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Tobacco and coffee are both mild MAOIs (Mono-amine oxidase inhibitors). MAOIs basically keep serotonin in the brain by inhibiting oxidation of mono-amines and raising the sense of happiness and well being.
Without replacing nicotine with another way to keep serotonin (the happy hormone) in the brain the would-be "Addict" becomes sad, depressed and lethargic. The brain screams out for what it knows will feel good. Some replace smoking with sugars and fats which raise serotonin but without the effects of MAOIs the serotonin doesn't last very long and in a short time the brain is calling out for more "happy hormone"
I think the most practical way to quit is the patch or gum that gradually lessens ones dependence on nicotine and the MAOIs therein.
I smoked very heavy for 5 years (5 packs a day). I quit cold turkey and it was VERY hard. I bet it was 4 or 5 years before I had no cravings at all. It is addictive.
10 minutes between each cig for a chain smoker is a LONG time!!!
Except that it isn't 10 minutes between each cigarette. It's half that at most because in that 9.6 minutes you have to smoke the cigarette. Not to mention that it doesn't include any breaks for say, taking a shower, brushing your teeth, eating, riding in an elevator, taking a nap, going to the supermarket or library or office or restaurant, or anywhere else that doesn't allow smoking. I'm not saying it's impossible, it's just unlikely. I was a frequent chain smoker lighting one cigarette off the butt of the last. I was even unemployed for a period and I never made it to 5 packs a day. I just can't imagine how that would physically work.
Yes - very addictive. Smoked from when I was 15 unil I was 33. Tried to quit so many times . Finally I was able to quit when I was pregnant. It was sooo hard. I literally had to stay in bed for 3 straight days. Then of all things. I ended up having complications with my pregnancy so I was on bed rest anyway.
It used to make me sick when I would see pregnant woman sneaking cigarettes. I never wanted that to be me. Knowing it was harming their unborn kid and themselves. Just so sad and pitiful really how addictive nicotine is. It is a struggle and a fight for me not to smoke to this day. Even now that it's been over 4 years since I picked up a cig.
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