Help Stop Smoking with homeopathy or herbs?!
Question: My sister smokes cigarettes. She wants to stop smoking but is very addicted. She says it's the only time she sits down to relax and doesn''t feel like she has an excuse to sit down and relax if she's not smoking.
Yes, I've tried explaining how we all deserve to sit down and rest, etc. She's 28 and understands it's HORRIBLE for her and that's why she wants to quit.
She asked me to find out what homeopathics or herbs she can take to assist with this.
Do you know?
Answers: My sister smokes cigarettes. She wants to stop smoking but is very addicted. She says it's the only time she sits down to relax and doesn''t feel like she has an excuse to sit down and relax if she's not smoking.
Yes, I've tried explaining how we all deserve to sit down and rest, etc. She's 28 and understands it's HORRIBLE for her and that's why she wants to quit.
She asked me to find out what homeopathics or herbs she can take to assist with this.
Do you know?
Homeopathic Remedies to Help Quit Smoking :-
To reduce the craving; while discontinuing its use Tabacum 30, 4 hourly
Though addicted to tobacco; but cannot bear the odor of it Lobelia In Q(Mother Tincture) 4 hourly, 5 -10 drops
Great desire to smoke; tobacco heart; oppression of breathing as in asthma Caladium S 30, 4 hourly
To produce disgust for tobacco for habitual tobacco chewers Plantago Major 30, 4 hourly
Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.
Curing without any side effects or Complications That's the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine
Take Care and God Bless You !
I tried the patches, gum, wellbutrin and hypnotism and ever herbal mix there is nothing worked except acupuncture. I smoked for 32 years and immediately quit after the acupuncture. I have been smoke free for 2 years. Tell her to just keep trying.
Homeopathics are no better and no worse than a drink of water from your kitchen tap. Water is the sole ingredient of most homeopathic remedies.
The most effective thing (and the only thing that worked for me) was smoking coltsfoot. (I smoked a pack a day for over 10 years) It used to be smoked as a treatment for asthma (really!). Smoking a couple of rolled coltsfoot "cigarettes" still gives you something to puff on, something in there really helps with the "nic fits", it opens up the capillaries and cleans out your lungs, and gives you something to do with your hands (rolling the cigarette). After a few days, you find that the cravings are gone, and rolling up the coltsfoot is more trouble than its worth and you quit smoking those, too. That's when you realize, you have quit smoking.
This is the only thing that worked for me and I tried:
Lozenges, gum, patches, hypnosis, aromatherapy, Buddy quitting, journaling, sheer will power, etc. etc.
By the way, coltsfoot is perfectly safe for smoking and has no side effects...it is an all natural herb and can be found at www.mountainroseherbs.com for a very reasonable price
Edit --- Hi, I didn't know you were a homeopathy fan. There is no denying that homeopathy has a very strong placebo effect, and that might be perfect to get your sister through that rough first week. Whatever method she chooses, I wish her the best of luck.
While there are a few different things she can do to stop smoking, a local herbal business carries a few products that I KNOW work.
1. Liquid Catnip: just put a few drops on the back of her tongue when she has the urge to smoke, and it will take that "urge" away.
2. Smoking Cessation: again, just a few drops on the back of the tongue, plus it helps with the withdrawal aspect. I don't believe it's on their website yet as it's a fairly new product. It contains: Lobelia, Arnica Flowers, Marigold Flowers, Mullein, Catnip in an alcohol base (to act as a preservative and prevent spoiling). It costs: $30.00 plus shipping and handling.
Below are the links for Liquid Catnip and the Contact information for the Smoking Cessation formula.
The problem with homeopathics and herbs in this area is that they will not stop the psychological addiction. You can find an herbal detox product that will help cleanse the body of toxins, but the primary issue to deal with is the extreme psychological addiction at the moment.
I am an alcoholic, and spent a great deal of time addicted to alcohol. What I needed to do was to change my behaviors, and that was something that herbs did not help me do. Nor did church, therapy or for that matter, a number of hospitalizations.
To break the psychological addiction, one needs to change patterns of behavior. I did it with the help of a 12 step program. When I found myself desiring a drink, I called people. When I found myself in a position where I thought I might desire a drink in a particular situation, I called somebody.
It was hard work. It didn't work right away. My last drink found me waking up in intensive care. Cigarettes can be just as deadly. In the end though, when I made that commitment to stop, and when I started changing my behavior, and when I started working a program of recovery, I was able to stop. It's been more than 2 years now. That's not an extemely long time, but it's the longest that I've been without any sort of alcohol for well over 30 years.
If I can do it, your sister can do it. Some people are more prone to become addicted than others, and your sister may be a hard case. What I do know is this: She will not die from quitting. She CAN quit. If there were no more tobacco, she would necessarily quit, so the only thing that keeps her smoking is herself.
Call Nicotine Anonymous or some other program. There are resources. What she needs is to want it bad enough to follow through.
Is it easy? Certainly not. But the truth is that anyone who wants to bad enough will be able to stop.