How to Quit Smoking Cigarettes? (heart rate, vitamins, fingers, reaction)

[poprocksncoke]

WOO!!! It has been 4.5 months for me.
Cold turkey. Its the only ONLY way!

[fuzzymystic]

Yes, it can be done! Can't say I never miss it though, dang it! But, with the cost of smokes now, and the fact that in Ohio they are finally going to start enforcing the no smoking law (!?!), grabbing those few 'hits' off a cigarette before you walk in to a place-well, do you save the rest of it or pitch it? Hmmm...oh, an extra added bonus is more room in my purse!! No more digging around for lighters, and last but not least is knowing just how horrible of an addiction you have overcome, and only people who have quit smoking can understand how hard it is.
Anyway, that was meant to be a congratulations to you poprocks!! I get off on tangents sometimes [well, all the time ], so, props to poprocks-here-here!!!

[poprocksncoke]

I think that the key point everyone needs to realize is that YOU have to choose to do it freely.
Granted... my doctor said it would boost my fertility slightly (been trying for almost 8 months so anything I am willing to try!) and my overall health will benefit from it. But I did it on my own. If someone is forcing you too.. or pressuring you to rather, you won't do it.
Do it for YOU and no one else

[fuzzymystic]

And you don't need divine intervention. Just [like they say] grow a pair!!!
Too bad there isn't a female version of that expression!! I never heard of it boosting fertility, but good luck to you, in any case!
(??tastes like chicken??)

[Yorkie_Mom]

Well I am back at it, I am making my way past the first day!!!! I can do it, now if someone asks me to light up, I will say are you nuts!!!! Do you know how hard it was to get past the first few days!!!! Wish me luck, that I can stay strong.

[fuzzymystic]

It's like people say, 'it's easy to quit smoking, I've done it hundreds of times'

[poprocksncoke]

Originally Posted by fuzzymystic

(??tastes like chicken??)

(was in a very weird mood)

[mimosa]

smoked 40 years and quit in 4 days with wellbutrin pills. alot of side effects but they made me stop. worked great and havent even wanted one in 15 months.

[vpcats]

Originally Posted by mimosa

smoked 40 years and quit in 4 days with wellbutrin pills. alot of side effects but they made me stop. worked great and havent even wanted one in 15 months.

You guys are too much! I've been on Wellbutrin, patches, acupuncture, hypnosis, Zyban, and the last 4 simultaneously the last time. NOW, I started Chantix. Sunday was supposed to be quitting day. It's Tuesday and except for some minor nausea the first few days, I'm still taking Chantix and still smoking! What do I have to do??????? (I've been smoking like 38 years now)

[fuzzymystic]

Do you really really want to quit? I mean that might sound like a stupid question, given the steps you've all ready taken, but don't let yourself think that YOU just cannot do it. Ok, can you put yourself in situations where you cannot have a smoke, and stay there? Like spend a bunch of time at a library, or [well, pretty much anywhere inside, these days] do something that takes a long time to finish. Then when you are ready for your 'reward cigarette', take a couple of deep breaths, try to put it off for a few minutes, then a few more, maybe a whole hour. Then at the end of that hour, you can stop and say-whoa! I went an hour-hell, I'm gonna shoot for 2. When you can get through your first night and morning without one, keep track til it is officially one whole day-THAT will be a milestone for you, and you can start that any time you want. You certainly don't have to quarantine yourself!! Go read a book for a while, or play a game on your computer-if IF IF you don't smoke while you are on your computer!!! [this is important!!!]
Another thing is, do not have any cigarettes, ash trays, or lighters in plain sight when you are in your house/car/whatever. That will trigger an urge to smoke-trust me on this, my husband still smokes and leaves ashtrays on the counter with butts in them-it doesn't tempt me, just kind of p*sses me off!! put your smokes somewhere where you absolutely have to bust your bee-hind to get at/to them, then see how pathetic it is!!
Like a junkie trying to get at their fix, which, sadly enough, is exactly what it is. Believe me, I am not judging anyone, I went through it, but I see my mother, who has lung cancer AND my sister who was also recently diagnosed, and my mom still smokes like a chimney, not too sure about my sister. It makes me so sad, thinking, here is something that is killing her, literally, and she still keeps giving her money to the tobacco company. So, basically, my mom and my youngest-only remaining sister are both dying from it-see someone looking like death itself, still puffing away, that will give you somethng to think about too. Ok, does that help??