Thread: Stop Smoking!!

Dont give up.
My friend recently found out she has lung cancer from smoking, shes only 25 years old and theres no cure for it at all. she stopped smoking when she found out which was about 2 weeks or so. i am not a smoker but i know it can be hard to quit, get as much help as needed to quit before its too late!

First let me say that quiting smoking is probably one of the hardest things I've ever tried to do and through trial and error I can finally say that I am smoke free. For those who have never smoked you'll never truly understand what a smoker goes through while smoking and when trying to quit. Nicotine is such a powerful drug and when it is taken away from you your body goes through withdrawals much like a drug addict. Yes putting down the cigarettes sounds so easy but were not all equip to handle the withdrawal without some help.

I have smoked for over 30 years and until now the longest I've ever went when quitting smoking was 15 days. Today I can say that I am 47 days smoke free and having no desire to smoke. In the past I had tried it all: Nicotine patches, the gum, zyban and wellbutrin, cold turkey (and that was a joke) I even went and was hypnotized which worked for a while but after about a week I was right back smoking. What is different this time? Well there is a new drug out called Chantix. At first I thought it is going to be like all the rest and after a couple of days or weeks I'd be right back to smoking but I'm not and I sit her at my computer and can honestly say I don't want a cigarette. I have been off the medication for a week now but everyone is different and some may need to take it longer depending on what your doctor believes is best. I learned about this medication from a doctor who said the results she was having with her patients were remarkable.

I want to tell anyone who smokes and wants to quit that this is a miracle drug because for me it has been but you have to have some desire to want to quit.
And for those of you worried about your weight which is one of the things I was most concerned with I haven't gained any additional weight.

For those of you who want to quit smoking I wish you the best of luck and if I can quit anyone can.