What is the best method to quit smoking? -
I have smoked a pack a day for a year. I always smoke full flavor and I-m wondering if I cut down to lights, then cut down on my amount if this would be easier and easier. Did nicotine patches work?
just try to cut it drastically. i mean, when you get up one day, think of stopping right there and then.
it might be hard, but i think it-s the same thing in other situations wherein you should make a decision real fast--like cutting something with a knife. fast and sharp.
chew on sugarless gum instead.
Pfizer has put out a medicine called Nicotrol. It-s basically a pipe with a nicotine capsule in it. You don-t light it up , but you do inhale the nicotine through it when you -need - to. I-ve watched an elderly 50 year smoker drop the habit, and he-d told me at one point he-d never quit. So, if you can ,visit a Doctor and ask them about it.
The best way it to quit -cold turkey-, just give it up. Don-t waste your money on all the -stop smoking junk-, JUST Quit!
Id say,,chew gum or smoke filterless~I call them-chokes- because they are so nasty that you wont want to smoke them or,,what works for me is,,when you want a smoke,,set it down - say,,Ill wait a few minutes.That will help you to smoke less.lol.
think of everyone you love in your life-imagine their faces, the way they look at you when they smile as you arrive somewhere-and imagine how their faces are going to change when they are standing at the hospital as you go through cancer...then as your body is hoisted into the ground at your funeral.
don-t you owe it to them to take care of yourself?
NOW
cold turkey - most effective way.
start going to light cigarettes first, and you have to really want to quit smoking .. be determined.. i have found nicotine patches to be helpful.. but it is a hard habit to break..with patches your body does not want nicotine but it is a habit.. you would have to keep busy and try to do other things , like suck on candy, chewing on a straw .the stronger the patch worked ok for me but the lower strength did not help me..it helps to avoid being around anyone that is smoking for awhile.. try not to eat to much because it does make you very nervous and it seems you are always wanting to reach for a cigarette.. there are some rough moments but just be determined.
By chewing gums continuously.
regain yr will power thru MEDITATION,easy and best method.
The following will work for you. You don-t even need good luck.
Local hospitals offer week-long programs to make you quit smoking. Then you-ll need this trick to not go back to it: Don-t have that one cigarette for the rest of your life!
People buckle under the intense urge for a cigarette and think that their problem will go away with one cigarette. But that just makes the problem go away temporarily, only to come back with a higher intensity.
Quitting smoking feels like a loss of a loved one because to the brain it is just that - a loved one. So be prepared for the longing and the pain. Just endure it. It won-t kill you. Actually, it will make you live longer.
Adapt a new lifestyle i.e. eat fruits, go jogging, etc. Do whatever, but once you have gone through the week-long quit-smoking program, DON-T HAVE THAT ONE CIGARETTE NO MATTER WHAT. If you have that one cigarette, you fail and if you don-t then you succeed. It is that simple. You do need that week-long program to launch yourself into the wonderful world of non-smoking though.
One more thing: you may need to keep the company of non-smokers for a while i.e. at least one year.
Just think of some one who u love, who would be happy if u quit smoking.Do quit smoking for them.For ur loved ones.
YOU have to WANT to quit. that is the first step... Second is you have to decide that you WILL quit. and third you have to JUST QUIT. I smoked anywhere from a half a pack to two packs a day from the time I was 12 till I was 28. I tried the patch and to cut down and I even tried to go as strong as I could where I wouldnt want to smoke lol I just got used to it. In the end it was COLD TURKEY that worked for me... the first four weeks are the hardest... then after that its nothing.... well not nothing cuz every once in a while I have a craving (less often the longer im quit) to light up.
Note you will need something to release your stress on... my suggestion is a bike, walk or something physical.
The best way is always difficult...no matter what kind of cigar you use, still it-s bad for your health. Try to lessen the number of sticks you-re consuming per day until you could really quit on it. Quit smoking slowly. It would be hard for you if you-ll quit at once. Instead of using nicotine patches, try menthol candies..
Statistically speaking, the best way to quit is through combination therapy. The best combination for quitting seems to be Zyban and the patch. Zyban is actually an anti-depressant known as wellbutrin or bupropion that has the side effect of making you feel like crap when you have a cigarette. The patch will help you ease through physical symptoms and the Zyban will help you through mental cues. Zyban is prescription only, but it works fairly well. Some people will even use the gum with both of these for quick fixes. From personal experience, cold turkey is really difficult, Zyban helped the most and I used the gum for cravings. I went off the Zyban after about 2 months when I felt ready. Good luck.