Help with quitting smoking...

You & I r fighting the same battle. I have not quit yet, but I have learned thru previous failed quits, friends who have quit, & a daughter who quit then 2 months later lost her quit -- keeping ur quit will be a lifelong endeavor, you're always going to have to stay committed to it.

I've had the consultation for hypnotherapy, & got mixed feelings about. Zyban had a negative effect on me. I want to get smart on Chantix next. But I am definately going to need professional help. I've smoked since I was 12, & I am now 43.

E-mail me directly if u like, if you'd like to be invited to our Group, where we discuss or nic addictions, & how we cope with them. We're made up of both those that have quit, have lost their quit, or r trying to quit.

Jacki

I helped a friend quit smoking . I took away one cigarette out of the pack everyday for 3 days, then took away 2 cigarettes out of the pack everyday for 3 days, 3 cigarettes out of the pack everyday for 3 days so forth . To do this u need a friend to take it away from u (Your non-smoking friend can keep the cigarettes from you) & when u get down to 6 cigarettes left in a pack just ask ur friend to give 6 every day to u for 3 days then go back ask for 5 every day for 3 days so forth . Same goes for ur hubby he needs a non-smoking friend to take it away from him everyday . (Or together, flush it down the toliet every morning when u open a pack before u guys go to work)

Perhaps by June 15th you'd be totally off .


Good Luck!

I was in the same boat as u r now, & I successfully quit. I did like u did- I set a date & counted down. I was firm on my decision. The night before, just before midnight- (I am not sure if this was safe or not), I chain-smoked a bunch of cigarettes until I could not stand to finish the last one. So my last memory of a cigarette was nauseating. Anyway, I went zyban-free & patch free- just cold turkey. The next morning was not so bad. I did not have my morning coffee that day, because I knew that would trigger a cigarette craving immediately. I took 1/2 coffee pill instead. Then the waves of cravings hit me. I thought I was going to die, but knew nobody dies from nicotine withdrawal. I would watch the clock like I was having contractions (if you've ever had kids u know what I mean) & wait for these awful waves to pass. After the first day, the waves of absolute cravings came futher & further apart & were not as powerful. By the 3rd day, I was ok. I still wanted a cigarette, but was doing ok. Then I realized its like alcohol addiction- I make my decision every day to be a non-smoker, especially when tempted. I CHOOSE not to smoke now. To be honest, its been 9 years now since my last cigarette, & I still am a smoker in many of my dreams. I taste, smell, & feel the smoke filling my lungs during these dreams (in that familiar, comfortable, soothing way), & always wonder when I started smoking again. The desire for a cigarette has never gone away for me, but I have no problems being around smokers or not smoking, because I choose not to smoke. I am, & probably always will be, a nicotine addict, though. But truly, if I can do it, so can you! Stay strong, & good luck (you do not need luck, really!) :)

Well just so u know there is no health benifit from smoking less # of cigarettes so ur goal needs to be none at all. Studies have found that when cigarette numbers r decreased patients inhale deeper & hold smoke in longer & actually attain the same nicotine levels. You should consult ur doctor, there is a new medication, chantrix, which is showing amazing results ask about it. It blocks nicotine receptors so when u smoke u get no reward & u will actually quit cold turkey & not even know it, smoke away & u will get no satisfaction. You will be on this med for about 3 months but beleive me the 1st time quit rate is 45% much better than the 15% on all other methods! Just so u know the average person must ''quit'' 5 times before actually becoming nicotine free. God luck & great choice in life.

First, go to like the doctors office or about anywhere and pick up a little packet of how bad smoking is for you like pics of smokers lungs and everything. So whenever you get an extreme craving then you will just pull that packet out look at it and you will be disgusted and scared for your life. You can take a health class to scare you out of smoking.