Thread: Quitting Smoking...

Originally Posted by ZeroCool

Thanks for all encouragement gang! I'm taking it moment by moment, although it seems to be every 5-10 minutes.

Wish I could go cold turkey without the patch. I heard the nicotine leaves your system after 3 days and the rest is mental.

keep at it,you can succeed,ya they say the nicotine is flushed out after about 3 days.
But you will always have a want for nicotine,is no diff than being an alcoholic,you will always be an alcoholic,even if you are 20 yrs clean and sober.

This coming February it will be three years since i have smoked. I smoked Camel non filters from the time i was 13 and am now 66 years old. I quit cold turkey. It was difficult. The benefits of not smoking are worth it.

I quit about 5 years ago using CHAMPIX. They said after 7-10 days i would quit but at day 13 i was getting abit antsy. Day 14 i just didnt want one anymore.... i havent smoked a cigarrette since and although occasionally i think one smells good i still dont want one. Cigars are a relatively new thing for me which i enjoy but not like i smoked cigarrettes. I smoked for 24 years a pack to pack and a half. Its good to be a "non" smoker
Best of luck to both of you.
Regards,
Mike

smoking cigars, or pipes in lewe of cigs is the same as being a little bit pregnant.

I found that the Nicorette Quick Mist worked great to get rid of the physical habit, but the problem was I got addicted to the mist! Then I had to quit the nicotine cold turkey, but after 5 days or so, the nicotine was flushed from my body, & it's not too bad now, but there will always be triggers. Way to go, I hope it works for you, I've had MANY quit attempts. Willpower is the best weapon.

Be ready to go it alone! My X and I quit and then she restarted. I made it for about 6 months that time. When I did finally quit after about 40 years of Pall Malls straights, it was cold turkey on a night when it made no difference to me whether I did or didn't. No emotional hook made it possible. I just enjoyed my last smoke and tossed the pack and lighter into the trash. Been 22 years now. I can still enjoy being in a group the has smoking members.
Good Luck and enjoy the process!
~Richard

Firstly - Congratulations!
Making the decision AND acting on it takes courage.

Never been a smoker and never had the desire.
Been in Healthcare for 20 yrs now and seen all sorts of nasty smoking related illness.

Have spoken with many a reformed smoker and there are many ways to quit - you just need the right mental attitude to find the one that works for you. As others have mentioned, the first try may not work, but stick at it. Be on the lookout for stress as this often gets people started again.

~ Champix, gum or patches
~ Change your routine for the times you would normally have a smoke. Once the craving is gone the habit still remains.
~ Electronic cigarettes
~ Put a pack on the mantle (or similar) so you know its there and you don't feel the need to buy some just in case - then just don't open the pack
~ Cold turkey
~ Start any form of exercise

When you are successful you may find you feel worse and cough more than when you were smoking.
All those little hairs in your lungs designed to move the gunk out will start to work again and all sorts of stuff will work it's way out.

Some never want to start again. Others say they could pick one up tomorrow - but just don't.

Wishing you both all the best in your challenge.

Just to set the record straight,The drug is chantix.It works,makes cigs taste like crap after about a week and you will Quit,The side effects can be horrific (they were for me)
After a month or so of not smoking,you will feel better,your morning cough will be gone.you are no longer addicted,congrats,Now it becomes a mind game.

Originally Posted by ZeroCool

So my wife and I have quit smoking (as of this morning). Makes you realize how much cigarettes really have a hold over you when you stop.

We're both using the patch so hopefully we won't go nuts lol.

Anyone kick the habit? What did you use? Any tips?

Thanks,

Zero

The big tip if there is one is that quitting with a partner is a good thing. You are on that good track.

Tobacco is hard to quit. Do not be dismayed if you have to quit again... it often takes
a number of times to quit.

Oprah Winfrey said something very positive about new years resolutions. Something
along the line: "Make resolutions that you can renew on Monday". So if necessary
quit again and again... it is worth the effort. Food tastes better, you heal better if
you nick yourself shaving ;-) Your heart and lungs will thank you.

Heck I believe my sex life improved when I quit...

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Just to set the record straight,The drug is chantix.It works,makes cigs taste like crap after about a week and you will Quit

Just twisting the record back the other way slightly
Everyone is right!


"Varenicline (trade name Chantix in the USA and Champix in Canada, Europe and other countries, marketed by Pfizer, usually in the form of varenicline tartrate), is a prescription medication used to treat smoking addiction. Varenicline is a nicotinic receptor partial agonist - it stimulates nicotine receptors more weakly than nicotine itself does. In this respect it is similar to cytisine and different from the nicotinic antagonist, bupropion, and nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) like nicotine patches and nicotine gum. As a partial agonist it both reduces cravings for and decreases the pleasurable effects of cigarettes and other tobacco products. Through these mechanisms it can assist some patients to quit smoking."
Varenicline - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Po-tay-to, Po-tah-to - let's call the smoking off!