Quitting smoking?
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Anyone here quit smoking?
Im almost 19 and have smoked since i was 12 (awful, i know) , and really want to stop now.
I quit for 2 weeks, but went back to them the minute someone offered me one yesterday..and after smoking it i felt sick and dizzy and hated the taste! This never happened before so does anyone know why?
And any tips on how to give up for good?
Im almost 19 and have smoked since i was 12 (awful, i know) , and really want to stop now.
I quit for 2 weeks, but went back to them the minute someone offered me one yesterday..and after smoking it i felt sick and dizzy and hated the taste! This never happened before so does anyone know why?
And any tips on how to give up for good?
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What is Champix,Eduble? and where do you get it?.
http://www.champixinfo.co.uk/
That should tell you all about it. It has to be prescribed by your doctor though. I had tried the patches and gum etc but they never worked for me.
Thank you Eduble. I'll go take a look now.:)
No problem
The most important thing to do though is to look to a date. When your mind is ready, pick a day when you will be giving up and stick to it, even if you pick a date some time in the future. Keep thinking of you being a non-smoker from that date.
My wife and I both gave up last July. I used patches and my wife used champix. It's good to have each other to support as well, so if you have a partner or friend who could help, that would be good.
Best of luck!
It's mechanism is to make you feel a bit edgy as it leaves your system, so it encourages the user to redose.
The only way to not be a nicotine addict, is to not put any in your system... if you're a heavy smoker, it takes a few days to clean your system out.
The good news is the withdrawals are very mild, the bad news is that there are loads of myths about smoking that can make it mentally harder to not smoke than it really should be.
If you feel like you want a cigarette, remind yourself it's just the drugs talking and their voice can only get quieter until it disappears all together.
Life without cigarettes is exactly the same as life with cigarettes... just better.
Right now, I'd love to begin smoking again. Not because of any cravings because I'm not getting any but rather it would help me stop snacking. I used to smoke instead of snacking and now that I don't have my ****, I've been snacking so much more and gotten so fat.
I don't feel like I have more energy, my skin doesn't have this magical glowing colour everyone claims to have. The only real benefit I've noticed to my body since quitting is that I can breathe so much better now - no more coughing, horrible gloopy stuff in my throat and inhaling just feels so much easier.
For me the agony was certain times and the actual action of smoking not the nicotine that I missed so the inhalator worked but you've got to use it sparingly or, like my boss, you'll just become hooked on that!
Good luck! Do it! I saved the money too I spent on cigarettes (£7 a day) in a jar and am going on holiday with the proceeds,
Oh - I also took up knitting! It took my mind off the **** whilst I was at home and stopped me stuffing my face (I've just lost 4 stone so didn't want to put the weight on) and I haven't gained a pound. I'm a rubbish knitter but it really did the trick.
I had a real motive to give up (IVF) which might have made it easier but really wanting to give up is really essential I think.
You'll benefit long term. My mum had 4 sisters. 4 smoked. 3 are dead. One stopped 30 years ago. Its her and my mum who are still alive. Mum never smoked.
All the deaths were smoking related. Emphysima, cancer, heart disease. All were in their early 70's. My mum is 70. Her living sister is 79. Both are fit as fiddles.
Its only now, when I see it with my own eyes, that I see how smoking shortens people's lives.
My dad's brother smoked like a train. He died of throat cancer in his early 60's. My dad smoked as a youth but not as an adult. He's doing well at 74 this year.
No doubt some would argue that some of these deaths would have happened anyway. I am not so sure. The defining thing about those of that generation in my family who are dead already is that they ALL smoked up till they died. The ones who are alive all either never smoked, or gave up years ago.
Well done Elky:) Why were you only on patches for 2 weeks? I quit several years ago (using patches) and I did the full course which was about 10 weeks I think. I'm not saying it was a walk in the park but it was a lot easier than I imagined and had I known it was so successful, I would have done it years before.
It's still early days regarding feeling healthier - I was the same but I imagined I'd feel better instantly. You will though and you will never regret your decision to quit. If you are able to, try and get out every day for a long walk, bike ride or some form of exercise. The fresh air will do you good and that will also help with your weigh gain. Don't worry about that either, mine took a while to come off again but I lost what I gained and then some more!
I agree with this. My Dad never smoked in his life and lived to 86. He was one of 6 children. The 2 girls smoked all their adult lives. Both died of lung cancer and only in their 50's. I see their daughters regularly and one in particular has always had terrible regret that her mother smoked because she died when her little granddaughter was only months old, so she has no memory of her Grandma. She also missed her Mum so much helping out with all 3 of her kids and getting enjoyment from them.
Of the 3 other boys, 1 didn't smoke (like Dad) and he lived to late 80's, another didn't smoke and is still alive (81) but the one who always smoked died in his 60's of throat cancer and had a rotten few years before he died. They removed his voicebox and he had to talk through one of those robot like gadgets where you press your throat. Truly awful, I was very close to him and went to see him when he left hospital and I just burst into tears and ran out. I couldn't bear to see him like that.
Good luck
After the first two weeks... I had my morning shower and forgot to put a fresh patch on after it so I had gone a day without nicotine and never even noticed. Since I was totally fine and wasn't overpowered by cravings, I just never bothered putting another one on.
I don't think I'd ever regret quitting.. but my issue is that if I started again, I know I'd loose weight because smoking curbs my hunger. Though now that I can breathe better, I'll find exercising so much easier - I just need to get into a daily routine (I always say I'll start tomorrow but never do lol). I've never weighed myself since quitting and I don't intend to but I can tell I've gained like there's no tomorrow.
I had only smoked for 10 years, not long consider some people have 50+ years of smoking but still long enough.
I hate the the smell of cigs now...my mum though she won't stop. She is in her 50s and just lately she is always ill....most of the time she has a **** then gets an inhaler out
I'm sick of telling her :mad: