How To Quit Smoking

I've been smoking for 35 years now and tried every method to quit.I can beat the physical withdrawal.I quit once for eight weeks of boot camp and another time for twelve weeks after a major surgery.The only times I don't feel the nicotine cravings and am able to not smoke are when I get a migraine or cold/flu with fever.As soon as I feel better the mental and physical withdrawal symptoms come back so I start smoking again.I get total almost clinical depression,anxiety and insomnia when I try to quit.Please don't tell me to use patches,gum,lozenges or cold turkey.That doesn't work for me.

Try laser treatment. It's harmless and it works. A little pricey but so is smoking.I am speaking from experience.

want to know if anyone has taken chantrix and used a nicotine patch at the same time?thanks

No. The way they work, it would be counterproductive to use both. The way Chantix works is that it interferes with nicotine getting to the brain’s receptors when you continue smoking until your self designated “quit date”. That way you are reducing your chemical addiction (actually withdrawing) while continuing to smoke - sorta like “prequitting” . On the opposite side, patches give you nicotine without smoking. Using a patch would “undermine” the actions of Chantix. You need to choose which one best suits the way you feel better about trying to quit.

I have a lot of people give me ideas, like the fake piss and all of that but I have no idea how it is going to be as in if they will watch me etc. I did quit smoking, and have been drinking cranberry and apple juice and got some vitamin b12 vitamins today and drink water pretty regularly. I even drank an herbal cleanser drink like a week and a half ago. The only thing is I ordered a piss test strip and did it myself, but i couldnt really tell if there were two lines or one, so I think I may have tested positive. Any ideas? Or am I just outta luck?

If your drinking plenty of water, you should be ok. Drink MORE water, flush your system good. depending on "what" you were smoking I would say if it's been 2-3 weeks and your drinking enough water so that your pee is barely even yellow then your flushing pretty good and should be fine. I've taken tests 2 weeks after smoking and never had a thing come back to smack me in the face yet (knock on wood)
Never tried it myself because I can't stomach it, but I hear vinegar will "cleanse" your system as well. Cranberry juice is better tasting though.

How long it takes to heal depends upon how much you smoke and for how long you have been smoking but it is possible for the lungs to completely heal and for your risk of health problems to revert to that of a never smoker although that may take several years of not smoking. My father has been smoking since his early teens and his lungs are now so bad that he is not able to smoke a single cigarette but he is determined to die a smoker so it is not easy to quit. I have my own smoking cessation program (which is free) but I would need more information before I would hazard a guess as to whether or not it would help you. Unfortunately none of the prescription or over the counter medications or programs works and if they did it would be front page news and you would not need to ask your question. I applaud your desire to quit and that is the first and essential step in good health. It is absolutely true that cigarettes are the most harmful substance that people have ever been exposed to and remains the #1 preventable cause of death in the United States causing about 500 000 deaths per year. To put this in perspective the US lost about 500 000 men in armed combat in all of the 20th century so in a sense cigarettes are 100 times more lethal than war. Good luck.

My boyfriend of a year has been smoking pot every day (multiple times a day) for over ten years. It drives me crazy. Whenever I bring it up he says I'm trying to change him, but I don't consider it that. I'm just concerned about his health and well being. He gets really defensive when I talk about it. Besides that everything is great, I just can't stand that he has to do it all the time because it makes me feel like he's self medicating for something else that may be going on. Things are getting serious, but I can't picture starting a family with someone who smokes that much pot. He says I'm being uptight, overreacting, and that there's many functional people who smoke pot every day, and that it's more about my issues than it is about his. He says he'll quit EVENTUALLY. He's 31 years old (7 years older than me, so he has this whole "I'm schooling you" attitude that's hard to argue with). Is there any chance he'll ever quit, and should I even consider staying in hopes he will?

As you know. anything is possible. But all the people I've known that have smoked for years, are still doing it. Including myself. I do see where you're coming from, but it seems he's pretty set in his ways. I do wish you luck with whatever decision you make.

Week 2… feeling weak…

Check out yahoo groups… I'm positive there are support groups for you there. You might even be able to find a local support group where you not only share online, but can meet up occasionally also. Good decision! and Good Luck!!!

I only smoke weed on wednsday poker nights and I only drink when I'm out at a club on weekends. never efects my work, and I never crave it. I know I'm not addicted. it just seems like I cant be social unless i'm under the influense. I stop drinkin and smikin and its not as much fun. i get bored and I dont socialize. I never pay for weed its alway given to me and I drink only so that I get the balls to get on the dance floor and talk to people. I never get out of control or act up and offend people. my frriends say that i dont have a problem but I realy want to be able to have fun and socialixe with out having to use drugs or drink alcohol. what do you think?

http://meetings.recoverychat.com/
check out this site. type in a nickname and go listen to the chats or even talk if you want.

My friend is so small (size 0 and very slim hips) and babies in her and her hubbys familys are always huge her doctor told her not to quit smoking so that the baby wouldnt get too big to come out.shes now had three and he told her the same thing with all three (all three were 8 1/2 lb babys even with her smoking)
is this normal?
my friend was a 12lb baby and her sister was a 11 1/2lb baby and her husband and all his siblings were up around 10lbs

her sister did quit smoking with her two and they were both 11+lb babys and she had to have c-sections with them both to get them out. (and shes built bigger than my friend is)

Ok yes I have to say that My own doctor advised me not to quit cold turkey and if I did I should expect a very large baby he did however ask me to cut down….. I had a 9lb 13 oz baby my second and I was expecting my 3rd, The doctor had seen that I had a very hard time delivering my 2nd and told me that smoking causes lower birth weight…. Now I cut down ALOT but continued smoking right up to the day I gave birth, My 3rd is very Happy, Healthy, No medical probs whatsoever and he was born at 7 lbs 8oz still a very round kiddo! This is of course contreversial, but for me it's a personal choice.

a. acts as a stimulant.
b. is a carcinogen.
c. competes with oxygen.
d. destroys cilia.

All the above

I have bitten my nails ever since I can remember. I have NEVER bitten my toenails, but cut them very short with clippers. I want to stop, but like smoking, it's something to do. (smoker also)

i have the same problem… they grow to a certain length and you start thinking, "they're too long… maybe i'll just click the nail against my teeth… i won't bite them off, i'll just bite them.." or "my nails are uneven, i'll correct that by biting my nails and making it more symmetrical."

i have yet to come up with a sure fire way to stop biting my nails… the closest i've gotten to a solution is to file them down when they seem tempting (smooth out the rough edges).

i could be that the only solution is to wear one of those dog cone/collar things so we can't bite our nails.