Anybody stop smoking cigs? If so how'd you do it?

[Mandarin Duck]

I'm slowly trying to stop smoking cigarettes completely so I reduced the amount of cigs I smoke now.

I plan on smoking about 2 a day, then 1, then none.

Anybody used to smoke and what did y'all do to quit?

 

[Stir Fry]

I used e-cigs. Gradually lowered the levels until I got to zero and the decided I didn't want to smoke at all. Another thing that helped was to tell myself that my body no longer desired the effects of poisoning itself with nicotine. This probably helped more than the e-cigs tbh.

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Stop buying them and get chewing gum.​

 

[No..Money..Mo..Problems]

You just got to man up to be honest just like anything else in life the cravings will always be there aint no secret pills. It just comes down to will power and do you wanna die sooner or live longer. If you have kids use that as motivation. My dad quit cold turkey when i was 12 cuz he didn't want us to start smoking.

 

[Luck]

Vapes

Not going to argue which is better or worse health wise like some people like to do but definite plus’s are no smell ( as a former smoker, you don’t know you smell ass until you stop and get around other smokers tho Newport’s aren’t as bad as other brands ), cleaner with no ashes, you still get same feeling you got from cigs, etc.... the best part is you don’t feel like you need to hit a vape like you do a square...

Successfully got myself, brother and ma who were all long term smokers to quit smoking damn near instantly when I put them on vapes.

Cigarettes will taste like shyt when you switch for awhile then try to smoke one...

 

[Icantspell]

Just stopped

 

[Mandarin Duck]

You just got to man up to be honest just like anything else in life the cravings will always be there aint no secret pills. It just comes down to will power and do you wanna die sooner or live longer. If you have kids use that as motivation. My dad quit cold turkey when i was 12 cuz he didn't want us to start smoking.

I have no one to live for

I know it sounds depressing but I actually started laughing when I read this post and thought about it.

Don't nobody give a damn if I live or die

 

[rightfultoefinger]

What people don't realise is giving up cigarettes is a lot harder than giving up hard drugs.Trust me on that.

 

[T.H.E. Goat]

Started smoking more weed

 

[Mandarin Duck]

What people don't realise is giving up cigarettes is a lot harder than giving up hard drugs.Trust me on that.

Breh I just stopped doing coke and that was easy compared to this cigarette shyt

 

[Marco Zen]

I JUST picked up some prescription chantix today..

I've used them before.. Years ago..

They take away the physical urge ...like really take it away.. It kinda fukks with your head because while taking chantix and you try to smoke you'll feel nothing from it like the "buzz" you're used to... So its all about getting over the smoking urge psychologically..


I just have to pick a date to start taking it
..first week the dose is low so you can still smoke but by the 5th day the dose goes up and cigs(nicotine) do nothing for you but have you feeling stupid for inhaling smoke for no reason

 

[jdubnyce]

After 20+ years of smoking, one day I said no more just after my kids were born. Went cold turkey during the winter.

Hardest time in my life

But now:

I can breathe
No more tightness in the chest when I wake up in the morning
No more spitting up beige shyt
No more stench
Food tastes so much better
Money freed up
Can run ball for hours now

Smoke free for 3 years

You can only quit, if you want to quit

 

[Mandarin Duck]

I JUST picked up some prescription chantix today..

I've used them before.. Years ago..

They take away the physical urge ...like really take it away.. It kinda fukks with your head because you smoke but feel nothing from it like you're used to... So its all about getting over the smoking urge psychologically..


I just have to pick a date to start taking it
..first week the dose is low so you can still smoke but by the 5th day the dose goes up and cigs(nicotine) do nothing for you but have you feeling stupid for inhaling smoke for no reason

Do you develop a dependency on them?

 

[Marco Zen]

Do you develop a dependency on them?

The chantix? No

I think its like 30 pills but they're marked for each day to take them. Broken down by 1st week 2nd week and so forth...

By the end you should be a month or close to it having not smoked or not wanting to...

I think that's the point. To help your body and mind get used to not smoking for a month ... If you make it that far then you should.be good on your own and don't need it anymore...

Trust me they work.. I tried them before and couldn't get past the 2nd week.. I wasn't ready psychologically but physically my body didn't want any part of a cigarette.. They even tasted weird

 

[Grand Cru Boo]

Quit after 10 years 4/5 years ago one day after the club. Bought a few loosies and just wasn’t feeling it anymore. Stopped for 3/4 years and last year started up again. Went from a loosie or 2 every week, other week to a half a pack a day easy. Stopped again cold turkey after a bad cold and never look back. Can’t say I “miss it” plus the vape helps a lot. The smell alone is enough to keep me at bay lol