What is the best way to quit smoking(and stay stopped)?

Question

I don't want to google it, I want answers from peoples' real-life experiences, good and bad. Give it to me straight, I've been smoking for 13 years. Thx

Answer 1

Real life experiences, due as a result of smoking for 38yrs.was having to go through having a triple bypass, which I tell you was scary, not to say very worrying for my family.I stopped before knowing about the heart problem, just they were getting too expensive. I had tried to stop a number of times with no success. I heard about a course of tablets called Zyban but these had to be prescribed by a doctor,Iseen him, got put on the course, the first week you had to smoke along with taking the tablets, I by Thurs. had no inclination to smoke, threw away the cigarettes I had left. Resulting in I feel much healthier and wish I had never heard of cigarettes, so Lily if I may call you, stop by any means possible you will not regret it,healthwise great, house and clothes smell much better, I never realised how such a disgusting and horrible smell they left on everything Good luck I hope you suceed, take care, Bye.

Answer 2

I smoked for about 15 years on and off and quit last year. I ran the London Marathon and was still a smoker so at the finish all I wanted was a smoke. I had one and it made me feel so ill that I thought I was dying.....that was enough to make me want to quit. I decided that I didn't want to put a chemical in my body which was capable of making me lie in a big heap on the floor in the middle of a busy restaurant.

I'm not suggesting you should run a marathon to help you quit but what I'm saying is that you have to decide to and really want to. My motivator was fear but perhaps yours will come from somewhere else. A lot of people seem to benefit from joining a smoking cessation group which helps to give you that bit of moral support and some competition.

I used the nicotine gums for a while then after that, nothing. The money from the fags has gone on gym membership and has helped a bit in tackling weight gain so ironically I am fitter now than when I did the marathon.

The bottom line here is that it is hard, but it is so worth it. I wish you all the very best.

Answer 3

The best thing that ever happened to me was I had a nasty cough about a year and 2 months ago. The cough made it to where my throat hurt if I smoked. I had been smoking almost two packs a day by this point. I decided, well I might as well quit permanently, what better time was this then while I was sick to get healthy? , so I didn't smoke while I was sick. 2 weeks later the cough was gone, and so was my nicotine craving. I was shocked to find I didn't want to smoke. The craving went away while I was sick and was mostly gone. I did have a few nicotine pangs now and then, but I forced myself not to pick up another cigarette.

My best advice is to go cold turkey and isolate yourself from cigarettes altogether. That means don't be near people who are smoking. Do this consistently for a couple of weeks. You will find that your craving will wear off a little at a time. It will suck, it will suck a lot and be very difficult. But if you want to be rid of the nasty odor, bad breath, and stop the black tar on your lungs....it's worth it! I feel WAY better now

Answer 4

Natural Quit Smoking Magic

Answer 5

I'm 78 and have smoked off and on sense I was 7 years old. Still have a smoke at times, but have learned we have to control our life. Smoking is so addicting I just a pack away from going high speed again. The trick to stop smoking is and have read, if you stop for 24 hours you have broken the habit after that it's getting stubborn and not giving in again. In that 24 hour period change your whole routine. Do something exciting, you know. Best of Luck

Answer 6

When I first started smoking I was only a social smoker, but it eventually got into addiction and I would have to have one all the time, the minute I got up, after meals, on the phone, at the stables, etc.

The times I smoked were more out of habit, surely there was a nicotine rush, but it was doing certain things where I required a cigarette. For example when people called me, I would have to take my phone onto the balcony so I could smoke a cigarette, or when I rode my horse, I would have cigarette the minute I got to the stable. I even smoked in my car at one point.

I quit by eventually phasing out the times I smoked. It didn't happen overnight, I think it's too hard to do that and easier to fall off the bandwagon. I thought about wanting to quit for long time, so mentally that's what I wanted to do. Also it was interfering with my sports and breathing capacity. I stopped smoking on my balcony, and at home totally. I stopped smoking in the stables and in my car. eventually I was cutting back so much I didn't really need cigarettes, and finally i just stopped buying them. The habit of having my keys, wallet AND cigarettes vanished. It was just keys and wallet. I didn't have to bring a pack around anymore. Sometimes when I drink or I'm really stressed out i might have a cigarette or two, but i don't crave them anymore and could quite happily do without.

I don't think nicotine patches and all that stuff work all the time. I think you have to gradually cut back, and phase out where and when you smoke. E.g. make a rule not to smoke inside the house...

Give it a try, and good luck.

Answer 7

Here are some ideas ive come up with because i will be flying soon as well, 1. SLEEP (sleeping pills work) 2. Music player such as ipod or mp3 player 3. Read a magazine or book 4play with playdough ( before you leave on your flight make a list of rabdom things, the.pn try to create the with playdough) 5. Brush your hair ( whenever i get bored i alway brish my hair or try new hair styles) 6. If you flying with someone play games like flash 7. Bring cards 8. Try to remember every thing that you packed (make a list) 9. Play any game on yoir phone or ipod 10. Bring paper and try to do origami 11. Start a journal or auto biography 12. bring colored pens or markers and tatto yourself 13. Print out logic puzzels 14. Try to make upa secret code 15. Tell people you are older than you really are 16. Draw or scetch 17. Try to count to 1000 18. Try to write your name using 25 different fonts 19. Think about stuff 20. Come up with your top 50 baby names

Answer 8

I quit after 25 years using the Nicotrol patch. You have to really want to quit. But it's been 10 years since I smoked and I was smoking 2 packs a day. Good luck. You can do it.

Answer 9

Think about the bad things smoke does to your health and the people around you. In every year you smoke, you add about one liter of nicotine into your lungs. Imagine molasses all over your lungs.

If that doesn't do anything for you, think about the money. A pack of cigarette is about $4. A pack a day in one week is $28...$120 in 30 days...$1460 in a year (365 days). Put that in a mutual fund and you'll earn money instead of losing it.

Good luck.

Answer 10

The no.1 need is for commitment and motivation. Do it when you are 100% committed.

Then a willingness to ride through a potentially tough time as your body gets rid of a chemical addiction.

Me and some friends and family have used hypnosis with total success. My cousin added some patches at the same time, but she gave up on them.

Good luck! Rob