Question: My dad was going to China from Singapore. When he got inside the plane he said his heart felt weird. Then he got off, sensing something wrong. Then after a few tests, the doctors confirmed that he got a mild heart attack. He is smoker, and is finally now determined to quit. I am worried though, that he would just stop completely instead of just cutting down on cigarretes slowly. I have heard of many cases where people die from stopping smoking immediately. Is it completely safe to do so?
Answer: The slowly cutting down method doesn't work. As long as nicotine is coming into the body, the body is gonna demand the higher levels it's use to.
Quiting cold turkey is realistically the only way to go about it.
Most the symptoms are mental, so the increased anxiety would be the only real worry that could effect his heart.
A doctor should prescribe him a anti-anxiety and/or anti-depression med to not only reduce this risk, but to also aid in helping him quit.
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The slowly cutting down method doesn't work. As long as nicotine is coming into the body, the body is gonna demand the higher levels it's use to.
Quiting cold turkey is realistically the only way to go about it.
Most the symptoms are mental, so the increased anxiety would be the only real worry that could effect his heart.
A Dr. should prescribe him a anti-anxiety and/or anti-depression med to not only reduce this risk, but to also aid in helping him quit.
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