I cant quit smoking!!! Help!!!!

Honestly, those cheesy commercials that talk about how to quit are right. You have to want to do it, seriously. If you are a serious then set a quit date. Don't annouce it to the world. Some people will try to be helpful, but really they are just making you feel bad.

When your quit date comes make sure you have sugar-free hard candy and gum handy in your purse, office desk drawer, glove box of car, wherever because most people need a replacement during those times they normally would have one. Brush your teeth after eating because no one likes to mess up fresh breath. I also used to bring carrot sticks to work and eat them during breaks while reading a book, when I would have normally been smoking. If you work, take walks during your normal cigarette breaks but avoid the smokers area. You may have to skip going on break with friends who still smoke fotr awhile. For me a big thing was drinking - I stopped drinking for a few weeks because I always seemed to smoke a lot more when I drank and it was big trigger for me.

This is what I did when I quit smoking in 2006. I had a couple slip-ups when I cheated, but I never actually became a "smoker" again. It was hard, but was the BEST decision I ever made!

The only thing that worked for me was the e-cig. The flavors are awesome and with different nicotine levels you can wean yourself off.

Me too! I haven't had a single cigarette since I got an e-cig (Kanger Evod starter kit) four months ago. Now I'm going to start lowering the nicotine levels in the juice I buy to zero, and eventually be nicotine free.

I quit 3 weeks ago, with the help of Chantix. What finally pushed me over the edge was this:

I started putting the money aside which I would have spent on smokes...$30-50 per week. That's a lot of money to put into something else that I really, really want. I used that money to buy a gym membership, some adjustable dumbbells and bands for home, and now I'm saving up for a new HRM or fitness monitor (it should only take two months of cigarette money to get even the priciest of monitors.)

When I have a craving, I either brush my teeth or do something physical, like a jog (if I have time) or just pick up some dumbbells and do some quick rows or presses. I try to really think about how a few weeks ago, this thing I'm doing was a lot more difficult. I try to really think, while running or walking, about how my lungs feel.

Unfortunately, I've also taken to snacking to fill that craving, but I'm trying to do so wisely with low-cal options, preportioned into 50 or 100 calorie baggies, so there's no waiting or guesswork.

Be careful if you decide to go the Chantix route.
It changed my whole personality and I was not even aware of it.
Learned this thru husband and a good friend.
It probably works well for many , but not for me.

Chantix is the devil...my husband is lucky I did not murder him when he was on it..I ended up throwing his Chantix out...

I've never had an issue with Chantix, but many people have. Apparently, if you have any sort of mental or emotional issue, it will exacerbate it. If you get nightmares, it will make those worse, too. I'm pretty lucky that I don't have any of those issues, so the only side effect I've had is occasional nausea if I take it on an empty stomach. And it's working pretty well. I'm not taking the full recommended dosage any more. I'm stretching out my last month, because I just don't feel that I need it.

I quit 1.5 years ago by switching to an e-cig. I was one of those people who was NEVER going to quit smoking. I got a decent e-cig and never looked back. It was easier than I ever could've imagined. I'm down to 6mg of nicotine (which is very little, a cig has around 20mg I believe) and I have no desire to smoke. It's definitely worth a try if you are struggling to quit (I quit without even meaning to!).

This is me too, although I've only been using my e-cig for about 3 months. I haven't taken a puff on a real cig since I bought it. I looked into e-cigs for almost 6 months before I finally made the jump. I've only bumped down 1 nicotine level, but I bump down whenever I buy a new bottle (which is in a couple of days lol).

Yes, you could quit cold turkey, and there are people that succeed that way. But there are other options out there that lead to success as well.

The only thing that worked for me was the e-cig. The flavors are awesome and with different nicotine levels you can wean yourself off.

That's what worked for me too.

The only thing that worked for me was the e-cig. The flavors are awesome and with different nicotine levels you can wean yourself off.

worked for me as well.

me too - used a Jac vapour e-cig for about 6 months regularly, then occasionally - now I don't use it any more - 18months sinc my last cigarette and no problem.

how much do you want to quit? If you really wanted to quit, you would.

The only success stories ive heard of people quitting are the ones that really really want to quit

The last time I quit, it wasn't because I wanted to. I was being supportive of my boyfriend (at the time) and I didn't believe he would do it. We had a bet that the first one to smoke would pay the other $20. I was too stubborn to pay, so I quit. That was over three years ago. He has started again, I have not.

OP, it is a really difficult thing to do. I am a bear for the first three days, then it is a matter of finding a way to fill the space when you used to commonly smoke. My triggers were television commercials, talking on the phone, breaks at work, and long road trips. It takes time to replace those feelings of "I should have a smoke" with something else. You can do it. It won't be easy, but you can do it. :flowerforyou:

Vapor worked for me. Now I occosionally ingulge on one here and there (usually with an adult beverage at a softball game) it was the best thing I could do! For me I really didn't WANT to quit, I liked it, but I knew for my health and wallet's sake I needed to. There's tons of flavors and different levels to accomidate all types. Plus it's cheap...like way cheaper!

Ecig worked for me for the past 10 months and counting.