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submitted 1 year ago by 31415926535@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I know it's gross, unhealthy, a stupid habit, makes no sense.

Trouble quitting cuz it's something to do with hands, fidgety, restless, oral fixation I think, and it gets me out of the house. Can't find a habit to replace it with.

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[-] KrankyKong@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

If you're not opposed to medications, bupropion (brand name zyban) helped me. My cravings lessened almost immediately. Nicotine also feels like it has little to no effect since I started, which was honestly kind of a bummer to find out when I fell off the wagon.

I get medication isn't for everyone, but just putting what worked for me out there. Funny enough, I didn't even start taking it for smoking cessation. That's just one thing Bupropion can be used to treat. It was a two birds one stone kinda situation.

[-] amio@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

medication isn’t for everyone

Also as medications go, bupropion can be a doozy. If it works, it works, but the side effects suck and going off it isn't pleasant either.

[-] KrankyKong@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah definitely. I read so many horror stories on reddit when i first started a year or so ago. Fortunately nothing negative for me so far.

[-] netburnr@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Chantix is what finally did it for me.

[-] fleeb@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

I did the zyban route, it pushed the nicotine withdrawals off until I quit using the med. By doing that, I was able to focus on the habits and rituals that I had built up around smoking and replaced those with better habits (exercise and walks and shit). When the habits were established, I knocked the physical cravings after stopping the med and it worked! I had tried to quit like 7-10 times seriously before that. Smoked for 10 years, 1+ packs per day for over 6 years.

Just keep trying until it sticks, OP.

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