It is also a signal that if you do not stop smoking, your lung function will increasingly continue to rapidly deteriorate. That means that smoking cessation is not just the abandonment of a bad habit but a crucial act that will prevent further loss of lung function, reduce the frequency of lung infections, reduce the likelihood of lung (and other) cancers, enhance the quality of your life and extend the length of your life.
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You have made a terrific decision to stop smoking and you should never again smoke cigarettes or joints. You should also avoid occupations that would put you in contact with harmful substances that could further damage your lungs.
Being a carrier of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency with a MZ phenotype, you are not entirely risk free. The MZ carrier state increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but only with exposure to cigarette smoke and environmental pollutants.
i have never considered myself a full-fledged smoker as I only smoke socially and never regularly, so I have never consistently disclosed my cigarette smoking history to my treating physicians. I have recently (within the past couple of weeks) decided to quit for good after getting a good scare about the reality that I've been smoking for about fifteen years.
I went to my pcp today due to a second bought with shortness of breath in a month.
That is, worsening of cough following cigarette smoking cessation. This is apparently due to the fact that smoking conventional cigarettes diminishes the sensitivity of cough receptors in the throat and, with cessation, the sensitivity of these receptors is enhanced and cough occurs with less stimulation than was required to initiate cough, while smoking.
If he does want to quit but has a hard time doing so tell him to ask his doctor if they having smoking cessation which is to help people to quit smoking. He can also go cold turkey but if he does make sure he is doing some active and be there for him because having a good friend around to make sure you don't slide back and light up is really helpful.
However, the stress levels of adult smokers are slightly higher than those of nonsmokers, adolescent smokers report increasing levels of stress as they develop regular patterns of smoking, and smoking cessation leads to reduced stress. Far from acting as an aid for mood control, nicotine dependency seems to exacerbate stress".
The above statement is absolutely true! It is the smoker who labels their addiction to cigarettes as a "stress reliever.
Have you ever seen one of those clinics that uses hypnosis for smoking cessation? I hear they work really well. You sound like you're doing so well already that maybe something like that would put you over the top and you would not only stop but never start again.
My father was a heavy smoker, but none of my brothers or sisters, or I, smoked when we were young. This did not seem odd to me. It was just the way it was. Adults smoked. Children didn't. I wonder why your girlfriend didn't take that tack.
I remember once, when I was chaperoning a school dance, that someone took issue with me for smoking. She said the children weren't allowed to, so I shouldn't. I said I wasn't a child.
I can go hours without smoking because I don't smoke in the house.... and I don't smoke at work because I work from home LOL..............I smoke as a reward system. When a project is completed...........Now don't think for a minute I don't smoke a lot. I have plenty of reasons to reward myself. I use to smoke a pack a day. Mostly in the mornings and in the evenings,mid-day with Cafa Vienna or Tea. Before and after dinner, a drive in the car.......
You don't have to monitor your levels every week during the smoking cessation process... I'm sure there's going to be some discomfort, but we've all (those who have quit smoking) gone through discomfort with both the smoking cessation AND being hypo until we got to the correct level of medication.
wellbutrin is not indicated in the cessation of smoking marijuana, but it does increase your chances of seizure if you drink alcohol while taking it. also, smoking, i think it actually either helps with the cessation of anxiety in anxious peoples or adds anxiety on non anxious people so if you are smoking to chill out (just a guess), you might want to try anti-anxiety meds instead.
I would suggest not smoking cannibus (weed). If it isn't helping you, why smoke it? Please don't get me wrong, I am a firm believer in the medicinal value of weed, but if you aren't able to tolerate the effects, then stay away from it, please. You also may have smoked weed that was sprayed with a pesticide. You are so young...unless you have chronic pain or cancer, don't smoke weed. Its obviously not helping you. And...yes...I am a mother of 2 young adults in their 20's.
I have recently been approved by VA for a chantix prescription, and expect to start the cessation program within days. I've been told that a recent medical study indicates that a male of my age, 66, incurs decreased longevity by quitting smoking after 50 years addiction. can someone direct me to such a study, or advise if I've been misled?
tina
i think you already know the answer to that, you are already getting symptoms
of your body being poisoned with tobaco again, your body had started to change for the better from not smoking, so you will just undo the progress you made from cessation of smoking, so if i was you unless you want to kill yourself, is dump the ciggarettes NOW
THEY JUST POISON YOUR BODY from a ex long term smoker,who will never go back to smoking, why on earth did you start again after tha length of time.
My hope would be that you would never smoke again, so that you would avoid the nasty consequences of smoking for another 25 years. What you describe suggests that you may have mild COPD, as suggested by the CT scan changes of emphysema (referred to in the official report, I assume, as Mild) and the FEV1/FVC ratio of 73%.
Don't risk your baby's health. I work with medically fragile babies to young adults and it sad what a mother can do to their own child. A mother who decides to smoke weed or even eat edibles, or drink alcohol and abuse drugs probably doesn't know the consequences it will cause their baby. If you're brave enough to sacrifice your babies life and put up with his or her disability, then it is your choice. Please consult with your physician for alternatives and advice.
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