DISCUSS: What's the best way to quit smoking?

Hi. In order to understand how to quite smoking it is necessary to be able to realize what to expect when you quit smoking i.e knowing that you are going to experience all kind of secondary effects and just taking that risk and going forward by making a great commitment and following it till the end. Besides a quit smoking medication, you need a good self help program like group hypnotherapy, which is a great combination with any kind of quit smoking prescription.

Hope this help,
CR

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5 November 13, 2006 - 8:43pm | djohnston4

Acupuncture

At 1.5->2.5 packs aday, I quit..12 years ago.
Cold turkey? kinda..
Acupuncture allowed me to quit cold turkey. Walked into the dr.'s office smoking and walked out not smoking. And I didn't have that urge to smoke.Not at all.I was amazed but realized too that I wasn't going to waste that 125 dollars. I could have gone in everyday for a session but only went once after a few days because I thought I should get my monies worth. Though ,I already had. Not much gets mentioned about Acupunture and I think it's because you only have to spend money once, not for months. The quit smoking industry is big business. Try Acunpuncture and remind yourself of what all the bad qualities of smoking are doing for you and your family.
When it comes to smoking, try the teaching of YODA. "Do or Do Not, There is No Try".
Good luck to all, it most certainly feels great to be free of smoking

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4 November 13, 2006 - 8:34pm | djohnston4

Acupuncture

At 1.5->2.5 packs aday, I quit..12 years ago.
Cold turkey? kinda..
Acupuncture allowed me to quit cold turkey. Walked into the dr.'s office smoking and walked out not smoking. And I didn't have that urge to smoke.Not at all.I was amazed but realized too that I wasn't going to waste that 125 dollars. I could have gone in everyday for a session but only went once after a few days because I thought I should get my monies worth. Though ,I already had. Not much gets mentioned about Acupunture and I think it's because you only have to spend money once, not for months. The quit smoking industry is big business. Try Acunpuncture and remind yourself of what all the bad qualities of smoking are doing for you and your family.
When it comes to smoking, try the teaching of YODA. "Do or Do Not, There is No Try".
Good luck to all, it most certainly feels great to be free of smoking

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3 November 13, 2006 - 1:18pm | randyrboulden

quit smoking

I quit smoking on 08/26/06 after a 15 year habit. A few things motivated me...
1)I noticed how badly I smelled
2)How bad I felt every morning and the hour long hack-fest.
3)How prematurely I was aging for only being 35.
4)"Looking" into my future by how lifelong smokers looked and how terrible they sound.
You may think these reasons sound very vain and your are exactly right but my main motivation...my 2 teens
I used a nicotine patch, I took their test online to see which patch I should start out with first. Their website recommended the highest dose or Step 1 for smokers that smoked 10 cigarettes or more a day. The patch made me really gittery...like a couple of pots of coffee! After a week I switched to Step 2 and few days after that I forgot to apply a patch one morning and haven't needed one or a cig since. However I did gain 10 pounds but that's just my body type.

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2 November 13, 2006 - 10:39am | geefour907

Online community to help quit smoking

I recently stopped smoking and highly recommend Quitnet as a support site. There are hundreds of other people going through exactly what you're going through as a quitter as well as 'elders' who have been quit for a longer time and have some perspective. It's also a good place to find materials and practical suggestions for quitting. You can pay for a premium membership although that's not required and many people are satisfied with the free level of membership. Quitnet made a big difference in the success of my quit.

http://www.quitnet.com

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1 November 13, 2006 - 8:00am | scott157

Quitting Smoking

I was a 2 pack a day smoker for over 45 years. I had tried to quit numerous times with no success even though my health was poor and I was highly motivated to dump a habit that was literally killing me. Gum, patches, hypnosis, medications and cold-turkey all met with failure. Then, I saw an article in the newspaper that mentioned a nicotine inhaler. I got a prescription from my doctor and gave it a try. From that first puff on the inhaler, four years ago, I have never smoked another cigarette. I believe because the inhaler mimics all the positives that you get from smoking, hand to mouth, something in your hand, naturally inhaling the dose of nicotine, etc. it addresses all of the habits that you have come to depend on by smoking that cigarette. I used the inhaler for a little over a year before all the habits were broken. I also must honestly say that if someone told me I had only 6 months to live, I would go out and buy a carton of cigarettes. Yes, I do get that urge to smoke a couple of times a month, but the urges are less and less and because the habits have been broken, there is no danger of giving in to the temptations. If you really want to quit, have your doctor write the prescription for a nicotine inhaler and give it a try. Like they say, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.. Good luck..

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