I need to stop my smoking what I do.
And am eats more food but am not get weight
what I do.

Question

Lybrate-user, More information is needed on how many cigarettes you smoke per day. Have been been able to control your smoking in the past. Have you stopped and suffered withdrawal symptoms etc. Detailed assessment is taken by the psychiatrist and I also use the Fagerstorm questionnaire to give an idea of the level of dependence and whether medications are required. Depending on the number of cigarettes smoked per day etc nicotine replacement therapy in the form of nicotine gums or patches may be used and smoking quit and the nicotine gums to be reduced gradually. Non nicotine replacement therapy is also available in the form of Bupropion HCL and Varenicline along with Counselling and motivational interviewing therapy (which looks at which stage of change you are in and gives you therapy accordingly). Along with this it is important to have a healthy lifestyle and exercise and have healthy food with no junk. This will lead to stabilizing of weight in the healthy range. However if you feel you have lost a lot of weight recently without trying then a physician should be consulted.

Radhika R · Accepted Answer

Lybrate-user, More information is needed on how many cigarettes you smoke per day. Have been been able to control your smoking in the past. Have you stopped and suffered withdrawal symptoms etc. Detailed assessment is taken by the psychiatrist and I also use the Fagerstorm questionnaire to give an idea of the level of dependence and whether medications are required. Depending on the number of cigarettes smoked per day etc nicotine replacement therapy in the form of nicotine gums or patches may be used and smoking quit and the nicotine gums to be reduced gradually. Non nicotine replacement therapy is also available in the form of Bupropion HCL and Varenicline along with Counselling and motivational interviewing therapy (which looks at which stage of change you are in and gives you therapy accordingly). Along with this it is important to have a healthy lifestyle and exercise and have healthy food with no junk. This will lead to stabilizing of weight in the healthy range. However if you feel you have lost a lot of weight recently without trying then a physician should be consulted.

Saranya Devanathan · Answer

Dear lybrate-user, Congratulations for stopping smoking. It you stop smoking, you feel more hungry. You may put on weight in due course. Please try to stop smoking at the earliest. It has many health benefits in the long run. When you stop suddenly, you may get withdrawal symptoms like restlessness, irritability, lack of concentration, increased hunger, sleep disturbance, headache, impatience, anxiety, depression, etc. If you have them please don?t get back to smoking, take nicotine gum or lozenge or patch. They are available in all medical shops. You don?t need a prescription from doctors. Use 2 mg gum if you smoke less than 25 cigarettes/day. Use 4 mg gum if you smoke more than 25 cigarettes/day. First 6 weeks, use 1 gum every 1 ? 2 hours. Reduce it in week 7 ? 9 to one gum every 2 ? 4 hours. In week 10 ? 12, reduce it further to 1 gum every 4 -8 hours. By 3 months, you will be able to stop both cigarettes and gum fully without any withdrawal symptoms. Please feel confident that you can do it and give yourself some gift for doing it like vacation or books or new mobile. Smoking is a chronic relapsing condition like diabetes and B.P. So please don?t worry if you restart smoking. Start all over again to stop. You will learn the situations that make you smoke and avoid them. Please think of health benefits and money saved often. Plan how to avoid relapsing situations, like smoking friends, use of alcohol, stressful feeling or depression. Delay, drink, deep breathe, distract and discuss are the helpful tips. Increase of non smoking zones, gift yourself for stopping smoking. Even chewing cinnamon may delay. Please remember that the urge to smoke comes and goes like waves. Delay and see whether it goes away. It will be like a passing cloud.

I need to stop my smoking what I do. And am eats more food but am not get weight what I do.