How did you, or some one you know,stop smoking?

Question

I've smoked for years. And it is by far the hardest thing I've ever tried to do. I am in a wheelchair, from MS, so I'm not as active as I used to be. Years ago, before the MS got worse, I worked during the day, and alot of times, if I just stayed busy, I didn't smoke as much. But if I'm talking on the phone or sitting here a t the computer, I sit there a smoke, sometimes, one right after the other. And I don't even realize it till the pack is empty, or sometimes I'll cetch myself half way through another cig. Especially if I'm talking to someone, I don't even remember lighting it up, I cut back on them for awhile, then I seem to start smoking even more. I know when you quit, you're going to have withdrawls, my problem is, what to do to get past them. I've tried gum, and candy. I end up eating candy and smoking a cig. My dad quit years ago using gum and candy. BUT, he is a nervous wreck all of the time. He said he is still tempted to smoke. I don't want to be like that either

Answer 1

i m sorry about the MS but why the **** are you smoking then As***(beep) do have the guts to stand up for your health then if you care about your health then you should be able to quit it......now i m not saying just because i wanted to.....its because i used to smoke too ONE PACKS per day 25 cig. per day for 2 years i knw its not too much but u wont believe what encouraged me to leave those fu*in cig......... one of my friend died in front of me coughing, begging for ambulance, spitting blood, crying in terible pain, and loads of other stuff..... i went to his home cuz i heard that he got a lung cancer......and you knw the pictures or the writting on the top of the cig. pack are not just to show they are real shits......i was talking to my friend on the hospital bed and he told me buddy dont ever ever touch that fuking thing again and promise me whoever wants to quit help him soo that he wont die because of cig. and HE WONT DIE IN PAIN , HE WONT DIE CRYING, HE WONT DIE..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... after that i never ever touched that sh*t again and i did it finally.........i know its not that easy and it takes time but for you........ you will have to do it no matter what......when i left it it gave me soo much headache and coughing......even i spit blood when i coughed......its soo hard but you have to leave it...........................
i pray for you to get better and laugh enjoy.........soo buddy
leave the cig. and packs.....
cuz its time for you to hit the healthy snacks.........
and QUEER TO THE MAX............................................................get better yo......

Answer 2

When I left smoking with a history of addiction for a decade, all I did was to stuff out the cigarette just after the first puff and a cough, with a firm commitment never to smoke again. Those who were witness to that scene and knew how much I was addicted, had predicted a relapse very soon. There have been enough temptations and provocations in the past thirtyeight years to warrant a relpse, but I am happy to report that the resolve has stood the test of time. This is not say that I did not have problems after I left it. For three days I could not sleep, I had tremors on my hands and legs, and aversion for food. I cut up some cauliflower and made fine bits of it , sprinkled some table salt and a trace of lime juice and kept handy within reach of my favourite reading and resting spots at home. Every time the craving returned, I would put a bit of the flower salad into the mouth and very slowly chew it up , and retain in mouth for some minutes without swallowing. By the third day I was rid of the craving and I have used this to help some more friends who were willing to quit smoking, but were afraid or were actually relapsing. There were only two cases which did not yield satisfactory results, and in both the cases the will was not strong enough! Try This. Good Luck to you.

Answer 3

I quit smoking about 3-4 years ago. The first time I quit, I did it cold turkey. It was awful! I had major withdrawals! LOL! I hadn't smoked for 6 months, but then one day, I just bought a pack and started up again! About a year after that, I cut back from 2 packs a day to 1/2 a pack a day. I would make sure I timed it just right as to when I needed the cig the most! That way, I didn't feel I needed them as bad! When I completely quit, I got addicted to the breath strips that they come out with. Love those things, to this day, if I ever have a craving for a cig, I pull out my breath strips. Sometimes I have to eat the whole pack of those before I feel I don't want a cig anymore, but it ALWAYS works!

Answer 4

Funny you should ask. It is now my 8th week since I quit, after being a smoker for over 30 years. It is very, very difficult but my attempts to quit in the past have made me stronger this time and I do believe I have a good shot at quitting for good. Being in a wheelchair must make it particularly hard since you don't have as many options for distraction. This may not be a popular answer, but, my friend, I do not begrudge you your cigarettes while in a wheelchair. While admiring what must be a Herculean effort to quit on your part, you know, I say screw conventional wisdom. Enjoy your cigarettes. Life is hard enough with what you ar dealing with. My only suggestion is you cut way down on your cigarette intake, so that you actually enjoy and appreciate the relief a cigarette gives you, instead of just making it a habit to light one after the other with no real effect of the soothing qualities of the buzz a cigarette can give you afte not having one for, say, four hours.

My best wishes to you. And as far as the risks go, I do not belittle the dangers, but on the other hand, I see plenty of wizened old people still sucking on their tobacco sticks, and my guess is they will most likely succumb to something totally unrelated to cigs.

Let the thumbs down begin.

Answer 5

I smoked for many years & finally used Wellbutrin to quit. It was worth it but I won't lie to you - it was the hardest thing I've ever done. Nothing gets you past the withdrawals but time. All the measures you take only distract you for a little while. For the first week, there were times when I thought I'd have a heart attack. I trembled for about a week & had small anxiety attacks. I just stubborned my way through it though. The cravings lessen in intensity/frequency & will eventually pass so that they're just little twinges here & there that you really hardly even notice.

Having a support group helped too so I could talk to them when I wanted to smoke. Hang in there - it's been 2 years for me!

Answer 6

JUST STOP! You have MS so you are in enough pain and agony already. Smoking slows your recovery rate from any illness by at least 30% and since yours is already slowed I can make a safe bet that your immune system is crashing. If you want a way to quit then do it for your family and loved ones. Quit now and you will live longer. Just think, if you die and the coroner says, "He may have had MS but if he had quit smoking he would have lived a while longer." I would feel awful if someone I loved died because they were to selfish to quit. PS: I just quit and I have a similar condition to yours so it can be done. Good luck and God Bless!

Answer 7

First of all, Congratulations on deciding it is time to quit. All the help you will need to accomplish this mammoth task is 'Character' and 'Determination', which you already have. Just have deep breaths when you have an urge (like in meditation or something like that).

Once you have stopped smoking for 6 months or so, there is nothing wrong in lighting up a smoke occasionally after having few drinks with your old buddies.

Answer 8

I am sorry to hear about the MS. My mother smoked for 20 years of her life and she suddenly realized how sick it was making her children, by the age of 4 me and my sister had 3 surgeries between the two of us and she knew it was time to quit, so now she hasn't smoked for 26 years. I know there are some great medications out there that deal with cigarette addictions, my father is taking one and it helps with his cravings a lot.

Answer 9

its hard to quit smoking but from now on dont buy any more cig. if u do, decrease ur smoking like for example: if u started out with 10 a day, the next day, get rid of one....so on...or u can always get rid of ALL ure lighter so u wont have any thing to light ure cig.

good luck

Answer 10

when i decided to quit i started the day with 10 cigerettes the next day was 9 the next was 8 and so on till you get to 1 then of course the next day was 0

Answer 11

My brother quit smoking. Instead he took up Blue Bell... about the creamiest best ice cream made in Texas.
I don't recommend that.
My dad used the patches.. worked for him.
My mom just quit... cold turkey.