I quit smoking yesterday and I feel like crap? Help? -

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

I quit smoking yesterday and I feel like crap? Help? -

I-m at work and having major anxiety. I dont know what to do. I dont feel like I need to smoke but I want this anxiety to end. Any suggestions?
You are doing great. You have already gone thru the hard part, thats deciding to quit.

What you are feeling will go away. Try taking deep breaths anytime you feel anxiety. They say candy is good, but the sugar will add to anxiety. Try chewing sugar free gum, and try swooshing with mouth wash thru out the day. The feeling of a clean mouth will feel invigorating and it will remind you of having sweet smelling breath instead of nasty smokers breath.

Please stick with it. I admire you. After the third day, things will get better. Keep in mind what it will do to you if you continue to smoke.

Good luck sweetie!!

A good gum... Trident with Xylitol ...
watermelon twist ... Also cleans n protects teeth..
visualization. picture yourself feeling peaceful, lighter, cleaner, happier, successful in your favorite place.

do it as frequently as you need to.

cut down the caffeine.

think about how wonderful it-s going to be when you don-t have to worry about when you-re going to have your next smoke.

think of all the money you-ll save. use it to buy yourself something frivolous.

good luck. i admire you.
Don-t give up! I have quit smoking for 2 weeks now, I know it-s not that long but for someone wh had smoked for 20 years it-s not bloody bad! I had the same feelings as you in my first week, I felt like sh.i.te, felt depressed and just shouted at everyone! I would get a piece of paper and pen and just doodle to take my mind off the craving. The craving seems to come in waves. This week I feel SO much better, I can breathe, smell and taste better and the craving is no way near as bad as last week.....it can only get better. Good luck and remember, it gets better week -by -week x
When I quit, I-d take a ten minute break to walk around. It helped calm me down and take my mind off it. Good Luck! It-s not easy but it can be done!
do a few jumping jacks and push ups, then take a few deep breaths. You will feel better and more relaxed.
Get up from your desk and walk away from the situation. Take a walk around the building if you can. What the problem is that when you were smoking you were taking a break from work which helped with stress and that is what anxiety is, a form of stress. Start walking at night or in the morning before or after work, also find ways to relax yourself when at work if it is taking a few minutes to meditate or stand up and walk away and go to the bathroom, just to get away. Also nicotine withdrawl is horrible so drink water and lots of it.
Hang in there. This feelling will pass.

Don-t smoke if you do it will only make the feeling linger on longer.

This is just your bodies way of craving a smoke. Don-t give in.

If you can get past this part right here and for the next few weeks you will be free of this addiction. The First week is the worst and the second can be bad. But You will feel better than ever if you break this
Why did you start smoking anyway?
Drink citrus, and try to keep busy. This will pass in a couple of days,BE STRONG
breathe into a paper bag or have a smoke
I quit smoking yesterday and I feel like crap? Help? -

I quit smoking and im getting super grumpy and irritable? -

I quit smoking and im getting super grumpy and irritable? -

it only been 3 days

how can i feel better without smoking?
Withdrawal symptoms many suffer from include restlessness, fatigue, dizziness, irritability and heavy perspiration. Some people may also experience diarrhea, constipation and headaches. It’s important to remember that much of what you may be feeling is the nicotine withdrawal talking. The withdrawal symptoms will pass and it won’t be so hard to avoid smoking. It takes most people between 2 to 4 months before they stop thinking that they need a cigarette on a daily basis.
Hang in there, Bubba! Just take it one day at a time! It worked for me - it can work for you! Nobody promised it would be easy. If you-ve got the guts to stick with it - the benefits far outweigh the discomfort. Life is not always the way it-s supposed to be. It-s just the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.
You have to let your body build up those anti stress chemicals which the smoking has dulled, keep up with the irritable episodes for a while and they will eventually go away, if you start smoking then you will just screw you body right back up again
Do some reading...
e-cigarette-forum.com

no sales, no gimmicks, just an information forum for people trying to get off tobacco cigarettes
do something that involes a lot of consentration then if will get your mind off the smokes and you will be having fun to like a video game or something
Hang in there. Just good old withdrawal symptoms.
I quit smoking and im getting super grumpy and irritable? -

I have to quit smoking, what would be better?????????? -

Monday, September 20, 2010

I have to quit smoking, what would be better?????????? -

patches or those quit smoking pills? And are the generic patches as good as the name brand?
I recommend cutting down gradually until your quit date. I did this. I cut down to half a pack. I did this for three months. I smoked by the puff, not by the cigarette. I took only the amount of nicotine that was necessary to satisfy my urge to smoke and put the rest of the cigarette out.

After doing this for three months I quit cold turkey.
Hi cyncity..

first of all the good news.. congratulations on you decision to quit. that-s huge!!!.. well the bad news, or at least the other side is this.. there is no -one size fits all- way to quit.. there are pros, and cons to any method..after all if there was one that worked all the time im sure there would only be that product on the market.. there is no wrong way to quit!!! good luck on your decision

having said all that.. i smoked for over 40 years, and tried most methods, at one time or another.. i have quit for over 5 years now using the nicotine anonymous program.. i found the support of other quitters, as well as those who had already quit was very helpful.. meetings are available in many cities, as well as voice meetings online you are welcome at any of them..

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.
Gd on ya for wanting to quit!!! = ] ive recently quit smoking ,im on my 8th week and im telling ya i feel so good since ive quit (best thing i could have done) you wont feel that way at first but as each week goes by without smoking it gets so much easyer = ]. ive been useing the patches along with the nicorette gum! so id say go with the patches or patches and gum theyve really helped me = ]
I use the Commit lozenges. They come in 2 mg or 4 mg strength. I think they are easier than the patch or gum because:

A - The patch burns my skin

B - The gum tastes terrible, and is so difficult to chew.

The lozenges can be broken up for lower dosages, and all you do is put it in the corner of your mouth and let it dissolve over a couple of hours. No one even knows it is there! And while you can-t eat with it in your mouth, you can still drink.

But then again, I suppose it all depends on your cigarette habits. Are you after just the nicotine, or is it the habit, or both? For me, it is both, and with the lozenge, I get the nicotine, and I still have the -ritual- of carrying around the lozenge tube, and popping it open when I need one (almost like a pack of cigarettes).

I-ve also heard that a combination of techniques works. My doctor recently prescribed Zyban for me, to use in conjunction with the lozenges. That should do the trick. Good luck!

- G.
Get the book The Easy Way to Quit Smoking, by Allen Carr.
You can get it at any bookstore and I believe you can find a free PDF version online.Trust me, it helped me and 4 of my other friends quit with ease, and without a hit to your wallet. When I would have some rough moments I would watch videos on YouTube, anti-smoking ads they-ll instantly remind you why this is the best thing for you! Good luck you can do it!
get the nicoderm cq patches, they work really good and have been helping me alot. the gum is really annoying because you have to chew like 12 pieces a day and its really cinnamony,
nicorette gum or you can try the patches. i-m going to quiet to. i think i-ll try the patches.
Nicorette. Orange Flavor.
Herbal stop smoking methods are fit for all people and irrespective of their bodily constitution.

These are perfectly natural methods without side-effects because herbal remedies are plant derivatives and so perfectly safe. When one is on herbal remedies, there is no danger of introducing unsafe chemical substances into the body and this makes these remedies extremely popular.
I have to quit smoking, what would be better?????????? -

Whats the best way to quit smoking.? -

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Whats the best way to quit smoking.? -

I was smoking for 20 yrs and now I-m taking the patch called Nicocure. It-s some herbal patch. Anyways... I-ve managed to cut down to 6 cigeretttes.but I just cant kick the habit totally. Are there some good methods that might work and what worked for you?
I wish I knew the answer to this Audrey but I would like to know more about this patch, Nicocure. How did you find out about it and where can it be purchased??
I tried Nicocure from
http://sexhealthdiet.com
and I don-t think it stopped my smoking but it did help in the cravings. It was helpful in the whole plan. It is just plain hard but every little thing helps. It was not that easy to start so it is not going to be easy to quit smoking.


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Places where you don-t smoke, stay there longer.
Places where you do smoke try to avoid them as much as possible.
I quit this way, and make myself cut down a little at a time till I was smoking 3 cigarettes a day, then I quit all together.
good luck! there are some other patches available. excersise helps and keeping busy try not to stand with people who are smoking it will just make the urge bigger.
ive once asked for quiting smoke with hypnotism, it seems that it works for real
week 1: cut down your habit to half (you may tremble sometimes, even salivate when you see one, fever is normal, dizziness and others, but if youre really decided, youll make it through,)
week 2: cut it down to another half
week 3: den another
week 4: den totally cut it all. its your determination and dedication that wuold remove it, believe me.
It is not diffucult. I have done it so many times. Try to increase the gap of timing bet. two cigarettes, within one month you will overcome smoking. This is my advice which I cannot follow. Ha Ha ha.....
well look at the facts first: smoking is addictive, more than 400,000 people died each year in the us, smoking doesnt just hurt you but it hurts others by secondhand smoke, secondhand smoke increase the chances of earing problems (in child), if you do quit you can taste food and drinks a lot better and more facts at
http://rex.nci.nih.gov/NCI_Pub_Interface…

HOW TO QUIT
Think about the reason why you want to quit, and more ways at
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit/quittip.…
Its hard to quit but you can do it!
exercises and increase the intake of vitamin c (helps flush nicotine out of system) and plenty of self control and will power
Jesus!!! THE ONLY WAY,THE TRUTH AND LIFE! ,,I-LL PRAY FOR YA!! PEACE BE WITH YA!!
Cold turkey (that is just stop). That-s how my husband quit.
I can help you eliminate that addiction. Check out my website: www.coach4learn.com, and erad about EFT on the resources page. Contact me on the site if you would like to learn more.
JUST LOVE A BOY WHO KISS U ALLTHE TIME AND NEVER THINK ABOUT U SMOKING........MAY BE THIS BOY IS ME...CAN I TREAT U?
After smoking for 22 yrs. ... I just -cold turkeyed- one day! Perhaps my addiction was harder to quit than a -heavy- smoker:
I smoked 5 ciggs. a day(Can-t hurt much...right??) Sorry if that-s not much help!!
I had been a heavy smoker and drinker for past 30 years but I managed to kick the habits in just one go.

I tried withdrawal method, minimising, etc. Nothing works.

ONLY WILLPOWER WORKS.

Have will, you can stop.
Dear Audrey,

I am a chain smoker too. Used to smoke about 12 cigrattes /day, now slowly reduced to 6. See when ever you feel like smoking the best remedy is to start eating chewing gum. I have noticed the continous movement of our mouth and repeated intake of saliva throgh eating chewing gums have reduced the liking towards smoke.

Try it it will work. I can be contacted at: sund1234@yahoo.com
Whats the best way to quit smoking.? -

I just quit smoking, and I am having some strange responses..? -

I just quit smoking, and I am having some strange responses..? -

I just quit smoking about 3 days ago (Saturday night) and I am having the normal cravings and figidiness, but as of last night I had the most rotten sleep of my life! And I was exhausted when I went to bed! I woke up numerous times, talking to myself, and looking at the clock. Also, I want to eat cheese a lot! Lots and lots of melted cheese! This may be the strangest part of all... my breasts are EXTREMELY sensitive (sore)! Now, I read online that when you quit, the nerve endings in your body begin to grow again and you may get strange sensations, and food tastes better, but it is almost like being pregnant! I am at my 3rd day right now, can someone tell me when it will get better? I heard your 3rd day is the worst.. so hopefully it is all downhill from here!
I quit smoking 5 weeks ago and sweetheart, it-s not an easy thing to do. I have been a full fledged smoker for almost 11 years. Meaning at least 1-2 packs a day. After watching my dad pass away from lung cancer in February (among many other heartbreaking diseases), I vowed to my mother that I would try my hardest to quit. And I did. The food cravings are normal. Your body is going through a hard time adjusting and may think it needs things it doesn-t. That is why a lot of people tend to gain weight when they quit smoking. They begin to crave other things, or they use food as a replacement for the hand to mouth habit. Your body is stressed and the first week or two are not gonna be too easy. The best advice I can give you is to make sure you tell yourself that you are proud of yourself and that you really do want to quit. Try not to think about smoking or be around it much for the first two weeks, The smell will still be enticing to you right now. Wait a couple weeks and people will begin to smell like ash trays. That-s when it gets easier. Good luck and stay strong.
No problem and I wish you the best of luck.


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Congratulations on quitting!

And yes, the third day of -detox- is the worst. Drink lots of water and take vitamins: That should help you recover some from the damage.

Another thing you might want to drink lots of is tea: Green, chamomile, and ginger especially. The green tea is recommended for people trying to get unwanted substances out of their bodies. Chamomile is soothing- which I daresay you very much want. And ginger is good for soothing some pains- That-s what I use for tummy troubles, but it seems to help with headaches too.

Good luck!
I quit smoking about 5 years. I used to smoke 10 years.
I suggest you must have one or several new good addict Instead of smoking (for example eating fruits, beans such as pistachio, chew chewing gum, do exercise and etc)
During 6 mounts, when I involved with each emotion status, I wanted to smoke, after that, these situations were finished.
After about a week the things you are experiencing will go away. Its all normal. Try buying some dum dums and sucking on those. Its not just a physical addiction but a mental one too.
Your body needs the comfort of you sucking on something like you would a ciggarette and dum dums fit the bill.And they are much cheaper than cigarettes. Some people also like cheweing on a empty Bic pen tube. The white ones. It tricks their mind into thinking there is a cigarette in their hand, and eases the cravings. Good Luck and Congratulations
I am not sure either but PLEASE stick with it...... you are getting healthy day by day and you are saving yourself lots of money each time you don-t light up.... try taking deep breathes to help with the cravings.... as it is summer, trying chewing ice when a craving starts to get away from you ...... they are calorie free and help relieve frustrations.
Congratulations on achieving Day three....
i quit Dec 7 after 15 yrs- it took 2 weeks for cravings to leave - i bought a big bag of small carrots to eat all day until the cravings went away. I never used the patch, gum, or any thing else.
im not sure but good 4 u if u quit smoking
I just quit smoking, and I am having some strange responses..? -

Have you quit smoking? -

Have you quit smoking? -

QUITTING SMOKING - carbon monoxide?
It says that after 8 hours, the carbon monoxide level returns to normal and the bloods ability to carry oxygen returns to normal.

What will the plus effects of this and what are the down effects of carbon monoxide by smoking?

If you have quit and can tell me difference you may have have felt that would be great.
I quit 3 months ago and feel great! I am now working out and breathing so much better! Cigarettes have so many other chemicals besides carbon monoxide... but after 2 or 3 days you should feel awesome. I was a 18 year smoker and after the first week it got easier and easier. Now it-s hard to remember that I actually did smoke. Weird but true.
I quit smoking a month ago. I felt really good. it was stressfull at first and I felt like I was always craving a cigarette. I finally gave in and started just taking a drag every so often. Then I bought my first pack. I feel horribly physically. I feel like my body is sluggish and I wish I had never started again. The actual withdrawls I went through were not as bad as the constant need for a ciggarette now. I quit about three hours before I went to bed and woke up and didnt have a cigarette (or a drag) for over two weeks. Please take my advice... don-t give in.... I hope I see you on the road to quiting....
i quit smoking 3 months ago! and cheatted a few days ago! now i do see what i missed!
I have a larger wind spand! like i don-t get out of breath walking!
my food started to taste better! plain potato chips never thought they were so good! that don-t happen till the 2nd week or 3rd week but wow it tasted good!
after i cheated that one night i smoked a lot but my chest still hurts and the smell of it is now really disgusting!
wow!
but don-t quit just because of crbon monoxide you get more from car fuems!
quit because you want to!
k
and don-t let anyone tell you your bad for smoking! sometimes i wonder why i quit and it was because of this
1. cost to much and want more toys! that are smoked away!
2. not having a stick control my life! excample i forgot to pick up smokes on the way home! i have 1 left now i have to get back in my car waste my gas to get a pack of smokes!
i would do this! all the time!
now when i get home for work i only have to go get milk and that-s not ever day or even ever 3 days!
lol
anyway
best of luck to you if you plan to quit!
just remember habits are hard to break and your subconsious feels better with the -Norm- but you can do it! and it can be easy!
Carbon monoxide replaces the oxygen in your blood (it bonds with the hemoglobin, which cannot tell the difference) and deprives your brain of oxygen.

In answer to your question, I quit after smoking sixteen years, (30 years ago) and can-t bear to even smell cigarette smoke now.
My boyfriend quit a few weeks ago and he is so pleased that he can last much longer in bed. He feels the difference. So I guess more stamina is a plus point.
been clean for 4 days and got the flu last night and went to the ER and when they did that oxygen saturation test it would norm be at about 94 to 95% last night it was at 99% i was like cool. i feel more angry i noticed i don-t feel drained or so out of breath and my heart rate has gone down too.

but there was a cool thing i saw on csi the other nite now before u laugh. just listen a kid had tried to kill his parents by carbon monoxide poisoning. he killed his mom because she smoked and since her blood already had so much carbon monoxide in her blood it didn-t take as long but his dad who had just quit smoking was able to survive because his blood was back to norm
In addition to Carbon Monoxide there are so many chemicals, tar, and I heard rat poison in cigarrets...it-s just plain gross...and deadly...
Have you quit smoking? -

Anyone out there tried to quit smoking? -

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Anyone out there tried to quit smoking? -

i have been smoking for sixteen years. quitting never even crossed my mind. ive been clean from drugs and alcohol for almost 3years,
and smoking seemed to be the only thing to keep me sane. a couple of weeks ago, i got bronchitis, and now i cant even think about smoking without choking, but my body is still totally addicted. not being able to breathe is the worst feeling i have ever had. i have gone almost a week now without even a drag. i am ready to quit, but the thought of quitting is like the thought of losing a very important part of my life. does anyone have any advice, and does anyone understand how i feel
Keep yourself busy so you don-t have time to think about smoking. If you-ve gone a week already than you should be over the physical withdrawal and now it becomes a mind game. Lifesavers or hard candies are good to keep around when you feel like a smoke. Good Luck.
I gave up a 5 pack a day habit after smoking 55 + years so I know it can be done

#1 step to get it in your mind that you need to quit for whatever reason

I got some anti-anxiety meds (only about $10) , that worked for me
Yes, I understand how you feel. I-ve quit before and started back. Big mistake. You-re definitely addicted to the nicotine, plus it-s a habit. When you-re bored or depressed, you want to smoke. I saw on the news about a month ago that cigarettes now have 16% more nicotine than they did five years ago. I guess that even though they help support the adds to help you quit, they really don-t want you to. That would definitely hurt their business. I think that cold turkey is the best way to quit and it sounds like you have a head start. If you need extra help, they do have prescription medication that my friends say work very well. It-s just a little on the expensive side.
I quit a 20+ year smoking habit in 1998. Don-t ever give up. When tempted, remind yourself that you don-t smoke anymore. It may take several tries but eventually it will take.
I smoked for 30 years. I quit in December 2001 but I wish I had quit sooner. I now suffer from COPD and Broncotasis( scar tissues on the lungs) and asthma. I take 3 different medicines for my lungs. I am getting better but it is a slow process. Please stop smoking now before more damage is done. I did it with the patch, determination and a lot of prayer. Just take a walk when you want a cigarette. If too cold, getting up and moving around helps the urge to smoke pass. Do not worry about weight gain from the not smoking . The extra weight is not as nearly as unhealthy as the cigarettes and you can take the weight back off after you have kicked the nicotine addiction. I gained 20 lbs but I was 10 lbs underweight anyway so didn-t hurt that bad and I will lose the 5 lbs I want to take off. Good Luck and You can do it!
ok try this......take a deep breath, as deep as you can, hold it for five seconds then try and take another breath on top of that one and another.does it hurt? that is what everysingle breath feels like for someone with emphysema. do that everytime you want a ciggarett and decide if you want to feel that for the rest of your life
CONGRATULATIONS! You are taking the first step to becoming smoke free! Deciding that you want to quit is the hardest part! I am a respiratory therapist. I know that quitting can be one of the hardest things ever to try however there are a lot of resources. The best right now is a nationwide hotline that taylors a program to your needs. The number is 1-800-QUITNOW. They talk with you and set up a plan just for you. There are also smoking cessation programs put on by your local health departments. KEEP IT UP and GOOD LUCK!
CUT BACK ON THE NUMBER OF CIGARETTES THAT YOU SMOKE , UNTIL YOUR DOWN TO ONE CIGARETTE , THAT-S WEANING YOU OFF OF THE NICOTINE!
i know how you feel i used to be a 2-3 packs a day until i found GOD i asked him to take all my cravings away in a prayer a very deep prayer and1year later i still don-t smoke he gave me strength to quit cold turkey!! thank- you JESUS
Please do not despair. My husband and I both recently quit, both after about 22 years. We both used the presecription buprobion150mg., I combined this with the patch. I used a 7mg. patch for about 1 month. My husband, who was a heavier smoker, used the prescription alone. We were moderate to heavy smokers and worried about having to give up our last -vice-. I am happy to say that I am on day 34 without a cigarette, my husband is on day 30. I have respiratory issues, my husband does not. You are not alone. Honestly when I began thinking about quitting, I worried more about what was going to happen to our marriage..., that-s how much he enjoyed his cigarettes. We both have had shaky times. I still have cravings but if you get through the five second craving and concentrate on something else the craving passes quickly. Try these aids if your thought process will not let you get pass this. You will get through it I promise and try not to concentrate on it. I have been surfing the lung cancer/disorder sites, it is so worth it to stay quit.
Anyone out there tried to quit smoking? -

I quit smoking and now i cant taste anything, is this normal? -

Saturday, September 4, 2010

I quit smoking and now i cant taste anything, is this normal? -

It-s more than normal it-s a good sign.
See your health care provider as soon as possible for consultation. This may take awhile, your taste will be better.
The immediate rewards of not smoking include better-tasting food, happier friends, less cough, better stamina, more money, fewer holes in your clothes, and membership in a larger world. If you have children, you become a better role model for them. And best of luck.
I quit smoking and now i cant taste anything, is this normal? -

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