Please explain what helped you to quit smoking and how you did it.? -
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I began smoking at the age of 15 and finally quit for good at the age of 57 (a year ago), when I was at a pack a day. Even tho- all the experts say you have to go cold turkey, I think that just increases the craving. This is how I did it. Everytime I wanted a cigarette, I only smoked half of it. So, I immediately cut my intake in half. After a few weeks of doing that (gives your body time to adjust to less nicotine), I would only take about 4 puffs, put it out and save it for the next craving. After a few weeks of that, I went to 2 puffs, then one puff (where one cigarette could last me a day or two). My body gradually got used to doing without the nicotine and I got to a point where I said, -when this pack is done, I-m not buying anymore-. That was a year ago. Recently, I stayed with my son, who smokes, and took a drag off his cigarette. I didn-t like the taste and it hurt my throat. If I can do it, you can do it, because I loved smoking!!!
Well I found something that worked well for me, I had a hard time quitting cold turkey, and the patch didn-t work for me either I still smoked with it on. So my friends mom told me about this new thing, I swear by it.
You use it just like a cigarette only it contains no tobacco and no cancer causing agents whatsoever, it-s basically a nicotine water vapor you inhale and it looks, feels and tastes just like smoke. You can use it anywhere! It worked for me because it wasn-t just the nicotine addiction it was the act and feeling of smoking that was hard to do without, with this I still have that.
The best part for me is that it actually is costing me less per month than cigarettes were. And I am adding years back to my life!
I have quit five times. Cold Turkey was brutal. The patch worked, but I gained 10 lbs. The nicotine gum was painful. I did get pregnant and tried again to quit cold turkey and was so stressed the doctor actually told me to have some! The stress was worse for the baby then a cig here and there.
Currently, I am using the electronic cigarette. I have cut down from 1 pack a day to about 3 a day and the closer I get to my quit date... the nastier the real smokes taste.
I have found that over my 5 attempts it is the hand to mouth action of smoking that ends up getting me. Even after the nicotine is out of my system, I C*R*A*V*E the action.
If you are interested, I am providing links below for you so you can at least have a look.
I ended up taking chantix. The first couple of wks I didn-t notice a change. Then about the 3rd wk I started feeling nauseated when I smoked a cigarette. I was on wk 4 and down to my last cig..I smoked it and didn-t smoke another one.
*Chantix wasn-t covered by insurance.
*It suppose to take 3 months for most people.
With it being over $100.00 a month I put my mind to it and quit within 4 weeks.!
The only way you will quit and stay quit is to really have your mind made up that you are going to quit!! To date it has been 1yr and 5 months.
added note** this was the 2nd time for me also. 1st time I quit when I found out I was pregnant and stayed that way for 2 yrs.... so yes I agree it is totally a mind thing
The doctor told me I was pregnant, so I quit. That proves I wasn-t physically addicted. All is takes is the will to quit, and a little willpower.
I never went back to smoking. Ughh!! I-m very proud to say, -I don-t smoke.-
i was a pack and a half smoker every day for years.i tried cold turkey it didn-t work.i must have tried to quit a dozen times.i ended up going to the hypnotist and it will be nine years since i quit this january.Good luck!!!
I used Commit nicotine lozenges to get off cigarettes, used them for several years. Then Chantix came out and I used a combination of that and cold turky to get off the lozenges.
I upped my weed smoking temporarily to compensate for the lack of nicotine.