What are some of the effects of quitting smoking? Please also read the details.? -
I-m trying to quit smoking...yesterday I smoked one cigarette,today nothing. Beside effects I would also like to know some ways to deal with the cravings.I pretty much know some things from books or the internet,but I would like to know from real people who have experienced this.Thank you.
Have you tried one of the online smoking cessation forums? Unfortunately, I have not been brave enough or smart enough, for that matter, to lay the cigs down but I know from others that these work. Not only do the sites give you information but there are chat rooms/bulletin board type forums where you can share the experience with others, who are in the same shoes. Good luck and WOW, only 1 yesterday and none today. Good for you!
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Expect to have the cravings for quite a while because you where on a drug and parts of your body will demand it. You might want to try a anti-smoking patch for a while. But if that-s not for you get a strong rubber band and put it around your wrist. Every time you watch to smoke pull it to snap it on your arm. After a while many people have trained their bodies to not want to smoke.
when i stopped i got angry very easy,and tended to eat more,iam now smoking again,but good luck to you
There-s no easy way of giving up, but it is possible. It really all depends on how much you smoke and for how long you-ve been smoking for. There really aren-t any effects of giving up smoking apart from the cravings of course. I found it relatively easy, because I was a light smoker. The trick is to stay away from anywhere where you know people are going to be smoking for the first few weeks, e.g. bars and night clubs, and operate a no smoking policy in your own home if friends or family who are smokers visit. I found that it wasn-t so much the actual habit that was hard to beat as much as the emotional attachment to ciggerettes in social environments e.g. smoking with friends over a drink and going out for a fag in my lunch hour. If you can somehow ditatch the connection between cigarettes and good times, that-s the key I think. Different things work for different people. I personally wouldn-t recommend hypnosis or nicotine replacement products unless you smoke a great deal. Instead, get some advise from your doctor and talk to other quitters so you get as much support and motivation as possible.
Good luck
I tried to quit smoking when I was in the military many times, and was not successful. However, when I got out, it was very easy. In my opinion it is best to quit when going through a big life change i.e new job or place or residence, but obviously you may not have that option. My suggestion would be to try a new hobby like running or anything else that will preoccupy you from thinking about smoking, and while at work or any other time you feel like smoking.... I guess try chewing gum.
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Easyway, founded by Allen Carr in 1983, has the highest independently verified 12-month success rate (75.8% for a smoker completing the program) of any quit smoking technique and a 90% satisfaction rating.
Compare Easyway to other methods and see for yourself why Easyway is called “The Cadillac of quit smoking methods.”
The Allen Carr Method
HOW THE METHOD WORKS
Using psychotherapy, the method works in the opposite way to the “willpower” method. It does not concentrate on the reasons the smoker should not smoke : the money, the slavery, the health risks and the stigma. Smokers know all that already. Instead it focuses on why smokers continue to smoke in spite of the obvious disadvantages.
It is fear that keeps smokers hooked!
Fear the smoker will have to give up their pleasure or crutch. Fear the smoker will be unable to enjoy life or handle stress. Fear the smoker will have to go through an awful trauma to get free. Fear the smoker will never get completely free from the craving.
The Method removes these fears
Smokers quit with the Allen Carr Method as happy non-smokers, not feeling deprived but with a huge sense of relief and elation that they have finally achieved what they always wanted….
TO BE FREE!
What about the terrible withdrawal pangs from nicotine?
The physical withdrawal from nicotine is so slight that most smokers don’t realise that they are addicts. What smokers suffer when they try and quit using other methods is the misery and depression caused by the belief that they are being deprived of a pleasure or a crutch.
The Allen Carr Method removes this feeling of deprivation.
It removes the need and desire to smoke. Once the smoker is in the right frame of mind and they follow the simple instructions, the physical withdrawal from nicotine is hardly noticeable.
No Gimmicks!
The Method does not use any gimmicks, useless aids or substitutes. No nicotine gum, patches, lozenges, tabs, inhilators or nasal sprays! No needles! No lasers! No drugs! No herbs! No shock treatment!
The Allen Carr Method is successful because:
It removes the smokers’ conflict of will.
There are no bad withdrawal pangs.
It is instantaneous and easy.
It is equally effective for long-term heavy smokers and light smokers.
You need not gain weight.
You will not miss smoking.
Medical Endorsements
A personal view from Professor Judith Mackay MBE, JP, FRCO (Edin), FRCP (Lon), World Health Organisation Advisory Panel on Tobacco and Health
“I have no hesitation in supporting Allen Carr’s work. Many clinics use some of his techniques but it would appear that few do it in quite such a successful package.”
Carole Johnson, Coronary Heart Disease Prevention Unit, Tyne Tees
“his success rate was such that, when budgets allow, we continue to use Easyway for work with specific groups and individuals.”
Dr Anil Visa BSc, MBBch., FRCA, Consultant – Royal Hospitals NHS Trust – Royal London Hospital
“I have observed the Allen Carr method at first hand and have found it to be very successful and I wholeheartedly support it as an effective way to quit smoking.”
Dr William Green, Head of Psychiatric Dept, Matilda Hospital, Hong Kong
“It is a remarkable fact that Allen Carr, on his own admission a non-professional in behaviour modification, should have succeeded where countless psychologists and psychiatrists holding postgraduate qualifications have failed, in formulating a simple and effective way to stop smoking.”
Dr Martin Jarvis, Principle Scientist, Imperial Cancer Research
Fund and Reader in Health Psychology, University College London
”...I am more than happy to testify to Allen Carr’s enduring involvement and to recognise the value of the kind of behavioural and cognitive support he provides.”
Dr PM Bray MB CH.b., MRCGP
“I was really impressed by the method. In spite of the Allen Carr organisation’s success and fame, there were no gimmicks and the professional approach was something a GP could readily respect. I would be happy to give a medical endorsement of the method to anyone.”
Celebrity Endorsements
-His method is absolutely unique, removing the dependence on cigarettes, while you are actually smoking. I’m pleased to say it has worked for many of my friends and staff.”
Sir Richard Branson
“Some friends of mine who had stopped using Allen Carr’s method suggested I tried it. I did. It was such a revelation that instantly I was freed from my addiction. Like those friends of mine, I found it not only easy but unbelievably enjoyable to stay stopped.”
Sir Anthony Hopkins
GOOD LUCK!