NEED ADVICE FROM EX_SMOKERS

I did Welbutrin for one year, dr said most pts who stopped drug before one year started again. also not good for the waistline, but Dum-Dum suckers REALLY helped me with the oral/manual fixation....

I quit smoking when I was put on effexor for my anxiety. I didn't even realize I had gone so long without smoking, I just stopped being interested in them and no longer crave them. Best side effect EVER!

I quit by location. That is, I quit several times cold turkey, but each time I started again, I wouldn't smoke in certain trigger places.

No more smoking in the car, over a decade ago.

No smoking at home, about three years ago. (And I often work from home)

No more smoking at the office when the campus became smoke free.

Since those three places make up most of my life, I haven't had a cigarette in ages!

I quit cold turkey, too. These things helped me:

Don't PAY an evil corporation to KILL YOU.

You CANNOT be healthy if you smoke.

Just don't have a cigarette TODAY... you can worry about tomorrow when it comes.

And good luck to you! It's not easy, but it is worth it.

Worry about tomorrow, I love this!

I quit just over 8 years ago, cold turkey. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done.

Don't hang out with smokers for a while!

The biggest thing that really worked for me, seriously, was a little competition with an "unknowing" participant. Here's the story...
My sister and I do not get along real well. Nothing major, just don't like each other. She is the type of person who can be mean an pick on you about anything (the "reasoner" in me knows it's because she is very insecure and this is how she makes herself feel better). I know my sister has tried to quit several times, unsuccessfully. So I secretly "white-knuckled" my way through every craving and temptation, knowing I was going to accomplish something she couldn't.

That's what it took for me! I should also mention that I was in a Quit-Smoking program through the VA center, the support group was helpful. Didn't bother with the patches they wanted to give me - had previously tried them and hated that I went through withdrawals every time I stepped down to a lower dose.

Best of luck to you, you CAN do this!

i quit almost 3 years ago. i was trying to lose weight to get pregnant and i wanted a personal trainer. my husband refused saying why would he spend all that money to help me get healthy when i am smoking. he had a point plus better to quit before getting pregnant anyways. so I made a deal with him told him if I quit the next day and stayed quit for 2 weeks i could get the trainer. i quit cold turkey havn't smoked since that day everytime i would think about wanting to cave i would think about how disappointed my husband would be and when times got hard i went to the gym i lost 75 pounds ran a half marathon still no baby but quitting was the best thing i could of done for myself now i can't belive i had smoked for so long.

i agree with the others you really have to want it and be ready to quit! plus avoid all the triggers as much as possible my hardest thing was driving loved to smoke while driving. and talking on the phone. but i am awhole lot warmmer in the winter now!!

i wish everyone good luck who is trying to quit you can do it!!!

I just recently quit cold turkey (Saturday will be 2 weeks) Every time I want to smoke I pull up some saved pictures of Lindsay Lohan and remind myself that she is a few years younger then me but looks decades older bc of her poor lifestyle choices. Sounds odd, but its helping. I also quit drinking bc I know if I have a cocktail I will smoke.

I stopped then went back to it 3 different times.It wasn't till I was talking about children that made me want to stop and I knew I had to stop for my health and the babies health so I stop in Nov of 210 and got pregnant in Jan.2011 and have been smoke free since.

I quit using Chantix and it works great. I haven't gained a pound so far, but it has only been about a month. Take each day one at a time. Recognize that slip ups happen. If they do, don't panic and continue on. The first 3 weeks are the hardest. They were for me. Now, I rarely crave a cigarette. When I do, it lasts only a few minutes at the most.

I quit cold turkey because I was ready to start trying to get pregnant and didn't want to be one of those people who waits til they're pregnant to quit. DH had a MUCH harder time quitting. He ended up getting an e-cig. I think he has the ego-C. I can't vouch for their safety vs cigarettes but his doctor said he'd rather him vape than smoke. Have you tried any of the other stuff? Gum, patch, Chantix(sp?) Good luck!

Sadly, I'll admit, I had to go the ecig route too. I just didn't have the will, I'm weak, however you want to put it. That being said, I'm six months on vaping, can smell and breathe again. I'm hoping over the next few months to ween myself completely off the ecig as well.

I have a counter in my sig on an ecig forum. So far, I have saved myself from over 4k smokes and saved about $800 (that includes taking out expenses on ecig supplies). Its a path to the permanent solution - completely quitting.

I used a hypnosis dvd to quit. I don't know if that really helped or if I was just really determined to do it. You essentially quit cold turkey. I heard it takes 3 days for the nicotine to get completely out of your system and then the rest is just mental. I can honestly say that I haven't craved them since. My husband quit cold turkey and he still wants one. February, WE will celebrate 5 years since we quit.

Smoked off and on for more years then I would like to admit. Finally kicked it with.the help of e cigarette. No real.seceret just will power. Have to give yourself a real reason to do it and stick to it. Hardest part was adjusting to having a ton of free time on.my hands. Some things work better for certain people. Blu worked wonders for me.
Smoke free 2 years in May.

I quit in 2006 with acupuncture. Walked out of the office and it was like I never even smoked or chewed tobacco. My addiction was gone. It was easy. No cravings or withdraws whatsoever.

I smoke two packs a day. Have for most of my life. I have quit several times but it never sticks. I am trying again cold turkey. I could use advice and stories of how you did it, what it took to make that decision. I hope this will help and inspire me.

I'm coming up on 12 months off them. I used to smoke about 25 cigarettes each day. I quit cold turkey. I was sitting in work one day. I had just come back into my office after being out for a smoke. I had the urge to go back out for another cigarette. I looked down at the pack of cigarettes and said to myself "you're an idiot! Why are you even doing this to yourself? Once that pack is finshed, that is it, no more. Never again".

I stubbed out the last cigarette in that pack at 11:57pm that night and haven't looked back since. The first month was probably the hardest. It was trying to break the habits like walking outside for a smoke when in work.

I think quitting is 90% mental. You have to be prepared for it mentally and then just fight through cravings etc.

Hardest and biggest accomplishment of my life. I smoked for 26 years.
I quit cold turkey when I was 40. I knew it was time because every night when I laid down in bed I thought I was going to die.
I had to take it not a day at a time but more like an hour at a time.
If I was really struggling in the evenings, which was my hardest time, I would lite a cigarette and smoke it w/o ever inhaling. I probably did that 5 or 10 times total and only when I really felt like I need to. The trick was having the discipline to never inhale it.
Every day got a little easier and eventually the desire goes away completely. I can not even imagine smoking a cigarette now. I can't stand the smell of it on people's clothes and I hate that I used to smell like that.
Exercising and being healthy feels SOOOO much better than ANY cigarette ever tasted.

Good luck to you. You can do it if you really want to. It's just a decision.

congrats to everyone who quit smoking!!!! Like everyone else, I smoked for most of my life. Over thirty years. Pick a day and stick to it. I used the patch to take the edge off. Now I have the eye on the prize of running the marathon in October this year. Good luck