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Is there anything you can take to flush the nicotine out of your body when you quit smoking?
I would suggest drinking lots of water and taking two 500 mg tablets of vitamin C with each meal for a few days, then cut back gradually. Smoking destroys Vitamin C in the body, so taking a lot of it will help repair the damage that smoking did to you.
Nobody will tell you it is easy, but you really must stay off tobacco. Good luck!
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I am gearing myself up to stop smoking..The three days is what I dread the most..I have made it to two, but always give in..is there a way to help the process along a bit? I know drinking a ton of water, anything else? Thanks
Congratulations on deciding to stop smoking.
Here are some tips I found on http://www.anti-smoking.org/quitting.htm
DEEP BREATHING. PERHAPS THE SINGLE MOST POWERFUL AND IMPORTANT TECHNIQUE
Every time you want a cigarette, do the following. Do it three times.
Inhale the deepest lung-full of air you can, and then, very slowly, exhale. Purse your lips so that the air must come out slowly.
As you exhale, close your eyes, and let your chin gradually sink over onto your chest. Visualize all the tension leaving your body, slowly draining out of your fingers and toes, just flowing on out.
This is a variation of an ancient yoga technique from India, and is VERY centering and relaxing. If you practice this, you'll be able to use it for any future stressful situation you find yourself in. And it will be your greatest weapon during the strong cravings sure to assault you over the first few days.
This deep breathing technique will be a vital help to you. Reread this point now, and as you do, try it for the first time. Inhale and exhale three times. See for yourself!
The first few days, drink LOTS of water and fluids to help flush out the nicotine and other poisons from your body.
Remember that the urge to smoke only lasts a few minutes, and will then pass. The urges gradually become farther and farther apart as the days go by.
Do your very best to stay away from alcohol, sugar and coffee the first week or longer, as these tend to stimulate the desire for a cigarette. Avoid fatty foods, as your metabolism will slow down a bit without the nicotine, and you may gain weight even if you eat the same amount as before quitting. So discipline about diet is extra important now. No one ever said acquiring new habits would be easy!
Nibble on low calorie foods like celery, apples and carrots. Chew gum or suck on cinnamon sticks.
Stretch out your meals; eat slowly and wait a bit between bites.
After dinner, instead of a cigarette, treat yourself to a cup of mint tea or a peppermint candy.
In one study, about 25% of quitters found that an oral substitute was invaluable. Another 25% didn't like the idea at all -- they wanted a clean break with cigarettes. The rest weren't certain. Personally, I found a cigarette substitute to be a tremendous help. The nicotine inhaler (by prescription) is one way to go: it's a shortened plastic cigarette, with a replaceable nicotine capsule inside.
A simpler way to go is bottled cinnamon sticks, available at any supermarket. I used these every time I quit, and they really helped me. I would chew on them, inhale air through them, and handle them like cigarettes. After a while, they would get pretty chewed up on one end -- but I'd laugh, reverse them and chew on the other end. Others may prefer to start a fresh stick. Once someone asked me, "Excuse me, but is that an exploded firecracker in your mouth?" I replied that I was quitting smoking – and they smiled and became supportive. Luckily, I never needed the cinnamon sticks after the first three days of being a nonsmoker.
Go to a gym, sit in the steam, exercise. Change your normal routine – take time to walk or even jog around the block or in a local park.
Look in the yellow pages under Yoga, and take a class – they're GREAT! Get a one hour massage, take a long bath -- pamper yourself.
Ask for support from coworkers, friends and family members. Ask for their tolerance. Let them know you're quitting, and that you might be edgy or grumpy for a few days. If you don't ask for support, you certainly won't get any. If you do, you'll be surprised how much it can help. Take a chance -- try it and see!
Ask friends and family members not to smoke in your presence. Don't be afraid to ask. This is more important than you may realize.
On your quit day, hide all ashtrays and destroy all your cigarettes, preferably with water, so no part of them is smokeable.
To talk to a live human being, call 1-800-QUITNOW for a free quit smoking counselor, or call the National Cancer Institute's free Smoking Quitline, 1-877-44U-Quit. Proactive counseling services by trained personnel will be provided in sessions both before and after quitting smoking.
Check out QuitNet.org and go to their chat room, where those quitting are doing it together, not alone. It can be a great source of support -- like a Nicotine Anonymous meeting, but online. Quitnet was originally funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Tobacco Control Program, which was funded by a State cigarette tax increase passed by the Massachusetts legislature in the early 90's.
At Nicotine Anonymous meetings, you'll find support and fellowship, which can be more comforting than a computer screen. If this appeals to you, find a meeting near you at the website of Nicotine Anonymous -- they are all over the US. Meetings are based around the classic 12-steps, borrowed from Alcoholics Anonymous' winning formul
ive had far too much and it feels like ive had hundreds of cups of coffee. the only things i can think of are, drinking loads of water, vit c, um, i dont know, maybe if i tried to "neutralise" it somehow?? any ideas?
NO i mean nicotine, in cigarettes. large doses nicotine can cause anxiety, and even make you feel like you are having convulsions, like if youve had too much caffeine, well thats its effect on me anyway.
Nicotine has a very short half life: http://health.howstuffworks.com/nicotine 2.htm
Vinegar isn't going to get nicotine out of your system. It is the metabolite, continine, that is tested for. Your only hope is to drink plenty of water, but it doesn't help too much.
i dont think you can, do you mean you have to give a urine sample for insurance purposes and you want to try and get the nicotine out of your system before the test?
Drink lots of water...?
If you get a positive result, just say you spend a lot of time in smoky bars, oh wait, the smoking ban has come in now... just say you spend a lot of time in friends houses who smoke
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Once a person starts to smoke cigarettes, it can become extremely difficult to stay away from at least one puff a day. Quitting smoking can’t be done alone. It requires the help of a combination of people including your family, friends, etc. There are different kinds of ways to quit smoking. Depending on the receiver, different kinds of techniques may work on different people, giving various results. There are numerous ways to quit smoking. A person should first realize that treating the physical addiction alone won’t help them quit their habit. Nicotine addiction targets the whole body and mind. Even if the body is ready to give up the addiction, the mind might hold back. Quitting...
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