http://www.stopsmokingway.com/anti-smoking-campaign-fails-the-mentally-ill.html Stop smoking news and useful articles Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:36:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.stopsmokingway.com/anti-smoking-campaign-fails-the-mentally-ill.html/comment-page-1#comment-181 Natalya Eron Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:50:40 +0000 http://www.stopsmokingway.com/?p=258#comment-181 I got my e-cigs last week and I love them.  I know I will be able to quit smoking now. Thanks for sharing. :) I got my e-cigs last week and I love them.  I know I will be able to quit smoking now. Thanks for sharing.

]]> http://www.stopsmokingway.com/anti-smoking-campaign-fails-the-mentally-ill.html/comment-page-1#comment-156 travis lundwall Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:34:48 +0000 http://www.stopsmokingway.com/?p=258#comment-156 I was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1996 and have been a heavy smoker since I was 13 years old. My first attempt to quit was when I was 17 and I am now almost 39 years old and I have now 50 days smoke free on the 21mg nicotine patch. In the past I was determined to get off the nicotine and I tried and tried only to relapse time after time when the dose got too low and my symptoms would return and knock my (and everyone else's) socks off. I have now accepted that nicotine is a part of my medication regimen and I have decided to keep the patch on indefinately because I am stable on it and have not wanted to smoke. So what if I'm on the patch indefinately? At least I'm not smoking which is a miracle reguardless of how I'm acheiving it. I have even changed my diet to include fish, veggies, fruits, and green tea so I get the antioxidants to battle whatever free radicals the nicotine may create. We may as mentally ill individuals may be dependant on nicotine more than the average person, but there is hope for us to live smoke free. When you're ready to quit, it is possible. I have never had this much time before in my life and I'm still going strong. Being nicotine free is not nearly as important as being smoke free, at least for me. I was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1996 and have been a heavy smoker since I was 13 years old. My first attempt to quit was when I was 17 and I am now almost 39 years old and I have now 50 days smoke free on the 21mg nicotine patch. In the past I was determined to get off the nicotine and I tried and tried only to relapse time after time when the dose got too low and my symptoms would return and knock my (and everyone else’s) socks off. I have now accepted that nicotine is a part of my medication regimen and I have decided to keep the patch on indefinately because I am stable on it and have not wanted to smoke. So what if I’m on the patch indefinately? At least I’m not smoking which is a miracle reguardless of how I’m acheiving it. I have even changed my diet to include fish, veggies, fruits, and green tea so I get the antioxidants to battle whatever free radicals the nicotine may create. We may as mentally ill individuals may be dependant on nicotine more than the average person, but there is hope for us to live smoke free. When you’re ready to quit, it is possible. I have never had this much time before in my life and I’m still going strong. Being nicotine free is not nearly as important as being smoke free, at least for me.

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