[lumanogin]

Good luck to you. My dad smoked since he was 8 (Philippines, too easy) and now he's 59. He quit 10 years ago. Now he has to live with bad asthma and takes steroid pills to keep active.

One day he just decided to quit. Didn't go on the patch or anything. One thing he did do, was carry around his cigarettes with him. Just smelled them every now and then.

 

[MdRex]

Good decision, I have to experience a family member slowly fade away due to a smoking related disease not too long ago and it was very saddening.

 

[cazoo]

hey pinkfloyd,

congratulations and good luck on your quit. i quit in january of this year after smoking a pack a day for over 10 years. Here's a great online resource...

http://www.quitnet.com/

cheers

 

[twc5964]

PF, I seriously need to jump on this bandwagon as well ! It's so difficult to kick this habit.

 

[IHaveNoSpaceBar]

to me its not that hard to quit, just because i dont have a car so basically I am unable to easily get smokes. so imo if u can try to avoid situations where the cigarettes are right infront of ur eyes to purcahse..for example at the gas station..use ur credit card at the pump instead of going in to pay and see what the cigarette specials are..i hope that helps?

 

[kramer5150]

Good Luck Mike!!

 

[Edwood]

It's been so long since I last smoked. I can't even say the exact amount of time it's been, but it's been quite a few years, probably almost a decade.

I'm there with you, Mike. Only way that would work is to start slowly. Smoke one less cigarette a day until you are down to one. Then smoke one per day for a week. At this point you many need patches, gum, etc. if you really get the shakes and stuff.

But otherwise you get to the point where you don't smoke at all.

If you've been smoking for a long time, cold turkey is really tough, and most prone to relapses.

But like drinking, count the number of days you've been without, and if you relapse once, don't just give up, celebrate your new record for how long you went without smoking. Then try for another record, and another, and another, until you can keep your longest record ever.

-Ed

 

[chadbang]

Ed wood's approach sounds sane. It's been almost 4 years for me. I was on xanax for two years to stay calm. I'm still not as relaxed as I was with cigs. It's rough. That wellbutin suggestion might not be a bad one from my persective.

 

[CousCous]

I'm about to quit myself. Best of luck to you and I sincerely hope it works!

 

[JaGWiRE]

Think about how much easier it will be to resell your stuff here and on the net in general

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[PinkFloyd]

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaGWiRE Think about how much easier it will be to resell your stuff here and on the net in general .

That's the "least" of my worries I'm more concerned about keeping my legs.

 

[MarconiSalad]

Stop smoking completely.

You have to beat the physical addiction first, which will take about three weeks.
Remove all cigarettes, ashtrays, lighters, etc. from your home and car.
Clean out all butts from your car.

During this time:
Don’t go near any bars and quit drinking.
Avoid anyone who smokes.
Go to the gym. Start doing some Cardio exercise.

You will start noticing:
Your food tastes different.
Your clothes smell nasty from cigarette smoke. Dry clean them.
Your car’s interior smells nasty. Get it detailed.
Kissing is better. Keep doing it!

 

[Kirosia]

Get addicted to something less deadly. No joking, my pops started eating cough drops then mints in order to fight the urge. Lesser of evils.

 

[Edwood]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarconiSalad Stop smoking completely. You have to beat the physical addiction first, which will take about three weeks. Remove all cigarettes, ashtrays, lighters, etc. from your home and car. Clean out all butts from your car. During this time: Don’t go near any bars and quit drinking. Avoid anyone who smokes. Go to the gym. Start doing some Cardio exercise. You will start noticing: Your food tastes different. Your clothes smell nasty from cigarette smoke. Dry clean them. Your car’s interior smells nasty. Get it detailed. Kissing is better. Keep doing it!

QFT.

Mike, try this little "exercise/experiment".

Take a long deep breath, right now.
Do you cough a bit, or feel a wheezing/spasm in your lungs/chest?

Keep repeating this deep inhaling thing and over time you will actually notice a difference. It's actually scary.

-Ed

 

[Edwood]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kirosia Get addicted to something less deadly. No joking, my pops started eating cough drops then mints in order to fight the urge. Lesser of evils.

I chewed gum like a fiend after quitting. Pretty much gave myself TMJ. Ouchie.

-Ed