cookiepls
08-25-2003, 10:45 PM
I've been a smoker for over 30 years. Here's what I've already tried. Any new suggestions? I'm willing to try!
cold turkey
tapering
putting holes in filters
using those silly tapering off filters
patch
nicorette gum
welbutrin with the patch
hypnosis (what a rip-off)
reading Alan Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking
psyching myself up
buddy method (at least my friend quit)
Tired of hearing: "you must not be ready to quit"
I'm thinking of trying that smoking monitor that you use to let you know how many cigarettes you're smoking and then you program it to slowly taper off.
Does anyone know of anything else I could try? I'm open to any and all. I just need to stop!
cold turkey
tapering
putting holes in filters
using those silly tapering off filters
patch
nicorette gum
welbutrin with the patch
hypnosis (what a rip-off)
reading Alan Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking
psyching myself up
buddy method (at least my friend quit)
Tired of hearing: "you must not be ready to quit"
I'm thinking of trying that smoking monitor that you use to let you know how many cigarettes you're smoking and then you program it to slowly taper off.
Does anyone know of anything else I could try? I'm open to any and all. I just need to stop!
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Rainy02
08-26-2003, 03:28 AM
Hi there. Good to hear that you have tried to quit and you are still interested in quitting.
I have tried most of what you have listed also. I started smoking when I was about 15 and I am now 31. I haven't smoked the whole time. I quit with both of my pregnancies and on-again/off-again quitting and starting.
Well I am now passed my 3 week mark and I am doing wonderfully with this quit. But, rather than the Nicorette gum.... I use the Commit Lozenge. I find it works better for me because with the gum... I would not think and end up chewing it like regular gum (big no-no).
But, that is what is working for me. Also, I started walking ALOT. I am enjoying all the rewards of quitting smoking.
Also, in the past 9 months, I watched my mom and my grandmother died from lung cancer. I literally watched 2 wonderful women go from being active ladies, and watched them dwindle into a coma and heard their last breath.
It scared the h*ll outta me, and I just cried because I knew right then that I wouldn't put my children in that position someday..... so, I quit and I am doing great.
Best of luck to you!!
I have tried most of what you have listed also. I started smoking when I was about 15 and I am now 31. I haven't smoked the whole time. I quit with both of my pregnancies and on-again/off-again quitting and starting.
Well I am now passed my 3 week mark and I am doing wonderfully with this quit. But, rather than the Nicorette gum.... I use the Commit Lozenge. I find it works better for me because with the gum... I would not think and end up chewing it like regular gum (big no-no).
But, that is what is working for me. Also, I started walking ALOT. I am enjoying all the rewards of quitting smoking.
Also, in the past 9 months, I watched my mom and my grandmother died from lung cancer. I literally watched 2 wonderful women go from being active ladies, and watched them dwindle into a coma and heard their last breath.
It scared the h*ll outta me, and I just cried because I knew right then that I wouldn't put my children in that position someday..... so, I quit and I am doing great.
Best of luck to you!!
TimMN
08-26-2003, 10:24 AM
Hey Rainy,
I have a question for you. How much did you pay for the Commit lozenge program? Right now I'm on the patch and it's not working very well. I also have tried the gum. I don't think that one works very well because of what you said about not thinking and start chewing it like regular gum. I've only been trying for about a week but I've slipped once already. I'm just thinking about trying something new.
Thanks
I have a question for you. How much did you pay for the Commit lozenge program? Right now I'm on the patch and it's not working very well. I also have tried the gum. I don't think that one works very well because of what you said about not thinking and start chewing it like regular gum. I've only been trying for about a week but I've slipped once already. I'm just thinking about trying something new.
Thanks
Rainy02
08-26-2003, 06:41 PM
I buy my Commit Lozenges at a Kmart store. I buy the 4mg ones, and they cost about $38.00 for 72 of them. I find they work well (at least for me).
I didn't like the gum at all. Also, I didn't care for the patches. One, they made my arm itchy. Second, they stink like h*ll, and Third, they just did not work for me at all.
Good luck!
I didn't like the gum at all. Also, I didn't care for the patches. One, they made my arm itchy. Second, they stink like h*ll, and Third, they just did not work for me at all.
Good luck!
cookiepls
08-26-2003, 08:47 PM
I'll try the Commit Lozenges. I didn't have any trouble with the nicorette gum cuz it tasted disgusting. I just held it in my mouth and gave it a chew every now and then. Unfortunately, it didn't diminish my craving for a cigarette in the least. I'm a very heavy smoker. More than 2 packs a day. I really want to quit and I know there's no magic potion, but I can't give up trying. My sister who is only a year and a half older than me has emphysema (sp). My lungs are fine for now according to x-rays but even if I never get any of the dreaded diseases caused by smoking, I still want to stop. I feel like a leper in a non-smoking restaurant because I have to go outside and have a cigarette. I know I stink to h*ll, my teeth are stained, my hair and clothes stink. I'm just plain stinky! Plus I avoid going any place where I can't smoke and turned down a promotion because the other ladies I would be working with are non-smokers and one is even allergic. I don't like the idea of anything controlling my life, yet it is.
Rainy02, good luck to you. I'll try those lozenges too.
Rainy02, good luck to you. I'll try those lozenges too.
cardinal
08-27-2003, 07:42 PM
I quit for 14yrs and started up a few yrs ago. I just quit again 4 wks tomorrow. The ist time I went cold turkey, after several attempts. I put my mind to it, did all the things the first day that may trigger the urge ie: drinking, eating, painting the house I did it all the ist day so I would not have an excuse to light up. I also joined a gym and got into reg workouts. I foolishly went back to smoking after a divorce and a night out drinking with a smoker. Plus my defenses were down, had just stopped paxil too. I think my chemistry was out of wack due to the antidepressants I did some real weird stuff...This quit time I got scared. I had cervical fusion recently and have had some sinus infections, smoke going into the surgical area not good! plus not fusing well, not good either. I would hate to think I am responsible for messing up the hell I just went thru in surgery. Plus I heard someone on the spinal board had a tumor form after her surgery, she is a smoker. I thought, this is something we do have control over!! There isn't much we can control, but this we CAN!!! I refuse to let that stupid cig have control!!! plus drain me of money and my appearance. Its hell, I would kill for a cig right now, no not kill but feeling so edgy! :bouncing:I bought a pack yesterday, smoked a few puffs and crushed the rest in the toilet. I felt so sick after a few puffs. I have found the only way to do it is not to have any around! If I could find one now I might break down. Just get thru each day and realize how far you have come, it will get better! Best of luck to you You can do it!! You are in control!!! :angel:
cookiepls
08-28-2003, 08:43 PM
I started the Commit Lozenges this morning. I haven't made it through the day. After about 2 hours I spit out the lozenge I had just put in my mouth about 5 minutes earlier and got a cigarette from one of my co-workers. It wasn't even taking the edge off. I'll try it again in the morning. It's too expensive to throw away.
GeorgiaPeech
08-29-2003, 11:39 PM
Think of each quit attempt as practice. My doctor cited research that says that the average quitter tries 5 times before he is successful. So don't consider your quit attempts as failures. They are practice. You'll get better at it. I suggest that, in addition to the techniques you have already tried, that you seek out an active support group, either 3-D or on the web. You need a place where you can ask questions and get prompt responses and replies. I used an online support group but I guess I can't mention its name here in a post or it would be considered advertising so I guess you'll have to go searching!
Anyhow, I have not smoked for over 500 days. I used nic replacement and participated in online support. I surely hope that you can find a way to quit for good. It's not easy but really worth the trouble.
Anyhow, I have not smoked for over 500 days. I used nic replacement and participated in online support. I surely hope that you can find a way to quit for good. It's not easy but really worth the trouble.
Salvatore954
08-31-2003, 06:09 PM
Hello,
A friend of mine had tried many methods to try and quit and never could. He finally checked himself into a live-in drug treatment facility for a month and succeeded. If you can afford it, and you cannot afford not to, it is a viable alternative.
Sal
A friend of mine had tried many methods to try and quit and never could. He finally checked himself into a live-in drug treatment facility for a month and succeeded. If you can afford it, and you cannot afford not to, it is a viable alternative.
Sal