jean that was good

yippie 20 hours for me!!! how r u doing shenadra? and my lungs hurt less
now...

YEAH BUTTONS!!!!!!!!

nice to breathe in deeper that helps!!! weird taking all the advice i
can...

Good luck to you deb on the quitting smoking. I have tried several
times...last I quit for 6 years but got addicted to the gun...go
figure!!

In the next few weeks I'll be hitting everyone up for advice as I am
waiting for my insurace to approve my getting the Chantix.

I never had any hallucinations or anything like that but I would get
bursts of engery.

argh !! I know !! I KNOW !!argh ,,I wanna quit tooooo ARGH !

..I quit for 3 yrs..after 30 yrs smoking...then I dated
someone who smoked..and I would take a puff...just one wouldnt hurt,
right?..then another puff..then a half...well..sad
addiction story yep...
quitting for me...patches...largest patches ..one on each arm
for 2 -3 days...then 1 patch for a week...then smaller patch
for 2-3 weeks...then none...

if you do patches..be ready for wild dreams for a while...

i've set a target date, may 18th, as my quit date buttons..37 years for
me..longest without them between the time i started and now was 45
days...i used lots of water, peppermint candies, stir sticks, and gross
as it sounds, i kept a small jar with couple inches of water in it, and
put my last pack of cigarette butts into it...when i had an urge or
craving, i took a huge whiff...it helped...A LOT!!! good luck to you!!

My target date is the end of this months... plenty of time to think up a
good reason not to quit! No really though, I have cut down quite
a bit, and you guys are giving some really good tips... so good luck
Buttons!!! I know it's hard!!! I'll soon be joining you!

Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms
Cravings to smoke
Irritable, cranky
Insomnia
Fatigue
Inability to Concentrate
Headache
Cough
Sore throat
Constipation, gas, stomach pain
Dry mouth
Sore tongue and/or gums
Postnasal drip
Tightness in the chest


i experienced ALL of these...the worst 72 hrs of my life...BUT... the
worst time is the first 72 hrs..

hang in there you 2...it gets easier..drink lots of water and get out
and DO something to get your mind off the cravings

my cousins step mom was a chain smoker for years and she quit by taking
some pills. they worked for her.. her dr. prescribed them.. dont
remember what they are called but i can find out..


i tried to quit a while back and i ended up eating alot more.. and not
good for me food .. lots of junk.. and yes.. i coughed more when i
stopped but probably cause my lungs were trying to get the nasty crap
out of me .. lol.. needless to say i started again ..

working on not smoking near as much so maybe next time i try i'll be
able to do it the whole way through

yea i have the fatigue.. or at least i want to sleep so i dont think
about it lmao!!! my lungs hurt so bad at first still have a lil cough
nothing i didnt have before!!! light headed a bit still but the gum
helps that i chew like 5 peices a day your allowed 8 i think it was... i
just dont think the gum covers the real urges.... but where am i now? ok
at 38 hours...and today seems a little better so far come on u
guys u can do it too!!! lol smelling the old butts gross!!! yea i got
rid of em... oh yea there is some in my car dont think i want to though
doesnt smoking smell wonderful? how could we be addicted to such a gross
thing? i love non smokers that tell u ..well if u dont like it just
quit yea its real simple

for me i tried not smoking as much... that lasted for a while then poof
i was back up to smoking way too much!!! so i give that idea a flunk for
me...i see lots of people quit then start back later on 6 months a yr
later even 5 yrs later... so i think it will be a challenge for the rest
of my life... which stinks!!! but yea one drag for me and i may start
again hope i never give in to that drag of somoenes smoke

tell me about it.. ppl who have never smoked.. dont really know what
its like to try and quit when you have done it for so long.. my mom has
never smoked but her sisters, and brother do.. one sister finally
stopped.. the other died last year due to alot of problems.. she smoked
menthols all her life.. from about 13 untill she passed away and they
crytalized her lungs..


pretty sure i'd feel alot better if i could just drop the habit but its
really not that easy . i mean i'm okay as long as i'm not around anyone
else at all who smokes.. then i dont want them as much .. but i've got
to find away to keep from eating everything in site when i dont have a
cig..

i need to get something like suckers or something like that.. to keep my
hand and mouth occupied when i crave it..

Wonder if a white owl would help you ladies, heard their smoke free.

maybe sugarfree gum? geesh i ate alot yesterday too it really sucks!!!
well a lot of people will be here for u when u do!!!! see for me i
really dont know a difference since im 44 and smoked when i was 12!! so
most all of my life it was a part of it.. just like
breathing..unbelievable if u think about it that way!!

i hear ya ..


i cant really chew any kind of gum.. hurts my teeth like really bad.. i
stick to sucking on suckers or peppermints or something..

thinking bout trying to quit by this summer

i didnt set time ... i ran out of smokes and said no im not going to
store!!! they arent going to control me now... get tired of the control
and humm what 200 bucks a month? to kill myself? geesh i hope i make
it!!

You WILL make it Buttons
Positive thinking only

yippie!!!! 2 days 1 hour!!! no smoke and scotty is going to be
next... now u have the pressure scottybravo
feel better!!! i craved gum after dinner today!!! and
when i wake up in morning i havent craved one!! real tired though like
im sleeping it off... good think its the weekend!!!