an update on my attempt at quitting smoking.

[Bugman]

Good for you kidddo,i knew you could do it!

 

[Lionhart]

Your perfume must smell excellant without the undertone of smokey clothes to choke it out. Wonderful news. Way to go babes..

 

[tickle_fan03]

Wow that's awesome.....keep up the good work.

I tried to quit myself a couple of years ago.Lasted 2 months cold turkey,didn't seem to miss them,until St Patricks Day...then I went back on them again coz I was drinking heavily then.I crave them more when I'm drinking.I should really think about quitting again.....but as of yet I have no desire to.

 

[Babbles]

That's GREAT!!

I know how difficult addictions are, and not to anything as strong as tobacco (you're probably right, I wouldn't be surprised if those lousy cigarette manufacturers have made them even more chemically addictive.... Anything for a bloody buck )

You deserve huge kudos for going to such lengths to kick it before it kicks you!!! I also can't deal with nausea, I hope you don't need to much longer!!!

Does chewing gum help, as well as the water recommended above? (Chewing gum isn't good for the teeth either, of course, but to tide you over...)

So very glad to hear you're almost there!!! Cheers!!!
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[isabeau]

thanks you guys...i do drink water and also have been eating an apple a day..you know what they say about that..chewing gum is not an option, as i have a tender spot on my bottom gum that sometimes hurts while chewing gum..o and my brother in law quit smoking three years ago, and chews gum, and you're right Babbles, his teeth aren't the greatest lol..

that's so true about clothes not smelling like cigs, however i was fortunate in that mine never truly did/do smell that way..i've passed those people in stores..i think that's mainly the more chain smoking peeps..

today i've hardly smoked at all, the craving becomes less and less, and i don't even think about wanting a cigarette..i thought that i would be thinking about cigs all the time, but i'm finding that as the day goes by, i don't even notice.

 

[unclebill]

Way to go, Melanie!!! I`m proud of you, and keep up the good work.

 

[isabeau]

Way to go, Melanie!!! I`m proud of you, and keep up the good work.

thanks unclebill....in fact even better? i just smoked a cigarette about half an hour ago? and got an extreme case of nausea, plus the cigarette is tasting bad..so i think i've quit...i won't know for sure until tomorrow morning, but i told david tonight that i've had enough..Chantix is like a miracle drug for those of us who can't quit any other way..plus now i'm wondering if this is the way the cigarette really tastes? yuck..

Chantix works on a front part of your brain..there are receptors that the nicotine clings to and that in turn gives you pleasure from smoking..as the pill progresses, (and for me it's been three weeks of taking this, twice a day, and eating something is a must before taking the pill) the drug blocks the nicotine from those receptors, thus severing the pleasure portion from the nicotine..

hmm i just heard on the news tonight that seven people who have had strokes which affected the insula? sp? portion of their brain, quit smoking immediately..no longer a desire or craving to smoke..wonder if Chantix is working that same way?

 

[slap'n'ticklee]

Mel, this is great news and sounds like your doing so well, keep it up hon 🙂

My Mum used to smoke about 30 a day and the first thing she would need when she woke up was a cup of tea and ciggie. To me I can't understand it as I've never smoked and the only reason she gave up was her dentist told her that if she didn't give up smoking her gums would recede and her teeth would fall out. That prompted her to give up over night, to which I'm really proud of her as she can get a bit obsessive over things, like her pecan pie and choccie lol 😛

Anyway, all the best and keep us updated as I'm sure there are quite a few out there reading on how your getting on and hopefully getting motivated themselves at giving up 🙂

 

[isabeau]

Mel, this is great news and sounds like your doing so well, keep it up hon 🙂

My Mum used to smoke about 30 a day and the first thing she would need when she woke up was a cup of tea and ciggie. To me I can't understand it as I've never smoked and the only reason she gave up was her dentist told her that if she didn't give up smoking her gums would recede and her teeth would fall out. That prompted her to give up over night, to which I'm really proud of her as she can get a bit obsessive over things, like her pecan pie and choccie lol 😛

Anyway, all the best and keep us updated as I'm sure there are quite a few out there reading on how your getting on and hopefully getting motivated themselves at giving up 🙂

thank you hon..everyday i smoke less and less...i don't think it will be long before i'm smoke-free..eeks that's a good reason to quit, don't want receding gums or no teeth..i also tend to get obsessive over things, which is why i needed a drug to help me quit smoking.

 

[isabeau]

well a shameless bump of my thread but didn't want to start a new one..i'm beginning my second month of the chantix program. yesterday when i went to get my second month's prescription, the pharmicist asked me how i was doing with it..i said well i'm still sticking with it..he said many quit the program because they can't deal with the nausea..so although i'm not proud of myself for the most part, i must say that this time i am a bit..and my smoking is practically gone..only a few still in the morning, before the day's pill begins to take effect, and the craving is gone..i'm thinking by the end of February, i will be smoke free...and the funny thing is, i didn't want to quit, but i felt i needed to at this time.

 

[isabeau]

YAY for Melanie = ) Good work.. that must have been hard. I know people who have been smoking for a while and cant give it up. Congrats.

thanks Adam..i've been smoking for hmm about twenty years..off and on, but the last year or so i increased the amount of cigarettes i would smoke a day by double..today i smoked five, and probably won't smoke anymore tonight..

 

[ChosenofMystra]

I'm proud of you Izzy 🙂 Not many people can overcome what you have...you should feel very proud of yourself too 😀 Congratulations and good health to you!

 

[isabeau]

I'm proud of you Izzy 🙂 Not many people can overcome what you have...you should feel very proud of yourself too 😀 Congratulations and good health to you!

thank you Chosen hon..my hubby is rather proud of me also..

Adam thanks lol...yea well i find it hard to believe i've been smoking for twenty years also, but remember most of those years i would smoke six or seven cigs a day..it only increased these last two years when i was under stress..

 

[isabeau]

YIKES. well thats much better than how I handled stress ( and I mean in my adult life) = )

well people handle stress in different ways..depends on how stressed out you are i suppose..and smoking more cigs wasn't exactly a smart way to handle that stress...

the nausea was so bad today that the pack i'm currently on now will be my last..i don't wish to have to eat before taking a pill...and you must eat something before taking chantix..and drink a full glass of water with the pill, which doesn't help my nausea..so looks like the chantix did the trick for me..i hate smoking now..only in the mornings do i get a slight craving, but i can now use self control...

CHANTIX, FOR ME, WORKED, SO I CALL IT A MIRACLE DRUG..