The age old saying of different strokes working for different blokes
certainly holds true when it comes to people who try to quit smoking.
Also, while deciding to quit smoking can be rather easy, actually
quitting smoking is usually quite a challenge. After all, tobacco
dependency is one of the most difficult of all addictions to give up
(also taking into account drugs like heroin, cocaine, cannabis,
etc).However, if you do intend to stop smoking you should know that
there's plenty of help available, and this comes in different forms.
Simply put, different people do follow different methods in successfully
quitting smoking, and while one method might work for someone, it might
not for someone else. This makes it important for you to identify which
method you wish to follow in trying to kick your habit.Remember, a
cigarette addict cannot really be given a guaranty about any one
particular method, or there'd be hardly any smokers left. But however
hard quitting smoking can be, you should also realize that there have
been countless people who have successfully managed to pull this off, and
if you have the right help coupled with determination there is no reason
why you shouldn't succeed either.Given below are some successful methods
that have been used in the past by people who've quit smoking. Cold
Turkey:This is by far the most difficult path to take, and it involves a
complete stop on your nicotine intake. Therefore, there are no nicotine
patches, gum, etc. to help you with your journey in this method. If this
is the route you wish to follow then a strong will power will definitely
come in handy, and there are other things that you can do to ease the
process.For starters, you should know of what to expect in terms of
withdrawal symptoms (as there is a good chance that you'll go through
some). Plenty of water intake is suggested as this helps clean your body
of its toxins, and ensuring that you have a busy lifestyle (thereby
leaving little room for distraction) can also help. Doing something as
trivial as taking a small stroll when you feel like lighting up can also
help.Hypnosis:Again, while some people do offer guarantees when it comes
to using hypnosis to quit smoking, the truth is it doesn't necessarily
work. Of course, there are many people who have successfully quit smoking
using his method, but it simply does not work with everybody.Using
hypnosis to help you quit smoking would involve suggestions being fed to
your subconscious mind; and in instances when the smoker willingly blocks
out these suggestions, there is little chance of success. Also, if you
cannot relax completely whilst undergoing the hypnosis session, there is
a good possibility that the outcome would be failure.This makes it
important for you to choose a good hypnotherapist, and looking for one
that offers a free analysis is a good idea. You should also ideally look
for one that offers a guaranty, as this way you can be assured that you
wouldn't be swindled. Besides, a good hypnotherapist would start by
identifying if your prospects of being hypnotized are good in the first
place.Medication:There is no dearth of medication in Australia when it
comes to addressing nicotine addiction, and most of these work as
nicotine replacement products. You can get these in the form of patches,
inhalers, chewing gum, lozenges, etc.Some of the more popular brands of
nicotine patches in Australia include Nicotinell, Nicorette, and QuitX.
Niconitell and Nicorette also make nicotine chewing gums, while Nicorette
also makes inhalers.In using nicotine based medication to quit smoking
you should know that this does not stop your nicotine intake, but simply
replaces the way you get it. Therefore, if you smoke at the same time,
you are actually giving your body more nicotine than it is used to.
However, using this method allows your body to get its required dose of
nicotine without any of the other chemicals that you would get through
cigarette smoke. Another advantage is that your lungs are also
protected.However, do bear in mind that this is not something that can go
on indefinitely. Using any nicotine based product would require you to
slowly cut down your intake, and totally quit over a period of
time.Bupropion (brand name: Zyban) is a non-nicotine based medication and
is not suggested to all smokers. Therefore using this drug to stop
smoking requires you to do so in consultation with a doctor. Another non-
nicotine based medication that is gaining popularity is Nicobrevin. This
is to be taken over a period of 28 days and is made up of menthyl
valaerate, quinine, camphor, and eucalyptus oil. The makers of this drug
claim that it works by relieving irritability, and lessens your cravings
as well.