re: Quitting Cigarettes

Put them down and never pick one up again. The physical addition is over quickly but the mental addiction takes time, years for me. You will need to find a healthy replacement for them, perhaps exercise, that you can do when the urge is strong. You'll want to eat more, so be careful.

Make no mistake, it is hard to quit, and my success was due to avoiding socializing with other smokers, particularly if consuming alcohol. It can be done, and the rewards are numerous, such as feeling better, saving money, not getting sick as often, and a sense of accomplishment that can lead to other accomplishments.

Good luck, and remember that your brain controls your body.

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Chantix any good?

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Only one way to find out but I didn't tolerate it well.

I quit. Stopped buying them. Same as how I quit eating shitty food.

I was never a smoker. Just a few when having a few drinks. Took up Nicorette because I like the buzz it gives you without the nasty smoke taste and smell. Got hooked on the Nicorette. It took me getting up to a pack a day to finally wean myself off of the gum. Where do I go from here OT?

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Chantix

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My brother tried this stuff, but decided to quit when he kept having thoughts about murdering his roommate.

After having smoked for 20+ years and "Quitting" several times for a few months I finally decided enough was enough. I took my family to Disney World and did not take any cigs. Stayed busy and no easy access. When I got back to work it was difficult but by that time I had it licked. Patches, Gum never worked for me but cold turkey did. As many have stated, you have to flip the switch mentally from being a smoker to becoming a nonsmoker.

I hear that cold turkey is the best method. Quit because YOU want to. You'll never quit because someone else wants you to. You'll thank yourself over the years.

I quit smoking using Chantix. It was easy to do because you can smoke while you taking it. After two weeks I just didn't have the urge to smoke and I was done. The only side effects were strange dreams with people who I hadn't seen in years. Some of them were pretty funny though. Good luck to you.

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Quitting itself is easy. Convincing yourself it's easy is the hardest part. Cold turkey is the only way to go

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This is the only real answer. The other methods are for the weak minded folks and even with those methods if you don't really want it , you won't succeed.













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