I have been smoking for 25 years and want to stop. I smoke 1/2 pack a day. my first is 15 min after i wake. I know the cravings will be difficult but would like ideas on how to focus on other things. What type of over the counter drugs have the best outcome. Is there a stop smoking chat room?
2007-01-03 06:11:49 · 10 answers · asked by Cindy R 1 in Health ➔ Men's Health
go to quitassist.com. Pick a date that you are going to quit. When I quit I knew for awhile I wanted to. I picked about 3 months ahead. I smoked as usual for the first couple months knowing I was quitting soon. The last month I cut back some a little at a time. Instead of taking an extra break at work to smoke I'd cut that one out and wait until the next break. Once it was my quit date I started my day at the gym and used the Nicorette mint gum that burns a little. Trust me, you'll WANT the burn. So exercise is key, once your lungs start hurting you won't want a cigarette. After a while on the gum I switched to the patch and chewed regular gum. Now I am a gum addict but I don't smoke anymore! It's been a year! Good luck to you!
2007-01-03 06:16:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quitting smoking is a great opportunity to learn about ourselves. Congratulate yourself on having the desire to stop - then you are over the worst, but still need to maintain your resolve. It's just so easy to start thinking that just one won't hurt, but it does. Just one achieves nothing except feeling the need for another. Whatever you do, don't have just one. Beware - alcohol will weaken your resolve. Here's a few home-brewed tips that might be useful. It's not just nicotine addiction - there are 50+ chemicals in cigarettes. Also the main problem is habit. We have been used to having body sensations which we translate as 'my body needs something', which we have attempted to satisfy by having a cigarette. When we try to stop smoking, we still get these 'my body needs something' sensations, and we still feel that we want a cigarette. We have to train our body to be more selective. When we feel we need something, we have to work out what it is that we actually need. A glass of water is an excellent substitute if nothing else comes to mind, as it helps with the clearance of the toxic substances in our body. Another good substitute is a bag of salted peanuts, used in combination with the water. Another thing to do is to find an activity which occupies the mind or body. Go swimming - nobody wants to smoke while they are swimming. Slowly, as our body adjusts and translates the 'want something' feelings into something other than cigarettes, then the feelings begin to go away. We know its not a cigarette that the body really needs, because as soon as we've had one we still have the feeling, and want another! We will have a few bouts of feeling or even being short tempered. We must try to bite our lip, and control; ourselves. Recognise the short temper as being the removal of toxins which are trying to find a way out. They went in through the mouth, and they try to get out that way to. We must learn to keep our mouth closed, and force the toxins out the other way. After we have stopped for a while we will begin to feel that just one wont to any harm. All that leads to is a desire for just another one. We must guard very strongly against the desire to have just one.
2016-03-29 06:08:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I quit as a 50th birthday present for my wife last April cold turkey... What I did was to scheduled a date to quit and as the days got closer I worked it out that I would have just enough smokes to get me through that last day. Then we went to Vegas for a week. Believe it or not that change in my routine for a week got me through the tough times. Don't get me wrong, I still desire the smell but the fact that I promised my wife that I would try and the fact that I want to see my daughter walk down the isle some day have kept me away from smoking!
By the way, I had my first cigarette at age 7 and was just over 50 when I quit..
Good luck to you!
2007-01-03 06:21:49 · answer #3 · answered by Dan J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
I quit this time last year having had a 30 a day habit. I'd tried and failed with allsorts until I a friend recommended this program - see below.
It also came with a 100% money back guarantee and has a 90% success rate - can't say fairer than that!
All the best.
http://www.how-do-i-stop-smoking-program.blogspot.com/
2007-01-04 21:42:04 · answer #4 · answered by James 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-01-30 01:43:48 · answer #5 · answered by Moses 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try auricular therapy. It is accupuncture in the ear. It has an 80% success rate. It will help curb the cravings. Try chewing gum or sucking on peppermints or something to keep your mouth busy.
2007-01-03 06:18:16 · answer #6 · answered by luv2play 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1/2 pack a day, you need will power, the other stuff will help if thats
all your smoking
2007-01-03 06:18:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont worry-here u r to take: HOMEOPATHIC.
CALADIUM 1M/5ML/NO.40 GLOBULES.
DOSAGE: 1DAY-5 TBLETS ON TONGUE AT 7 AM -12NOON-BEDTIME. STOP DAONT TOUCH THE MNEDICINE AFTER THAT.
2. STAPHYSAGRIA 200/5ML/NO.40 GLOBULES
DOSAGE 5 TBLETS ON TONGUE FROM THIRD DAY TO FIRST MEDICINE-AT BED TIME FOR 7 DAYS. U WILL HATE SMOKING.
2007-01-03 06:19:19 · answer #8 · answered by Dr.Dynamis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know but it will be good to stop smoking i been smoking for 10 years and it bad i whont to give it up
2007-01-03 09:24:54 · answer #9 · answered by sexytunjay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stop buying cigarettes
also there are some pills you can get from your doctor to help you quit
best thing you ca ever do for yourself
and start to exercise every day
2007-01-03 07:45:25 · answer #10 · answered by besthusbandever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋