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Date: 8/4/2014 6:38:00 PM
From Authorid: 42945
Yes it was 29yrs ago that I gave up smoking..I actually thought it was 26 but there you go I was wrong..it is something that only you can achieve, I never judge anyone who does smoke because I was once a smoker myself, but one day, I decided to stop and I did...my hubby smoked but I made him go outside to make it easier for me..then in 1990 he decided to stop smoking after a stay in hospital in the Respiratory Ward and he had been a very heavy smoker...I'm so glad that I did, the price of ciggies over here is shocking and I don't know how anyone can afford the habit.. I like that you cannot smell it in my clothes or my hair or on my breath..no stains on my teeth..yep best thing I ever did..I wish you well in your endeavour to beat the habit Lou, but all I can say is that you just have to stop, no taking any substitutes for the nicotine,every day you go without a smoke the nicotine diminishes from your body...good luck sweetie *hugs*  |
Date: 8/4/2014 7:41:00 PM
From Authorid: 21435
Hey there, Irish Lass!  Smoked my first cigarette in 1963. (I was eleven years old, also.) Smuggled a pack of Camels in a cardboard soap wrapper. (boy scout camp out) Smoked my last cigarette in 2012. (diagnosed with skin cancer) That is my history of smoking. Looking back on it all, I can honestly say that I wish I'd never smoked. I went through the same "shortness of breath" symptoms that you mention. Only thing that might have saved me was that throughout my life, I've always been very active, physically. Running, swimming, all manner of workouts and exercise. Even so, I could never rise above a certain level due to the aforementioned "shortness of breath." Finally in 2012, a young doctor got through to me. I'd been preached to countless times about the health risks of smoking, but I just ignored it all. That doctor scared the crap out of me. After her diagnoses, I remarked that it was "only" skin cancer. She explained to me how any form of cancer can be deadly and that I must not "encourage the cancer in my body" by engaging in certain things. Smoking, for one. Sooooooo, I don't want to preach to you, lady. I'm sixty-two years old now and my primary concern is living as long as I can. I think you can and will do what is right for you. For your information. Best wishes and good to read you. Write on......  |
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Date: 8/5/2014 12:48:00 AM
From Authorid: 998
I've never smoked, but people I love all around me have smoked and I have seen how they have gone downhill because of what it does to their lungs. My mother-in-law went for a couple of years coughing so bad, it sounded like she was going to cough up a lung any minute. One day, she just said 'enough', and quit. She said after the first couple of weeks, it was easier. She used Tic-Tac's every time she felt like a cigarette. We lived 1500 miles away from her, but the next time we saw her .. OMGosh, her skin actually looked pink and healthy for the first time. She wasn't coughing at all and she had lots more energy. She actually looked at least 10-15 years younger too. My daughter picked up the smoking habit when she was in her 20's and by her late 30's she was already having serious problems anytime she got the tiniest cold. It would go to her lungs and into bronchitis and just stay like that for weeks and weeks. She got tired of it all and about a year ago she and her husband went to e-cigarettes. They do have some nicotine in some of their liquids, but they both are so much healthier!!! They have cut way down on how much they smoke, and best of all, they no longer smell like smoke all the time. Maybe you had an inferior e-cigarette that made it hard on your lungs. Possibly try a better one. I hope you can find a way to kick the habit. I will certainly keep you in my prayers.   |
Date: 8/5/2014 8:24:00 AM
From Authorid: 63121
I tried Champix and had freaky dreams and a weird experience where I didn't know if I was dreaming or awake... went off that quick! I tried the gum, the patch, laser treatment, hypnosis (which didn't work at all), tapes with subliminal quit smoking messages, I have tried everything you can think of. I tried cutting down... but I'll admit I don't have the self control for that... 'one more won't hurt'... but it turns to 5. Cold turkey isthe only way I'll quit. I see it this way, if you are trying to get rid of the nicotine addictions why usethe gum and patch, etc.? It will make it harder if your body is still getting nicotine to break the habit. I quit for three months once and I got to say I was a bit down and out. The first two weeks were a nightmare, but I started to feel so good. My skin looked like it glowed, food tasted better, I had so much energy. I think that a motivation for me is money. I could pay rent and two of my bills if I quit. Yes... I smoke ALOT. I'd be well off if I didn't smoke. I just quit smoking for 5 days... then started up again... booo. I try to calculate the money I save every day and watch it build and I noticed that when I craved if I did something physical, it helped. Working out left me out of breath but it was satisfying. I cleaned my apartment top to bottom. Music helped. Breathing exercises to clear my lungs. Vitamin B Complex an vitamin C helped lots. WATER! Tons of water! Fruits and veggies. Oh boy. Keep moving and try your best. I'm going to attempt again right away. If you start up again, don't think you've failed... it's a set back. Try again right away. Good luck!!!  |
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Date: 8/5/2014 3:27:00 PM
From Authorid: 26303
Yes! I started smoking when I was not much older than you. I didn't give up until the year of my 40th birthday day. I've just notched up 11 years as a non smoker. Quitting and relapsing is a normal phase, and I think it indicates you are getting closer towards your goal of quitting for good. My husband was also a smoker, and whenever he felt the urge to give up, he expected and almost demanded, I give up too. So I did. With him always getting back on them before me. Finally I clicked that the only way to be successful was to have the want, the urge, the drive to give up myself. Not when I was being told to. I gave up smoking each time I was pregnant, without a problem. The health of my child was a stronger influence over me than the cigarettes were. But, after having each of them I took up smoking again within a few months....Never smoking inside though. Oddly enough, it was again my children who were my inspiration to give up for good. They hated the smell of me! They hated the smell of my breath! It took me 12 months of excuses before I finally took the plunge. Every time I went into the chemist to buy the patches I thought of an excuse. The lady helping was too rude.....it cost too much....I wasn't attended to quick enough. FINALLY, I went in one day and bought them. I had them in my bag, when my dad was telling my sister off for smoking, and turned to me too. (Mind you, we were both in our very late 30's..lol). I told him I had the patches and just had to set a date of when I was giving up. I got home and told the kids I had them too. They were so excited about it, when they asked when I just blurted out, TOMORROW! So, I had no choice. I had to give up the next day. The patches were a real help for me. I never wore them at night, figuring, I didn't smoke whilst sleeping, so I didn't need the nicotine hit. Every time I felt the urge for one, I would just rub the patch. It worked. Whether it was all in my head or not didn't matter to me. It worked. So take those patches, choose a day to start. Give them a rub when you feel the urge. If you give up for a while and slip and have one. Don't beat yourself up over it. Just know that you can start over, and that you can do it! Wishing you all the best...:-)  |
Date: 8/5/2014 4:19:00 PM
From Authorid: 63449
It's been nearly 12 years for me. I'm the type of person I have to go "whole hog" with almost all that I do. With that said, I quit cold turkey. I knew it was all or nothing. I'm so glad I quit - I'll not ever pick those nasty things back up again.  |
Date: 8/9/2014 8:49:00 AM
From Authorid: 53427
Kronk, my dad ended up dying from cancer that started out as skin cancer. It went to his brain. And he never smoked!! and ate healthy foods all the time. You never know! I am still fighting the cigarette habit. Gosh, I hate it! I wish they had never been invented or sold. I hate being a smoker. I am so ready to quit. I need to be around for my kids, especially my son who has autism. I keep saying I'm going to switch to the e cigarette, and I keep putting it off.. I'm afraid of sinking all that money into it and hating it. And it's exchanging one bad habit for another. My sisters been smoking e cigarettes for several years now. And its expensive. I think even more so than buying regular cigarettes. I've got to quit though. And young people who read this NEVER, EVER smoke!! I picked up the habit in my teens trying to be cool, and now I hate it!  |
Date: 8/19/2014 4:22:00 AM
From Authorid: 24003
I smoke, but Ive quit in the past and plan to quit for good. Personally, I have to go cold turkey. There is no cutting back for me. If I have cigs, Im going to smoke them....ALL. lol I wish you the best of luck!  |
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