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Post by strat-0 on May 24, 2007 18:59:00 GMT -5
Pretty good input, Doc. I've thought of a few things to try. Some are stupider than others. Like chewing the nico-gum and just accepting being nicotine addicted. That wouldn't be so bad, but I'm afraid it would lead me back to smoking.
Another thing would be to just go to the doctor and tell him I'm depressed and want to try Wellbutrin (Zyban) and just stay on it indefinitely.
But as long as I can hold out as I am doing, I guess I'll continue on the same course.
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Post by maarts on May 25, 2007 3:27:09 GMT -5
Depression's part of the detox. Just keep on thinking of the benefits. Take walks, take in the fresh air, fill them lungs. Think of how good your food all of a sudden tastes. Think about the things you can do with the money you save from the fags you're not buying. Feel edgy? Chop down some trees, take boxing lessons or whatever but work it off. No more poison in your system, how does that make you feel? It will come good, don't you worry! So many people have succeeded, including my dad who couldn't believe that a soft guy like him could go all the way. Have faith.
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Post by maarts on Jun 12, 2007 7:17:18 GMT -5
OK, check-up time- how are our dear smokers holding up? Sweating like a ferret on heat? Sounding as hoarse as Joe Cocker after a heavy session? How are we going?
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Post by strat-0 on Jun 12, 2007 9:10:53 GMT -5
I'm closing in on two months smoke-free. Still a struggle but I'm enjoying the beneifits.
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Post by JesusLooksLikeMe on Jun 12, 2007 14:50:27 GMT -5
I haven't had cravings in months, maybe a year, as bad as the ones I just got from reading this board. Now I need to go and eat something and put on another 3 pounds. Fucking thanks.  |
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Post by Ayinger on Jun 12, 2007 19:57:27 GMT -5
I'm closing in on two months smoke-free. Still a struggle but I'm enjoying the beneifits. damn, it's been that long already? And if it seems to have been a long time to me,,,,,,,, Way to go Jeff......really, WAY TO GO! |
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Post by Kensterberg on Jun 12, 2007 21:23:29 GMT -5
I'm closing in on two months smoke-free. Still a struggle but I'm enjoying the beneifits. damn, it's been that long already? And if it seems to have been a long time to me,,,,,,,, Way to go Jeff......really, WAY TO GO! Yeah, my hat's off to you, dude. That's a real accomplishment ... and are you half-way civil to be around? ;) Seriously, that's really awesome. Keep it up! |
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Post by RocDoc on Jun 14, 2007 12:39:04 GMT -5
Dude, that Chantix is supposed to be an absolute miracle drug!! IF that's the one that a gym-buddy of mine used, starting like back in November.....fucking 2 and a HALF pack-a-day smoker, absolutely nuts smoker this Guatemalan. Plus he told me that his wife was as bad as he was! BOTH of them dropped that shit, bang, right from the get go sfterhaving tried for years. I could swear that's the one, becuase it's very new and works way differently than zyban-type stuff...yeah I think it was chantix... Miracle drug...told ya, told ya! Yeah, maybe it didn't work for pat and whoever else it was here, but this Guatamalan guy was BAD! And he worked out ½-way seriously too...but he always stunk of the cigarettes that he smoked right before he'd come into the club. Bad. |
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Post by strat-0 on Jun 14, 2007 19:23:43 GMT -5
Well, I sure couldn't have done it without the Chantix to get me over the first week or so.
Thanks, Don! And Ken, I was over the asshole-ishness in that first week too. Pretty much.
LOL, JLLM!
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Post by maarts on Jun 15, 2007 3:46:14 GMT -5
I can hear him ask Dolly: "Does my ass look big in this?" ;D
Good onya strat! That's awesome that you stick to the plan!
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Post by JesusLooksLikeMe on Jun 17, 2007 4:53:14 GMT -5
Maarts, I don't have to ask. I walk in the house and get "You do realise man-tits are a deal-breaker, right?"
Luckily I got acute tonsillitis or glandular fever a couple of months back and couldn't eat for 5 weeks. That's a great substitute for willpower!
But yeah, if I start piling on the pounds again I'm going to have to take up smoking. It's nicotine or cheescake. There's no third way.
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ueb
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I'm strong as I'm mellow baby strong as I'm mellow I sure am happy for that --- Curve
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Post by ueb on Jun 18, 2007 10:08:13 GMT -5
Hey, congratulations to everybody quitting smoking. It's been three years and thirteen days since I quit. The cravings still come and go but less frequently now fortunately. Good luck.  |
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Post by strat-0 on Aug 24, 2007 17:20:29 GMT -5
Wow, three years! That's great ueb! I'm up to four months nicotine-free now. Anybody else still hangin' in? Kool? ...It does get easier, but it never goes away permanently.
On the Chantix "miracle drug" thing - they are now finding it useful for breaking a bad alcohol habit, too. I'm not really surprised.
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Post by KooL on Aug 24, 2007 17:48:10 GMT -5
No, I'm still averaging a pack a day. I'm incapable of quitting. I just don't have the willpower. That shit controls me. I hate it for it, but I feel like there's nothing I can do about it either.
Truth be told, I enjoy it. I still don't know if I'm really enjoying it for what it really is or if it's just because I'm satisfying my addiction.
Are you saying strat you haven't had a single puff since you quit? Be honest here.. Is KayJay still off it too?
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Post by strat-0 on Aug 24, 2007 18:20:34 GMT -5
Kool, you sound just like me before I quit! Truth be told, it sounds like you aren't ready to quit yet - and that's OK. There's nothing wrong with that; there's nothing wrong with choosing to smoke for all of your days, either. Lord knows, I wanted to. For me, it just crept over to the losing side of the ledger sheet. Especially the dying part (my family history is pretty clear on that). If it weren't for the health issues, I'd still be happily spending all of that dough on cigs, taxes be damned. If and when you're ready, you'll know it.
And yes, not a single puff (KayJay, too). When you're hooked like I was, you can't dabble at all. I'd love to indulge in any form of tobacco right now, but I don't dare. At least, not yet - not until it's been a year or more. Then, maybe a cigar or something, but the thought scares me. I don't want that monkey on my back ever again. Even though I fucking loved it. Yeah, go figure.
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