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It is probably the hardest thing you will ever do. I quit cold turkey. I spent 3 days with my hands clenched together like I was praying to keep from grabbing a cig, whenever the need for a cig came up. I sweat bullets during those 3 days, but the physical addiction lessened each day after that. McDonalds french fries helped deal with the oral fixation. Considering how long you've been hooked, it would probably help having a doctor work with you. Also, having people constantly cheering you on helps immensely. Make a quality decision that you will never smoke again, and before you know it, years will have passed without a cig. GO FOR IT!

12 years ago. Rating: 3
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I've been a smoker too, for 45 years (hello...old one! lol) I tried the nicotine patch years ago and that worked...until life tragedies and stresses brought me back to the old cancer sticks...it's never too late to try..I'm going to one doctor on Monday to get the patch along with Chantix (I believe it's an antidepressent) Friend tried it and worked wonders for you. I want to quick and need to quit but my old man smokes and that's going to be hard plus current stress level is extremely difficult right now but I'm hoping I have the willpower. If not, so be it...I'm at least down from 2 packs a day to about slightly over a pack...Try the patch and Chantix or ask your doctor about them and this combination as you will have to anyway to get the scripts for both, if affordable and/or you have goood insuracne/presciprion coverage. Hope this helps! (:

12 years ago. Rating: 2
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Hey, that post could have been written by me.I'm in exactly the same siuation.If you find the right answer let me know.I'm desperate too.Tommy

12 years ago. Rating: 1
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Commit a crime to be sent to prison. No tobacco there. Believe it or not, if you quit tomorrow , your lungs will probably begin a healing process. Ive seen several people die from smoking and they were in extreme pain when they died. Now its a quality of life decision at your age. I hope you decide to just quit .

12 years ago. Rating: 1
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Hey I smoked 39 yrs and quit welbutrin was my help haven't had a smoke in 13 yrs. I was a 2.5 pack a day smoker so I know about addiction to cigarettes . I got my mind set to the fact my best friend CIGS. was not my best friend but was my worst backstabbing enemy and every time I had the urge to smoke I thought about my best friend trying to kill me, even today after all this time I at times get the urge to light up as bad as I never had quit. I then think about my best friend trying to kill me. and after a minute the urge to smoke is gone. You can do it just believe in yourself that you can.

12 years ago. Rating: 1
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Lets see.
FIFTY YEARS at roughly a pack a day.

That's 360 packs a year.
That's 4,260 packs in ten years.
That's TWENTY ONE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED PACKS OF CIGS IN 50 YEARS.

T H A T is why I said "Why Bother".

Yeah, quiting now would be better than continuing, but with 21,300 packs of Lucky's under your belt already you can see my point.

12 years ago. Rating: 0
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At this point in your life why bother?

12 years ago. Rating: -1
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