Quit smoking one year
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I recently made it to one year smoking free thanks to chantix. But during that time and even moreso in recent weeks/months I seem to be getting aggressive, argumentative and short tempered. I wonder if this could be because the chantix is no longer stimulating my brains receptors to release dopamine? Or could this be because the addiction is returning and undermining my determination.
Either way, I've made an appt.
Coming from a former smoker don't ever 'reward' yourself with cigarettes. Ie: I haven't smoked all day, therefore I should be able to smoke 2 cigarettes later. I quit cold turkey. It was extremely hard and it took almost a year before I didn't think of smoking daily. I used this website and spent time reading it over. It helped me so much. I carried a pack of cigarettes with me for the first 3 months.
I started smoking when I was about 10, quit when I was 50. Got a carton for my 13th birthday. One of the 50 times I quit smoking I was sitting there wearing a patch on each arm, chewing a piece of Nicorette, puffing on a Marlboro all at the same time. It's rough!! It finally took. What bothered me the most at first was people smoking, but I made an oath that I would never be a reformed smoker that looks down their nose at smokers. One of the times I failed we went to the Casino.
I celebrated my one month quit with a stress test. it was nice to hear the doctor telling me that everything about my test (don't know what the pictures will tell) was normal. My blood pressure was normal...my pulse normal. I joined a gym on monday....i'm gonna try to lose some weight and give my heart and lungs a chance to get healthy.
Honestly...it seems like this past month was really whacky. If i had a crystal ball...i never would have chosen this month to quit.
Hi Nirban
I smoked when I was younger too. Here in the USA, we have a patch. That helps. Dr can prescribe zyban & that's supposed to help too.
When I quit, I did not use that stuff though. This is what I did. I bought some straws. Then I cut them to the length of a cigarette. I took them with me, so when I felt like smoking I'd hold a straw like a cigarette. I'd even puff or draw
a breath on the straw. Helped to relax me. I'd have something to do with my hand too.
10 a day is kind of allot, either way it's good you cut down if you were smoking more!! Ugh i quit during my 5th month I'm not proud if how long it took me to quit, I'm pretty sure only way to do it us to quit cold turkey...
I've NEVER been a smoker BUT my Dad was and DIDN'T quit until my Son, Chris, was one year old. Then he quit because he was the ONLY person in our Family that smoked. He DIDN'T want Chris to grow up seeing him smoke, so he quit COLD TURKEY after 2 packs a day for FORTY YEARS!! NEVER touched another cigarette the REST of his life. That was back in 1968 and her lived until 1994.
Well i haven't been smoking for long maybe a year on and off but for the past couple months almost a pack a day.. im 22 and gotta quit before i can't. some questions for anyone .. what are good ways to get past the urges to have a smoke? gum help? dont want nicorrette or any of that.. any suggestions? quitting tomorrow at work..
Well amen to you for being such a great friend. It's sooo hard to quit smoking much less trying to do it without the support of friends and family. I've been there and failed many times due to no support.
So, about the patches. None of them are "worthless". It just matters how badly you wanna quit and how much support you have around you. Quitting will be difficult no matter what your friend uses. These are only aids to (help) with withdraw.
A little over a year ago I was searching these sites for help with addiction to
Fiorcet. Last April i was in critical care for 6 days with renal
Failure. The doctors told me if I had been a 65 year old woman
With a heart condition I wouldn't have made it. I was 51, not a whole younger.
Having 2 boys ages 11 & 13, I made a promise to change my entire lifestyle.
I was still smoking in the beginning and when the vomiting start I just couldn't handle the smell any more it really stinks and I make my husband to brush his teeth everytime his smokes.
I tried everything to quit smoking and finally did at 22 weeks. im now 26w3d and its so nice to say i quit. I tried everything to quit and i guess after my ultrasound it hit me that i really needed to try n quit once n fer all not just fer a day or two. I ended up quiting cold turkey and asked for my husbands help. He smokes. I wouldnt have any lighters cigs or money to buy em around the house and picked up a new habit. Going on walks....im here fer u if u need someone to talk to. Thatll help.
I smoked throughout my first pregnancy, granted I was making a pack last a week or two which was WAY less than when I wasn't and thankfully my son was perfectly healthy and still is. I just don't want to push my luck, I did quit while I was in the hospital with my first, but as soon as I got home, I made the mistake of lighting one up thinking, "Oh, I can still quit. It's just one." Yeah, I was dumb. Lol. But I really do want to be healthier this time.
I quit smoking the day after i found out too. I was a smoker for 5 years until september when i found out i having a baby. To me its all in the mind, and you have to be strong and know that you dont need it , its bad for you and your baby. My husband helped me get thru it , my baby my family is too important to me than a cigarette. Just remind yourself that your strong , you dont need it, its all in the mind. Whats in the heart is what matters.
I smoked for 2 years. I know not a long time but this is how I quit. Ok I started just smoking half then I'd go down to a half of a half. I also chewed gum everytime id get an urge. And I wouldn't smoke that first one in the mornings. Id wait as long as I could then smoke. You could try eating sunflower seeds too. Hope that helps.
Good luck!
Princess.
It is unusual for a 20 year old to have clinically significant emphysema. When seen at this age, it is almost always a result of the disease, alpha-1 antitrypsin disease. Your son’s doctors should check his blood for this problem. Emphysema severity ranges from mild to very severe and the CT scan can give an estimate of this. What; you need to know is what is the severity and this can be determined best, not by the CT scan, but by pulmonary function tests (PFTs).
Congrats on quitting!
How long have you been clean? try not to do too much at once or you could be setting yourself up for a fall. we are only human so take it slow ok? I found the patch really helped me. I quit during both my pregnancies using the patch. I wish I hadn't started again after giving birth but I feel good knowing my babies grew inside me without nicotine and all the other **** going into their systems.
We have been wanting another baby, but wow it happened. Our oldest will be 2 in Feb. My question is, just this year I started smoking so my last pregnancy I didn't have to worry about it. I want the best for my little seed growing in me, but everytime I tell myself this is the last one all j can think about is another cigarette. I don't want meds bit cold turkey isn't working either.
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