Former Smokers: We Never Really Stopped Wanting One

[LeicsDom]

I don't feel any better for having quit smoking.

I agree. I have felt no improvement in my health since quitting. In fact I am MORE breathless and, of course, have put on loads of weight
The only benefit I feel, and it is a huge benefit, is that I am saving alot of money. Cigs here in the UK are now about £7 a packet (approx $11.60)

 

[LeicsDom]

The patch didn't work, and Zeus knows I tried those things for long enough for them to have worked if they were going to.

I found that the patches worked well for me.
The Stop Smoking Clinic I went to said that everybody is different and different things work for different people

 

[LeicsDom]

It is quite an effective stress reliever.

That is a myth. Smoking is actually stress making.

 

[Alnitak]

That is a myth. Smoking is actually stress making.

The dependency is stressful.

 

[JohnnyAnger]

That is a myth. Smoking is actually stress making.

While it maybe a myth, it certainly always had the placebo effect on me. Obviously you get the stress when you need one, but actually having one always felt pretty good.

 

[isthatevenathing]

I smoked rollies from 14-23. I quit and failed so many times. I remember there was a nicotine patch advertisement that said it doubles your chances of quitting compared to going cold turkey and when you read the fine print it said that the chances of quitting cold turkey is 0.01%. My friend got me onto 'Allen cars easy way to stop smoking' which he used. Not only was I able to go out drinking, outside in the smoking area in 2 weeks of quitting without any issue, I also lost weight during the process. It wasn't easy though, I had to deal with my emotions for a month because whenever I'd feel any kind of emotion I'd stifle or accompany it with a cigarette, so I'd cry at the drop of a hat. Otherwise I'm completely fine. On the very rare occasion I'd have a craving but its nothing like the cravings you get as a smoker. Alan car deals with the psychological side of quitting which is most important because withdrawal lasts only 3 - 4 days.

I'd definitely recommend Alan car. Its available in so many different formats. It claims to have a 95% success rate and even celebrities like Ashton kutcher have quit using it.

EDIT: this totally looks like an advert but I swear to gosh it isn't.

 

[dpnice]

I must admit I also feel no different having quit; in fact I have lost my appetite, things don't smell or taste better and of course I have put on the normal couple of kilos.

The problem has been changing my way of life as before everything I did was accompanied with a cigarette. Slowly I am managing to alter my pleasures and expectations but there is always that slight resentment that I am obliged to make all this emotional effort just to stop smoking.

My lung specialist advised me to use electronic cigarettes telling me that I can deal with my nicotine addiction later as it is doing me less harm than the cigarettes were.

Anyone smoking at the moment should really consider changing over to them as the potential damage that real cigarettes are doing to your lungs is irreparable.

 

[Beachguyj]

I've spoken to former smokers who find it disgusting now.

 

[LeicsDom]

While it maybe a myth, it certainly always had the placebo effect on me. Obviously you get the stress when you need one, but actually having one always felt pretty good.

Apparently, medically, smoking hightens your stress levels.

As an ex-smoker I can understand how that seems the wrong way round, but apprently it is true

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/health/10real.html?_r=0

Studies have found, however, that in reality, lighting up has the opposite effect, causing long-term stress levels to rise, not fall. For those dependent on smoking, the only stress it relieves is the withdrawal between cigarettes.

 

[bankside]

I must admit I also feel no different having quit; in fact I have lost my appetite, things don't smell or taste better and of course I have put on the normal couple of kilos.

I'm certain that you smell better.

And I bet taste better too.

 

[LeicsDom]

I'd definitely recommend Alan car. Its available in so many different formats. It claims to have a 95% success rate and even celebrities like Ashton kutcher have quit using it.

I tried the Allan Carr book and found it useless. In fact I smoked more afterwards than before
For me it was a waste of money

 

[Ninja108]

Are there other quitters out there who still want a cigarette every now and again?

I wish I had never started, besides the reason that I could have already created a cancer cell, besides the flavor and the buzz, when I get stressed or I'm having some beers at a party I really just want to light one up.

I suppose it's psychological. Does anyone know if there is still a physical dependency long after quitting?

My husband still has occasional urges and he quit smoking almost ten years ago.

 

[Alnitak]

I'd definitely recommend Alan car. Its available in so many different formats. It claims to have a 95% success rate and even celebrities like Ashton kutcher have quit using it.

EDIT: this totally looks like an advert but I swear to gosh it isn't.

It isn't.

 

[Alnitak]

For the average income, that would be the source of some stress.

They are smuggled. In New York, smuggled cigarettes are easy to get from a friend who knows a friend.

 

[Ninja108]

Cigs are expensive here in NY, one of the main reasons my sister finally quit.

 

[eastofeden]

I get a quick one minute or less craving sometimes but my brain kicks in and says NO...and it passes.

 

[Alnitak]

Well, be a little nervous for the risk of getting caught.

Chuck the little sticker label on the cigarettes that shows where they were licensed to be sold.

Anyway, I am pretty sure law enforcement is more concerned with the actual smugglers, and it may not be illegal to purchase smuggled cigarettes. I have to look that up.

 

[borg69unimatrix]

Chuck the little sticker label on the cigarettes that shows where they were licensed to be sold.

Anyway, I am pretty sure law enforcement is more concerned with the actual smugglers, and it may not be illegal to purchase smuggled cigarettes. I have to look that up.

A friend and his mom were ordering cig's through the internet from a cheaper state, and got busted because they weren't paying the state taxes on said cig's. They live in Washington - Don't remember where they were buying the Cig's from... Montana?

 

[Agent Provocateur]

The average pack of cigarettes in Canada is $9, and that's for mid-level quality. Expensive ones can cost up to $12 a pack. All you Americans have nothing to complain about.

 

[dereperez]

I'm glad I never started with them. I don't like their smell and like many others, I have/had family members that smoked around me. My late grandfather used to easily smoke a pack a day. He tried to get me on cigs when I was around 15...I turned them down.