Can you help me quit smoking cigarettes?
February 27th, 2011
Ive tried some ways but none seem to work.Do you have some smart suggestions?I say smart because all the conventional methods to quit smoking have not worked for me .I have tried nicotine gum and patches. I hate smoking but every 1 hour, I cant resist a drag. I have started hating myself to indulge in it :/
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smoke cannabis instead.
There is a pill, I don’t remember the name, it starts with a C.
what worked for someone I know is every hour for a week they have on then the next week every two hours then the next week every three hours then four then so on until your off. this person it worked for tried about everything so maybe it’ll work for you too!
Good luck
There is a pill called Chantix but one of its possible side effects is it just might cause you to have suicidal thoughts. It involves taking the pill for many weeks and the kit is rather expensive. I quit cold turkey in February. I was wanting to quit and was lucky enough to catch a severe sore throat. So sore if I smoked a cigarette it caused an hour of intense pain. I did not go to the doctor, used chloroseptic throat spray & camomile tea, so the sore throat took about 3 weeks to clear up. I’ve quit for good and have saved a lot of money so far. When you quit, take it one day at a time, knowing you just have to make it until bedtime. & never, never give in to the urge. Eat things that don’t go well with nicotine. Stuff like fruits, juices, veggies, ice cream.
The urge becomes less & less strong, it gets weaker each time you refuse to give in to it, eventually it disappears. But you must never give in, never touch a cigarette again. and stay away from marijuana, I have seen several blogs with people saying they do have a habit of that.
Lol umm I don’t find cigarettes addictive, I smoke a lot but I can go a long time without one. I think you should
1. chew MUCHO gum
2.have something in your mouth at all times
3. Do a project or something that will make you REALLY busy and your mind off of it at all times so you can hopefully not think of it
4. Try to get rid of everything stressful in your life and simply not give a shit about anything
5. Eat a lot (but don’t get fat)
6. Sounds bad.. but smoke weed, if you are okay with it. Mainly cause it’s smoking SOMETHING and it makes you happy and it’s not addictive so when you’re no longer addicted to cigarettes you can stop smoking it IF YOU WANT and you’ll be cool
7. Trust yourself (say you can do it)
i had the same problem, try WILLPOWER, it worked for me =)
i woke up in the morning and told myself : today it’s over
its been really hard, you can imagine how i’m sure
but it’s been 3 years now and i never smoked again
if it doesn’t work, be proud to say that tobacco… a PLANT is stronger than you
I quit a few months ago. Cold turkey. The aids didn’t help, and actually made the addiction worse for me. Just remember, the first couple weeks are the worst part, and the longer you go the easier it gets. I’d suggest you try to reduce the stress in your life if possible, and write down your reasons for quitting and ask your friends and family for support. Really, in the end it comes down to you, not the gum or the patch or the whatever. Good luck!! (Not that you need it =) )
i stopped smoking cigarettes and now smoke an 1/8th a day of cannabis so my $5 a day habit has become a $45 a day habit what a country
Ive quit many times and today Im still smoking. Patches help you stay calm but you still need all the mental strength. I bought gum today to try that but I bought a pack of smokes about 3 hours later. I have had some good results using Champix. It may be called Chantix in the US? Ive used Champix twice and have given up smoking both times I used it. The first time I lasted 15 weeks without a cigarette. The last time I lasted only 3 weeks but I moved city and started a new job so I didnt want the stress of quitting making it all harder so I decided to start smoking again. The Champix works to me in a way that when it starts to work cigarettes taste awful and you get to a point where you just dont want to have one because you dont get any satisfaction from it and the taste is like sucking on an old used stale cigarette butt everytime you smoke. You do still want a cigarette but having one only makes you feel sick so you decide you cant do it anymore. The problem Ive had and people I know with Champix is they have side effects. They disturb your sleeping in a big way. You may get insomnia but when you are sleeping you get very vivid dreams and this means your not in a deep restful sleep so when you wake up you’ll feel tired and worn down. This was a problem for me as I work long hours and wake up at 4am. So this is a problem. What I did was I used Champix for a few weeks until Id given up the smokes and gone through the whole quitting process and then stop using Champix and just stay off the smokes. Then you wont have to put up with the sleep issues for the whole 14 weeks or whatever it is you are meant to use the pills for.
There is no easy way but it always starts with an ambition to quit. Once you decide you are really sick of being a smoker and want to stop you will build up a will to do it. This will needs to be strong and persistent. Nicotine is very very hard to stop. I know Ive been through it and I will again soon so Im in the same situation as you. Good luck.
Quitting smoking is one of the most difficult things I have ever done. I have not smoked in three years after smoking since I was thirteen. I had bronchitis and heard on C.N.N. that the tobacco corporations were going to add more nicotine to their product. Nicotine is more addictive than heroin. So when you think junkie, think about yourself “dieing for a cig.” The withdrawal is physical, psychological and emotional. The first step to quitting for me was getting mad. [I set my mind to it. I'm stubborn and tenacious.] And the second step was to think that it was actually possible.
Everything becomes a trigger to smoke. A drink. A good meal. A conversation with a friend. Driving in the car. Stressors. Everyone I know says they want to quit and they have tried. But failed, as they light a cigarette. (Recently met a woman, a nurse, who has a spot on her lung She quit and gained 40 pounds, because the oral fixation exists. Most replace habit with food. She started smoking again.).
I began the habit to look worldly and cool sophisticated and mature. But came to the conclusion I had acted like a fool. I got mad. How dare they make their deadly product more addictive? I had given enough of my life, health and money and would not give anymore. I Decided I was going to quit. Not TRY to quit. Period. So I called 1-800-quit- now and their advice was to throw away all vestiges…lighter,ashtray, smokes. But I know how I am. I would want a smoke and have to go buy another pack. Give more $ to the tobacco corporations…so I set my pack of Newports on the kitchen counter. And there they sat…and sat. I took up yoga, because the deep inhalation/exhalation mimics the inhalation/exhalation of cigarettes. But without the lethality. I completely, over time, and with great effort, blood,sweat and tears–revamped my body, mind and soul. I lost weight because I was exercising.And I was only able to do marathon work-out sessions, especially cardio, because I had quit smoking.
It was not easy. Once the physical withdrawals cease you still must contend with the hole it leaves behind. They are your best friend and worst enemy all rolled up into one convenient package. They also help pass the time. So much time that you really must replace the bad habit with a good one or you’re pretty much doomed. For me it was exercise. For someone else it could be knitting or equestrian pursuits…That is up to you. My pack of Newports sat for over a year…untouched. Offered them to a friend. She declined them…too stale. Thrown out. For good. Good riddance.
I was worth it. I have no temptation to ever smoke again. The smell is more chemical than smoke to me now. The chemical content, including formaldehyde,becomes apparent to the healthy specimen’s sense of smell. I have never felt better. Aerobically conditioned. Better breath. Whiter teeth. Cleaner home. Strong not weak. Crutch-less.
Now my outward appearance reflects the true me. Intelligent enough to say no to self-destruction.
Remember there is no try. Just do. You are what you think you are. You accomplish what you believe is attainable. I hope if it is your true desire that your will-power is stronger than any laissez faire attitude you have about the unimportance of your life and health. I take a big breath of life. Not a puff of death. May you do the same.
You can try self-hypnotism. Close your eyes, breathe slowly and deeply. Do this before going to bed at night. When you feel so drowsy and about to fall asleep try imagining that you are about to light a cigarette but as you place it on your lips you detect foul smell and find that the cigarette has turned into smelly shit on rolled paper! You fling the darned thing away and resolve not to touch any cirgarette as long as you live.
Do this ritual every night when you’re too sleepy, not when you’re wide awake because your conscious mind cannot be fooled with this child’s play. But at deeper levels of awareness (theta brainwave frequency) your mind can accept the suggestion and make you puke when you see cigarettes.
the good news is that i now have been quit for over 5 years.. i quit trying to quit alone, and joined a support group.. i attend nicotine anonymous meetings both locally and on line.. on line voice meetings are he as close as your computer, and you can attend while still smoking, before actually attempting a quit.. however you decide to quit good luck, there is simply no wrong way to quit!!
Nicotine Anonymous is a Non-Profit 12 Step Fellowship of men and women helping each other live nicotine-free lives. Nicotine Anonymous welcomes all those seeking freedom from nicotine addiction, including those using cessation programs and nicotine withdrawal aids. The primary purpose of Nicotine Anonymous is to help all those who would like to cease using tobacco and nicotine products in any form. The Fellowship offers group support and recovery using the 12 Steps as adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to achieve abstinence from nicotine.
I cannot recommend my method. It was nine days in the hospital followed by 77 days in a nursing home. I still have an occasional urge seven years later, but I know that I would have to kick it again.
Try cold turkey first, if that doesn’t work you could do it the way I’m doing it. Start off with a cigarette per hour, if you can’t do that have one every half an hour. Then you have one every hour and a half, and then one every two hours. I’ve been having one every hour and a half and tomorrow I’ll be having one every 2 hours. That means the maximum I can have in a day is 8, then every 2 1/2 hour and every 3 hours etcetera.
The thing is your body gets used to it so you won’t have cravings in between cigarettes after a while, then once ur body is used to it you just put a bigger gap in between cigarettes. If you smoke one every 3 hours that’s like 5 cigarettes a day, but every 1 hour is 16 cigarettes a day.
I don’t know if you can actually quit that way because I haven’t quit yet, but it’s a way to cut down, because you can’t chain smoke or have two in a row. If it gets you down to 5 cigarettes a day instead of 25 it’s still good because it’s a way to cut down.