ok thanks for all the great advices. so i was talking to this person earlyer and she said that patches can cause the risk of cancer is that true?

 

I work in a pharmacy, and Chantix has gotten very popular lately. We probably go through 25 boxes per week now and have gotten really good feedback from our patients.

The only downside is that it's not covered under most insurances, so it's about $115 per month. But hey, it's worth it.

 

There have been studies done that suggest to change bad habits or quit addictions, the worst part is setting the new behavior for a fourteen day period. After that, the cravings will go down significantly.

I am not suggesting to not use a patch or other aid, but I talked to a friend who was trying to quit chewing. (which has been suggested is harder to quit than smokes) He chewed 1+ pouches of redman per day. Nasty. Anywho it is easiest to quit when you can keep your mind on something else so he I suugested he try to line up his attempt with a vacation.

He was lucky enough to have a one month vacation to Australia coming up. So he left all his chew behind and got on the plane. He said he was having so much fun when he got there he never even thought about chew. No cravings the whole time except for the first few hours on the plane.

Not everyone has a month in Australia, but if you have a vacation coming up you could try to start your efforts when you will be enjoying yourself enough to keep your mind off it.

The sad part is, this dumbsh*t friend of mine is unemployed (his wife makes pantloads and lets him stay at home) and after being back from Australia for several months, he said he just got bored, so he went and bought some Red Man to pass the time. He is back to a pouch per day.

 

I prescribed Chantix for my best friend when he wanted to quit. Unlike other remedies he's tried, Chantix helped him quit easily. He's even had a recent amount of high stress and didn't pick up a cigarette.

 

smoke ze

 

so we would need to stay on chantix for how long until we dont need chantix nor cigs anymore?

 

Talk to your Doctor. I think it was like 1 month, but I don't recall exactly, or do a google search on Chantix.

 

I'd say to try quitting gradually first, but if that doesn't work, then just go cold turkey. I smoked Marlboro Reds and Camel Filters for a number of years and was never able to quit until I went cold turkey. Gradually cutting down didn't work for me because I was never psychologically able to distance myself from cigarettes; even when I wasn't smoking as many, they still felt like an integral part of my life, and I always looked forward to the relief that the next smoke would bring.

Once I went cold turkey, the first 2-3 days were absolutely terrible (intense cravings, irritability, fatigue, and lack of concentration), and the entire first week was pretty bad. The second week wasn't great either. But after that, the cravings really started to taper away quickly. It took me two attempts to get it right but I can say that it's definitely worth it in the end.

 

The average I have seen is about 3 months.

You start off one a 1 month Starting Pack and then follow up with 2 months of the Continuing Pack. Some quit earlier than others, but 3 months has been average.

 

ok this is my 5th day cold turkey and i feel good. even though i still feel like lighting a cig up but i keep telling myself no.