I was recently diagnosed with hodgkins lymphoma and sometime in the near future I’ll be meeting with an oncologist and starting treatment. I want to quit smoking to help my situation, but I don’t know the best way to go about it. Quitting cold turkey would obviously be a good idea, but I honestly don’t think I’m capable of doing that. I’ve used patches successfully before, but it took a matter of months to quit that way. I’m not very familiar with nicotine gum, prescription stop-smoking aids, or anything else that may be out there. I’d like to quit a.s.a.p. to avoid becoming sicker during treatment. I’m also concerned about interactions between a stop-smoking aid and chemo/radiation therapy, if my method of quitting did need to take place while I was being treated. Any suggestions or info would mean a lot…

ok,whats the best way to stop the habbit?
with all the help of the stop smoking patches and stuff,do they really help?
thanks.

Ive tried losengers, patches and gum. I know it takes a lot of will power. I stop for about a week then go back to it

Im 15 n iv’e been smoking ever since i was 10. Iv’e tried the patches and
the most i’d stopped for was about 3 or 4 days.And now i got a bad throat that hurts every time i cough.

What the best way to stop smoking other than never starting in the first place.

Patches, gum, cold turkey etc….???

My husband and I have set February 3rd as our quit date. I know how hard it is, I’ve tried to quit several times before. We’re going to be trying to help with the cravings with the patches and lots of gum or suckers. Does anyone have any other suggestions that could help. Thanks!
Thanks for all your answers…we are foing great. It’s been 3 1/2 days and it hasn’t been so hard. We’ve had cravings but they don’t last very long. My nicotene patch fell off yesterday and I left it off for about 8 hours before I showered and put on a new one and things have been fine. I would highly recommend the Nicoderm CQ. We have had very few withdraw symptoms and we’re breaking the habits of "thoose times when you want a cigarette" pretty easily. It’s nice, we still find ourselves going into our pocket or purse to get a cigarette whenever we forget, but then it’s like wait I quit smoking. I think it’s going to work this time. Thank you for all the answers and congratulations to those who have stopped smoking in the past and to all you trying to quit or wanting to YOU CAN. I have never went this long without a cigarette and I never believed I could do it. I did though and you can too.

the dr wrote a perscription for buproban witch is zyban, it worked but it was driving me crazy, like having suacidal thoughts i stop that medicine now im fine, ive tryed gum patches, i mean there has got to be some help out there some where to stop this nicotine craving, please help me to now the easiest and quickest way to stop smoking.

my friend is looking into ways to stop smoking and I was looking for things to help her out, all of it is really expensive.
Is there anything that is a little more affordable.
She’s 15, she really can’t afford 60$ patches.

I know it is a bad habit, and I want to stop, But it is hard, anyone know a good way to stop smoking? (Besides nicotine gum, patches, etc.)
Steph23, I am not religious, lol.

i’ve tried gum, i’ve tried patches, i tried not buying them at all… and nothing seems to work..

My mother has been smoking 15+ yrs, shes tried those patches but didnt work, i heard of several things, but i dont have money for all these expensive things. is there anything you can recommend?

I am a heavy smoker. two pack per day. I am in the cooper clayton smoking censation class, but still smoking. I have the patches, but due to anxiety, and stress, I haven’t been able to progress. I did stop smoking the first time I was in this class. Only to start back after 4 months. I feel like such a failure. I feel I am weak, stupid, and letting the others down in my class, low self esteem. I am considering theapy, but wondering if anyone anyplace has any suggestions that might help me kick the habit. My Dr. has told me numerous times I have to quit smoking. I have asathma, broncities and other breathing conditions. Is it the power over smoking that I can’t give up? I am not an ignorant person. I no, the risk here..then why do I keep smoking?
There has to be others out there that smoke, and have sucessfully quite. If anyone has an suggestions, I would like to have your in put. This is scaring me.

I need to stop smoking, is there any easy way, or what is the best way, I’ve tried for over a year, I’ve cut down from 4 packs to 2 packs a day, I ‘ve had some minnie strokes, and my doctor says I have to stop, I’ve tried the patches, but it still did not work, on somedays I would wear 2 of them, I soon found myself steeling my hubbys smokes, and was sneaking in the bathroom to smoke, I really need to stop, but I just don’t know how, and I also have taken little pills the doctor gave me but it still did not help, so if anyone has any ideal of a easy way, it would be great.