So i have bronchitis and all the joys it comes with, the chest pains, the cough, fever and fatigue. Went to the M.D. and got me some prescriptions.
The doc and I discussed my smoking habit and he asked if I wanted to quit, I said sure and he has prescribed me the nicotine patch and some anti-depressant pills to help with the cravings.
Im sitting here, with these medicines on the table. Im not sure if i can do it i.e quit smoking cigarettes. I have not put the patch on yet and have not taken those pills. I dunno if I can do it
How many of you can relate to my problem?
Anyone that may have quit smoking? Or known someone that did.
Do you have any tips to share to help the brotha out?
i've known ppl who've quit smoking i myself have done it thousands times longest i remember i gave up smoking was 2 months and 4 days. all you need is strong will power which most of us sootay baazes don't have...
I could easily say "It's not hard quitting, just do it" but then you would ask do I smoke and I would reply No to which you would reply "How do you know then?"
But...
I do have a very close friend who smoked for 10 years and then decided to stop it due to his father dying of lung cancer. In his own words it's a matter of will power!
He did not want his kids to face what he faced. He did not want his kids to lead a life without the support of a father. He didnt want his mum to mourn the loss of a son. It all comes down to Will Power.
You need strong resolve top give up smoking. If you lack that then you could try just reducing the number of cigarettes that you smoke before finally eliminating smoking.
As far as lack of sleep is concerned....you could try to take some herbal sleeping tablets or something.
Boss…all u gotta do is arranage a visit 2 a hospice! when u see the number of young ppl suffering from lung cancer…u’ll soon realise! why dont u try keeping nafal rozay every other day!? and then slowly slowly try cutting them down!..give the ciggy money to ur wife 2 put in a jar…and after a month check out how much there is!..
I’ve seen ppl with holes in the mouths as a result of yrs of smoking!..its scary scary stuff boss! Do a good niyat! and inshaAllah you will stop soon!
5abi…best of luck quiting…I’ll keep you in my duas.
you need to try to quit…if there is a possibility that taking some pills (which ever ones u choose :halo:) and the nicotine patch helps…then do it! This is ur health we are talking about here!!!
It’s all about mind over matter…you can do it if you really want 2…inshAllah.
my uncle quitt smokingg with out any type of a medicines dat would help him quit somkin… so if you keep dat thing in your mind dat you wanna quit i think you can quit without medicines mayb you wanna use that nicotine patch for extra help buh i think you can do it:k:
my dad quited with out any medication and so did my cousins my dad quited coz he is a heart and diabetic patient and my cousins quited coz they have become really religious and in islam any kind of addiction is haram above all these tablets and patches u need is a strong will power and i agree with Kazi :D do that and find out how much u waste on these cigs and on top u are wasting ur life so do it b4 its too late :( all we can do is make Dua for u and we will Insha Allah
all the best:biggthumb
I would go with Lajawab. You have to go "Cold Turkey". Even though I do not smoke but know many people who have been smokers and tried to quit. They use patch and other stuff but it does not work.
Make a decision, it is a bad habbit, waste of money and time and yes will kill you. Be strong, do not let it dictate your life. Just Quit!
Like lajawab I quit cold turkey. I think I have shared the story before, it was a new years resolutin to quit in the following year, January went, Feabruary went and while I had cut down I was still smoking, friends were giving me grief about my will power so I told them that the cigarette I was smokign was the last cigarette for me, they laughed, then i said okay forget about that , the next puff is the last puff and thats it, they laughed, I said..okay ...watch this. Tossed the cigarette and did not smoke at all for years.
5abi... if you have bronchitis now, you know that if you keep smoking, it will only get worse over the years and your health will deteriorate further. Keep that in mind every time you feel the urge to smoke. My husband quit at the start of this month, and I know it's been hard for him. I keep plenty of sugar-free gum handy for him. Car, house, his coat pocket.... so that when his fingers itch for a cigarette, he finds a gum and chews on that instead. It's working so far. Try to take your mind off it as much as you can... when you start thinking about it, reach for a piece of gum, a drink of water, something that will keep you occupied elsewhere. Best of luck.
My brother slowly quit when his wife was expecting because docs told him he'd have to change clothes, shower, wash hands, everythig, just to hold the baby (if he didnt wanna expose him to iT).
My best friend had thought of quitting for ages and then quit smoking, drinking and drugs all in the same week...! We had some really long chats and Masha'Allah he just came to the realisation that his life was far too precious and he didn't need any of this cr*p to be happy...
When I asked him how he managed it, he said it happened because that's what he really wanted...if you really want to quit - you will do it...good luck buddy :)
