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Posted by rjlockhart37 on February 15, 2014, at 11:04:23
i don't really want to spend time and look for a health board....i've posted here for a long time, my blog home
but i've been smoking excessively, and it's starting to have a toll on the lungs, i really hope that i am not going to get worse....i know people who chain smoke....and their fine....but still i really am concerned about my health, i cough and have to tell people i have allergies...it's not good....
and the fact i know any person i would tell them, they would say to just quit, but it's not that easy....even with wellbutrin, and that horrid Chantix that has so much mental side effects.....
is there anyway i coculd still smoke, maybe cut down? i've smoked for 10 years and im 26....i am so worried that it's gonna catch up with me ...
does anyone here smoke also?
r
Posted by Phillipa on February 15, 2014, at 11:11:39
In reply to excessive smoking, posted by rjlockhart37 on February 15, 2014, at 11:04:23
In all seriously you have to join a non-smoking group like AA. It does catch up with you as you age. Three people I know from home town just passed away from lung cancer. All were smokers. But second hand smoke carries the risk also. Phillipa
Posted by Twinleaf on February 15, 2014, at 15:22:20
In reply to excessive smoking, posted by rjlockhart37 on February 15, 2014, at 11:04:23
Stopping smoking is really hard! I was able to do it by decreasing by one cigarette a week (from 2 packs a day). When I got down to 10 a day, I stopped the inhaling, then kept on decreasing by one a week. I still had withdrawal when I finally stopped, but it was bearable and decreased each day. The first three weeks without cigarettes was hard, but it got progressively easier. Now it's a distant memory, with no cravings ever.
It is one of the very best things you could possibly do for yourself. The gum should help.
Posted by Phil on February 15, 2014, at 17:24:01
In reply to A possible way to do it... » rjlockhart37, posted by Twinleaf on February 15, 2014, at 15:22:20
I quit around 18 months ago using ecigs. 2 packs a day for 40 years and i dropped them on the spot. If you quit by 30 you should be ok. no guarantees. when you quit you look back and think, what was i thinking. all smoking is excessive. get that poison out of your life.
it's the single most thing to get your health back. plus the girls like you even more.
Posted by phidippus on February 15, 2014, at 18:20:02
In reply to excessive smoking, posted by rjlockhart37 on February 15, 2014, at 11:04:23
I smoke American Spirits. Been smoking since I was 15. Never had any health issues associated with it.
Eric
Posted by vbs on February 15, 2014, at 21:34:38
In reply to excessive smoking, posted by rjlockhart37 on February 15, 2014, at 11:04:23
I used to smoke. I switched to smokeless tobacco which is just as bad.
Posted by jono_in_adelaide on February 16, 2014, at 4:33:06
In reply to excessive smoking, posted by rjlockhart37 on February 15, 2014, at 11:04:23
Buy some nicotine patches and gum at a pharmacy - wear the patches all day, and chew a piece of the gum when you feel a craving comming on. Start on the 21mg patches, stay on them for 4 weeks, then go down to the 14's, then after 2 weeks, the 7's
Posted by Zyprexa on February 16, 2014, at 22:35:31
In reply to excessive smoking, posted by rjlockhart37 on February 15, 2014, at 11:04:23
Vape! Buy a vaporizer on ebay for$14,and a bottle of nicotine juice from mountvaporbaker for cheap. Works great! So much cheaper than smoking and a lot healthier. It will replace the ciggs or at least most of them.
Posted by herpills on February 17, 2014, at 14:43:54
In reply to excessive smoking, posted by rjlockhart37 on February 15, 2014, at 11:04:23
I'm a former smoker. I think nicotine has a negative effect on not only physical health but mental health as well. I've read that people with mental illness are more likely to smoke than general population, but I don't remember why that is.
If you quit, I promise you will feel better, physically AND mentally. Your medications might even work better if you quit.
I did the cold turkey method, and did not use any nicotine replacements like the patches or gum, because I know people who have quit smoking but still use the gum even though they quit for a long time. Nicotine is very addictive no matter what form its in.
I don't what to come across as being pushy that you must quit cigarettes now! Just want to offer my support to you if you choose to quit. Good luck. herpills
Posted by PeterMartin on February 17, 2014, at 15:27:34
In reply to excessive smoking, posted by rjlockhart37 on February 15, 2014, at 11:04:23
I'm lucky in that I quit in 2010 after smoking a pack a day for probably 10 yrs. Have no idea if it was the meds I was on or what but it just happened.
That said - I've been following this new anti-obesity medication Belviq. It's more like an SSRI than any other drug anti-obesity drug that's been on the market.
One of the "perks" that people on drugs.com etc who've tried it since it launched last summer is reduction of cravings in general. A number of people have reported being able to finally quit smoking while taking it.
Obviously it's not approved for smoking ceseation (yet?) but if it does work on the brain's craving mechanism (which seems likely) it may end up getting approval for that too. The drug company is looking into running trials:
I'd still love to hear from anyone here who's tried this medication. I'm not terribly overweight (6" 215lbs) but techincally I'd just barely meet the 30 BMI to qualify if I could find a doctor who'd prescribe it.....Would love to lose some of the weight other meds have tacked on me over the years....
Posted by baseball55 on February 17, 2014, at 20:42:20
In reply to Re: excessive smoking » rjlockhart37, posted by Zyprexa on February 16, 2014, at 22:35:31
> Vape! Buy a vaporizer on ebay for$14,and a bottle of nicotine juice from mountvaporbaker for cheap. Works great! So much cheaper than smoking and a lot healthier. It will replace the ciggs or at least most of them.
Agree. I have a friend who was a heavy smoker and couldn't quit despite repeated attempts. she now uses the e-cigs and is fine. So, she's still addicted to nicotine. So what? Nicotine itself is pretty harmless, like caffeine. It's the smoke in cigarettes that kills people.
Posted by rjlockhart37 on February 18, 2014, at 12:58:55
In reply to Re: excessive smoking, posted by baseball55 on February 17, 2014, at 20:42:20
i appriciated all of your posts, i didnt think alot of people would have responded.....
still i have got to cut down, i have a vapor e-cigg but i don't like it, i like the real smoke, yet it's just killing me, through my view, im 26, and when im 46 i really hope nothing bad happens,
nicotine is a good thing for ADD in a mild way, it keeps me somewhat in a ok mood....
thank you all vary much for your responses
r
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