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Dfennessey
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07-25-2004

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 6:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
I hear you Lawrie, I have been smoke free for 5 weeks now. the first week i thought was the worst.

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 6:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Yay, Lawrie!!! Congratulations on taking the plunge! Hang in there and you, too will be able to celebrate your one year anniversary next year.

Rainlvr, isn't it great to have that big milestone within your grasp? Congratulations!

Lawrie
Member

08-03-2002

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 8:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lawrie a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the support. Day 3 isn't starting well but I'll make it! And congrats to Rainlvr and Dfennessey!

Dfennessey
Member

07-25-2004

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 8:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
I found day 5 and 6 probably my worst if i wasn't running late for work I would have stopped at the store to buy some

Faerygdds
Member

08-29-2000

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Faerygdds a private message Print Post    
I hear that! Day 5 and 6 were the worst! And my DH hadn't quit yet so I could still smell it waft in from outside after every smoke! MEANIE!

But we are both smoke free now. We feel better, we can taste better... and we can breathe better! I don't have that "morning cough" anymore... life is good!

Keep up the hard work!

2 months 20 days!

Lawrie
Member

08-03-2002

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 3:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lawrie a private message Print Post    
Wow. After this morning being so very hard, I'm not sure I'll make it through days 5 & 6. lol. I feel much better this afternoon and I know that the short-term pain will be worth it. After going through this morning, I am in awe of you all! I don't think I would be strong enough if I lived with a smoker.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 9:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Yay Faerygddss and Drake! Having met both of you, I am especially glad that you were both able to make the leap over to a longer life together. That's basically what it's all about.

Congratulations, Lawrie. Making the decision that you are going to actually DO IT is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make. It is by no means an easy ride, but you can do it, as others here have, if you have enough determination. It is you versus the demon. Who is going to win? You will win if you can endure. Yep, days 5 and 6 are beastly, but if you can just hang on and get through them, eventually it gets easier and you have more days when you don't ask yourself why you are punishing yourself so badly. Your sane mind, which you will again be in one of these days, knows you are actually trying to save your own life. Sympathy and best wishes. Try the very hardest you can.

Faerygdds
Member

08-29-2000

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 9:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Faerygdds a private message Print Post    
And having met us... you knew just how MUCH we smoked! LOL

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Friday, March 10, 2006 - 9:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
to all of you!

Faery and Drake!! Having met you, too.. very happy to hear this!

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 10:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
That too, Faery. :-)

Lawrie
Member

08-03-2002

Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 9:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lawrie a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the support Juju!

Dfennessey
Member

07-25-2004

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 7:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
37 days for me, it is a little tough again but nothing major.

Sue
Member

06-02-2005

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 8:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sue a private message Print Post    
Has anyone here used Zyban to quit smoking? I am considering using it but would like some insight on it. Thanks

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 8:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Yay, Fairie and Drake! Congratulations!

Dfennessey, those tough moments keep creeping up every once in a while (about once a day for me still), but they do get easier to fight off with time.

Sue, I did it with Zyban and the patch. The Zyban alone didn't do it for me. It helps keep you more on an even keel, helping to fight off those I-gotta-have-one-right-now panic attacks, but is no miracle drug, where you take your daily dose and that takes care of the cravings. Nope, no wonder drug like that. But the combo of Zyban/Wellbutrin and patch worked for me.

Juju2bigdog
Member

10-27-2000

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 7:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Yay Dfennessey!!! You are doing really good.

Oh! For those of you who have either Walgreens or Rite Aid drugstores in your area, both of them have excellent sales on nicotine substitutes this week. Patches and gum, I think. Walgreens is a great price on both, and Rite is a Buy one, get one free. Sales in my area run through Saturday.

Jujunosmokingbargainhuntingdawg



Naja
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06-28-2003

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 10:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Hi, it "was" day 4 for me, but I stole 2 smokes from a friend's pack tonight. I DO NOT want to smoke any longer. I am almost 40 years old. Please help me.

Naja
Member

06-28-2003

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 10:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
I'll be back in the morning.

Lawrie
Member

08-03-2002

Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 5:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lawrie a private message Print Post    
Naja; I am currently on Day 23 myself after 34 years of pretty heavy smoking. If I can do it, it can be done. Don't beat yourself up for slipping and get back on track as soon as possible. I needed to evaluate my reasons for wanting to quit and accept that I needed to say goodbye to an old friend. Not one puff ever. (NOPE) I also found a great forum at http://www.quitnet.com There is info on what to expect as you quit and some very supportive people who have been through the process of quitting. Let me know if you would like more info.
Joyce

Jimmer
Moderator

08-30-2000

Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 5:39 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
One thing that I've noticed among friends who have quit is that sometimes they completely give up when they slip and have a couple. You don't want to give up, even if you do slip up.

LOL - A friend was determined to cut back on his smoking so he decided that he would only smoke at certain times - one being when he was at a bar and playing pool.

He commented that his reduced smoking technique wasn't working. All it was doing was making him hang out at bars and drink more!

Anyway, he has given it up completely now.

Lawrie
Member

08-03-2002

Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 6:02 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lawrie a private message Print Post    
I agree with your friend Jimmer. At one point I thought that I would cut down to 8 per day. For the couple of days that it lasted, I was always thinking ahead to when I would be able to have my next one. It was much easier to just quit altogether!
Joyce

Dfennessey
Member

07-25-2004

Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 8:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dfennessey a private message Print Post    
I have not smoked in 2 months now and i am afraid to even have a couple of puffs because i am afraid that i will go right back to being a full time smoker. i do know people who can smoke a few when the go out for a few drinks and once they leave the bar they are done. I just do not believe that I can be one of those people, because I always enjoyed smoking.

Wendo
Member

08-07-2000

Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 10:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wendo a private message Print Post    
Naja, you slipped, it happens. Don't beat yourself up over it. Start again from day one and get back on the horse and don't smoke. You CAN do it and we're here to support you.

Congrats on the two months Dfennessey!

Retired
Member

07-11-2001

Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 3:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
This is my first post in this thread. But I do read it & congratulate all of you for quitting.

Hang in there guys! You can do it. I quit cold turkey over 3 yrs. ago when I had a nasty cold (I also turned to quitnet for support). Wasn't easy. Also had to give up coffee at the same time since it was such a trigger for me to want to have a cigarette. The first week was the hardest. I saved enough money by not smoking that today I bought a beautiful used car! So put that money you would spend on cigs away and treat yourself to something special. You're worth it.

I also got a very uncommon disease last year that attacked my kidneys, heart, and lungs & I was hospitalized for 2 months. My doc told me point blank that if I were still smoking I wouldn't have made it. I'm also a recovering alcoholic (24 yrs.) That wasn't easy either but quitting cigs was harder.

So hang in there.

Lawrie
Member

08-03-2002

Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 6:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lawrie a private message Print Post    
Thanks for the support Retired. Always great to hear from someone who has been there. Three years is great inspiration!

Enjoy the heck out of that car!!

Retired
Member

07-11-2001

Friday, March 31, 2006 - 10:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Retired a private message Print Post    
Thanks Lawrie!!