Who managed to quit smoking? or is trying to quit?

[kwikphilly]

3 hours ago, Anne2 said:

Yes. I was offered patches by my doctor. I just do not like that for personal reasons. However it might come to that. For right now I am just not going to beat myself up.

Hi @Anne2

My cousin just tried the nicotine lozenges & he is doing very well with them- I believe they are Walgreens brand,msybe give them a try to reduce cravings

My Uncle( years ago) started out like you ,cutting back to xxx about per day and he said he felt " stuck" for some time and very miserable in between and waiting for the next cigarette- it might sound funny but he increased the amount of cigarettes to double and would not smoke past HALF!!! It worked,before he knew it he'd light one up,take 2or 3puffs & throw it out..... eventually he walked around with an unlit cigarette all day and never lit up again the rest of his days

I mean it's a good idea because smoking 1/2 a cigarette has less exposure to tar because the amount of tar inhaled is proportional ( half the tar is far better)

Don't ever beat yourself up over it,just keep at it Anne....

With love in Christ,Kwik

[farouk]

Just now, kwikphilly said:

Hi @Anne2

My cousin just tried the nicotine lozenges & he is doing very well with them- I believe they are Walgreens brand,msybe give them a try to reduce cravings

My Uncle( years ago) started out like you ,cutting back to xxx about per day and he said he felt " stuck" for some time and very miserable in between and waiting for the next cigarette- it might sound funny but he increased the amount of cigarettes to double and would not smoke past HALF!!! It worked,before he knew it he'd light one up,take 2or 3puffs & throw it out..... eventually he walked around with an unlit cigarette all day and never lit up again the rest of his days

I mean it's a good idea because smoking 1/2 a cigarette has less exposure to tar because the amount of tar inhaled is proportional ( half the tar is far better)

Don't ever beat yourself up over it,just keep at it Anne....

With love in Christ,Kwik

Hi @kwikphilly Makes the smoker realize actively how expensive it all is, right? if only have is smoked.......

[kwikphilly]

30 minutes ago, farouk said:

Hi @kwikphilly Makes the smoker realize actively how expensive it all is, right? if only have is smoked.......

I suppose but I don't think that's even a consideration for anyone with any addiction....I've only ever heard non smokers or ex smokers talk about the expense of cigarettes

Drug addicts will beg borrow or steal to support their habit but I don't believe anyone has ever quit taking drugs ( alcohol,gambling etc) because it's too expensive- lol

Nicotine patches and other aids to quit smoking are ridiculously expensive and nobody thinks to reason " well if I add up 4 weeks of cigarette money " I can buy 30 days of patches.....addictions surpass all reason,don't they?

 

[farouk]

1 minute ago, kwikphilly said:

I suppose but I don't think that's even a consideration for anyone with any addiction....I've only ever heard non smokers or ex smokers talk about the expense of cigarettes

Drug addicts will beg borrow or steal to support their habit but I don't believe anyone has ever quit taking drugs ( alcohol,gambling etc) because it's too expensive- lol

Nicotine patches and other aids to quit smoking are ridiculously expensive and nobody thinks to reason " well if I add up 4 weeks of cigarette money " I can buy 30 days of patches.....addictions surpass all reason,don't they?

 

I guess it's sometimes said that nicotine is more addictive than cannabis......not that I would recommend either, @kwikphilly.

Some ppl even describe getting tattooed as addictive (they are more expensive than cigarettes..but then you have something to show for it at the end......)

[Anne2]

59 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

Hi @Anne2

My cousin just tried the nicotine lozenges & he is doing very well with them- I believe they are Walgreens brand,msybe give them a try to reduce cravings

My Uncle( years ago) started out like you ,cutting back to xxx about per day and he said he felt " stuck" for some time and very miserable in between and waiting for the next cigarette- it might sound funny but he increased the amount of cigarettes to double and would not smoke past HALF!!! It worked,before he knew it he'd light one up,take 2or 3puffs & throw it out..... eventually he walked around with an unlit cigarette all day and never lit up again the rest of his days

I mean it's a good idea because smoking 1/2 a cigarette has less exposure to tar because the amount of tar inhaled is proportional ( half the tar is far better)

Don't ever beat yourself up over it,just keep at it Anne....

With love in Christ,Kwik

Yea, I have not smoked a whole cigarette in months. A few puffs at a time. I got to wjere I was not miserable in between for quite some time. I still do not carry my cigarettes with me, they stay at home. A little bit of a fudge on that though, I am quite the homebody lol.  But, I knew from years ago my issue was, not having anymore cigarettes EVER AGAIN. I got stuck there. So I would give up and say i will start later. Later never came. So thanks for the advice and concern. I do need to really  reduce or totally stop. As I had a heart attack in november and two stents put in:-(. But I am doing pretty good. It actually reduced my high blood pressure. so adjusting to lower my meds on that has kind of glued me to the bp cuff.

[Anne2]

25 minutes ago, farouk said:

I guess it's sometimes said that nicotine is more addictive than cannabis......not that I would recommend either, @kwikphilly.

Some ppl even describe getting tattooed as addictive (they are more expensive than cigarettes..but then you have something to show for it at the end......)

I think it is all up to the individual.

[Anne2]

oh you ladies here I have a question. How do you do @ thingy here?

[kwikphilly]

It's always a struggle for me as well @Anne2 you're not alone- I quit for months & YEARS and pick it up again,despite lung cancer and everything else.....I'm off now and it's been like 2years after 2yrars and went back for a few months.... it was like a month ago somebody was having a smoke while I was outside a restaurant waiting for my friends to come out & I said" can I have one of those"? I gagged but on the next drag it was delish.... my friends came out & were shocked " you're smoking?!!!!!" I thought they were gonna lay hands on me right then & there - lol

Trouble is I always liked it,like the taste & even the smell when someone is smoking..... well,I did put it out and didn't go back but the Temptation is always there

So I really understand,I didn't start smoking until much later in life which I guess is unusual - I started out smoking sometimes and more not or a pack would go stale by the time I finished it..... the tobacco companies saw to it that people get addicted to nicotine by adding several other addictive substances to increase absorption,deeper penetration into the lungs ,faster more readily entering the bloodstream nd smoother less irritating inhalation - so quitting in this millennium is far more difficult than it was 25 yrs ago or more..... I can vouche for that

🙏Prayers for you Sister

[kwikphilly]

15 minutes ago, Anne2 said:

oh you ladies here I have a question. How do you do @ thingy here?

Just like that!  click on the @key & you'll see a pop up list of members with the first letter you type & as you continue to spell the username the list will change- then click on the person's name you want to " tag"( notify)

[Anne2]

@kwikphilly

Ha! thanks kwick.