Comments on: Quitting Smoking. Easier Said Than Done?

By: Jackie Blue

Jackie Blue — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:30:04 +0000

Dr. Oz was on Oprah yesterday with a four step plan to help. There are steps you need to take prior to quitting, and there are tools you need to help you. Go to Oprah.com and read about what Dr. Oz has there to help smokers. Chantix is one thing he recommends, but it goes beyond this. There is much more you can look into as far as getting help. Good luck to both of you.

By: Hulagirl

Hulagirl — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:16:27 +0000

i smoked wayyyyyyyy longer then that and the patch worked for me!!!!!!!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:46:39 +0000

Honestly I have never smoked a cigarette in my life but BOTH of my parents have been smokers since long before I was born. Every so often we’ll hear the “Oh we’re going to quit, seriously this time” speech but we all know it’s not true. They’ll try to quit, become seriously moody and hard to live with, and end up giving in and smoking a freaking cigarette again.
Not quite the success story you were looking for, I know, but there was a purpose. Show more will power than they do, PLEASE. Quitting isn’t going to be easy. You’re not going to feel right, you’ll be a little moody and irritable, but hang in there. In a month or so when you’ve finally broken the addiction and have your life back you’ll realize how good you really feel without the nicotine in your system.
If you need some help, rather than trying to do it cold turkey there are a few things out there… nicotine patches, the gum, and even a pill called Chantrix. The pills slowly block the receptors in your brain that find nicotine appealing. You’ll continue to smoke while on the pill but each time you do, you’ll find it more and more appauling until finally you just can’t stand having the cigarette in your mouth. You’ll continue taking the pill for a bit after that just to make sure you don’t revert back to cigarettes once you’ve stopped the pill, but after that you should be good.
Also, keep exercising, do anything that will keep your mind off of the cravings. Change your routines, so that places/times when you would commonly have a cigarette aren’t so prevelent anymore.
The fighting is normal, and will continue to happen until you break the addiciton. Hang in there though, you can do it!

By: shippo

shippo — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:59:51 +0000

Sorry to hear that but yes easier said than done i have a friend shes been to the hospital coz of her lung problem the doctor told her to quit but she didnt ,after 2 months shes been admitted to the hospital again hard to breath and the doctor warn her this time if she dont quit she will die, she stop for a while and then i found out that shes smoking again so that saying is true ,when i ask her why you start smoking again she told me i will die eventually so be it.

By: aquamans

aquamans — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:15:47 +0000

it’s easy i do it all the time

By: essentia

essentia — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:54:08 +0000

hang in there, the first five days are the worst. I used Chantix to quit after forty years smoking, the med helps, but the cravings were killer. Getting out and exercising is a great idea, keeps you out of each other’s way so you don’t fight as much and helps clear the nicotine out of your system quicker.

By: Ina-chan

Ina-chan — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:43:59 +0000

Like all addictions, quitting is very difficult. And like all adictions, before you make any attempts on quitting, you first need to make a decision that you really want to quit. Because quitting half-heartedly will never work.
Then you have to ease off cigarettes slowly. If you’re used to smoking 1 pack a day, cut it down by half one week, then half again the next and so on until you ease off it completely. Unless you have tremendous will-power, you will only go nuts (and drive everyone around you nuts) if you quit cold turkey.
Go to your family doctor for information on other nicotine therapy aids that will benefit you. If the patch and the gum doesn’t work for you, there are nicotine inhalers available that “mimic” a cigarette (thereby psychologically tricking your brain by going through the usual oral fixation habits of having a cigarette between your fingers and in your lips without smoking an actual cigarette).
And if you’re the practical type of person… this also helps… calculate the amount of money you spend per pack of cigarette per day, per week, per month, per year. Realizing how much money you burn that you could have otherwise used to spend on that very nice pair of shoes or saved for a trip to the Dominican Republic that you always wanted to take is a good motivator.
Good luck.

By: min77ion

min77ion — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:06:42 +0000

What everybody needs professionals or take steps to quit???
Look I’ve smoked for a very long time,,and I eventually got tired of it,,,,,,Mentally and physically….
If U don’t wanna truely quit,,,you wont
If U do then U will.
Thats all there is too it…

By: It's a girl due 5/11/09

It's a girl due 5/11/09 — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:51:05 +0000

I just want to tell you that I for one totally understand and feel yoru frustration. I hope you are taking something to help you quit??? I would recommend the patch if you don’t already have something. There was a whole program on Oprah yesterday about how bad smoking is to quit. They actually said smoking was worse than a heroin addict. I have been struggled with this addiction for such a long time, I quit, went back, etc…I recently thought I could control it and just have a few. The truth is once the nicotine is in your system your brain/body keeps wanting more. The longer you are away from them the less you will crave one. I work for family and 2 other girls here smoke all day long. I go home everyday smelling of it, and that makes it hard too. But, it’s a life change, they are running your life. Don’t let the ciggs control you, and you can’t control it on your own. You need support, you and your bf should be helping each other. They also said it is very effective to use the tools to help you quit. I wish you much luck and know how frustrating and mind boggling it can be. But, it is a change for the better, you will live longer and healthier. You have so much time now to change your whole life. This is one of the hardest things you will ever do, but when its all said and done you will be so thankful and feel so empowered. Just think what you can do once you’ve conquered this!!! I seriously wish you all the best of luck and know how hard it is, just try and take it one day at a time. If it helps you think one hour at a time, you got through this hour now the next. I promise it gets easier the longer you have been away from it. The hardest part are the first few weeks:)

By: WC

WC — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:51:15 +0000

Julst like being addicted to anything else, it takes tremendous will poer and support from others to quit. You have to keep plugging away especially when the craving for tobacco gets most intense.