Giving up smoking_ advice please?!
Question: Giving up smoking_ advice please.?
I've tried so hard to give up smoking and i cant. I have a child and although i don't smoke around him he knows i do and worries about it!
Anyone got any advice.?
I'd love to quit for my son!Health Question & Answer
Anyone got any advice.?
I'd love to quit for my son!Health Question & Answer
Answers:
You can't quit for your son, or for anyone else. Only because YOU want to. It is alot harder to separate yourself from a friend than from an enemy. If you want to quit some habit or behavior, make that thing your enemy, then resist it with every fiber of your being. The physical addiction is your first obstical. It takes 3 days to get past that, then it becomes an emotional, mental, and social battle. Again, make whatever you are trying to separate yourself from which you know is harmful to you, your enemy.Health Question & Answer
I wouldn't go cold turkey. This guy I know decreased his smoking at first. He used to smoke one every hour, so he made it every two hours, then three hours, then four hours...etc. Once the 24 hour mark was up, he craved it less. This made it easier to let it go. He said that eventually your body gets used to it, and in the end you might crave it, but it'll be easier to say no since you will be used to not having cigarette after cigarette. Good Luck!Health Question & Answer
Nicoderm CQ patch and lots of lollipops. The hardest part for me is the times of day that i would normally have a cigarette, or after certain activities, and the cigarettes arent there. the patch helps with the cravings and the lollipops help with the behavioral part. Ive made it 3 days now, and it is still very difficult, but getting easier. Health Question & Answer
The thing that worked best for me was quitting with another person and keeping a lot of gum on hand. That way you have someone to relate your stress to and something to keep your mouth busy. A big part of the addiction seems to be the habit itself so you have to occupy your oral fixation until the craving passes.Health Question & Answer
I took Zyban (it's sold as an anti-depressant also, Wellbutrin) and it is amazing! It just made me not even want to smoke, and when I did smoke I didn't enjoy it. I would highly recommend it.
One of my friends used Chantix, and that worked for her. Health Question & Answer
One of my friends used Chantix, and that worked for her. Health Question & Answer
find a hobby, maybe something you and your son can do together like bike riding.
also, try the nicotine gumHealth Question & Answer
also, try the nicotine gumHealth Question & Answer
The patch worked for me, it completely took the craving away and that its the worst part. Good Luck!Health Question & Answer
Try chew fruit gums insteadHealth Question & Answer