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Originally Posted by DeepPurple
(Post 5461201)
I was a chain smoker, 50 cigarettes a day for 36 years from 1970 until 2006. Even though both my parents smoked, it wasn't until I was in the army and was stationed in Korea that I picked up the habit.
Now, it's been just over two years since I quit. I used a drug that didn't contain any nicotine, it works on the sensors of the brain. It's by prescription only, it's called Chantax. I got it in December 2006 and I was off cigarettes in 5 days. I was as die-hard a smoker as anyone could be, in fact I didn't want to quit because I enjoyed smoking. My wife, who quit two years earlier, asked if I would try this new drug.
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I've got to agree with this statement. I smoked three packs a day (more if I was drinking) for twenty one years. Those of you that know me or have had adult beverages with me know that I *ALWAYS* had a cig in the hand... as a matter of fact I sincerely doubt there is a single picture of me on this website without a cigarette. It didn't matter that my mother died last Christmas of lung cancer at the age of 59 or that her father died of lung cancer at the age of 59 or that her mother died of lung cancer at the age of 59
Over Christmas this year while trying to enjoy being with all four kids it hit me that if I didn't quit smoking and lose weight I would never see the youngest get to be the age of the oldest (those of you who remember ex Ms. Llama and our story remember we had twins almost 4 years ago)
I went on the Chantix (the dreams were tolerable) and by day seven even if I wanted a cigarette, the damn thing tasted like shit and provided no enjoyment.
In the last month I've been through all my former smoking triggers.... driving long distances, driving short distances, waking up, going to bed, sex, idiots that I manage, idiots that I don't manage, drinking socially, drinking binge-ingly, being around smokers, being around militant non smokers, being in smoking bars, going back to Warrensburg and the bars that I owned / worked in, etc... no cigarette, and no desire to have one.
There is a pack of Marlboro Ultra Lights that I have in the glove compartment of the Jeep that I bought as a crutch if necessary on my quit day. Has not even been opened.
On a side note, my sense of smell is beginning to be annoying :p I will never be a militant non smoker because I understand the addiction, but being in a non smoking area and smelling a smoker walk by (work, the gym, wal mart) is almost enough to make me puke... Not only the smokers, but I swear things that I couldn't smell for the last twenty years are now overwhelming (including Mrs. Llama's gas) LMAO
