Author Topic: Quitting Smoking Question (Read 1859 times)

B@tfinkV · « **Reply #30 on:** April 11, 2007, 10:04:39 PM »

fours weeks? are you nuts it takes one smoke in the pub and youre a smoker that day anyhow so smoke 10. takes me one smoke to be hooked again and then i give in. i first smoked age about 13 and was definitely addicted by 16. i gave up a few times also longest for a year or so, the only too things that made me start again have been alcohol, and wanting to smoke a joint on climb out to pwn some bish....hmmm and maybe coffee breaks or after a resturaunt meal....and talking to someone you dont want to talk to on the phone at work

girlfriend hates smoking and i never smoke around her, funny thing is i never ever want one when im with her either, i dont want to smell like an ashtray, makes foreplay much harder with a non smoker, and thats not intended as a joke.

Vudak, so basicaly avoid drinking, eating, coffee and work and have sex with a non smoker the whole time.... will be easy enough.

rpm · « **Reply #31 on:** April 11, 2007, 10:30:20 PM »

13 or 16? I was smoking Camels at 9 hooked at 9 & 1/2.

RASTER · « **Reply #32 on:** April 11, 2007, 11:32:24 PM »

@Vudak; I quit smoking about 15 years ago. The first time I lasted a full year without it. If you drop your guard even once in the next 10 years you will be back at it. After 10 years the cravings are almost gone but on the very rare occasion you will think about doing a cigar or just a bit of pipe. If you do, then you will be back. One thing you will have to remember for the rest of your life. You can not even have one, ever for any reason or you will start the habit again. It's part of being an adult.

About you're being sick. Not a good sign. The tars in smoke kill bacteria, germs, fungi and were it not killing dangerous to you, it would actually be good for you. When you stop smoking your lungs have declared open season to every spore and bug that floats on the wind. After I quit smoking it was only 3 years before I caught something and for it there is no cure and its occasionally painful. But I can breath, which is of course more important.

I would suggest you see a doctor right away and tell him you were a pack a day smoker. If he is any good he will monitor your lung condition to make sure you stay healthier.

RASTER

wrag · « **Reply #33 on:** April 11, 2007, 11:36:04 PM »

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Originally posted by AquaShrimp
Half the population is hypersensitive to nicotine. These are the people who have extreme trouble quitting smoking. The other half of the population are those who quit smoking seemingly effortlessly.

Nicotine is a stimulant. There is a drug out, Zyban, which is the same as the anti-depressant Wellbutrin. This is not your normal anti-depressant, it basically increases your dopamine and norepinephrine levels, the same as having a cup of coffee and a cigarette. If you are having alot of trouble quitting smoking, give Zyban a try.

Tried it.

About 2 weeks into taking this stuff I got very dizzy while I was away from home.

Decided to return home. Vision went dark while driving down the road.

Stopped as best I could but couldn't see the side of the road for about 10 seconds.

Finally vision came back but was still Dizzy and nauseas.

Made it home and only lost my vision 2 more times.

Called Dr. and was told to STOP taking the Zyban immediatly and to take NO MORE.

Was told that some people react in this manner to Zyban/Wellbutran.

Vudak · « **Reply #34 on:** April 11, 2007, 11:51:23 PM »

I tried Wellbutrin about seven years or so ago. I was a teen back then, and Wellbutrin's been known to lead to suicidal thoughts in teens. So I got right back to smoking

My major problem seems to be that I honestly enjoyed smoking, found it to be a relaxing hobby, and didn't really want to quit for my own reasons whatsoever. I quit as a courtesy to the lady friend, as her father was recently diagnosed with lung cancer

I'm just glad to hear that doing fine the first few days and then going nuts a few weeks into it is somewhat normal. A lot of people who wanted me to quit have been blowing the smoke of "oh the first three days are the hardest," or "oh, I meant the first two." That does not seem to be the case!

Oh, and Batfink, thanks for the help haha.

B@tfinkV · « **Reply #35 on:** April 12, 2007, 02:01:20 AM »

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Originally posted by rpm
13 or 16? I was smoking Camels at 9 hooked at 9 & 1/2.

i've always enjoyed a smoke, simple as that. i stated 16 as the age i might truly have been snared because that was the legal age to start buying them without needing ID so often, and also coincided with me working full time and having enough cash also. i dont think either of us have much to be proud of there though.

lazs2 · « **Reply #36 on:** April 12, 2007, 08:45:31 AM »

It was most certainly not the hardest thing I have ever done but it was hard enough that I don't want to go through it again. I stayed off because I did not want to have to quit again.

I was a 3 pack a day camel smoker.

lazs

Gunthr · « **Reply #37 on:** April 12, 2007, 09:02:03 AM »

i smoked 2 packs of Kools a day up until i crashed a motorcycle into a palm tree. i had a broken back and wan't allowed to smoke in the hospital. my buddy brought me copenhagen snuff. i recovered.

for the next 5 years i was never without my copenhagen. i carried it in my sock. i never spit, just swallowed the juice, so i had a constant nicotine drip, and an addiction that was far worse than quitting cigarettes due simply to the higher dosage of nicotine.

then my dentist found changes in the tissue of my lower lip and sent me for a biopsy. it was negative, but pre-cancerous. that scared me enough to quite cold turkey. it was a very very hard two weeks. i felt really crazy because i would pat my ankle every 5 minutes looking for my snuff can - over and over and over and over ...... but i beat it.

i sure would like to have a cigar from time to time, but i don't dare, i know i'd wind up inhaling it.

mandingo · « **Reply #38 on:** April 12, 2007, 09:39:00 AM »

if ive been smoking for two years on and off, and i quit now, will i still get cancer? i mean, if i will then i'll keep smoking cause it doesn't matter and i'd rather enjoy my time remaining on earf. but if it allows me to live to 85 and have someone wiping my arse, then ill quit.

Bucky73 · « **Reply #39 on:** April 12, 2007, 09:40:56 AM »

I tried Zyban....It didn't do anything for me. A few weeks ago I started on Chantix after one of my friends who was a 2-pack a day smoker quit after smoking for over 20 years. Chantix seems to be working for me. The only complaint i have is that it makes my gut hurt a bit. I also seem to be having some wacked out dreams.

But in the end....You have to have the desire to quit or no pill in the world will help:D

Gunthr · « **Reply #40 on:** April 12, 2007, 09:41:51 AM »

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i mean, if i will then i'll keep smoking cause it doesn't matter and i'd rather enjoy my time remaining on earf.

go ahead and enjoy your time on earf. just remember that smoking will make your teefs yellow.

Vudak · « **Reply #41 on:** April 12, 2007, 09:47:01 AM »

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Originally posted by Bucky73
I tried Zyban....It didn't do anything for me. A few weeks ago I started on Chantix after one of my friends who was a 2-pack a day smoker quit after smoking for over 20 years. Chantix seems to be working for me. The only complaint i have is that it makes my gut hurt a bit. I also seem to be having some wacked out dreams.

But in the end....You have to have the desire to quit or no pill in the world will help:D

Make sure you eat before you take the chantix or you will be hurting in the stomach.

As for the wacked out dreams, well, enjoy

AApache · « **Reply #42 on:** April 12, 2007, 11:48:48 AM »

Do you love your family? Do you want to be with them and watch kids grow up? Our is smoking and killing yourself more important?Do you want kids to visit you in the hospital or have to watch you breathe through a respirator? These are the questions I asked myself and these questions helped me stop smoking. I was killing my lungs and cheating my kids out of future time with their dad.

texasmom · « **Reply #43 on:** April 12, 2007, 12:46:35 PM »

Vudak, so how are you doing on that?
I quit a few months ago. Actually, I've cheated since then... but I did quit.
Hope it's going well for you.
I'd been using the gum ~ worked great. As soon as I stopped chewing the gum I started cheating... some... okay... may little more than some...
I guess after this little confessional I need to go back to quitting & chewing the gum. It really does work.

rpm · « **Reply #44 on:** April 12, 2007, 12:52:19 PM »

A belly ache is a definite side effect of Chantix. That's the reason I stopped taking it as soon as I did.