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re: Need some tips on best methods to stop smoking
Posted on 9/13/18 at 3:59 pm to sfdurst
Posted on 9/13/18 at 3:59 pm to sfdurst
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Switched to 2mg lozenges (get them at COSTCO Kirkland Brand) I take 3-4 a day, I have been weaning off by starting to take them later in the day. I will say it has been tough weaning off these things, but they are a healthier option than smoking.
How do they taste?
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Posted on 9/13/18 at 5:03 pm to IAmNERD
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I had gone 54 hrs with no cigs and had a shite morning at work yesterday and went across the street and bought a pack. Got so down on myself and was like why fricking even try if this is gonna be the cycle and have smoked 7 cigs since lunch yesterday. Woke up this morning and was brushing my daughter's hair before school and it hit me again. I broke the rest and flushed them. Bought some gum on the way in this morning and it's all I can think about is lighting up. Like I'm having trouble trying to type this out clearly because my brain just feels overloaded or something. Anyways, I now realize I'm rambling nonsense, but I've come to the conclusion that I'm done with the damn things and appreciate the advice, kind words, and even the smartass responses. I grew up in a military/police family and respond well to tough love. Thanks guys.
It’s the habit not the cravings that usually makes you fail. For instance after a meal, driving, coffee, alcohol, hanging out with friends, hunting, pretty much damn near everything makes you think of a cigarette. It’s like any other bad habit but 20 times harder to quit. The craving is more like a brutal itch on your nose and all you have to do to make it go away is smoke. I quit with chantix, vaping didn’t help me any.
This post was edited on 9/13/18 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 9/13/18 at 5:15 pm to IAmNERD
I promised myself that the next time I got sick, I would stop. How stupid is it to have the flu where you can hardly breathe and then suck smoke into your lungs?
Well, instead I got a kidney stone and went to the ER for several hours. That was it. Put them down and refused to pick them up again. I had smoked for 11 years. It has now been 14 years of freedom for me! Just put the damn things down and stop making excuses for yourself. The cravings will eventually stop. Good luck.
Well, instead I got a kidney stone and went to the ER for several hours. That was it. Put them down and refused to pick them up again. I had smoked for 11 years. It has now been 14 years of freedom for me! Just put the damn things down and stop making excuses for yourself. The cravings will eventually stop. Good luck.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 5:20 pm to IAmNERD
I was smoking two packs of Marlboro 100's a day and then one day I just decided that I was no longer a smoker. From now on I'm a non smoker and whatever I have to go through to be one I will.
I swear I didn't even have a withdrawal symptom, other than my hand involuntarily reaching for a pack at certain times. Haven't had one in almost 20 years.
I swear I didn't even have a withdrawal symptom, other than my hand involuntarily reaching for a pack at certain times. Haven't had one in almost 20 years.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 5:26 pm to IAmNERD
This post was edited on 9/26/18 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 9/13/18 at 6:41 pm to IAmNERD
Don't smoke. Your welcome.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 7:02 pm to IAmNERD
I quit after smoking for over 10 years. Cold Turkey is the only way that worked for me. You just need to have your family understand that you might be on edge for a few weeks. My wife left a few times the first 2 weeks I was quitting because I was just in a really bad mood.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 7:33 pm to IAmNERD
Once you truly buy into what you just posted, you'll quit. Then and only then will you be successful. I quit for the exact same reasons and wanted that for my family, especially my kids and their kids.
I see the happiness in my mom with my kids and realized that I want that too, for me and them. It wasn't easy and I had to remind myself in the truck on the way to work why I shouldn't stop for just one more pack almost on a daily basis. But I did it, and you can too.
Commit to it. Accept the fact that it's going to suck but believe in why you are doing it.
It's mental after a couple of days of the suck.
Good luck
I see the happiness in my mom with my kids and realized that I want that too, for me and them. It wasn't easy and I had to remind myself in the truck on the way to work why I shouldn't stop for just one more pack almost on a daily basis. But I did it, and you can too.
Commit to it. Accept the fact that it's going to suck but believe in why you are doing it.
It's mental after a couple of days of the suck.
Good luck
Posted on 9/13/18 at 7:40 pm to IAmNERD
If you are not mentally committed then you can't. First of all reach the mental commitment to stop, then get your Dr. to prescribe Chantix. Stay mentally committed. Chantix will slowly make your urge go away, even if you continue to smoke while taking it the first week or 10 days. I found after I was on Chantix for about a week, I smoked a cigarette and got nothing form it and slowly after a few more days I was smoking less and less until one day I realized I didn't smoke at all. Good luck.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 8:07 pm to IAmNERD
Chantix is the best method. Bupropion is a good alternative. Nicotine patches and gum can be used independently or in combination with either prescription.
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