Give me suggestions of what has worked (or helped) for those of you who have quit smoking? -

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Give me suggestions of what has worked (or helped) for those of you who have quit smoking? -

What to expect? How long will the -wanting to hurt everybody for no good reason- last? Stratigies and what not?
Been quitting now for 33 years only thing that ever kept me off of um for three days was surgery and before that padded cell for three days.
It-s gonna sound strange, maybe unbelievable, but it-s all mind over matter.
I used to smoke almost 2 pks a day and once I decided, just quit cold Turkey and have been clean for over 2 years now.
What I-ve suggested to others is this:
Get yourself a container of WHOLE CLOVES from the supermarket. Then get yourself a small amount of Oil of Wintergreen from the pharmacy.
You-re not going cold turkey but,
Whenever you feel like smoking, chew up a whole clove then just smell the Wintergreen until the urge to smoke passes.
Do this each time you have an urge.
After a while, you-ll less and less feel the urge until you-re able to completely stop.
Remember that it-s now your mind over your matter. Your system should have been detoxed over several days of this regimen.
Think how much $ you-ll be saving and how much better you-ll feel too.
As far as feeling the -meanies-, find a project you can hammer something together and get it out that way. Hurting anyone-s not an option.
GOOD LUCK! You might like to write Y-Answers when you-ve quit so we know it-s do-able.
For about two weeks before I quit, I was getting these sharp jolting pains thru my chest, when I cut down smoking they went away, one morning a big sap went thru my chest and that did it, I looked myself in the mirror and said to my self, -dude, I think this is the last warning-, I trashed the cigs and I have never had a desire to smoke again, thats been 12 yrs, ago,,I guess a person just needs to get the holy crap scared out em before they see the light...
This was an answer for someone else, still, you sound like someone who is a Male Warrior under the skin, and just wants out to express his true insides: Do it right, read this. And if this isn-t for you, go Marines, or Army, and they will send you to the same instructors, anyway.
When I was young and studied Karate in Japan, my instructor told me to ALWAYS drink Green Tea - Look up the reasons - It-s just GOOD FOR YOU.
To eat -Gohun,- which is the Japanese word for -Food- - And for -Brown Rice.- Over there, only a small amount of meat and veggies go with the rice, for IT is the main course. Full of fiber, vitamins, nutrients, you wanna loose weight and get healthy, there you go! Once you learn how to steam it right, it GOES WITH EVERYTHING.
(Plain, with Budweiser, even)
If you exercise so hard in basketball, be sure to eat lots of fiber, and that will make you 20 lbs lighter! I mean it!
Besides your basketball, just WALK. JOG when you can. Again, advise from my Karate Instructor. Whenever you exercise, breathe! Let it in and out! OUT goes the fat!
Of course, if you can find a Hayashi-ha Karate-Do instructor near you, you could get into this intensive anerobic life-style, which you will find is a life-long one. It is not just -Exercise,- or -Self-defense,- it is a moral standing, a higher existance, and a life-long dedication. It-s also saved my life, and made me useful to the benefit of society in general, countless times, in more ways than I can explain here.
Guod Rruck!
i Got so sick that when I would even smell smoke i would fell real sick. Chew lotsa gum. eat drink lotsa water, and when u start craving do something that has you mind focused on what your doing. like make a webpage. also hide your smokes. somewhere where u can-t normaly reach...all helped with my b/f stop smoking
My mom quit smoking a few years ago, and she told me that basically it was a combination of will power and sweets. She first used the chewing gum (I think it was something like Nicorette) to make her stop smoking, and then she substituted smoking one cigarette by eating chocolate. Yes, it did make her gain a few pounds, but she stopped smoking.
I think that you need some will power to stop smoking. Products may work but only to some extent. You need to start thinking, -Smoking is killing me. If I stop, I can live a healthier life.-
If you want to quit smoking I would suggest a hypnotherapy. It works wonders. I have heard SOO many good things, and one of my friends is a hypnotherapist, and not one person in her class has smoked since they have gotten there and done the class. :)
When the doctor took out my left lung.
Give me suggestions of what has worked (or helped) for those of you who have quit smoking? -

Quit smoking, can I still grow? -

Quit smoking, can I still grow? -

I started smoking when I was 14, and I was like maybe 5-6 then. I am now 17 and I am 5-9. I have recently quit smoking and started eating healthy and exercising regularly. Is it realistic to think that I will reach 6-, or taller. When I was a baby the doctors said because of my abnormally large head I was probally going to be pretty tall. My dad is around 6-2 and my mom is around 5-2. Ohh and Im a guy, I guess that would help.
You only have a year or so left. It is possible.
Males don-t reach full maturity until age 21 (thats why it-s the drinking age here in the US) so maybe. You might just bulk up and not get taller though.
Good job on quiting smoking. Since your only 17, you will definitly be at least 6- if your 5-9 now. But it might now be until your like 19 or 20
My son was only 5-5- until he turned 18. Then he had a huge growth spurt and is now 6-2-. Be patient and keep away from those cigs and see what happens.
Well, you might grow for another 3 years, and then again you might not. Get plenty of sleep and work on your posture to make the best of what you are and will be.
Anyway, 5-9- is not exactly short.
ummmmmm no. It-s hereditary I don-t smoke, never have and am still only 5ft lol
Quit smoking, can I still grow? -

Am on quit-smoking way, after 48 hours I had half ciggarate.Would it affect my quit-smoking resolve? -

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Am on quit-smoking way, after 48 hours I had half ciggarate.Would it affect my quit-smoking resolve? -

It will make it easier for you light up that next smoke, if you can tell your self,-I-ll just smoke another Half-

After a while you-ll be back where you started.

Go through another pack and don-t even think about, stopping smoking, unless you want to stop completely.

Smoking is psychologically addicting: meaning-your mind will miss smoking more than you will, which is why you cant just put it down.

Your mind will give you apparently logical ways to get out of remove the source of all that nicotine.

Stopping is easier than you think, just stop listening to those silly things you tell yourself.

Do something that you enjoy to distract yourself.

Chew on a pen or pencil.

I had a bag of straws in my kitchen cabinet that I would practice pretending was a cigarette.

It worked because the mind doesn-t care if its real or not and you gradually lose the need to pat you pockets for that pack of cigarettes.

When you haven-t had cigarettes in a month or two your body will flush all that nicotine from your lungs and cause you to cough as much as I smoker and you will have that need for a cigarette for six or eight months, although it will be smaller until it disappear completely!

Good Luck, by the way!
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no i did that whenever i was quitting and it didnt stop me from quitting. it just depends on what kind of will power u got
Am on quit-smoking way, after 48 hours I had half ciggarate.Would it affect my quit-smoking resolve? -

I quit smoking cigarettes 2 months ago. Does your lungs ever replenish and become their normal state? -

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

I quit smoking cigarettes 2 months ago. Does your lungs ever replenish and become their normal state? -

If so, how long is the process? Does it depend on age? I am 24 and have been smoking since age 16.
You are young, so you-ll recover almost 99% !

It will take 7 years before complete regeneration (all your body cells - but those of heart and brain - are dying and being replaced by brand-new one. the compllete process takes 7 years)

There you go for more info :
http://index-go.com/health_fitness_medic…
It can take a long time but since you are young hopefull your lungs will clear up. It is hard to tell how much permanent damage was done without having pulmonary testing done. Congrats on not smoking though.
Your lungs actually start to heal 30 minutes after your last cig, it is just most of the time you light up again, so yes give it time and try some cardio to help build back your healthy body.
Yes, they actually do - after two to three years generally. Then your lungs will look as though you never smoked at all.

Good for you and hang in there!
yay for you and yes they do!

Since everybody-s physiology differs timing depends;also the amount on a regular basis you used to smoke (your pack per day average) will affect recovery. For someone young as yourself and a relatively limited exposure in terms of years you lungs can recover more quickly. As cells in our body do regenerate, your lungs should be great.

That-s the reason to stop smoking anyway, because the lungs can heal from the insult the chemicals in the smoke impart.
I smoked 2 packs/day for 20+ years. I am 47 years old. Five months ago I had 5 bypass open heart surgery (CABG), at that time I was also diagnosed with COPD (Emphysema) and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). Smoking was my only risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Smoking is a large factor in the COPD. Emphysema is a non-reversible disease but damage can be stopped by quitting smoking and symptoms somewhat relieved by getting treatment.. With the Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis genetics seems to play a role, smoking may be a contributing factor but the actual cause is unknown (idiopathic). What is known is that the immune system seems to kick into overdrive and when damage occures the scaring caused is exaggerated. People that work around metal and wood (me) dusts seem to have a greater occurrence of IPF. IPF is irreversable disease. In fact it is a progressive disease. Current treatments provide relief from the symptoms and at best slow it-s progression. IPF is often fatal disease with about 2/3 of patients dieing within 5-6 years of diagnosis.

See the links below for more information on these three diseases.

I am very pleased to hear that you have quit smoking. I too quit the day I went in the hospital for the bypass surgery. My heart surgeon prescribed Bupropion, the brand names are Welbutrin and Zyban. I would suggest that you have your doctor take a Chest X-ray and perform a Pulmonary Function Test (PFT). From there he/she can determine if further testing is needed and how often to retest.

I hope this helps.

Sincerely,
Terry
20 Minutes After Quitting: Your heart rate drops.

12 hours After Quitting: Carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.

2 Weeks to 3 Months After Quitting: Your heart attack risk begins to drop.Your lung function begins to improve.

1 to 9 Months After Quitting: Your Coughing and shortness of breath decrease.

1 Year After Quitting: Your added risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s.

5 Years After Quitting: Your stroke risk is reduced to that of a nonsmoker’s 5-15 years after quitting.

10 Years After Quitting: Your lung cancer death rate is about half that of a smoker’s. Your risk of cancers of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney, and pancreas decreases.

15 Years After Quitting: Your risk of coronary heart disease is back to that of a nonsmoker’s
Yes they do but it takes time. It wont happen over night.
Studies have shown that lungs can and do revert to a -non-smokers- state when one quits smoking.

The extent of the of -fix- depends on the age of the person and how much they smoked for how long.

You are still young and don-t have too many years as a smoker. If you QUIT NOW, you likely won-t have much of an increased risk for smoking related diseases in the future (e.g. cancer, chronic bronchitis, emphysema).

The longer you wait, the less the damage is reversible, but SOME risk is always averted by quitting, so it-s never too late to stop.
I-ve read that it takes on average 10 years for your lungs to be as capable as pre- smoking. It varies with age and length of smoking and amount you smoked. It-s worth mentioning, as well, the lungs do continually rejuvenate and -heal- themselves before that time. So, it is still beneficial, of course. Although, sometimes there are cases where the lungs and/or respiratory system can never get back to what they were. Such as when a person has aquired asthma from their smoking habit. Best of luck - kudos on quitting- I know it-s the hardest thing I ever had to do, but after 6 mos. I feel 100%!
I quit smoking cigarettes 2 months ago. Does your lungs ever replenish and become their normal state? -

What is life expecting of someone who has COPD and is on oxygen and has just quit smoking? -

What is life expecting of someone who has COPD and is on oxygen and has just quit smoking? -

That can not be answered on Yahoo Answers or any other site like it. Life expectancy can be very different for someone with underling medical conditions along with COPD. Obstructive Sleep apnea, heart disease, diabetes and an other chronic disease can severely complicate the COPD process.

My suggestion to you is to find a local pulmonary rehab program. Their goal is to help COPD patients live a longer life with a higher quality of life style.

Good luck

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What is life expecting of someone who has COPD and is on oxygen and has just quit smoking? -

Has nicorette gum helped you quit smoking? -

Has nicorette gum helped you quit smoking? -

Please let me know. If it did, tell me how and did you gradually decrease the gum you chewed each day. How many pieces did you chew each day? If it didn-t work, please tell me why? I-m trying to quit.
I totally helped me quit, until I ran out of the gum. That stuff is worthless
i never smoked but all i can say is cold turkey.
No, Nicorette gum doesn-t work it-s all bull.
just throw the pack away dont buy any more clean all the ashtrays and chow on some thing when ur getting a craving i dont belive gum its hard but ur health is so much better when u stop ive been good for 3 months and not even craving it
Don-t listen to people who don-t smoke!
I smoke. I haven-t tried to quit yet, but, my mom did 6 years ago and she still chews the hell out of that gum. Not nearly as much as when she first quit but i-d say like 4 to 5 pieces a day now.
You get addicted to the gum.
Has nicorette gum helped you quit smoking? -

Quit Smoking? -

Quit Smoking? -

I am trying.
if you find this answer pls tell me too
Yes smoked for 30 years quit when they were .55 a pack. Quit cold turkey. It is all a matter of choice. It is easier to quit smoking than to lose weight. You can-t quit eating! You can stop smoking.
sure
Yeah you should, try it gradually .
Yes, for 9 days now...yipee, I am a non smoker!
Yes! I did 7 years ago and am so happy I did! Good luck
yes
yes please do
JUST DO IT! (I mean: QUIT!)
Yes, you will feel loads better for it! (afterwards)
most definitely, think of all the money you will save!!!
Of course becoz smoking one cigarette can reduce 15 minutes of our life
quit buy cigarettes
Yes!!! 1 year and 24 days!!
I just quit two weeks ago. I smoked four years and tried quitting three times. I am using the patches and it seems to be working. It is a very hard thing to do. I figured it up i am saving $1,400 a year by not smoking. You do feel way better to. Good luck!
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Quit smoking amp; now I have a cough. Is that normal? -

Saturday, December 19, 2015

Quit smoking amp; now I have a cough. Is that normal? -

So I decided a week ago that I wanted to quit smoking because it is not in keeping with many of my personal goals.

For the past three days I have had a very itchy feeling in my lungs that occasionally leads to a cough, but when I do cough I cough so much that I almost throw up.

I don-t feel like I am sick.

Somebody told me this could be my lungs trying to cough years of tar out of them. Is that true - if so should I be taking some kind of cough syrup to try - break the tar up or is that a stupid idea?

Thanks.
What you were told is true. Depending on how much and how long you smoked you will have a brisk cough. I smoked for 11 years and quit last November I coughed for about 3 months. However, I am much healthier now and never even get a cold. You will feel much better a coupled weeks after the coughing. Great choice in quitting by the way!!!!
Your body is trying to get used to not having cigs. Don-t worry, it will go away eventually. Try some throat lozenges or hard candy to keep your throat lubricated. Cough syrup is not necessary.
It-s your lungs clearing out. Just drink lots of water and hack it all up. I quit in February and went through the same thing. BTW most cough syrup is a suppressant. So it really wont help get the tar out. Maybe take it a night for sleeping.
quite normal.
Quit smoking amp; now I have a cough. Is that normal? -

My dad quit smoking about 3 years ago. My mom and i are thinking that he went back to smoking. how do we tell? -

My dad quit smoking about 3 years ago. My mom and i are thinking that he went back to smoking. how do we tell? -

we want to be sure. My mom smelled that smoke smell in his work car. One of his sweaters smelled of smoke. How are we sure he-s smoking, we didn-t find any cigarettes. Are we crazy? I even said - I smell smoke on your sweater, and he said ohh...maybe it-s left over from when i smoked. only thing is he got that sweater last year from my grandmother. i walked out of the room and spyed on him. He started smelling his sweater. Is he smoking again?
have your mom kiss his hand romantically, stinky fingers are a sure fire giveaway.
he is.
just ask ,if he says no,and he is lying youll know .its a very hard thing to let go of,ive tried to quit lots of times!!!
Smoke in the clothes and car is a clue, but not evidience--he might just be overly accomodating to a smoking coworker or friend. When I used to bowl, I-d always smell like smoke when I came home.

The biggest clue for whether he is doing it himself would be his breath (your mom will have to check that) --does it smell like smoke or something to cover smoke that he usually doesn-t do, like gum or mints? The second is to smell his hand--most people forget to wash their hands after smoking, and that is a much better telltale than the clothes--clothes soak up the smoke, your hands will only reek if you were holding a cigarette.
well it could be he was near people who smoke. you cannot be sure if it is him who was smoking. i quit smoking a little less than 6 months ago, and the sure way to know that someone smokes or not is from their breath. it stinks. so stand close to your dad when talking to him and im sure you-d smell the difference if he were smoking again.
I would have to agree, have your mom smell his hand. The hand is the hardest place to get smoke smell off of no matter how much you wash your hands.
My dad quit smoking about 3 years ago. My mom and i are thinking that he went back to smoking. how do we tell? -

Has anyone tried Steve Iras Hypnosis CD to quit smoking? -

Has anyone tried Steve Iras Hypnosis CD to quit smoking? -

If you have, please let me know how it worked or didnt work for you. I am trying to get some -real- input before I shell out the $70 bucks for it.
yes people have tried this.
yes
Has anyone tried Steve Iras Hypnosis CD to quit smoking? -

I want to quit smoking. Whats the best method? -

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

I want to quit smoking. Whats the best method? -

I-ve been smoking since 18 and I-m now 25. I have a pretty stressful job, and I really feel like I would need an aid to help me quit. Also, I-ve quit for extended periods of time before (once for 3 months and once for 7 months). What-s the trick to sustained quitting of smoking
Quitting smoking is a great opportunity to learn about ourselves.
Congratulate yourself on having the desire to stop - then you are over the worst, but still need to maintain your resolve. It-s just so easy to start thinking that just one won-t hurt, but it does. Just one achieves nothing except feeling the need for another. Whatever you do, don-t have just one. Beware - alcohol will weaken your resolve.
Here-s a few home-brewed tips that might be useful.
It-s not just nicotine addiction - there are 50+ chemicals in cigarettes. Also the main problem is habit.
We have been used to having body sensations which we translate as -my body needs something-, which we have attempted to satisfy by having a cigarette.
When we try to stop smoking, we still get these -my body needs something- sensations, and we still feel that we want a cigarette. We have to train our body to be more selective. When we feel we need something, we have to work out what it is that we actually need.
A glass of water is an excellent substitute if nothing else comes to mind, as it helps with the clearance of the toxic substances in our body. Another good substitute is a bag of salted peanuts, used in combination with the water.
Another thing to do is to find an activity which occupies the mind or body. Go swimming - nobody wants to smoke while they are swimming. Slowly, as our body adjusts and translates the -want something- feelings into something other than cigarettes, then the feelings begin to go away. We know its not a cigarette that the body really needs, because as soon as we-ve had one we still have the feeling, and want another!
We will have a few bouts of feeling or even being short tempered. We must try to bite our lip, and control; ourselves. Recognise the short temper as being the removal of toxins which are trying to find a way out. They went in through the mouth, and they try to get out that way to. We must learn to keep our mouth closed, and force the toxins out the other way.

After we have stopped for a while we will begin to feel that just one wont to any harm.
All that leads to is a desire for just another one. We must guard very strongly against the desire to have just one.
the best way to giving up smoking is to have determination and confidence. if you-re not determined to give up then why bother. when you wake up in the mornings look in the mirror and tell your self that you will give up smoking and you will do it with no set backs.
my method was to not smoke for 2 weeks but you might cough alot and if you smoked for a long time you might cough up black stuff you have to clean you lungs so the sooner you stop the healthier you will be keep a pack of chewing gum in your pocket at all time or mints
I found the best thing to quit smoking is the new drug chantix. It really works, but you have to be careful with the dosage. I am a very small person and when I first started taking it, I did extremely well, but you start taking a larger dose and when I did, I had some bad things going on in my head that wasn-t me. Talk to your Dr. about this medication. I have tried them all and this worked best for me, but could only take half the dose recommended.
There is a new drug called Chantix by Pfizer that will stop the craving of nicotine. This is a first. It is new and has helped a few people so far. It is expensive but cheaper than smoking, long term.
Good luck
Stay away of others smoking, the smell is enough to entice you to light up. Good luck.
Unfortunately there isn-t a best method, all depend of you.........AND YOU BEING STRONG........

GOOD LUCK??
you should try talking to a psychiatrist or think about how healthy and good you will feel when you have successfully quit.
Get a book called -Easyway to stop smoking- by Alan Carr. I heard about this on a radio show a few years ago and i tried it.It worked for me.Before reading this I had tried chewing gum,patches,willpower.Nothing worked then I read this and two weeks later I quit for good.That was back in 1996 and I-m a happy non smoker ever since then! I couldn-t have achieved this freedom without that book.Check it out
Sheer will power! Good luck! I-m trying to give up passive smoking! lol
I tried hypnosis-useless! Then the patch, it was o.k but not very effective. I was smoking again in a month. Try Nicorette or any stop smoking gum, it hits you faster and calms you down.Dont chew too much! If your friends or co-workers smoke then dont be around them when they do. Dont go to bars or anywhere were smoking is taking place.That was the time of greatest temptation for me. After a few months you will notice how sensitive your sense of smell has become. Anyone with the smell of smoke on then will make you feel off and you will sense how disgusting it is. A week ago I smelled a cigarette on my way to work but couldnt see anyone. Finally I realised the person was over 600ft in front of me! That is how in tune my senses are now.
Good luck.
I want to quit smoking. Whats the best method? -

I quit smoking 1 month and 2 weeks ago, i still feel sometimes like im not getting enough air, is that normal? -

I quit smoking 1 month and 2 weeks ago, i still feel sometimes like im not getting enough air, is that normal? -

i had an chest x-ray and my doctor said it looks normal, could it be asthma or anxiety did anyone experienced something like that?
My mom actually had this problem so i gave her the idea that when ever you feel short of breath take a huge breath (as big as you can) and hold it for as long as you can and breathe out. it might hurt a little bit but then it should work. its kinda like flexing your lungs so they will start to hold more air. so if you do it alot. your lung capicity will increase

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you also may have asthma. just get an inhaler from the doctor aftery ou take a few tests
I quit smoking 1 month and 2 weeks ago, i still feel sometimes like im not getting enough air, is that normal? -

Recently Quit Smoking..Best Way To Cleanse Body? -

Monday, December 14, 2015

Recently Quit Smoking..Best Way To Cleanse Body? -

I just recently quit smoking and want to start a much healthier life style. Does anyone know if there is a way to clean out your lungs or your body after quitting smoking? Thanks so much
keep working out and eating healthy your lungs can clean themselves out in good time.. by the way congrats on the quitting, good job.
Your lungs will eventually clean them selves out purely by the action of breathing.
Cardiovascular exercise and good old sweating.
Recently Quit Smoking..Best Way To Cleanse Body? -

Will and if so how long will it take my lungs to go back to normal after I quit smoking? -

Will and if so how long will it take my lungs to go back to normal after I quit smoking? -

Just 20 minutes after your last cigarette, your blood pressure and
pulse rate drop to normal and the body temperature of your hands and
feet increases to normal.

A mere 8 hours after your last smoke, the carbon monoxide level
decreases and the oxygen level in your blood increases to normal.

Just 24 hours after your last cigarette, you substantially lessen
your chances of having a heart attack.

Two days after your last cigarette, you will notice that your
ability to taste and smell is enhanced.

Three days later, your breathing should be noticeably better
because your lung capacity will be greater.

Your circulation will improve and your lung functioning will
increase up to 30% within two weeks to three months after quitting.

Between one month and nine months, the cilia in your lungs will
regenerate, allowing your body to clean your lungs and reduce
infection.

One year after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease is
half that of a smoker.

Five years after quitting, your risk of stroke is reduced to that
of a nonsmoker.

Ten years after quitting, the lung cancer death rate is about half
that of a continuing smokers. The risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas decreases.

Fifteen years after quitting, your risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmokers.

Exercise is a great substitute for smoking. You may find that as you
exercise more, you cough more, clearing out your lungs and airways.
This is good. Most likely you-ll breath easier and build up your
endurance as you get further and further from your last cigarette.

The lungs come equipped with a self-cleaning cycle, but overloading
them with smoke or smog will gunk up the works. The cilia, or hairlike
structures in your lungs, flagellate (that-s move) upward, coaxing the
bad stuff out of the alveoli (little air sacs) and into the trachea,
where the gunk grows into a frightening reminder of why you should
have been better to your lungs to begin with. -It-s like a mucus
escalator,- says Norman Edelman, M.D., a scientific advisor to the
American Lung Association. -That-s a major form of defense. Within a
few days to a week (after quitting smoking], you start feeling better,
and you start coughing up all that bad mucus you have down there.
They will never get normal bcuz you already damaged them smoking

Tough Break
I have heard that after ten years it is as if you have never smoked. Not sure how true it is.
they told me 3 years for every year you smoked. so i smoked for 17 years means in 51 yrs or 27 more? cjhs
Will and if so how long will it take my lungs to go back to normal after I quit smoking? -

Quit smoking? -

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Quit smoking? -

i need help. i tried to quit smoking in the past and tried everything with it; gum, patch, ect. i really want to stop but i recently got my class A and i drive semis and i work at night and i know im not going to be able to sleep and my concentration will be lost and i dont really want that to happen while im out there on the road. i hate cigarettes.any help will do. thanks.
I know the feeling been smoking over 50 years ...and Im done..wanted to fit in with the crowd many years ago..and here it is many years later..and I need to fit in with the ever increasing world of non-smokers...I have a chance to live without their control over me and the high cost of purchase. Have had Chantix since 11/07 unopened..but decided to overcome my fear of taking the precription and dealing with a side effect or two...instead of buying two paks of cigs aday and killing myself..pray for my struggle and wish you luck to get off the butts...
If you can afford it, try the prescription medication Chantix. I swear, it-s a freaking miracle drug. I didn-t even have much motivation at all to quit and it took away my desire. I also know quite a few other people who quit because of it, including a woman who smoked 2 packs a day for over 40 years! I recommend it to everyone.
The best way to do it... is to just do it. The first three days are the hardest bc your body is detoxing the chemicles and afterwards it is merely a psychological addiction.

I personally started smoking as a teen around 16 and now at 23 I quit about 2 months ago.

I will admit the first few days were the hardest so I stocked up on Big Red gum and chewed it instead.

The prob with the patch etc. is it still allows the nicotine to be in your body and takes longer to get off it.

I say just suck up some will power and do it! Good luck
I quit 14 months ago.
I talked with my dr who prescribed Chantix. Worked wonders. I didn-t have any urges to smoke and am smokefree!
you need to take the pill or patches or whatever and slowly wean yourself off them and keep taking it fpr like 2 weeks and then after that if u feel the need to smoke put a patch on and wait like 10 minutes and you will feel better
Perhaps the nicorette activestop program might help.
Hey! My mom is trying to quit and she just purchased One Step at a Time cigarette filters. They work by blocking some of the nicotine from your cigarette. Check them out, my mom says her craving are lessening.


http://www.quitsmoking.com/onestep.htm
Quit smoking? -

What is the best way to make your mother quit smoking ? -

What is the best way to make your mother quit smoking ? -

let her know that smoking is really bad for her health and let her know that it bothers you when she smokes...explain to her the type of health problems that caused by smoking...my mother used to smoke..and we always tell her to stop smoking...we let her know that its a bad habit...that we care about her..and not ready to lose her as our mother..and its been 4 years that she-s a smoke- free...
Unfortunately, you can-t get your mom to quit. She has to want to quit. I used the patch and worked well. The kit came with a diary to find out when/why you want a cigaret. Also, diary tells you to treat yourself to something. Suggest buying your mom a day at the spa if she quits smoking for 30 days.
she-s got to want to do it. but if you tell her she is cutting your life short for her convienence is pretty selfish, and you might miss out on your grandkids weddings because you have second hand lung cancer because of her maybe she will feel guilty enough to quit.
see if you can find some other long white round things your mom will like sucking on
Well you can-t make her, no one can force someone to do something but you can try guilting her into stopping by giving her the statistics about lung cancer from secondary smoke. Dana Reeves, Christopher Reeves wife died a few months ago from 2nd hand smoke from working in a restaurant when she was younger, she was not a smoker and a very health conscious person. Make a list of all the people your mom might know that died from cancer and secondary smoke. Tell her how you hate her exposing you to health risks. My mother was in the hospital from pnemonia many times until the last one, she finally did quit but not before it damaged her for the rest of her life. I hope your mom does stop.
hide her ciggs or tell her how it makes you feel
I have the same problem.........sorry I really think there-s nothing we can do. The only thing i-d say is to be supportive of them when they decide to quit and don-t pestor them(I have to work on that)
u cant MAKE her!, she has to really want to and that is her choice, not yours.
You can-t make you mother stop smoking, she has to want to stop smoking.
They sell little kits at the drug store that have a plastic cigarette shaped tube and nicotine cartridges. They help you quit because you still get the hand to mouth thing..and you also get a bit of nicotine...but you aren-t actually smoking. After a while you just puff on the plastic cig and don-t bother putting another nicotine cartridge in...so you are just puffing air. It really works...I have tried it.
Your mom is her own boss. I know you care for her but there is not much you can do - sorry
tell her that for every pack of cigarettes she smokes in a day she will loose 2 teeth in 10 years...is a fact... but overall she needs to be the one wanting to quit
You cant make her quit smoking honey. All you can do is make sure she is well educated on the dangers etc and offer her all the support she needs to quit, the rest is up to her.
depends on how old are you and how old she is. when i was bout 5 i have nagged my mom to quit smoking, then when i got to about 16 and started smoking. she sure didnt like that, but then i guess my father was concerened with my health and made a bet who will quit smoking, he quit and i continued but i did stop after awhile and now im smoke free for good couple of months
Let her know how much you love her and are there to support her. Let her know that you need her! It doesn-t hurt to keep alot of gum and hard candy for her to eat on hand either.
u cant
it is her choice
if she wants to live long enough to see you grow she will quit but there is nothing you can do
sry
you starty smoking also more than she already does.
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Has anyone here quit smoking cold turkey? -

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Has anyone here quit smoking cold turkey? -

if so, what did you do to help?
all the time but you have to cook the turkey then you-l be cool!
J/k
I weaned down to 4 cigs a day, then walked away but I kept sugar free gum and chewed it when I wanted a cig. Stay away from high calorie candies that is part of the weight gain. That and without your taste buds dulled by smoking everything tastes different. Its not only a nicotine addiction but smokers tend to flock and socialize. Being female I found I always got stuck doing the dishes because everyone else went to smoke. Good luck!
3 weeks today for me -cold turkey style
the 1st week i was soooooooooo angry i wanted to hit some thing, heres my tips- keep by your side at all times fat free things to put in your mouth, hold a pen all the time i needed some thing in my hands i tapped it alot, and finally look at web sites they show disturbing photos of what smoking can do to you this was all i needed....3 weeks and going strong
I just started smoking and I-m kicking my *** over it. I-ve heard from many people that getting sick and not having the physical strength to eat let alone light up a smoke helped them quit. Others say pregnancy helps, both women and men quit when their is something at stake. But truthfully, It-s all willpower and if you truly want to quit, You will.
I stopped cold turkey...... i basicly made sure all my cigs were smoked the night before i stopped and woke up in the morning without smoking. Jus carried on with it. I think you have to really want to stop to do it cold turkey, but it worked for me.
My husband used the chewing gum,, nicoret i think they were called. But he swore they helpd him stop compleatly. Good luck =)
I did quit smoking with out any smoking aids, what I did is I replaced cigerettes with joints. when that got to expensive i cut down on that too! it may sound crazy but weed isn-t as addictive as tabacco and its the craving and the motion of smoking that is the hardest to stop!
Yes, joined a gym!
It-s amazing how different your workout will be even if you have one ciggy during the day of the workout!!
If I have a smoke at 9am and workout at 5pm, I can do half as much exercise as if i didn-t smoke at all!!
Give it a week and the breathing benefits are improved massively!!
I did and i-m a 130 pound female. I don-t care what anyone says. It aint hard to stop smoking unless you just don-t have any kind of discipline. I smoked a pack a week for a yr straight anad haven-t smoked a cig in eight months. Im joining the U.S Marines this year and I want bootcamp to be as easy as possible. See? I-m ready. If I can do it you sure as hell can do it. (And your a man for God-s sake)
I have. Heres the #1 secret to quiting smoking: You just do it.

No patches no gums. The only way to quit smoking is to throw the pack away and put it out of your mind. It might take a few tries, but once you have fully quit, you-ll be surprised at how easy it was.
I smoked a little bit when I was with my ex because he smoked... (not that he MADE me, but, I tend to want them if Im around them)
- after I left him I found myself craving them somtimes, but,
just look at it - say, -Im bigger than you- - flush it
Yeah, I have. I had a new boyfriend who had recently quit himself. I remember we mainly had a lot of sex to cover up the cravings.
I did. It was a case of I really wanted to, so I did. I started chewing more gum (ordinary gum). I now totally hate tobacco. I should also point out I has been smoking for -20 years.
I just did not buy any more smokes and smoked herbal cigarettes at first from the health food shop. I just had strong willpower and everytime I felt like a smoke, I had a piece of fruit
yes i want through major with drawles i had the sweets and you get bad headaches not fun but in the end its all wroth it.
i use-t to eat mints that really worked for me good luck
Has anyone here quit smoking cold turkey? -

I quit smoking, what can I do to curve my appetite? -

I quit smoking, what can I do to curve my appetite? -

Ok, I quit like 7-8 months ago, but all I want to do is EAT!! I am half tempted to smoke again to get skinny. What can I do to curve my appetite or what can I eat constantly that wont add to my weight?
Drink a lot of water. whenever you start to feel hungry, drink water. (use lemon and lime juice to make it tasty, without the cals). You-ll pee a lot, but you won-t be taking in a lot of cals or sugar.
How about the mini carrots ,celery, smoking is a hand to mouth thing lollipops are good. You should be very proud of yourself...... Don-t light up drink alot of water how about fruit.?
suck on peppermint candy
I quit smoking, what can I do to curve my appetite? -

How can I quit smoking? -

Monday, December 7, 2015

How can I quit smoking? -

I quit seven years ago by changing brands of cigarettes about every two or three months . Each time I changed brands I bought one with less tar and nicotine than the last .when I got to the lowest rated one I could find I smoked them and picked a quiting day and stuck to it . It is very hard to quit ,but it is possible ,Just convince your self you can do it and prove to every one that said you couldn-t ,you have a stronger will power than they thought . I tried the patches,pills ,and gums none of them worked . Cold turkey was the only way I managed to quit . If you don-t succeed the first time like I did , try again as soon as possible.If I can quit any body can .I smoked for 36 years
Pray for the Lord to help you!!!
develop a strong zeal to quit smoking.
to develop aversion for tobacco,
1. take glon-30 one pill daily for two weeks.
2. take one drachm/10 gms of mixture of calcarea phos 3x, natrum mur 3x in a tumbler/flask [thermos flask] of hot water and sip it every 10 minutes for one day. that-s all, u can quit smoking by doing like above for three days, good luck to u.
My moms gets emails from www.about.com on quitting smoking - she didn-t quit yet, but she-s feeling more in the mood to.
When you crave a cigarette, find something else to occupy your mind. Don-t try to quit cold turkey because it could come back to bite you. Try the patch or gum or something...
We-ll I quit smoking 5 years ago when I found out I was pregnant and it was the hardest thing i ever did, but my baby was more important to me. After about 2 months the cravings were alot better. Try to eat hard candy, take walks, anything to take your mind off it. Good luck.
when you find out please let me know.........i need help too. there are stop smoking websites.......just go to google search and type in help stop smoking.....there are several different websites that can help you.......good luck.......
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