abrupt quiting or gradual? wich is advisable and more sucssesful?
2006-12-16 06:45:19 · 4 answers · asked by kunal 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Yes, quitting is possible. The success rates vary greatly depending on when you started smoking and what type of quitting method you choose (from about 1% of people who started smoking as kids and tried to quit cold turkey to about 40% of people who started after the age of 18 and use patches or other medical cessation techniques). Withdrawal symptoms are not fatal, but they will be hard to deal with, so even though it will not cause permanent or serious damage to your body, it is a serious issue that you will have to deal with.
2006-12-16 06:47:53 · answer #1 · answered by Peeps 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello teen, First withdrawal symptoms tend to differ depending on how long you have been smoking. But the most common symptoms are; Nervousness, shaking, lack of concentration, and even sweating. The good news is the major affects go away as early as 48hours after smoking, I wont lecture you because I smoke and have smoked since I was a teenager, however I recently had a baby and I had to quit during my pregnancy. It is very hard, my advice is 1. Drink Water ( a lot of water, it helps to rid your body of the nicotine faster) so the symptoms go away faster. 2. Eat - Not junk, but eat. sunflower seeds and pickles did the trick for me while I was pregnant. 3. Don't Give Up, Its going to be so much easier if you quit now instead of waiting till your older, The longer you feed your body nicotine, the more dependent you will become and the harder it will be to quit.
2016-03-13 07:39:27 · answer #2 · answered by Daniela 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't think nicotine is physically additcting. Wait, let me explain why. I smoked for 25 years, and I went to a place to get hypmotized to quit. It worked, I have not smoked for 5 years and nothing happened to me. No withdrawls nothing. I am one of those non smokers that smokers hate, because for some reason cigarrtette smoke bothers me alot
2006-12-16 06:56:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quit cold turkey period. I smoked for twenty five years and laid down a pack one day fifteen years ago. Have not smoked since. You must seriously want to quit or it doesn't matter what method you try. Don't give in or "Taper off" because that is sure method to failure. Everyone is different and you must use your will power to manage this. Try chewing lots of gum and drink water. May I suggest a visit to your local hospital's Oncology ward? That might be enough to get your attention? After losing family/friends to cancer, I must say you need to quit ASAP.
2006-12-16 06:57:04 · answer #4 · answered by Rocko Barbella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quitting smoking isn't an easy thing to do... You can cut down and gradually stop smoking, or you can quit and go cold turkey so they call it... It's all down to your will power and determination.... There is help out there for you quit lines etc, pharmarcy have patches or chewing gum etc... Doctors can prescribe you with tablets....
I have tried several times in the past in different ways of quitting and it's all down to you as a person and what suits you....
I tried the gum and it made me feel sick as the taste of the gum was disgusting.... I also tried the patches and you start off on the high dosage then lower the dosage after a while but remember you're still intaking nicotine and then have to everntually stop placing the patches. So some people think that by doing this you actually stop twice, once from the cigarettes and second time from the patches....
Others are tablets you put under your tongue, again these taste yuck to me but you might get along with them....
Another form is Zyban which is a good tablet which I managed to give up and so have a lot of people I know... But you need to go to a doctor and speak to him/her about giving up and the optinos available to you.... With Zyban you take the tablet and still smoke for the first week or into the second week, you pick a date in the second week to give up and you just stop smoking your cigarettes.... With the Zyban being taken every day it helps towards the withdrawal of the nicotine and after several months you'll have stopped smoking....
Not saying it'll work for you nor would any of the above it'll all down to which suits you.... The patches and gum never worked for me, nor the one for under the tongue.... However Zyban did... But I've also known people taking Zyban and it's not worked for them....
You've also got to really want to give up smoking as without that you'll not give up... It's all down to determination in giving up and with the products available you can.... I stopped with Zyban for 2½-3 years but I'll admit I have started smoking again due to the crowd of people I'm around with... I got drink one night and that was it, back to smoking again... I have now decided to give up again and have contacted the quit line but they just give you the patches... In New Zealand the cost of Zyban even on prescription is really high, but I gave up in the UK where it was a good price and very affordable to give up... You'll just have to seek the advise of your doctor and see which is suitable for you....
You also have alternative medicine like accupunture, hypnosis etc again I've tried these worked for a little time but my main success was the Zyban but I have known many people being successful with all of the above and never went back to smoking again.... Which ever is suited to you and your pocket, but in the long run either will out way the cost of cigarettes....
You can do it, with support of your friends and family you'll get there.... Good luck as I know how hard it can be and what a success it can also be.... If you give up and want a buddy to email I'm happy to help any time, we can give up together and give each other the support via email if you're at all interested....
Take care
2006-12-16 07:09:17 · answer #5 · answered by K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋