SMOKERS... LETS KICK the HABIT!!

Originally Posted by Strappie

To be honest it does offend me. How did you quit? Drugs/Pills, Gum, Patch...??

Quitting smoking is QUITTING any way you look at it...

I'm so sorry so MANY people can not quit COLD TURKEY. I've been smoking for 28 plus years. Quitting cold turkey is NOT an option for me unless I want to end up in jail because I have killed someone. This isn't a Joke!

I have consulted my Doctor she has put me on drugs and nothing has helped. The Patch, nicorette gum and so on. NONE have worked for me. I have major anxiety among other things when I try to quit. So if someone is using a Patch, or another form of drug to help stop them from smoking .. I say GOOD FOR YOU FOR TRYING!!! Whatever works for each person is doing something to kick this horrible habit/addiction.

I very much plan on cutting back on the dose of nicotine. But BABY STEPS is needed. I haven't had any anxiety like I have had in the past. This is dealing with the addiction one day at a time.

Good Luck to everyone any way you decide helps you!!!

Sorry if my thoughts offended you Strappie. That wasn't my intention as I said previously. I guess there's always a gap between intention and receipt of a message.

I guess we all have different perceptions of what quitting means.

Anyhoo I gave up by giving up nicotine. Flippant but true. I didn't do it cold turkey though. Actually I used Champix/Chantix, which is well documented earlier in this thread. It bonds with the nicotine receptors in your brain which in effect stops nicotine 'working' and stops making you feel better from yer nicotine 'hit'. It's sure an odd feeling but that's how it worked for me. I really do hope your method works for you and that eventually you do quit the nicotine.

I'm an ex-35yr smoker with severe lung disease as a result of my nicotine addiction and a desire to save anyone else suffering my fate...cuz believe me it sucks big style. Me Bad!

Again, my apologies for any offense taken.