For anyone who has sucessfully quit smoking? -

Monday, July 20, 2015

For anyone who has sucessfully quit smoking? -

how hard was it say on a 1 to 10 scale.
mine is feeling like 11---L.O.L
but really i am on my 5th day and it is getting harder not easier--anyone can offer hope that in time it does get easier? and any suggestions that may help?
today i feel alot of anxiety and waiting for it to pass - i hope it will.
thanks so much:)
I felt much better after about 7 days. However, my hubby had a terrible time for two months.

He says he got through it by telling himself, I don-t NEED a cigarette right now, I just want one. He started every day by writing I am not going to smoke today as the first line in his journal.

Get some gum. Get some Tic Tacs. Don-t trade cookies and candy for cigarettes. You know what I-m saying here.

It-s been six months for both of us. Occasionally, I still want a cigarette. It-s not a serious craving but when I-m feeling high stress and I sit in my recliner chair with a cup of tea, I sure miss them for a minute or two. Then, I used DH-s technique...I don-t need a cigarette, I just want one.

You are doing a good thing for yourself right now--playing on the computer and keeping your hands busy. It helps to keep yourself distracted.

Oh another thing that helped me was not going outside with smoking co-workers when they invited me even though they knew I was trying to quit.
When I quit it felt like an 11 for like the first two weeks but I treated myself with getting cable to reward myself and use the cash that was going toward cigarattes. But after the first two weeks it went down to 6 and kept getting easier. Now if something bad happens it-s like an 8 to not start again but I go like weeks at a time without thinking of lighting up.Good luck
You must know what are the advantages of quitting:

http://www.knowabouthealth.com/cigarette…


This will keep you motivated throughout. My friend was chain smoker and he quit. He use to say, just be mentally strong and you can do it. Here are some tips that helped him:

http://www.knowabouthealth.com/8-easy-ti…
It will get easier. Cravings usually go away within a few weeks. Remember this: smoking a cigarette WILL NOT reduce your need to smoke. It will only trigger even more craving. I-ve been smoke free for over 3 years, and it is so freeing to not be a slave to cigarettes.
When I met the guy I married he had quit smoking. I-d been up to 3 packs a day for a while but was tapering off at that point. But he gave me a choice....him or smokes. I quit cold turkey. He-s been worth it!!! Sure it was hard but what a prize I got for it.
It will get easier. You need to realize that it-s a really tough addiction and it takes time for your body to adjust. Get some nicotine gum. Do some exercise. Distract yourself as much as possible. Just give it time to work.
Hang in there. It is tough really tough. Just remember only a really strong person can quit and you are one of them. Good Luck!
For anyone who has sucessfully quit smoking? -

How does a person quit smoking after 25 years? -

Friday, July 10, 2015

How does a person quit smoking after 25 years? -

For me, the patch helped alot, but I also had other help that is required if you really want to quit.

Number 1, you have to really want to quit, not 1/2 way. Have a clear goal and reason why you want to quit. Just because they are expensive, people say, -I-ll just cut back on steak and still smoke-. Reasons like, -it makes my clothes smell- are better than expense reasons.

Number 2, have a plan. Tell others that you are quitting so that they can harass you if you are tempted to start again. It does help. Also, the nicotine is just half the battle. For 25 years, you have a physical addiction also. How you pack the pack before you open it...The unique way one opens a pack. The cigarette in the mouth, the light, the first draw....the cigarette when you get in the car, or finish a meal, or enjoy private time with spouse.....All of these are things that one has tied to smoking and each one has to be addressed with the quit.

One thing that really helped me was a -fake- cigarette that I could draw air on to help with the physical part.

They also now have a drug you can take that makes cigarettes taste really bad. I-ve heard it is expensive (around $4 a day), but if all else fails, it might be worth it and pay for itself in a year.
My husband did and the American Lung Assn. offers an online clinic to help


http://www.ffsonline.org/
I just quit after 11 years. I just said to myself if I do it I do it if I don-t no big deal. To me the key was no pressure. Also stay away from gum and suckers or things you put in your mouth the only thing that does is make you realize your aren-t having a smoke
after close to 50 yrs think have it licked with Chantix
(by prescription) so far so good

lots o luck
My mom suddenly realized she had emphazema, reduced lung capacity and her veins are like threads. She got so scared that she stopped by herself cold turkey. She-s in her 70-s and has been smoking for nearly 60 years. She-s having trouble breathing.

Many of my older friends etc.. have died from various effects of smoking.

I know it can be either or both mentally - physically addictive. I wish you the best.
Cold turkey .I can tell you how it is laying in the hospital with a collapsed lung.A tube in your chest W\ Blood trickleing out into a bottle untill it fills and they have to come change your bottle .Then if that is not enough three months later you still haven-t quit and your lung collapses again .They cut another hole in your chest for another tube and go through the whole prosess again .And a full year after that you still cant breath very good .
it-s not been quite 25 yrs for me, but I am in the process of trying to quit...I-m starting with just regulating my cigs...1 and hour or 1 every two hours, then I wait as long as I can till I have a craving..and try to busy myself with something like laundry, or yahoo answers till it passes usually about 3-15 min.....for me it is just trying to wait longer and longer between smoking so the cravings decrease...and eventually you will wind down to just a couple a day, then quit all together...also I-m practicing breathing exercises in the mean time, like I-m smoking, but without the cig....good luck!
Cold turkey, and with help if you feel you can-t go it alone.

Good luck.
Although it sounds good to say -just quit cold turkey,- research says this is the best way to fail. The highest success rates that I have seen in my patients, and in what I had read, are a combination of a smoking cessation program, some kind of nicotine replacement, such as gum, or a patch, and either welbutrin, or chantix. I think according to the inital results, chantix is proving to be more effective. I know several long time smokers who have had good luck using it. Ask your Dr. about it. Good luck!
good question
There are two ways:

1-You can die, and quit immediately.

2-You can look deep within yourself and find the determination to succeed.

Real determination is not whim or fancy. It comes from deep within you and, once activated, becomes a driving force to succeed, and will push obstacles aside. If you have or develop enough of it, you will not be swayed from your goal.

Determination is the greatest factor for achieving success, and maintaining that success. Nothing else comes close.

This not only applies to habits, but to all great achievements. Ask any top athlete.

There are many options you can try that will help in various ways, but there is truly no equal for self determination, and there is nothing except death that is more likely to see you succeed.
Half of all adult smokers have quit, so you can— too. That’s the good news. There are millions of people alive today who have learned to face life without a cigarette.

I quit using Nicorette gum. It really works as it not only gives you the nicotine fix but it also helped break the habit of wanting to put a cigarette in my mouth. I immediately stop buying cigarettes, you will be deterred to smoke if you have to keep bumming cigarettes from people.

Some tips:
1. Don’t smoke any number or any kind of cigarette. Smoking even a few cigarettes a day can hurt your health. If you try to smoke fewer cigarettes, but do not stop completely, soon you’ll be smoking the same amount again.

Smoking -low-tar, low-nicotine- cigarettes usually does little good, either. Because nicotine is so addictive, if you switch to lower-nicotine brands you’ll likely just puff harder, longer, and more often on each cigarette. The only safe choice is to quit completely.

2. Write down why you want to quit. Do you want to—

* Feel in control of you life?
* Have better health?
* Set a good example for your children?
* Protect your family from breathing other people’s smoke?

Really wanting to quit smoking is very important to how much success you will have in quitting. Smokers who live after a heart attack are the most likely to quit for good—they-re very motivated. Find a reason for quitting before you have no choice.

3. Know that it will take effort to quit smoking. Nicotine is habit forming. Half of the battle in quitting is knowing you need to quit. This knowledge will help you be more able to deal with the symptoms of withdrawal that can occur, such as bad moods and really wanting to smoke. There are many ways smokers quit, including using nicotine replacement products (gum and patches), but there is no easy way. Nearly all smokers have some feelings of nicotine withdrawal when they try to quit. Give yourself a month to get over these feelings. Take quitting one day at a time, even one minute at a time—whatever you need to succeed.

4. Get help if you need it. Many groups offer written materials, programs, and advice to help smokers quit for good. Your doctor or dentist is also a good source of help and support. See a list of National Groups with information and resources on how to quit.
there are little patch things called nicoderm or something like that and it gives you niccoteen and it give you smaller and smaller amounts each day to get over youre obsession
its all will/metal if you tell yourself and say im goin to stop you will just tell urself to stop throw cigerates away and say goodbye.
How does a person quit smoking after 25 years? -

Can my mom still get lung cancer after she quit smoking? -

Can my mom still get lung cancer after she quit smoking? -

my mom smoked for 19 years. she was 15 when she started and stopped when she was 34. she hasnt smoked for 15 years. does she still have a chance of getting lung cancer? she says she doesnt because after 9 years your lungs repair themselves but im in science right now and im studying smoking and my teacher tells me that people still have a risk and sometimes your lungs dont repair themselves fully. can anyone help me out? that would be grately appreciated
Actually your lungs never recover fully, but after 10 years they will have recovered substantially, and the lung cancer risk is about 1/3 to 1/2 of that of someone who continued to smoke. This is still significantly higher than a -never smoker.-
They say that once you have stopped smoking for five years your lungs clear all the nicotine out and they are as good as never smoked,so I think your mum has a less likely hood of getting cancer than some-one who still smokes 40 a day.I hope this has helped you
People who never smoked get lung cancer so it-s always a possibility.
Can my mom still get lung cancer after she quit smoking? -

If you quit smoking are you at risk of gettin diseases or cancer? -

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

If you quit smoking are you at risk of gettin diseases or cancer? -

far greater if you don-t, but depending on how long you have been smoking you may be more susceptible to colds and flue for a while until your body has time to rebuild it-s defences.
you are in far greater danger if you don-t quit
If you quit smoking are you at risk of gettin diseases or cancer? -

I am going to quit smoking tomorrow with my husband, any advice from recent quitters? -

I am going to quit smoking tomorrow with my husband, any advice from recent quitters? -

Congratulations on your and your husband-s decision to quit.
What made it easy for me was to occupy my time with something else. College will do that to you. I also removed myself from the places that i used to smoke (the bar), at least until you can overcome the cravings.
There is a good chance you will be irritable and so will he. Try also putting yourselves in a less stressful place during the first few days. i.e. Stop on Friday morning and then leave for the weekend.
The last thing i started doing was running. When i started running my chest was on fire at about .5 miles. This started subsiding after about 2 weeks. I had a few cigarettes about a month in and my chest was on fire again. The physical pain was enough to overcome the cravings while I am out with friends now.

Hope this helps.
Good luck.
Anytime you have a craving, get online and look for negative aspects of smoking to hinder your craving. Then look for benefits of quitting to reinforce your will power. Once you-ve done that, start surfing something totally unrelated... It works, and really gets your mind off of smoking. Go ahead and try it. If you can make it two weeks, then you can make it two years. Believe me!!!
Try Nicocure: To help you get over the desire to smoke, take Nicocure every day for a month. Users have observed the loss of desire to smoke just within 2 weeks. Even if you want to smoke during that period, it gives tobacco products a horrible taste, thus reducing your urge to cheat.

It is a completely natural patch that claims to help you get over the instances of withdrawal and cravings. Its ingredients can mimic the effect of nicotine in the body but without the use of nicotine. Its primary ingredient is Lobelia Inflata (Indian tobacco). It controls cravings and gives tobacco an awful taste.
http://www.askaquery.com/question/Nicocure-Review.html
I am going to quit smoking tomorrow with my husband, any advice from recent quitters? -

How do you quit smoking weed? -

How do you quit smoking weed? -

I don-t drink
I don-t smoke cigarettes

But I smoke weed everyday.

I-m 21.

If I don-t have it, I-ll get a super bad headache.

How do you quit smoking weed?
And I smoke it alone...
Im going to be 21 next month - I smoked weed for ten years, the last 5 were everyday, I finally quit - have not smoked for a year now. It was hard to quit. I had withdrawals like no appetite bc I did not have the munchies, I was very angry - had killer headaches. It lasted a week or more - was the longest week ever. I quit bc I really wanted to. I threw all of my paraphernalia away - stopped talking to people who sold it. This sounds kinda cheesy but I just told myself no, I still think about doing it, but I still tell myself no. I also no I cant just smoke one, that I will want more - I cant just smoke one day - not the next, I will want to smoke everyday, so I dont start again.
hay there mate
have u found a way to quit smokin ..
im 16 and have been smokin weed every day for about 2 years


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remember it-s illegal
you realize that there is more to life than getting high.
just stop.
Best way, cold turkey.

Like any other drug. It-ll take a lot of will power, good luck.

Look under marijuana withdrawal in Google.
get caught, spend some time in prison, and you can be somebodys butt-buddy for awhile, maybe that would deter any future desire and clear those headaches up?????
Other things may be causing your headaches and the weed just alleviates it. I would guess that either you have allergies/sinus problems, or stress, and the weed relaxes you/your muscles enough to make your headache go away.

Take aspirin/advil/tylenol whatever works best for you.

As to how do you quit after smoking daily for a long time.

You just quit. Weed is not really physically addicting. It is, however, mentally addictive and easy to convince yourself you need it.

The way I quit, I just quit. Avoid your seller. Avoid triggers such as things you do at the time you usually smoke (tv, radio, before shower, eating, computer) so, change your environment, change your schedule.

Every time the thought -I need a joint- pops into your mind, stop and out loud tell yourself, -that is a CRUTCH, I do NOT need a joint. I want it and I can live without it-.

Just realize that the desire will never totally leave you, pot is pretty damn nice in many ways.

But if you make up your mind to grow past this crutch, you can.

I, and many friends, that smoked for many years (probably more than you have even been alive) have quit, you can too.

After all, is your entire future and thousands of dollars worth being high.

Wasn-t for me.
Well, it is addictive, like alcohol, nicotine, sex, chocolate and many other things. But the simple answer is actually to put the marijuana down, walk away and never go back to it.

It-s really that simple.

Oh, you-ll get sick and you-ll crave it. So what. You stopped using it for a reason. Remember that reason, whatever it may be. Soon your body will have flushed out the toxins and you won-t feel sick.

If you need to, find something else to do in place of the drug. Go running. Paint. Dance. Sing Kareoke. It takes your mind off the mental addiction. And if you are really getting very sick, have a friend (who isn-t into the drug) stay with you.

It really is that simple.

Just not always easy.
go to therapy
Well, Alison Wonderland, people have their own ways of doing such things. But as for me (I smoked since I was 12= 11 yrs.), I could not do it alone. I gave my life to Christ and the Lord has really given me strength. It was hard, but He-s worth it. My depression is even gone! For the first time in my life, I can have a natural, spiritual high, without weed or painkillers. Praise be to God!!
1. try limiting yourself a little bit at a time
2. find hobbies or a job which will keep u busy so you won-t have time for it
3. learn about some negative consequences of smoking weed (such as lack of motivation, etc)
You just stop and you get headaches for awhile. It-s just part of the withdrawal. Eventually they will stop.
smoke ciggerettes.
slowly stop like little by little first just stop doing it on the week days and start doing it just during the weekends and then slowly only do it on Saturdays and then idk

at least you don-t smoke cigs or drink haa
Stop hanging around people that smoke weed and the people who supply you with it. I used to smoke weed with a boyfriend back in high school. When I broke up with him it was like magic... the weed was no longer around me!
You may get headaches for a little bit but you can-t get addicted to weed. Its not like your going to go through withdrawls.
why would you do a silly thing like that?
just stop. Weed is not addictive. In like a few days you will be fine.
Hmmm.
That-s a tough one. I researched various drugs once and surprisingly found that marijuana addiction is the only addiction that is mental and not physical.

It-s basically mind over matter. Once you run out, don-t replace it. Find something else (preferably something constructive) to do. It helps if you are acutally out of the house and that helps keep your mind off of things. After a few days without it, you will realize how much clearer your mind is. As far as the headaches are concerned, drink water and take one Tylenol.

I hope that helps.
You dont have to quit smoking weed, it is fun but dont smoke it too much cause thats bad. you should cut back that should help with the headaches, then one day just stop if u want, but id still do it here and there with buddys though thats the best. and did u no weed is better for then drinking and or smoking cigarettes, so its not that bad of a habit as long as u dont do alot of it because that will cause problems in the long run. ooo and make sure u floss everyday because smoking weed causes gum disease. even if u only smoke like once a week.
You could try coke or e instead. they-re way better anyway. haha.
Smoke a little less each day until you stop
Rehab
I never liked it from the 1st time I tried it so it wasn-t a problem.
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