RE: smoking!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest guest]

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> Anyone else a smoker out there? I smoked from age 12 tell 21 quit

and

> started up agin a year ago I am 38. I am sure this is not easy on

the

> thyroid and adreanls. It was easy when I was 21 to quit. But now it

> seems like I cant do it now. Help? Thanks Steph

>This is Joyce, I smoke and quite once and now I can't find a way to

stop.I am 59. I guess we need to Check this,althogh my thyroid hasn't

worked for years.

[Guest guest]

Steph,

Yup, unfortunately, I'm a smoker too. I started while in the Marine Corps

some 20 years ago. I've taken a few breaks from smoking over the years.

Each time I got pregnant, I stopped during the pregnancy and while nursing.

And I nursed each one of my babies for a year. Why I started smoking again,

I have no idea. I even took a break from smoking back in December and

lasted til May. The most success I had with quitting was when I took Zyban.

I was thinking of checking out the ear stapling thing. I talked to a guy

who did it and had great success with it. Like you said, it can't be good

for the thyroid and/or adrenals. What's worse is that when I try to stop

smoking, my thyroid symptoms get worse. I don't understand that. You'd

think I'd feel better if I quit.

Edie

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I'm new to this group & thought I would tell you my story. I was

diagianosed with hypoT as a result of quitting smoking this year. I

quit the end of March & by June I had every hypo symptom there is

except for the hair problems. My DD & I quit together & she became

hypo also. I have now been a nonsmoker for almost 6 months after

smoking for 35 yrs. There is a wonderful support forum at:

http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages & webtag=ab-quitsmoking

Also go to www.quitsmokingonline.com

That site will help you to change the way that you think about

smoking. It really works. Those 2 websites, Zyban & committ

louzenges are what I used to quit. I never even tried to quit before

because I was convinced that I could not do it. Be aware that if you

do then you will most likely need to increase your thyroid meds.

>

> Anyone else a smoker out there? I smoked from age 12 tell 21 quit and

> started up agin a year ago I am 38. I am sure this is not easy on the

> thyroid and adreanls. It was easy when I was 21 to quit. But now it

> seems like I cant do it now. Help? Thanks Steph

>