A friend quit smoking and now she feels bloated? -

Saturday, July 9, 2005

A friend quit smoking and now she feels bloated? -


A friend of mine recently quit smoking, and now she claims her stomach is bloated a lot.. is this normal? does it have to do with the fact that shes not smoking anymore? if so, why?
Her body is trying to get rid of the poison she was ingesting through smoking.
She can try drinking green tea to help flush her system.It takes a few months to recover but she will feel so much better if she hangs in there.
Getting out in the fresh air by walking will help also.
A friend quit smoking and now she feels bloated? -

How did you successfully quit smoking? -

Tuesday, July 5, 2005

How did you successfully quit smoking? -


I-m ready to quit smoking for good. I hate the fact that I smoke and it-s humiliating to me that I have to have a cigarette. I also want to be healthier. What steps did you take to successfully quit smoking?
Yhe best way is cold turkey@!!! I know it is hard for the first 3 days and the urges get easier. But I drank alot of water and increased my B vitamins and this helped. All the patches and what not suck and cost alot if you really want to you can do it! You have to have Discipline about the urges Don-t do it,You can make it.. A Freind.
hi AIM+E..

well there are a bunch of ways to quit smoking.. some work for some folks, others need to try other steps, nicotine Replacement therapy,(patches, gum, etc) works for many.. still others swear by pharmaceuticals.. the point is that really is no wrong way quit.. good luck on your decision!!!

myself after numerous attempts to achieve freedom, using virtually every method, i found recovery through the fellowship, and meetings of nicotine anonymous.. meetings are available in many areas, as well as a number of meetings on the internet.. i attend both.. i now have over 5 years of freedom from any nicotine, and credit my participation with my friends, as the decisive factor .. again there is really no wrong way to quit.. i wish you luck!!!


Nicotine Anonymous is a Non-Profit 12 Step Fellowship of men and women helping each other live nicotine-free lives. Nicotine Anonymous welcomes all those seeking freedom from nicotine addiction, including those using cessation programs and nicotine withdrawal aids. The primary purpose of Nicotine Anonymous is to help all those who would like to cease using tobacco and nicotine products in any form. The Fellowship offers group support and recovery using the 12 Steps as adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to achieve abstinence from nicotine.
I-ve been quit for 13 days now, and OMG, I still want one something terrible! I quit cold turkey, but after 7 days my friend gave me a trial pack of Chantex, and it does help with the cravings during the day, but during stressful situations, I just want to light up, but so far, I just pace, a lot! I don-t know if this helps, but if I were you, I would ask the doctor for Chantex, don-t try the cold turkey thing, especially if you have kids!
Counseling with medication helped me quit smoking. I am really thankful to the counselors who have done a nice job in making me quit smoking. You need find out your own best way to quit smoking
i did it for my daughter. cold turkey 8months ago...... you can to.
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What is the least painful and most effective way to quit smoking? -

What is the least painful and most effective way to quit smoking? -


Just stop. My teacher and my uncle and his 2 kids did this. They just stopped. Use your willpower and just stop. Don-t do the -I-ll only have 5 a day for 1 week. Then I-ll only have 3 a day....- Don-t. It-s less painful, and costly, to just stop. Prove to everyone that you are strong and that you can do it. Just try real hard. I believe you can. *sorry if this gets offensive here.... God wants you to stop and He can help you. Believe in Him. Pray to Him, ask Him to help you quit.

I am praying for you Linda.

Best of luck,
Lily
First, make a firm resolve that you really want to quit smoking and get your life back and then get all your friends in the loop and ask them to help you out.

Second: Avoid smokers zone for atleast 1 month. Do not accept cigarettes from anyone

Third: Stock your refrigerator with monthly groceries, fruits and natural juices.

Fourth: Pay off all your monthly bills. Then destroy your debit and credit cards. Inform the bank that your purse is stolen and hence you wanna block the cards, so that they can issue new ones. Destroying your cards would mean that you wont be abel to succumb to the temptation to smoke another one, since you wont have any money and there wont be an easy way to take money out of your bank.

Finally:

Now, for the month. You cannot buy cigarettes if you dont have any money. You would look for alternate sources to satisfy your cravings. So go to the refrigerator, take out an apple and eat it slowly. That would give your hands and mouth something to do.

The urge to smoke or cravings only last for10 to 15 minutes only, So make sure that you eat the apple slowly fully relishing its taste, which makes the cravings go away and at the same time, makes your healthy

Secondly, drink orange juice to clear your system from nictine. Orange is a natural anticarcenogenic drink and it will help in detoxifying your nicotine levels in your blood.

End of the month, your cravings would be gone. This is how I quit smoking. Believe me, it works.

Just a simple illustration:

If you hold a tree trunk, stick to it and complain that the tree does not let you go, the answer is that it wont.
You are the one holding the tree trunk and you have to it go to free yourself.

Got a little nostalgic but try my advice. It really works.
good question.

im a smoker for 4 years now so unlike alot of people i know how hard it is to quit specially if your a woman. a man can quit instantly.

anyway the best advice i can tell you if throw that box away and never pick up another cig. i went from smoking a pack a day to just smoking 1 or 2 cigs a day THATS it. basicly its all in the mind. if you really really want to quit you can. as for me i think im doing well eventually i will stop

ive been thinking about seeing a hypnotizer person i heard that works you should try it.
I stopped smoking 45 years ago, I still get a longing for my pipe sometimes, this is how i did it, i had a packet of cigs in my pocket and I started first thing in morning in stead of having a cig i promised myself one at my tea break, when i got to tea break i decide to try for lunch break before having a smoke, when i got there i thought lets try for afternoon tea break,i made it so i decide to wait until i got home, all the time i had the safety net of a cig in my pocket if i wanted one.
I managed this for 3 days and then i lit a cig,,, 2 puffs and i thought what am i doing i have just wasted 3 days so i put it out . i continued extending my non smoking time until suddenly i realized i had not thought about a cig for a few days . it may not work for you it did for me so give it a try. remember you are only putting of your smoke until you reach your set target, then you extend it, if you fail you carry on setting targets and trying to reach them. do not aim to far ahead each time then you will find you will soon be extending this without trying
GOOD LUCK
Try chewing that special gum to help you stop or just plain stop doing it. If u think about smoking do something to distract u.
What is the least painful and most effective way to quit smoking? -

Help, I want to quit smoking? -

Help, I want to quit smoking? -


I added up that my husband and I spend on average $160 a month on cigarettes and that-s only if he smokes one pack a day and usually he smokes 2 to 2 1/2 packs a day. I have three toddlers at home and I stay at home full time, I am so very stressed out but I want to quit. Please anyone with ideas or suggestions or who has gone through this and quit successfully, I would greatly appreciate words of encouragement and/or support that has help u through this.
Contact the American Cancer Society; your local hospital; American Lung Association; or any advertised Quit group. I quit cold turkey 25 years ago, and have led Quit groups. Talk with your family doctor, as he can give you a prescription for the patch, lozenges, or Wellbutrin. You are lucky that there are so many Quit aids available. You MUST declare your home a smoke free zone because of the 3 children. If you Must have a cigarette, go outside. Pick a quit date within the next 2 weeks, and get ready to be free of the habit. When you want a cigarette, take several deep breaths, take a quick walk around the block, drink 1-2 full glasses of water, or retreat to a quiet place and use relaxation methods for just a few minutes. Don-t worry about your husband-s habit--take care of yourself. It can be done, and MUST be a priority for you. Good Luck....
d magic word?

-nicotine patches-

go get them.........

n- best of luck!!!!!!
Love yourself!
Smoking is self-destruction, self-punishment, and any other self-inflicted damage.
You know well smoking destroys your health a puff at a time; using -stupid logic (obvious facts)- ; every puff punishes you for your or your loved ones- mistakes, remorses, failures, frustrations, and so on. Doesn-t it feel good and relief to be punished for your bad actions, get rid of that load in your concience, and feel that you pay for your mistakes (-- sins? --)?
Nicotine is poisonous for may species (e.g., insects, fungi, etc.) and addictive to humans; but it is as addictive as it is food, work, exercise, video games, pain killers and anything that makes you feel good, relief, successful and so on.
Learn to really love yourself, TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF and you will see life worth of living for and also you will enjoy even more all of your efforts (failures and successes)and the processes (time period) you put your efforts to.
Once you learn to love yourself, you will love even more the ones you love and teach them to learn to love themselves.
The rest of your life is yours to live happily. Cure your mind (heart) and you can cure your body a lot easier.
Do you remember: -do unto others...-?
Can you love others if you don-t know how to love yourself?
The addiction to smoking is all in your head. Your kids and finances are the main priority in your life right now so tell ure head to shut the @$%@ up when u think about smoking and move on. Trust me its simple.
Try buying the nicotine patch, gum, or any other products you can discover. No, I have never smoked in my life, but I know people who have and desperatley want to quit. If you get stressed out and feel like you need a ciggarette, try taking out your stress on other things, like taking a nap, taking a bath, relaxing. Think about your future, and your kid-s health and well being to keep you motivated. Don-t give up, it will be worth the work!
Everytime you pull out a cigarette, before it reaches your lips, think of your kids having to inhale your second hand smoke which is more harmful.

Cold turkey for a couple of weeks using the above method and you should be off the urge.
Your husband should do the same else with the box of ciagarettes lying around the house, it makes it easier for you to pick up one and more difficult to fight the temptation.
there could be any number of people here who had -successfully - done it any number of times. seriously , I am not a smoker.
I think one way is to slowly reduce the number of cigarettes you smoke daily.
reduce the quantity. another way to do this is by limiting the inhalations per cigarette. ( cheap trick , but it might work. like take 2 inhalations , put out the thing and keep it for later ? only at your home and in private. eh?)
try the usual things first,patches,gum etc,try to move the addiction (eg coffee) if you are in the Uk i know for a fact there are licenced people who can hyptize you in to not wanting to after just one session. good luck -x-
If alternative methods do not work for you,try cutting back little by little. I stopped by getting away from others that smoked at work. I chewed gum when the urged came. I smoked 2 packs a day down to 1 pack a week. I sometimes stop for weeks, but stress at work sometimes gets me going.
Try and stop for your children, think of the future of their health. If that doesn-t stop you nothing will.
I can help you with this i think, try your best not to smoke in a day throw away all your cigarettes and dont try to hide them either.Lol.im just joking, but you do that and it should work try for a week and you should be able to stop in no time.
get to the store and spend the money that you would have spent on killing yourself on some patches,,if not for you then do it for your kids,,I did it,,good luck
SOJ U GIEV!!!!!!111
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Help, I want to quit smoking? -

How do you quit smoking? -

Saturday, July 2, 2005

How do you quit smoking? -


I don-t smoke. But I know someone who smokes very often (a relative). And I told her that smoking is bad but she won-t understand. Yes I know that smoking is very hard to quit, but it-s possible. Any ways I can help her?
If she does-nt want to quit smoking it will be impossible to force her. Maybe you could give her some statistics showing how deadly it can be to help change her mind. Good Luck ! This site has some info that may help
try the patch
umm.........its her dicision dude so stop buggin
Everyone must come to that decision by themselves. Nothing you can do so don-t try, you-ll only look pushy.
Encourage her but stop telling her how bad it is for her.

My husband quit once for a while, started up again because he was hanging out with too many people that smoked. He did a church remedy.

A big glass of orange juice with a teaspoon of cream of tartar in it. Lots of vitamin C. And carr yaround a trial/travel size of scope. Anytime there is a crave for a cigareete, rinse and spit. This works very well.

YOu can also hang out at places where no smoking is aloud so her smoking is cut down a bit when you are around. little things like that can help. The less they smoke, the easier it is to quit smoking.
when the cigarette gets to the butt, stop smoking it.... it-s that easy
If she wants to quite, i was told that the best thing to do is drink water all the time. It helps to cleanse the body of all the toxins and also gives you somthing to do when you have a craving. Bottled water everywhere you go, thats the answer.
I used the patch, and so far so good. I have learned that not until I wanted to quit, did I quit. I tried quitting for my husband and family but it never happened. Then I decided that I would quit, and I did. Good luck.
I did it with my doctors help. He gave me Wellbutrin and it worked really well. But you have to really want to quit
She will never stop just cause YOU want her too, and I-m sure she already knows exactly how bad it is for her but doesn-t really care enough to quit. She-ll quit when SHE wants. When she gets tired of not being able to breath very good or coughing a lot in the mornings. Until then there-s nothing you can do about it.
PS-my Grandma lived to be 87 and smoked and drank. She eventually died from complications of having surgery for breast cancer. I admit she was a lucky smoker
If she-s not ready to quit, then there-s really nothing you can do. I just quit smoking on Memorial Day weekend, and I assure you it was because I wanted to quit on my own. I-d heard all the nagging - lectures, and nobody was telling me anything I didn-t already know. They could talk -til they were blue in the face, and I-d just turn my deaf ear to them. I understood what the consequences were. But I needed to acquire that inner resolve to be able to do it on my own. I finally accomplished it when I got really sick - tired of all the bronchitis, wheezing, low energy, etc. I had to tell myself -Enough is enough!- because I was too stubborn to listen to anyone else.

I have a feeling your relative understands. But please understand it-s a very difficult habit to break. She-ll quit when she-s ready. If not, then if it bothers you, set boundaries for when you-re together (for example, you can ask her to not smoke inside your home).
u cant because she is not willing to stop.if she means that u can use nicotine gums which makes like a substitution of it to smokers.so to make her,herself quit this try to show pictures of people already effected and organs effected by smoking u can make her really think about this.
The patch has worked on many ppl I know, those who didnt use it died from smoking.
the patches and nicotine gums can be very effective..but she has to want to quit first.
No, its like any other addiction. They will only quit when they want to. You need to learn to love and accept that person for who they are and not -Down- on them because they do something you don-t approve of. We are a society built on judging each other so badly. Everyone has some sort of problem they are attributed to in one form or another. Just relax and go with the flow, you will live alot longer and more productive life that way!
You can-t change anybody. They will never going to stop.
Have them try the nicorette gum
perseverance
Quit cold turkey. I did and I have not smoked for 4 years. Find something to keep busy so you don-t think about smoking. It-s dumb but I did Jig Saw puzzles a lot!
the gum has really helped my aunt
I quit 26 years ago after smoking for 13 years...was up to 2 1/2 packs a day. The method I chose was to wait one urge for a cigarette...then wait two urges..then wait three urges...ect. Eventually, (about 30 days), I was down to the decision of buying one more pack or not. Went to the store, the grocer said -the-re all good-...I have not bought or smoked a cigarette since AUG 80-.
What tilted the balance was to make the decision I wanted to quit..then asked God for the strength to do so...I have to give God the credit.
Exercise, and once you-ll realize how important it is to breathe when you can-t you-ll wanna stop. Seriously
Don-t smoke. It is the only way.
You cant, she has to want to quit herself
But you could show her pitures of what her organs will look loke after many years of smoking
Nope, quite honestly there-s not a darn thing you can do, they will quit IF THEY want to, not because YOU want them to.
Don-t light cigarettes.
well i think that you should try not seeing anybody smoke so u want think about smoking don-t u think then u will quit and it will be all over by then
You can only encourage her but she needs to be the one who wants to stop smoking. If you can convince her that she thinks its bad and wants to stop then you can work with her on ways to quit. I know hypnosis has worked on a few people I know.
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I have offically quit smoking pot (forever) did you have crazy vivid dreams after you quit? -

Friday, July 1, 2005

I have offically quit smoking pot (forever) did you have crazy vivid dreams after you quit? -


Its been a month now and every night without fail i have these really crazy dreams, i mean really crazy. Am I alone?
No you are not alone. It-s totally normal to have crazy dreams after you stop smoking pot if you have been an active smoker for a long time. Your brain is having to rewire itself in a way. When you smoke pot you slow down and kill brain cells and the natural sequences that occur within the brain. When you stop the brain starts working harder, especially when you sleep to get back into a normal pattern and it causes you to have crazy dreams. They slowly go away and eventually you will sleep a good nights sleep. Your brain is able to think again and it does it-s best thinking and recovering while you are asleep. Bravo for your quitting smoking pot!
why did you quit??
i didnt but tthat was like 4 yrs again
You bet your az your alone. You just left the community without saying goodbye? And we thought we could rely on you.
yes i just gave up smoking pot myself after 14 years and i dont have any weird dreams or crazy ones either its just in your head. your dreams are not from not smoking pot its from something else
it-s a major life change, the same thing happened to me when i quit, then again when i quit cigarettes, and then when i went cold turkey off of pain killers. next, when i kicked the heroin, cocaine, and lsd use, and again when i quit smoking crack. i guess i can expect more of the same when i quit drinking
nope
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How can i ever quit smoking? -

Sunday, June 26, 2005

How can i ever quit smoking? -


I been smoking for about 8 years now. Im 23. Im in great physical shape i work out 5 days a week and i eat healthy. I been trying to quit smoking for a year now. Patches and gum simply dont work and i cant go -cold turkey- because i get very irritable and crancky ( i work in hospitality industry, so i cant really afford to be that way). Someone please help!! :(
You are going to have to tolerate some side effects -- that-s unavoidable. So schedule your stop date for when you have a one week vacation, which is about how long it takes for the crankiness to wear off. You-re also most likely to be successful at stopping when you-re away from stress, so doing it on vacation is a good idea.

Then -- some people can-t tolerate it, but for most people, Chantix is the most effective stop smoking medicine, period. Don-t fool around, use it. If that doesn-t work, look at the Commit lozenges, which are better than the gum and the patches. If that doesn-t work, go to a doctor who specializes in this stuff and ask about combination therapy -- patches *plus* lozenges. If you are not able to stop, you are not getting as much nicotine as you-re used to, and the combination therapy addresses that. You need a higher dose of nicotine. The dose is right when you *can* stop. Zyban can also help as a second-line oral med. Also join a stop-smoking group -- I know it sounds dumb, but we-re wired to be influenced by the group and studies show that it increases the success rate dramatically.
Zero Smoke seems to also be a terrific product to help smokers quit. I-ve also heard that Nicotine gum does wonders, but many people end up addicted to the gum instead. Check out Zero Smoke though.


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Cold turkey is the only way. But it has to be accompanied by a Lifestyle change.

Throw out everything that has to do with smoking. All lighters, ashtrays, and don-t hang with anyone who smokes. Find something to busy your hands when you have nothing to do like cleaning up stuff.

Re-learn your whole life without smoking: coffee, movies, wine, sex, everything.

Admit to yourself that if you take one puff of cig you-ll be right back to three packs a day. Realize that even 20 years without a cig, you-ll still dream of smoking one. That-s what my dad said.

You can do it !
Just quit. Sorry, but that-s the best way. Nicotine addiction goes away in just a few days. But the hand-to-mouth habit can take a very long time to get over. Smoking can useful in helping someone relax. So, if you find yourself being cranky after about 5 days with no smoke, you need to look at some anger management. You need to find another way to chill out. It-s not a lack of smoking that makes you cranky. You are cranky by default and smoking is calming that. You can try weening yourself off of cigarettes by smoking cigarillos. Replace the habit with something else, like carrot sticks. Smoking is a sort of pacifier.
First of all you can buy all the nic patches and nic gum you want, but nothing will help.. Instead of saying you have to quit, which I guess if you did, then my bad, but its a mind over matter.. Like with myself, I don-t want to stop smoking.. Don-t matter how healthy you eat, I mean once your dead, it won-t matter how healthy you ate right??? I guess I look at it alot different than most.. GOOD LUCK
Stop being such a wimp. If you want to quit, then do it. All these lame excuses are just that - LAME EXCUSES. It only takes two weeks to be free of it and the first week is the worst. Now there are lots of things to help you with the BS.
Talk to your Doctor about CHANTIX. It is a pill that you take for 3 months. (I only needed it for 2) I smoked for 22 years and I still can-t believe that it was as easy as it was to quit. Although I must tell you, you will only quit if you are very serious and really want to quit. All in all, it is up to you, if you really want CHANTIX to work it will. I am now 79 days quit!!!!
try switching to lights. also try only smoking just enough of the cigarettee to take the edge off. half or just two or three puffs. the hardest smoke to miss is the one that is become routine(first when you gt up, after meals, etc)you may have to change your routine (exercize, vacuum etc to fill up tthe void.)take a week off for vacation and let youself get cranky.
these are some ideas.
Hi :)

My name is Antony. I am live in New York.

I been smoking for about 5 years.
I quit smoking now.
My blog - www.no-smoking-blog.com
My article (12 Steps To Stop Smoking) - http://www.no-smoking-blog.com/2008/06/05/methods-of-give-up-smoking-to-stop-smoking/

good luck!!!
Tell the person who works at the store you buy your cigarettes from to not let you get them.
Or....get somebody to supervise you.
I always threw away my mom-s cigarettes, and now she doesn-t smoke, because I didn-t let her for about 5 months =P
Hey! Thanks for the answer too!
Zyban is an rx medication that has been known to help people quit smoking. It-s basically the same thing as Wellbutrin (the antidepressant). Go see a doctor and see if he-ll prescribe it to you.
I had a friend who finally manage to quit smoking after he follow the method shared on this website, and it works!
Talk to your doctor and see if your doctor can put you on some medicine, my mother is on some medicine and she smokes but not as much as she used to
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