Quitting smoking any advice??

Question

My husband and I are quitting smoking. We are starting the patch tomorrow and would like to know what are some of the hardest parts to overcome?? Has anyone on here done this with the patch? How did you do with the cravings,mood swings,ect. How long did it take before these things end? We are both concerned about gaining weight after quitting smoking. Is this a big issue since we are using the patch? I would appreciate any and all advice and also if you let us know how it went for you.

Answer 1

The first 3 days are the hardest! The patch definitly helps but can be addictive itself and hard to get off of. The hardest part is the mental! Find things to do with your hands to overcome the addictive behavior off putting something in your mouth. I kept a ton of licorice around just to hold and munch on for the first couple of weeks. The thing I did that helped me the most was... Before I quit I wrote myself a letter that stated all the reasons I wanted to quit, my health, my kids, living long enough to see my grandkids, not wanting my kids to watch me die a horrible death from cancer, all the money i would save, things I could use the money for instead etc. I printed a bunch of them and hung them all around the house as a constant reminder. Visitors might think your crazy but it helps! LOL! I made a promise to myself that if I decided to smoke a cigarette I would have to read the letter first! If you really put your heart into the letter it will be hard to read it and still smoke!! I put a new patch on every night before bed and had nightmares and weird dreams and sometimes made my heart race a little. I found out that those are pretty common side effects and also found that it was much better to put the new patch on in the morning. Good luck and be strong! You will start to notice differences in 3 days and those differences will hopefully give you reasons to stay strong!

Answer 2

I smoked than my grandma died from lung cancer and i havn't touched a cigg since, I still think about it once in awhile but nothing serious (that was a year ago.) my husband has been smoking for about 8 years and just recently quit in Dec. He was a crab for about a week than he seemed really frustrated with everything for a month, he still says' " I want a cigg, when he is real stressed, but for the most part he doesn't even talk about it." I think that if you can make it a month it will still be hard but not impossible. The first month will be difficult, and the urges will never compleatly go away but get easier. My dad smoked for 20 years than was diagnosed with diabeties and quit, that was over 10 years ago, when he would see me smoke he said the urge would still come back to him last year, but if he doesn't see it he never thinks about it. You have to be strong, but it is wonderful that you two are doing this, think of other things you two can do. My husband and I are starting to play tennis, this gives him something to do, plus weight gain wont be an issue because he is getting exersize, ITS ALL ABOUT WILL POWER>>GOOD LUCK

Answer 3

My Mom and Dad quit with the patch...the first few days are hard but they didnt really get mood swings or anything. Just get past the first week and you will be smoke free. Good luck.

Answer 4

Check with your nearest Seventh-day Adventist church pastor. They sometimes have 5 day plans to quit smoking. Also, there is Zyban medication that helps lots quit the bad habit!

Answer 5

I smoke and when I was young everyone said keep trying , dont give up. I wont be letting them down. I am a born smoker.