Comments on: How Long After You Quit Smoking Does Healing Begin?

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:25:11 +0000

I quit smoking seventy-two days ago today. I have so much more I want to live for other than putting a cigarette to my mouth and inhaling a bunch of poisonous drugs into my lungs. I am forty-three years old. I started smoking when I was nineteen. I have COPD, I have had a heart attack at thirty-nine, I have CAD and I had a double by pass when I was forty-one. Cigarettes will kill You. It is not as hard as you think to quit. It did take me three times to finally quit but now I am ashamed that I didn’t quit so many years ago. The problem was me, and I thought I was going to be miserable and uncomfortable and so I didn’t. That was selfish of me as I should have quit so long ago. I just didn’t have the guts to butch up and get the job done. My biggest regret of my life is that I didn’t quit sooner!

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:54:07 +0000

Congrats Joel! This is wonderful!!!

By: Joel L.

Joel L. — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:47:14 +0000

I am fifty one, and I have smoked since I was sixteen. I have had two strokes. On Feb first of this year I quit cold turkey. It was hard, but I will never start again.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:47:32 +0000

Hi Wendy, You could print the info on this page and post it on your refrigerator to remind you that you are taking healing action! Also, you might want to talk to someone like George, he is the author of the Stop Smoking for the Last Time as has a great track record for helping people quit for good. His email is posted at the end of the page.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:37:30 +0000

I have been smoke free for 5 days, cravings are still there, but my youngest told his father and I about a month ago that he was taught in health class that if you smoke you die. It is very hard to quit after many years of doing it, but those words are what is getting me through this. I am only having problems with my husband. How do I get through to him to quit as well. Help please.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:12:52 +0000

I stopped smoking 7 months ago. I am 29 now and had been smoking since I was 17. I used to be a very sporty person and exercised many times a week. After I finished university and got a job I found little time and motivation to exercise. seven months ago I was coming back from work and the elevator was out of order, and I had to walk up to the 6th floor. When I got there I was totally out of breath, and when I opened the door I threw the pack into the garbage immediately and never looked back. At the moment I’ve started exercising twice a week, and I feel energized and liberated. I will most definitely never have a cigarette again in my life. Even when I’m out with my friends drinking and I see people smoking, I think back to that day seven months ago and I feel no craving, just disgust.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:06:38 +0000

Hi Elaine, you might want to try Smoke Deter, or Nico Drops. Both are all natural products. Here are the links: Smoke Deter, or Nico Drops People seem to get great results with both of these. Good for you! You Will drop the weight once you balance your emotional reason for smoking. I think either of these products will help you with your cravings.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:00:23 +0000

Hi, i stopped smoking 18 weeks ago using Champix. Everything has been fine, although I have put on 10lbs., but the last week I have had very strong cravings and although I have not given into them, it has become a pain as I find myself thinking about smoking again, after breaking free. Will this pass? What can I do?

By: Kirk VandenBerghe

Kirk VandenBerghe — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:47:39 +0000

Hi, Sheri. I think it's great that you've decided to stop smoking. Have you heard of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)? You gently tap various "meridian points" on your body. The method works really well to lower cravings (and for *many* other issues). You can find free information here > Emotional Freedom Techniques - EFT

By: sheri

sheri — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:31:15 +0000

Its been 4 days and I can’t get the thought out of my head of wanting to smoke a cigarette. How long does these thoughts go through your guys head of wanting to smoke? Now I know it is the habit part that is taking over and it is not the craving. I am able to fight my urges easily but just wondering how long does that thought go away?

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:46:07 +0000

Hi Yummi, Congratulations on stopping smoking! Keep going and don’t look back … other than to acknowledge that you are almost over the worst part. And whatever you do, stay focused and seek support if you ever are tempted again. Be proud of yourself, and if anyone tries to tempt you to smoke again … just remember this experience and know you have control over your choices! Yeah, you are doing it!

By: Yunmi Watson

Yunmi Watson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:12:36 +0000

It has been 4days since I had my last cigarette. First 24 hours were OK until the evening when a chronic cough began. On the second day, I was coughing all day accompanied by mucus spit. On the third day, I had flu symptoms such as, fever, runny nose, and chronic cough. I felt like I was dying. I am coughing my lung out. I never want to smoke again if I have to go through this painful process again.

By: Franco

Franco — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:25:15 +0000

I am at two weeks and happy. My motivation was a comment from my 9 year old daughter. That worked more than any advertising or medical report. The bad taste in my mouth is terrible though. Has anybody else felt that?

By: admin

admin — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:29:23 +0000

Pauli,

Thanks so much for your post! Congratulations on your choice to beat this habit. Please stop by anytime you need a little boost or reminder of the dangers of nicotine or big tobacco’s manipulation to keep smokers addicted. Eventually you will be able to get off the patch when you feel strong enough. Now go enjoy knowing you are a great example for others.

By: Pauli

Pauli — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:22:36 +0000

Hi! I just quit 11 days ago…I just won’t pay $6 for a pack, and that was the excuse I needed. I used the nicotine patch every day for the first week, and now I ALWAYS keep one with me. If I’m in a situation where I’m craving, especially involving drinking, I slap on a patch and it gets me through the evening with enough willpower to NOT hit up my smoking buddies for a butt, and keeps me from being irritable. I know it’s still a crutch, but it lets me continue to enjoy my social life.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:20:18 +0000

Hi Nichole, Congratulations are in order on your progress. Keep focusing on the benefits when your cigarette cravings come up. Also, if you drink alcohol, try drinks that contain milk because milk can make the taste buds reject the taste of cigarettes and perhaps you might want to stay away from environments that tempt you a bit longer till you are stronger. There are also aids that you can take with you. One we have heard of is NicoDrops which is an herbal product.

By: Nichole

Nichole — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:31:49 +0000

I recently quit smoking and am enjoying breathing better but the hardest thing is when I go out on the town with friends. I drink one glass of wine and the cravings are very strong. Is there any way to make the cravings less when drinking alcohol? Besides the obvious of not going out at all.