I'm better now and want to quit smoking soon

Hi, now that I've started to feel a little bit more like the usual me. My humour is definitely more stable. The only thing now, is that I'm having a hard time to maintain a good sleep schedule because I work nights..but I guess that's part of working the night shift. I've been debating on the best time to stop smoking for the past weeks. Also been wondering about the best way to do it. I want to stop because of many reasons but I still like smoking and I know it will be hard but so much better in the long run. I'm also afraid of being moody because of the withdrawal from Nicotine and I'm sure I'll be cranky and anxious while I have the urge to grab a cigarette. I was thinking of asking my PDOC for medication but when reading about that I found that it may not be good. I know I can talk to my PDOC about it at my next appointment but until then, I'd like some feedback on this.
Give me some tricks to ease things off so that I can't kick this habit and keep my sanity and not drive everyone around me nuts.
I don't smoke in my house, I smoke in my outdoor heating shed and this is also my TAKE TIME OUT SPOT when I'm not feeling well or need to be alone, my spot to go on my PC and to do craft projects ahhh. I've joined a stop smoking thing on the net, set my stop date and well that's where I'm at.

I quit smoking in 1993. I, like you, liked smoking, so when my husband at the time said we had to quit my heart was not in it. But I went to my doctor and he prescribed the patch(at that time you had to have a prescription). Between the patch and playing my GameBoy all the time, I was able to quit for good. I played that GameBoy so much that I had to deal with a bout of tendonitis. But it sure helped to keep my hands busy so I didn't think so much about smoking.

could you try e-ciggs?

Last time I tried to quit, I used the patch and the gum (advised to do so by a smoking cessation counselor). It really worked great, and I was smoke free for six months.

The patch was like my maintenance drug, while the gum was for when I was REALLY craving a smoke.

I want to quit, too, but living with a smoker and being unstable as of now...well, I'd just be setting myself up for failure.

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I quit many years ago now but it was my fourth attempt. (& I had been bad enough to search my garbage for butts when out)
(over 25yrs now) I wrote down all the reasons I wanted to quit (could never remember them when the urge came) and I first stopped smoking on vacation, then at home, when I wanted one, I had to read all the reasons, drive ten miles to the most expensive machine, buy, take two out, throw the rest away, drive another ten miles, go to a gravel pit and 'enjoy'-----didn't do that too many times...
I found changing other things at the same time helped too----boosting up on water soluble vitamins (that tobacco tends to diminish), took up exercising and crafts (just cutting things up and making collages)----after seven years, I noticed that the things that would have triggered me (write down those too, and alternative action) did not
(....I really knew when within two years I lost my marriage, my brother to suicide, my job at the time, my father, and took on the care of my mother, had to buy a house, two teenagers etc------------and afterwards, realized I had not Even Thought about smoking...)
Now, it never even crosses my mind...

...and during each of my earlier attempts other friends (4 total) stopped smoking for good because, they said "If she can do it so can I"-------------
took me longer than it took them-----

I don't know how to quit because my back is so bad I can't do exercise (I don't have a hand Pedaler or anything yet). Not sure what I can do. I basically just sit on my bed day after day.

Wow, Gaylegg, gameboy is an idea, I still have one of those glad it worked for you, but I get the idea I'll keep my hands busy.
Winterforme: you made me smile, and I like the ideas of writting why I want to be smoke free.
I'm motivated, lets hope when de quit date arrives that I stick with it. Thank you.

I stopped two years ago cold turkey. Wish I had many years earlier. Forget about lung, throat, lip, tong, and heart disease, among all the others, except COPD. I'm reading COPD is even worse than dying from lung cancer. Those with COPD suffer to the very end of life. One part I recall, other than trying to get another breath of air, is you will have to be placed on oxygen. But they have to pull the oxygen off you because soon the lungs and throat and other passage ways began to dry out. As soon as they pull it, you freak out thinking you will suffocate without oxygen. I over dramatized it but no XXXT, it's isn't going to ever reverse once you have COPD.

I have copd and I know this is all helpful for those who don't have it yet but it's very frightening to me. Of course, I'm still more likely to die of a heart attack.

This happened to me and I never ended up quiting.

I don't know much about COPD, it does sound really frightening. My mom has lung cancer and she quit smoking 20 years ago. All I know is that I'm fed up of weezing often, colds that last and go into bronchitis, ah the smell...it's bad. Yet I'm still anxious about the process of quitting. If I get up early enough tomorrow, I'm going to go to the drugstore to see the pharmacist about a prescription for either patches or another product that would help me. Than either I stop when my pack is over..either this weekend..but definitely at the end of this month.

Eva, I'm sorry about that. Well I'm going to try, I think I'm worth it and I figure if my family, friends and co-workers can put up with me when I'm cranky while I'm like that because of my mood issues well then they will understand and help me..I hope..

I have cut down since last night and smoked only 2 since about 10 pm last night. That's pretty good for me since I've been up a lot of the hours. I wanted to not start smoking again today but I don't know how to get through certain things without it yet. I guess I'll have to become less structured for awhile. I have nicotine patches here but the last time I used one I smoked on it and my heart began to pound and I got very scared. Just one cigarette but that was enough to scare me off trying. I feel so weak against this addiction. But I'm going to keep trying.

After trying everything under the sun, twice, vaping (e-cigs) has helped me be smoke free for two years. While the science is still unclear exactly how safe it is, every study, for or against, has concluded that it's a much healthier alternative. Quitting completely is still better, but I can tell you I feel a million times better, I don't smell like an ashtray and I can taste and smell again.

Where is the best place to buy ecigs online? I've heard there are some really nice flavors among the initiated but I don't know what to buy. Thanks.

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I suggest doing a little research and finding out what you think will work for you. ECF is a a great place to start. Their 'New Members' sub is where I direct all people who are interested. There's a lot of good places to purchase, but I think Mt Baker might be the best for a new vaper. Their prices are very reasonable, fsat shipping and great customer service. Feel free to pm with any questions

Thank you for this, LBE! I'm really needing to find a way to quit, I think this will be it.

You're very welcome!

I don't vape any nicotine anymore, I still vape for taste and 'hand to mouth action'. It also still helps me with snacking. Most of the time, I'll pick up my vaporizer over the potato chips. And I just enjoy it. Don't need much more validation other than that. It's somewhat of a hobby for me now. So, be careful, it's easy to spend far less on vaping than you did smoking, but it's also possible to fall down the rabbit hole and end up spending way more money on nice collectors stuff. I gotta be REALLY careful when I'm hypo.

Good luck!

Thanks! Do you know if the flavored juices still contain nicotine or is the nicotine added separately?