Quitting Smoking

[Frazod]

Both the wife and I need to quit, and since we've tried to quit at the same time before, and THAT REALLY SUCKED, I took the plunge first.

Haven't had a cigarette since last night. I've quit several times in the past, sometimes for up to three months - quitting ain't the problem - it's staying quit that kicks my ass.

Any advice on non-smoking methods/products or encouragement would be appreciated.

[Dunit35]

I quit on April 30th at noon. It has been two weeks and I honestly never have cravings anymore. Every once and awhile I get one but easily fight it off. The fiance has been a big help in getting rid of my habit.

[SLAG]

Originally Posted by Dunit35

I quit on April 30th at noon. It has been two weeks and I honestly never have cravings anymore. Every once and awhile I get one but easily fight it off. The fiance has been a big help in getting rid of my habit.

Awesome Man!

Keep it up

it really is one of the best things I ever did

[StcChief]

Originally Posted by HemiEd

I quit cigs for 6 months one time, started smoking cigars, pretty soon I was back on the smokes.


I have quit again, for the bazillionth time, for two months. Doc made me quit coffee too, that really blows.

Cigars no inhale....but the smoke flavor will force you back...

Cold Turkey would be tough, but. Coffee/Nicotine stimulate the same area. Dr. will get you to quit coffee too.....

Oh and what Frazod said

[DeepPurple]

I was the poster that wrote a couple of months ago about using the drug Chantix back in December to quit my habit of 2 packs a day since 1970. It's now been five months and I'm still smoke free, however after 36 years of smoking I did damage my heart.

About a month of ago I went to my doctor complaining about my feet hurting, he ordered a whole list of tests and x-rays, one of which was a nuclear stress test. A week after the test the cardiologist called and wanted to see me right away, he found blockage in my heart.

Last Thursday I went into the hospital for what's called an angioplasty. Your in a regular operating room enviroment but your in a twlight sleep condition, you can hear and see what's going on and you can answer their questions but you don't feel any pain, you will feel some pressure in the hip area when they are performing the procedure. The surgeon snakes a wire type device up to the heart from the vein near the top of the leg next to the groin. They put dye in your blood and can watch what they're doing with an x-ray type machine that is just above your head. After reaching my heart they found one artery was 100% blocked but had created it's own collateral artery in it's place, which they said is common. The middle artery was 50% blocked, so this is where the term angioplasty comes into play. The end of the wire can expand, they call it a balloon, and this expansion knocks out the blockage and then they insert a hollow metal section to reinforce the area. Much the same way a plummer puts in a new piece of pipe, this tubing is called a stent. My artery on the rightside was OK, so nothing was done to that one.

After one night in the hospital I was back home on Friday and really didn't feel much pain, it was a fairly easy procedure considering they are working on the heart. My doctor said to rest a week and then I can resume normal activities and I'll have more endurance than before since my heart will be working much better.

[convict1983]

Why anyone starts smoking is beyond me. Absolutely disgusting. Glad I never picked up cancer sticks.

[KCKID58]

it's been 7 weeks for me now.... Keep up the good work. I used chantix for a month and decided against shelling out another $135.00 for a months supply. If you really want to quit than you will. you have to have it in your own head to quit and you will.. I even went to a lynard skynard concert and had people smoking all around me. i'm not going to lie and say i didn't want a cigarette but if you have it in your mind that you want to quit than you won't break.....

good luck and drop a line if the cravings get too much.....
we're all here to help...

B

[go bo]

Originally Posted by frazod

Both the wife and I need to quit, and since we've tried to quit at the same time before, and THAT REALLY SUCKED, I took the plunge first.

Haven't had a cigarette since last night. I've quit several times in the past, sometimes for up to three months - quitting ain't the problem - it's staying quit that kicks my ass.

Any advice on non-smoking methods/products or encouragement would be appreciated.

i must have quit twenty times, sometimes up to 6 months before starting up again...

while some remdies work better for some people, i finally quit after a year of using the nicotine gum...

i would take half of a piece of the gum, chew it like 5-10 bites (do NOT make the mistake of thinking that this stuff is like regular gum; do not chew it like gum - you will get sick to your stomach if you just pop one into your mouth and chew it like gum)...

start with half a piece and adjust so that your craving for smoking is minimized...

at first i was using the gum more than 10 times a day, but as the year wore on it took less and less gum to keep me from wanting to smoke...

the other big advantage to using the gum is that you can use it every time that the craving strikes (even a year or two after you've quit)...

i finally quit cigarettes (and pipe smoking - no, not that kind of pipe) in '87, but used the gum on occasion over the next year whenever the craving struck (like eating out, being in smoke filled bars, drinking heavily, watching chiefs games, etc.)...

good luck tim, just take it one day at a time...

p.s. just remember that the harder it is for you to quit, the easier it will be to stay quit..

that's what keeps me from even taking a single puff off a cigarette, it was just too hard to quit and i don't ever want to go through that again...

[sedated]

I like the way a fresh firm pack feels in my hand.

I like peeling away that little piece of cellophane and seeing it twinkle in the light.

I like coaxing that first sweet cylinder out of its hiding place and bringing it slowly up to my lips.

Striking a match, watching it burst into a perfect little flame and knowing that soon that flame will be inside me!

I love the first puff, pulling it into my lungs... little fingers of smoking filling me, caressing me, feeling that warmth penetrate deeper and deeper until I think I'm going to burst!

Then... watching it flow out of me in a lovely sinuous cloud, no two ever quite the same!

[NewChief]

I quit smoking about 5 years ago when we lived in Colorado. I, foolishly, started dipping again, though. Started back slow, only dipping when we were outdoors or working in the yard. Now I'm full on with the dip again, going through about a can a week (which isn't that bad, but still).

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by sedated

I like the way a fresh firm pack feels in my hand.

I like peeling away that little piece of cellophane and seeing it twinkle in the light.

I like coaxing that first sweet cylinder out of its hiding place and bringing it slowly up to my lips.

Striking a match, watching it burst into a perfect little flame and knowing that soon that flame will be inside me!

I love the first puff, pulling it into my lungs... little fingers of smoking filling me, caressing me, feeling that warmth penetrate deeper and deeper until I think I'm going to burst!

Then... watching it flow out of me in a lovely sinuous cloud, no two ever quite the same!

[Radar Chief]

Welbutrin, Frazod. It’s what helped me quit.
Course, I think it has as much to do with your mentality. By the time I tried it, I really wanted to quit, had come to hate cigarettes, the smell and especially the cost.
I know guys that have quit and remember to the day when they had their last cigarette. Personally I can’t even remember how long it’s been now. That’s how much I miss them.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by Radar Chief

Welbutrin, Frazod. It’s what helped me quit.
Course, I think it has as much to do with your mentality. By the time I tried it, I really wanted to quit, had come to hate cigarettes, the smell and especially the cost.
I know guys that have quit and remember to the day when they had their last cigarette. Personally I can’t even remember how long it’s been now. That’s how much I miss them.

This is an old thread - I haven't had a smoke since August of 2005.

But thanks anyway.

[tooge]

I am actually a Doc(man do I hate to let that out on here) and I have recently had some real success with the Chantix. It is a medication you take in two stages and usually within 3 -4 weeks the patient has stopped smoking. It would be worth asking one of your health care providers about.

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by frazod

This is an old thread - I haven't had a smoke since August of 2005.

But thanks anyway.

Good for you.
And I’ll be sure to look at dates of quoted posts more closely next time.

[bringbackmarty]

People, the statistics don't lie. I quit cold turkey on Saturday. It's been hard but with deep breathing\relaxation exercises, vigorous exercise, proper support, and reading this website: http://whyquit.com/
I know I can do it, and you can too. I quit for five years and relapsed a year ago. Nicotine addiction is an insidious disease. Make sure you read this story:
brians story