Advice on quitting smoking????

**Heather78418** · 11-09-2006, 02:41 PM

Thank you , I will call them. My dad is doing good . His doctor prescribed him something stronger than what you get in stores.

**lvpets2002** · 11-09-2006, 02:44 PM

Well when I quit I just did what you call it Cold Turkey.. Now when I quit the was no such thing as patches & gum.. I of course had to sit on my hands alot, but I made it.. Have not smoked to 15 years now..

**Karen** · 11-09-2006, 03:00 PM

Yay! Congratulations! Think of us cheering you on, every step of the way. Lollipops - sugarfree if you are worried about the calories and can tolerate them - are a good "I need to put something in my mouth" substitute, as they have that handy "handle" that just happens to be a white cylinder, and you take the lollipop in and out of your mouth in that familiar pattern.

**Rachel** · 11-09-2006, 03:34 PM

I quit about 30 years ago. I did it by substituting one habit for the other. I would drink coffee whenever I wanted a cigarette and probably ended up drinking too much coffee. If I were to do it now, I would substitute decaf tea for the coffee.

Good luck to both you and your dad. You are doing yourself the biggest favor ever in this endeavor.

**Blue_Frog** · 11-09-2006, 03:46 PM

Lots and lots of gum -- just the regular kind. Don't substitute chocolate or chips (bad idea :|).

Originally Posted by Rachel:
I quit about 30 years ago. I did it by substituting one habit for the other.

Me too... except i substituted with biting my nails instead. The gum helps with that too though. I guess i'm just neurotic!

Good Luck!

**RedHedd** · 11-09-2006, 04:50 PM

Today is exactly 19 years since I quit. I don't miss it at all! What a nasty, dirty, smelly, expensive habit. UGH! I can't believe I did it for so long - 18 years! I used Nicorette gum to quit and then had to quit that stuff too. Nicotine is one dangerous drug! It's not easy, but it's doable. I switched addictions after that and started working out like a fiend. I did not gain weight when I quit smoking, It can be done.

Cinnamon helps too - I chewed tons of cinnamon gum. It helps lessen the cravings. Some people chew on cinnamon sticks. There's something in the spice that really does work.

**davidpizzica** · 11-09-2006, 05:29 PM

I quit cold turkey on January 31st 1982. No substitutions just didn't smoke any. I did take a puff of one six weeks later and I felt like I was going to die! Afer that none. This coming January 31st will mark 25 years without smoking. Good luck to you and your father in your efforts to quit.