health How Can I Quit Smoking?

[lordzhrek]

Nguyain na lang para walang usok parang nganga ng olds...nyahahaha

[Saxman]

somebody told me about "Varenecline" and it's very effective daw... 2x a day and he took it for 1 week... he no longer smoke for more than a month now.... hmmmm

 

Varenecline is the generic name of Champix. Ask your doctor about it and if he/she prescribes Champix to you, ask the doctor to give you a Sulit Card (doubles as a discount card) which you can present to all Mercury branches. Good luck! :thumbsupsmiley:

Edited August 18, 2008 by Saxman

[zzzero_coool]

Im trying to quit smoking na pero im afraid of the withdrawal period... tried it before 1 week pa lng pero sobrang nagcrave ako. Cant even sleep dahil parang lutang ang feeling. Can anybody suggest anything so that I can overcome that lutang feeling? TIA

[sir_boss_master]

Im trying to quit smoking na pero im afraid of the withdrawal period... tried it before 1 week pa lng pero sobrang nagcrave ako. Cant even sleep dahil parang lutang ang feeling. Can anybody suggest anything so that I can overcome that lutang feeling? TIA

 

I'm on my 8th day. tremendous withdrawal syndromes. indigestion/gas, vertigo, palpitations, nausea. Still not using Champix and other pills or patches. Like you, I am having light headedness attacks. just like this morning. I was told it will go away naman. It's just hard and medyo delikado specially if you are driving alone. causes anxiety din kasi and panic attacks.

 

Hindi naman ako sleepless. pero 2 nights ago, i dreamed i was smoking. =) saraaaaap!!!

 

yesterday i walked past 4 smokers. medyo hindi ko na gusto amoy ng usok nila. and when one of my men entered my car, amoy na amoy ko agad na nagyosi siya unlike before hindi ako nakakaamoy ng taong nagyosi.

[tints97]

Varenecline is the generic name of Champix. Ask your doctor about it and if he/she prescribes Champix to you, ask the doctor to give you a Sulit Card (doubles as a discount card) which you can present to all Mercury branches. Good luck! :thumbsupsmiley:

 

Saxman, thanks :mtc: .... i'll do that... im now 33 and nag start ako mag smoke nung 3rd yr HS pa ako... so, around 18 yrs nako nag i-smoke... haay, nuon ko pa gusto talaga mag quit but sabi nga nila "The mind is willing but the flesh is weak"

 

in my previous job, whenever we have a scheduled jogging for our physical fitness, lagi n ako kinakabahan :cry: .. hehehe laging kapos sa hininga kasi... and after that, sabay kuha agad nang 1 stick... ang sarap kasi mag smoke pag hinihingal after a workout... hehehe haaay :boo:

 

as of now, about a pack/day ang consumption ko.... hope i can do it!!

Edited August 19, 2008 by tints97

[hitman531ph]

yesterday i walked past 4 smokers. medyo hindi ko na gusto amoy ng usok nila. and when one of my men entered my car, amoy na amoy ko agad na nagyosi siya unlike before hindi ako nakakaamoy ng taong nagyosi.

That is a good sign. If you find yourself disliking cigarette smoke, you are very well on your way to succeed in quitting

[mungmung]

Remove all the things that might stimulate you to smoke. Set a date and quit. tapering the number sticks per day is hard for some beacuse they lose count. The first two weeks is the hardest

[mungmung]

From Health Today:

Benefits of smoking

 

Within 20 minutes of quitting- your blood pressure and pulse rate drop to normal.

Within 8 hours of quitting - your carbon monoxide and oxygen levels normalize.

Within 24 hours of quitting - your risk of sudden heart attack decreases.

Within 48 hours of quitting - your nerve endings begin to recover and your sense of smell and touch begin to return to normal.

Within 2 weeks to 3 months of quitting - your circulation improves and lung function increases.

Within 1 to 9 months of quitting - your overall energy increases and lung function start to normalize.

Within 1 year of quitting - your risk of heart disease is half that of a smoker.

Within 5 years of quitting - your risk for lung cancer death decreases by 50%.

Within 10 years of quitting - your lung cancer death rate becomes similar to that of someone who never smoked; your risk of stroke is lowered; you general risk for developing cancers of different organs go down.

 

Contrary to popular belief, smoking "light" cigarettes, supposedly with loweredtar and nicotine, is still bad for the health. "Light" cigarettes have about the same negative effects of "ordinary" cigarettes

[mungmung]

Sorry error benefits of quitting pala not smoking

[sir_boss_master]

Sorry error benefits of quitting pala not smoking

 

12th day na ko yahooo!!!!

[QueenGoddess]

 

and if i may add

 

ur girl's gonna like it more when she kisses you without the nicotine smell

 

and you could breathe easier - the people around you, too

 

you could jog, swim and be physically active longer without panting like a dog

 

 

 

let's just say you can overcome smoking by being a little bit unselfish

 

think of your family, your kids, or even just your fiancee or girl

 

being healthier and clean gives them a better shot at being with you longer

 

[snaji]

willpower

[X-Meng]

Yup, willpower and discipline will overcome your addiction to smoking.

 

Wanna know how and why?

 

PM me and I will tell you what happened to me and how did I overcome the addiction.

[fishy_orb]

Smoked when in college.. then quit.. then bcoz of the makati nightlife and work.. smoked again (darn carpark hangouts in valero!) and finally got a massive bout of tonsillitis and doc said he'll get me under the knife if I don't mend my ways. That with the motivation to get fit led to me permanently dropping the smoke habit...

[adikted]

am on my second year na di nag smoke

pm me kung pano ko nagawa