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    How can I quit smoking?!

    Please, does anyone have any advice? I looked up older forums, but most of the girls I didn't recognize, so maybe someone else has advice/experience. I went to the doctor's recently, they said I'm getting asthma. My face looks grey and older. I feel like shit all the time. And I'm only 21!

    It's hard though. Both my boyfriend and I smoke a pack a day inside the house. So in some ways, his smoking makes me feel like even if I tried (which I did, twice) it seems impossible. Also, school stress makes me put it off longer. I finish in about 3 weeks, so thinking about quitting then after the stress is over.

    Any advice ladies?

    P.S. I've heard that Wellbutrin helps, anyone know?

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    I used a cut straw as a "pacifer." It worked well for me to satisfy the hand to mouth motion and inhaling (even though I was only inhaling air.) Can you make your house non-smoking? Congrats on thinking of quitting and good luck!

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    Well, I've sort of quit. I go back to it every so often. Like I'll go a month with out smoking, buy a pack of cigs because of stress, and after that pack I'll stop again. I used to smoke a pack a day and now one pack lasts me a week. LOL At first I used the Nicorette gum. That lasted me a realllly long time cuz there's hella gum in it and I used it a lot less than I would normally smoke. After the package ran out I just didn't use anything and now I'm where I am now. I don't hardly think about it too much anymore and I love all the benefits. I hear you though. The most vulnerable to smoking I am is when I'm around friends that smoke so I know what you mean about your boyfriend. Maybe you could ask him to smoke outside? It's tough. You can email me for support if you want though. It takes time but it is possible. Another good little thing I tell myself to stay motivated is, "It's now or never." Good luck hun!!

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    I know! i can feel my heart beating faster, my lungs hurt, and I think that it may be really bad for me because I had alot of throat problems/sicknesses when i was young. And the stink! Smoking rules my life. I can't go to class unless i have a smoke break before, can't see some family members very often, all the habitual times. Ahhhh, why did I start?! And now my 16yr old sister started, even after she has seen how it has taken over my life. SO stressful!

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    well, my b/f doesn't smoke so he gets on my ass all the time about quitting, I told him it's the nagging that'll eventually get me, not the smoking.
    I want to quit but since I'm drinking at work it's harder (drinking & smoking go hand-in-hand), so hopefully once I am thru w/schooling & dancing it'll be easier.
    Good luck girl.

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    Default Re: How can I quit smoking?!

    I quit smoking twice; the first time for 3 years, this last time for a little over 6 years. The only thing that ever worked for me was a cold turkey approach.



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    I quit for 3 years now, I had tried the patches the gum and nothing helped me but then I tried the comment lorenges and let me tell you it worked for me like a dream because I control the amount and how often I had to take them. Good luck in which ever method you use

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    Default Re: How can I quit smoking?!

    Zyban... AKA Wellbutrin. Ask for the latter if your insurance covers anti depressents. Works really well for those of us with an oral fixation. Curbs obsessive compulsive behaviors and gives ciggarettes a metallic flavor. Extra fun bonus: my orgasms were frickin' awesome while on this stuff!

    I quit the first time for about 8 months. Picked up the habit again, now it's been a year and a half without smoking. Both times with Zyban and the nic patch. This time, I'm a little more serious since I had a Doc scare me into believing I had a heart murmur.

    Keep some gum handy when you decide to quit. When you have the urge to smoke (or eat, this is a typical replacement for smoking) chew a piece of gum.

    I had a friend who liked to smoke because it kept her hands busy. She quit by learning origami. She'd always have paper on her and when she wanted a smoke, she'd start making cranes and shit. We'd be at lunch and she'd be folding away. It was odd, but entertaining and effective.

    Good Luck!

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    I used to smoke about two packs a day. I knew it was bad when I was out of breath after walking up my stairs, how I was dancing I'll never know. My doctor put me on Zyban and May will be my four year quit anniversary.

    My husband still smokes and I'm around it all the time at work but I have no desrie to pick up a cig. I did become very emotional while I was taking it, so much so that people could tell when I went off it. But I'd do it again to quit.

    Good luck wiht whatever method you decide.

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    Susan, how long do you use Zyban for?

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    Default Re: How can I quit smoking?!

    I went on a liver cleanse detox, and it made me not WANT to smoke! It was uncanny, because I wasn't even trying to quit, it just happened during the detox

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    Default Re: How can I quit smoking?!

    Meea, I've also heard that it can be good to go on a cleanse. Just get rid of everything all at once!
    Someone I know quit that way as well.

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    How can you quit smoking? Simple. You quit. It's hard, but that's it.

    My friend used to smoke until about a year ago. She's in nursing school, and one day in class they were examining a cadaver, and the instructor handed her a black, oozing, cancerous lung. She held it in her hands for a minute, passed it on, and threw away her cigarettes. She hasn't touched one since. Occasionally she still gets a craving, but she ignores it and eventually it goes away. The only way to really quit is just to QUIT!

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    My ex-husband was a smoker for 12 years when he met me.He knew how much I hated cigarette smoke and quit cold turkey.He said he has tried to quit before and doing it cold turkey was the only way.This is very similar to illegal substances.If you try wean yourself,you'll most likely not quit.You need to cease all at once so your body can detox of all the ingredients.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Guenevere
    Susan, how long do you use Zyban for?

    I started taking it 10 days before my quit date, after that it's recomended that you take it for 3 months but I stopped a little after 2 months.

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    I started smoking again after quitting for 3 freakin years...why? Weight gain.

    Not only did it NOT work, but I gained a few more. Now that I eat better and am down to a great weight, I want to quit but haven't been able to.

    Time for the Wellbutrin again I guess.

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    I took Wellbutrin (Zyban) and have been smoke free for the last 2 1/2 years. This is an amazing drug and really helped me quit smoking successfully.

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