Sleep Apnea And The Perils Of Cigarette Smoking
Posted by smanofsteel76 on April 14, 2009
Its been a while since I have posted to my blog and I thought it was about time. Since my last post, I was diagnosed with sleep apnea. With the help of my new CPAP machine, I am sleeping better and feeling better.
However, I have been thinking a lot about my nasty habit of smoking, how it is probably not helping my sleep disorder, and I think its time for me to terminate it for good. I want to feel even better than better. Today, I have downgraded to Ultra Light cigarettes and by the end of the week I plan to stop all together. Its depressing to think about how good I could feel without cigarettes but still be so addicted that it seems impossible to quit. I hate being dependent on them and I hate the fact that the tobacco companies have me trained well to go and shell out over 5 dollars every day for a new pack of cancer sticks. Enough is enough.
Anyway that’s the end of my rant. I needed to write this to share my frustration and I hope my words can inspire other smokers to quit for good. Smokers everywhere please join me in quitting this nasty habit.
So this is now the part where invite whoever took the time to read this to leave me comments. Do you have thoughts about smoking or any words of wisdom?
gregory said
I have just been diagnosed with Sleep Apnea myself. I am feeling better than i have in years thanks to the CPAP machine, like you i have also decided that smoking 20 a day wasn’t helping either. Cold turkey for two weeks now and feeling better for it, i live int he dream that i can sleep without a mask one day soon.
Christine said
Hi,
I started smoking at 15 and quit at age 28. I have been smoke free now for 6 years. I decided to quit when I developed that unattractive ’smokers cough’ and struggled to go up the stairs. Guess how I quit? First step, I spent some time looking at pictures of damaged smokers lungs. Second step, I cut back on one cigarette a week. I tried several times to quit ‘cold turkey’ and that did not work for me. I recall I was smoking 10 cigarettes a day. My technique: On week 1 I smoked 9 cigarettes a day. On week 2 I smoked 8 cigarettes a day, etc. Each week I would smoke one less cigarette a day. This technique REALLY worked for me. I have gotten to the point where I can be around smokers and I do not have the urge to smoke.
Try this technique and let me know if it works for you.
Believe me-if I could quit anyone could quit.
Christine
smanofsteel76 said
I do plan to quit by cutting down. I just have to breakdown and do it.
Christine said
I remember I picked June 1st as my ‘day’ to begin the process. I smoked like a maniac before that day hit. haha
jim said
wow! I bet if you continue with your cpap AND quit smoking, you are going to feel like superman!
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Barbara said
This is amazing. I was diagnozed with sleep apnea about 2 years ago. I am 62 and felt much better after getting the CPAP.
I quit smoking one month ago (used to smoke 2 packs a day for 45 years or so…yeah, I know that is crazy!!
Had a hard time sleeping with my mask about 4 nights ago and kept it off…felt great the next day. Have been sleeping without the mask the other 3 days and still feel great. I honestly believe it was my smoking that caused me to have sleep apnea. I think I was allergic to cigarettes.
Read “The easy way to stop smoking” by Allen Carr. I know lots of people who have quit by reading this book.
Good luck to all,
Barbara