What is the best program to follow to quit smoking? -

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

What is the best program to follow to quit smoking? -

I am not able to use nicotine aids due to medical reasons. Does anyone have a natural remedy for quitting smoking?
Chantix (prescription) worked great for me -- heavy smoker
for more than 45 years -- check with your Doctor, it isn-t a
patch and may work for you too.
I was a smoker for 25 years and I had quit smoking for over six times ,but never really quit smoking before.Just after I read that quit smoking program, I realized how easy quitting smoking was.I am a non-smoker now! I highly recommend this program to you.It really works.You can check out
http://quit-smoking-in-3-hours.info

Good luck!
laser works 90% of the time this is a great way to do it without meds. Worked for me.Good Luck.
Simply put--willpower. I stopped smoking because I felt like crap and looked even worse, like crap cooked twice. That was motivation enough.
Find a girl (or boy) who likes you but hates smoking.

My girlfriend at the time gave me a choice between sex and cigarettes.

I may have been hooked, but I was certainly no fool.
WILL POWER

ITS HARD BUT BETTER THAN FILLING YOUR BODY WITH OTHER S**T,IVE BEEN STOPPED FOR FOUR MONTHS NOW ,YOU THINK ITS HARD BUT IT GETS EASIER
What is the best program to follow to quit smoking? -

How long after you quit smoking do you have regular cravings for? -

Friday, October 23, 2020

How long after you quit smoking do you have regular cravings for? -

I-m quitting smoking. Its been 2 days now and I-ve heard that-s how long it takes to detox from nicotine. How long until the regular cravings subside?
First of all Congratulations for Quitting. You have no idea how big a favor you did to yourself.

Detox is a term that refers to the removal of all your toxins from your lungs, brain, throat, etc. The detoxification takes a very long time naturally. So let me answer this question in two parts:

1. How long until your regular cravings subside?
The answer to this question depends on how long have you been smoking, how much did you smoke, and what is the reason for you to quit.

That-s right. Your reason to quit plays an important role in determining how much you crave nicotine. If you quit smoking with the awareness of what cigarette smoking was doing to you (like in this video:
http://www.how-to-quit-cigarettes.com/ef…
) then you would not take the craving as a craving, rather take it as a challenge that you must overcome to live a healthy life.

Craving is strongest on day 1 and then it starts subsiding and goes away totally within 10 - 14 days. However some people have felt cravings till the 21st day.

2. How much time does it take for your body to detox from smoking?
- 20 Minutes after you quit smoking your blood pressure and heart rate drops.
- 12 hours after you stop smoking your carbon monoxide levels in your blood drops.
- 2 weeks after you stop smoking your lung function starts getting better and your stamina starts increasing.
- It will take 1 to 9 months before your cough totally goes away.
- After one year of quitting cigarettes your risk of heart disease reduces (this means your heart clears most of the toxins within one year)
- 5 years after you quit smoking your risk of stroke decreases (so it does take up to a few years before your blood and brain clear of toxins)
- 10 years after your quit smoking your risk of lung cancer is reduced to 50%.

This is because the tar and other material desposited on your lungs are cancerous in nature and can affect you even years after you quit smoking. So it is important for you to start your lung detoxification exercises to accelerate lung cleansing.
WELL DONE!
I-ve heard 14 days to completely detox, and get over the physical addiction to nicotine and around 21 days to get out of the habit.

Changing your routine is great, then you aren-t doing the things you are used to do with a cigarette.

If you tended to hang out in one room and smoke in your house hang out in a different room. Even moving you furniture around could help.

Saving the money you used to spend (would be spending) on cigarettes and spending it to spoil yourself instead is a good extra bit of motivation!

Whitening your teeth can be great motivation too. Getting rid of any dinginess the cigarettes caused.

Running is great your lungs will yell at you for having ever started in the first place and you will be able to feel them clearing out and getting healthier. Also this would prevent the initial weight gain that often drives smokers back to cigarettes.

My mom quit years ago by dumping the butt and ashes from her last stinky ash tray into a zipper bag and adding a little water. She hid this in a pocket of her purse and whenever she really really wanted a cigarette she would get the disgusting thing out and look at it. If she STILL wanted one she would unzip the bag and SMELL it! The smell was so horrible and totally killed the urge.
She carried this around for about a year. That was about 15 years ago and She has never started smoking again!

I really hope this helps!
You can do it!
Congrats on the great decision. Hooray You!
Congrats, keep up the good work! The info that I have says that it takes about two weeks for the cravings to stop. In the meantime when they occur use deep breathing, gum, drink water, take a walk, carrot sticks sugar free mints also help.The cravings only last about 20 seconds and should get lighter as time goes by. Some information that I have read says that it takes about 36 hours to get the nicotine out of our system, So good luck!
I think a lot depends on what you class as cravings. I have quit several times and never really had cravings a such, just more of a mental thing becuase I used to get away from my desk by having a fag and that was the hardest thing to break.

I got help from http://www.easytoquit.co.uk in the end and I ahve been quit for 9 months now
I started using these and have not had a cigg in just over 3 months. SAFE - no carcinogens, tar or other chemicals because the smoke is water vapor (H2O). It-s working wonders for me and about 7 of my friends. I-ve been smoking for about 10-12 years and after smoking these i can honestly say i have more energy and I feel great. I can still smoke without worrying about my health. It-s a WIN WIN.

Jay R
as like all those who have done this CONGRATS , but there is bad news also , some never get over the cravings ,I have found myself holding pen-s just like I would a cig , after 5 years and sometimes i feel like I need one so bad ,, but just work through it it is a part of your body (mind ) tricking you back to the Habit ,,,
Well done luv! My main craving was food - candy, junk food, everything! I gaines 40lbs but now keep it way under control and have lost the 40lbs and more and the cravings with http://youcanquit.notlong.com
How long after you quit smoking do you have regular cravings for? -

How can i Quit smoking? -

How can i Quit smoking? -

hi khamid M

I smoked for over 40 years, have now been quit for over 5 years..what worked for me was getting involved in a support group... I am a member of Nicotine anonymous.. I attend meetings both locally and on line.. on line voice meetings are as close as your computer!! you are welcome to attend meetings while still smoking..


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.
Maybe try:

-Cigana is a healthier alternative to smoking. While regular cigarettes contain tobacco and 4000+ carcinogens, Cigana contains just nicotine. Cigana looks and feels like a regular cigarette, provides the nicotine that smokers crave, without the harmful, cancer-causing toxins, ashes, smells or second hand smoke.-
My spouse and I used Chantix. It-s a Rx that you must get from your Doctor. It worked, and we have been smoke free for almost three years. Combined we smoked for approx. 60 years. We weren-t cross with each other or anyone else. It Worked!
Start taking hard drugs like heroin or crystal meth you will then have a heavy addiction to them and will not care about smoking
How can i Quit smoking? -

I am trying to quit smoking Please Help!? -

I am trying to quit smoking Please Help!? -

I-ve been smoking on and off for about 12 years now. I-m tierd of what smoking is doing to me. I need some advice on how you may have kicked the habit. I-ve tried patches the irritate my skin, I-ve tried the quit now line (didn-t work). I-ve tried cold turkey only to go back and start again. Please Help.
Listen, you need a lot of will power to just stop smoking. The other method is to replace smoking with a positive activity, but you have to be so into the activity, so you can forget about smoking forever. In most cases that not an effective strategy. I found out that there is a smoker-s card that reduced the amount of toxins that cigarettes emit. All you have to do is to purchase the card, place it onto the cigarette pack and it will help you gradually quit smoking. Just Google HuashenUSA and there should be more information about it.
Replace your smoking habit with another, positive habit.
I think it is good that you are thinking of quitting after 6 months,,,, I wish you all the best. Imagine the possibilities of not smoking. You get to save lots of money and your health.. Imagine the money you put aside especially if you are a pack-a-day smoker... you can pay installments for a very decent second hand car.

I have not smoked for 3 days now and dont have the urge to either. Its all about mind control.
well i know how you feel. asked god to help you. i smoke once at 13. and i quit.
If you don-t buy cigarettes it-s hard to smoke. When you quit smoking you have to change your routine. Example if you wake up and have coffee - a cigarette then you can still have coffee just have a slice of toast with it. When you are done. Start doing dishes- It is hard to smoke when your-e hands are in water.
Basically it is mind over matter by retraining your thinking that I have to keep busy and before you know it you can forget about the cigarette. I know you are thinking I have to have one- Well have one then wait a longer period until you have another and so on. SJ
Well...My Aunt had been smoking for like 12 year too!! BUt she took out her cigerate box and replaced it with a rasion box and every time she went for a cigerete she would eat a rasion but she always kept 1 pack in case she realy realy needed it!
Maybe try smoking something non-addictive to replace your habit...then eventually just drop the non-addictive habit.
I highly recommend this book: -Allen Carr-s Easy Way To Stop Smoking-

He clearly differentiates the physical withdrawal symptoms from the psychological ones. The physical withdrawal is actually only a feeling of mild emptiness, somewhat like hunger. The real challenge is dealing with the psychological aspects of going without the cigarette. But once this part of quitting is clearly understood, it becomes much easier, and can even be enjoyable as he says. The author is an ex smoker himself who has a very clear understanding of the truth about smoking, and how to quit. And he has a very rational approach, no unnecessary scare tactics. His method is said to have helped millions quit.

Best of luck.
Nicocure to quit smoking In just 30 days or less, you will finally quit smoking and blow smoke away, and on your way back to better overall health. http://Quit-Smoking.ze.cx
Perhaps you could join a Quit Smoking Clinic.
im trying to give up too. i cant afford it and it really is discusting. my problem is i keep putting off the stopping day. like today i have 4 cigarettes left, but tonight my room mate who smokes is comin home. im going to another area for two weeks tomorrow evening, maybe thats when i should stop? its so hard to actually just DO IT!
I am trying to quit smoking Please Help!? -

How many of you out there have quit smoking? -

Sunday, October 18, 2020

How many of you out there have quit smoking? -

any advice to someone who is on there 4th day?
u shudnt start smoking in the 1st place x
Packed up in May 2005 put on 2 stone lost 5 teeth eating to many sweets feel miserable, other than my breathing is better I feel like siht, if they made a snout that didn-t give you lung cancer and it cost ￡10 for 20, I would start again to morrow, also if i new then what i know now I-m not sure i would bother
I love smoking....but if u have managed to quit, well done and keep it up x
not me will stop when i want to not when they tell me its my only vice haha
Hi well i am on day 44 now and although it has become easier i still have a few difficult times, the cravings dont really go they just get easier to handle.
I have tried all the patches and gums etc in the past but they just did not work for me so this time i just went cold turkey i have been going to bed early because i find the evenings really hard drinking water when the cravings get really bad and reminding myself that actually the craving only lasts a few minutes then it passes. I think the most important thing is having the right frame of mind you must really want to give up and be ready to give up, try to avoid places where you know u will be tempted for the first couple of weeks, be proud of each day because it is an achievment, good luck.
start a new habit like writing a poem everytime you want to smoke
all i can say is well done, its definatley the hardest thing to do , but be strong, clean the house , do something to keep you busy, i have stopped smoking 6 weeks ago..not easy as my husband smokes, but just remember how much better you are going to feel in a few weeks...i felt like great for the first few days, all fresh in my mind of what i was doing, now into my sixth week the cravings are going its just the habit of not reaching for a cigarette thats still there...be strong , believe in yourself that you can do it ...and amazingly you will feel better..try the patches if you are struggling they do help or inhulator just to get the feeling of holding that cigarette...
good luck :)
Yep. 19 years ago. I had the acupuncture thing done by a clinic - I don-t know if that-s what did it - but something worked. On the 4th day - it-s hard hard to do. But just remember - smokers smell like pee. And get wrinks around their lips.
I have smoked off and on since I was 13. I have been smoke free this time for 7 years. I remember how hard it was! Especially when EVERYONE that I worked with and most of my friends smoked.

Sometimes I still miss it, until I pass a smoker. Now I realize how bad I used to smell and the damage I was doing to my body and face. Mostly when I have a drink. They seem to go hand in hand. No pun intended.

I wish you the best. It-s hard. I quit cold turkey each time.
ITS BEEN 2 YEARS NOW BUT ON THE 4TH DAY YOU JUST HAVE TO HANG IN THERE AS EACH DAY IT GETS BETTER.
Just dont give in, most cravings last 15 minutes so everytime you have one do something to keep your mind busy until its gone. other than that all I can say is use will power as long as you can. Good luck, choosing to quit is a very smart choice and I hope you can do it. the 4th day is supposed to be the hardest
I smoked 20/30 every day for 28 years then decided id had enough ...3 and a half years now and still going strong!
Best advise i can give is use a patch and keep away from people who smoke as much as possible until your really over the worse.
I think there are 2 types of smokers...addicts and enjoyers decide which you are and then take the appropriate alternatives...you-ve got to reallllly want to give up and not want to put another ciggy in your gob again if you cant hand on heart say -I-m bored of smoking and had enough- then you don-t stand a chance to be honest.
I gave up on the night my other half invited 8 smokers round the house for the whole weekend without telling me...talk about torture!
You will be amazed at the difference when you do quit...the smell of smoke now is disgusting to me and lets just say my partners friends don-t smoke in my home any more!
Good luck with this...just remember if you don-t succeed then try again when your ready as many times as you need to before it works for you.
We are all different and all have different ways of giving up the dreaded weed, i gave up almost 3 years ago now i smoked between 25 and 30 a day and that was for 30 years
My reason for giving up was that i had to go in to hospital and thought well this is a good time as i won-t have the option to smoke so i went to my GP before i went in to hospital and got patches and they did help , i also kept a packet of cigs although i never had one and it helped .
I got through loads of packets of polo mints at first but i am off those now.

There is a lot of help out there now for people wanting to pack up smoking, its not easy and i admire anyone that is doing it right now or have done it in the past.
Just think of the cost of them!.
And since packing up i never realised how awfully i must have smelt to a non smoker .
Well done to you on your 4th day, it does get easier and i wish you all the best!
Make a long detailed list of all the reasons, even the stupid ones, you want to quit and each time you have a craving, get out the list and read it aloud. Intense cravings only last a few minutes and by the time you-ve finished your list, it-s passed.
The 29th of July was 4 months for me...It wasn-t that hard because I moved to another state and wasn-t around other smokers...chew some nicotine gum for the first few days and do a lot of cardio...don-t let those stupid little sticks beat you...If you need some encouragement...email me...I-ll talk you through it...
i have been packed up for almost 3 weeks, and it is still like the first day to me, if you fancy a smoke go stand next to a person who has just put out a cig and take a deep breathe the smell alone should put you of a smoke thats what i do if i fance one, go sit next to the smoking area at work.
i-ve tried to quit, but its very hard for me right now. the longest ive gone was 5 days. im gonna keep trying...
I gave up 10 years ago, after being a smoker for 16 years.

it-s hard to give up, but it is achievable! try and find things to take your mind off cigarettes, and at these early stages in trying to quit, it-s the hardest time.

The trick to successfully giving up is actually wanting to do it, if you are just giving up because you think you should you may struggle, but if you REALLY want to you can do it, give yourself rewards for making certain dates, like treat yourself to your favourite sweet or something when you-ve gone a week without one, and something else after a month. etc.
I have 5 months ago now. I had smoked for 20 years and used to go thrugh 20+ a day.
I was lucky though..I fell pregnant and went off the smell and taste so I was able to give up with no support at all.
In fact, I wish I could bottle how I feel about it, I-d make a fortune lol.
All I can say is well done..keep occupied.
You will feel and smell much better for it!!!!
No way. I dont want to and I enjoy it very much. I dont want to be 98 and sharing a care home with the miserable anti smoking b@stards anyway.

It is my human right to do whatever I want to to my own body so fvck off anyone who thinks otherwise

Yeah fvck you im loving it! (i really hope my smoking shortens your life span, you all deserve it)
Say to yourself -just for today i won-t smoke- when you wake up and throughout the day. Say it again when you wake up. This takes it one day at a time and fools your brain into not thinking its forever.
Just resolve each day.

Have you read Allen Carrs book?
yeah it is easy i just stopped buying them.how many a day u smoke. i smoked one every day
Yeah me 4 years now, my only advice is stick with it you will feel so much better i know its hard but use the products available and you will smell sooo much better its only when you stop you realise just how bad you used to smell especially when you stand next to some one who-s just had a fag sorry forgot it was a PC word i meant cigarette
One and a half months ago...You just have to keep busy.
smoking is for losers. i never smoke and never will!!!!!!
How many of you out there have quit smoking? -

Im trying to quit smoking. What can I do to keep from feeling anxious and depressed? -

Im trying to quit smoking. What can I do to keep from feeling anxious and depressed? -

I quit smoking ages ago. I moved onto cigars then eventually stopped. Exercise is very good for taking your mind off smoking. Avoid going into bars where there are smokers. The health benefits are a bonus and of course, your clothes won-t smell discusting either. Failing that, try handcuffs!
it is hard to quit when i did i had a lot of internal discussions i hope you have a lot of support the makes it easier
Get a doctor to give you either Zyban or Wellbutrin. Wellbutrin was what my husband used 10 years ago to stop and his brother is using Zyban and has been smoke free for over 2 months now. Has no cravings at all for cigarettes.
get a girlfriend, but it-s risky. either you lose it for life or more packs a day
The gums worked for me. Also try a homeopathic stress remedy to get you through. If you can get them, try Kalms or Rescue Remedy. It gets better after about 2 weeks. I used the gums for a year though.
excercise
This method works for me and is the only money back guaranteed.
I quite smoking 2 years ago


Get the Facts
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!
see a therapist ;)
I tried to quit for years and finally eased off and did quit with nicorette gum...I cut out some ciggies and had gum instead, then went on to not smoking in more places, like my car...have gum there instead. It does feel like losing a friend because the cigs are always there for you...but it-s worth it.
Quitting smoking is extremely difficult. The withdrawl makes us not want to, but we know the risks and we know that they are not worth it. For anyone who wants to end their nicotine addiction, check out www.stopsmokingcleveland.com. This is the MOST effective method on the market. It is 86% effective and the details of the program are on the website (no signing up or submitting your information).

I tried this program and it changed my life. I-ve tried ACS, patches, gum, hypnosis, accupuncture. I-ve done them all.
P.S. Allen Carr is only 20% effective.
Im trying to quit smoking. What can I do to keep from feeling anxious and depressed? -

Any really good tips on quitting smoking? -

Any really good tips on quitting smoking? -

I have terrible will power, but I would like to quit. It-s harder cause all my friends smoke, so I-m surrounded by it. Anyone have any tips on quitting.
go out one night where its very smokey! go home at put these clothes in a carrier bag or bin liner and close it...then in a couple of weeks when you really want one go open the bag and sniff! You wont wanna smoke again! :)
macular degeneration.....you lose your eyesight....smoking is a major cause of this....also lung cancer...if you get it you should go and arrange your funeral....is that enough reason to quit.....
Theres a wonderful new drug on the market called Chantix that really stops the craving for cigarettes. Talk to your doc
The Lord told me, -3 deep breaths- and it worked. Whe you feel the urge, take a deep breath filling your whole chest then slowly let it out, then another, then the third. After 3 you will be kinda light headed. Our bodys are not used to this much straight oxagen at one time. It seems to really do the trick. I also cut straws, cigarette length and had one everywhere, in my car, next to the computer, in my purse, in my pocket, even in the bathroom. The girth is the same as a cigarette and you can finger it as a prop. If you forget - draw, it-s only air. God helped me, so I-ll help you.
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