i have to quit smoking for health reasons but i still like smoking, im finding it very difficult as i suffer from anxiety and smoking calmed me, i can't use patchs as they made me very ill even the weak strength, i cant take the tablet as that will interfere with my other meds, i haven't tried the inhaler or the gum can any one help me with this?
Answer:
the gum worked for me
I had to quit smoking because I got Braces on my teeth, maybe you should try that
You could try hypnotherapy? I tried it and it didn't work, but I'm told it works for many people, so maybe its worth a try?
go to your doctor and they can give you these fags, and you have a course of them and they slowly lower the nicoten in them and then you quit, there good, i know from experience
Try "Cold Turkey" ..Will over matter...
just keep smoking
Perhaps you can ask your doctor about a brand new drug on the market:Stop-Smoking Pill Approved by FDARead story below
I dont think that the inhaler will help you, after all you need to break the habit of 'hand to mouth'. I my opinion the gum tastes like you're chewing an ashtray.
Just try your hardest, every time you feel yourself weaken, drink a glass of water, it will help cleanse your mouth, and busy yourself with something.
Good Luck, I know you'll do it x
I went to a hypnotist a year %26 a half ago. I also know it takes ON AVERAGE 3 tries before you get it right. (it was 3 for me) Good luck, you can do it.
ps the hyp was about $200 for the first session, if you relapse, you come back for $60-90. worth every penny. Still cant believe I did it! And there's NO WAY I would have put the cigs down %26 walked away.
I dont smoke but do suffer anxiety, so I can see why you would feel the need to do it. Could you not try going to your GPs for something to calm the anxiety? Smoking may be doing you far worse. Good luck.
Hi,i gave up smoking just over a year ago all with the help of sweets.Apparently it's the sugar in the molasses used to make tobacco brown that the body craves for.My sister did it and recommended it to me and it worked.Get yourself some Werthers Original Sweets.[they are the highest sugar content sweet on the market]You must only have one when you feel like a cigarette,it takes the craving away.It was only about 6 weeks later that i gave up the sweets and have not wanted to smoke since.It's worth a go,try it and let me know.
I haven't smoked for 6 months now- can't believe i did it! Still miss it, but what worked was reading up on what smoking does to you- from a health point of veiw! Check out the quit-smoking web site-http://www.quit-smoking-stop.com/harmful...hope this helps!
I advise u to see consult-er. He'll give u the best way to quit smoking.
I myself have been looking to quit smoking.
Have you ever considered trying hypnosis therapy?
It has been known to work for man.
The nicotine gums are designed to give you a nicotine hit.
Maybe they are worth a try as you ha vent tried them.
The inhaler is designed for the feeling of holding a cigarette, plus you inhale the nicotine(not very pleasant).
Maybe you could try just cutting down while you find a solution that helps you.
Good luck.
Hi,I stopped smoking with Allen Carrs "the easy way to stop smoking" its a book,I read it in an afternoon ,finished it, and havent smoked since,that was 9 months ago.It has got a 53% success rate,twice as high as patches,look on his web site,thousands have given up with it,he also does a day course,its about 拢300 but the course has a 92% success rate.I read about the book on answers,lots of people recommended it,some of my friends have done it this way too,he puts something in your subconcious,its brilliant.By the way did you know nicotine is a stimulant and it makes you more anxious in the long run,Im much calmer since i stopped smoking.Good luck with whichever way you try鈽?
I also had medical problems ,especially respiratory ones.I had tried patches previously to no avail. I doubt that nicotine replacement therapy will help you. The first thing is that you realise your state of health and determine to not smoke or you are bound to die a nasty death. It is your decision to make. If you don't have the willpower to decide to give up all the medications in the world won't help you.You say that tablets will interfere with your current medication.Are you sure of this? Ask your doctor if a new drug called Champix,the ingredient is varenicline, can be taken together with your other meds. This new drug is very effective and does not use nicotine replacement. It suppresses the part of the brain that makes you want to smoke, it makes cigarettes distasteful and helps reduce withdrawal symptoms and cravings. It is a 3 month course, which should be monitored by your doctor or practice nurse. It is a prescription only tablet. It has a success rate of over 30% of those who take it, which is higher than for any other method. II took it for two months and gave up. I had smoked up to 40 a day for 60years.Although my lungs are in a bad shape my overall health is better. See your doctor and perhaps give it a go. Good luck anyway. A PS . The only side effect I experienced and I believe others also was that after taking the tablet I felt a bit nauseous for about an hour, not enough to actually be sick,just queasy. You take two tablets a day.
hi there i gave them up when i found out my mother has cancer im off them 6 mounts now, i to suffer from anxiety and they might came you down but they will only kill you in the long run...
This is a difficult situation and being an ex-smoker myself I understand how you must feel especially since I used to get panic attacks and depression and the smoking helped to relax me. I was given an ultimatum give up or have a machine do my breathing for me.
I thought I could never do it, but I went completely cod turkey that same day, I brought polos as they helped every time I craved a cigarette and i had a small pencil that I could hold between my fingers to simulate a cigarette.Try it, it does help - for the first few days try to avoid places where others smoke heavily. If you go to places where people only smoke occassionally and breathe in their fumes the desire to smoke will become less prominent as you are getting a nicotine fix without having to actually light a ***. After a while even the smell of other peoples smoke will make you feel ill so it will work, but slowly.You cannot give up overnight so dont try as it will just make it harder. Listen to relaxing music every time you feel anxious and follow the tips I gave in one of your earlier questions.
I gave up in January with the quit smoking clinic at local doctors, and ive been tobacco free ever since.
I started with the fruit gum, then later on switched to the mint lozengers with help me lots.
I use to smoke other stuff to but to substitue it or to mix with it i brought some legal high herbal blend for bad days totally tobacco free and quite relaxing.
you must stop if you want to live you have been told,so do it no excuse you can phone the free number for a free DVD,go to your health clinic,there are classes you can en roll in and other people will help you go swimming to relieve your anxiety or go for a session of reflexology ,aromatherapy,there will be something for you I promise,try the gum and ordinary gums good too keeps the mouth fresh best of luck go on you know you can do this?
Why give up? My friend, it takes willpower to smoke so don't give up so damn easily, your body must be telling you that you need to buy Marlboro Lights. You have to really cultivate your habit, just try smoking 15/20 a day to start off and build it up to a credible 30 or so. Maybe even take up cigars also and at least consider chewing tobacco.HOW ELSE ARE YOU GOING TO EXERCISE YOUR LUNGS?As I said, people with no willpower give up (you have to be committed to the cost, health aspects, bad smell, nasty taste, social ostrisisement etc) and you don't strike me as a wimp.IT IS BIG AND IT IS CLEVER.So pull yourself together, stop this ill advised and ridiculous venture into considering non smoking comformity, you are effectively self harming and that cant be right can it? NOBODY LIKES A QUITTER.If you give up it will make you ill, you wont sleep, you will be spouting phlegm so for gods sake just do the right thing and keep giving you body what it needs, a nice, smooth, tasty Marlboro, you know it makes sense.IT HELPS REDUCE UNWANTED PREGNANCIES.Just picture it in your head, that something to do with your hands, the missing piece of the jigsaw when you have a coffee or a beer, that sweet smooth flavour of American tobacco gently coursing through your lungs and making you feel right again.BEAR IN MIND THAT IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO RECYCLE TOBACCO - YOU WOULD BE HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT BY NOT SMOKING. ISN'T THAT A LITTLE SELFISH? WE ALL NEED TO DO OUR BIT.If you give up you will eat more and snack on chocolate? That can't be good can it - non smoking is plain unhealthy.SMOKING HELPS REDUCE WEIGHT AS PART OF A CALORIE CONTROLLED DIET. IT ALSO MAKES YOU LOOK HARD.One final point to make my friend, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow so why are you being such a lightweight. Go and get yourself a beer right now and spark one up, you will feel so much better and this whole nightmare of having to think about giving up will end. In fact, have a few beers because smoking is always allowed if you're drunk. Why conform to the establishment when you could be making a personal statement about your belief in freedom.Good luck, stop the madness.
I say only say that you will need a lot of self control. It will be difficult, but consider what you have in life, if you have an husband or child, are these more important to you along with you health, or is smoking more important.have you asked your doctor, what would be suitable to help you due to the meds you are taking.I suffer with anxiety but fortunately don't smoke, but I know others who do, so I do know how you feel by saying smoking helps to keep you calm. Do you best to quit, try cutting down, take up an hobby, something that will take your mind of your urge to smoke and to help calm your anxiety at the same time.Every day is going to be hard for you because your need to stop smoking is for your health, seek support from family and friends.I wish you all the best, hope you found some advice in this answer.good luck with your 'stop smoking'
Contact the Quitline and join a Quit Smoking Clinic.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Quit smoking tips?
Does anybody have any? I told my fiance that the minute we got engaged I'd quit - that was 2 1/2 months ago. I only smoke 2 or 3 per day, but it's the one right after work and then after dinner that I CANNOT go without...help!
Answer:
I quit cold turkey and smoked about 3/4-1 pack a day for 15 years.I made a list of the times I smoked and craved a smoke. I keep this diary type list going for 1 week. Then I analyzed the list to see specific patterns in smoking needs and habits. Then the times I seemed to smoke the most or crave a cigarette, I exchanged the activity for one where I couldn't smoke. It has been 6 months and although I used to have a cigarette in the morning with my cup of coffee, I still have the cup of coffee and the idea of lighting one up makes me gag.You can do it if you really want to. I recently lost my sister to lung cancer and she found out she had it 2 months before she died. I think that also made a definite impact on my decision to quit.Good Luck.
If you only take two or three a day, then you can kick the habit. You have to do what you promised your fiance or he will not trust you to keep any other promise.
What's the matter, little man. Can't you stop smoking without anybody holding your hand, what kind of a bozo are you?With luck, I pissed you off enough you're going to show me who's a bozo!!Good luck. I know. it ain't easy!
Never start, but if it's too late and you've started try to cut down on your own and then use some quitting tool like the patch or gum. Then do some sessions with a therapist. Baby Steps all the way.
"COLD TURKEY"watch a view to see what cancer really does to the body
good luck
Watch your father slowly die in front off you from small cell lung cancer that spread to his brain.Thats what did it for me but I hear nicorette helps also
TRY A COMMIT LOZENGE it's what i'm using
try this site ...
lock yourself in a room nothing but food,mini frige should do it - 3 days! then it's done, watch tv, sleep, what ever it takes
i really beleive that the addiction is ll in the mind, its just habit. ive smoked for a year now to prove my firneds wrong that i could quit with no question. it depended on mye how busy i was. keep yourself busy. LESS TIME YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT SMOKING THE BETTER. i never smoke when i go back home from college. i know my parents would kill me. i was no more than 4 a day. the easiest thing is to not have any cigarettes in the house. you want to smoke, but dont want to run to the gas station and get one. ask yur husband to help you substain. im sure he would
For me it was the first one in the car in the morning--had the most trouble getting past that one. I quit 10 years ago February and my husband quit about 7 years ago. I quit cold turkey and husband used Welbutrin--we both quit for good, too. I found that popping a piece of gum in my mouth kept me from smoking when I had an urge--my mouth was doing something so I was appeased until I forgot that I even wanted a cig. For my hubby, he quit smoking his usual cigs and switched to these really nasty 'all natural' cigs. He eventually couldn't take those any more and quit. For him the Welbutrin was a lifesaver--it made smoking cigarettes so incredibly gross and unsatisfactory that he quit. It blocks the so-called satisfaction sensors so that cigs are very unenjoyable. That and nasty cigarettes and the desire to quit worked well. Plus, Welbutrin is an antidepressant so you shouldn't get as much depression over quitting.
Just flat out QUIT, cold turkey.
I quit a 2-3 pack a day, 27 YEAR LONG habit cold turkey nearly 3 years ago.Just ride out the first few days with plenty of gum %26 hard candy, and the PHYSICAL addiction is gone in 5 days. Then you just fight the mental addiction, but even THAT is gone in a year.You have to do this, to prove to your fiance that you are as good as your word.
Good luck--you CAN do it!!
ok so use gums, pills, and patches. experiment. see if you can find one that wroks the best. ask your docter about whats right for you.
Tips for the First Week1.Drink a lot of liquids, especially water
Avoid sugar and fatty food
3.exercise regularly and moderately.
4.Get more sleep.
5.Take deep breaths.
6.Change your habits.
7.Do something to reduce your stressi suggest you do to this website for more tips
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/1s...for Ten unusual quit smoking tips go to this web site
http://whyquit.com/pr/100305.html...if i were you i join group on yahoo ...
good luck . this is the right thing %26gt;%26gt;%26gt; ;)
My boyfriend quit. If you meant your promise of quitting, then just stop cold turkey. It's hard the first 2 weeks, but then you don't even think about it anymore. Get some gum or lollipops. Just watch that you don't replace cigs with eating because then you'll balloon!If you wanted to quit, then you would have done it already. You have to WANT to do it for yourself, not for someone else. Quit smoking for your health, your future child's health, and to make yourself, your clothes, your house, and your car smell better. And that smoker's cough should go away after a few months, too.
Contact the Quitline and join a Quit Smoking Clinic.
Answer:
I quit cold turkey and smoked about 3/4-1 pack a day for 15 years.I made a list of the times I smoked and craved a smoke. I keep this diary type list going for 1 week. Then I analyzed the list to see specific patterns in smoking needs and habits. Then the times I seemed to smoke the most or crave a cigarette, I exchanged the activity for one where I couldn't smoke. It has been 6 months and although I used to have a cigarette in the morning with my cup of coffee, I still have the cup of coffee and the idea of lighting one up makes me gag.You can do it if you really want to. I recently lost my sister to lung cancer and she found out she had it 2 months before she died. I think that also made a definite impact on my decision to quit.Good Luck.
If you only take two or three a day, then you can kick the habit. You have to do what you promised your fiance or he will not trust you to keep any other promise.
What's the matter, little man. Can't you stop smoking without anybody holding your hand, what kind of a bozo are you?With luck, I pissed you off enough you're going to show me who's a bozo!!Good luck. I know. it ain't easy!
Never start, but if it's too late and you've started try to cut down on your own and then use some quitting tool like the patch or gum. Then do some sessions with a therapist. Baby Steps all the way.
"COLD TURKEY"watch a view to see what cancer really does to the body
good luck
Watch your father slowly die in front off you from small cell lung cancer that spread to his brain.Thats what did it for me but I hear nicorette helps also
TRY A COMMIT LOZENGE it's what i'm using
try this site ...
lock yourself in a room nothing but food,mini frige should do it - 3 days! then it's done, watch tv, sleep, what ever it takes
i really beleive that the addiction is ll in the mind, its just habit. ive smoked for a year now to prove my firneds wrong that i could quit with no question. it depended on mye how busy i was. keep yourself busy. LESS TIME YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT SMOKING THE BETTER. i never smoke when i go back home from college. i know my parents would kill me. i was no more than 4 a day. the easiest thing is to not have any cigarettes in the house. you want to smoke, but dont want to run to the gas station and get one. ask yur husband to help you substain. im sure he would
For me it was the first one in the car in the morning--had the most trouble getting past that one. I quit 10 years ago February and my husband quit about 7 years ago. I quit cold turkey and husband used Welbutrin--we both quit for good, too. I found that popping a piece of gum in my mouth kept me from smoking when I had an urge--my mouth was doing something so I was appeased until I forgot that I even wanted a cig. For my hubby, he quit smoking his usual cigs and switched to these really nasty 'all natural' cigs. He eventually couldn't take those any more and quit. For him the Welbutrin was a lifesaver--it made smoking cigarettes so incredibly gross and unsatisfactory that he quit. It blocks the so-called satisfaction sensors so that cigs are very unenjoyable. That and nasty cigarettes and the desire to quit worked well. Plus, Welbutrin is an antidepressant so you shouldn't get as much depression over quitting.
Just flat out QUIT, cold turkey.
I quit a 2-3 pack a day, 27 YEAR LONG habit cold turkey nearly 3 years ago.Just ride out the first few days with plenty of gum %26 hard candy, and the PHYSICAL addiction is gone in 5 days. Then you just fight the mental addiction, but even THAT is gone in a year.You have to do this, to prove to your fiance that you are as good as your word.
Good luck--you CAN do it!!
ok so use gums, pills, and patches. experiment. see if you can find one that wroks the best. ask your docter about whats right for you.
Tips for the First Week1.Drink a lot of liquids, especially water
Avoid sugar and fatty food
3.exercise regularly and moderately.
4.Get more sleep.
5.Take deep breaths.
6.Change your habits.
7.Do something to reduce your stressi suggest you do to this website for more tips
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/1s...for Ten unusual quit smoking tips go to this web site
http://whyquit.com/pr/100305.html...if i were you i join group on yahoo ...
good luck . this is the right thing %26gt;%26gt;%26gt; ;)
My boyfriend quit. If you meant your promise of quitting, then just stop cold turkey. It's hard the first 2 weeks, but then you don't even think about it anymore. Get some gum or lollipops. Just watch that you don't replace cigs with eating because then you'll balloon!If you wanted to quit, then you would have done it already. You have to WANT to do it for yourself, not for someone else. Quit smoking for your health, your future child's health, and to make yourself, your clothes, your house, and your car smell better. And that smoker's cough should go away after a few months, too.
Contact the Quitline and join a Quit Smoking Clinic.
Quit smoking aid?
what is a good quit smoking aid that you have used successfully? this is my third or fourth time trying. i tried the nicotine gum but i dont like it because it burns my throat. what else is out there?
Answer:
A good aid is to call the Quitline and to join a Quit Smoking Clinic.
its weird but lollipops, regular gum and hard candies helped me...as long as i kept one around i was good to go..i hate the gum too!! and the patches burned me so i feel ur pain :( good luck
I smoked for 30 years. I quit over 5 years ago. The method that worked for me was the patch and PRAYER. I gave my addiction to God and he took it away.
There is a new medication available by prescription, Chantix, it really works. It blocks the nicotine receptor in the brain. So once you start the med you slowly come off the cigarettes over the course of 7 -10 days. The meds may be continued for up to 6 months. Ask your Dr. about it, its relatively new on the market. Price without insurance is roughly 125.00 per month but very well worth it. Good luck wish you great success!!
I smoked 3 packs a day (no kidding!!). At age 40 I had a heart attack. I was in the hospital for 2 months %26 rehab for 1 month. It took me almost a year to be able to speak full sentances. 17 years later I still have problems breathing and being active.I owned my own business. That ended about six months after my attack. I don't smoke, I eat "healthy" and excersize (when I can).. I don't have the energy to play with kids. Long walks are very hard.I wish I had stopped (like you).. long ago.But I also had tried many times. Deep down I just believed this stuff wouldn't happen to me.I hope you're smarter than I was!
Answer:
A good aid is to call the Quitline and to join a Quit Smoking Clinic.
its weird but lollipops, regular gum and hard candies helped me...as long as i kept one around i was good to go..i hate the gum too!! and the patches burned me so i feel ur pain :( good luck
I smoked for 30 years. I quit over 5 years ago. The method that worked for me was the patch and PRAYER. I gave my addiction to God and he took it away.
There is a new medication available by prescription, Chantix, it really works. It blocks the nicotine receptor in the brain. So once you start the med you slowly come off the cigarettes over the course of 7 -10 days. The meds may be continued for up to 6 months. Ask your Dr. about it, its relatively new on the market. Price without insurance is roughly 125.00 per month but very well worth it. Good luck wish you great success!!
I smoked 3 packs a day (no kidding!!). At age 40 I had a heart attack. I was in the hospital for 2 months %26 rehab for 1 month. It took me almost a year to be able to speak full sentances. 17 years later I still have problems breathing and being active.I owned my own business. That ended about six months after my attack. I don't smoke, I eat "healthy" and excersize (when I can).. I don't have the energy to play with kids. Long walks are very hard.I wish I had stopped (like you).. long ago.But I also had tried many times. Deep down I just believed this stuff wouldn't happen to me.I hope you're smarter than I was!
Quick! What's the number for 911?
Answer:
911
867-5309
911.what a waist of 5 points
hold on let me call 411 and ask
You know, in other countries, they don't use that number for emergencies! So there are other numbers out there. :)
ha 2 points!!
555-OOPS
911
haha ur such a dork! :D lol
1-800-eat-shi oh nevermind thats the how's my driving..um its 611 from your T-mobile phone..if you wanna check your minutes..its #646#
Er... it's 119, but that's only because I live in Korea.I do hope you weren't actually in an emergency situation, because you will probably have bled to death by the time you finish typing your request, waiting for answers, and trying to decide who was serious. Next time you have a genuine emergency, assuming you have survived for there to BE a next time, pick up the telephone and dial 911. That means that you use your finger to push the following digits: 9then 1then 1 againand wait for emergency vehicles to be dispatched to you.DO NOT CALL 911 in a non-life threatening situation. Running out of beer, for example, while tragic, is non-life threatening. Best of luck...
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911 duh heheh=]
555-2356:]
911?
haha little rascals, that just made my night :)
QUICK! How do I report a yahoo! user who i think is on drugs?
their acting very "high" on acid on their webcam, yahoo knows their ip # how do i report them? i need help now! they might be in danger!
Answer:
Hit the "report abuse" tab.
screw telling yahoo. tell the police
call 911 not da yahoo! peopl
snitches are a dying breed.
Answer:
Hit the "report abuse" tab.
screw telling yahoo. tell the police
call 911 not da yahoo! peopl
snitches are a dying breed.
Quick recovery of pulled muscles?help?
i did a 6 hour jujitsu advanced brown belt grading yesterday and my muscles are killing ...im 15
Answer:
It's not pulled muscles if you are just sore. Take some advil, drink plenty of fluids, do some light cardio and stretch for the next few days. Your muscles will recover in a few days. If you have a sharp pain on a muscle then it likely is a pulled muscle. In that case, advil every day, ice packs for 20 minute periods as often as possible and rest will heal most pulled most muscles in a few weeks. Before you start up again, make sure you stretch that muscle really well or your chances of repulling that muscles are pretty high.
What works for me is to keep ice on them and don't use them at all.Even doing that it can take a week or longer for them to heal.
Answer:
It's not pulled muscles if you are just sore. Take some advil, drink plenty of fluids, do some light cardio and stretch for the next few days. Your muscles will recover in a few days. If you have a sharp pain on a muscle then it likely is a pulled muscle. In that case, advil every day, ice packs for 20 minute periods as often as possible and rest will heal most pulled most muscles in a few weeks. Before you start up again, make sure you stretch that muscle really well or your chances of repulling that muscles are pretty high.
What works for me is to keep ice on them and don't use them at all.Even doing that it can take a week or longer for them to heal.
Questions about sleep?
If someone didn't sleep for 2 days does he need to sleep for 16 hours because 2 days sleep is 8 hours X 2?
Answer:
No you can't "catch up" on sleep lost. Just make sure you get a good nights sleep when you do!
carla
There is such a thing as sleep defecit, and how long you need to rest to counteract the sleep lost is up to the individual. there are too many variables like how active the person is, how much the person weighs, and how much the person normally sleeps to be sure how long an individual must sleep to erase the sleep deficit.
Answer:
No you can't "catch up" on sleep lost. Just make sure you get a good nights sleep when you do!
carla
There is such a thing as sleep defecit, and how long you need to rest to counteract the sleep lost is up to the individual. there are too many variables like how active the person is, how much the person weighs, and how much the person normally sleeps to be sure how long an individual must sleep to erase the sleep deficit.
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