4 Common Questions about Quitting Smoking

Quitting smoking can be a challenge no matter how long you have been smoking.  It is statistically proven that a person who seeks support has a much better chance of successfully quitting smoking.  Support can be a group of your peers or a professional stop smoking service. Pearl Chemist group has stop smoking services in Mitcham for your successful quitting smoking efforts.

WHY YOU HAVE FAILED TO GET A QUIT SMOKING PLAN:
Most people who have tried to quit smoking have tried more than once. Sometimes “cold turkey” - where a person just throws away cigarettes and vows to not smoke again.  This plan almost never works because smoking is the most addictive habit in the world.  Without a plan, which helps to identify your triggers and your habits that lead to your desire to smoke, you will most likely give in to temptation and smoke during a moment of weakness.

ARE THERE OTHER QUITTING AIDS?
Another way that people try to quit smoking on their own is to use quitting aids such as quitting smoking gum.  Some people choose a rubber band around their wrist which they can then snap in order to remind them not to smoke.  Whilst quitting smoking aids do indeed assist with quitting smoking, they are only successful in a larger plan to quit from a stop smoking service, for example.

CAN’T I JUST TRY CUTTING DOWN TO HELP ME QUIT?
Sometimes, a smoker will put themselves on gradual weaning down the program.  There is a common misconception that simply cutting how much one smokes, gradually over time.  Whilst this can be an effective method, this needs to be determined in the context of a stop smoking plan that involves a number of additional considerations.  This plan may also include quitting aids such as nicotine gums or patches.

ARE THERE SIDE EFFECTS OF QUITTING SMOKING?
Quitting smoking does indeed have some side effects. Nicotine withdrawal is the primary issue to worry about with quitting smoking, and the severity and length of it will depend on how long you have smoked and how many cigarettes per day you have smoked.   Nicotine withdrawal may include mental, emotional and physical symptoms and can effect:

  • Your appetite 
  • Cravings (nicotine)
  • Cough
  • Headaches
  • Fatigue
  • Bowel irritation (constipation)

Pearl Chemist Group has stop smoking services in Mitcham to help support your committed endeavour to quit.  Let us help you become the new, non-smoking you!  Visit us online for details.