can you give me any tips on giving up smoking as i have tryed the patches?

Answer 1

You are looking for something more helpful than 'dont buy cigarettes any more' Arent you.
Trust me this is tried and tested. If you dont buy them you cant smoke them.
Does no one have any will power any more?

Answer 2

I have given up since January as my lung condition and breathing had deteriorated. I started in the 12 week course of Champix tablets(varenicline) which helps to relieve the withdrawal symptoms and also affects the part of the brain that creates the craving. So far so good I am still taking the tablets and I have virtually lost the desire to have a cigarette.I tried patches a couple of years ago and I found I still had the odd cigarette even though wearing the patch.Mind you I think you have to have pretty well made up your mind to stop because if you don't really want to nothing can help you. By the way the above tablets can only be got on prescription.

Answer 3

Have you tried the nasal spray? it works almost immediately on the brain rather than waiting for the patch to release into the body. Only thing is that within the first week it can cause irritation to the nose and a pepper feeling but it will subside. The clinic can also give you a secondary method such as gum or lozengers to help curb the cravings. Don't give up giving up.

Answer 4

All I can do is tell you how I did it. Cold turkey. Just crushed the half pack I had in my pocket and dumped them in the garbage. Avoid people that smoke as best as you can. Avoid places (bars and such) where lots of people smoke. The first month is the worst. Keep your mind and hands busy. After a year I could tolerate going into a smoke filled room and not want one. If you stumble, crush that pack and quit again right away. It's been 5 years now. I buy tools to do my projects with the money I saved. Good luck.

Answer 5

I went to smoking cessation classes, tried the gum, etc. The one thing that really blew my mind was when my personal physician took out a very thick book and in it was all the different addicting things that the cigarette companies add to cigarettes to keep us addicted. Some things added were chocolate, sweets, etc., but other stuff was poison, horrible stuff that we would never try by itself. They add something for a while, stop that and then add something new. This goes on and on...you can stop and still find yourself addicted due to the constant changing of things that are addictive. It isn't only nicotine that you will be fighting, there are hundreds of other stuff...I really resented that and it helped me stop smoking...it was the best thing I ever did. Also, think where you could use the money that you burn up each day.

Answer 6

The patches, gum, inhaler, lozenge appear to work on a 1/2 a day or less smoker,

If your doing over a couple packs a day you need to cut down to the 1/2 pad day limits...

One thing that helped me the most was ativan an anti anxiety drug

I tried to quit many times, I finally quit after 55 + years and over a 5 packs a day

Sunday is 2 years w/o smoking

Answer 7

My guy couldn't do it with the patch alone. You need to get the patch and a prescription for Wellbutrin in combination that stopped him from being a 2-1/2 packs a day smoker to none in about 6 months.. the Wellbutrin helps take off that edge you get and plus when he added up all the money he was spending on them ...well he hasn't smoked since November 1999!!
p.s. the gum made his jaw hurt, cold turkey twice didn't work, and he didn't have time for group therapy and they can't hypnotize him. Never double up your medication without a doctors okay. Also be careful of drinking too much water you can die from over consumption!

Answer 8

Keep trying is the best advice and when the time is right you will. Also are you English because I found that the Smoking cessation clinic was helpful I don't know the national No but if you phone [phone] they should be able to put you in contact with your local group

Good luck and keep trying plus remember that you havn't failled because you're asking about it so keep the positive mental atitued that you can do it!

Squidgy

Answer 9

A friend of mine went to a "Clinic" to stop. The Doctor told him the reason most people fail with a patch is that they under-medicate themselves. Try putting on two patch's at the same time for a week or two.

Answer 10

Try and find out if you have a local smoking cessation clinic, your local GP should know. Success rates seem to go up in group therapy.

Perhaps try a more immediate form of NRT, I favour the insufflator. (A sort of mock cigarette that takes nicotine cartridges), You can if you like even use this with low dose patches.

Consider Zyban, it has a higher success rate that NRT, but does have more potential side effects. (It is prescription only)

Answer 11

Try the patch AND do something with your hands or mouth. It sounds weird but I went with that nicotine inhaler once a day (to help wean my addiction) and sucked on lollipops ALL the time. It turned out I missed the "mouth action" more than I did the nicotine.

Nicotine can increase your dopamine levels beyond the natural levels. When the levels go back to normal, it feels wrong.