Quitting smoking SUUUUUUUCKS

[Drachen]

I feel like I am totally tweakin. I had one last smoke this morning, the last of my pack, been messed up ever since. I should have planned this out better so that my last one would be around 5 or 6 pm so that most of the tweak feeling could happen while I am sleeping.

[SpursWoman]

I quit smoking 2 years, 3 months, 2 weeks & 4 days ago ... and I still want one everyday.


Good luck!

[Bukefal]

:lol yeah, Ive been there, but started smoking again after a couple months. I know how you feel, but having a big bag of candy with you makes it easier, by chewing all day you wont think about smoking so much anymore.

Dont think about what you should have planned, because its the same, if you did take your last one around 5 or 6 then you would have the same, but then the next morning, you would feel fucked up.

Just, keep busy and chew on something all day, candy or nuts or something.

[katyon6th]

My dad quit smoking earlier this year after smoking for almost 37 years. Since then, he ALWAYS has candy with him. It's pretty awesome. We'll be out somewhere and he'll pull out a handful of jolly ranchers. I love jolly ranchers!

[katyon6th]

Oh, best of luck.

[florige]

Have any of you guys tried that electronic cigarette yet? I heard from a friend of mine that it worked for him.

[Drachen]

:lol yeah, Ive been there, but started smoking again after a couple months. I know how you feel, but having a big bag of candy with you makes it easier, by chewing all day you wont think about smoking so much anymore.

Dont think about what you should have planned, because its the same, if you did take your last one around 5 or 6 then you would have the same, but then the next morning, you would feel fucked up.

Just, keep busy and chew on something all day, candy or nuts or something.


I have a bad habit of ice-chewing that is keeping me semi busy. Maybe I will go get some dried fruit or something. It is chewy and not horribly bad for me. Just a lot of sugar. I did this before and it was a snap, but that was because I smoked my last one about 7 hours before my daughter was born. Then stayed in the hospital with my wife for 3 days straight. The whole time I didn't have any kind of tweaking, though there was something much more important going on. Anyway, I started back up 7 mos later and it is now about a year and a half after that and decided I am almost 30, time to quit.

[Bukefal]

Have any of you guys tried that electronic cigarette yet? I heard from a friend of mine that it worked for him.

Ive never tried it, but I don't know, even if it tastes the same and even if it smokes for real, it's artificial, I think it would be strange to smoke that. But then again, ive never tried it

[Bukefal]

I have a bad habit of ice-chewing that is keeping me semi busy. Maybe I will go get some dried fruit or something. It is chewy and not horribly bad for me. Just a lot of sugar. I did this before and it was a snap, but that was because I smoked my last one about 7 hours before my daughter was born. Then stayed in the hospital with my wife for 3 days straight. The whole time I didn't have any kind of tweaking, though there was something much more important going on. Anyway, I started back up 7 mos later and it is now about a year and a half after that and decided I am almost 30, time to quit.

Yeah, dried fruit would do it! Anyway, success mate!!! I hope you succeed

[Drachen]

Have any of you guys tried that electronic cigarette yet? I heard from a friend of mine that it worked for him.


That is not necessarily supposed to help you quit, though I have heard people have tried to do so using it. It is just an alternative to cigarettes. It is only nicotine that you inhale and as you exhale all you exhale is water vapor, so you could smoke on planes, inside, etc. It is cheaper overall than cigs too.

[Bender]

have a cigar.

[JudynTX]

Good luck.

[Drachen]

BTW thanks for all the good luck wishes.

[JudynTX]

Have any of you guys tried that electronic cigarette yet? I heard from a friend of mine that it worked for him.

Are you a smoker?

[Sapphire]

I quit smoking almost 6 years ago. I never want to smoke again...but I dream about it about every 3 months or so. It's so real that when I wake up, I'm pissed at myself. But then I realize I was only dreaming. I took Wellbutrin to help but didn't take it for very long. What really helped me, believe it or not, was quitnet.com. I posted on there like a fiend, day and night--everyone was quitting together and the more you post, the more you talk yourself into really getting it right this time.

Good luck! You're doing the absolute best thing for your health, but also for your daughter's! It really only sucks for a few days (hardcore) then starts to get easier after the nicotine is gone from your system.

[Dr. Gonzo]

I tried a few months back and even got a prescription for Chantix but no dice. The pills gave me bad headaches. I didn't like how it made me feel so I stopped taking the Chantix and took to Joe Camel again like we had never parted. I don't smoke as much as I used to. At one point I was at almost a pack a day.

[SpursWoman]

I tried a few months back and even got a prescription for Chantix but no dice. The pills gave me bad headaches. I didn't like how it made me feel so I stopped taking the Chantix and took to Joe Camel again like we had never parted. I don't smoke as much as I used to. At one point I was at almost a pack a day.

I used Chantix for about 7 of the 12 weeks the program lasts for ... quit taking it for crazy-ass dreams and no sleep. But it was long enough to get the nicotine out of my system and train me to get nauseated by the mere smell of it ... and I can smell it from a mile away.
:vomit:

[The Reckoning]

start smoking pot

[TDMVPDPOY]

move ur addiction to something else, maybe a hobby or someshit

[mardigan]

The only thing that helped me quit was buying cigs that I hated. I would buy packs of filter less or Marlboro Reds so that even when I did want one, they sucked so bad that I wouldn't touch them. Eventually I just started smoking less and less until I ended up with with a full un-opened pack that I still have to this day. Good luck quitting, it's quite a struggle.

[SpursWoman]

The only thing that helped me quit was buying cigs that I hated. I would buy packs of filter less or Marlboro Reds so that even when I did want one, they sucked so bad that I wouldn't touch them. Eventually I just started smoking less and less until I ended up with with a full un-opened pack that I still have to this day. Good luck quitting, it's quite a struggle.


Chantix made them all taste like I imagine a dirty horse's ass would taste like ... so even though I still want one everyday, I can easily imaging puking my guts out on the first drag. :lol

[Sapphire]

:lol That's the same effect the Wellbutrin had on me. So nasty, plus I had myself convinced that I was going to have a heart attack with the very next drag I took. Fear and taste of dirty goat's ass combined for a very powerful deterrent.

[SpursWoman]

Driving into the gas station and seeing the SALE price of Marlboro's at $4.75 is pretty off-putting as well. Yikes! :wow

[EmptyMan]

Quitting smoking SUUUUUUUCKS

I'm sure getting one of your black slime covered lungs ripped out from your chest sucks a little bit more.



:hat

[SpursWoman]

I don't know, I've never had that happen...?

[koriwhat]

i use to smoke 2 pks a day for a long while until one day my chest started hurting and i let that go on for a few more months until it was just enough pain to really make me rethink my stance of cigarettes... so i just threw what i had away and said goodbye to cigarettes forever cold turkey. it's been like 6-7 yrs now since my last cigarette but i can't say the same for buddha. haha.

good luck quiting that nasty ass habit!

[florige]

That is not necessarily supposed to help you quit, though I have heard people have tried to do so using it. It is just an alternative to cigarettes. It is only nicotine that you inhale and as you exhale all you exhale is water vapor, so you could smoke on planes, inside, etc. It is cheaper overall than cigs too.

But are they supposed to be not as bad for you as cigs?




Are you a smoker?



No thank God. I wouldn't be able to afford that, plus my doses of Patron too. lol

[Drachen]

But are they supposed to be not as bad for you as cigs?


Yeah, it is supposed to be better for you since you don't get all of the tar, and rat poison, etc. Just vaporized nicotine.

[I. Hustle]

I found that the best way to stop smoking is to start shooting heroin. I don't even think about cigarettes anymore.

[DarkReign]

Funny, I am trying to quit as of today, as well.

Smoked my (newest) last one last night.

[Dr. Gonzo]

I found that the best way to stop smoking is to start shooting heroin. I don't even think about cigarettes anymore.

No way, there's nothing like a looooooooong drag after a nice shot of heroin.

Or so I hear.

[angel_luv]

All the best to you as you quit smoking. :)

[JamStone]

Might not be the best advice, but I "sort of" quit smoking this year. It was a combination of me starting to just hate the taste and smell and partly because I felt like I was killing myself (which I was) and I could feel it in my lungs. I wasn't a heavy chain smoker, but probably going on 10 years around a pack a week and then in recent years a pack for about 2-3 weeks. So gradually less and less. Cold turkey is hard. The addiction is too strong. All those things that say they can help, I don't buy it. Chewing gum does not help. But, anyway, I stopped for about 2 1/2 months completely. Didn't have heavy cravings but still urges once in a while, in certain situations. I did a lot of smoking while driving so I'd occasionally get urges when I get in my car. Or when out having a beer. Those would spark cravings. What I did do is start smoking again, but if I had a cigarette, it would be one or two and then I wouldn't smoke for another 2-3 weeks. Once every 2-3 weeks. I'd usually get disgusted with the taste and/or starting coughing a lung and realize why I stopped.

Again, probably not the best advice, but that's how I handle it. I can go for several months without 1. But, if I really have an urge, I just smoke one. But, I really control going overboard and don't smoke like 10 in a row once I have one. I guess it's a different way of handling it.

[I. Hustle]

Meep that!

[Evil Angel]

7 1/2 months for me after 35 years of a 2 pack (Sometimes more) a day habit. As mentioned, the price did it for me. Another $1 tax on April 1st was the last straw.
I used the lozenges and gum to calm the nicotine urges. Like most, not a day goes by that the thought is not there, but unlike most the smell of smoke does not bother me.
Now an ashtray, that's a completely different story! :vomit: Never did care for the old stale smell.

[J.T.]

The only thing that helped me quit was buying cigs that I hated. I would buy packs of filter less or Marlboro Reds so that even when I did want one, they sucked so bad that I wouldn't touch them. Eventually I just started smoking less and less until I ended up with with a full un-opened pack that I still have to this day. Good luck quitting, it's quite a struggle.

Can I have that pack? I really need a smoke right now.

[J.T.]

I found that the best way to stop smoking is to start shooting heroin. I don't even think about cigarettes anymore.

Funny story because heroin actually makes you want cigarettes more.

[sonic21]

i stopped smoking a month ago and now i'm always tired. Hope it won't last too long.

[koriwhat]

i still love the smell of a cigarette being lit...

[The Gemini Method]

I just smoke crack...it's cheaper and nobody gets crazy when I'm crackhead'd out...

[baseline bum]

Good luck. I don't think there's anything more addictive than nicotene, and I'm glad I never got started with it.

[The Reckoning]

yeah i quit a few months ago because i cant afford it, but everytime i walk through a big puff of smoke on campus, i cant help but stop and inhale. it smells so damn good.

[florige]

i still love the smell of a cigarette being lit...



:lol I thought I was the only non-smoker who liked that smell.

[mouse]

any updates?

[JamStone]

Tested the heroine theory... it does make you want to smoke more.

[Wild Cobra]

I feel like I am totally tweakin. I had one last smoke this morning, the last of my pack, been messed up ever since. I should have planned this out better so that my last one would be around 5 or 6 pm so that most of the tweak feeling could happen while I am sleeping.
Take two weeks off work. Any time you want a smoke, take a bong hit instead. After the two weeks, it's a cake walk. The craving will still be there for a year or more, but it's that first two weeks that's the hardest to get past.

[florige]

The only thing that helped me quit was buying cigs that I hated. I would buy packs of filter less or Marlboro Reds so that even when I did want one, they sucked so bad that I wouldn't touch them. Eventually I just started smoking less and less until I ended up with with a full un-opened pack that I still have to this day. Good luck quitting, it's quite a struggle.



lol That sounds like a good idea.