Wanna Quit Smoking?

[MeG]

Dear Members and Guests...

I suggested to share You some Ways of Quitting Smoking, because we all Know that Smoking Has Many Bad effects on health, and May cause serious disease, That I would Like to highlight it before going through the various treatment of the Smoking addiction.

Effects Of Smoking On health:
1-Heart disease and stroke.
-Weakens heart and damages blood vessels.

2-Cancer.
-Cancer in mouth, throat, lungs etc.
-Risk depends on how much/long/early people start smoking.

3-Respiratory diseases (chronic obstructive lung disease:COLD) Dicrease air flow
-Emphysema: Loss of elasticity of lung tissue & destruction of air sacs
-Chronic bronchitis : Narrowed airways because of inflamation & thickening of their walls
increased mucus production.
-Smoking +air Pollution:synergistic effect on Cold development/severity.

4-reproductive System
-Sexual Impotence, Lower fertility,earlier menopause
-Pregnancy: Risk of miscarriage, permature birth, Low birthW.

5- Digestive System problems ( gum diseases, ulcers)
- Smokers Use More medications.

QUITTING SMOKING

That May take several years, and generally many attempts.

Quitting On One's Own
Throwing away all cigarettes or Increasing gradually.
delaying first cigarette 15 minutes each day.
distracting Oneself when carving for a cigarette.
Never buying cigarettes By cartoons, Only One Pack at a time.
Not having cigarettes always available.
establishing non-smoking hours/days.
Smoking only half of each cigarette.
Spending More time in nonsmoking areas.

A version therapy

Provides negative experience of smoking: Using chemicals that make tobacco smoke taste unpleasant
rapid smoking:inhaling every six seconds untill dizzy or nauseated.

Nicotine replacement therapy

1. Temporary Supply of low doses of nicotine to dicrease withdrawal symptoms.
2. Doesn't affect psychological dependence that makes quitting smoking hard.
3. Should not be used during pregnancy or by people with heat disease
4. generally gums & skin patches( nazal spary will experimental_

Gums ( nicorette)

1-Nicotine released by shewing, thus It cause absorbed through mouth membrane heavier than regular shewing gum and Unusual taste.
2-Side effects include: Digestive upset, Heartburns, nausea, filling loosening.

Skin Patches
1-Transdermal delivery system
One patch at a time, replaced daily
Side effects include: insomnia, nervousness, dry mouth, irritation from patch.
2-Others: Hyposis & acupuncture.


I wish If someone try those ways, and Inform me By its effectiveness...

However I would Be glad If someone Highlight some other ways of Quitting Smoking, Otherwise we are going all to die

Regards,

MeG.

[taifoon]

Thanks for this DEATH WARNING MeG.. Was only waiting for someone to open such a thread on such a crucial issue .. Therefore it is also a promise of LIFE :)

The major problem with smoking, at least as i see it from my (sooooon non-smoking perspective ) is the pshychological relationship a smoker is bound to with the smoked stuff.. I mean only cigarettes here.

Here in Sweden, i have been introduced to some new stuff, cigarettes made on non-nicotin base ( from Bodhi sans land i think, Indea) purely rolled out of some good tasting leaves of some kind, relatively expensive, taste good, but me being very paranoic towards all too seemingly good things, suspected they had more deadly but unknown poisons and went back to my usual known deadly ones..

Nearly everywhere now in the world, they warn you from severe and agonising death put as TEXT on any tobaccish product.. But as we all know: one picture talks more than thousand words. Thus, below is my suggestion to put on every packet of slow suicide which we also pay for:



Smokers lungs

[LebArmenian]

TAIFOON !!!!!! WHATS WRONG WITH YOU !!!! blehhh its so disgusting ... i usually smoke 2 cigarettes per day , ill take it down to 1 now !!!!!grrr

[Inanna]

taifoon that pic should really help!
well i used to smoke from time to time and it was this close to become a bad habit till i decided to stop (not quit since i wasnt a smoker)!
the smell of cigarettes on the fingers and on the hair is so bad, i really wish ppl read for good meg's post and quit!

[di]

Well Meg Ive been smoking for a long time and I smoke around a pkt a day ..
I quit for 2 years and went back on it ..Actually my doctor encouraged me to quit telling me the side effects serious illnesses that smoking gives .. as u mentioned...
Well to tell you the truth it wasnt easy quitting I nearly had a nervous breakdown ..Snaping at everyone always in a bad mood kept on eating non stop .. It was hell for me the first few weeks and then I started adjusting .. I put on weight in thes two years that I quit ..even though I was going to the gym .. Then my sister died in a car accident and it was a terrible shock to me.. I started smoking again .. Dont ask me why I think it gave me comfort more than anything ..
As for the patches my cousin was a heavy smoker and he tried them for a couple of weeks and is back to smoking again.. and as for the chewing gum a lady I know was chewing this nicotine gum and smoking a the same time

Acupunture may be more effective than the patch and gum!!!!

[taifoon]

Originally Posted by LebArmenian

TAIFOON !!!!!! WHATS WRONG WITH YOU !!!! blehhh its so disgusting ... i usually smoke 2 cigarettes per day , ill take it down to 1 now !!!!!grrr

I know, i know, shame on me ..
Good for you to cut it down by one to only one, ya LeabArmenian!
I will not let you beat me on this one though: I will cut it down by two to only 10

[mount_amel]

I quit smoking 3 months ago !! yes i used to smoke 1 to 2 packs a day but now i dont even think about it .. elhmadulelah

[Stella]

Originally Posted by mount_amel

I quit smoking 3 months ago !! yes i used to smoke 1 to 2 packs a day but now i dont even think about it .. elhmadulelah

Congrats ya amel!

Well surely it takes a big amount of will, I am amazed by my dad for example how he managed to quit it after 22 years of smoking.
So its never impossible!

[MeG]

Originally Posted by di

Well Meg Ive been smoking for a long time and I smoke around a pkt a day ..
I quit for 2 years and went back on it ..Actually my doctor encouraged me to quit telling me the side effects serious illnesses that smoking gives .. as u mentioned...
Well to tell you the truth it wasnt easy quitting I nearly had a nervous breakdown ..Snaping at everyone always in a bad mood kept on eating non stop .. It was hell for me the first few weeks and then I started adjusting .. I put on weight in thes two years that I quit ..even though I was going to the gym .. Then my sister died in a car accident and it was a terrible shock to me.. I started smoking again .. Dont ask me why I think it gave me comfort more than anything ..
As for the patches my cousin was a heavy smoker and he tried them for a couple of weeks and is back to smoking again.. and as for the chewing gum a lady I know was chewing this nicotine gum and smoking a the same time

Acupunture may be more effective than the patch and gum!!!!

Now it's My turn to share you my unsupportive experience!

Di, I Know what you are talking about...
Because I passed through the same case. LOL. Dont be astonished! yes I'm a smoker, and a Bad One, Because I could never know How Much I smoke a day LOL, But I can assume you that I beat a pack everyday with some TIPS.

actually, I tried to quit, but rather i have been giving up on a few cigarettes a day :)...imagine that the smoking smell still disgusts me, and because of it i shower 5 times a day, and i could not quit Because of Many reasons... ( :) )

Do you think I'm addicted?
Yes, you can Say Im a smoking addicted, Because I tried the Above therapies, with No Use :)
wishing one day to Give Up and QUIT Smoking, So that I can come back to share you My supportive Experience this time :)

Good luck Guys, and Um still waiting for More valid Experiences and effective therapies :)

Regards,

MeG.

[di]

Originally Posted by MeG

Dear Members and Guests...

I suggested to share You some Ways of Quitting Smoking, because we all Know that Smoking Has Many Bad effects on health, and May cause serious disease, That I would Like to highlight it before going through the various treatment of the Smoking addiction.

Effects Of Smoking On health:
1-Heart disease and stroke.
-Weakens heart and damages blood vessels.

2-Cancer.
-Cancer in mouth, throat, lungs etc.
-Risk depends on how much/long/early people start smoking.

3-Respiratory diseases (chronic obstructive lung disease:COLD) Dicrease air flow
-Emphysema: Loss of elasticity of lung tissue & destruction of air sacs
-Chronic bronchitis : Narrowed airways because of inflamation & thickening of their walls
increased mucus production.
-Smoking +air Pollution:synergistic effect on Cold development/severity.

4-reproductive System
-Sexual Impotence, Lower fertility,earlier menopause
-Pregnancy: Risk of miscarriage, permature birth, Low birthW.

5- Digestive System problems ( gum diseases, ulcers)
- Smokers Use More medications.

QUITTING SMOKING

That May take several years, and generally many attempts.

Quitting On One's Own
Throwing away all cigarettes or Increasing gradually.
delaying first cigarette 15 minutes each day.
distracting Oneself when carving for a cigarette.
Never buying cigarettes By cartoons, Only One Pack at a time.
Not having cigarettes always available.
establishing non-smoking hours/days.
Smoking only half of each cigarette.
Spending More time in nonsmoking areas.

A version therapy

Provides negative experience of smoking: Using chemicals that make tobacco smoke taste unpleasant
rapid smoking:inhaling every six seconds untill dizzy or nauseated.

Nicotine replacement therapy

1. Temporary Supply of low doses of nicotine to dicrease withdrawal symptoms.
2. Doesn't affect psychological dependence that makes quitting smoking hard.
3. Should not be used during pregnancy or by people with heat disease
4. generally gums & skin patches( nazal spary will experimental_

Gums ( nicorette)

1-Nicotine released by shewing, thus It cause absorbed through mouth membrane heavier than regular shewing gum and Unusual taste.
2-Side effects include: Digestive upset, Heartburns, nausea, filling loosening.

Skin Patches
1-Transdermal delivery system
One patch at a time, replaced daily
Side effects include: insomnia, nervousness, dry mouth, irritation from patch.
2-Others: Hyposis & acupuncture.


I wish If someone try those ways, and Inform me By its effectiveness...

However I would Be glad If someone Highlight some other ways of Quitting Smoking, Otherwise we are going all to die

Regards,

MeG.

MeG we're going to die anyways if we smoke or not ..so my point is if you really want to quit and put in mind that you really mean it I think you can do it without any therapies ... Coz therapies are just a waste of time ...And may give you side effects after you stop them as well... Never know you may get addicted to the therapies too!!! looooooooool !!!
Just throw the box of cigs in the bin and quit If your really willing to !!!