trying to stop smoking?

Question

whats the best things to do to prepare you to stop smoking, what do you do at the tricky times?. have tried before but i give up so easy and im determined to do it
help!!

Answer 1

pick a date and tell everyone you plan to stop. get rid of ash-trays, lighters etc.
make sure you put the money you would have spent on cigs each day in a jar or something. everyday that passes, you'll see the money build up and you can plan to buy someone you'd like with it.
the nicotine inhalor was the best for me. patches are giving nicotine all the time, gum tastes awful. i found that when you need a ciggie, if you take a few puffs on hte inhalor, it does away with the craving right away. It also helps with the hand habit thing - you know how you need to do something with your hands.
after meals and with coffee etc were the worst times for me. I started going for a short walk after dinner and for a few days avoided coffee too as there was such a strong pull to smoke when drinking coffee.
eating oranges was a great help. aparantly, there is something in the orange that help aleviate craving symptoms. they are also a lot healthier than bickies or chocolate!!
above all else, keep trying. if you give in and have a ciggie, just try again the next day - eventually, you'll get it. good luck!

Answer 2

hi my last cigarette was just over 8 weeks ago. The thing that worked for me is the inhalator. It is good. You can suck on it like it is a cigarette yet there is only nitotine in it. I smoked about 25 a day before using it and i started using 2 cartrages a day then just reduced it withnot me really realising.It is a cheaper version than the others and its allowing you still have that habit untill you no longer want the nitotine.
Try and change your daily routine e.g when you eat meals don't eat at the same place. Sit in a different chair in the living room ect.when you want a cigarette occupy yourself with other thigs. When you want a cigarette the feeling only lasts for about a couple of min. Id say that the first month was the hardest and it has been up hill from then. I have also started having an extra hr driving leson with the money i spent on smoking so putting that money into something or even save it and treat yourself will encourage you as well.

Answer 3

I gave up last November. So glad I did!

The hardest time was the first week. That was bad. The first two months are the worst. After that you know that you have gone through the worst bit.

I found evenings really, really bad to get through. I bought some of those scratch art pictures and for about two weeks I would sit at night scratching away at these pictures until I went to bed!! But it did the trick. Also I found a good site with a forum which helped because I could talk to people online who were and have been through exactly the same things.


Good luck with it! :) :) Determination is all you need.

Your skin will improve, you won't smell, your clothes will smell fresh for a lot longer than before... and all the things you can buy with the money you save!! Fantastic!!

Answer 4

Lots of things have only a placebo effect, notably hypnotherapy and acupuncture. Group therapy has been shown to be useful and most areas have smoking cessation groups if you look for them.

Pharmacological help is available in 2 forms, NRT-nicotine replacement therapy, and Zyban.




I often find it useful to suggest an immediate form of NRT, in addition to the patch. If you don't like gum (thinking also here of the NRT gum), you could try the insuflator, which is a little like sucking on an artificial cigarette. It is also available for your pharmacist, or on prescription in Scotland. (Not sure about England), If you use it as well as the patch you may need to cut the patch dose down.

Zyban is more effective than NRT but has more side effects. On occasion it has been used with NRT. It has dropped in popularity ever since the Daily Record did a number of unfair articles saying it made you die!
The very best of luck, remember the old saying 'Tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life!'

Answer 5

"WHERE THERE WAS SMOKE THERE WAS ME" - that's how I can explain the depth of my addiction to cigarette. Now Its over 3 years since I left smoking.

The first best thing you have already done in deciding to quit and to seek advice to keep away for ever. What is left is Second and subsequent steps.

Throw all the stocks of cigarette and match boxes and lighters out.

Every day morning take an honest decision 'Not to smoke today'.

Totally avoid meeting the smokers today.

Avoid going to the places where cigarette is available and smoking is not objected.

Do not go for any substitutes for cigarette.

Spend more time with your loved ones in the family and take them with you wherever you go and if necessary apply leave.

Repeat this every day.

If you feel restless even after 5th day and have an urge to go back to cigarette, first go to a non-smoking doctor and he will be ready to help you.

Remember by quitting smoking you will be doing a social service and will be helping others from inhaling the side stream smoke

But don't stop at this! help others to come out of the tobacco-clutch

Lets look forward for "TOBACCO FREE WORLD"

Good luck

Answer 6

Well if you are determined it should be easy, you got to have a lot of will toreach there.Find out your triggers ,like you may have to smoke after a cup of tea/coffee,or when you have a drink ,in the loo.so insead of lighting up chew on a sugarfree gum or get some mouth freshner or keep a stock of roasted corriender seeds to chew on. keep a stress ball with you avoid company of smokers for a while dont hang out in few weeks you should be able to hang out and not smoke at all.Well there is a drug called 'ZYBAN' I dont know it composition but it has no sideeffects,The best part is you can keep on smoking as you take this drug starts of with one tablet a day for the frist month ,this should normally be enough,you start to hate smell of tobacco smoke and just avoid it,but as with such treatments a relaspe is possible only will power helps.try it wont be sorry .7yrs ago i use to smoke 2packs a day ,3 when partying.

Answer 7

Hello, I am in the same boat you are. I haven't had a cigarette in about 6 days.

I really didn't do anything to prepare. I tried to lose 20 pounds prior to quitting, because everybody told me that I would gain 20 after I quit. But, you know how it is...I couldn't exercise, cause I could barely breathe...LOL

So I just chose a Friday. I took a Vacation day, I just figured that I could stay home and it wouldn't be so stressful.

So If you work...maybe you could take a few days off, and try to quit.

Good Luck!

Answer 8

I would be happy to help you. You can even instant message or email me daily....or ever hour if you want! I quit smoking two months ago on January 2nd.....AFTER SMOKING TWO PACKS A DAY OR MORE FOR THIRTY YEARS! Along with me, my fiance, my twin sister and her fiance all quit at the same time. We all did it successfully! Here is things that helped:

1. Get the patch. It is the only thing that worked for me. My fiance did both the gum and patch which you are not supposed to do....but keep some around in emergency.
2. For the first few days of quitting, keep yourself busy in the following way: Wash down your ENTIRE home and car. The smell of smoke is disgusting and you will notice it terribly after you quit...even on passerbys. Wash ALL your clothes to get rid of the smoke that was in the air. Even shampoo carpets. This will all keep you busy, get rid of the smell and make you not want the smell back after you work that hard.
3. Do not pay attention to a diet. Eat whatever you want. You will gain weight but you can lose it quick later.
4. Keep lollipops around or something to suck on and distract you.
5. Put yourself on a schedule to feel organized and strong.
6. WALK, WALK WALK!!!! Go for fast walks especially after eating to lose the craving. Excercise will burn off the extra anxiety.
7. Write down the reasons you are quitting and make them powerful (ie: lung cancer and chemo and death). Read this stuff when you get an urge.
8. Add up how much smoking has cost you and think about all that money.
9. Have LOTS of great snacks in the house you love.
10. Go to movies and go do activities as much as possible to keep busy.
11. Find a hobby now. LIke knitting. It will keep you distracted at night.
12. At night if you just can't take it, go to bed (get sleeping pills if you have to). NIght is the hardest and even if you have to go to bed at 7pm it is worth waking up another day not smoking.
13. Set up a calendar if you want. After a few weeks you will have quit. Vow to give it that amount of time.
14. Realize you are not alone. MANY people have quit this year and they got through it so you can too!
15. Tell everyone you know that you quit and not to offer you a cig or smoke around you for a while.
16. Throw out all memories of smoking such as ashtrays and lighters.
17. Get your jackets drycleaned. They stink!
18. Febreze every piece of cloth in your entire place. The fresh smell will inspire you when you come home and don't smell smoke anymore.
19. Get on here and ask for support when you are having a tough time.
20. Last but not least.....QUIT! JUST DO IT! YOU ARE SAVING YOUR LIFE AND DOING SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF!!!!

(email or instant message me ANYTIME you need encouragement)

Answer 9

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Answer 10

It will be hard but, all the money you would spend on fags, put into a sealed jar until full, you will be surprised how it mounts up. I did this 25 years ago and bought a decent car with the savings, also take up a sport even if its only mild, it will take your mind off of it. Good Luck