mb5322 0 Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I've smoke almost continuous, for the last 13 years, a pack of day, I lost half of one of my lungs a couple of years ago because of it, and I'm still smoking. I just came to a realization, that if I don't stop it's going to kill me, and it's expensive, so today when I wake up (I work third shift) I stop. If anyone has any ideas on how to ease the nicotine pains it would be appreciated. thanks and wish me luck. Link to post Share on other sites
urza75 0 Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 No idea about how to ease the pain but wishing you the best of luck Link to post Share on other sites
NortonFan 0 Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Start chewing. But no really. My mom just quit and she got this fake cig. thing that gives out like 85% less nicotine than cigs. and she said it helped alot with the cravings. Link to post Share on other sites
mb5322 0 Posted October 1, 2005 Author Share Posted October 1, 2005 Start chewing. But no really. My mom just quit and she got this fake cig. thing that gives out like 85% less nicotine than cigs. and she said it helped alot with the cravings.Any ideas on what the name of it was? Link to post Share on other sites
dimseven 0 Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I'm not but GL. Link to post Share on other sites
thespoil 0 Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I just quit smoking a little over a month ago. It wasn't easy but I am so glad I did it.Good luck to you. Link to post Share on other sites
mbreon 0 Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I've been a smoker for 7 years, and I'm in the process of trying to quit myself. First of all, moral support from people you know can be more useful than anything else. Second of all, hospitals or health care places around your community should have free smoking cessation classes, and I highly recommend joining one. It's nice to meet people who share a common goal with you. Pick a realistic quit date and stick to it. Don't just say "I'm going to wake up tomorrow and quit", pick a date 2, 3 weeks out and say that's the day. Buy some gum (not Nicotine gum, regular gum). Buy some Nicoderm CQ (the patches). They will really help with the cravings at work or if you are out somewhere with a lot of smoke. Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites
greatwhite 0 Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Both of my parents quit in the early 80's, right before I was born. They said they went cold turkey. I've never tried it though so I can't give any personal help. Link to post Share on other sites
Swift_Psycho 1 Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 No idea about how to ease the pain but wishing you the best of luck Link to post Share on other sites
WasaMaNG 0 Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 No idea about how to ease the pain but wishing you the best of luckAll I can say is don't bother trying the patch...it reduces cravings a little bit...but I ended up smoking cigarettes while wearing the damn thing and it is NOT good for your body at all...I wan't to quit too, I did the math before and if you smoke a pack a day for a year you end up paying $1,460.00 ($4 * 365) to slowly kill yourself...Some advice I've been given:1) Start Exercising a lot...cardio-type workouts2) Sip on a glass of water to slow down cravings3) Smoke weed instead4) Chew gum (not nicotine gum)5) Snack on cashews (or something similar) when you craveI've used these the 4 or 5 times I've tried to quit, but I always had that day where I just "had to have" a cigarette...It takes a lot of discipline, but from everyone I know that has successfully quit, the best route to go is cold turkeyGood Luck man...you've inspired me to try to quit again to at least seriously consider it again...hopefully we can both quit and be done w/ this bullshit Link to post Share on other sites
aadams_22 3 Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 I've smoke almost continuous, for the last 13 years, a pack of day, I lost half of one of my lungs a couple of years ago because of it, and I'm still smoking. I just came to a realization, that if I don't stop it's going to kill me, and it's expensive, so today when I wake up (I work third shift) I stop. If anyone has any ideas on how to ease the nicotine pains it would be appreciated. thanks and wish me luck.Good luck dude. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 1, 2005 Share Posted October 1, 2005 Me too. This is my last carton, I swear. :wink: Link to post Share on other sites
Filesharer 0 Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Best of luck. You'll do it. Link to post Share on other sites
NortonFan 0 Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Start chewing. But no really. My mom just quit and she got this fake cig. thing that gives out like 85% less nicotine than cigs. and she said it helped alot with the cravings.Any ideas on what the name of it was?It's called a Nicotrol Inhaler Link to post Share on other sites
gobears 0 Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 Good Luck Man Link to post Share on other sites
evesixer 0 Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 I used to work with a person that told me of an interesting method. My husband and I tried it, and it seemed to work, although we ended up starting again. HARD to not smoke at the bars... Anyway, instead of patches, nic-substitutes, or cold turkey, pick a target week, which is Week 1. Allow yourself 10 cigs/day for the first week. Week 2, 9 cigarettes a day, Week 3, 8 cigs, and so on, till you reach 0. We made it to 4 or 5, and it wasnt too bad, but like i said, the bars killed us. also, we were only going out for so long at this time, and bars were teh way to go in rural WI. Good luck, keep me posted if you try this method! Link to post Share on other sites
aadams_22 3 Posted October 2, 2005 Share Posted October 2, 2005 I used to work with a person that told me of an interesting method. My husband and I tried it, and it seemed to work, although we ended up starting again. HARD to not smoke at the bars... Anyway, instead of patches, nic-substitutes, or cold turkey, pick a target week, which is Week 1. Allow yourself 10 cigs/day for the first week. Week 2, 9 cigarettes a day, Week 3, 8 cigs, and so on, till you reach 0. We made it to 4 or 5, and it wasnt too bad, but like i said, the bars killed us. also, we were only going out for so long at this time, and bars were teh way to go in rural WI. Good luck, keep me posted if you try this method!Then avoid bars. :? Link to post Share on other sites
Gibbo 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I found drinking insane amounts of water can really reduce the cravings, like constantly sipping from a bottle. The main problem is that you accociate certain situations with smoking so its not just giving up smokes but changing your lifestyle patterns which is the hard thing. Link to post Share on other sites
FOOSE1 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Never smoked so I have no advice . . . just support.Good Luck MB! Link to post Share on other sites
allinbluff35 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 i've been saying this for awhile Link to post Share on other sites
renaedawn 1 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Me, too. Everytime I cough up a lung I say I'm going to quit.I really am. Someday. I swear. Link to post Share on other sites
Stylin_Fish 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Good for you, I can't stand smokers. Not only do theynot care about their own health but they fuck up other people with second hand smoke. It's gonna be hard but I bet you'll do it. My Grandma quit smoking cold turkey after seriously like 50-70 years of smoking every day. Link to post Share on other sites
allinbluff35 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Good for you, I can't stand smokers. Not only do theynot care about their own health but they fuck up other people with second hand smoke.I hope you die of lung cancer Link to post Share on other sites
Stylin_Fish 0 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Good for you, I can't stand smokers. Not only do theynot care about their own health but they fuck up other people with second hand smoke.I hope you die of lung cancerThanks. Link to post Share on other sites
renaedawn 1 Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Good for you, I can't stand smokers. Not only do theynot care about their own health but they fuck up other people with second hand smoke. It's gonna be hard but I bet you'll do it. My Grandma quit smoking cold turkey after seriously like 50-70 years of smoking every day.Haha! Quitting's easy. I've quit many times. Link to post Share on other sites
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