Does acupuncture quit smoking really work? Can it help you to quit smoking?
I believe that the answer is yes, it can help you to quit, but it will probably not carry you through the entire process. This means that you will want to combine this technique with other methods of quitting in order to be insure your success.
The procedure is actually fairly cheap (compared to smoking) and it should be fairly cheap compared to other quit smoking aids. If you figure out the true cost of the gum or the patch and total up all of the money you would spend on them, then usually acupuncture is pretty inexpensive in comparison. Of course if you total up the cost of your smoking over the next, say, 10 years, then the cost of acupuncture is essentially free, as it will pay for itself in less than a month for most people (provided they actually stay quit).
You have to realize that getting this procedure done will not actually give you motivation to quit smoking. You have to generate that on your own. It can only help you. It cannot cure you. People who are seeking motivation through quit smoking aids are actually looking for a cure that does not exist. Understand the difference here and you could save yourself a lot of time and money. Only do this if you really want to quit smoking, not if you just wish that you were a non smoker.
My recommendation is that you schedule an appointment to have the acupuncture done, but then do some things to prepare for it before hand. My 2 suggestions to help the acupuncture work for you are these:
1) Start exercising every single day. Everyone moans and groans about this because people are lazy and they do not want to put forth such a large effort. If you really want to quit smoking then you are going to need the boost in endorphins that comes from daily exercise. Without this you are not going to have a way to replace the “feel-good” chemicals that you used to get from cigarettes.
2) Stay awake for 36 hours after smoking your final cigarette. This is an excellent tip that will carry you through the worst of your withdrawals. How? Because if you stay up for 36 hours after your final smoke, then you will sleep long and hard through the worst portion of your withdrawal from nicotine. It is the perfect strategy to get you through the toughest part of your quit.
These 2 strategies can work with acupuncture to help you to stay quit for good.
