Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 If any ex-smokers have sound advice I could use it. Does the patch work, the gum, cutting down or cold turkey? Thanks for any info you can provide for me. Brad Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 The only thing I could do was the cold turkey method. I'm not one to cut down or use any of those other type options. I have to exercise will power and mindset. It is not easy either. Wishing anyone trying to quit much luck! Donna --- Brad <surfboard_bedboard wrote: > If any ex-smokers have sound advice I could use it. > Does the patch work, the gum, cutting down or cold > turkey? > Thanks for any info you can provide for me. > Brad > > > > Mail > Use Photomail to share photos without annoying > attachments. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > Backstage we're having the time Of our lives until somebody says; Forgive me if I seem out of line Then she whipped out her gun And tried to blow me away Source: Dude Looks Like A Lady - Aerosmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Myself I'm not a smoker or non smoker but my whole family did. All four of them quit cold turkey. My sister in law was first and it has been 12-13 years. Not one of them has gone back but they all have said it hasn't been easy. They all also have a motivator. They each were told to stop or die by their doctors. One due to emphesema, one due to cancer scares and two due to heart related problems. Liz Brad <surfboard_bedboard wrote: If any ex-smokers have sound advice I could use it. Does the patch work, the gum, cutting down or cold turkey? Thanks for any info you can provide for me. Brad Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Keep busy, think of the benefits. I did it excuse the pun " cold turkey " also. It wasn't easy but I sure felt better as the days went on. Isis , Brad <surfboard_bedboard wrote: > > If any ex-smokers have sound advice I could use it. Does the patch work, the gum, cutting down or cold turkey? > Thanks for any info you can provide for me. > Brad > > > > Mail > Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 --- Brad <surfboard_bedboard wrote: > If any ex-smokers have sound advice I could use it. > Does the patch work, the gum, cutting down or cold > turkey? > Thanks for any info you can provide for me. > Brad Hey Brad,good for you-Quitters Rule !! this is what finally worked for me after many failed attempts to quit. keep all ashtrays clean and put up in a cabinet. keep cigarettes and lighters/matches put up ( all 3 seperately) the idea is to make it inconvenient and time consuming so you won't bother if it's just a 'habit' smoke - not one you really want. wait as long as you can before that first cig of the day and increase that time daily. think about when you usually smoke and go longer than you have been between smokes. walk or do other exercize when you want a cig till the craving passes. DON'T GIVE UP, don't beat up on yourself if you don't suceed as well as you think you should, habits are hard to break and this is a physical addiction as well as a habit. You can do it - might take more than one try to find the method that works for you - google " quit smoking " you'll find lots of web pages with tips and support. if you don't have a family doctor check with your local hospitals and/or YMCA for information about programs in your area. May 2nd will be 1 year since I quit after 45 yrs as a smoker and quitting at least a dozen times for a week, a month, 2 mos once after being hypnotized.even tried Wellbutrin (aka Zyban)under my drs care - totally removed the urge to smoke but couldn't stay on it long enough to get the nicotine out of the system. don't even think about it now, sometimes get the urge if I smell it but a puff or 2 now = nausea ( yaaaay - that's how it should be ! ) Peace, Angela great grandma recycled, she called it making do. who I am is fine, it's just this body that's disabled! middle age = that time of life when we realize yesterday's sex, drugs and rock and roll are todays memories, prescriptions and golden oldies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 Hi Brad I tried to stop many times - tried the gum and the patches, but none of them worked for me for longer than a week or two. I think the most important thing is to want to stop smoking for yourself. I stopped once for over 6 years for someone else and I never stopped thinking about smoking all that time. I finally decided I wanted to stop again 4 years ago, got all my reasons for stopping lined up and bought myself a book called something like " Stop smoking in an hour " which came with a CD. I never got round to reading the book, put on the CD and fell asleep after a couple of minutes and never smoked again - whether that was down to the CD or to will power I'm not sure. One thing that did help was to focus awareness on breathing. I figure that part of what made me feel good about smoking was inhaling but that actually breathing in air made me feel just as calm as inhaling smoke did. So every time I felt the urge to smoke I concentrated on breathing instead, breathing in as slowly and as deeply as I could, say for a count of 7 and then breathing out for the same count just as slowly and calmly. 10 complete breaths usually got me past the initial craving. I really hope it goes well for you. Christie , Brad <surfboard_bedboard wrote: > > If any ex-smokers have sound advice I could use it. Does the patch work, the gum, cutting down or cold turkey? > Thanks for any info you can provide for me. > Brad > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 hi brad first most important ingredient (imho) desire to really quit cause that underpins all your efforts. after that what i did was took the presciption for zyban (really it is wellbutrin) and that helped immensely. i also had the patches as prescribed by my physician. he also gave me a prescription for a nasal spray which i never used but had in case i really really really needed it. these were the things i used and am grateful that they worked for me. i quit in 1998--and this was after many attempts to quit in previous years! best wishes to you in your endeavors. --- Brad <surfboard_bedboard wrote: > > > If any ex-smokers have sound advice I could use it. > > Does the patch work, the gum, cutting down or cold > > turkey? > > Thanks for any info you can provide for me. > > Brad > > -- Be Love, Egyirba -=-=- .... " Like nectar in the fresh morning flower, let goodness fill you. The heart that unfolds all its petals spreading the fragrance of goodness is the choicest offering at the altar of God " - Mata Amritanandamayi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 -Brad, 20+ years ago my 80+ year old mother quit smoking *cold turkey*..She had smoked Camel non filters for almost 60 years. Mother is still healthy at 86. She would tell you to " just quit " ..She says that if she could do it anyone can. She also says that one has to care about others instead of themselves and then they can quit. I smoked for 20 + years but over 20 years ago I also quit. My method was to *taper off* and it worked for me. One day I realized that I had gone for several days without a single cigarette. I haven't smoked since. Around that time I also became a Vegetarian. I decided that I wanted to feel good and think clearly. I will soon be 65 and it has worked. You can do it Brad. Mom and I did, and if we could do it You can. I am sending healing thoughts your way. Deanna-- In , Egyirba <berijoy wrote: > > hi brad > > first most important ingredient (imho) desire to really quit cause that > underpins all your efforts. after that what i did was took the > presciption for zyban (really it is wellbutrin) and that helped > immensely. i also had the patches as prescribed by my physician. he > also gave me a prescription for a nasal spray which i never used but had > in case i really really really needed it. these were the things i used > and am grateful that they worked for me. i quit in 1998--and this was > after many attempts to quit in previous years! > > best wishes to you in your endeavors. > > --- Brad <surfboard_bedboard wrote: > > > > > If any ex-smokers have sound advice I could use it. > > > Does the patch work, the gum, cutting down or cold > > > turkey? > > > Thanks for any info you can provide for me. > > > Brad > > > > > -- > Be Love, > Egyirba > > -=-=- > ... > " Like nectar in the fresh morning flower, let goodness fill you. The > heart that unfolds all its petals spreading the fragrance of goodness > is the choicest offering at the altar of God " - Mata Amritanandamayi > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 7, 2006 Report Share Posted March 7, 2006 HI Isis: I think you mean cold tofurkey. (lol) gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 i did the gum and it worked, it was so nasty I stopped using it pretty fast, LOL. I wrapped it in a piece of big red. Meg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 i think i missed this one. what did you did with the gum? Meg wrote: > i did the gum and it worked, it was so nasty I stopped using it pretty > fast, LOL. > I wrapped it in a piece of big red. > Meg -- Be Love, Egyirba -=-=- .... " We tend to look for flaws & errors in others, & this disturbs our minds. We must change this habit. Forget their shortcomings, look for their good qualities & be respectful. Seeing only what is good in people eliminates suffering. " --Ammachi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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