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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Friday, March 10, 2006 - 6:09 am
I hear you Lawrie, I have been smoke free for 5 weeks now. the first week i thought was the worst.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, March 10, 2006 - 6:42 am
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!
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Lawrie
Member
08-03-2002
| Friday, March 10, 2006 - 8:22 am
Thanks for the support. Day 3 isn't starting well but I'll make it! And congrats to Rainlvr and Dfennessey!
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Friday, March 10, 2006 - 8:53 am
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
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Faerygdds
Member
08-29-2000
| Friday, March 10, 2006 - 3:27 pm
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!
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Lawrie
Member
08-03-2002
| Friday, March 10, 2006 - 3:58 pm
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.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, March 10, 2006 - 9:32 pm
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.
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Faerygdds
Member
08-29-2000
| Friday, March 10, 2006 - 9:49 pm
And having met us... you knew just how MUCH we smoked! LOL
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, March 10, 2006 - 9:58 pm
to all of you! Faery and Drake!! Having met you, too.. very happy to hear this!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 10:07 pm
That too, Faery. 
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Lawrie
Member
08-03-2002
| Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 9:02 am
Thanks for the support Juju!
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 7:20 am
37 days for me, it is a little tough again but nothing major.
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Sue
Member
06-02-2005
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 8:00 am
Has anyone here used Zyban to quit smoking? I am considering using it but would like some insight on it. Thanks
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 8:34 am
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.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, March 13, 2006 - 7:22 pm
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

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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 10:30 pm
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.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 10:36 pm
I'll be back in the morning.
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Lawrie
Member
08-03-2002
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 5:36 am
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
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 5:39 am
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.
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Lawrie
Member
08-03-2002
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 6:02 am
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
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 8:52 am
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.
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 10:17 am
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!
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 3:57 pm
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.
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Lawrie
Member
08-03-2002
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 6:05 pm
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!!
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Friday, March 31, 2006 - 10:38 am
Thanks Lawrie!!
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