Smoking Cessation: The Effect of Immediately vs Gradually Reducing Nicotine in Cigarettes
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- Опубліковано 3 вер 2018
- Is there a difference in biomarkers of smoke exposure between reducing nicotine content of cigarettes immediately vs gradually? This JAMA video abstract summarizes a randomized trial that compares the effects of immediate vs gradual vs no reduction in nicotine content on breath carbon monoxide (CO) measures and other biomarkers of cigarette smoke exposure. Read the JAMA study here: ja.ma/2Ng7BeB. JAMA Network Open study: ja.ma/2zfjd8W
The best tip to help you become a non smoker. When you quit and you see other people smoking and you crave a cigarette and wish you could be them always remember that those people wish they could be you and they wish they weren't a slave to such a debilitating habit that nobody wants to be around.
Today is my Day 30 nicotine-free and quit cold turkey. I still have cravings and I can feel the monster is still alive although smaller and weaker each day.
How are you doing now my friend?
@@xiaokodama Today is my 353 day nicotine free cold turkey. I don’t really think about smoking anymore at all,I’m ever grateful that I quit.Sometimes I experience tight chest but it doesn’t last long.I must say I feel so much better than I did when I started to quit. I smoked approximately one packet a day for 24 years
@@waruraya8697 hello am happy you quit
Its been only 5 days ive quit cold turkey after 12 years smoking please can you help me with that
I got irritated
I got cravings
@@nileshscorpio1444 stay away with visual images, stay away even in your mind. Fill those thoughts with other thoughts and activities. Stay away from people who smoke (Remove yourself from people smoking at least). Build other habits, etc...
That’s awesome news..... any headaches?
Quitting smoking is not a big deal as I myself have quit 25 times 😂😂
Me too😂
But seriously, this is must be the 6th time.
This time i stopped drinking and not am not depressed anymore.
I pray to never look back.
Withdrawal is torture and not having to need a smoke break is freeing
Congrats on quitting 25 times! I’m about to quit for the 48th time this weekend, myself
Its all up to you wthr u want to quit immediately or gradually , mindset is everything it can either lead you sick or stronger , u decide what to do and how to do, your body will react accordingly what your mind will accept
i will never eat cold turkey again
Tapering off is honestly the best. Cold
Turkey is great for the first few days but the withdrawal symptoms are wild!!. When you taper off your body has time to adjust and symptoms are less. I’ve done both and speak from experience. Tapering off also means for example. Smoke 5 today, 4 the next day, 3, then 2, then 1, then half, then none
So true. Just like why when someone wants to quit caffeine they do it gradually slowly lowering the dose. Its easier to taper off..
I tried cold turkey and failed twice. Resulting in heavy smoking relapse.
On the other hand, the habit of smoking increased after reducing the concentration of nicotine by changing type of cigarettes, since you need to smoke multiple cigarettes to be on the same level of nicotine.
Nowadays i'm trying again by tapering off in order not to get affected by withdrawal symposium while working.
Wish me luck :)
I’m almost 2 weeks nic free and my anxiety is kicking in a little but I always tell myself I’m doing something good and it’ll make me feel better
Patience is the key in my experience. Don't try and force it. Gradually make the change in levels of MG when your ready, you'll know it when your ready. You've already made it past the hardest part of wanting to change, and taking action on it. That feeling never goes away, now just go with the flow
Cold turkey is the only way. Gradual reduction sounds better but doesn't work in real life.
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Noooo😭🤪
Just wonderful, I've been looking for "stop smoking free" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Mackorny Smoking Escape Blueprint - (do a search on google ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my cousin got cool results with it.
This was great, been searching for "list of reasons to quit smoking" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Mackorny Smoking Escape Blueprint - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some super things about it and my colleague got amazing results with it.
I tried quitting cold turkey a lot of times and it didn't work. Then I started cutting down on cigarettes 8 months ago. Now I smoke 2 cigarettes a day, whereas I used to smoke a pack a day at the beginning. It's the only way to go if you can quit cold Turkey just like me.
On month 3 now of quitting smoking for the 2nd and last time, did 6 months last year, cold turkey is the best principal - and the ethos of fail and fail again until your done failing :) it took me around 3 years of putting in the mentality, and now it's easy.
if you keep quitting smoking over and over cold turkey, then it isn't the best principal maybe? I did it gradual reduction because cold turkey wasn't happening for me at all. identify and get control of the trigger that makes you fail. I had to actually read a book, it had both methods, because cold turkey does not always work for people.
@@pattyd.7248 I think in each case it depends on the individual. But my point is more so that we should learn how to healthily fail, with the right connection to this I managed to train my brain to not normalise and not desire it at all anyway. Eventually you spend more time as a non smoker as you do a smoker. I’m sure gradually reducing seems ideal for most, or maybe literature too, but sometimes it’s just simple psychology. I’m now on month 8 of not smoking and still have no desire of going back, after 10 years of smoking regularly, I think the chapter of quitting in the last 3 has just helped reinforce a new skill in saying no.
@@pattyd.7248 Can you please give me the name of the book ?
Are you still a non smoker?
@@mattie1200 Yes :) about a year and a half in now
Almost 2 weeks nicotine free, currently I have a sore throat and a bit of a headache, wish me luck🤞
It has been almost 5 days, I restrain myself from smoking. I also believe in cold turkey. The every time when I tried to cut down gradually, it actually got increased. At present feel great cravings sometimes but fighting must be going on... !!!
If you can make it to 3 months, you can do it forever......
Pray!!
3 days of not smoking. Wish me luck
I'm on my 7th weeks of nicotine free!😊 How about you?
I’m starting my nicotine free journey today, hopefully goes well
Im gonna start right now to, you’ve been 3 week further how is it going?
Update?
8 months now cigarette free never felt better
I'm quiting 11 month Same fell not better.. still breathing problem.
3 years off now
Cigarette free days? For habitual smokers? What were they in the hospital?🤷♀️
Yea "try not smoking for a day."... how about a few hours.
If you really want to quit for yourself you will. Your mind is more powerful than you know. I don't put a cigarette to my mouth today. That's all I have, is just now, this second, enjoy life do something else for now
Ive been vaping over the past 6 months.. i thought it would be a better idea to cease smoking.
But VAPING IS EVEN MORE ADDICTIVE . Trust me
its been a day till my last puff
I am feeling very agitated and anxious.
If you’re on the path to quit
Stay strong people. Dont listen to your mind. Your mind will play with you. You’ll want to procrastinate. Your mind will say you lets start from tomorrow…. Your mind will say okay lets do the detox slowly.. lets have a puff..
its NOW OR NEVER . Push it
If you’re craving . You’re healing
Dont let it trap you again
I’ll be honest with you it’s all the same addiction. I smoke in the day and vape at night. The best thing to do if you wanna quit is to not glorify vaping or smoking. Look at it as bad and remember a time you didn’t use it and how good your day went replicate one of those days at least in your mind that will rid the anxiety aspect away.
ive been quit for about 3 years, i recently just got some flu symptoms but nothing like when i smoked for 20 years, flu as a smoker was like a ten now it is like a two, no headache or streaming eyes just a very mild coarse throat and occasional sneeze but not bed riden like i was in the past, also as a smoker i got the flu like every 3 months, now less than once a year, anyone trying to quit, try cold turkey but get into ketosis first, that means lowering your carbs/sugars to around 20-30 grams a day, that cigarette rage you feel is dramatically reduced if not completely erradicated as your not experiencing the sugar rollercoaster which we all now is why we grab a cigarette after food.
I can’t see how that really helps. Breathing in cigarette smoke is always going to be damaging, regardless of the strength. Cutting down just prolongs the agony. We need to be strong, motivated and focused to quit. That will always be the constant, regardless of what methods we use. Nice video though, thank you.
I have a close friend that quit gradually. 2 packs a day. 2 weeks later he took a single drag now and then. Few days later, nothing. That was 15 years ago.
I think if you can go cold turkey do it but if cutting back slowly and eventually quitting works better for you do it that way. Their both hard but do what works best for you. Even less is better then more. But still bad so don’t give up on the goal of quitting.
Gradual stopping isn't stopping its just you making it less to feel better about yourself and your bad habit for a bit, eventually you are going to increase your intake of cigarettes again, cold turkey is the best way 🤞🦃
After trying for more than three years to quit gradually , came to a conclusion that cold turkey is the only way to quit.
If you think you're going to quit it gradually...believe me it's never gonna happen.
4 years cold turkey and I smoked a lot for a long time. ..Before long you notice the difference in things like eyesight, breathing and vitality.
2 weeks for me. I had it bad. I went cold turkey after 4 years vaping salt nicotine it was horrible for me and I might have damaged myself but the doctors say there’s no way I damaged myself yet at 19 but I went cold turkey and had a lot of symptoms. My symptoms were so bad that I thought I had heart failure my legs started tingling and my head was heavy i started having a light trouble breathing but I think just because nicotine is a muscle relaxer I probably had the same problem and never noticed. I even had heart palpitations which was so scary because I almost passed out but the doctor had prescribed me prednisone the night before and he thinks that 60mg prednisone + running 2 miles + nicotine withdraw could easily cause palpitations especially if I already had a few in the first place. I even went to a cardiologist and we haven’t ran any tests besides at the ER every doctor reassured me that I’m perfectly healthy and no reason to worry. Just push through guys you can do it the first time I tried to stop I got extremely sick and this time I didn’t I just had some physical health problems but I don’t think that it’s actually health problems it’s just my body tricking my mind asking for it’s medicine when there isn’t any
It scares me because when I took weed it actually reduced my OCD symptoms and now I've got no marijuana now I don't know if my symptoms are going to get worse or better as I don't no if smokeing the weed was just covering it up or was it actually working I just don't no I stop all the smokeing cold turkey 2 days ago this is day 3 and I'm feeling strong no real resistance but I'm just scared my OCD will come back and crippl me again I quit for a year before and I was struggling but my mental health has got better since then so I'm rely hoping this time I can stay off smokeing and have better mental health
R u better now? I been feeling depressed since I quit been a month and I only smoked for like 7 months but heavy
I've been smoking for 15 years. I quit august 1st 2022. Yea 3 days ago. Has anyone notice any physical changes in their face... wrinkles, dark circles, sagginess, dull complexion? I'm 35 and I'm starting to feel like im looking old.
How r you now
on my 4th day but so much headache and coughing a lot while I can't concentrate much. what should I do now
Survive and hang on tight you can do it
Keep yourself busy in some work
Read Alan Carr, the easy way to stop smoking
Great voice
True lol
I couldn't sleep for two weeks since i quit smoking and lose of concetrarion and feel constipated and head ache and muscle cramps nausea sometimes. So would it be better for me if i smoke again?? Help me plss
Just stop. No other choices. Just stop. Ok.
It will pass. Some people say 3 days. Some say 2 months. But it will pass
Just stay strong
In my case smoking was a take it or leave thing. On November 27,2004 I quit, never lighting up again. It's not impossible to quit.
Easy to use
Where the hell do I get low nic smokes
DarkWorldOrder light cigs all white ones usually have less nicotine
My friend + husband smoked 2.5 packs a day. Bought her a $15 vape kit. 4 mos later $500 a month smoke habit is $10 a month to vape + 90% drop in vaping. They went on a nice vacation with smokes $$$.
For me gradual worked. Now after 4packs to 2packs by gradually ignoring triggers and clocking my smoking Bit I don't keep it as a rule when the trigger is forceful I smoke off the schedule . After all It's ur mindset that matters.I have never felt guiltyand have never perceived smoking as negative.. I wanted reduce smoking only cos was a costly affair.20k per month
In India old peoples says use ginger mix salt to leave smoking
What smoke salt and ginger ? Lol
@@familyman831 ginger and cloves mix it with salt and chew it daily. It will reduce smoking cravings and control nicotine demand in a body .
@@Aryan_Sanan interesting. Thank you for getting back to me i will try that next time i get a craving.
@@familyman831 ooh one more thing i forget to tell you cloves also helps to prevent cancers, Sugar , diabities etc ua-cam.com/video/Kbs4gWvzLYQ/v-deo.html
Can someone tell me if my mental health will get better once I get through the withdrawals of smoking cause I used to smoke weed and cigarettes to control my OCD and now I have got nothing in my system and I've been freaking out for the last 3 days but it seems to be getting easier I'm just hoping my overall health will get better and my mental health don't get worse
For most folks its about habit and routine.......most smokers take in more nicotine than they need to stop them clucking..........
i totally agree 100 percent cold turkey ..
I quit cold turkey 3 weeks ago. Honestly I only had about 3 really bad days. Feeling great now!
@@palladium607 quit cold turkey around 14 days ago after smoking consistently for a year (I'm 21). Any tips? I crave so much.
Yes! I cut cold turkey after getting pregnant (6weeks now) and I would want a cigarette but I would get nauseous:) cold turkey really did help!
Gave up yeaterday. Going mad today.
Richard Looker same here bro 😂😂😂
I haven't had smoked today, it's 1 pm here now. I was already having some congestion in my chest but now it seems worse.
Won't something bad happen if I continue going cold turkey or can I treat myself to atleast a smoke of rolled desi bidi(rolled tobacco)?
I've been smoking for about 15 years now.
Urgent advise required.
Hi There! Good for you that you decided to not smoke today. Very brave. In 10 minutes, I am on my third day of not smoking.
About your complaints: do you have a cough and/or trouble breathing more than before? It sounds odd but after 1-2 days of not smoking, your lungs will start to clean themselves which causes to feel like you have smoked a pack. At least for me. I also noticed my heart rate going up. This is also the effect of not smoking.
I think you are experiencing withdrawal symptoms here, and your lungs cleaning themselves, but if you are unsure you can always consult a doctor.
I am wishing you all the best! :)
How are you doing noe
@Ranjit Tyagi Good for you for completing your first day as a non-smoker! Depending on your age and your (physical) health, a heart rate of high 40's while resting in bed seems fine to me, but I am not a doctor.
My doctor explained to me that cigarettes contain CO, which is basically poison. CO binds to your blood faster than oxygen, therefore your heart needs to work harder to get the oxygen around your body as needed. Without the CO, it won't have to work as hard.
My fitbit gives me insights in my heart rate. For me personally, it increased before it decreased, probably due to stress of not smoking, but it has lowered too.
I am really sorry and I would like to offer my condolences for losing your mom. I wish you all the best and feel free to message me.
When people quit smoking after a very long time, the first symptom is cough. This cough will last just couple of days. The cough actually clears the tar built up inside the lungs. So, it's a good thing. Anxiety is another very common symptom and anxiety itself can cause hundreds of various weird symptoms but they aren't deadly even though it may make one feel that he or she is about to die.
Why make it so complicated. Quitting means quitting.
I watch this as I have a smoke lol. Hoping this is my last carton (again) and quit cold turkey again. Last time was years ago but quit for 4 monthsish.
I’m smoking my last one right now (hopefully) good luck to you friend
@@scroogetheking3613 are you still off
Are ya still off?
Dalcassian Loyalist yes sir! Cold turkey that night and haven’t touched a cigarette since. I’m just now starting to feel better. It’s taking a long time to clear everything out
You still felt the urge to smoke after 4 months?
Best of luck to everyone else who is also trying to quit. Oddly I can quit and not have a terrible withdrawal period. My issue is that after many weeks my mood starts to sink way down, and it doesn’t get back up again. My approach now - I don’t bring cigarettes with me when I leave the house. No smoking at work, or when I’m hanging out with friends and family, or when I’m just out for the day on my own. I want my brain/mood to be less dependent on cigarettes. My next step will be nicotine replacement, lozenges or gum, maybe a lower-strength patch, and I’ll do that for as long it takes
After 72 hours of quitting, the physical withdrawals are over. Then, its mental games your mind will play on you, but you are not physically sick. Mental is hard, but not as bad as physical in my opinion. Make it past 72 hours and you have a great chance. Just dont smoke that "1" cigarette, it will get you back to smokkng again.
BTW why the hell would you still smoke tobacco with over 5000 chemicals???? even if it had no nicotine
I really suggest cold turkey .. for me it works it gives me time to understand what I did with body that craving , small breath , those bad feeling .. may be it sounds bad but after completing 1 year you don't dare to do this shit again .. because you already suffered slot ..
Prakhar Sharma I quit for 20 months and went back
@@kevdawg55 you're genius .. 🙏 feeling proud buddy?
Prakhar Sharma no? It was dumb duh.
@@kevdawg55 fuck that dude. Plenty of people quit and go back. It's rare for cigarette smokers to quit on their first try. You had almost 2 years off. That's great news! It was a break! Your body loved you for that. Shit happens and we go through things. I quit for a year and 3 months and went back to smoking after a heartbreak lol. Not proud of it but shit happens. Ive been smoking for a year now and I'm ready to quit. We can do it because we've done it before. Withdrawl is never fun but so what. It's only temporary and it's just a feeling. Hardcore druggies sober up all the time, cigarettes are no different. We got this❤
I've tried the patches and gum. Forget it. Only way to stop is to stop cold turkey .
casperld I’m 22 days strong ... shit hectic tho
@@babyigotchomoney keep it up. It's worth it.
@@CasperLD how long did it take for your cravings to stop. I have been smoking for 19 years
@@familyman831 Craving stopped at about day 15 or 16. By 3 weeks I was totally free of cravings. I smoked a pack a day for 17 years. The best piece of advice I'd give anyone quitting is : TAKE IT SERIOUSLY, as if your life depends on it, and it might. I went on a 40 day diet of no sugar or starch. Then I quit drinking alcohol for 3 weeks, all to prepare for the day I quit smoking. Being disciplined in those areas helped me a lot to stop smoking.
Those first two weeks are a nightmare. When you get through that it gets easier.
Remember you are not "giving up" smoking because that implies sacrifice. You are liberating yourself from poisoning your body.
@@CasperLD im pretty much doing the exact same thing.
No alcahol
No sugar
No starch appart from rice
I gave up smoking yesterday at 3pm.
I am not really craving smoking that much. but i am very very irritable. Just hope it doesn't last long.
Hmmm...how many heavy smokers....have a cigarette free day just willy nilly...........
Didnt understand it
The method depends on the smoker. There is no universal method to quitting any addiction. Personally, I have a rare form of epilepsy that is triggered by any nicotine supplements(I've tried them all) and usually puts me in the hospital. "Cold turkey" has similar effects. My neurologist agrees, gradually is the best way for me to quit and avoid ER visits.
I quit last night
Today was my last day smoking and I wish so bad they just made cigarettes without nicotine and all that garbage.
Cold Turkey is the solution,am 15 months since I stopped smoking.
Extreme dizziness and fatigue right now. Fullness in ears, tons of infections, wonderful. To those saying, it's all about mindset, screw you so hard. Withdrawal may kill me. I had a mental illness that makes it super hard to quit, if not impossible. Seriously, your privilege is showing.
your just weak minded
Hi sarah did you quit,even iam facing the same problem when i stop smoking once i stopped for 2 months on my day 3 this time facing extreme vertigo
Rightly said. Its my third day of not having a cig and its killing me. I am feeling a severe jaw clenching, irritability, something strange in my mouth and many more.
@@nikhilrahul8746that time was a full 80 days. Its worth it. Keep saying that over and over. I make videos now on some supplements that have helped me. I'm getting closer to absolute sobriety every day.
Me🙋♂️
Cold turkey is the only way to quit and STAY quit
Lol they'll never. If they wanted smokers to quit... daamagging themselves. They would incorporate nicotine into less harmful matter, and reduce it from that.
Except nicotine isn't any worse for you than caffeine. It's actually good for you. It's the other chemicals in cigarettes that are addictive and harmful
But if cigarettes won't have nicotine anymore, it'll be easier for people to quit. And harder for new smokers to get addicted.
What are you talking about? Nicotine is super addictive.
@@CasperLD it's no more addictive than caffeine.
@@wishmeluck4933 totally false. Industry documents, court testimony, and advertisements all show that the tobacco industry has been working for decades to equate nicotine with innocuous vices like coffee, tea, or gummy bears.
You fell hook, line and sinker for this nonsense.
Nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs on the planet. Caffeine is not.
@@CasperLD *That's because theres Nicotine in Coffee!* Ever wondered why coffee and cigarettes taste so swell together?😂
Wtf are you on about. Did not understand a word
This is only for people with a brain.
@@nomi98 LMFAO
Too mathematical and scientific for me to understand.
Read alan carr, Dont listen to this nonsense
Smoking is good. It will hasten your departure via Nicotine Airlines.
I was a smoker for 8 years. I smoked weed. Took drugs. Drinks and lot. Now I am free from all of these toxic materials.
I would suggest to read self love books which will give you a different feel to quit smoking..
I got inspired from the great speeches of Osho and finally, one day I felt joy and happiness is something available inside your soul and outside the nature. Smoking is just a 5 minutes pleasure and it doesn't last more. I searched for permanent happiness inside me and finally I am now a non-smoker and enjoying my life along with the nature
Ban cigarettes, ban tobacco products/production, burn all existing stock, ban nicotine patches, gum, tablets etc. No more nicotine addictions and cigarettes would become an illness of the past. What, you got withdrawal? , tough, suck it up and let it be a lesson to you.
I’ll just smoke more cigarettes
She sounds white