The main ways to quit smoking faster at age 55 are a combination of medication, psychotherapy, Chinese medicine and behavioral therapy, which can help to quit smoking quickly and effectively.
1. Pharmacological treatment: Usually follow the doctor’s instructions to apply nicotine transdermal patches, nicotine chewing gum and other alternative therapies, and the combination of bupropion hydrochloride extended-release tablets, varenicline tartrate tablets, amitriptyline hydrochloride tablets and other drugs to stimulate the release of dopamine, to promote the patient’s smoking cessation.
2. Psychotherapy: Psychologists usually provide patients with advice on smoking cessation, psychoeducation, psychological intervention, etc., which can generally stimulate patients’ determination to quit smoking.
3. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment: TCM practitioners usually use acupuncture, tuina, tai chi, etc. to alleviate the anxiety, pain and other negative emotions when quitting smoking, which can help to quit smoking quickly.
4. Behavioral therapy: Diverting attention through exercise and chatting, avoiding approaching smoking crowds or going to places where smoking takes place, and preventing the craving for smoking can help to quit smoking quickly and effectively.
Smoking is harmful to health, so it is recommended to quit smoking as soon as possible. The above medications should be used under the supervision of a physician, and any discomfort that occurs during the process of quitting smoking should be referred to a doctor promptly.