i am 53 years old and have been smoking since i was 15 years old. i have tried many times to quit. have any good ways or ideas that will hel... http://dailystrength.org Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:34:28 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://static.dailystrength.org/v/0.11.3.0.6833.26/images/promo/logo-round-rss.gif http://dailystrength.org http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage cold turkey but i had only smoked for like a year too so i dunno...]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 20:05:19 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage Wellbutrin, that can sometime help people quit. You have to take it for a week and a half or two and then start weaning yourself off the cigarettes. Most doctors don't find that the gum or patches are real effective and that Wellbutrin works best as an aid to stop...]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 20:31:42 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage Tue, 13 May 2008 20:37:57 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage Fri, 16 May 2008 00:49:00 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage cold turkey, laid in the recliner for 3 days, like I had the flu, just went with the withdrawal like I was sick. Was never successful tapering off or doing the patch. It was easier to get it over with quickly, not drag it o...]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 01:09:12 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage cold turkey idea but may I suggest to use a combination of that and Chantix? I tried Chantix and it was great. After one week, I could go for seven hours without a cigarette and I didn't b...]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 01:42:15 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage surgery. Check it out here lemme see if i can find a site http://laserconcepts.ca/index2.html]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 02:37:47 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage chantix and it has work great. Go to Smoking Addiction and Recovery Support group here on DS. Good people and great advice. You can quit, believe me JC]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 19:26:45 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage Fri, 16 May 2008 20:04:11 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage Cold turkey is the worst way to go. a VERY SMALL % OF ct GET IT DONE. That is why you know people that stopped for 6-7 years 2-3 then start up again,It is a first class addiction 10 times more addicting than heroin. It is deep rooted. I don...]]> Sat, 17 May 2008 11:08:14 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage hypnosis which did absolutely nothing except make me determined not to have wasted the money.]]> Sat, 17 May 2008 11:58:44 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage cold turkey being the worst way to go, sorry, but part of the reason that quitting that way worked for me was the realization that this legalized/non-prescriptive DRUG that we happened to SMOKE, instead of take with water or inject, could create such a...]]> Sat, 17 May 2008 12:11:49 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage cold turkey scares me and now that I've read lilMargie's response, I'm even more scared.]]> Sat, 17 May 2008 16:48:28 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage Sat, 17 May 2008 17:09:47 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage Sat, 17 May 2008 20:40:44 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage Tue, 20 May 2008 17:52:35 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/c/Multiple_Sclerosis_MS/advice/3344872-how-stop-smoking/lastpage Tue, 20 May 2008 18:26:05 +0100