Anyone else out there quit smoking?

I did it 145 days ago cold turkey, kinda. I used a product called smoke free, they are a cigarette made from dried coco leaves and come in reg. or menthol. They smoke like a reel cig but no nicotine. Nicotine is what you need to get rid of first. That is what we are addicted to. My wife quit with me and I think that helped but she chose an E-cigarette and weaned off of nicotine. You can buy the e-cigs without nicotine too. I needed to go thru the motions of still holding/smoking a cig but without the nicotine it's help full. My fathers girlfriend is using the smoke free now and is 3 weeks nicotine free. Good luck. I loved smoking and do miss it but I know i'm better for quitting. I tried the patch, acupuncture and it did not work.

here are other benifits

Benefits of Quitting:

20 minutes - Your blood pressure, pulse rate, and the temperature of your hands and feet will all return to normal.

8 hours - Remaining nicotine in your bloodstream will have fallen to 6.25% of normal peak daily levels, a 93.25% reduction.

12 hours - Your blood oxygen level will have increased to normal and carbon monoxide levels will have dropped to normal.

24 hours - Anxieties peak in intensity and within two weeks should return to near pre-cessation levels.

48 hours - Damaged nerve endings have started to regrow and your sense of smell and taste are beginning to return to normal. Cessation anger and irritability peaks.

72 hours - Your entire body will test 100% nicotine-free and over 90% of all nicotine metabolites (the chemicals it breaks down into) will now have passed from your body via your urine. Symptoms of chemical withdrawal have peaked in intensity, including restlessness. The number of cue induced crave episodes experienced during any quitting day will peak for the "average" ex-user. Lung bronchial tubes leading to air sacs (alveoli) are beginning to relax in recovering smokers. Breathing is becoming easier and the lungs functional abilities are starting to increase.

5 - 8 days - The "average" ex-smoker will encounter an "average" of three cue induced crave episodes per day. Although we may not be "average" and although serious cessation time distortion can make minutes feel like hours, it is unlikely that any single episode will last longer than 3 minutes. Keep a clock handy and time them.

10 days - The "average ex-user is down to encountering less than two crave episodes per day, each less than 3 minutes.

10 days to 2 weeks - Recovery has likely progressed to the point where your addiction is no longer doing the talking. Blood circulation in our gums and teeth are now similar to that of a non-user.

2 to 4 weeks - Cessation related anger, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, impatience, insomnia, restlessness and depression have ended. If still experiencing any of these symptoms get seen and evaluated by your physician.

21 days - Brain acetylcholine receptor counts up-regulated in response to nicotine's presence have now down-regulated and receptor binding has returned to levels seen in the brains of non-smokers.

2 weeks to 3 months - Your heart attack risk has started to drop. Your lung function is beginning to improve.

3 weeks to 3 months - Your circulation has substantially improved. Walking has become easier. Your chronic cough, if any, has likely disappeared.

1 to 9 months - Any smoking related sinus congestion, fatigue or shortness of breath have decreased. Cilia have regrown in your lungs thereby increasing their ability to handle mucus, keep your lungs clean, and reduce infections. Your body's overall energy has increased.

1 year - Your excess risk of coronary heart disease has dropped to less than half that of a smoker.

5 to 15 years - Your risk of stroke has declined to that of a non-smoker.

10 years - Your risk of death from lung cancer has declined by almost half if you were an average smoker (one pack per day). Your risk of cancer of the mouth, throat and esophagus has now decreased.

13 years - Your risk of smoking induced tooth loss has declined to that of a never-smoker (2006 study).

15 years - Your risk of coronary heart disease is now that of a person who has never smoked.

20 years - Female excess risk of death from all smoking related causes, including lung disease and cancer, has now reduced to that of a never-smoker (2008 study).

Source(s):

To buy smoke free cigs only online

http://www.nicotinefreecigarettes.com/

or e-cigs

http://www.blucigs.com/

Natural Quit Smoking Magic

Hey I understand the problems you've gone through when trying to quit smoking, dealing with those cravings, my friend was in the same situation as you, nothing worked for him until he came across the quit smoking today program.

He's been having great success with it; maybe this is something which could be right for you.

Well good luck.

Good for you! I quit 1 year and 3 months ago. The raising of taxes in CT had a lot to do w/it. $8 a pack! I stopped cold turkey and use nothing but my will power. I still feel tempted at times but I try to busy myself or do something to take my mind off of it. Sorry, I don't know of any forums. But keep up the great work!

I tried everything and ended up smoking again. Then a friend put me on to the e cigs and now I am 7 months without a tobacco cig. These things are great. I use the e cigs from forgocigs.com and they offer a $55 starter kit and they pay some lucrative referral commissions to boot.

It works and it is better for you, no tar or carcinogens, plus it is soo cheap to do.

I quit about 7 years ago. There is a forum called quitnet.com that I found really helpful. Oddly enough, I found that atomic fireballs (big cinnamon jawbreaker candy) are great for cravings.

I quit at midnight.

Im currently smoking.

Jesus .

I did but it is easy to start again even after years of successful cessation