Giving up smoking

angilee
angilee Member Posts: 102
edited 16. Nov 2012, 05:29 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi Everyone,
I am just curious if anyone on the forum has given up...or trying to give up smoking while coping with arthritis.
I know I have a lot on my plate at the moment with arthritis in knee,hips and fingers...but I need to give up the **** and not finding it easy.
Would appreciate any help on this

P.s THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED WITH ADVICE FOR MY ARTHRITIC KNEE.waiting for physio to see if that helps at all

Angilee

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  • gilly1957
    gilly1957 Member Posts: 212
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I gave up smoking a couple of years ago now.

    I used to smoke 40-50 a day.

    The things that you can use to help are good, I used patches and a inhalator which was really helpful.....

    I went and saw the pharmacist once a month at my local chemist and they still ask me how Im getting on.

    It is hard but you can do it if you really want to, especially if you get support from pharmacist or NHS stop smoking....

    Good luck.

    Keep me posted about how you get on :)
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I gave up when I was having my first baby, started again and gave up when we decided to have another. I decided there and then I wasn’t going to start again as I didn’t think I’d have the will-power to stop again.

    I never saw my arthritis as being a factor. Giving up nicotine is really tough whatever your situation. For me, the after-meals one was the hardest to give up. I never felt as if the meal was finished.

    There’s lots of help out there now as Gilly has indicated. Go for ir. We’ll support you.

    And, well done, Gilly!
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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    I gave up without meaning to. :( I was never a dedicated smoker (maybe due to the fact that I like Gitanes and they took (and still take) some getting), I do miss it but now it's utterly unpalatable. Dammit.

    All I can say is that if you want to badly enough you will. I am now saving myself about £8 every three months so the money wasn't really a factor but for those who smoke mainstream cigs the cost is steadily rising. Don't give the government the satisfaction of getting more tax. :wink: Good luck - it may not help the arthritis but it WILL help your BP, your heart, your lungs and they all count. DD
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  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Angilee,

    I so know what you mean :oops:

    You can do it but the doc can also help with cravings and so forth. had some tablets and they were helping but then everything went wrong and the **** came back again... one day I will kick it!

    Good luck and keep trying cus its a stupid habit at the very least eh>! Cris x
  • villier
    villier Member Posts: 4,426
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    hi angilee

    i kicked the habit using champix 2 tablets a day for 12weeks and going to a cessation class, the champix can make you feel a bit sick, to combat this i found taking the tablets half hour or so after eating helped , good luck hope you make it........marie xx
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  • chris164
    chris164 Member Posts: 8
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi, whilst beinga fellow arthritis sufferer, I am also a Hypnotherapist. Most of my work comes from people wanting to stop smoking. i,ve never yet had someone come back to me saying it wasnt sucessful, so i wonder if you might like to try and find a hypnotherapist in your area? make sure they are properly registered though.
    Chris

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