Quit Smoking Timeline – Questions?

Lizzie asks…

Any tips on curving the emotional issues tied with quitting smoking?

I am attempting to quit smoking, again, and using the patch as a nicotine replacement. I am finding that even with the patch the physical and emotional withdrawal symptoms are still quite strong and almost unbearable. I am experiencing alot of edgyness, irritablilty and anxiety to the point that is effecting my relationships with others. Do any past smokers have any tips or maybe even a timeline in which to expect these symptoms to subside?

Someone answers:

I went cold turkey. I think the most painful part was the first 2 or 3 days. Maybe try explaining this to your friends/ family, so they’ll be more understanding. A BIG help will be for you to start exercising, like running. That’ll help clear your lungs, and calm your nerves. Weight lifting is good for nerves, too.

George asks…

Caffeine, Nicotine and THC, how to quit and in what order?

Please help. I’m addicted to caffeine, nicotine and THC. A match made in heaven right? I don’t look forward to GERD, cancer, anxiety, dying alone and dimentia. I do as little as possible, am all burpy more and more and concerned about my life getting shorter while developing a warped perspective.

I’m now in my thirties and in love with The One. She’s added a perspective I’ve been too alone and too stoned to see. I want to quit all three for myself (to live longer, enjoy it more and share it with her). Someday, a cup of coffee every now and then or a joint once or twice a year with old friends might be okay.

9 months ago and prior to being in love; every day I would intake a pack of smokes, coffee until 3 pm, stoned after work from 6 pm until bedtime, with more on weekends. We fell in love and I did not hide this. She is concerned and complains, legitemately and with fact.

I’ve managed to taper the coffee consumption a bit and reduced being stoned to just a few times a week as well as taken the paraphenalia out of the house. This is not good enough for either of us.

What is a good and reasonable way and timeline to quit? While my love would prefer cold turkey quiting all three as early as yesterday, I don’t think it’s reasonable and might be setting myself up for failure, dissappointment, crazyness and relapses. So, where should my energy be focused to acomplish these goals? What should I tackle first and how do I do it?
Good ideas people. Thank you to all three here plus a certain gal in TX who wrote a very thoughtful letter. I’m gonna go with smokes primarily with my new e-cig for cravings, reduce both weed and coffee during that time, then focus on stopping the weed while further reducing coffee, then coffee (all while remembering the cool guy I was before using). BTW – these addictions never got in the way of career or home, but certainly stressed the finances, stunted my personal growth and availability for a quality relationship. Everything in moderation, until your addicted, then none is best. Please log back in and vote for yourself or another. I can’t decide!

Someone answers:

THC, Nicotine, then caffeine. You can switch the two depending on the girl. If she hates it more that you smoke cigarettes then pot, then quit the nicotine before. I would also try getting electric cigarettes. They give you the nicotine you need without the smell/smoke that is bad. While not a perfect remedy for quitting, it is the lesser of two evils. But ya i would def do caffeine last since the two others are more relationship hurting i am sure.

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