How long is it before you dont have the cravings when you have quit smoking for a little over a month? -
I have quit smoking twice, once a few months ago and two wweks before the new year. How long does it take before the cravings aren-t so bad. Just for the people out there that want others to stop smoking.............i am Not doing it because people want me too. I am doing it because I want too, and that-s different. I don-t do what the majority of people want me to do.
Hey - good for you!!! Congratulations on doing it right the second time around. As for the time frame, that-s a hard one as we all experience our -addictions- differently.
After the first week or two, when the cravings were really high for me, I personally asked my doctor for help and he gave me a very mild pill to relax me. Even though he said they weren-t addictive, I still cut them in half and took them when I couldn-t control my hyperness. Unfortunately, I started in on high sugary carbs and gained a lot of weight when all I had to learn was to substitute certain activities for those last cigarettes I-d gotten my -habit- honed down to. I found that it helped a lot to associate with non-smokers but most of all, to think of myself as a non-smoker now. I quit 20 years ago and have had an evening or two where I-ve had 3 or 4 cigarettes, but the next day, I haven-t felt that the habit has defeated me and that I-m back to being a smoker. I kept concentrating on what I-d achieved and how much effort went into it by sticking to what I wanted to do and not pressure from others. So, good luck (and I don-t think you-ll need the luck part) and I-d say to pamper yourself with lots of fresh air, good company and get in some gym time or a great hike! If you slip up, well, it-s not the end of the world. I just subtracted that day from my total of how long I-d quit smoking.
Hang in there!
Cheers,
ShirleyG.
alot of people say 30 days but i had an aunt that still would break down and cry for one 13 yrs after she quit so i probaly depends on the individual
I had my last major cravings at nine months off.
Now it-s been 16 months and I-ve not had any since.
Before that it-d been at six months and before that
a lot of times.
I was still craving one after about 5 months, so i broke down and took a puff and it made me really ill, that is what it took for me to finally quit. Congrats, I know you can do it this time around!
I am a smoker and have too quite and started again. I believe one never gets over the urge it is an addiction as is alcohol
I believe the urge lessens as one goes through the years but always just a drag away.
Keep trying, you-ll make it .
I-m so glad you are doing it for yourself. I think one has a better chance of success when it-s not pushed down your throat. Good luck to you.
It can take a long time to get rid of the cravings. After all, you probably smoked for years and it-s not going to leave you so quickly. Try to get past the craving. Keep your hands busy and take a deep breath as if you are inhaling. The craving will leave shortly and will return. Just keep busy and keep your mind off it. It will disappear!!