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Asked for male, 25 years old from Bijapur
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Dear Lybrate user, Welcome to Lybrate. Tobacco is addictive. Cigarette also contains 4000+ carcinogenic chemicals other than nicotine. Nicotine and other chemicals can cause cancer of different types and areas. Throat cancer, mouth cancer, lung cancer, stomach cancer and brain problems can result. Over and above smoking may also increase the risk factor of heart attack and brain stroke. Please quit smoking. The best method is to leave it and continue with your will power. There are other methods...more
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Dear lybrate-user, to stop smoking simply take to higher taste like meditation and chanting by which the lower taste of smoking would automatically diminish. You can do meditation and chant any names of god who you have faith in. This has been proved scientifically too. Hope this helps. Sincerely
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Asked for male, 21 years old from Hyderabad
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Try to reduce it gradually like 1cig reduction in
a week
try nicorette chewing gum 2mg three times a day.
a week
try nicorette chewing gum 2mg three times a day.
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WAYS TO AVOID SMOKING - 1. Exercise.
2. Get out of the house for a walk.
3. Chew gum or hard candy.
4. Keep your hands busy with a pen or toothpick, or play a game 5. Drink lots of water.
6. Relax with deep breathing.
7. Go to a movie.
8. Spend time with non-smoking friends and family.
9. Stay Positive
10. Avoid Smoking Triggers
11. Stay Busy
WE have homeopathic medicines, do contact us for the treatment.
2. Get out of the house for a walk.
3. Chew gum or hard candy.
4. Keep your hands busy with a pen or toothpick, or play a game 5. Drink lots of water.
6. Relax with deep breathing.
7. Go to a movie.
8. Spend time with non-smoking friends and family.
9. Stay Positive
10. Avoid Smoking Triggers
11. Stay Busy
WE have homeopathic medicines, do contact us for the treatment.
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Asked for male, 28 years old from Srinagar
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You have to quit cold turkey because the body and mind will torture you endlessly while attempting reduction in smoking. The tobacco tar in cigarette smoke lines your lung with huge patches that make that portion dysfunctional. Your oxygen carrying capacity is jeopardized, and breathing is impinged. But don’t be discouraged because it is not too late even now to reverse all the ill-effects of smoking. I don’t know what other organs could be damaged but do go for a thorough medical check up to as...more
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Asked for male, 38 years old from Dehradun
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First of all Congretulations for taking a first step towards quitting smoking.
Smoking is one of the few habits which takes very systematic approach and needs lot of support and individualized stretagies to quit successfully.
Data such as - since how long are you smoking and how many cigarettes a day you consume are important information.
Also have you tried quitting it earlier? How successful were you?
And what are your personal reasons to stop smoking? All these are also import...more
Smoking is one of the few habits which takes very systematic approach and needs lot of support and individualized stretagies to quit successfully.
Data such as - since how long are you smoking and how many cigarettes a day you consume are important information.
Also have you tried quitting it earlier? How successful were you?
And what are your personal reasons to stop smoking? All these are also import...more
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Yes, There are treatment methods available for smoking caesation which includes motivation enhancement therapy and drug therapy combination for that u have to visit nearby psychiatrist.
Asked for male, 25 years old from Bangalore Rural
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Best age to stop smoking is before 40 ,In fact do not start all
Only by using strong will power and avoiding all situations where you feel like smoking, chewing tobacco or drinking or using drugs/ weed, avoiding friends who smoke and diverting mind by reading or chewing a gum, like NICORETTE and taking a walk when you crave for a smoke can all help. You can chew Nicorette gum which is nicotine replacement. There are medicines available. Which can be prescribed if asked personally Cigarette s...more
Only by using strong will power and avoiding all situations where you feel like smoking, chewing tobacco or drinking or using drugs/ weed, avoiding friends who smoke and diverting mind by reading or chewing a gum, like NICORETTE and taking a walk when you crave for a smoke can all help. You can chew Nicorette gum which is nicotine replacement. There are medicines available. Which can be prescribed if asked personally Cigarette s...more
Asked for male, 25 years old from Shimla
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You have been smoking for a long time and may have tried several times to quit it too. But you must keep trying until you succeed. This is the pattern with smoking: you fail and then you try again. One day you will succeed. You may feel that it is impossible to give up at your age or for having smoked so much. But that it not true. I know of so many people who have given up and were very high level smokers (even 40 cigarettes a day!). You can follow some of these instructions to help you this ti...more
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Asked for male, 22 years old from Sawai
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Dear lybrate user,
you may need a bit of willpower to stop smoking permanently. You could easily abstain yourself from smoking during the initial 2-3 days.
But after few days of abstaining from smoking you will feel a strong craving to smoke a cigarette whenever you face any tense situation.
Here lies your real test. You will need a lot of willpower to resist that craving & face any tense situation without the help of nicotine. However, you can take homoeopathic mother tincture daphn...more
you may need a bit of willpower to stop smoking permanently. You could easily abstain yourself from smoking during the initial 2-3 days.
But after few days of abstaining from smoking you will feel a strong craving to smoke a cigarette whenever you face any tense situation.
Here lies your real test. You will need a lot of willpower to resist that craving & face any tense situation without the help of nicotine. However, you can take homoeopathic mother tincture daphn...more
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