2: the first 3 days are the worst. After that, the restlessness starts to diminish, slowly. 3:Commit to it. You will still get urges, even after years of having quit, but they will be much more infrequent and much less severe. After about a month, they are already pretty easy to ignore. The restlessness is a byproduct of these urges, so stick with the quit, you have only your health to gain.

Answer 3

Natural Quit Smoking Magic

Answer 4

since you smoke that much everyday, your body got adjusted having these poisons running ur body. That's why people with more serious drug problems can actually die by quiting abruptly. You hav to take decrease your amount of cigarettes maybe every few weeks or whatever you're comfortable with. The reason why you were coughing and stuff (tryign to not smoke) was because your body was so used to having 2-5 cigarettes a day. So each week you should decrease slowly from 2-4cigarettes, then another few weeks, 2-3, then so on.

Answer 5

Not impossible.I quit cold turkey after 30 years.Here is how to do it guaranteed.1)Pick a day 2to 3 weeks in advance. Tell everyone you are quiting on a certain date.Smoke all you want up to that date.When that date comes up,throw away your cigarettes and matches.2)Get a button.put it in your mouth and suck on it every time you have a craving. The first 24 hours will be hard but not impossible.After 24 hours your craving will be down 80 %. For the next month carry that button with you. And suck on it.Remember you are not trying to quit.You are quitting ,period.99% of all people who quit ,gain weight because they take sugar as a subsatude as in candy and soda. When you have a craving for sugar drink water. This system really works.Remember ,you will die a lot earlier if you don't quit.No good luck here...just do it...I did.

Answer 6

I'm in the same boat. I quit for 1.5 months this year and started back again when I went to a place where I chain smoked once before. I'll quit again this year for good.

The way I did it was with the patch. You put it in a different place each day, and this gets rid of the itch. If you smoke while on the patch, you could have a heart attack and die. Don't smoke. I fealt less anxious starting on the 3rd day. The first 3 days I was dizzy from the nicotine, tired, cranky and I had CRAZY dreams... because I was sleeping with the patch on. After the 3rd day, your body gets used to the change. It's up to you to replace the physical habit with something healthy like sugarfree candy or carrots or toothpicks.

So quit over a weekend so when you go back to work, people don't bring out their crosses and garlic to keep you away.

I tried wellbutrin once before, but it caused me to have vertigo, and I had to quit that cause I couldn't drive.

Answer 7

After 15 years of smoking I gave up by;
1 keep trying, over and over agian.
2.Smoke roll ups, they are only ever cool at college1, plus they are a pain to make and keep alight.
3.Work out when you most need the cigarette, and deliberately work out a new method or behaviour to replace the smoke, ie, chewing gum ect.
4.Ask someone to tell you the truth about the smell of your breath, your clothes and your home.
I'm not an expert but these are seriously the steps I took, and have not had a single cigarette for 5 years, and only really really craved one about 3 times when I was under emotinal stress.

Answer 8

I'm not sure what you can afford, but I quit smoking when I was put on Wellbutrin. It took about 3 months of being on it before I was able to quit but it did work and then I started to drink a lot of flavoured water. Not the flat kind, the good kind. You will probably start to gain weight once you quit, but when you do, start a good exercise program and that will keep it in check. And change to good eating habits because now EVERYTHING is going to taste good.
I had been smoking for 45 years and stopped 1 1/2 years ago.

Answer 9

I've only smoked a few cigarets in my life but my dad is a professional (30 years) so i know a thing or two from telling him to quit all the time. The hardest period of time is the first 3 days. after that it just gets easier. Have a bottle of water with you at all times and if you feel a craving - have a sip. A better way would be to drink coffee instead but i found that addicting too. Good luck!

Answer 10

I have smoked for 10 years, about 1 1/2 packs a day. I just quit 7 days ago. My doctor gave me a px for Chantix, it is a very new drug. It is wonderful, you do not have to pick a "quick Date" you can continue to smoke. The medicine takes away your cravings. It also changes the taste of the cigarettes. You can go to Chantix.com and read more about the medication. I was on the medication for 4 full days before I was completly smoke free. It has worked great for me. Good Luck.