Quit smoking without using any medication? - Smoking Cessation Message Board

Andur · 02-28-2009, 09:35 AM

Is it possible to quit smoking through natural methods, I mean without using those nicotine patch or medications. I don’t have much faith in medications.

JessicainCanada · 02-28-2009, 11:03 AM

It is possible!. My mother and father in law quit smoking after 40 years and bother of them used an anti depressant to quell the symptoms for 2 weeks. We never saw them get grumpy nor mood changes, I'd ask your doctor because some of the meds nowadays are amazing with few side effects.

Jess~

zekat · 03-04-2009, 11:14 AM

Absolutely!!
I smoked over a pack a day for 13 years and quit cold turkey. Personally, I think taking meds sort of undermines our efforts from the get go. We go into a quit thinking "I don't have the power to do this alone" and you REALLY DO! I just passed my 4 year anniversary. Honest to god, it was the very first time I ever tried to quit and it stuck. I did have a plan though. I picked a quit date a few weeks out, then kept a journal with all kinds of tips & tricks in it. I stocked up on pickles & carrots & gum, and kept them by my side for the first few weeks. I also wrote a letter to myself detailing exactly why I quit - it helped a lot to remind me. For me, I come from a long line of smokers, who also had heart attacks and open heart surgeries. I was destined to live out that legacy if I didn't stop. Constantly reminding myself of that helped for a long time. Now, I don't even think about it. Seriously - smoking hardly ever crosses my mind. That wasn't always the case, but after getting a few months under my belt, it all got a lot easier.
You can do it!