How Did You Quit?

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lil_dude30002000	where do you usually get em. tell the employs to not let you buy any. idk you might end up buying it somewhere else Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Likedkixx	The gum really helps.... and drinking cola when you feel the urge. As well as chewing regular gum when u need it. Also don't buy a pack!!! If you don't have it then you wont crave it. Trust me your taste buds will come back and you will enjoy life and others will want to be around you more. You'd be surprised how bad you really smell because you have become immune to it.. Your sweat will not be as bad either Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

redg0ld	Go to your doctor, they can give you something to help. (like a patch, etc.) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

kellen_red	we helped people quit just by using certain foods. you can chew on a Cinnamon stick, drink Grapefruit Juice, and a few others. the main thing though is gonna be will power and determination. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Princess	I am getting hypnotized in a week to help me stop - it re-programmes your brain so that you don't have the cravings anymore!! You should try that! or get the nicotene patches, they help your cravings to be less. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

punkmommy	The pills (I forget their name. your doctor can prescribe them). They didn't take away the craving but made it more bearable. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

♥Abby♥	Stop buying cigarettes, for one thing. As long as they're in the house, you're going to be tempted to smoke them. Keep gum in your mouth all the time - until you get to where you don't feel the need to smoke anymore. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

shawtyy	suckers and gum that helped me stop. and then once i started doing that they just didnt taste as good as they use to Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Broseph	i have the same problem, it tastes like crap, makes me feel like crap, yet i cant seam to stop Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

?	Ive never smoked but I hear the health department gives out free Nicotine patches. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

butterfliesRfree	I don't know if this will help. I did quit ONCE for two whole years (craved them the whole time)......the way I did it was keep cigs in my purse so they would be in reach.....that made me feel "secure"......and it worked BUT I ended up working with someone who ONLY smoked ONE a day at about 4:00....and I thought to myself -- "hey, I'll smoke ONE with her at 4:00 everyday and that will get rid of my cravings" --- hell no.....I started right back up again. I've been smoking many many years and at this point I WISH I wanted to quit.......good luck though - many people do it. I KNOW IT'S HELL THOUGH. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Laura	You have to really want to quit. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

some girl	we are in the same boat that you are. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

wyomingcowgirl	Chantix for 9 weeks--- I quit April 19th and haven't had one yet---do not want one either!!! I couldn't do it cold turkey either...just set your mind to it and try Chantix..... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Doktorr Hoo	I never started but, when I tell people that my dad used to smoke and he caught lung cancer and went through Hell before he died, I think it gives them an incentive. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

kaytee576	There are a lot of helpful things you cant get on the NHS If you are in the UK? my sister got Champix http://www.champixinfo.co.uk/ she found it really helped and has quit for over a month now. My fiance and I have found cutting down better for us, I know you said it didn't help you, it didn't us at first but we found it better to know that we could have a cigarette at some point rather then thinking we could never have one again. We are down to four a day now and hope to make it less. it is true it can creep back up as we have in the past, but if you want to quit then you just have to be really strict with yourself. Good luck and consider going to your doctor for advise. xxx Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Em	CHEW CHEW CHEW GUM! all day long CHEW Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Amanda M	Hi, well I don't know your opinion on medications but I am on Wellbutrin for depression. And after like 6 months I was down to half a pack a day. I used to smoke 2 packs of newport 100's 25s. 50 a day. of 100's! ya I know thats bad but any way now since I have been on the medication for a year I am down to 1-3 cigarettes a day. Only when I am with other smokers or drink do I smoke more. I know I can quit but I am waiting for something I am going through right now to end before I quit. Just something you could consider. Hope you do end up quitting. Good luck to you both! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

♪ ☼♫♥Nashley♥♪ ☼♫	well you could realize that ya it does cost a lot of money. And smoking cigarretts is like smoking death sticks. You can easily get cancer. SO PLZZ TRY TO QUIT!!! you can keep trying and soon it'll work. Chew gum and that'll be good!! Like the first person who commented chew ALLL the time. it costs way less. If you can buy ciggarets and a liter all the time you can buy a pack of gum every day for new!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ken O	Cannabis. Buy an ounce, smoke it instead of tobacco. Being stoned helps with the withdrawal and such. For the first 72 hours try not to have anything planned because that's obviously the hardest time. Just hang out and smoke up. By the end of the month you will be cig free. Considering there are no withdrawals from the Cannabis its actually not that hard. By the second week of not smoking cigs but still tokin a bowl you will cough up some of the blackest most nastiest stuff, its really self motivating. Good luck! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

singlex32004	Sorry I just quit cold-turkey.......and I lived with 2 smokers at the time Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

behind these hazel eyes	well you can try cutting down like a pack a day, half, less and less or you can use patches you just have to really really put your mind to it and be determined. Good luck :] quit soon before it really gets dangerous. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Kylie J	My mom was a smoker. She went to her local doctor and he prescribed her Chantix. It works wonders! She quit smoking in about a week. When she tried smoking one, she said it made her nauseated, like it didnt even taste good anymore. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

honey	well, i just quit Friday, and i am still quit. i tried smoking today and it made me nauseous. it took me an overnight stay in a hospital (exploratory surgery) and a lot of Demerol. in all actuality it takes wanting to and sticking with it. i wanted to light up when i left the hospital but made myself stick to my "no" guns. call the local rehab centers and see if they have a program for cigarettes. i didn't think of it before but i think that it is a good idea. cold turkey didn't work for me. i cut down to a half pack a week for a few months. you have to break the physical and mental addiction. get real skinny first then use the excuse of putting back on a little weight for help. this works for the mental hang up on weight gain. when going through the cringes remind yourself you want to quit and no one is making you. pat yourself on the back and give yourself a dollar in the "frivolous spending pocket" reward every time you win even the smallest battle against the crave. at the end of the week, blow your money on the most frivolous crap that makes you happy and remind yourself you were already waisting the money, might as well get something fun!! in four months my husband and i are buying a car with our money. good luck, remember, you have to do it together. every time you start to snap at the other one give each other a hug and tasty kiss instead. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Precious	Honestly? God. I told him over and over that I didn't wanna smoke and I needed help, that I couldn't do this on my own. I am now an ex-pack a day smoker and I'll have maybe a couple cigs a month with an alcoholic drink! It also helps to smoke less and less, then after awhile you won't want it anymore. Other than God I don't know what definitely helps. I do know that you gotta wanna quit though. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Noone i	Put down the pack and never, EVER pick it up again I quit cold turkey, including quitting drinking and doing Cocaine the same day, 26+ yrs ago. Yes, it was hell. No, I dont miss it. You have to quit...you are killing yourselves and you both know it!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

hairynugly1	Am in the middle of quitting myself just now, smoked loadsa stuff for years. Main thing you require is willpower. You want to stop ? your the boss , you stop. Am chewing that Nicorette gum, dont think thats great either but it is helping me a wee bit. Stick in , its got to be worth it. All the best. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

stephen m	My dad bought a lot of regular sugar gum when he was quitting. So instead of smoking he constantly chewed gum. He has been off smoking for almost 10 years and no he did not become addicted to gum. Another method may be hypnosis. Ellen Degeneres said that's what she did. I hope it all works out for you. "After the worse there's always a better" Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

GanG	My other half and me quit 3 1/2 years ago now. He went to the docs and got Zyban on prescription and had quit in less than a month!(he smoked up to 60 a day) I quit through willpower and sheer stubbornness!!!(maybe to prove a point to him!) And lots of chewing gum(another filthy habit Ive had to quit, lol) Good luck Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

St. Kitten	Keeping really busy. Catch up on some cleaning. Cold turkey is actually a lot easier and with the other's support, you can pull through. If you need more help than that, ask your doctor about Chantix or something. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Michelle L	My parents both quit and they have been smoking for 30 years. ALOT of smokes too! They used Chantix and the patch. Don't try to do it cold turkey. It doesn't work for most people! Use the pills and the patch. That does seem to help alot of people! There is also Welbutrin if that works for you! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No