Posted by Zyprexa on March 13, 2015, at 8:21:00
In reply to need stop smoking, posted by rjlockhart37 on March 7, 2015, at 22:41:30
I smoked since I was 16, I'm 38 now almost 39. What I've learned is you have to switch to vape or nicotine replacement, and just force your self to not smoke. I still give in once in a while and smoke a half a cig. But only 2 times a day.
The burning lungs when you run is because you are out of shape. After a while of working out every few times a week that won't happen. You still will get short of breath and have to slow down . It goes away when you quit smoking and exercise.
Honestly you might consider taking atleast a little wellbutrin sr, or generic. I realy helps. I've been taking it since 2003. Before all the NRTs and when I was still smoking almost a pack a day. Soon as I started taking it I cut my smoking in half. Not even trying to... I think it also helps make the vape and NRTs work better.
Switching to NRTs or vape is hardest in the beginning. But you just force your self to like them. And after a while it gets easyer. Just make sure you take a lot of nicotine. or it won't work.. You want to take atleast as much nicotine as you were getting from the cigs. One cig is 1-2mg nicotine, depending on how you smoke them. So half a pack to a pack a day. You will need about 20mg from patch or vape or other NRTs.
I made a slow switch over from cig to NRT/wellbutrin sr. First I cut smoking in half, first week on wellbtrin. then added nic gum and lozenges and cut down to 2-3 cigs. Now 1 cig and vape a ml of 24mg. Remind you all this took a number of years. I also take 200mg bupropion sr.
Don't be angry or disapointed if you quit and still smoke one every once and a while. I know, its hard. Just limit your self to a few as posible. I found that total abstinince was the hardest thing and never made it more than a few weeks. Then the giving up and starting again.
How much do you smoke now? How much vape?
BTW nic gum and lozenge will give you cavities, if you use them long term. I used lozenge for number of years and almost lost a tooth. cigs will give you periodontal disease, recesed gums, bone loss and inflamed gums, bleeding. I have not noticed any problems with vape.
SchizoAffective Disorder
20mg Olanzapine (Teva)
24mg Perphenazine (Sandoz)
150mg Sertreline
200mg Bupropion Sr
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