Trying to stop smoking - Love Forum

LewisFisher · #1 (**permalink**) 06-04-08, 10:04 PM

i tried this pill called verenicline, to stop smoking.

has any one tried it?

worked for a couple of weeks then it stopped.

misombra · #2 (**permalink**) 06-04-08, 10:13 PM

i have a theory about pills and patches to stop smoking.

they don't work, and in fact make people want to start again, and more often than not people smoke more after they try them.

Tedel · #3 (**permalink**) 07-04-08, 11:19 PM

I haven't quit but I have managed to cut down from 10 to 4 Winston filters a day. My doctor says that I shouldn't smoke at all ("and you know it"), but anyway, it's a step.

Illusional · #4 (**permalink**) 08-04-08, 10:41 AM

see, in order to quit e, i had to drink more to fill the void. so in turn, i've turned away from one vice and entered heavily into another. we can't win.

raverboy

DoesntMatter · #5 (**permalink**) 08-04-08, 11:51 PM

Try to stop wanking for a couple of weeks. If you can do that you should have the willpower to stop smoking

Gigabitch · #6 (**permalink**) 08-04-08, 11:56 PM

Stay away from pills if at all possible. My ex was trying to quit smoking and was taking some medication for it and long story short, he had a bad reaction and things didn't turn out well.

Try alternatives first- like

1) switching to a brand with less chemicals in it first to make quitting easier (like American Spirit),

2) trying to figure out when that most important cigarette of the day is and just not smoking that particular one (i.e. the first thing in the morning one, or the after dinner one) to break the worst of the habit without the nicotine withdrawal on top of it.

3) Cut way, way down before you quit to ease yourself off the nicotine

4) Do NOT hang out with people who smoke

5) Get a replacement behavior- like taking a walk around the block every time you want a smoke.

Tedel · #7 (**permalink**) 09-04-08, 01:39 AM

6. Rememeber that you make the decisions of your life. Not day after day... second after second.

May this work?

bubaipal · #8 (**permalink**) 29-04-08, 04:33 AM

I think the only way to really stop smoking is will power. If you really try to quit it you will be able to do it. But you need determination.

Imagine a person forcibly keeps you under water and you are running out of breath. The desperation you will have in getting out of water must be used in stopping smoking. Ans thus you can stop smoke.

bohemiandonut · #9 (**permalink**) 29-04-08, 04:39 AM

Yeah I've tried the patch but to no avail - couldn't get the damn thing lit!!

blue · #10 (**permalink**) 30-04-08, 07:16 AM

www.becomeanex.org
This website helps you deal with your triggers, how to change your behaviors, has calenders excercises and much more. It has really helped me.

DoesntMatter · #11 (**permalink**) 30-04-08, 11:40 PM

Why do people smoke tobacco to begin with is my question

Gigabitch · #12 (**permalink**) 30-04-08, 11:55 PM

Because they ran out of pot?

DoesntMatter · #13 (**permalink**) 30-04-08, 11:59 PM

Tobacco doesn't get you a good high. That is the only reason I can see for smoking

vashti · #14 (**permalink**) 01-05-08, 12:00 AM

I think the most successful and lasting method is going cold turkey.

DoesntMatter · #15 (**permalink**) 01-05-08, 12:02 AM

When I stopped drinking the end of senior year I went cold turkey (I usually had like 4 - 5 drinks at night for a few weeks straight, not really addiction but didn't want to wait until I was an alcoholic). I stopped without much problem at all. I was just trying to kill the boredom a little