Cold Turkey

[Lynniepooh]

Hi All,

So i'm 31 and just quit smoking almost 34 hours ago!

Just wondering if anyone has any advice for me....just want to see what some of you did to help you stop for good!  

i have tried to quit before and never made it past 48 hours!  I really want this so I think I will do good!  I am feeling great and only have a bad craving when driving, so I chew gum to help! But I only have a 3 mile drive home from work!

Thanks
Lynn

[Lynniepooh]

DAY 92!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7 lbs down too!

You guys can do this!

[Lynniepooh]

DAY 75!!!! Woot Woot :-)  (my tracker is off a day)

Started a weight loss plan this week now that I know for sure that I can handle it!  Never gained a pound after quitting thou!

Hope everyone is doing well on there non smoking journeys!

[teko]

68 days! I am soooo proud of you! Before you know it , it will be 3 mo then 6 then 9 and oh how right you are! Its all up from this point!

My da is coming to see me and will be staying with me for a week with her family. Yeppers, she is a chain smoker. I am 14 months clean and still nervous about being around smokers. Especially chain smokers like her!!! I set up a table in the back yard, no smoking in my house for any reason. I may be an alcoholic before its over! LOL  

Never take another puff! You are doing awesome!!!

[Lynniepooh]

Curently DAY 68!!!!

Still going strong!  woot woot!

Have had a few stressful moments but I got threw it! No more Craving (well maybe a few but they are very quickly gone)

I can finally run up a flight of stairs and not get winded!

Its all up and up from here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ray54]

went out saturday for a few drinks, caved at the end of the night and had 2 cigarettes, this after 80 days without one. have started again but i see this isn't going to get any easier.

[teko]

Did you ease up on the caffein? Pop, coffee, tea? Try to do fruit juice and take a good supplement with some extra vitamin C. Melatonin to help you sleep and a trip to the doc may be in order if the anxiety is over the top. After smoking tho, I think you may find that you just dont have the resolve any longer to quit. You may have to start all over again. At least that is what happened to me. Good luck and dont beat yourself up. Just keep trying until you succeed.

[Cookie8880]

Hi Everyone,
I quit smoking for almost a week now until today I have this really bad craving for one so I did smoke, I know..bad!!! I notice I have really bad anxiety and I can't sleep too :(  is there any natural supplement I should get to get me thru my anxiety and sleep for now? Please help... Thanks

[rush2112]

Yes, I joined the gym and starting working out the day of my quit...I am also using the sauna for relaxation, really seems to help...I am on day six right now and my only real issue is some insomnia, can't sleep through the night, but it seems to be getting a little better already and I know i do sleep better on a gym day than a day i didn't go...
reduce or don't use any caffeine that could be helpful too...

[teko]

If you know that anxiety is going to be an issue, start by a visit to your doctor to see if he can help you thru that temporarily. That one thing made the difference between success and failure for me. As far as how or when, that is an individual choice but I think having a bit of will power and motivation will help. Learn all you can about what to do when you first quit, to deal with the craves, tools you will need to cope etc. You can find all that at whyquit.com

[MrsMontoya]

So... i know i should quit.. is it better to set a planned date to quit or just throw them away now :P. lol everytime ive tried to quit in the past the anxiety has just been horrible.. im a very high strung person anyway so i guess that's why. Does anyone have any tips on how to prepare yourself for quitting?

[teko]

52 days is awesome! Wow! You are doing it! This is probably the hardest one thing you will ever do for yourself! Before you know it, it will be 6 months then 9 and then a year! You are free of the physical addiction, and your doing great on the mental one and you should be soooo proud! I had made a career out of quitting and failing and finally I did it! You can too! Never take another puff! Thats all you gotta do!

[Ray54]

Hi teko, I know you're not talking to me but i'm doing fine, 52 days strong and never going back. I hope you are well.

[teko]

Im thinkin bout you. Are you still going strong ?

[Lynniepooh]

Thanks for the info....people keep telling me Melatonin!

I took tylenol pm last night and the night before was slept from like 11pm - 7am!  Late for work...but I take care of my gramma during the day and she knows i need some sleep!

I don't have cravings anymore!   I had a stressful event on christmas when someone stole money out of my purse! that was the only time i actually felt the need to have a smoke!  

I can only do some walking as working out right now due to back problems but I have a apt with my chiropractor this month...

[Lynniepooh]

Hello,

I am not on day 16 and still going strong....After smoking for 14 years I didn't think it would be this easy to quit (this time)

Well my Issue right now is Insomnia!  I can't seem to fall asleep before 3:30am.....and while I am laying there tossing and turning I feel anxiety. I get cold and shaky, then warm, sometimes a little neasous too!  I get close to falling asleep, like I can feel myself drifting off....then all of a sudden I am wide awake and my heartrate is fast.  

I don' know what to do about it.  Is it just something I have to work thru? or do I need to get some xanax to help?  I have anxiety every once in a while and its not like this.....I am totally fine during the day and up until I lay in bed for what seems like forever before I finally fall asleep!

Last night was 4 am and I had to be up at 6am!  running on 2-4 hours a sleep is going to take its toll on me real quick.  I know that my body might not need as much sleep as it did before but geeze I could use more then 4 hours!

[teko]

I did too after 6 months once. The anxiety of a bad situation and all the reserve went out the window. Then this time when I quit (1 year on new years eve), I went to the doctor and got something for anxiety to help me instead of turning to the smokes. It worked so great and is why I attribute my success to getting thru. Now dont get me wrong, I love to smoke but know I cannot live a long life and breath air and smoke. So I choose to breathe. 40 days is awesome

[Ray54]

Thanks Teko, Happy New Year. I'm up to 40 days but a good friend of mine went back after quitting for 6 months!!!! That was very disheartening to hear.

[teko]

Congrats to you Ray! Yes it does get easier, but with time. Hang in there!

Lynne, I hope you are still hanging in, let us know? You will need support either way it went.

[Ray54]

I am 54, had prostate surgery 11/23 and was in the hospital for 6 nights. I have been smoking since i was 18, while in the hospital I decided that's it i've had my last cigarette!!! It's been 5 weeks today since I had one but it does not get any easier, I still want one bad, it's amazing how addicting these things are. Good luck to everyone, it helps to read everyone's stories, thank you.

[Lynniepooh]

I went to whyquit before I quit! very good website....I am now 4 days smoke free!

Still feel great!

[teko]

Keeping your hands and your mind occupied are of paramount importance. Puzzles are good too. 72 hrs, Wow! That is awesome! If you get a chance check out whyquit.com.... IT IS full of great articles and personal testimonies and lots of support from those who came before you.... But always come back here as well. lol  

[jenm67]

Going cold turkey is the worst and absolutely didn't work for me.

Self-hypnosis was the best thing that could ever happen to me because it helps you change your habits and daily thought patterns.

Winxtp.com has some good reviews about self-hypnosis programs. Personally, I like Quit Smoking Hypnotherapy because they have a instant download and a 60 day money back guarantee. I also like that there are audio sessions that you can listen if you develop any urges to smoke again - which is very likely.

Either way, good luck and hang in there! It will be the best feeling in the world.

[Lynniepooh]

I just hit th 72 hour mark and still going strong!!!!  I have to say, i am very proud right now!!!   Still feeling great too! I notice the craving and just do something,and then its gone.   I have been crocheting and doing a paint by numbers! I know childish but it keeps me busy!

Thanks for the support