Any ideas on how to stop smoking? -
Any ideas on how to stop smoking? -
the patch worked really well for me, but i had to commit to following the directions - you can-t bump down to the next level just -cause you feel like you can handle it. the purpose of the patch is to break the behavioral pattern first so you can handle the physical cravings better later.there-s a vitamin B preparation in drops, i think, that really helped kill cravings.
i couldn-t drink alcohol for months - totally blew my judgement and i thought, -well, i can just smoke for tonight.-
it helps to set a quit date a few weeks away to kinda think about how your life will be different.
drink lots of water.
keep gum around. crunch ice.
know a nic fit coming. be able to recognize one a mile away, just by the tingling of your tongue. (yeah, i-ve struggled for a while with this, if you can-t already tell.)
know that if you can make it just five minutes without smoking, the craving will go away.
eat small meals so your blood sugar drops afterwards won-t trigger cravings.
avoid things that you usually do with cigarettes. i had to switch to tea in the mornings for a while because I associated coffee with smoking so much.
be kind to yourself.Just quit. Patches and gums just keep the addictive crap in your system longer. The worst is over in 3 days. I substituted plain chewing gum for cigarettes for a few months so I wouldn-t gain weight. I-ve actually lost 20 lbs.!!Use nicotine gum. it is bit irritating but it worked for me.
quitnet.com site also helped..
Good luck!Get the nicoderm patch. 4mg or whatever the strongest one is. Get a bag of blow pops. The patch will help the cravings and the blow pops give you -hand-to-mouth- recognition.stop buying the cigs. Duh ? ? ?Just make up your mind to stop. Don-t make excuses to continue to smoke. I quit cold turkey in December of 1997 and have yet to miss it.I am a ex-smoker and i used this method to quit smoking.I used Laser Concept Therapy to quit smoking.It works like acupuncture but with a soft laser in stead of needles and it is painless.I got mild graving for about 7 weeks after wards but i could easily deal with that and as the weeks went on it got easier and i never got irritable.Their is nothing out there that will make you quit,but their are a lot of methods to make it easier to quit.I have used the nicotine gum and it taste horrible and i have tried the nicotine patch and my skin broke out in a very bad rash i was allergic to the adhesive at the back of the patch like a lot of people are.
Good luck and i hope what ever you try will help you.I have been an ex-smoker now for 7 years and i use to smoke almost 2 packs a day so if i can quit anyone can.
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