So struggling to stop smoking. At my age late 50's I always worry that I will end up with cancer giving If I give it up

[magg1_1]

So struggling to stop smoking. At my age late 50's I always worry that I will end up with cancer giving up I was told it would be a shock to my body and would end up with Cancer, I feel like a 2 yr old if I know family are visiting I go into the garden for a smoke. I have tried everything and still I am smoking...I go to the smoking clinic I don't know why they have not given up on me. I so need help. I spend a lot of time on my own at home. And when on my own I smoke 1 after the other. I have anorexia so no appetite and eat very little and drink lots of strong coffee....

[Colours23]

U sound like me,yes it's very stressful, I know exactly how u feel and how you are struggling, time and patients are crucial,try not to let people put pressure on you,it can be very black and white, you are correct to a point ,I've tried for years,the addiction is a real problem,when I've stopped I feel the protection is gone,feel open to more germs and unstable, 48 yrs I had been smoking,surely my body could not cope with that ,so take your time ,try to use your wisdom as how to cut down, not say too much to others,so u don't get the added pressure,I've learnt that,some people never smoked,they will never know,it's your body you listen to it,do what you need to do.i don't eat and drink strong coffee,so what!! A bit of what you enjoy balances out what you don't enjoy, so get on and enjoy your life,

[magg1_1 in reply to Colours23]

Hi Coulours I just cannot give these things up. I so hate smoking yet I am puffing one after the other.

[Colours23 in reply to magg1_1]

How about VAPE less harmful,I do vape if need be,as you are getting the nicotine so your body won't be so upset,you need to take some different action soon as you don't like it ,your make yourself sick ,then hopefully your stop.

[Jessy1]

It really does make sense to give up the weed but a different story actually doing it! It's an addiction & you really need to WANT to give up for it to succeed. It does take a lot of willpower but there are plenty of aids out there to help you on the road to being a non smoker. If you are serious about giving up then visit your GP or pharmacist for advice. Good luck, hope you succeed!

[moreentui]

Hi Magg1_1. Like you have found it difficult to stop smoking, have tried every method and product with no result and have smoked for 57 years. However this weekend my daughter gave me a product and she stopped smoking the moment she started using it and I started with it yesterday and have not had a cigarette or wanted one. It is a E cigarette or I think overseas you call them a vape - I had tried this once before and didn't like it but the one I have now is and eGo brand and it is working.

I am so surprised that I have had 24 hours smokefree after all these years without feeling stressed or desperate to have a cigarette. I know I am still getting nicotine but you can gradually use a lower does when you feel like it - at least you don't have the other chemicals going into your lungs.

[monkey65]

You might find the Quit Support group here on health unlocked helpful. Just type smoking in the search box at the top of the page and you should find it. Good luck, monkey

[fastball]

i used a tablet that i received from stop. It was recommended by the GP. I stopped straight away. I did want to stop as i had had throat trouble. The consultant gave me 2 months to stop as he couldn't see my voice box . He asked me if i suffered with reflux , i answered yes , well smoking is a big cause of that. I did it , i smoked for 46 yrs. and i have not missed them at all.

My throat was clear no sign of cancer. Now i am just left with Emphysema which i believe is mild and will get worse as i grow old .

I keep on the go and help my children and grandchildren . I look after my great grandchildren so that their mother and father can both work. Its only part time i can cope with that.

So i wish you good luck but if you cann't stop then use the Ecigs if that is the only way.

Sending you hugs.

Chris

[Hidden]

I know how you feel I stopped smoking in July 2014 after a lot of years trying I used the evod ecig and I still use it x

[rubyred777 in reply to Hidden]

Hi Bless

What stage copd are you? Don't remember reading your profile.

Rubyxx 😊

[Hidden in reply to rubyred777]

Severe copd x

[hufferpuffer]

I hope for your sake that you do stop.Give yourself a chance to live longer and to feel better. No-one has ever died from stopping smoking but there have been many people whose lives were made shorter because they carried on smoking .....

It's your choice.

Change the way you are thinking about it.Love yourself enough to stop poisoning yourself.

If I hadn't stopped I wouldn't be here now. So good luck, get more help.

huff xxx

[Nikkers]

You certainly won't get cancer because you STOP smoking, but you could well get it if you KEEP ON! I smoked for 40 years and had no intentions of quitting until a GP told me that I'd probably be in a wheelchair before I was 60! It wasn't easy, but I did it...and if I can do it, anyone can as I was a complete addict. I think what you have to ask yourself is......"Do I want to live this kind of life, full of worry, being antisocial, smelling of smoke and spending a fortune on something that will probably kill me?" Or " would I rather be free from this awful habit, looking forward to a healthier future with family and friends, with money in my pocket and feeling good about myselff?" No contest!

[Hidden]

Magg, when you get the urge to have one start walking in your home, around your home or down the street and just keep walking till the urge goes away.

[vittorio]

OH , SO SORRY TO HEAR YOUR STORY MAGG1-1 ... " LATE FIFTIES " - LUCKY YOU PAL ! , I WAS 65 WHEN I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THIS PROBLEM !! - SO I PACKED UP THE CIGGIES , I MUST ADMIT , I DID;NT FIND IT DIFFICULT , BUT FOR SOME , IT REALLY IS A PROB ....I'VE NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE CONTRACTING CANCER BY STOPPING SMOKING , ANYMORE THAN SOMEONE HAVING LIVER BREAKDOWN AFTER STOPPING BINGE DRINKING OVER THE YEARS ! , COPD AND RELATED DISEASES ARE NOT REALLY RELATED TO CANCER OF THE LUNGS , BUT DO TRY , - OH DEAR , THE ANOREXIA IS'NT HELPING , AND GET OFF THAT COFFEY BIT IF YOU CAN - I LIKE COFFEY , BUT I THINK YOUR OVERDOING IT ! . TELL YOU WHAT , = THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY HELPED ME KICK THE CIGGY BIT , WAS TO BE IN COMPANY WITH PEOPLE WHO DO'NT SMOKE !!, = BE IN PLACES THAT BAN SMOKING AS WELL - THE MORE YOU DO THIS , THE MORE THE BRAIN LEARNS TO REDUCE AND FINALLY STOP THE CIGGY BIT ! ....IT DOES HELP , BECAUSE YOUR FORCING YOUR SELF TO CUT DOWN , AND THEN STOP ALL TOGETHER ,= TO JUSTIFY ALL YOUR PAST EFFORTS !! - TRY IT , AND GOOD LUCK

[Tilly2402]

I didn't think I would ever give up smoking. I watched my mum and dad die of liking cancer and still continued to smoke. I had countless chest infections and took antibiotics and steroids like the were sweets. Then I got pneumonia. I remember waking up in the night and going downstairs for a ciggie. I lit my ciggie took one puff and could not get my breath. I felt terrified. I managed to pick up my phone and rang my husband who was still in bed. I gasped to him that I couldn't breathe. He dashed down the stairs, took one look at me and rang for an ambulance. They were here in minutes and dashed me to the hospital. There was a team of doctors waiting for me when I got there. They saved my life. I was fifty one years old and had smoked heavily for thirty years. I was in hospital for two weeks and never smoked again. I was so glad to be alive that I didn't want another cigarette. I am 62 now and giving up smoking was the best thing I have ever done. You can do it Magg 1, good luck x