I have been trying to quit smoking. I just cannot seem to do it. Cold Turkey is not working and I really do not want to take any pills. Is there anyone out there who has quit succesfully that can give me really good advice?
2007-02-15 05:38:59 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
ok i have the same thing i quit for 27 days and after that i couldnt help it and now i'm back to it
2007-02-15 05:43:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Here's the thing. You have got to truly want to quit smoking. If you do then congratulations! I did so 6 months ago and I haven't looked back.
One thing to know about quitting smoking. The actual physical withdrawal is over in 72 hours. After, that it is all mental. I personally think you should reconsider not taking any pills. Wellbutrin reallyh helped me not have the desire to smoke which in turn helped me to deal with the mental addiction much easier. Heck, I can actually go out for drinks now and not even desire a cigarette while having one.
But to each their own. Wellbutrin doesn't work for some people, the patch works better. One word of caution: try to stay away from gum, lozenges (sp?), etc. People become addicted to them too.
2007-02-15 05:49:52 · answer #2 · answered by RedBull 1972 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I quit in December 2005, and haven't smoked since. I had been telling myself to quit for a few weeks prior, but I just decided to tell myself to quit. I quit cold turkey. What helped me was that I thought about ALL of the negative implications of smoking:
1. makes you look older in the face ("smoker's face")
2. lowers your LDL Cholesterol (good cholesterol)
3. destroys certain enzymes in your saliva that protect your teeth
4. makes your breath stink, your clothes stink, and you stink
5. hard on the heart and lungs, which can translate to heart disease and lung cancer in the future.
6. makes people dislike you and not want to be around you (hating smokers is the new accepted prejudice)
7. harder to breath when running.
8.costs a lot of money to support the habit
once you get over the 1 week hump it should be smooth sailing from then on out.
I'd suggest getting on the Nicorette gum or the patch for starters. I've never used it but it seems to be a good option. The good thing is, I only smoked for 2 and half years so no long term damage was done (your body heals itself after quiting smoking)
2007-02-15 05:45:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call your doc, ask for a perscription for Chantix - it is like Welbutrin - eases the urge to smoke and decreases the 'satisfaction' that you get from smoking. I used it and quit after 20 years of smoking within 2 weeks of starting the drug. It is actually covered by SOME insurance companies - it is about $120 without insurance - it cost me $21 to have it filled (per month)
2007-02-15 05:43:17 · answer #4 · answered by Edward H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even if you slip, you can not just say, "I failed" and give up.
I quit by cutting down to 3 to 5 cigs per day, then used the lowest dose patch for a couple of months until I got over the hand to mouth obsession during those "critical times" and I started exercising more. It's hard, and I hated it so bad, I swore I would never slip, so I never had to go through that again.
Good luck!
2007-02-15 05:45:28 · answer #5 · answered by Linea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nicotine replacement is very helpful. The patch or gum or both. It is much easier not to smoke when you are not dealing with the nicotine withdrawal. Your deal with the psychological addiction first then the physical addiction to nicotine. The carbon monoxide and tar are the bigger health threats. Nicotine does not cause cancer tar and the other chemicals do.
I do not think any of your other answers have smoked and do not understand the powerful physical addiction to nicotine and think looking at a jar of wet cigarettes is somehow helpful. Do keep trying. Most of us are not successful the first time we try.
2007-02-15 05:53:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I took a bong rip of tobacco, I'll never touch a cigarette again. I'm serious too, nice 2 ft bong. I couldn't think of any other way for my body to reject it for the rest of my life (because it's all mental) so I took a huge rip and coughed black for 3 days. Never smoked again, it's been 3 years.
2007-02-15 05:42:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
stop buying cigarettes. spend money on other stuff, go shopping,
carry around a waterbottle and just drink water instead of smoking - i heard of someone doing that.
take the money you would spend on a pack of cigs and put that amount in a jar everyday, at the end of the month take all the money and buy something special, or save it up in a bank account.
good luck!
2007-02-15 05:44:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the patch worked well for me, but for amny others they say it doesnt help at all. of course after i finished the patches i started smoking again about a year later, so yeah... i guess i have no will power. you have to want to quit is what i learned, and anything that can help is good. try the patch.
2007-02-15 05:42:45 · answer #9 · answered by grasshopper 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you're done with a cigarette, take the cherry and grind it into your body somewhere. After a few of those, the urge should go away.
2007-02-15 05:42:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋