maw, it's hard i know...you can do this. try deep breathing when you start to feel the heart racing. Anxiety is a huge part of cravings. instead of saying , i will not smoke today,try setting smaller time increments like I will not smoke for a half hour, then when the half hour is up, set another time for another half hour and gradually increase the increments.

withdrawal is tough but it will get easier as the hours pass. water, lots of water. some have cut off the ends of straws and used those. I even kept myself busy by washing practically every piece of clothing i had so they wouldn't smell like smoke and then I kept myself busy doing things like cleaning out my cabinets in the kitchen. I didn't smoke in my house but it kept me busy. gum, succers, also helped.come on here and journal. It will help you get thru the cravings.

you can do this. you have to do this for the surgery. hang in there.

Keep yourself busy so you can't smoke for sure. The sweats and everything else will come and then it will be gone. Take your dogs for a walk, do the laundry, iron, clean the kitchen, get active on facebook, etc...Whatever you can do to keep busy! Good luck. You can do it!!!--RH

Honey remember the 5 D,s delay distract drink water deep breathe and DS (this site)
The withdrawl symptoms will pass. Do some reading on whyquit.com
Hugs Deb

I broke over and had a ciggarett and that didnt help so I ended up going to the dr and she said I hada very bad stomach virus that has been going round.I was in missery all day and night.I didnt even get to enjoy seeing the new year come in.So now I have to start all over.

Someone told me about electronic cigs that helped them.I tried hers and it does help so I am going today to buy me some and try that.These even look like the real thing with a light on the end and all.You even get a smoke like vapor when you take a draw.The start up pack with charger and cartidges cost less than a carton of cigs,about $30.The refills cost about $10 and last as long as 2 cartons.Here where I live you can get them in all of the tobbacco stores.

so sorry you were sick.

this is your quit so whatever you have to do to succeed, you do it.

I remember feeling like I had the flu the first week of my quit. I was dizzy, extremely tired, moody and just yucky. Its your body detoxing from the nicotene and other chemicals from cigarettes. You just have to ride it out and be patient. It takes time but eventually you will feel better. Take extra naps, drink alot of water, and just take it real easy the first week. One day at a time... you can do it.

Sorry you're sick, but smoking wont make you better. Once you get over your illness, maybe it will be easier for you to quit. Keep us posted.

It turns out I had a real nasty virus.I was so sick I ended up having to go the ER after talking to my dr and had to have IV fluids.Now my family is down with it.

I am going tomorrow to get the electronic cigs and try it all over again.

I thought that the withdrawal symptoms were a lot more than normal. Glad to hear that it wasn't all from smoking withdrawal, but sorry to hear that your family got sick. The shakes and heart racing sounds little more than I would want to handle.

Which reminds me --one thing that you will notice when you quit -- you will get sick a lot less often. I have had only 1 cold in the 15 years that I have been quit smoking. I used to have a cold every year and the flu a lot. No flu either since I quit.

Second thing, is do whatever (legal, or course) that you have to in order to quit. If it is the e-cigarette, do it. Chantix, the patch, the gum, whatever. Do whatever you have to do to get off the smoking cigarettes. They do some much damage to your system.

Drink water, chew on straws, chew on gum, read books, find escapism as much as possible. Exercise. Reward yourself, yada, yada, yada. It has all been said here. But also get yourself a non smoking buddy that you can call when you are tempted to smoke. That was the key to me staying off the cigs.

Good luck!!!

we are all here for you when you do quit and sometimes it takes more than the first try trust me I know. good luck.

I agree to use whatever it takes to quit and never stop trying. Chantix worked for me. It stripped away my cravings and took away my appetite as an unexpected side affect. Nevertheless, I was VERY emotional and extremely restless the first week. Remember you are escaping from a very powerful addiction so put on your boxing gloves and arm yourself with crave cutters (water, cinammon s/f gum, s/f candies, exercise-to name just a few) and you will be ready to fight to victory one minute at a time.