I dont get any more aggrivated symtoms when i smoke thats a new one but we all know different things happen to different people with ms.Good luck

I recently quit smoking and used a pill called chantix worked great if u r 4 real maybe look into it.

I think it is nerves screaming and dying for oxygen, which is cut of, not only during the act of smoking, but from the tar that clogs those teeny, tiny vessels that feed the nerves and take away waste. I've also read that toxins can cause MS like symptoms. Cigs are certainly filled with them.
Honesty here: I think it is this situation that made ME think I had MS.

A while back, someone posted that MS is one of the few illnesses that smoking does not hurt. I find that hard to believe.

BTW, I also now am on Chantix (again!). It really helps me over the initial humps. I have to stay away from people smoking, far away. I lapsed after 4 years and am finding it hard to permanently quit again.

I thought that I was the world's most addicted smoker in the world. It's been nearly 4 years now and I rarely have a craving for a cigarette. I actually quit and I felt so good within two days of quitting that I couldn't believe it (this was before the MS diagnosis). I could breathe, quit snoring, wow--so many great things happened. I did it with a support group, nicotine patch, and the nicotine gum. Yeah, kind of expensive, but what I have gained from not smoking is awesome!

I think MS is hurt by smoking. Why wouldn't it be? I'm not a 'self-righteous' ex-smoker, but I do urge you to try to quit again...if for no other reason than to get rid of the pain and to prove to yourself that you 'can' do it. Just think--every cigarette that you smoke takes a few minutes from your life. Once you quit, your lungs will be able to start healing themselves.

You CAN quit! If I could, I truly believe that ANYONE can. Good luck!

Eloise

I quit in October after 15 years and it is like I never smoked. My husband also quit after 30 years. I too felt as though my sympoms got worse when i smoked. i have an internal burning that never goes away and every time i had a cig it was like turning up the volume.....

I also recently quit smoking, Nov. 24, 2006!! After 22 years of smoking...I am proud of myself. The MS has the depression thing and I think that the smoking definately made that worse! I had a cold laser treatment done and after a few days of "not that bad" cravings, I was smoke free and was even having "HAPPY" days again!

Good Luck if you do try to quit. Do the research. The reason you can't stop is because you ARE ADDICTED to the NICOTINE! Your brain thinks that the drug is a necessity and warns you with withdrawal if you don't give it to your brain. Knowing this fact, I would not try the Nic patches or gum....you are not taking away the drug. The system I had done cost about $200 and really does work with about a 85% success rate. You have to be REALLY READY to quit to make it work. I have been smoke free for 6 months and was with a friend today who smokes and It DIDN'T even bother me!!!!

I quit Nov. 2, 2005 after 30 years smoking. I had a bad case of bronchitis with trouble breathing and the doctor said-that's how you'll always feel if you end up with emphysema from smoking. I quit cold turkey. I gained 20 lbs., but have since lost most of it. Just 4 lbs. to get back to my pre-quit weight. My husband also quit a few months after me, with some cessation medication. I had gotten to the point that it wasn't enjoyable, but a nervous habit.

I just quit 30 days ago. Tomorrow will be one month! I have to say that I do feel better but am having a hard time trying to figure out what to do with my right hand.
I quit cold turkey just like I did everytime the dr. told me that I was pregnant.
It wasn't easy and I did back slide once but, I did it. I think the trick is that you really have to want to quit. Otherwise you will find one reason after the other to start again.
I didn't gain any weight (thank God, I don't think Omar makes a larger tent)and I was afraid of that. I did chew on alot of straws for about 2 days. I would lay on the bed or couch with my MP3 player on full blast and almost eat the plastic right off of the straw.
I am just getting over an MS flair up but otherwise I am feeling so much better. Everything tastes and smells so much better.
You can do it! I kept telling myself that I wanted to be around to see my grandkids grow up and to see my great-grandkids grow up and cigarettes were not going to allow me that option!
Message me if you need support!
Hang in there, I know you can do it!

Webb77 is 100% correct! CHANTIX works! You get to smoke the whole week and take a chantix pill. On the 8th day ....you quit.

What happens is it took me back to when I first started. They tasted nasty, I put em' out 1/2 way done, sore throat. Eventually they just got to me. Your finsish the box (pill a day) for 1 month.

However: The "desire" must be there to quit. Chantix cost about 115.00. Most insurance will cover it.

Sheila

Also...on the internet there is a site called "quit.net" The place is great!

It tells you exactly how many hours yur smoke free, how many ciggys you would have smoked by now, the time aded to your life each day you stay stopped, and the cost you saved.......great TO WATCH THE NUMBERS...added to your life, cigs not smoked and $ saved

it gets me too makes my legs weaker than usual-sometimes.i was in the process of quitting-went to hypnosis was doing well then i got the news so i continued but its much less than before

Ten years ago I lit up a smoke, looked at it and thought.....this is stupid. I put that one out, gave my pack and lighter away and quit cold turkey. I DO NOT miss cigs at all. Best thing I have ever done. Dx'd in Feb 07, so I can not make a coorelation between MS and smokes. You can do it, it is all attitude.....Whether it affects MS or not is immaterial in light of the positives related to not smoking. Good Luck. Steve

First of all CONGRATS to all those of you that quit and that are trying!!! GOOD FOR YOU!! As for it being no good for MS gosh that is the first thing that come out of my MS specialists mouth when he found out I smoked. So I have been told that it is bad for the MS , of course it is bad in general but since this was an MS topic. I know someone that us taking that pill others have tried, maybe I will try it. I bought Smoke Away but never did it. Was thinking about doing that new Laser thing they have out now that is suppose to help stop smoking and lose weight, anyone ever try that yet?? Cost about $400 here.
Best wishes to all of you trying to stop! Take care, Michelle

I'm on chantix now...unbelievably helpful!!!I haven't smoked in about a month...a couple of cheats here and there

Bump