Two of the top quit smoking aids are NicRX and Smoke Deter? -

Sunday, November 26, 2006

Two of the top quit smoking aids are NicRX and Smoke Deter? -


Does anyone have a testimony on either of these products?
I don-t trust any quit smoking method that deals only with physical nicotine addiction. Drugs especially because they are potentially dangerous also. I personally wouldn-t go near the stuff, especially when there are so many other ways of quitting.

Smoking is more of a psychological addiction than a physical one. If you really want to quit you must discover the reasons why you smoke and then eliminate or change these thought processes. As soon as I dealt with my psychological reasons for smoking I quit, first time and more importantly for good.

Once you deal with the psychological side of smoking it makes the quitting process easy, no matter your level of addiction.

Quitting smoking does not require any patches, gums, herbs or drugs. These methods are expensive, time consuming, potentially harmful and simply do not work. All that is required is a bit of motivation, self belief and determination.

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The coffin seems to work better.

I quit 10 years ago man was it tough. I had to tell everyone I was so I would get some stack because I became and ***. the first week is the worst. My friends stuck it out and three weeks later I was back to being me.


You have my support. Best of Luck.
Not sure about the testimonials...

Don-t wait just Quit today might be the best way to go

btw..
http://www.smokedeterguide.com/
provides details on the ingredients. You should also checkout the official smoke deter site as well.

Two of the top quit smoking aids are NicRX and Smoke Deter? -

What are the best methods to quit smoking? -

Friday, November 24, 2006

What are the best methods to quit smoking? -


my fiancee really wants to quit smoking for me and wants me to write up a plan on ho he can do it, but i-ve never smoked so i don-t know how to quit it! Help!
TELL him to pretend that the cigarette is a penis when he-s sucking on it, then he-ll get grossed out and quit because smoking is gay.
Freezer pops, like the ones from when you were little. You-d be surprised, but they really help kick the habit. it keeps your hands and mouth busy so you don-t feel like you need a cigarette. and they-re addicting all by themselves... so you-ll probably end up buying about a box a week. But it-s still cheaper than cigarettes! lol :)

Another trick, for in the car, is coffee straws. hold one between your fingers, chew on it, stick it in your mouth like a cigarette. Same goes for toothpicks. Smoking is a habit, more than an addiction. for me, the nicotine addiction isn-t as difficult to get over as the actual habit. Especially when I-m driving.


Another thing you might want to consider (if he wants to taper off from them) are those mechanical cigarettes they have out now. they look odd, but taste alot like a cigarette (though personally i think they taste like a mild cigar). theyre just alot better for you... if i remember correctly it-s just straight nicotine, without all those fun cancer causing chemicals.



I hope this helps!!
Hi Rose

I have found by myself and talking to others that the first physical addiction is the easiest part to get over actually. Its usually gone in a few days, BUT whats difficult is to break the HABIT and phycological addiction that can last for even years!

I have found one method that uses NLP and ANCHORING to be succesfull. It is straightforward and simple but requires some work, but it is FREE. It works by making you so tired of smoking you will never want to see a cigarette again!

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hey
i used this on my father i hope this site will help

good luck
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smoking kills :D
I quit by using nicotine patch.
taper off.
What are the best methods to quit smoking? -

I quit smoking two years ago, but now? -

I quit smoking two years ago, but now? -


I-ve started to go out again, and I would like a cigarette when I drink. I had one the other night, and I know that I can keep it to only having one when I drink. I had gone down to only smoking when I drank several years ago, never needed it on a daily basis. I just feel bad that I went so long without one, only to have one the other night. So, now does it matter if I have a couple of cigarettes once a week, or should I try to stop altogether?
stop all together,NOW
Not only lung cancer, but head and neck cancers are on the rise.
I work in a hospital, and you would never believe it, if someone told you, how horrible cancer from smoking is.Nightmare that never goes away.Trust me,if you ever had a cold and felt horrible, cancer is a thousand times worse.
dude Stop!!!
try sucking on a piece of ice or candy, that-s what my sister does, and she has gone without 1 in like 3 weeks
There is no such thing as a social smoker, before you know it you will be back to a pack a day,
best to leave them alone.
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How can I help my dad quit smoking for ever? -

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

How can I help my dad quit smoking for ever? -


He is getting to the point where he smokes on pack per day. There are 20 cigarettes inn the pack.. Please help!! It-s affecting his health!!
You tell him that he-ll die if he doesn-t quit.
He may blow that off like my parents.
Then you say -If it doesn-t kill you, it-s gonna kill me!-
Because of second hand smoke.
Then you lay all sorts of guilt on him at random times.
Like if he-s coughing you pass by and say -That wouldn-t happen if you quit.-
Or if he-s sick and has to cancel on some big game or something you tell him: -People who smoke get sick a lot more then people who don-t.-
Also mention about it wastes tons and tona of money, that could buy him something awesome or help with college tution or something important.
Also, you have to remember that tobacco is THE MOST hardest addictive substance to quit.
So be patient and suggest using a pill or patch or gum or something.
Anyways, good luck!
I want to encourage you that you can do it. It will be one of the toughest things you have ever done. You first have to have the positive outlook and the determination to want to quit.
Second thing is getting all the right information on what is going to happen to your body and your mind once you give up smoking. Your brain will have cravings which will send down the nerve ending to tell your body that you have just got to have another cigarette. Well fight that urge. Those urges and craving will continue for 7 to 90 days and in some smokers it may last up to 6 months. Take you mind elsewhere. Chew on some gum. Get the cigarette gum or patch for slow nicotine to flow into the bloodstream. At least you are not taking that smoke into your lungs.
Third thing is you will have to exercise daily. This is a requirement to not only help you take your mind of of smoking, but you will want to put something into your mouth and eat. It is true you will put on a little weight at first because you not only have to learn not to smoke, but to beat that habit of having something in your hand. You will want to go to the refrigerator and munch. Resist that as much as smoking. It is an addiction and it is very hard to stop. But I encourage you to do it for yourselves and your children and grandchildren. They generally model behavior of those they love. I know that you love your children and your family, but learned behavior , like drinking, cussing, lying, and the list goes on and on, is another reason to quit.
Well first question is does he want to quit? If he doesn-t then it will be harder for him too quit. It took me 32 years before I quit and now I am on oxygen and in the end stage of the disease and I am only 53.
I hope you can help him. If he fails he can try again and again till it works.Just give him lots of support. As a reform smoker I know you need so much support to stick to it.
I hope this will help you. You can email me for more questions or to talk.

Good Luck
Gail G.
Well i think only way you can help him is to tell him how much it worries you. He has to decide to stop can′t make him, so you need to try to give him a good reason to stop. Don′t tell him what he already knows like smoking is bad for you, he knows that i think. And if he wants to stop you could find some great web page online that you can look at together. I think support is very good, i used to smoke so im just telling you what i experience. Don′t attack him, support him, he is not a criminal more like sick. sorry about my english Good luck.
My father use to smoke 3 packs a day. Now 50 years later, he is down to a pack a day, and he-s never had a smoking related illness.
My grandparents are 87 and 83 and have been smoking for over 60 years, with no signs of quitting. They are healthier than most non smokers in their 50-s.
Stop listening to lab rats. They only make people paranoid.
take him to hospital and show him all cancer patients and on oxygen and let him talk to them all. My aunt and friend passed of cancer. Life is not worth the lame *** ciggerette. Tell him he can show you how strong he is and to get a hobbie to REPLACE THE OLD HABBIT.
Well, you can-t force someone to quit. They have to want to and even if they want to, many can-t find it within themselves to quit.
But there are mediciations, chewing gum and the patch to help if he wants to.
Maybe nicotine patches
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An Appeal to all citizens from INDIA, kindly Quit SMOKING, Will you quit smoking? -

Monday, November 20, 2006

An Appeal to all citizens from INDIA, kindly Quit SMOKING, Will you quit smoking? -


If you feel that it is not easy for you to quit smoking just call me up i-ll give you good tips.

+91-9414756120 is my cell
Although this is possibly based on obtaining a better health condition for those who smoke, [and not being from India, I have no percentage of the numbers who smoke], I would remind everyone that many cancers are not caused by smoking.
It is a very good thought, but what other environmental conditions are present in India, which are also contributing to many cancers?
Air pollution, water pollution, asbestos, and other hazardous materials, products used and handled without the use of protective equipment, even tainted food products.
There are also questions about what percentage of cancer in your country is truly caused, directly, by smoking.
My husband died of Mesothelioma, a cancer caused by direct exposure to asbestos. He was a non-smoker.
It is scientifically proven that urban area citizens who breath the air and are non-smokers, in many large cities around the world, breath in a large percentage of toxic substances....just by breathing.
The point being, just quitting smoking may help, and certainly doesn-t hurt, but more should be done about other pollution which also causes a larger percentage of cancers.
isis1037@yahoo.com
It isn-t easy to just quit smoking,
to ba able to quit smoking you have to really want to quit for your self,
not someone telling you to quit or even just using products to help quit smoking it won-t work you really have to want to quit and be ready otherwise it really just wont work.
well better still dont start smoking
An Appeal to all citizens from INDIA, kindly Quit SMOKING, Will you quit smoking? -

How do i get my Mom to quit smoking? -

Friday, November 17, 2006

How do i get my Mom to quit smoking? -


I really don-t want her to die from cancer or get one of those machine things through the throat. She smokes 4-5 a day and I keep telling her to quit but she just ignores me. What would be a good way to make her stop smoking.
Good on you for being worried about your mom. This is a tough situation because at the end of the day it is her choice to wether or not she quits smoking.

All you can do is keep trying to convince her. Smokers are stubborn people (I know because I used to be one of them).

Let her know how much you and the rest of the family love her. Let her know the pain you will all go through if you were to lose her. Putting your mom through a big guilt trip is a hard thing to do but it may be your only option.

If you can, try to guide her to our blog. It has some really great ideas and information. This may help to convince her.

Don-t listen to those who say stop trying. Never stop trying, if you quit then she sure as hell won-t.

Visit our blog for more information and to download our free book.

Good Luck, I hope you get your wish

My mom smokes as well and when I was younger I would always tell her to quit and tell her she was going to die from it and she finally told me one day that it didn-t help. She said that it made her more nervous about it all together and a lot of people smoke more when they are nervous.

You have to let her make that decision. You can sit down with her and express your concerns and tell her that you would worry less about her if she did quit. Let her know that you love and care about her and you want whats best. Tell her you are willing to help through online smoking programs or even community programs. Do some research on those and present them to her and tell her you are willing to support her when she decides to quit.
she must decide for herself to stop smoking. However, if you can convince her, there are wonderful medications and interventions available if you can get her to speak with a doctor. Serotonin uptake medications can help, as well as medications that are also used to help weight loss.

Hope you are successful. My grandfather died from lung cancer, and my uncle smoked for 40 years and only quit when he had to have a lung removed. Smoking increases risk of all kinds of cancer, not just lung cancer.
Not gonna happen. Think about how you reacted when told to do something.

Mom knows it isn-t good for her; but she could do worse. Suggest she try going 3-4 hours without a smoke; if she can do that, she has a good chance of quitting if SHE wants. The smoke -patches-, etc., cost over $100. per month - require 2-3 months. When SHE-s ready (not you), acupuncture by some one who knows how to use the two -TIM-MEE- points and there-s 80% chance to stop smoking. That-s about $100. and only needs ONE visit! Good luck!
My mom was the same way!

but she wanted to quit so truthfully you cant do anything to make her stop unless she actually wants to Quit.

but try showing her all the bad things that smoking is causing.

and then tell her how much better shell be able to breath and such if she does quit.
You don-t. It-s her decision, and hers only. 4-5 a day? That-s not even worth getting emotional over. My dad was a 3 pack a day smoker before cutting it to just a pack a day, and he-s still going strong.
Hide her smokes!!!!
How do i get my Mom to quit smoking? -

What is the Best method to quit smoking? -

What is the Best method to quit smoking? -


What worked for you?
What works that is over the counter?
What works that I need a prescription for.
26, started smoking at 16.
Bamma say fastest way to die. Bamma say best way to wake up tomorrow. Bamma say throw out smoke. Bamma say throw out ashtray. Bamma say block it out. Bamma say mind no matter. Bamma say pretend you non-smoker. Bamma say you no smell and not no it. Bamma say you burn non-smoker eye from smelly clothes. Bamma say that a fack jack. Bamma say scrpitions for the weak. Bamma say you brainwash by tv commercial. Bamma say Bamma wake up one day non-smoker. Bamma say simple as that. Bamma otta know.
Greetings. Congrats on deciding to quit. I personally used Chantix and was finally able to quit after over thirty years smoking. I swear by it. I also started a yahoo group dedicated to helping those who are trying to quit with extensive files, links, news, etc. attached that can answer any question you might have regarding smokng and quitting. Feel free to have a look.


http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Sta…

Ihee0726 is full of crap. Just because you smoke doesn`t mean you`re a lazy person, I`m sure you know that. I`ve worked very physical jobs all my life - worked out at the gym for the last 15 years. The reason I quit, was that I could feel the cigarrettes stealing my breathe. It really does sneak up on you gradually. I started when i was 18 - am now 43, 23 years. I have 2 fairly young kids - want to see them grow up. I tried cold turkey - was fine for about 2 weeks, but it`s like stretching a rubber band. Each day I would get more angry - jittery - the craving got unbearable. I also tried nicotine replacement, which was a joke, as was hypnosis. I finally tried a new drug that Pfizer has out called Chantix. It really works - I haven`t had a cigarrette in 7 months. I have gained 20 pounds, but I am able to run again so that should come off soon. I would recommend Chantix for anyone who wants to quit, it blocks the inhibitors in the brain that take in the nicotine , there`s few side effects. I hope you have it as easy as i have. Go talk to your doctor about it. good luck!!!
try the patch... it gives you a nicotine fix that you crave from cigarettes, there-s also gum that does that too,
just slowly start cutting down on when you smoke,
if you get an urge to have a smoke, snack on something or chew some gum...
I just stopped. Woke up decided I wasnt gonna kill myself anymore and didn-t smoke again.
I-m 27 smoked since I was 14.
Admittedly it has only been 2 months.

I think the answer is really that you have to want to. I tried loads of times and failed because I wasnt really commited. Knew I shouldnt but still wanted too smoke.
You need to find what works for you.

Good luck, it is worth it when you do it! I promise

Oh and putting the money aside that you save helps.
I want to go to India but couldnt really afford it, so I am saving the money I-m not spending on cigs it is amazing how quickly the money totals up!
Best Known Ways to Quit Smoking
By: Jeff Flow

When you realize that your health is in danger because of smoking or that your budget is very much affected by this or you were just struck by the idea of giving up this vice you are very fortunate to know that there are a lot of ways to quit smoking.

The ways to quit smoking are either sudden or slow but sure, they either rely on your own personal determination or on the help of the others. Whatever method you choose you must be very prepared for the difficult period that follows the moment when you last smoked a cigarette. And this is because of the addiction to nicotine that once withdrawn from the organism it causes trouble.

The sudden impulse to give up smoking is known under the name of “cold turkey” and it is the result of a personal choice. Among the gradual ways to quit smoking may be enumerated the nicotine replacement therapy, the individual or group therapy, some modern and non-medical methods such as acupuncture, kabala practices and others but also physical exercises.

Be Determined

The first step towards a successful decision to give up smoking is to find a strong motivation. This must be sought in your own person, inside you. Nobody can convince you that you should quit your vice if you are not really determined that you actually want to do this. And also it depends on you which of the ways to quit smoking best suits you, if you think that you are able to do it on your own or to ask for assistance. If you want to choose the latter variant you have several alternatives.

Nicotine Replacement Therapy

It is incorrect to say that you are addicted to smoking because in fact you are addicted to nicotine and to the idea of a routine. The moment you try to provide the required quantity of nicotine to which your body was used while you were a smoker all you have to do in rest is to keep your hands busy and to work on your psyche. This way you’ll certainly quit this vice.

Individual or Group Therapy

Probably the most efficient among all the ways to quit smoking is the individual or group therapy. The reason why it is confirmed to be the surest method is that everything happens in an organizational environment and help is provided by professionals who are instructed for this.

Modern Techniques

Acupuncture, hypnosis, laser therapy are some modern methods that come in the help of those who want to quit smoking. Due to the fact that they are rather modern tools their efficiency for a one hundred percent success has not been completely demonstrated.

Sports

Smokers are usually lazy persons as this vice affect their physical resistance. Practicing all kinds of physical exercises is the best way to reestablish the health of your body but it also reduces the desire to smoke. Exercising should not lack from any process of giving up smoking.

Every smoker should decide which of these ways to quit smoking is best for him. If one of them does not function then he should try another one or in order to get the desired results a combination of these is recommended.
Don-t give up at once. reduce the number of cigarette gradually and when it comes to one or two leave it.
cold turkey, just fight through the cravings. After that first week it will become easier to stay away.
I-ve smoked for 10 years and have started using nicotine replacement patches, this is my 6th day without a cigarette so early days yet...!! Seem to be working fine so far. Give it a try and good luck..!
determination
What is the Best method to quit smoking? -

Has any of you quit smoking? -

Has any of you quit smoking? -


And how have you done it? I want to quit so bad. I accually quit a few weeks ago, lasted a week and a half :( I just want to be healthy and feel health again. Help! any quitting suggestions?
Its not just the nicotine. Its also the other 50+ chemicals they out in cigarettes. Also the main problem is habit.
We have been used to having body sensations which we translate as -my body needs something, which we have attempted to satisfy by having a cigarette.
When we try to stop smoking, we still get these -my body needs something- sensations, and we still feel that we want a cigarette. We have to train our body to be more selective. When we feel we need something, we have to work out what it is that we actually need.
A glass of water is an excellent substitute if nothing else comes to mind, as it helps with the clearance of the toxic substances in our body. Another good substitute is a bag of salted peanuts, used in combination with the water.
Another thing to do is to find an activity which occupies the mind or body. Go swimming - nobody wants to smoke while they are swimming. Slowly, as our body adjusts and translates the -want something- feelings into something other than cigarettes, then the feelings begin to go away. We know its not a cigarette that the body really needs, because as soon as we-ve had one we still have the feeling, and want another!
I quit 2 years ago. I knew I needed to quit but it just had to be the correct time, so one morning I woke up and said today is the day. I did it cold turkey. After 3 days I thought I have gone through a miserable 3 days so why would I start again and just have to do another 3 days like that again so I kept going. Not smoking is one of the coolest things I have ever done. Good Luck to you.
I quit smoking cold turkey. I was really sick with a cold at the time, and I just didn-t feel like smoking, since my lungs were all congested anyway. Then I just quit buying cigarettes and resisted the urge to smoke. Its really a mind over matter deal. You just trick your mind into thinking you DON-T NEED cigarettes, and that they stink and are disgusting... you have to want to quit more than you want to smoke cigarettes. Just think of all the money you will save! Good luck!
I started smoking when I was 13 (just to try it)
I finally quit (for the last time) 32 years later.
I haven-t smoked in 6 years.

The way that worked for me was part physical and part psychological.

I learned a lot from -Smoke Enders- I don-t know if they-re still around, but it teaches you how to identify your specific -triggers- (the phone, after a meal, when you-re stressed) and how to delay automatically picking up a cigarette. And... how to look at smoking and smokers in a different way. (It used to be so cool -- now it-s not)

On the psych side-- once I dealt with NOT smoking after meals, coffee, etc. I had to really look at what my triggers were and how I could handle them without a cigarette. For example, I realized that my main problem was when I got angry, I had to have a cigarette.

Now, I don-t necessarily recommend this -- but, I had a prescription for a very low dose of diazepam. (2mg) Once I had stopped smoking for every reason except that anger (at this point, i was only smoking 3-5 a day) I would take a pill-- if needed. (one a day) It calmed the anger, I didn-t feel like i NEEDED to smoke-- and after a week or so, didn-t want to.

I still have moments when I think, -Oh, man I want a cigarette.- But, I just gently tell myself, -No.- And then, it passes.

It is the toughest thing I ever did. And I-m more proud of quitting than anything else. (really).

It will happen for you when you-re ready.

Good luck!!!! You can do it.
Just quit.

Throw away your cigaretts...

Throw away your ash trays...

Throw away your lighters...

and QUIT.
ask your doctor to put you on the pill. it has help me. the thing with it is that you can still smoke, unlike the gum and the patch. what the pill does is that it completely takes away your cravings. after a couple of days on the pill, you find yourself not being able to finish a ciagrette, then not even wanting one. the key is that you have to continue to take the pill consistently for atleast 3 months. not bad since you have probably been smoking for years. the only side effects i had was dry mouth. but i carried around gum and water for that. good luck. email me if you want more info upfromnutin@yahoo.com
I used to smoke 20-30 Marlboro Reds cigarettes a day, but by using the nicotine patch, I was able to put out my last smoke and never have so much as a puff again. That was many years ago.

Once you decide to quit, tell yourself you are a non-smoker. Don-t say -I-m trying to quit- because that gives you the option of failing. Say you HAVE quit and are a non-smoker. It-s not as difficult that way.
I quit 27 years ago. At the time, I was smoking between 3-4 packs a day and could barely breathe. My doctor told me he would give me medication to mask the symptoms of bronchial asthma, but in three years I would be a weekly patient of his and in five years I would be dead. I never smoked another cigarette, and I quit cold turkey, the only way that worked for me. Hard, but doable. Good luck!!

Chow
i was going back to my home state. i stopped to get gas. got back on the road, reached for my cigarettes. i saw i had only 2 left. i had enough gas to get to my final destination and didn-t want to stop until i got there. i smoked the final 2 cigarettes before my final stop. that-s when i decided to quit, that my friend was 12 years ago.
I just kept thinking like you are how stupid it is to risk my life for something that you have to be addicted to,to enjoy.I quit a few times before it stuck.Now I have been glad I quit for twenty years.I am pulling for you.E-mail me anytime you need some encouragement.
my girlfriend is trying to quit at the mo and it feels like im the one going through hell!
Everyone is different. I quit 22 years ago. I started going to a class to stop smoking that the American Cancer Society put on through the local hospital. When they showed me pictures of healthy lungs and lungs that were from a smoker, it made me think about really wanting to quit. You just have to have the will power to say you are going to do it. They didn-t have the patches and stuff that they got now when I decided to quit so I don-t know how they work. Hang in there if you really and truly want to quit you can and will. Hope it works out for you.
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How can a person help get someone to quit smoking and how can i understand thought he might yell at another? -

How can a person help get someone to quit smoking and how can i understand thought he might yell at another? -


Kathy,

Nobody can make anybody do anything, especially when it comes to an addiction. Only the individual can make the decision for himself.

With regards to the rest of your question, I-m not really sure what you are asking. What do you want to understand, and who might he yell at?
Don-t try to make someone quit smoking. It will just annoy the crap out of them. A friend of mine said he would quit when people stop trying to make him quit.
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What is the best way to quit smoking? -

Thursday, November 16, 2006

What is the best way to quit smoking? -


im thinking nicotrol - expensive from what i hear
dont tell me cold turkey
I have smoked for 30 years and 3 months ago i quit. I bought the prescription Chantix. It was the only thing that has ever worked for me. No matter which way you go, you have to really want to quit. I am telling you right now, the sooner you quit the better. The longer you smoke the harder it gets to quit. Just don-t turn into one of those ex smokers who trash people who smoke!!! Hope this helps. Good Luck!!!
Chantix work well , but some people have trouble sleeping while taking the medication.
There is also a clinic that is nation wide that offers a shot behind the ear, the 4 people i know that have used that method have done well and quit.
The patch or gum only work if you have strong will power.
There is something that looks like a cigarette. But it does not have any chemicals and dangerous things in it. It is a placebo. Some people purposely chew something like gum or suck sweets or anything in their mouth to stop their craving for cigarettes. Then religion or motivational talks or hypnosis.
chantix I seen doctors us that a lot. here the web page . http://www.chantix.com/
Anyone I-ve ever known has quit cold turkey. It-s free.
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Sunday, November 12, 2006

What are the immediate benefits that I will start feeling / notice, after I quit smoking ? -


The lingering familiar smell of the tobacco cloud will not be hovering over your head or cling to your hair and clothes.The blanket of stench will be lifted and once again you will be able to breath and actually wake up your taste buds. In other words. stop hiding under the pillow of smoke. you are smothering your life away and it could be a self inflicted attempt at suicidal tendencies.
you may find that the air is not as clear as u think i know i smoke and somebody stood next to me nearly made me pule he smelt so bad bo


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That smoking smell. Your lungs will immediately Thank you for it.
Breathe better. Your sense of taste and smell improves tremendously. Your clothes, and body and hair won-t smell of smoke. You-ll feel happy being in control of your life and not some addiction.beyond your control. It-s a monkey off your back. You won-t have the smoker-s cough.
I don-t know about anyone else, but my sense of smell skyrocketed. I could tell if dishes had been left in the sink for a day...I could smell whatever drink had been left in a room without looking...I could smell rain for once! I never had before.
More money :D
your pockets will feel much heavier thanks to all the cash you are saving
It takes awhile but you don-t stink and you can breathe and it takes a while for all that junk to come up from your lungs you can taste food and not pass out going up the stairs and you wont have to dig up money for cigarettes
The fact that you now know you aren-t killing yourself with cigarettes anymore, That should be the #1 thing.

lol - Yeah, More Money in your Pocket!
What are the immediate benefits that I will start feeling / notice, after I quit smoking ? -

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Saturday, November 11, 2006

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How many session does it include?
There are no guarantees hypnotherapy will work.

Some people are more receptive to it than others. Therefore the success or not of it will vary from person to person.

If you have faith in it then go for it. You know you-ll be much better off without cigarettes.
Hypnotherapy really doesn-t have much real world testing to back up its claims as an effective quit smoking tool. Here-s some of the methods out there, and the related success ratio. (Info taken from the U.S. Surgeon Generals Report and http://www.bestquitsmokingblog.com

- Cold Turkey: 3 - 5% success rate

- Nicotine Patches/Gum: 7% (Expensive)

- Order from doctor to stop smoking -or else-: 10%

Support program (SUch as NLP or various quit smoking programs): 30%+

Hypnotherapy isn-t on the list because there wasn-t enough reliable feedback to rate it. But based on the results here, you can judge for yourself which methods work best.
There isn-t a yes or no answer to this, hypnotherapy works based on trust and how much you believe. If you-re convinced that this hypnotherapist will cure your addiction then they probably will, if you doubt it then probably not, and hypnotherapy is not dangerous. xx
Hi I had 1 session and stopped that night from 40 to 0 I had no cravings no stress, I think you have to really want to give up, this was 20 years ago and I`ve never been tempted to smoke, best thing I ever did
It is fairly harmless but also fairly useless, fairing no better than placebo.
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Is there something out there that will make you physically sick - and not want to smoke?
Champix in Australia and Chantix in America (they are one and the same actually) are supposed to reduce your craving for nicotine and to reduce the enjoyment of smoking and they are supposed to have a success rate of 40%.
Wellbutrin/Zyban. It-s usually prescriped as an anti depressant. When I started taking it for the blues, it made cigs taste so nasty. I told my doc and he said that it-s also given to people to stop smoking. It could make you jittery at first, but for me, I just totally quit right away. Then got my teeth whitened as a reward :)
Worth a try, you could be super cheery and smoke free.
Good luck!!
Literally think about it. Your inhaling smoke into your lungs and killing yourself. Your skin will age quicker, and you will get weird pimples and age spots that will never go away. Every cigarette your smoke you lose 7 minutes of your life. If you calculate that for every cigarette you-ve ever had in your life...then you lost a lot of valuable time. Now do you want a smoke?
just stop
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Wednesday, November 8, 2006

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I feel alot of anxiety and nausea. Is this normal? I dont want to smoke but if it will stop these withdrawls I will. Any suggestions?
I agree also that drinking plenty of water and implementing exercise into your daily life will help to detoxify your body. Also, I recommend a good vitamin supplement along with grapefruit juice (6-8 oz) daily. The juice is a good source of vitamin C, that will help your immune system. (Try to purchase all natural juice not from concentrate) Also, since you usually experience a -crash- of emotions during this time I would recommend taking a good B vitamin to boost depression maybe even ginseng. Its also important to have a network of friends and family that support you in your quest. You-ll want to avoid those friends that smoke *Or at least ask them to refrain from smoking around you as a courtesy. Also, consider a steam room or sauna...this too will help your body naturally secrete toxins from the nicotine.

God Bless!
this is normal, and the reason most people find it hard to quit. these symptoms are symptoms of withdrawl. this is also why most people who quit pack on weight. they try to supplement the drug nicotine for candy or anything else that will keep their mind off the withdrawls.i quit 30 yrs ago.,cold turkey. well,i went into the hospital with a collapsed lung,spent 10 days in the hospital and haven-t had a cigarette since. I also put on about 80 lbs. but i have both the weight and the smoking under control now all i have to do is get control of those darn munches. thank you for listening to me.
wait a week or two you will feel better then ever and try to keep your mind off of smoking.pick up another habit like exercising or reading ,something that relaxes you.


-best of luck
you will have withdrawal symptoms , (suck it up,) as my sister who-s gone through chemo and bone marrow transplants says, , If you can-t make it through nicotine withdrawal, Honey , down the road you may suffer from far worse.
Yes, that is normal, it is called withdrawal. Your body wants the nicotine you have been feeding it regularly. Smoking will certainly stops the withdrawal, but that would defeat the purpose of you quitting. Tough it out, you will feel a whole lot better once you get through this and are cigarette free.
Don-t smoke! It will get better in a couple of days, trust me. Drink a lot of water, or even lemonade to adjust your taste buds to another flavor besides nicotine. Baking soda water has the same effect and helps with the nausea as well. Whenever you get the urge to smoke and your brain says -I want a cigarette-, tell yourself, -No I don-t.- In a couple of minutes the urge will go away for awhile. Say NO every time the urge comes back. You can do it!
Yes, that-s normal. Your body is going through withdrawal, and is craving nicotine. Your best bet would be to relax, drink plenty of liquids, and get some rest.

Feel better...
Completely normal :)
Stick through it and it-ll become much easier as your body becomes less dependent on the nicotine.
Don-t smoke another cigarette. Or else you-ll be sucked back in and you-ll have to start all over.
Now you-ve quit, stick to it. For good.

Try using nicotine patches instead of smoking for now until you get used to not smoking. And chew gum. Just find something to keep you occupied. Also, make sure you are eating healthily and drinking plenty of water :)

You-ll get there! Keep going :)
Gum, Popsicles, exercise. This is very normal. You body is used to having those nasty chemicals in your body. Now it-s going nuts without it. It-s just with draw symptoms. It will eventually go away. The longer and the more you did it the longer it will take to recover. Do what you can to take you mind off it. Take a walk, chew some gum, suck on a sucker.
I quit smoking yesterday and I feel like crap? Help? -

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What have you guys tried and/or what do you know of to really work?
If you begin a total body healthy eating and exercise program, then it is much easier to quit! Begin a jogging program, even if on a treadmill....you will lose the desire to smoke. Whenever you take away a bad habit, you must replace it with a positive habit...studies have shown this to be true! Best of luck..you can do it!
My dad and my Aunt quit cold turkey. It may have helped that they both live with non smokers but other than that...That is all they did. I must worn you , they both put on more than 20lbs. My aunt became obsessed with eating and my dad, well, he just has a bad diet. Just tell yourself you don-t want to do it anymore and stick to your guns.
Good Luck!
You can buy patches or the pills to stop smoking at the pharmacy right off the shelf without a prescription.
I quit due to a illness - so just tell yourself I donot want to get sick or if already sick I donot want to get sick again like I am now. It isn`t as hard as people say.
First you rally have to WANT to quit. I did hypnosis and it worked. I walked out of there and didn-t touch a cig for THREE years. Sadly, I got drunk in Prague (where everyone smokes) thought I could smoke just one..and was terribly wrong. Now I am adjusting myself and my schedule. Instead of smoking 1st thing in the morning with my coffee, I have a big glass of water and do half hour with hands weights. Since we do not smoke in the house, I stay out of the attic in the morning. I make myself wait an hour if I want a cigaret, then try to push it further and further. I actually went 6 hours yesterday! Not bad. I am a pack a day smoker..horrible. But in the past week, I have cut it down to 1/2 pack. I stopped smoking in the car, when I take our dog for her afternoon walk in the woods, I leave the cigs in the house. Anything you can do to divert your attention form the cigs works. The longer you can go between smokes, the easier it will be to give them up. It is very hard to do, and I struggle daily. But seeing the progress over the past week gives me hope! Oh, I may turn into a rabbit before I am all done, cause I eat carrot sticks ALOT. I get my -oral fixation-.

Good luck....
What worked wonders for me were these toothpicks I got from the health food store!!! They are infused with tea tree oil. It really helps with the oral fixation!! The tea tree oil also freshens your breath wonderfully and has antiseptic properties! They are great, I swear by them!!!!!
Many kinds of products available.Know you can-t just cut back. As a reminder have actually put a small drop of
super glue between my index finger and the adjoining
finger - hard to ignore and easy to remove with finger nail
polish remover. Good luck.
I smoked 2 packs a day and quit with Chantix. My husband did also.
A relatively new prescription drug called Chantix.
When you smoke normally, the nictotine floods receptors which releases a chemical called Dopamine- this is what makes you feel so relaxed and rewarded when you smoke. Chantix adheres to these receptors, blocking the nicotine from reaching them, and therefore stopping the flow of Dopamine when you light up a ciggarette. Instead, you may even feel somewhat sick what you take a hit. Within a few months, you will not even WANT a ciggarette, it just won-t make you feel good.
No matter if you use a patches or pills, the best chance of success is some kind of support - be it a circle of friends or a literal support group. Having to -answer to- someone else can be a great motivator, plus it is good to have someone who can distract you when a craving hits.

Also, just as some additional information for you, my sister started Chantix yesterday. Most insurance plans (including hers) do not cover it and the cost was $260 for the first month. Still cheaper that the cost of cigarettes (not to mention the cost health-wise), but expensve, nonetheless.
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Would the person feel a buzz as if they just smoked a cigarette, or would the nicotine in the gum do nothing? Just curious, me and my friend were having a discussion.
Nicotine Gum doesn-t give a buzz - it gradually releases nicotine into your system.

Don-t try it or you may end up addicted to nicotine gum (not smoking though, as you had never experienced smoking, you would only be addicted to the drug, not the delivery method)
the answer is in the site in my sources
Yep.
You get addicted to the gum.
But there won-t be a buzz or anything.
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Tuesday, November 7, 2006

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I know Walmart has little clinics inside their stores, can I go to one of those to get a prescription to help me stop smoking? I work for Walmart and don-t have insurance yet, but am interested in the Chantix help quit smoking aid...or getting info about it. I have been a smoker for about 20 years.
Today is 2 months of not smoking for me thanks to Chantix. These people above saying you have to want to quit and that is the only way, are fully of it. I had wanted to quit many times and have bought countless boxes of nicorette and had never made it a day before. I made up my mind one day at work I was going to try Chantix and stopped by my doctor on the way home. The visit to get the prescription was $80 and the first months supply from the Pharmacy was $120 with the $10 rebate that comes with it now. After the first week I didn-t quit completely like you are supposed to but I cut down to a couple a day. At the end of the second week I quit completely and haven-t had a cigarette since. I filled my second month supply since you are supposed to take the medicine for 3 months, which was another $120, but a week or so into the second month I cut the prescription in half down to 1 pill a day. After a week or so I quit taking the pills. I never stopped drinking coffee or going to bars and drinking and didn-t change my life at all except for the smoking. Chantix really works. As far as insurance covering it, find out what insurance provider you will have and find out if they cover it, but there aren-t many that do cover it. I smoked for 15 yrs a pack plus a day.
That-s great that you want to quit. You can get a prescription from your doctor if you want, you don-t NEED insurance but I think it is better to have it. I don-t know about the walmart thing because where I live, they don-t have those little clinics you are talking about, sorry. You could ask where you work if you could do that though.

Here is some information on Chantix

http://www.drugs.com/chantix.html


This is the prescription info

http://www.pfizer.com/files/products/usp…


This is the Chantix website

http://www.chantix.com/content/Chantix_B…


Good luck with quitting! I have heard that Chantix works well, you may have some odd dreams (not nightmares, just weird ones) but I heard it really helps with quitting. The website will give you a lot of information about it. Hope I helped!
Personally i just quit after 5 years of smoking but i think it might be in my family cause my grandfather told me he just quit one day on a cruise after 25 yrs and my grandmother just quit like year after he did after 35 yrs. But cold turkey is the best way for me i feel you gotta just actually WANT it (looks like you do want it if your takin these steps). but i have heard from 5 friends who had acupuncture and it worked for all of them!! so try that it must really work its kinda crazy and not all that expensive either and its all natural! good luck you should try it.
you should try to get insurence if you want chantix.

my mom tried to get chantix before she got insurence and it is very, very expensive.
You would have to get a prescription for it from a family practice physician.
im glad to see some effort :)... i-d say go to any clininc and get a referal to a specialist and the specialist will give u a treatment
your family doctor, general practioner. they do everything.
There is no medical -cure- for smoking. Smoking consists of two components: 1) a physical addiction to nicotine 2) a psychological addiction to the habit of smoking


There are treatments to help with the physical addiction, but take it from someone who has quit - 98% of the battle is psychological.

I am taking my girlfriend to receive a treatment, but that-s only because she believes it will help her. If she believed that riding a horse while wearing a yellow hat would help her we-d be driving down to the stables tomorrow.

Here are some tips I can offer to stop smoking:

1) Don-t buy cigarettes. Sure you can still bum them from friends and such, but this should help cut back a lot.

2) To fight the urges for the first couple weeks, when you want a cigarette take a few very deep breaths. A lot of the crud you get from smoking gets caught in your lungs and you can actually kick it back into your bloodstream by taking deep breaths (until your body eventually cleans it out, but that-ll take a couple weeks).

3) Take it one day at a time. Every day you need to recommit to your goal of -not smoking today-. Get through one day at a time and before you know it your urges will diminish.

4) Avoid drinking. As we all understand without the science, drinking alcohol lowers your inhibitions (the science supports this too, which is pretty interesting.) So, when you drink it will be much more difficult to resist the urge to smoke.

5) Find someone that will support you in your effort. If you get the urge to smoke and are fighting it, call your friend and let them remind you why you-re quitting.

Good luck!
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I quit smoking and drinking and now life is different? -

I quit smoking and drinking and now life is different? -


What do I do now?
your doing good. You can smell now and save money you will be ok lol. That-s great
you can find many things to do, things that you enjoy Like singing clubbing, just because you have stopped smoking and drinking does not mean your life has ended.
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Have you every tried laser therapy to quit smoking? -


do you know anyone who has? was it successful? please explain.
I have not personally tried laser therapy but I have done some research about it before. I don-t believe that it will help you to quit. There is no clinical studies that prove that this method works and it is sill very much in the experimental stage. Here is some info on the subject so you can make up your own mind.

A low level laser (no stronger than a light bulb) is beamed onto certain pressure points and this said to help reduce the effect of withdrawal symptoms. This is similar in principal to other unconventional but more ancient methods such as acupuncture and reflexology.

When we smoke endorphins are released in the brain. This gives us a feeling of pleasure that we want to experience again and again. That is how we get hooked onto smoking. Laser therapy is said to release these endorphins, mimicking the act of smoking. Smokers have even said they walk out of the clinic feeling like they have just smoked a cigarette. This -nicotine mimicking- can last for as long as 9 months. It is said that cravings and withdrawal symptoms will be very minor during that time. The theory is that quitting will become much easier.

Hope this info has helped.

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No but I did try hypnosis an it worked smoked 32 years 3 to 2 1/2 packs a day have not smoked now for a year quite the next day after the hypnosis no problem just like I never smoked haven-t had a craving. Did not gain weight either. Never tried laser therapy ore know of any one that has sorry.
It-s not FDA approved to treat smoking. It-s more snake oil.
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