Smokers??

Smoker for 20 years ....... It's been 4 weeks as of this past Thursday that I have not lit one up ... I'm using the E Cigs ..... Vaping method .

im trying the patch, it makes me nauseas tho. i literally dry heave at every food or smoke smell throughout the day. its working tho

I smoked for almost 20 years. I ended up in the hospital on a ventilator to jump start my smoke free life. It was hard because so many around me smoked and still do. I had to remove myself from people for a while to get past the cravings but can now hang out with them. Although the smell gets me now and I don't care to be in places where there are smokers, not because it makes me want to smoke, but because the smell is repulsive now.

It is hard and I wish you luck. It does get easier to get through the cravings and in a couple weeks you will see a huge difference in how you feel. Good Luck!

Hang in there! My husband & I quit for 8 months now cold turkey and have had many times where i just couldn't figure out why but when i think straight i am so much better off. You just have to persever thru the cravings and yes they do lessen altho i doubt they will ever completly go away. I have had irritable bowel syndrome as long as i can remember and now i am 75% better i never would have realized that smoking could directly effect my system to that degree. That alone helps me not to smoke so keep on not smoking and if you slip quit again

I also use the e-cigs been over 2 months using them exclusively and have gotten down to a very low nicotine level. I did buy a good kit though, the gas station ones are blah. It's actually become a little hobby all kinds of of stuff out there. Thing that has made it easier for me was not looking at it as quitting but rather using something different and then just slowly lowering the percent of nicotine. They even make them with no nicotine at all if you find the physical habit harder to break. I recommend the V2 brand personally I've had the best luck with them. Feel free to send me a message if you have questions. and most of all good luck you can do it.

As a former smoker of 30 years I know what you're going through. Mine is a cautionary tale too, as I watched my mother, also a smoker, die from lung cancer at only 67 years of age. I quit cold turkey 8 years ago after learning about her prognosis; she was dead six weeks following the initial diagnosis. Sometimes it has to come to that extreme to see the damage that smoking wreaks on your health and well-being. Day three as a non smoker was the toughest day I had and seemingly when you're most vulnerable. Rather than cheat to satisfy that craving, fight through it. It will take time, but the cravings will subside to where you no longer want that nicotine fix. You can do it--stay strong.

I quit smoking 4 1/2 years ago. I had tried to quit many times before and wasn't even an everyday smoker which made me think I wouldn't have as hard a time quitting. I smoked for 20 years of my life, averaging about 4-5 packs a week. I tried auricular therapy twice. That didn't help.
A few months later I started hanging around a few people that could not stand smoke, therefore I didn't want to smoke around them. I also have a child that I didn't want to smoke around and finally got it through my head that "enough is enough." I hated everything about smoking but the actual putting it in my mouth and smoking it part.
I quit October 31, 2008. I've had a few slip ups after that and was scared to death that I'd go back to the habit... did not, thank GOD! My cravings were worse in the beginning and slowly decreased. I very rarely crave a cigarette now (like maybe twice a year) and it's only for a matter of split seconds, probably as long as the thought of wanting one. It does get easier! Don't fight it as one big monster, just go craving by craving. If you get through one (my sister used baby carrots to act like she was smoking... not in front of people of course... haha; I sometimes had to chew on a straw or go get a healthy snack or iced tea or something), the next one you can get through too. Wait out your craving using whatever works for you. Good luck and try to stay away from any triggers you know about. I had to stay away from gum for a while, as I would always chew gum when I smoked. You are stronger than your addiction. BELIEVE IT!!!

Is anyone else quitting smoking this new year? Today is my 3rd day and I had a pretty big slip up yesterday, but I can't beat myself up over just one day. How does everyone push through their cravings? After how many days has the cravings stopped for you? I'm in need of a little motivation and support. Help!

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Drink water, water and more water!!! The cravings will be there for a while, but it is all in your head. Once the nicotine leaves your body, you have to break the habit. It's rough breaking up with someone. That's how you have to see it. Walking away from a bad relationship. Good luck and don't beat yourself up over the slip. Just don't give up!

It's rough breaking up with someone. That's how you have to see it. Walking away from a bad relationship.

I love this!

Allen Carr, Easy Way.

You can't crave what you don't want.

Quit after 20 years cold turkey.

Good luck

This. My brother and his wife had great success with Allen Carr.