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smoking patches dont work for me
I have been trying to quit smoking for months now and the free patches i got from the ny state quit smoking place do not seem to help. I have lost wieght and dont want to gain it back but my health is important. Is there any kind of like strong tasting straws or anything anyone can suggest that might help. My dad jsut quit smoking after 30 someting plus years and I am trying to have a baby in the next 4 months and really need to quit
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Definately need to quit if you are wanting to get pregnant and will gain weight with the pregnancy anyway right? For me, nothing worked beyond laying them down cold. I smoked 35 years, 2 packs or more a day and ended up with copd. NOT COOL! It took me going to take a breath and the breath was not there to get my attention and get my attention it did. Up to that point I tried everything, anything. Go to whyquit.com and check out the site and read some of the others experiences to get tips on what will and will not help. Remember that even using patches and gum, you are still getting nicotine and if you are wanting to conveive, you might want to consider cold turkey. It takes 3 days for the nicotine to get out of the system and from that point it is will power all the way. Good luck...
It's certainly the best thing I have ever done for myself. Not to mention the financial benefit of quitting :)
My sister really found chantix helpful. They basically close off the receptors that get the nicotine high. So you find every cigarette less and less satisfying. However, it can have some side effects and can interact with other medications so I would talk to a doctor before getting them. Also you can't take them while pregnant.
Personally I just quit cold turkey because I found the gum unhelpful, I can't use the patches, and I hate pills. It took a few times and honestly I'm still struggling somedays (it's been 5 months). However, whenever the stress piles up and the desire to smoke comes around I remember that my grandma is terminal. If that idea seems too much to comprehend; the idea of my own mortality being too surreal, I look at this site: http://www.globalone.tv/profiles/blogs/what-happens-to-your-body-if It breaks down what happens after you stop smoking, starting with 20 minutes afterwards. It's hard, but just keep at it and you'll get there.
Personally I just quit cold turkey because I found the gum unhelpful, I can't use the patches, and I hate pills. It took a few times and honestly I'm still struggling somedays (it's been 5 months). However, whenever the stress piles up and the desire to smoke comes around I remember that my grandma is terminal. If that idea seems too much to comprehend; the idea of my own mortality being too surreal, I look at this site: http://www.globalone.tv/profiles/blogs/what-happens-to-your-body-if It breaks down what happens after you stop smoking, starting with 20 minutes afterwards. It's hard, but just keep at it and you'll get there.
Congratulations for wanting to quit you have certainly good reasons to do so indeed. I used lobelia tincture and used that for the first 3 days to help get through the physical addiction. I haven't smoked since November 15th, 1998. Keep us posted on what works :)
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