For health and medical reasons, some people are unable to use certain quit smoking aids.  Pregnant women are advised against using many drugs, for example, such as Chantix.  Skin sensitivities prevent others from using nicotine patches.

Have you had to replace one type of aid for another?  What did you find to work best?

The stop smoking shot contains a combination of two different medicines that have actually been around for quite some time and are FDA approved.  These medicines are Scopolamine (which is working ingredient in patches to alleviate sea-sickness) and Atarax (which is an antihistamine like Benadryl) in a unique formula to block the nicotine receptors in the brain and help ease the physical withdrawal associated with quitting smoking.

This shot can be a very effective treatment for people who haven’t found much relief using other methods.  If you think this might be a good solution for you, talk to your doctor, as they’ll be able to steer you in the right direction.

I got this email the other day:

I feel like I’m gonna lose my mind. I’ve been a smoker for approximately 28 years. So, I just quit with the help of laser therapy. But I just want that after meal cigarette craving to stop. That’s the worst for me.

Anybody have any suggestions for this poor fellow?  I’m thinking gum might do the trick.

I got this email the other day:

I smoke about 6 cigarettes a day and I want to quit. I know that’s not a lot, but I hate everything about it. Any thoughts? Should I try cold turkey and just suck up the side effects? I’ve tried before but unsuccessfull. Any thoughts welcome, but please no bashing. Thanks!

You can quit cold turkey, which works great for a lot of people, or you can try a quit smoking aid. You just have to be consistent. You have to keep trying if you fail, and if you keep trying you can’t help but succeed eventually. The best advice is to just set a date, plan for it, and then throw away all the smoking materials, matches, ashtrays, lighters, etc. Go on a trip if you can, for a few days, or bury yourself in work or at school. Don’t drink booze for a while, it lowers your inhibitions and resistance. Give yourself some light negative reinforcement whenever you think about smoking–like walk around the block, do 10 or 20 pushups, or pinch yourself unpleasantly on the arm. Just don’t hurt yourself. Anyway, good luck.

There is such a thing as a stop smoking shot, and though I’ve heard of some people have limited success using this method, quitting all boils down to just having will power and a serious WANT to quit.  If you’re going to seek out the help of a qualified professional to make this life altering change, and you’re willing to shell out big bucks for quitting aids, then you’d better really be ready to make a commitment to a non-smoking lifestyle!

If you’re considering quitting and you think you’re going to need help, talk to your doctor.  There are lots of ways out there to make kicking the habit a less painful endeavor.

I’ve been hearing a lot of good things aobut the stop smoking laser lately.  It seems to me that the rate of success with this method of quitting smoking is going up.  Anyone have any new information?  Leave a comment!

There’s so many different quit smoking aids on the market, some of them affordable and some pretty pricey.  My neighbor recently quit with just the aid of chewing gum, and she was quitting a pack a day habit.  She said she got the idea because a friend of hers swore by sugar-free suckers, so she figured maybe half of her problem was just habit, just plain old oral fixation.

And lo and behold!  It worked.  So don’t get discouraged - different things work for different people.

There’s a lot of hype out there surrounding stop smoking medication.  However, here’s a letter I got from a reader, and it advocated trying a few other more holistic methods first.

First, practice deep breathing every time you feel that urge to smoke a cigarette. Make sure to inhale a lung-full of air that you can muster in one breath. Then, let the air escape through your lips slowly. This simple act is a basic form of yoga and can be useful when you are placed in stressful situations that may urge you to light up a cigarette.

Second, it is always advisable to take in a lot of fluid. There’s nothing water can’t heal, goes one famous saying, and it stands true because drinking large amounts of water will aid your body to wash out the nicotine and other toxins that corrupt your body.

Third, write down all the positive things of being a non-smoker. Jotting down these advantages will open your eyes and enlighten your frame of thinking which was primarily clouded with the addiction to smoking. Be sure to read aloud all the good things that you’ve written down. In this way, you get to condition yourself to avoid thinking of going back to your addiction.

Fourth, indulge in simple pleasures. You can try pampering yourself by enjoying a day at a spa to release all the bad vibes and stressful tensions that may serve as impetus to your smoking spree.
Fifth, find the will to destroy all your cigarette stash. Be sure to hide or completely destroy all of your cigarette supplies or anything related to smoking (e.g. ashtrays). The principle behind this rule is quite simple: out of sight, out of mind. Having your favorite lighter lying around your room or around your house won’t make it easier for you. This is quite similar to the process of being over someone. Forgetting becomes more difficult when familiar stuffs that can lead you back to that someone is scattered all over your living room.

Good Luck!

There is something called the stop smoking shot, but some of the best techniques are the oldest.

Drink more water, detoxify, try to find something to replace your smoking habit with. Suck on cinnamon sticks instead of smoking cigarettes, get creative with this. Chew sugar-free gum or nicotine gum. Keep your mouth busy, smoking seems to be based in part on some kind of oral fixation. Eat healthy food, and avoid alcohol if alcohol causes nicotine cravings. The same goes for coffee, temporarily anyway.

Try avoiding plant foods from the nightshade family. These are all close relatives of tobacco and may interfere with detox. Tomatoes, eggplants, potatoes, and bell peppers are all nightshades which contain traces of nicotine in them naturally. Avoiding them may help control cravings since even a tiny amount of nicotine may set off cravings for more nicotine.

If you are under a lot of stress, try to find healthier ways of controlling or eliminating the stress from your life. Smoking and stress are often very interrelated. Try yoga or meditation, or breathing exercises.

Try the herb plantago(plantain) - it seems to help cause smoking aversion in many people. Do not confuse them with the banana like plantains, they have no relation to them. Plantago can grow almost anywhere, even in parks or on the street near you but be careful if you want to harvest, since there is the risk of germs or chemical contamination due to lead or other toxins. Of course it is possible to buy it too. Many smokers claim plantains caused them to hate smoking and helped them quit for good.

Write down all the reasons you want to quit smoking, and then write all the reasons you want to continue smoking. Compare the lists. Keep a journal and pay attention to what causes you to smoke more and what helps you smoke less. Stay focused on your goal.

Try aversion therapy. Look at images of the diseased, blackened lungs of smokers, look at photos of people dying from lung cancer in hospitals. Take note of how smokers live shorter lives than non-smokers, are less attractive to others, and have higher rates of cancer, heart disease and respiratory diseases.

I hope you quit and I hope this helps!

The stop smoking laser is just a good a tool as any  to help you kick the habit.  Why should you?

Its not just the nicotine you have to worry about. Its also the other 50+ chemicals they out in cigarettes.

We have been used to having body sensations which we translate as ‘my body needs something, which we have attempted to satisfy by having a cigarette.

When we try to stop smoking, we still get these ‘my body needs something’ sensations, and we still feel that we want a cigarette. We have to train our body to be more selective. When we feel we need something, we have to work out what it is that we actually need.

A glass of water is an excellent substitute if nothing else comes to mind, as it helps with the clearance of the toxic substances in our body. Another good substitute is a bag of salted peanuts, used in combination with the water.

Another thing to do is to find an activity which occupies the mind or body. Go swimming - nobody wants to smoke while they are swimming. Slowly, as our body adjusts and translates the ‘want something’ feelings into something other than cigarettes, then the feelings begin to go away. We know its not a cigarette that the body really needs, because as soon as we’ve had one we still have the feeling, and want another!