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Smoking Cessation Plan

December 23, 2007 Posted by

1. Start walking thirty minutes every day, no excuses, every day. Start this ________.
2. Fill prescription. Ask your doctor for prescriptions for 100 milligram Wellbutrin tablets, and nicotine patches dosed according to the amount you smoke as indicated below:
•for 1/21/2 a pack a day, take 7–10 milligrams
•for 1/21/2–1 pack a day, take 14 milligrams
•for 1–2 packs a day, take 21 or 22 milligrams
•for more than 2 packs a day, ask your doctor
3. On _______ , (Day 31: two days before you plan to stop smoking, take 1 Wellbutrin (bupropion).
4. Next two days, take 1 Wellbutrin each morning.
5. Apply your nicotine transdermal patch system on Day 33 (this is your stop smoking day). Place one patch on your arm, chest, or thigh (replace daily).
6. On subsequent days, take Wellbutrin each morning and each evening. Most folks wean off Wellbutrin between days 90 and 180.
7. Continue walking thirty (to forty-five) minutes each day; feel free to drink as much coffee or water as you wish.
8. Fill out the chart of your daily activities.
9. Phone or e-mail your support person daily to discuss your progress.
10. Begin weight lifting on Day 37 ( _______ , or earlier). Do not increase your physical activities by more than 10 percent a week.
11. Decrease dose of nicotine in patch every 2 months (you can cut patches in half) until no longer needed.

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