Need advice

[DJ111]

I picked up smoking in the Corps, in about a month I could usually knock out a pack in 2 days.

Several months later my wife (was fiancee at the time) told me she wanted me to stop.

Haven't touched a single smoke since.

If you want to stop, drop a pair and put your mind to it.

[spacer]

I have never smoked!  However both my parents have.  So all I have is a true life story!

My Mother recently Died due to COPD related causes.
Years ago 1974 she almost quit: "Brother left AF, came home." She started again!
She was always hacking up Yellow Gobs of Phelm.  Doctors told her to quit many times.
Went on and off the Patch many times.  Would never stay off the cigs!
Had a stroke sometime in 2004/5
In 2006/7 she went on oxygen.
In Mid 2008 the found Cancer in her Right lung.  She opted for surgery to remove the upper right lobe.
Caught pnuemonia, a few weeks after being released from the hospital.
Readmitted and died within a few days.

This is a true story,(shortened).  I hope it gives you alot to think about!
Greg
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[VonMessa]

Cut out the sugar (I can't cite the source, right now, but I know I read it somewhere) because it apparently goes hand-in-hand with the nicotine processing (something to do with your liver)

Lots of water is good advice, also.  Put some lemon in the water.  Exercise (cardio especially) will help flush, as well.  My advice is get the wife (girlfriend, etc) to help with the cardio (hint, hint).  She will benefit also, as you won't be sucking for air as quickly or as often.   

Don't wash a coat (or shirt, etc) that you have worn while smoking.  Give it a sniff 2 or 3 days after you haven't had a smoke and you will see how bad it stinks.

I, myself have not quit, yet, but my grandfather still lives with us and he smokes all day long, so my whole house stinks, and it's all but IMPOSSIBLE to quit while he is still around.

Smoke some ganja, it'll calm you down 

[Babalonian]

*I'm trying to quit smoking*
*I can't afford prescriptions, or patches, etc*
*I'm wanting to do it "cold turkey"*

Any tips on ways to make it seem like I don't want to strangle people due to kicking an addiction?  I've heard chewing lots, and lots of gum...

Any others, "wives tales", secret medicinal ways (think drunken raisins to cure arthritis).

Sounds like you're very close to having your willpower overpower the addiction.  The problem I've always had with kicking the habit is that smoking is something you really get into enjoying when you have nothing else to do.  Drive to work/store, smoke a stoge.  Autoclimbing in AH to 10K, smoke a stoge.  You have 10 minutes to kill at work, smoke a stoge.  When I did quit I found plain gum helped a lot, it does nothing for the addiction, but it really really helps with that whole "aww man, i got 5-10 minutes to kill sitting/standing here, I wish I had a smoke or something else to do right about now" thing.

I wish I could give ya tips for actualy successfuly quiting for good, but I'm unfortunatley smoking again myself, and it's almost back to a pack a day again ( @ myself).  In my defence I was good for almost five years, then my wife left me the day after my Bday a few months ago and... yeah... that was a trip to the store for a strong bottle and a pack of smokes without thinking twice about it.

[WMLute]

A good start is to cut out habitual cig's.

Many smokers will "always" light up when they get in the car, or get on the phone, or a certain time of day.

Stop those first.

THEN you start seeing how long you can go between cig's.  Only smoke when you just abosolutely have to.

The goal is to try to get down to 3-4 cig's a day, which is right around the min. to keep addicted.

After a few weeks of that... just stop.

[crazyivan]

Never have that first cigarette in the morning.

All kidding aside, you have to want to quit. 

If you do not truly want to quit, no sort of cease smoking program will work.

If you truly want to quit, you don't need any sort of cease smoking program.

Make it to 3 days.  After that, it's all mental.

Good luck.   

Green Tea helped me, Still sneak afew when drinking. Which is always arrrr.

[smkelly13]

I've gone almost 24 hours without a cigarette.

Thanks for all of the replies.  I've taken up running, although it's on a tredmill, but it's helping.  Cravings is what's hard, and routine/habit.  But, I'm winning the battle, hopefully I'll win the war.

[ROX]

WTG on 24 hours....but your not out of the woods......yet.


Look at reality.   If you could afford $35 a carton (or $24 if you got the cheap ones) then you can afford the patch.  The patch is $28 a box at Walmart. 

Cold turkey is great, but the patch get's you out of the habit of getting nicotine by NOT lighting something and sticking it in your pie hole.  I smoked for 24 years....quit using the patch with absolutely no difficulty.  I was off the patches in less than 3 weeks.

After that...take that $35 a carton and spend it on something that lasts longer than a few days.


Either way...I wish you all the best, and hope you put smokes behind you forever.  Myself, and everyone that posts here to help you is right there with you!

YOU CAN DO IT!

I believe in you!




ROX

[Shuffler]

I never smoked so I'm no library of ideas. I only post to wish you all the luck in quitting.

[JB88]

*I'm trying to quit smoking*
*I can't afford prescriptions, or patches, etc*
*I'm wanting to do it "cold turkey"*

Any tips on ways to make it seem like I don't want to strangle people due to kicking an addiction?  I've heard chewing lots, and lots of gum...

Any others, "wives tales", secret medicinal ways (think drunken raisins to cure arthritis).

just DO IT.

make up your mind.

accept that it is going to be hard.

get through it.

pat yourself on the back.

and then never, ever do it again, ever...because then you will have to go through it all over again.  trust me on that.

[skullman]

I am a 2 pack a day smoker but recently spent a week in the hospital after surgery. I brought gum and candy canes and straws cut to cigarette length-it helped