Renzatic on 15/12/2006 at 13:56
For me, the worst I'll have to go through are first thing in the morning (like right now) when I chainsmoke about 4-5 in a row. This'll be the biggest hurdle I'll have to pass if I ever quit smoking, because my morning nicotine rush is a big part of my whole waking up experience.
I'll also pass on the advice my uncle gave me when he quit smoking. He recommended little things like sitting in a different place to watch TV, going to bed a little earlier, and going for a jog after you eat. He said mixing things up a bit helped him out tremendously, and he was a 2 pack a day smoker.
quinch on 15/12/2006 at 14:37
I've been clean now for 5 1/2 months after 22 years hefty Golden Virginia usage.
*/applause
I felt very aggressive when i first quit but then i read that nicotine takes control of adrenalin secretion and so you try to initiate confrontation to get a rush while control is handed back to the appropriate authorities.
The only thing i can suggest is to write down exactly why you quit so you don't forget. At first I quite enjoyed the novelty of not smoking after so long but then started to wonder why i wasn't doing something i "enjoyed" so much. Oh how easy mortal men forget :(
Take each day at a time. It feels almost impossible to imagine yourself without cigarettes for a whole year or even a month, and yet it's actually quite easy to go without for a single day.
Also, sugar-free chuppachups
Noticable improvements in quality of sleep and libido.
fett on 15/12/2006 at 14:38
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My husband has smoked a box a day since he was 15.
Holy jebus - how is he even still alive? And not living in a box? Doesn't that come to about $54,000 a day?
Matthew on 15/12/2006 at 14:42
A box costs $54,000? ;)
Carini on 15/12/2006 at 14:47
Shayde, does your hubby drink coffee or cokes those types of beverages? If he does and he quits smoking but continues to drink those beverages he'll never quit. If you're a smoker and a caffine junky you gotta stop both.
I had a friend quit using acupuncture. It worked for him but he had to give up his pot a day coffee drinking and diet cokes to make it stick.
Vivian on 15/12/2006 at 15:14
That advert where they were squeezing porridge through an artery did it for me. I quit with pretty well no trouble, I can even smoke, um, other stuff (NOT CRACK) occasionally without getting an immediate re-attraction to cigarettes, and I was a pretty regular smoker for around 14 years. I would advise you to buy a yo-yo, and play with that if you want a cigarette - healthier, and it impresses the kids! (Does it? I remember it did a few years back. If you could do cats cradle you'd get all the cred you wanted). Other than that, definitely stay off the no-smoking drugs, they're bullshit. Start trying to run around more, it'll give you more incentive to quit when you realise how hideously badly you're haemoglobin is functioning because it's all irreversably bound to carbon monoxide and stuff.
The only problem you now face is finding a new way to look cool when you're trying to think of something to say.
Malygris on 15/12/2006 at 15:23
I quit about three years ago using Zyban, which made it quite simple. (I can say this because of my numerous failed attempts prior to getting the Zyban prescription.) Maybe his problem stems from how he's using it? According to what I was told by my doctor, he should still be smoking regularly if he's only been taking Zyban for a week. My doctor had me continue smoking regularly for the first two weeks I was on Zyban, and then stop completely; as it turned out, by the time the two weeks ended, I had no interest in smoking anyway. I stayed on the Zyban for another three months, and I was set.
A small percentage of people do have allergic reactions to Zyban, but if you've ruled that out, you may want to take a closer look at how he's using the stuff. It sounds to me like he's cutting the smokes before the Zyban has had a chance to really start working.
Jan on 15/12/2006 at 15:37
What quinch said. Seriously. A day at the time is the only way to do it. Don't think about the poker tournament until you're actually there. Otherwise you might just bring a pack--just in case. Or mentally prepare yourself that you could always ask someone for just the one little cigarette, that can't be so bad... (uhm, yes it is)
Have quit this summer also after 12 years of smoking. Used to be a-pack-a-day smoker; 2 packs easily at parties or when stressed. For the last 2 years tried to quit, relapsed, tried again, but slowed down, then gave it up entirely in July. And yes, this is the absolutely hardest part. Hanging out with friends who are also smokers.
Anyways. Got tired of the wheezing. Wanted to be able to walk some goddamn stairs without thinking I might have to sit for a while and maybe have a smoke to get my breath back (Yeah, I know talk about logic, but which smoker doesn't first thing light up after some strenuous excercise--ahem).
So again: what quinch said. Remember why you did it. And remember to tell each other how really fucking cool you are to have made it through just another day without breaking down.
Also, I still think about having just the one when I see someone else smoking. Like an itch you'd like to scratch. It passes and after just a few seconds it's ok, even if they sit right next to me; whereas at first I wanted to run and yank the cigarettes out of someone else's hands to stuff my face with 2-3 at a time...
Uhm. Yeah. It passes :)
Good luck!
Gillie on 15/12/2006 at 23:02
I too used to smoke heavy. Still trying to quit actually.
It is chemical addiction as well as habitual. I have got "Savage" without them. Think I have almost cracked it though. :rolleyes:
Using willpower and Nicotine replacements. Lucky I do not live near shops,so when I do get the grocery,I do not get them at that time now.
It is hard.. I must read that book.Looks interesting.:thumb:
I have been finding it very hard,but I know how people feel. :sweat:
I don't know what a pack costs in the US. Here they are nearly £5.00 for a pack of 20 for some, about $$9.00??
I never did buy a carton are they like here 10 pack? (200)
Even worse I recently had a bad health scare. (Nothing to do with smoking). Had to have an operation.
Got nagged before,then and subsequently.
They do that now at the hospitals here.
Hang in there.I am trying to put the money away,just my theory whether it will work. I have lapsed,but managing again.
Good luck,to you all as well!.
