Whats the best way to quit smoking? -
I am sixteen and have been smoking for three years. the day before yesterday i had two cigarettes and yesterday i had two. so far today i have not had one. and i feel like i am going to go crazy!
What are some tips to calm me down and get rid of the oh so powerfull urge...?
Cold turkey. Have plenty of gum, mints, and hard candy available. Cut plastic straws to cigarette size and -pretend- smoke them and chew on them. Keep yourself busy and distracted. BE DETERMINED. If necessary, go hour by hour.
If I can quit a 27 year long, 3-pack-a-day Kool habit, ANYONE can quit.
Good luck, and stay strong!
This stuff chantix is supposed to be the best thing to quit with. You have to see a doctor to get a perscription and w/o health insurance its 300$ or more for a month supply.
CHANTIX is a non-nicotine pill.
CHANTIX is a non-nicotine prescription medicine specifically developed to help adults 18 and over quit smoking. Over 6 million people in the U.S. have already been prescribed CHANTIX.*
How is CHANTIX different from other smoking cessation products?
CHANTIX does not contain nicotine. It works in two ways. It targets nicotine receptors in the brain, attaches to them, and blocks nicotine from reaching them. It is believed that CHANTIX also activates these receptors, causing a reduced release of dopamine compared to nicotine.
It-s recommended that you begin your CHANTIX treatment a week before you stop smoking completely. This gives CHANTIX a chance to build up in your body. You may smoke during the first week of your CHANTIX treatment, but you should stop smoking completely on Day 8 of your treatment.
CHANTIX is proven to work.
In studies, 44% of CHANTIX users were quit during weeks 9 to 12 of treatment (compared to 18% on sugar pill). CHANTIX also helped reduce the urge to smoke.
CHANTIX has been proven to be more effective in helping smokers quit than Zyban? (bupropion hydrochloride). The average person in these studies had been a smoker for more than 24 years. The trials involved a mix of men and women who smoked an average of 10 or more cigarettes a day.
For me, nothing really helped. I went on the patch, tried the gum, and both just made me want more nicotine.
The best tool was me finally just being sick of the way I smelled, the way I felt and the money I was spending. I-m a pretty active person and it is scary how much smoking effects your ability to even just run for a short period of time if necessary.
Even though it is also a drug, caffeine can help curve the cravings and you can cut down on it once your nicotine cravings are gone. I drank tons of pop and coffee during the first few weeks.
Smoking is just as much a mental addiction as a physical one. The oral sensation of having the cigarette in your mouth is something you will miss. Having flavored toothpicks can help with this as they give you a new taste and something to have in your mouth. Hard candy or suckers work the same way.
Finally, be aware that you are going to feel like crap for awhile. There is no one who has quit that didn-t feel like killing someone during those first few days / weeks. Mentally tell yourself that it is okay, and you will get through it even if you do feel like screaming.
Best of luck, nicotine is the worst; just as addictive as heroin.
Those first couple of days are the worst. If you can make it past the first week you are home free! I have found that when I quit smoking that in my mind I had to really want to quit or it just didn-t work. It-s more of a mental addiction than it is physical. I quit for a year and started back and still am now. I am trying to get myself in that mental state where I was once to quit b/c they have went up so high I just don-t feel justified buying them. The one tip I can give you is don-t eat to fill the crave. You will gain weight. When you quit smoking usually the reason you gain weight is b/c when you smoke it affects your taste buds so when you quit food tastes better, so you eat more. Some eat just to not think about smoking too. Chew some gum. Exercise. Keep yourself occupied so you won-t think about it. Good luck.
try drinking loads of water when you get a craving. keep your hands busy as part of the addiction is the physical motion of smoking. You can also try going for a walk, sprint for a short distance or do jumping jacks. Try not to substitute smoking for food since that is normally how people who have recently quit gain so much weight.
i quit using champix and it really REALLY helped. its doctor prescribed so try heading to the doc.
good luck
im on the same boat with ya brahhhh,
what i did, and made me stop for a while, was.
when you get the smoke in your mouth,
dont take it into your lungs./
keep it in your mouth and swallow it,
[like food,wwater,etc..]
its the worst thing,
and made me hate cigarets for a long time.
its mind over matter/.
Definitely gradual, slowly.
Like, maybe one a day, then one every two days, three days ect.
Also patches may help.
Try to do some things u lyk to do. ( ride ur bike, watch t.v, etc) or try that cure they sell it at drugstores and target.
hope i helped.
wink wink
when you are phyiscally, mentally and emotionally ready!! not being funny.
you shouldnt have started but if you really want to stop tell your parents that you smoke then they can help you stop hopefully
Stop buying and borrowing them.