Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 This has been a huge battle for me. I am a recovered smoker not a. Non-smoker. II fell off the wagon after 10 yrs but this last time it's been about 9 yrs with no cigs. Toss. them in the trash take a deep breath and move forward. That's all that would work for me. Donna Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile " maxium62001 " <maxium62001 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:09:33 Smoking Has anyone ever smoked? Do you know of any herbs that make quitting easier? Blessings, Jack (Pampa, Texas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 There is no magic potion. Keep thinking about your health and how there are people out there that would give anything for a healthy set of lungs, at times I felt like a prisoner to my cigs. All these years later I will still crave one once in a while but the thought passes quickly. Donna Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile " Angel " <angellovesryan Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:46:30 Re: Smoking I wish there was an herb that made it easier!! I've never tried & failed so many times at anything in my life. I used the gum, I used the patch.... I wanted to have a baby and my husband said hell no - not while I'm smoking so I had to quit 2 months before stopping my birth control - that was 2 years ago and I still crave them!! I'm going to keep following these posts to see if someone does have advice to make the cravings stop!! Good luck!! @ <%40> , " maxium62001 " <maxium62001 wrote: > > Has anyone ever smoked? Do you know of any herbs that make quitting > easier? > Blessings, Jack (Pampa, Texas) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Has anyone ever smoked? Do you know of any herbs that make quitting easier? Blessings, Jack (Pampa, Texas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Interesting article on " smoking " herbs!!! http://home.teleport.com/~howieb/smoking/smoke5.html Sue ---- thelilacflower 8/2/2007 10:51:31 AM Vegetarian Group Re: Smoking This has been a huge battle for me. I am a recovered smoker not a. Non-smoker. II fell off the wagon after 10 yrs but this last time it's been about 9 yrs with no cigs. Toss. them in the trash take a deep breath and move forward. That's all that would work for me. Donna Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile " maxium62001 " <maxium62001 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:09:33 Smoking Has anyone ever smoked? Do you know of any herbs that make quitting easier? Blessings, Jack (Pampa, Texas) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I wish there was an herb that made it easier!! I've never tried & failed so many times at anything in my life. I used the gum, I used the patch.... I wanted to have a baby and my husband said hell no - not while I'm smoking so I had to quit 2 months before stopping my birth control - that was 2 years ago and I still crave them!! I'm going to keep following these posts to see if someone does have advice to make the cravings stop!! Good luck!! , " maxium62001 " <maxium62001 wrote: > > Has anyone ever smoked? Do you know of any herbs that make quitting > easier? > Blessings, Jack (Pampa, Texas) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Yup, I'm with Donna. Cold turkey is the only way that really works because it's the only way that makes you realize that you alone [YOU] have to do it--no magic bullets, no secret mantras, no novena cards. Only you can stop you from killing yourself. , " Sue " <kup wrote: > > Interesting article on " smoking " herbs!!! > http://home.teleport.com/~howieb/smoking/smoke5.html > Sue > > > ---- > > thelilacflower > 8/2/2007 10:51:31 AM > Vegetarian Group > Re: Smoking > > This has been a huge battle for me. I am a recovered smoker not a. > Non-smoker. II fell off the wagon after 10 yrs but this last time it's been > about 9 yrs with no cigs. Toss. them in the trash take a deep breath and > move forward. That's all that would work for me. Donna > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > > " maxium62001 " <maxium62001 > > Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:09:33 > > Smoking > > > Has anyone ever smoked? Do you know of any herbs that make quitting > easier? > Blessings, Jack (Pampa, Texas) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I got hypnotised in 1997 and had no withdrawals and the only side effect was a huge increase in drinking ice water, which was another benefit!!! I have been smoke free ever since, and I even live with smoker now (ew). SuSim >Has anyone ever smoked? Do you know of any herbs that make quitting >easier? >Blessings, Jack (Pampa, Texas) ______________________________\ ____ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search./search?fr=oni_on_mail & p=summer+activities+for+kids & cs=bz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I quit smoking the day Dana Reeve died. It wasn't hard for some reason - I guess because my granddaughter was about to be born and I have a now 16 year old son who has no one but me and his sister if something happens to me. However, I did go to About.com and got some help from there. I did start again on January 2 of this year and haven't quit yet, but that was due to the stress of my then pending divorce. There are some good resources out there to help you. http://quitsmoking.about.com/index.htm?terms=quit+smoking You can sign up for their newsletter (I think it was daily) and they have an online course to help you plus forums to talk about it with others. http://www.pmusa.com/en/quitassist/index.asp?source=home_fca3_graphic This is Philip Morris' quit smoking site. I found a lot of good tips in there for things to do to help, you can download their guide for free on the site. _____ On Behalf Of Susim Thursday, August 02, 2007 1:49 PM Re:Smoking I got hypnotised in 1997 and had no withdrawals and the only side effect was a huge increase in drinking ice water, which was another benefit!!! I have been smoke free ever since, and I even live with smoker now (ew). SuSim >Has anyone ever smoked? Do you know of any herbs that make quitting >easier? >Blessings, Jack (Pampa, Texas) ________ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search. <http://search./search?fr=oni_on_mail & p=summer+activities+for+kids & cs=bz> /search?fr=oni_on_mail & p=summer+activities+for+kids & cs=bz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 You might try a health food store. There are several herbal/homeopathic remedies available to help with the cravings. At least for me, what worked was focusing on a reason that made it important to quit smoking. In 1977, I realized that if I continued to smoke and got sick, my son would have to live with his father (1700 miles away). That did it! I quit cold turkey! Then, for reasons I won't go into, in 1997 I started up smoking again. On January 1, 2000 I quit once again because I was going to become a Grandma for the first time and I wanted to be sure I would be around a loooong time for her. Quit cold turkey again....maybe I should say " cold tofurky " ...grin...and no relapses. What I don't understand now is.....how can people spend darn near $5 a PACK !!!!! OMG!!!! I'm cheap enough....grin...I think THAT would be my reason to quit if I were smoking now....! Good luck....and really, you CAN do it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Ahh smoking! I smoked my first cigarette in 1969 when I was 10 years old! My big sister smoked so of course I had to as well! I smoked off and on the whole time until 1988. I was in sales and smoking about 2 packs a day or more... I was walking down the street one day smoking a cigarette and I caught a glimpse of myself in a department store picture window and I thought I looked awful! I am way too pretty to smoke I said to myself! I put the cigs down and haven't smoked cigarettes since then! and yes, folks there are herbs you can use to help GET OVER IT... mostly if you feel like smoking a cigarette.... go outside and find a dandelion... pick a leave or a flower and take a chew on it.... the bitterness of the taste and the healing abilities of the dandelion will help you eventually get over the cravings. Or, you can get some dandelion tincture at your local health food store and use that. While we're speaking of smoking... we all know smoking causes death. We all know better and have most of our lives.... Picture this.... You are an alien visiting from a far off planet... you land on earth and you see an earthling put a white stick to it's mouth and then LIGHT FIRE TO IT! Sounds ridiculous doesn't it.... Think about it! If you smoke.... just know you're better than that nasty monkey on your back! Say Adios and breathe much easier... and oh yeah, your food will taste ALOT better too! Good luck! Life is not measured by how many breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. Loving life, living art... www.michaelsfineartstudio.com Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Auto Green Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 I don't know if this will help you stop smoking but it helped me and others. So simple but when I quit smoking over 30 yrs ago I noticed that I was often 'gasping for breath'and videos showed me to have a persistant cough. I tapered off smoking, limiting myself to a certain number of cigarettes per day. Within a week or so I noticed that I was going for hours at a time without smoking. Then it was only one per day until one day I noticed that I had gone several days without a cigarette. Then I lost count. If I craved, I would fill my lungs as full as I could with air taking quick breaths through my nose then exhaling slowly out of my mouth. I noticed that this deep breathing seemed to ease my craving for nicotine. In a year my lungs were healthy and the craving stopped. It was during this time that I also started the Vegetarian lifestyle. I've never looked back. If I can do it so can you. Deanna ********************************************************************** , thelilacflower wrote: > > There is no magic potion. Keep thinking about your health and how there are people out there that would give anything for a healthy set of lungs, at times I felt like a prisoner to my cigs. All these years later I will still crave one once in a while but the thought passes quickly. Donna > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > > " Angel " <angellovesryan > > Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:46:30 > > Re: Smoking > > > I wish there was an herb that made it easier!! I've never tried & > failed so many times at anything in my life. I used the gum, I used > the patch.... I wanted to have a baby and my husband said hell no - > not while I'm smoking so I had to quit 2 months before stopping my > birth control - that was 2 years ago and I still crave them!! I'm > going to keep following these posts to see if someone does have advice > to make the cravings stop!! Good luck!! > > @ <% 40> , " maxium62001 " > <maxium62001@> wrote: > > > > Has anyone ever smoked? Do you know of any herbs that make quitting > > easier? > > Blessings, Jack (Pampa, Texas) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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