quit smoking?
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- six1
I did it!
3 weeks now. I had flu so didn't smoke and gave up cold turkey. I have bought some herbal mix with the following ingredients:
Coldsfoot
Eyesbright
Yarrow
Chamomile
Lavender
Thyme
PeppermintIt's great stuff and I smoke this on the odd occasion I fancy a smoke and it's now like smoking tobacco to me
:-)
- ********0
I've only read the very first post here, but I have to say that I find it absolutely hilarious that someone would be considering giving up smoking because of the fear of losing an eye.
I can't imagine there's much else available in life that comes with better statistical risks to that particular eventuality.
- Peter0
Successfully quit for the 9th time.
Haven't smoked cigarettes (besides once or twice while binging) for a month.Tossing away all ciggs lying around at home, exercise and not seeing smoking friends for a while have helped. But mostly, I've simply replaced that vice with another. Namely cigars.
American-Cuban friend in time since last month who brought lots of presents. Dude's a living smoke-quitting machine. Everyone should have one.
- kilroii0
I've recently just started again.
It feels great!
- Ramanisky21
smoke free since 2003 ... cold turkey
My brain & body tricked me into thinking I had a heart attack of sorts.
Have not had one since and smoked more than a pack a day for 13 years.
- fadein100
I have now done 6 months. still chewing gum though.
- exador10
tried the hypno thing and it didn't work at all for me, although i admit that i still listen to the hypno cd's to fall asleep at night, lol....
recently I've been working up the nerve to quit again....
i'm on a trip to Germany to see some relatives as of tomorrow, but will probably quit once i come back home to canada....
have to say, it's super inspiring to read what some of you have been posting here...it's making me want to quit big-time....thanks folks....
- ********0
I don't like quitters
- scarabin0
i haven't had a cigarette since burning man.
i'm learning how to smoke a pipe instead, which is a more pleasant experience for me. it also seems like a bowl now and then in the evenings is not as horrible for you than puffing away at cigs all day long.
tobacco is a useful and enjoyable herb, i figure why remove it completely from my life... just be more responsible with it
- that's just me though, don't let this dissuade you from quitting or anythingscarabin
- Been puffing my pipe for 4 months now, haven't had cig since I started. Best thing ever********
- I like that idea .. smoke less, enjoy it more. It's difficult to keep it in check though.********
- don't forget it is the number one preventable cause of terriyingly painful and unnecessary death, but don't let that stop you...mikotondria3
- i don't think a couple bowls a week is gonna cause my deathscarabin
- but yeah, still not healthyscarabin
- So is breathing in a city
jruggs
- eighteen0
oh fuck everytime i drink now i end up smoking at least one cigarette. IT SUCKS SO MUCH. whenever im drunk it's like i want to have that extra high because it's combination of upper's and downers, listening to hardcore dance music and really drunk right now it's sort of fucking with me
- thumb_screws1
3 months off the cigarettes!!
Always wanted to be able to be an occasional smoker but have never been able to do it, i fucking love smoking too much. Used to smoke around 10 cigarettes on weekdays and double to triple that on the weekends, for about 12 years.
Been talking about quitting for years and think it was becoming an uncle that was the impetus to do it. Also the misses pointed out how badly they affected my behaviour. I could be in a serious conversation, someone would walk up and ask "come out for a smoke" and i would just ditch the conversation mid sentence.
Used the full strength 15mg patches for about 2 months and would pop a nicabate lozenge if i was out and really craving a cig. Also started running to help clear the chest out. Still early days but it seems to be working.
If you are on the patches make sure to take them off at night, i had horrible nightmares and fucked up dreams after getting drunk and leaving the patch on overnight a few times. Also found that the nicabate lozenges make your throat feel like its closing up.
Pro's of quitting:
The ability to drink ludicrous amounts of booze and hardly get a hangover, its crazy compared to when i used to smoke i would get crippling hangovers.Con's of quitting:
I never used to get sick but since i quit it i have been hit with the flu pretty bad a couple times. This has happened to a few mates that had quit too.- Really? When I quit, I stopped getting sick altogether. When I started again, at least 2-3 germs a year.DoTheMacarena
- yeah it doesn't make sense, i rarely got sick while i smoked.thumb_screws
- WhiteFace0
3 days without a smoke, the sleepless nights are killing me! How long does that last for?!
- 10 days max, then the nicotine is out of the system. if you last 2 weeks, chances are 50/50 you will quit for good********
- cool cheers, are you allowed a celebratory smoke after 2 weeks?WhiteFace
- sure, but then you are down to 1/100 again********
- all the nicotine is out of your body in 72hrs, any cravings are just psychological after that. No more nicotine ever, I'm afraid...mikotondria3
- ..or you're back to square 1, another 72hrs detox, and learning to not cave to your cravings. 3 days is the hardest...mikotondria3
- I'm climbing the walls!WhiteFace
- hang in there mate, your lungs have begun healing themself already, you are now a non-smoker. Just think ! :)mikotondria3
- 10 days max, then the nicotine is out of the system. if you last 2 weeks, chances are 50/50 you will quit for good
- ********0
Sleepless nights are down to coffee / caffeine. Reduce the amount you drink.
Apparently, when you stop smoking your tolerance for caffeine also reduces .. so your usual n-th cup is going to be a lot more powerful.
- insomnie0
I also stopped. Week 2 here.
- WhiteFace0
just been looking for images to put me off smoking, this one worked...
- autoflavour0
start smoking crack instead.. its better for you, and less addictive
- mikotondria30
careful when shaving, don't want to nick that, do you ?
- loool0
I smoked for 7 years...I quit 4 years ago...just avoid booze, then your character goes weak...you really need to focus on that shit, it's not something you do whenever you feel like it...it must become a way of life - no cigar and that's it...
it's fucking hard, but when you quit the food tastes better, even booze tastes better... I am dreaming about tobacco even now...3 years have passed, and I am not cured...it is an ultimate drug, no matter what anyone says...
you feel proud of yourself for a long time when you don't smoke, that's one of better sides of a story...but not for long, then you start realizing that you are just the same old piece of shit like you used to be, just a smell from your mouth is not as nasty...