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I’ve been smoking now for about 37 years and finally decided to quit. Does anyone know the best thing out there to help me kick this habit? I know there’s gum and patches, but which one is the best? I really want to do this but need a bit of help.
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Chantix is great. You keep smoking for about a week while the medicine builds up in your system and then cut down over the next week until finally quitting the third week. By the end, you’re really not craving it at all. I think it blocks the receptors for nicotine or something so that you don’t get that “fix”, so smoking becomes pretty much pointless. You need to get a prescription though. Good luck!
 
Chantix is a good idea. I just wanted to add a couple things.

First, even though it sounds trite, the best method for quitting is the one that works for you. What that really means is you’re going to have to experiment a little with what’s out there, and maybe keep a diary of successes and failures, side effects, and so forth in order to figure out what is helpful and what isn’t. For example, the last time I tried to quit, I found it difficult to get to sleep at my usual hour, so now I know that next time I try I’ll have to have take Benadryl before bed or else plan to do something until 3 or 4 am.

Second, whether you want to try Chantrix or not, it’s a good idea to visit your healthcare provider and work out a smoking cessation plan with him or her, and then to touch base, say, once a month via phone or email. That way, if the plan you settled on originally isn’t working, you can get an objective, evidence-based recommendation on what to try next.

Finally, don’t get discouraged if you mess up sometimes. At least initially, quitting smoking is a pretty complex skill, and like most skills, it can’t be learned all at once. But the more you try, even if your efforts aren’t perfect, the more likely you are to succeed. Hope this helps!
 
gabriella01 said:
I’ve been smoking now for about 37 years and finally decided to quit. Does anyone know the best thing out there to help me kick this habit? I know there’s gum and patches, but which one is the best? I really want to do this but need a bit of help.
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buy electronic cigarette
buy e cig
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“You never quit smoking. You stop smoking.”
  • My grandfather, who smoked for 30+ years.
I am impaired by conscience to compel anyone to cease smoking, as I myself struggle and wrestle so pathetically with it ; nonetheless, it is bad for our health, that is, ultimately against our nature. It is sinful as a result, but it is not a sin. Oddly, much of the worst consequences of smoking are not caused by tobacco, but by the additives which make the nicotine delivery more potent. Nicotine and caffeine are of the same family of drug ; nonetheless, no one says drinking coffee will cause cancer and there is no campaign to end coffee drinking. While both caffeine and nicotine have consequences on our nervous systems, and are taxing to the health of that system in that regard, and also addictive, they are not in and of themselves utterly toxic or poisonous. It is virtually impossible to sit down and poison oneself to death with coffee or cigarettes, for example. It is the additives to these products that are ultimately what cause the most serious problems.

I would be much happier if the State spent half of the resources it presently spends combatting smoking (and its health defects), and rather spent that money on forcing the producers of these products to quit using known and dangerous toxins, additives, etc., in their ingredients that cause these products to be so extremely addictive, and even more dangerous to human health. Much more could be accomplished, quickly and easily and with less difficulty, by forcing producers to be moral and conscientious than by demanding citizens to all-together stop doing something that they, themselves, do nothing to prevent from being so difficult to actually stop doing in the first place ; i.e., being addictive and deadly.

Pax Christi,
Tim
 
The E-cigarette worked wonders for me. I smoked for about 10 years.
 
My aunt is 87 and in good health. She smoked cigarettes, but, has false teeth, probably because of smoking. My heart bothers me for the little that I ever smoked, and, am also not drinking caffeinated products, everyday, only on special occasions! Just telling you that IMO, the affects on health are not always lung cancer, but, should be enough to prevent you from smoking.

I was told by a Peruvian that a person might be able to have control over their smoking: Without additives, perhaps it is possible to smoke infrequently.

To lose weight, one must try a number of outside controls. Give it up on Friday? Cut back on other days? Journal your use? Can that work for you?

An uncle had lung cancer, died in middle late age, and he developed photos in his own darkroom, and smoked. Another person, did enameling. Smoking and certain hobbies!

Cookie maker! Seamstress, knitter? A zillion reasons to stop smoking! Hope that you find one that will fit you perfectly, for there must be a reason.

Lung disease does have various causes, but, people who do not smoke have better prognosis for surgeries that will occur in one’s elderly years, I think!
 
My brother quit by using the patch. It was hard, but he was a 4 pack a day smoker.
 
The only thing that works is not smoking. Just quit altogether and deal with the few days of withdrawal. After a few days it gets better. Other things just drag the misery out over months.
 
I currently haven’t smoked for like 36 hours… I’m trying to build up my motivation to stop completely.One method I use is to think ahead to when I am going to crave my next cigarette, and then plan on how I deal with the craving before it hits. If I am successful, I can slowly make progress towards quitting by removing smoking from certain situation one situation at a time. Right now, it feels like just “skipping” one cigarette is a huge challenge, but surely a step in the right direction. good luck, it isn’t easy. 🙂
 
I smoked 2 pks/day for 30+ yrs.

I tried the patch—when I had a craving, I just removed it and had a smoke. 😉 and afterwards, put the patch back on. 🤷

I prayed about needing help quitting for about one year. One night I fell asleep watching Dr. Drew Pinsky talking about the effects of smoking on the body. When I woke up I told myself I would have one and only one cig with my morning coffee.

That was 51/2 yrs ago.

You can and will do it eventually but saying I want to quit won’t get you there. You really have to wrap your brain around it and get that little click in your head. :cool:

You can do it. 👍
 
thanks, guys. i’m hoping someone could comment on their experiences (if any).:nun2:
 
Timothy17 said:
“You never quit smoking. You stop smoking.”
  • My grandfather, who smoked for 30+ years.
I am impaired by conscience to compel anyone to cease smoking, as I myself struggle and wrestle so pathetically with it ; nonetheless, it is bad for our health, that is, ultimately against our nature. It is sinful as a result, but it is not a sin. Oddly, much of the worst consequences of smoking are not caused by tobacco, but by the additives which make the nicotine delivery more potent. Nicotine and caffeine are of the same family of drug ; nonetheless, no one says drinking coffee will cause cancer and there is no campaign to end coffee drinking. While both caffeine and nicotine have consequences on our nervous systems, and are taxing to the health of that system in that regard, and also addictive, they are not in and of themselves utterly toxic or poisonous. It is virtually impossible to sit down and poison oneself to death with coffee or cigarettes, for example. It is the additives to these products that are ultimately what cause the most serious problems.

I would be much happier if the State spent half of the resources it presently spends combatting smoking (and its health defects), and rather spent that money on forcing the producers of these products to quit using known and dangerous toxins, additives, etc., in their ingredients that cause these products to be so extremely addictive, and even more dangerous to human health. Much more could be accomplished, quickly and easily and with less difficulty, by forcing producers to be moral and conscientious than by demanding citizens to all-together stop doing something that they, themselves, do nothing to prevent from being so difficult to actually stop doing in the first place ; i.e., being addictive and deadly.

Pax Christi,
Tim
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God bless you
 
white_sheep said:
The only thing that works is not smoking. Just quit altogether and deal with the few days of withdrawal. After a few days it gets better. Other things just drag the misery out over months.
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Agreed. When I quit, I did just that. I didn’t try to step down or anything only because I’d seen too many people try that and fail.

The only other thing I would suggest is that if you’re able to and not already start exercising daily. Helped me more than I can say.
 
white_sheep said:
The only thing that works is not smoking. Just quit altogether and deal with the few days of withdrawal. After a few days it gets better. Other things just drag the misery out over months.
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True

You must have a behavior modification plan mapped out for yourself as well as the smoking cessation part. Addiction to smoking is just as much about routine as it is nicotine. The brain needs to be rewired with non-smoking events to override the previous smoking events. Such as:
  1. If you wake up every morning and had a smoke and a cup of coffee then do not drink coffee in the morning. Maybe drink ice water or a soda drink or go walk around the block for 10 minutes. Remember, retool the brain pattern.
  2. If you always had a smoke after you ate a meal then you must be creative and do something different. I recommend walking, whether it’s around the block, to a park, etc. Again, this will retool the brain away from the smoking urge.
  3. Stay away from other smoking buddies for a while.
These are just a few ideas. Remember, in order to quit smoking you must really want to quit. You have to reach a breaking point, a point of no return type attitude. If you have that then map out a BM strategy for yourself and be rid it for good.
 
Good points. Smoking is very much associated with other things we do, talking on the phone, driving, drinking coffee. It’s important that when the urge hits you do something different. As you said standing up and walking out to go for a walk can make a huge difference. Stopping your car and getting out can help in a craving when driving. Talking on the phone in the garage can help with the phone association. Etc.

I have quit gradually, but it really needs to be a quick reduction. Cut back from 20 to 4 a day in a week, then quit altogether. Make your last day a Friday and then you have all weekend to keep yourself distracted.
 
Yes ,you are right. once the person is addicted to smoking it is very difficult for them to quit but self determination and proper medication is important to quit smoke.
 
It’s easy to stop smoking, I’ve done it many times. I’d stop for 3 or 4 months and then one day in a moment of weakness I would see someone smoking and it would look so good I’d ask for one. The longest I stopped was 25 years. But I started back. I’m giving up cigarettes for Lent. I pray I won’t start back.

I’ve found that cold turkey is the best way to quit. But it is really hard no matter what method you use. If you fail don’t give up. Keep trying.
 
I smoked for 27 years. I tried to quit many times using patches and then gum (also tried cold turkey). I tried seriously for at least five years. Eventually I stopped smoking by chewing the gum, but I became addicted to the gum. I finally went cold turkey from the gum. It has been four years now–it was the most difficult thing I’ve ever done.

PS–I once heard Fr Corapi say that smoking was a serious sin because it is a violation of the commandment—“Thou shalt not kill”-------yourself.
 
Thoughtfulone said:
Chantix is great. You keep smoking for about a week while the medicine builds up in your system and then cut down over the next week until finally quitting the third week. By the end, you’re really not craving it at all. I think it blocks the receptors for nicotine or something so that you don’t get that “fix”, so smoking becomes pretty much pointless. You need to get a prescription though. Good luck!
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I just read:

Zyban and Chantix have some inherent risks. The FDA recently put out a warning to monitor negative, suicidal thoughts that can happen as a result of these medications.

Did you encounter any of these thoughts?
I am looking for something also that will help my Dad and brother to quit, but worry about some of these medications out there.
 
One thing I’v realized is that after you quit you need to treat it like alchoholism. You can’t even have 1 cigarette. Every time you think of it you just need to say “NO, I’M NOT HAVING ANOTHER CIGARETTE”.

I’ve been smoke free for a year now and I don’t even think about it anymore. I’ve lost weight, i’m in way better shap, I feel better and I don’t cough all the time.

Here’s what I did after 12 years of smoking and many unsuccessful attempts to quit.

Week One: Smoke every other day while using a patch on the other days.

Week 2 and beyond. Increase the non-smoking days by 1 followed by a day of smoking. Like smoke on Sunday, Patch on Monday and Tuesday. Smoke Wednesday Patch Thursday Friday and Saturday. Or do a 2 to 1 ration for a week. And 3 to 1 the next and keep doing that until you just stop.

One day I forgot my patch and didn’t even realize it because I had gradually just gotten myself to the point of not being in the habit anymore.

This of course worked for me but maybe not for everyone.

Basically at the end of the day you just gotta want it bad enough and that’s where I was. I was finally just so sick of not having any lung capacity and smelling like smoke all the time I had finally just had enough.
 
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