There are a number of ways to quit smoking. What I puzzle about is the use of pills. Let me explain. Most people can quit using an adaptation of Emotional Freedom Techniques. Others may choose a different natural method like the Alan Carr method or hypnotherapy. In my mind, when all else fails, then taking a pill with awful side effects is a really good bet. It must certainly be better than smoking. However, in my mind it is a last resort rather than the first port of call.
Many people report that some of the pills when taken in the morning makes them nauseous for one to three hours. This is even when taken with breakfast so it is not a matter of an empty stomach. The pill at night gives many people insomnia, weird and sometimes disturbing dreams, or a terrible thirst. Other symptoms reported include headaches and loss of libido. Other symptoms include nervousness and insomnia, as well as dry mouth. Quite honestly, if I was still a smoker, I would probably not tolerate the pills very well and wish for a gentler solution. It really must be hard for most people to go for something other than what their doctor recommends. I know it was for me.
As well as hitting the smoking at the root of the problem or at least giving the smoker stopping strategies for life, natural methods not only come without side effects but continue working even after the treatment has stopped. Any visit to a stop-smoking forum will reveal all the smokers who have stopped time and time again with the pills, patches and gum, only to start again. And most people who know smokers will notice them quit time and time again using measures that do not last.
In my stop-smoking practice, only natural methods are used. Having said that, I do encounter the odd client who needs much longer to quit than average and is not willing to attend sessions for longer than average. In this case, I recommend that they go to their doctor and get medication. There is a time and place for everything. And there is a right solution for everyone. If only every doctor were able to offer an excellent natural solution as the norm, with pills as a backup should the smoker have too many issues in the way and need longer than average to quit.
Many people report that some of the pills when taken in the morning makes them nauseous for one to three hours. This is even when taken with breakfast so it is not a matter of an empty stomach. The pill at night gives many people insomnia, weird and sometimes disturbing dreams, or a terrible thirst. Other symptoms reported include headaches and loss of libido. Other symptoms include nervousness and insomnia, as well as dry mouth. Quite honestly, if I was still a smoker, I would probably not tolerate the pills very well and wish for a gentler solution. It really must be hard for most people to go for something other than what their doctor recommends. I know it was for me.
As well as hitting the smoking at the root of the problem or at least giving the smoker stopping strategies for life, natural methods not only come without side effects but continue working even after the treatment has stopped. Any visit to a stop-smoking forum will reveal all the smokers who have stopped time and time again with the pills, patches and gum, only to start again. And most people who know smokers will notice them quit time and time again using measures that do not last.
In my stop-smoking practice, only natural methods are used. Having said that, I do encounter the odd client who needs much longer to quit than average and is not willing to attend sessions for longer than average. In this case, I recommend that they go to their doctor and get medication. There is a time and place for everything. And there is a right solution for everyone. If only every doctor were able to offer an excellent natural solution as the norm, with pills as a backup should the smoker have too many issues in the way and need longer than average to quit.
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