Comments on: Healthbolt Graphics #1: What Happens to Your Body if You Stop Smoking Right Now

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:33:05 +0000

I quit smoking 11 days ago and I am so thankful I did. I have tried to quit smoking countless other times but this time I knew it was the real thing. I stopped cold turkey because I don’t want any nictine in my system. When it was gone it was gone. I have a friend who quit and inspired mr to do the same. I also want to set a good example for my children. I liked the chart alot because I wantedto know how I was helping my body right now. I think it makes it easier to not want a cigarette if you know how much you have already helped your body. I really hope I can stick with it because I know how easy it would be for me to just start again. That is what scares me.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:12:09 +0000

Firstly, a huge thank you to all those who have posted so far describing your experiences of quitting this dreadful habit of smoking.
Two weeks ago and at the age of 54, I collapsed in the early hours one morning when getting out of bed to use the toilet. The result was a rather large boiled egg on the back of my head from having struck the door architrave on the way down. Today, extensive blood tests have revealed high cholesterol levels and the fact that I have smoked since the age of 18 or so, does not help.
Reading how others have coped whilst trying to stop smoking is a huge help and also a great incentive to do the same. Now is the time for some mental re-arrangement upstairs and then I’m taking the leap and jumping on the same bandwagon as you lot, with the intention of quitting for good.

By: Janine

Janine — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:10:24 +0000

Today is the day I realize I need to stop smoking, I do believe it is mind controlling. I will 29 this month and been smoking since I was 23. I notice the change in my breathing, how I feel when I conceive a cold, my face color is slightly different from all the toxins. I want myself back and dont know how I picked up such a nasty habit. I dont want any med’s to help me, Im going to give my body what it deserves. A friend suggested walking or running, he stated it somehow pushes you away from smoking. Im one of those people who believe that everything you take in thats bad for your body will one day damage your body or possibly lead to death. Im going to take it one day at a time, and will keep in mind thats its for the better. Faith will see me thru.

By: Janice

Janice — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:04:10 +0000

I have not smoked for 7 days! One week today! I have smoked at least 1 to 1.5 packs a day for over 30 years. Never tried to stop before. Decided to stop cold turkey and so far so good. I haven’t had coffee either.. have to change the routine of getting up, drinking coffee, smoking a cigarette, etc. The worst time it bothers me is when I come home from work and I let the dogs out and I always go outside and sit with them and smoke.. That has been the worst time.. really want to sit out on the patio and relax and smoke! But it’s getting easier.. one day at at time. I printed out the stats on what happens when you stop smoking and put it on the refrigerator. I’m drinking lots of hot teas and enjoying experimenting with the different kinds. Whatever works!

By: richard

richard — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:27:54 +0000

i recently decided to stop i,ve been prescribed champix and they are great 3 days into the course and i dont smoke but you need to be ready to quit otherwise they wont work

By: Travis

Travis — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:59:48 +0000

I quit 3 days ago.. cold turkey.. I woke up Sunday morning, and threw the last of my pack away. The past 2 days were horrible.. Crazy mood swings, intense anxiety, and chills/sweats. But, today, it doesn’t seem as bad. I still feel bad, but, I’m not going nuts like I have been over the past few days.

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:58:27 +0000

i have been smoke free for 5 weeks 2day!i started using the patches which were great but i havent used them for a week now. i decided that i was only replacing the nicotine when i really wanted to get off it. you have to be ready in your mind to quit smoking. i tried a few times before without success but i didnt really want to quit!!allen carrs book is amazing, it changes your whole outlook on smoking and was a great help. dont do it for someone else, do it for yourself. its not “cool” anymore!!!! and dont make excuses for yourself such as, everyone does it, or everything we enjoy is bad for us!!you no that a bar of chocolate or a glass of wine is a little different fom inhaling countless amounts of chemicals. if u injected what is in a cigarette into your bloodstream it WOULD kill you!!think about it!!!

By: Rona Walker Hpnotherapy Berks / Bucks

Rona Walker Hpnotherapy Berks / Bucks — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:49:57 +0000

Its great that this has got people talking and sharing experiences – support like this can help people stick with it and focus on quitting. Having worked with many people quitting smoking via hypnotherapy, its a very individual process – in part influenced by the reasons why someone smokes (which can be very entrenched) and also by how badly they want to quit.

For many people hypnotherapy can really help them – its a tough challenge and you need all the help you can get.

Good luck everyone!!

By: ed

ed — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:12:16 +0000

its been 8 days since ive smoked a cig. ive been a smoker for over ten years and ive stopped a few times along the way, but ive never been able to make it last. I turn 30 this month and I feel old. I owe it to myself and my family to quit before its too late. I feel the phys effects of smoking all the time…..winded, coughing, high bld pressure, stinky, $$. But the worst part is (and it really makes me sick) is that if I continue, I will be an old man looking back on my adult life with regret……regret that I was so selfish and weak that i couldnt just man-up and quit cigarettes altogether. I hate druggies, theives, lazy people, and junkies……but im starting to realize that ive been a junkie to Phillip Morris for ten years!!…A selfish coward that has become the very thing that i despise. ITS MY TIME NOW!!!! Im proud of my first week, and im looking forawrd to my clean/smoke-free future.

By: Liz Lewis

Liz Lewis — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:00:27 +0000

Hey iDoctor, I agree. I’ve never intentionally laid claim to any of the posts that I didn’t write. I think that when they (b5Media) changed the template and structure of the blog that these posts somehow ended up looking like I wrote them. No idea if it can even be fixed. But will mention it to the editors. Thanks for the heads up on this.

Cheers,

Liz