Krista27 341 Posted October 2, 2017 Anyone else here trying to quit or have quit smoking? I am trying my best but am really struggling with it. My PCM has me taking chantix which doesn't seem to be working. Any tips or tricks? I want to quit I have smoked for a long time. 2 njgal and Nancy MBGC reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carebear75 3 Posted October 2, 2017 I have it f**king sux a bag of D!!! its been 6 weeks no smoking I try to focus on my walking it also helps to stay away from were I use to smoke ( back yard ) goodluck you can do it 💞 2 BoiledDenim and Krista27 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
readytorunagain 66 Posted October 2, 2017 Anyone else here trying to quit or have quit smoking? I am trying my best but am really struggling with it. My PCM has me taking chantix which doesn't seem to be working. Any tips or tricks? I want to quit I have smoked for a long time.It does suck. I quit on July 24th of this year. My surgery was on September 28th. I had one slip up in that time. My cravings are very minimal. The only time I think about smoking is when when my husband calls me names and hurts me. It does get easier after the surgery. In the meantime, I slept quite a bit. Drank alot of Water and stayed out of stores where cigarettes were sold. I also am a member of quite a few quit apps. Quitnow has been the best one for me as there are many people old a d new at quitting available at any time during the day. Try the app. I also used the distraction games on the quit apps. The cravings only last a minute. Gotta breathe through them. I smoked for 20 years. Sent from my SM-G935T using BariatricPal mobile app 5 Krista27, Nancy MBGC, ProudGrammy and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataliesmom 112 Posted October 2, 2017 I quit January 27, 2016. Cold turkey was one of the hardest things to do so far. I haven’t slipped once. I was a 4 pack a day smoker. I tried many times to quit. It took me getting sick and almost dying from sepsis to quit. Good luck you can do this. 5 ProudGrammy, DropWt4Life, Nancy MBGC and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FLHappyGirl 171 Posted October 2, 2017 I quit cold turkey over 10 years ago! I educated myself through http://whyquit.com/ and truly believe it is the reason I never picked up another cigarette. There is so much information on this website and its free! The support group is great too. Good luck and stick with it! If you stumble don't give up. You are worth it. 1 DropWt4Life reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woo woo 872 Posted October 2, 2017 I found that if I got the urge to smoke, I told myself go do something else for 5 minutes. I can always smoke later if I really need it. It worked and I never did get around to smoking. It's been over 5 years and I have less than no desire to ever smoke again. The cravings pass really quickly. It is totally doable, don't psych yourself out! You got this!Sent from my SM-N910T using BariatricPal mobile app 4 nikkiyellz, misty f., BoiledDenim and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sosewsue61 3,185 Posted October 2, 2017 Chantix will take a little while to be effective, a couple weeks. Hang in there, get some sugar free hard candy. 1 DropWt4Life reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yvetted53 12 Posted October 3, 2017 I went cold turkey its hard but my house is cleaned.lol 2 Amers29 and njgal reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nancy MBGC 90 Posted October 3, 2017 I used Chantex exactly as prescribed. That meant a lot of side effects, but I stuck it out for eleven weeks. It's a miraculous drug to me. Heavy smoker for years, turned completely non smoker. Have never craved one once. That was 12 years ago. 2 DropWt4Life and misty f. reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoiledDenim 9 Posted October 3, 2017 Nicotine is pure evil, yes. I wish I had something more helpful to say, but I understand completely. There is never a time where I can't just "go for a smoke". I was a bit "lucky", as I was essentially forced to quit following a long hospitalization where I couldn't just pop out for a cig. Seemed silly to start back up afterward, but the struggle was/is definitely there, and reckon it always will be. Especially those moments where all I want to do is chain smoke in a poorly ventilated room. It's just like my addiction to food. For me, I have to break the cycles. All of which that does me no good. I didn't have a choice in hospital, but now left up to my own devices, I do. Sure, I could have one. But to what end? One is never enough. I'd surely want another, then another, until I'm sucking down packs at a time again. Granted, I fully understand the nicotine devil, but you owe it to yourself. You're embarking on an already difficult journey all for a better version of you. My best advice in moments of weakness is that I just keep reminding myself "one more is never enough". I just want to wish you all the best. Sorry for cheesiness. 3 Sosewsue61, Krista27 and DropWt4Life reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tiamka 34 Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) Warning ... Too much information ... This story could be considered gross, read with caution!! I quit smoking almost four years ago when I became terribly sick with a lung infection (not pneumonia) and the doctor almost put me in the hospital because my lung capacity was so limited (down to 10%) He made me take an expectorant and call him in the morning before he would let me take cough medicine so I could sleep. The night I took the expectorant, I coughed up the biggest, nastiest glob of mucus I have ever experienced. I thought "No wonder I can't breathe with all this crud in my lungs." Of course I also thought, "Ewwwwww, this is disgusting! I never want to go through this again!" It took me several weeks to get over that infection and by the time all that was over I had gotten past the physical addiction and I haven't smoked since. All I have to do to get past the smoking urges is remember that big awful mouthful of mucus I coughed up and all my desire for a smoke evaporates on the wind. However, I don't recommend becoming knock-down, drag-out sick as a smoking cessation method. But maybe imagining a big glob of nasty mucus might be a helpful deterrent. It certainly is for me. Best of luck!! Edited October 3, 2017 by Tiamka spelling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angie's_Ocean 213 Posted October 4, 2017 Today was my first day trying to quit I have literally 27 days left. I normally smoke 18-25 cigarettes a day. Today I had 8. My GOD was that hard and I still have 3 hrs till bed time... UGH!!! 4 Sosewsue61, woo woo, Amers29 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sherry Rice 184 Posted October 7, 2017 Today was my first day trying to quit [emoji20]I have literally 27 days left. I normally smoke 18-25 cigarettes a day. Today I had 8. My GOD was that hard and I still have 3 hrs till bed time... UGH!!! Sunday is my last day smoking. Im going to use the Patches. I have smoked for 25 yrs a pack a day. Then i start my liquid diet a week later! Eek Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BoiledDenim 9 Posted October 7, 2017 On 10/3/2017 at 8:04 PM, Angie's_Ocean said: Today was my first day trying to quit I have literally 27 days left. I normally smoke 18-25 cigarettes a day. Today I had 8. My GOD was that hard and I still have 3 hrs till bed time... UGH!!! How are you doing? Sherry, you've totally got this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainbow_Warrior 996 Posted October 7, 2017 On 03/10/2017 at 3:00 AM, readytorunagain said: when my husband calls me names and hurts me Seriously? On what level of humanity is he if he does not know this is wrong? I presume that you have made it clear to him that this is inappropriate/wrong. No? You have a father/brother in your life who can talk to him or get him help? 3 Sosewsue61, njgal and vivalabetsy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites