What is the best way to quit smoking? -
I have smoked for 14 years and its not helping me but hurting me for the worse
Visit a -quit smoking- clinic if such places exist.
Make up your mind to quit and do it. No one can do it for you. You will be improving your health by stopping that dirty stinky habit. How-d I do?
you can try essential oils that are supposed to help you quit smoking. i would try it before spending a lot of money on the patch. the free recipe is towards the bottom of the page.
Cold turkey is the only way. If you try and step down your amounts, you will have a bad day or moment and say -what the hell!-
You have to not only want to quit but almost hate the habit with a passion.
I did it cold turkey myself been off of it for 5 years.
This may sound crazy but you did not take any pills are wear any patches to start smoking so the best way to quit is the same way you started just quit. Go cold turkey!
Acupuncture
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I successfully used the Nicoderm CQ method. I smoked 2 1/2 pax for years. I-ve now been smoke free since 1998. They are very good at cutting the cravings while weaning your body off the nicotene.
cold turkey. Do it at a time when you are not likely to have a lot of stresses from work, moving house, etc.
Forget the -I don-t want to smoke- and replace it with a -I want to be healthy- attitude. This will cause you to want to make lifestyle changes in all areas of your life.
Your addiction is psychological and physiological. Guilt seems to work in a circular fashion- drawing you back to the activities you want to avoid and each time you try and -fail- you push yourself even further into the smoking corner, making it harder to give up!
Fill your life with positive activities such as running, and swimming. As you cut down on your smoking you-ll actually FEEL the physical health benefits of giving up smoking.
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cold turkey, smoked for 12 years, quit just like that. just sucked getting drunk makes you want a cig bad.
hmm..14 years already?? well..not sure if you could stop smoking..better try and reduced it and change to lights..that-ll do..
Just stop buying the damn things!
There are many ways to quit but the best way is to just quit. In 3 days all the nicotine will be out of your body but you will still struggle with the addiction of the hand-to-mouth habit. Don-t replace it with food. What I did was take a drinking straw (just a plain white one the same size as the McDonald-s one), cut it the length of a cigarette, stuffed it with a cotton ball and left it in a clean ashtray by the phone. One was in my car, on my deck, and in my purse. Whenever you really crave one, you simply -smoke- it. I used this crutch for about 2 months and then gradually tapered off. Remember you are like an alcoholic with cigarettes, you can-t even have just one. You will find that the longer you go without them, the less you will miss them. You might also change your habits...don-t go to a bar, don-t play cards with friends, don-t go on break with smoking friends, etc. You need to break the habit as well as the addiction. Good luck. It works.
Get your doctor to prescribe Chantix. It is like the magic pill. I have been taking it for three months now. I have tried to quit in the past with other methods only to fail. Chantix takes away almost all of your withdrawal symptoms. The only withdrawal symptom that you really have to deal with is your mind and that even diminishes easier than you think it will, due to the fact that your body is not going through nicotine withdrawls your mind doesn-t keep saying -smoke, smoke, smoke, smoke-. Really, try it you will be surprised. The first week you take it you are to continue to smoke. Even during that first week when you are only taking half the dosage your urge to smoke drastically decreases. Good Luck