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Off Topic But Important: Could you point me to the most medically-reputable ways to quit smoking?

by rw 18y ago

mechanical_fish 18y ago
Honestly, no. I've never had to fight that battle. Good luck, and I hope some of the more experienced folks here (or elsewhere on the Web) can be of more help than I.
mynameishere 18y ago
A friend of mine moved to a ski resort. The peer pressure did the job.
pxlpshr 18y ago
the will of the mind. no medicine will help an individual that does not want to quit.
menloparkbum 18y ago
Read the book "the easy way to quit smoking" by Alan Carr. The reason people don't quit (explained in the book) is that they are afraid of what will happen when they quit. There are all sorts of imagined withdrawal symptoms. The first thing to realize is that smoking isn't merely a bad habit, it is a legitimate drug addiction. Smokers are addicted to nicotine. Now, even though nicotine addiction is real, the withdrawal symptoms are ridiculously mild when compared to other drugs. When a heroin addict quits, they get the shakes, fevers, cold sweats, diarrhea, barf all over the place, can't eat anything, and even get physical goose bumps. When a smoker quits, the only thing that happens is that you want another cigarette. Nicotine actually leaves your body completely in 3 days, so the actual physical withdrawal symptoms (which are just craving cigarettes) only last a long weekend. After that, you have to deal with the behavioral issues, which is easier to do if you have some sort of cognitive framework to deal with them, which is what the book I mentioned provides.
rms 18y ago
It depends on how high your level of addiction is. If you're at multiple packs a day, you definitely want to taper off, either by smoking less or consuming your nicotine in a healthier way (like gum or a patch). If you must smoke after you quit, smoke something other than nicotine. I would recommend blue lotus as a mild smokeable herb that isn't a poison. Beyond that, there are psychiatric medications that help. The one one expressly to help quit smoking has some very odd side effects (vivid dreams and suicidal ideations). I suspect that plain old anti-depressants would also help. Ask your neighborhood psychiatrist.

Off Topic But Important: Could you point me to the most medically-reputable ways to quit smoking?

by rw 18y ago

Off Topic But Important: Could you point me to the most medically-reputable ways to quit smoking?

Honestly, no. I've never had to fight that battle. Good luck, and I hope some of the more experienced folks here (or elsewhere on the Web) can be of more help than I.

mynameishere 18y ago

A friend of mine moved to a ski resort. The peer pressure did the job.

pxlpshr 18y ago

the will of the mind. no medicine will help an individual that does not want to quit.

menloparkbum 18y ago

Read the book "the easy way to quit smoking" by Alan Carr. The reason people don't quit (explained in the book) is that they are afraid of what will happen when they quit. There are all sorts of imagined withdrawal symptoms. The first thing to realize is that smoking isn't merely a bad habit, it is a legitimate drug addiction. Smokers are addicted to nicotine. Now, even though nicotine addiction is real, the withdrawal symptoms are ridiculously mild when compared to other drugs. When a heroin addict quits, they get the shakes, fevers, cold sweats, diarrhea, barf all over the place, can't eat anything, and even get physical goose bumps. When a smoker quits, the only thing that happens is that you want another cigarette. Nicotine actually leaves your body completely in 3 days, so the actual physical withdrawal symptoms (which are just craving cigarettes) only last a long weekend. After that, you have to deal with the behavioral issues, which is easier to do if you have some sort of cognitive framework to deal with them, which is what the book I mentioned provides.

rms 18y ago

It depends on how high your level of addiction is. If you're at multiple packs a day, you definitely want to taper off, either by smoking less or consuming your nicotine in a healthier way (like gum or a patch). If you must smoke after you quit, smoke something other than nicotine. I would recommend blue lotus as a mild smokeable herb that isn't a poison. Beyond that, there are psychiatric medications that help. The one one expressly to help quit smoking has some very odd side effects (vivid dreams and suicidal ideations). I suspect that plain old anti-depressants would also help. Ask your neighborhood psychiatrist.