re: after 24 years.........i've decided to quit smoking.

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I smoked off and on for 20 years. I've quit for 4 years or so now and am very happy that I did. I would say that noticeable differences started a little less than a week after I stopped.

I didn't quit because I necessarily wanted to but I got diagnosed with a genetic blood clotting disorder and my doc said I could continue to smoke as long as I had a death wish. I used that motivation and patches to do it. Once I got through the initial week or two, I found every craving got easier to beat.

Congrats on quitting, it sucks at first but isn't so bad in time. Besides the health benefits, there's a certain freedom that comes with not being a slave to those frickers. Take that in and enjoy it hand in hand with the health benefits...

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Copenhagen has been good enough so far. no need to vape

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Oh, you aren't really quitting. Dip gives a lot of the same negative effects as smoking. It's the actual nicotine in your system that causes a lot of the problems.

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Copenhagen has been good enough so far. no need to vape

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So you're quitting smoking to dip instead

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Be prepared...after you quit for a couple weeks you are gonna cough up some NASTY gunk as your lungs finally have the chance to purge themselves. So just be prepared for that.

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That never happened to me and I smoked a lot for a long time.

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Don't drink

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I disagree with that. Maybe for the first week or two but after that, avoiding things you enjoy because you associate them with smoking is ultimately counterproductive. I found I blamed the habit for avoiding the things I liked to do and taking those situations head on was a significant hurdle each time I got through it. That's just my experience though, to each their own...

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has anyone ever smoked this long and successfully quit? if so.......how long does it take to stop being short of breath and feeling better?

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yes.

you may not get full normal breathing back. the sooner you quit the better.

you will feel better in a week.

here's the regimen I used.

I used a juicer. citrus in the AM.
carrot celery and cucumber at noon.
broth at dinner. onion, celery carrot
a heavy snack before bed. oats with a banana or blueberries.

take showers often.
use epsom salt baths.
get massages.
do an enema the 2nd day.

do another enema the 5th day.

do that for a few days.

you can have green apples between meals, as many as you want.

exercise. sun bathe. rest. take the weekend off from hard duty.

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has anyone ever smoked this long and successfully quit? if so.......how long does it take to stop being short of breath and feeling better?

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My uncle did. He was about 20 when he started and 44 when he stopped. He is going on 65 now and has never smoked since he stopped. It took him about a year to start feeling better and stop the cravings.

I quit cold turkey after 25 years of smoking but only for 5 years, then back to it for 10 years. When I decided I really wanted to quit, and you have to really want to,I used a patch for a little while. Don't vape or dip. You have to break the habit of putting something in your mouth all the time. If you need something in your mouth, chew on a straw. No booze for 2 weeks. You will feel better in about 2 weeks.

If you're really serious, my advice is to read the book "easy way to stop smoking" by Allen Carr. Read this book BEFORE you stop smoking. This book has helped millions kick the nicotine habit.