Stop Smoking Efforts
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Trying to Quit Smoking... Again...
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on January 10, 2012
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I've been really proud of myself with how much I've cut back smoking... but I'd really like to try to quit altogether.
Last time I tried to quit I was having a huge...
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- Neither-put one teaspoon of cream of tartar in a glass of OJ-drink this at least three times/day-it will carry the nicotine out of the body quickly. Drop the e-cig-you...
- If I would have read yesterday's paper yesterday, I could have passed this along sooner. Here's an article from the NY Times that shows the latest research about the ...
- Pitty you can't get a Rx for Wellbutrin. That is what I used and it was AMAZING! I quit smoking in July and made it all the way to Thanksgiving weekend...until I start...
Quitting Smoking
Asked by M.A. from Jackson
on October 22, 2007
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I have read a few months ago about a quitting smoking pill that cost about 120.00 a month that was available by prescription. I was trying to find out what this medic...
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- There are a few out there. I know that a new one is called Chantix (or Shantix). Then there is Zyban and Wellbutrin. You can call a pharmacy and check on pricing or...
- The name of this pill is called Chantix. Most insurances don't cover it but I have heard it works well. Although I also recently read in People magazine an article abo...
- The one you're looking for is Chantix. Check into the side effects...I've had several friends that have used it and it works but some of them had a hard time with sid...
Smoking and Pregnancy
Asked by L.G. from New Orleans
on September 17, 2007
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I'm seeking advice for a friend of mine who is about 1 month pregnant. Is it safer to just quit smoking or to just cut back. Will just quiting put too much stress on t...
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- my aim was to quit cold turkey, though it didn't always quite go that way. the first time i quit easily cos it made me naeusous. she needs to start off by quitting buy...
- just quit. i smoked for ten years before my pregnancy and went cold turkey as soon as i found out i was pregnant. if she tries to say she can't it's just excuses.
- She definatly needs to quit for both her sake and the baby's. I am saying this as a former smoker so hear me out . . . I suggest that she quits a quickly as possible, ...
Smoking While Pregnant
Asked by S.F. from Minneapolis
on October 24, 2006
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I have been pregnant twice before and I quit smoking the day I found out but this time I am having a harder time and I am smoking around 5 cigarettes a day and I dont ...
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- Well first of all, good for you for cutting down to 5 per day!(I assume you usually smoke more) If I were you I would just try to push that first ciggarette of the ...
- You could try acupuncture. I am a chiropractor that does acupuncture and some people have great results. It is very important to try what you can. Your baby is be...
- Smoking as you know is so bad for you child, my advise is to quit, if you get angry and want to cry then cry, but you HAVE to stop.
Smoking Advice
Asked by L.C. from Jacksonville
on December 30, 2007
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Hi I am now pregnant with my second child....at five months I am still unable to kick the smoking habit....I smoked till about 4 months with my son and on and off the...
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- L., I am a professional in the maternity field. They have implicated that nicotine is the leading cause of learning disabilities. It also raises the risk of SIDS ...
- Hi L., My name is S. Hein. I am a certified Family Herbalist in Wilmington, NC! There are a few products you can try that will be safe while your pregnant. Lobelia...
- Wow. I am in the exact same situation. I quit as soon as I found out I was preggers with my first, smoked off and on (one here and there, nothing regular) with my se...
Quitting Smoking
Asked by A.B. from Spartanburg
on January 22, 2012
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I need some advice on quitting smoking. I am 29 years old and have been smoking for 12 years. Never thought it would go this far. The most I have smoked is a pack a da...
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- I quit (mostly and enough for my doc to be happy) using the Ecig. I went with the Encore brand. I got the highest available (24) for the start and I would take a few...
- Congratulations on making the decision to quit!! Now... set your date & go to it! I quit smoking when I was in my early 30's, (I'm now 47). I did it with Nicoderm patc...
- I tried to quit smoking several times before I was successful. What ultimately worked for me was a combination of the patch and the gum. I used the patch to curb the...
Husband Smoking
Asked by C.H. from Portland
on May 23, 2010
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My husband has always been a cigarette smoker for as long as I've known him and I've always wanted him to quit. I can hear the accusations now, "you shouldn't marry s...
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- I agree with everyone who has posted here....nagging him or acting disappointed in him will probably NOT help. I have been an on-and-off smoker since I was 13, and it...
- my 45 yr old hub smoked since about 15, tried everything to quit. stumbled on e-cigs and hasn't had a reg. cig since. still get the nic. but none of the other chemic...
- As a former smoker, all I can say is that HE has to want to quit for him to be able to. I quit three years ago. It took me two years to talk myself into it. I wante...
Smoking with an Infant!
Asked by K.R. from Sherman
on May 25, 2010
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My husband has has been trying to quit smoking for over a year now. He was doing well with it, and even went days at a time with out smoking. but he has a Very high st...
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- I know this is hard on you. The statistics show that exposure to cigarette smoke, even second-hand smoke, can harm young children. You have spoken of your husband'...
- He'll have to make the decision himself and all you can do it set some ground rules. My husband can't smoke in the house or in my car (or in his car if our daughter i...
- No don't let it slide. Funny how the responses took the picture on the pack of cigarettes. I thought it was a nonconfrontational way to remind him how important he. ...
Smoking When Pregnant
Asked by N.S. from Chicago
on November 4, 2010
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In this day an age it's impossible to NOT KNOW the dangers of smoking when pregnant.
One of my co-workers is smoking while she's pregnant. This has upset a lot of p...
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- I would speak your mind, and then deal with the icyness. It's HER baby, does that mean she is going to let it do all sorts of unthinkable things?!? It's HER baby so...
- Can you give her medical reasons/examples? Like how smoking reduced oxygen in the blood of the mother, therefore reducing the oxygen to the fetus which can result in ...
- Has anyone asked if she is trying to quit? I had to gradually cut down (dr. order) because the stress of quitting can be dangerous as well. If you do say something be ...
Quitting Smoking
Asked by M.H. from Albany
on April 6, 2008
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My boyfriend has just stopped smoking now for about 3 days, and I want to be supportive towards him, can anyone give me some comforting, motivational words to use towa...
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- My husband just recently quit after about 20 years of smoking. I have been telling him I'm impressed with how well he's doing when he's not wanting a cig. I wouldn't...
- i agree with Jean, words of encouragement might make him think about smoking more. i used jelly beans to help me quit (11 years last march). staying away from smoke an...
- Hi, I just went through my hubby quitting after 16 years of smoking. I told him how proud of him I was, and during dinner I would ask him how things tasted to let him ...
