Help me. My mom is 49 years old heavy chain smoker.She is on her 4 packs a day habit and increasing it every day. She is inhaling smoke very deeply and says that she needs much smoke to feel ok. I noticed that she often feels dizzy and constantly out of breath, but she says she is fine. She is always coughing a lot very hard, and can't control herself. And her voice changed very much it's very deep and raspy.She is really acting strange like she can't live without smoke and cigarette in her mouth.
What can i do? Is she ill ?
2007-12-07 12:35:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
shes definitely ill... but you cant do anything besides try to get her to quit. unfortunately cigarettes are still legal and if someone wants to kill themselves slowly.. they can. hopefully one day she will get a wake up call like I did before its too late. I smoked for 7 and a half years and was told i had masses in my lungs and i threw out my cigarettes that day.... thankfully it turned out to be nothing serious ... but it was what i needed to stop smoking.
2007-12-07 12:45:15 · answer #1 · answered by Stevie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of us out here that are smoking but wishing that we didn't. Unfortunately no one can help us but ourselves. It is a hard addiction to break. Unless your mom is ready she won't try to stop smoking. There are smoking cessation classes, meds like Zyban and Chantix, nicotine patches, gums, etc. but unless your mom wants to try to use any of these methods nothing will help. Sometimes I wish someone would tie me in a bed for a week, feed me, medicate me and let me withdraw but short of that I don't think I can stop either. Good luck with your mom! As someone mentioned earlier...... she and I will both die *before our times*
2007-12-07 12:50:44 · answer #2 · answered by SusieQ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is beyond a smoking habit, it is a compulsive addiction. See if you can get her to see her doctor, there are many programs and/or prescriptions that can help her. As the person said earlier, tell her you love her and don't want her to die, and that YOU don't want to die from the secondary smoke.
Goo Luck,
C-ya
2007-12-07 12:47:39 · answer #3 · answered by bronte heights 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One word: Chantix
2007-12-07 12:58:36 · answer #4 · answered by soulguy85 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't force her to quit. Unfortunately, she will not be around long. Just tell her you love her and don't want her to die.
2007-12-07 12:40:31 · answer #5 · answered by tlldob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋