I smoke about a pack a week and I have high blood pressure that is why I want to stop.
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I used the nicotine patch and took Welbutrin XL.  I was a smoker for 20 years.
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hey man there aint no easy way. i smoked for ten years and am quit for a year now.  first you have to do it cold turky. no cutting down patch gum or anything. do it only when ur the most motivated and determined. then use all the will power that you have to not take even a hit off another cig, when cravings start chew gum, and work out. If you run it out that works vary well also, just keep yourself busy and you will notice in a few weeks the cravings will start to go away. just remember the key is cold turky if you put nicoteen in your body in any way you will fail its inevitable. remember dieng of lung cancer will suck, good luck.   -clokey
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I would start with diet. Lifestyle issues you can control to lower your risk of developing high blood pressure include obesity and not being active or exercising, drinking alcohol (three drinks a day or more), eating a lot of salty or processed foods, and not getting enough calcium, magnesium, and potassium in your diet. Do you take a supplement like Centrum? Look into the DASH diet. Dietary approaches to stopping hypertension. www.nhlbi.nih.gov try this, and enter DASH into search. Maintain a healthy weight.\nGet regular exercise. Avoid using too much sodium. Get enough potassium, calcium, and magnesium in your diet. Add fiber to your diet. Limit alcohol use. Stop smoking. Use anti-inflammatory medications wisely. Learn to check your blood pressure at home. Reduce stress.
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Sounds to me like it's the tobacco.\n\nSee if you can do without the "spices" in the rollies and just have the rollies. If that's doable, you'll just be a normal smoker who can't give up.  Join the club, there's millions of us.
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THE BEST ADVICE I CAN GIVE IS DON'T START SMOKING,  but have look at this link . but if you want toxins to sop entering you body ,,stop breathing ,eating, drinking ..ect\n\nlol    good luck
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You know its time for a change.  You can't just change this habit.  Its about how you are going to deal with the stress that comes up in your life.  You got to face your problems without running to some instant fix.  *the cigarette*  \n\nSecond, you got to take a proven route.  Look up Smoker annoyomous in your area.  Take the patch or gum.  You need someone that will support you in your tough times.  Maybe someone who also stopped.   When your tempted, remind yourself about the things  you hate about smoking.  So expensive.  The bad lungs.  Whatever reason you want to stop.  Remember it when your tempted
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Quitting smoking is the hardest thing to do.  I quit 4 months ago.  I smoked 2-4 packs a day for over 40 years.  I never considered quitting until they took me to the hospital by ambulance.  I have 1st stage emphysema which is a miracle but will live with the consequences of smoking for the rest of my life.  I wish you well.  I can not imagine smoking one cigarette a day.  It seems a bit ridiculous.  However, if you smoke one cigarette a day, it seems that would not necessarily be bad for you.  Tobacco is an herb and has medicinal properties, but you would have to grow the tobacco yourself, since each cigarette produced by our huge tobacco companies has been enhanced with over an hundred chemicals which go directly to the brain and cause the craving and addiction which has proven too difficult for some people to quit even to the point of death.  I loved smoking for most of my life but have been devastated at the horror of coming "off" of this drug for the last 4 months but am determined to remain smoke free.  I have tried the commit lozenges, nicotrol gum, a nicotrol inhaler and the patch and am using the gum right now.  Hopefully, I will be able to get off of all nicotine by the end of this year but in any case, I am no longer polluting my environment and causing grave harm to my health.  There is a huge pool of resources available to "quitters".  I have used them all, even down to a counselor that I got by calling 1-800-nobutts.  Again, I wish you well.
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I'm there with you! I actually quit about 2 months ago, and then 2 weeks ago I was under a lot of stress and started back up again. I kept smoking one or two a day and kept telling myself, I'm not smoking again, I'll quit tomorrow, but I haven't. I think that you really, really have to want to quit. Not for your family, or your health, but just because you don't want to do it anymore. My dad, who is 54, quit a few weeks ago, and he has smoked since he was 16. He is using the patches. I'll pray for you and you pray for me! Good luck!
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When I stopped smoking, I coughed up awful gunk for about twelve weeks.  It might help for you to take something like Mucinex to clean you out quicker.
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Have you tried the American Heart Association?  I don't know of a free program.  Talk to your doctor.  To quit on your own, ask yourself why/when you need to smoke.  Once you determine that, replace that with something else (not food), like walking, etc.  I wanted a cigaret at the computer, after my meals, or when I was stressed.  Good luck!
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Nicotine has a blood half-life of about 60 minutes.  That is, each hour, your body metabolizes half of what is in your blood.\n\nHow long you need to quit to pass your test depends on how much you have in your bloodstream when you quit.  The second site cited below says that you should stop smoking for 7-10 days.\n\nDo yourself a favor and quit for good, if you can.  (Nicotine addiction is, if I've understood my toxicologist friends correctly, the toughest addiction to break.)  It's a filthy and disgusting personal habit.  You and your clothes and your abode smell bad.  Now, it's expensive enough that you have to budget for it too.\n\nGood luck.
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i smoked for 20 years and it took me 3 days to get over the inatial shock .i took up a hobby every time i get a craving i drink lots of water and go for a 20 minute walk .out of sight out of mind!
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yes. i did have a bad habit for 12 years i smoke cigerettes. i just quit 2 weeks ago i feel better.
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stop smoking the funny stuff so much
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YES! get some Zyban. Or bupropion that stuff really works, I smoked for 30 years and quit cold turkey with that stuff. No problems except a little irritability.
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YOU REALLY NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR as those things might be symptoms of cardiovascular problems. Having no health insurance should not stop you from getting the medical attention that you deserve. If you really can't afford all the expenses, there are some hospitals and other non-gov't organizations that might be able to help you with all these.\n\nAlso, slowly quitting smoking would be a great idea, don't you think? It lowers your risk of you getting more health problems in the future.\n\nTake care!
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I quit  seven years ago,,And if you have made it  three weeks,you can do it !!   I know how rough it can be,, but you have proved you can do it.. And the rewards are many,,, a long healthy life,,, and look at the  money you save on not buying cigarettes.When I would start thinking of a cigarette,, Id just start to doing something else,,, and  forgot all about wanting that cigarette