Which is the best product to stop smoking?
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 at
9:53 am
I’m gonna try and stop smoking, and i’ve tried it before without any patches or inhalers but it didnt work, any idea what the best product is? inhalers or patches? or is there something else i could try? im not gonna try hypnosis or anything like that though, because i know it wont work.
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I tried quitting cold turkey, then tried everything from gum to inhalers to patches. Took 6 years of trying to quit before I finally did, and it was when I went cold turkey again. Those things didn’t work. It’s the same as trying to slowly cut down the amount you smoke each day because the nicotine is still there. We all know that never works but everybody trys it. I’m sure you tried that first (“Ok on the first day I’ll smoke 20 cigarettes, then the next day 19 and so on”). It just strings you along. My advice is to take off school or work for a week if you can, if you’re really serious, load up on snacks and movies and basically keep yourself inside. Treat it like a heroin addiction, and how they sometimes have to keep people in a cell or strapped to a bed to get off it. It’s harder to quit cold turkey if you’re not prepared and out there in the world dealing with stressful situations. If you can’t afford to take a week off, maybe wait until you can, because the long wait will prepare you and will make it into a big event so you’ll try even harder. After the first week, it’s all downhill.
I just started using the gum to try and quit and I have found that it’s working so far. Yesterday I only smoked 2 cigarettes, usually I would have had 15 (I had the two cos I had tobacco left, when I have none it might be easier). They have a bit of a bad aftertaste but it doesn’t taste anywhere near as bad as I thought it would, and it’s way cheaper than the patches.
I didn’t like the inhalers, they made me want a cigarette to get the horrible taste out of my mouth. Whenever you want a cigarette think about the reason why you have chosen to quit. Take a deep breath (fill your lungs up as far as you can, then breathe out slowly, like you are smoking). Try and avoid situations that will make you want to smoke.
And good luck!
Drexl has some crazy good advice through his experience, actually, but I’ll throw my two cents in nonetheless. Since you mentioned you haven’t used patches or inhalers, I’d recommend trying whatever suits your comfort zone best – really, both work in a similar fashion by bringing your body down from the normal nicotine high it’s used to; however, there are some small differences.
Nicotine inhalers, such as the electronic cigarette (explained in more detail in the context of the ‘gradual reduction method’ here: http://smokefreeme.info/methods/gradualreduction.html ), are more comfortable for a lot of people; not physically, but in the sense that your old habits aren’t going to kick in when you’re out on lunch break and you’re looking for the cigarette you’re used to (regardless of the nicotine, it’s a psychological normal, a part of your daily routine). With an inhaler like this, you just pull it out and take a few puffs of your gradually reduced nicotine but avoid getting the real deal and the 4000 additional carcinogens with it.
On the other side of the spectrum, you’ve got your nicotine patches; put them on, forget about them, and go about your day (you can read more about the nicotine replacement method here: http://smokefreeme.info/methods/nicotinereplacement.html ) I’ve heard a lot of success with both methods, if you actually pursue your goal and don’t get lazy half way in and start forgetting. (Don’t worry, it happens to the best of us
) In the end, it’s all up to you – both are equally valid ways of doing it. Just don’t give up, and eventually you’ll break your dependency on the tobacco industry. 
Best of luck!
Chantix, without a doubt. 40% quit rate.
But don’t ignore hypnosis, it can be quite effective, depending on how heavily addicted you are. Don’t forget that hypnosis can actually allow people to undergo painful surgical procedures without anesthesia. It’s that effective, though not 100%. And unlike medications, it doesn’t have side effects.