Thread: Anyone here quit smoking successfully?

I have an doctor appointment this week to explore quitting smoking. I am going to ask about Chantix(not sure of spelling). I would appreciate advice or experiences from members regarding smoking cessation.

I quit last December. I have been using an electronic cig. It helps with the cravings.

I quit late last winter. I just slowly cut back. It's weird once it's out of your system, I find myself wanting a smoke but then anytime I smell it I'm disgusted by it. Good luck though.

I quit almost 5 years ago. Nobody was a worse cigarette hound than me. I got tired of everything revolving around the cigarette. I never smoked in my house with my kids. I was done with it and didnt have an urge to smoke since. I used to have a few cigars a day for a bit but I may smoke 2-3 cigars a month or less now. ANybody can quit if you want to. Good luck.

Thirteen years ago I woke up in the middle of the night barely able to breathe. Lived six blocks from the emergency room and arrived barely able to talk. Diagnosis was severe case of bronchitis aggravated by smoking. Went home, dumped half a carton of expensive English cigarettes in the sink and wet them down. Haven't smoked since. I truly feel cold turkey is the only way to go. And despite the wants and desires of wanting to light up again in the long run I found it a heck of a lot easier than going thru divorce.

i quit a year ago with ciggarets and about 7 months ago with snus/snuff. best way to quit IMO is to just QUIT straight off no fuss. its a mindgame you haf to win. all those stupid "helping" things like gums or electronic cig, just gonna make things take way longer and you will still have the crave for a smoke.

another good thing is instead of thinking "i cant have a cigg" you should think "I dont want a cigg" it worked for me. its gonna be 3-4 weeks in the beginning that will be tuff, after that you will slowly but study see that your cardio gets better, you sens of smell and taste and how stupid smoking is it took me about 12 weeks total to no longer have any intrest in smoking.

under this period i also stop drinking coffe, i had a bad habbit to smoke when i had coffe so the crave for a cigg was mad when ever i had it. so by not drinking coffe under the first weeks helpt me alot.

After smoking Camel "straights" for 24 years (started at age 13, with Lucky Strike "straights"), I quit "cold turkey" at the end of July 1989... that's 24 years. I don't know if those "patches" were around, back then; I just stopped. You can, too.

Quit while in the Nightclub Biz, started back when I got in the Car Biz because of the boredom, quit again quite some time ago and have never really wanted another..

Have heard it said that it takes about two weeks for the actual physical cravings to be over...

Also just did it cold turkey...

I think that I have quit more times than anyone else on the planet. I have had varied success and failures. Probably the most important thing I've come to believe is don't believe the advertisers. There is an entire industry that has evolved that is trying to convince us that it is too hard unless we give them our money. Bullshit. It is not easy, but we can all do it. To smoke or not to smoke is largely a psychological condition, believe it and do it. I have been smoke free this time for a year. The last time for five and and and. People quit smoking long before gadgets and drugs and gizmos were around. Do it, feel better, be healthier, and spend your savings on something else or put it in a jar and spend it on big things.

Some of the best advice I ever got related to quitting smoking. No more cartons just packs and change Tupac every time you order get a new different Brand of cigarette. Set a termination date and when that day arrives stop smoking! It was suggested to me that if I drank fresh grapefruit juice it would be easier for me to deal with the withdrawal symptoms. That worked perfectly. It is not easy to quit but the benefits of quitting far away the benefits of smoking. So hang in there and persevere and think positive you can do it if I can do it and I'm a banjo player