cigarettes !?

Question

i tried every single way to give up cig. can u please give an advice . i have been smoking since 3 years ( not too much ) but why is it hard ?

Answer 1

Good luck..I know it is hard..That is why I have quit like twenty times and still smoking.. I have made up my mind that I want to live and I have set a stop smoking date again..THIS time FOR GOOD....I suppose it is all MIND POWER>>
At least you have just smoked for a few years, I have for about 13...I am 29 and have respiratory problems..I urge you STOP please, before it is too late.. I plan to Stop on Friday of this week.. I am doing it for me as well as my kids
Focus on something positive..plus all the money you will save, And reward yourself after a week. It is so hard because it is not just a habit but an addiction and top cigarette producers are adding more nicotine to their products to keep the smokers they still have, to make it more difficult to quit. Try Chantix ( if you have not already) it does seem to help allot of people, I tried but it gave me very bad mood swings. CHANTIX is the newest drug out especially for smokers, it cuts out the cravings..really....Hope you have better luck, either w/ this or COLD TURKEY...GOOD LUCK :)

Answer 2

Because it is an addiction... like booze or drugs... All addictions are hard to quit...

I have tried and failed a million times... the one time I did a great job and stayed cig free for months... was well planned and thought out.

We went on vacation to California. I started taking zyban a month before the vacation, booked a completely non smoking hotel and everything. The morning we jumped on a plane I popped on a nicotine patch and changed all my habits over the trip. I quit drinking the same soda and everything. It is amazing what makes you crave cigs. I chewed so much gum my jaw hurt.

It was not that hard because I was in a different place, different routines and everything for a week. When I came back I was calm, cool and collected and smoke free.. FINALLY!

Then New Years eve rolled around months later and we went out drinking.... I always smoke more when drinking and my friends smoke.. so wallah, I borrowed one cig and .. bought a carton the next day.

So I failed.. but I will try again and eventually I will get it right.

My advice though is change all your habits, the pop you drink, coffee, tea... routines.. anything that you associate with smoking... or it is really hard...

Answer 3

It is hard because it is a habbit and you are physically addicted. If you haven't tried the patch, I think you should give it a try. It is important to choose a quit date ahead of time, don't just decide one day. Mark down the day and start making little changes in your life on the week leading up to it- like start chewing gum right after you smoke or start walking after dinner when you have a cigarette. You might also talk to your dr because there are prescriptions that can help. Many people try Zyban which will take the edge off your anxiety ( you can just ask for generic wellbutrin, they are the same medication). It is never easy but I have a lot of patients that do the patch and zyban and make a go of it. Good luck!

Answer 4

A friend of mine quit smoking by sucking on cinnamon sticks. The oil has an enzyme that helps with the cravings, and it satisfied the oral habit while she was quitting.
Nutmeg also is reported to have good effect on the cravings.
It takes getting over both physical and psychological addictions. The physical addiction is over within a week or so, but the 'mind over matter' takes a lot more strength than just willpower. Mostly, quitting involves whole lifestyle changes and attitude changes -- i.e. avoiding triggers, including hanging out with other smokers.

Answer 5

My husband had smoked from the age of 14 until the age of
57. At that age he was diagnosed with emphysema (not severe and not mild but right in the middle). He wasn't surprised about the diagnoses as he was having trouble breathing and exerting himself to much. He went, with two other friends, to a hypnotist with a very large audience. They were all there to quit smoking. It worked great on my husband's two friends but not on him. So then, with his will power & nicoteine patch and lots of gum and snacks he quit for good. Never went back to it. He didn't gain lots of weight, just a few pounds. If he could do that after all those years of very heavy smoking then you can do it too. The problem is that my husband didn't quit soon enough. He was okay for about 8 years but the emphysema got the better of him and he died recently after being hospitalized, ventillated for a very long time. Stop it now... try really hard to give it up before it takes its toll on your lungs. Good,good,good luck!

Answer 6

You really have to want to do it. I smoked off and on for twelve years and finally quit cold turkey. There are a number of things you can do. Think of how much better your life would be if you weren't smoking. Find others like you--there are programs out there. Ask God for help (if that's your thing.) Start excercising (if you haven't already) and think about how much easier it would be if you didn't smoke. Avoid places you would usually smoke, like bars, for a while. Hang out with non-smokers. It is hard bcse it is an insidious drug as addictive as heroin and something we build into our lives. The challenge for you is to find ways to banish it from your life. When you quit you will be amazed you ever did it; you are finally free from the chains of cigarettes!
Good luck!

Answer 7

I smoked for years and tried to quit many times. I was getting colds more frequently with bronchitis. In 1989 I went to the doctor for antibiotics with another cold and she told me I waited too long to quit smoking and now had COPD. I was told if I didn't stop smoking I would die and if I stopped it would curb the disease from getting worse. I started watching people who smoked drawing on their cigarette and how they looked doing it. (Not a pretty sight). I threw away all cigarettes, kept telling myself my clothes would not stink of tobacco, my yellow tongue from nicotine and my tobacco breath would go away My children would not be breathing in the second hand smoke, my windows wouldn't leave yellow on the rags when washed and my house wouldn't smell anymore. I quit cold turkey because I wanted to live and keep my children's lungs nice and pink the way they were born. I can't stand the smoke or smell now. It wasn't easy, but each day got better and better. You can't just have that one OR cut down. Throw them away. YOU take control of your body. I get short of breath, and can't lift anything heavy, not even my grandchildren. But, I am still here, smoke free, pink tongue and smelling good!

Answer 8

Its hard because it so addictive. I haven't done well about quitting but by brother who smoked for over 20 years has kicked the habit with commit lozengers and determination. Get gum and get all the ashtrays out of the house and tell everyone who smokes that you are quitting and not to smoke around you.

Answer 9

I smoked for 18 years & understand how hard it is to quit.
First you have to be really sick & tired of it.
Then replace your cigs with peppermint, the stronger the better. Peppermint is a natural suppressant.
It worked for me & I've been smoke free for 17 years now.
Good luck!

Answer 10

Like someone else mentioned before, there is a new drug called Chantix that I hear works really, really well. It does something to the receptors in your brain that make you want a cigarette, so you wont even want to smoke.