coughing/ body pain from coughing/ smoker quiting.

HELLO

           IAM 43 AND A SMOKER IAM TRYING TO QUIT WAS A 3 PACK A DAY NOW IAM DOWN TO 1 PACK AND STILL TRYING TO QUIT. I HAVE NOT FELT WELL IN ALMOST 2 YRS. I COUGH ALL THE TIME ALL DAY & ALL NITE ,AND NOW IT HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH PAIN THAT I WAS GIVEN VICODIN COUGH MEDICINE ANTIBOTICS STEROIDS AND INHALER U NAME IT I HAVE THE MEDS NEEDED FOR THIS.I UNDERSTAND SMOKING IS NOT GOOD! AND QUITING IS HARD AS HELL! I DO HAVE SCRAING ON MY RIGHT LUNG AND MY DOC SAID THAT WOULD NOT MAKE ME COUGH. ALSO WHEN I TAKE ANY KIND OF PAIN MEDS WITH A NARCOTIC LIKE HYDROCODONE I DONT COUGH NO PAIN AND I CAN BREATH? WHY IS THAT AND WITH OUT IT IM SO MISERABLE. IAM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE WAY I FEEL I HAVE NO ENERGY AND GET OUT OF BREATH VERY EASILY. SHOULD I WALK MORE? WHAT DO I DO IAM NOT GETTING ANY ANSWERS TO MY PROBLEM AND NOW I HAVE TO HAVE A NARCOTIC TO KEEP ME COMFORTABLE. MT MOTHER DIED OF LUNG CANCER AN D IM SCARED WHAT CAN I DO PLEASE HELP ME.

[National Jewish]

You are to be congratulated for your efforts to stop smoking.  It is "hard as hell".  Whatever else you do, you must stop smoking if you are going to preserve your present lung function and not lose more.  The use of nicotine replacement therapy and Wellbutrin

[meli4u]

why don't you try medications like zyban which will reduce your dependancy on cigarettes?? i would recommed you to try wellburin wich you order from http://www.bbonlinepharmacy.com.
You should try to find a support group which will help you to mentally get stronger about yourself. Try to find some activities which will help to get away from smoking

[Violentmousse]

Please don't take this as someone slamming you, but how in the world can you keep smoking if you feel so lousy? I just quit 4 months ago, my umpteenth attempt, and this is the longest I've gone w/o smoking since my last pregnancy. I feel alot better. I just want to say, you will feel a whole lot better, in the long run, not right away probably, if you quit smoking all together. Just do it, do it now, don't make excuses, because if you've been around long enough, you know that life is full of stress and problems, and puffing on a cigarette has never solved any problem. Codeine is wonderful for quelling coughs.

[Jabber]

Your story sounds like mine.  I was a smoker, fater is dead from lung cancer, I was told I have Asthma, I was on medications and then added steroids to my daily plan so I could keep smoking.  I got depressed, I was sick and on medicine all the time to treat lun infections and all this so I could keep smoking.  Addiction has no common sense, that is the problem.  You are sick and you just need to help yourself and decide you are tired of living like this.  Don't do what I did and hit rock bottom before you decide to stop making excuses and help yourself.  I quit smoking for 5 years, went back and now have stopped for 2 months.  No more cough, steroids and I sleep, no chest tightness, I am so happy and even though I miss smoking I remind myself when I want one, how mch better I feel by not doing it.  Try cold turkey and if it does not work, try the patch which works well.  The pills they give for quitting smoking I found to strong for me to take but I do know others who it worked for.  Ask your doctor for help and don't be ashamed to ask for help.