Some people cannot even be “put under” with hypnotism. I am one of them. The hypnotist, who was an MD, tried for over an hour and I was wide awake. My own doctor (an associate of the hypnotist) told me afterward that he didn’t think it would work for me. They were trying to use this method for pain control, not smoking. I have tried several methods to quit smoking and nothing has worked. I did manage to quit for 3 months using the patch, but stupidly started again. I have tried the anti-depressant used for quiting – cannot remember the name, patches and Chantix. The Chantix did take away the urge to smoke. The urge was reduced during the second week of taking it – when the dosage increases and you are no longer supposed to smoke. However, the side effects for me were severe nausea and vomiting (on the higher dose) and the anti-nausea medication didn’t help. My doctor told me to quit taking the Chantix because he was afraid I would start to lose weight and because I am underweight, I cannot afford this. I think I shall talk to him again about trying it with a different anti-nausea medication. I do know a few people that were able to quit quite easily with the Chantix. I also know a few people who were successful in quiting smoking using a method called soft laser. I don’t know anything about it. The most important thing is that you really, really, really, really want to quit.
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