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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Thursday, April 06, 2006 - 5:59 pm
Go Lawrie Go!

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Imbewitched
Member
03-08-2002
| Friday, April 07, 2006 - 8:24 am
Naja, Lawrie and Dfenn - way to go on another smoke free week. Keep up the great work. Have a safe and nicodemon free weekend. Sami 7 days, 13 hours, 26 minutes and 2 seconds smoke free.
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Lawrie
Member
08-03-2002
| Friday, April 07, 2006 - 8:53 am
Thanks Imbewitched. You made it through Hell Week! You should be proud! Have a great weekend. Joyce
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Dfennessey
Member
07-25-2004
| Friday, April 07, 2006 - 9:00 am
9 weeks for me tomorrow. and imbewitched you can do it. i do have one friend and one freind only that every day says to me "how much did you smoke to today?" now may i remind you that she is on a diet so now i ask her "how much junk food did you eat today?" shut her up because she did not like that i asked her that question when she was on a diet.
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Imbewitched
Member
03-08-2002
| Friday, April 07, 2006 - 9:14 am
WOW - Dfenn, with friends like that........... but girl I love your reply to her. That should stop her in her tracks. lol Lawrie - I am proud of myself but not TOO proud. lol I'm the type that can't get to puffed up (no pun intended) over my accomplishment. I have to remember my one day at a time motto. lol
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, April 07, 2006 - 11:22 am
Hahahaha, Dfennessey! Good comeback! Congratulations to the new nonsmokers on your milestones. The more mile markers you pile up, the easier the going gets. Usually. You might hit a bump or two, but it is not permanent. And always remember: There is no such thing as "just one cigarette" when you are a nonsmoker.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Friday, April 07, 2006 - 11:30 am
What Juju said.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Friday, April 07, 2006 - 2:12 pm
Well, Eeyore sent me the link to here so I guess she wants me to add my post about quitting smoking. I decided awhile back that I wanted to quit smoking, or at least make my first attempt. I went to the dr and got my rx for Zyban on Feb 1st, and finally filled it mid March. Since you're supposed to continue smoking for a bit before you quit, I decided to cut back during the first 10 days or so and it would make it simpler on my stop date. I picked my quit date: April Fools Day. I figured if I was not successful, I could say that I was a fool to even attempt it. After smoking for 40 years, I have no real expectations one way or the other. Time will tell. The last cigarette I had was at the last minute of March 31st. There have been a few times that I have wanted one, but I have not had one yet. I did make a change to the suggestion to get rid of all ashtrays and lighters and cigarettes. I knew that if I did that, I would immediately run out and buy replacements, so what I did was keep a couple ashtrays, but put them away. I also keep one unwrapped package of cigarettes and a couple lighters on a table in the living room, so if I really really want one, it's there. I also keep a small cigarette case with the last few cigarettes I had left on March 31 along with a lighter on me whenever I go out. For me, it's working out great - I have one handy if I want one, and when I want one, I just say not this time, maybe later. Anyways, we'll see how it goes.
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Lawrie
Member
08-03-2002
| Friday, April 07, 2006 - 4:38 pm
Shadoe; Great to see you here! You are either braver or stronger (or both) than I am to be able to keep cigarettes within easy reach. Of course, I didn’t actually have any leftovers. I quit on a whim because I finished my pack, it would have been a cold walk to the store, and the patches that had been in the cupboard for at least two years hadn’t quite reached their expiration date. You have made it through the first week. Dfennessey; Nine weeks is impressive! And great comeback to your friend. Imbewitched; I think you are wise not to get too puffed up. I am currently feeling tempted to get rid of these silly patches but my dr. warned me quite emphatically about stopping them too soon. Thanks Juju2bigdog and Retired! Intellectually I understand about there being no such thing as “just one cigarette” but I’m not to a point where I can accept that I will never have another. So it is one day at a time or perhaps, at this point, one “milestone” at a time.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Friday, April 07, 2006 - 6:11 pm
Imbewitched, it looks like you and my mother have the exact same quit time!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, April 07, 2006 - 8:00 pm
Congratulations, Shadoe! If you made it this far, you can probably make it the rest of the way. I will be honest, though, in saying that ambivalence is a big obstacle for anybody trying to jump this hurdle. But I have seen you have a lot of grit other places on this board, so you just keep putting off having that "one cigarette." I know everybody here wishes you well and hopes for your success. Ummm, I think I kept an ashtry or two around too ... for guest smokers, of course. Lawrie, don't take that patch off! It really IS doing a lot to keep the physical cravings off you so that you only have to battle the mental. And that's hard enough.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Friday, April 07, 2006 - 8:38 pm
I decided to quit because I was not enjoying it as before and wanted to quit. I make sure I test myself too; I am not going to start avoiding those who smoke, so I go out for breaks with people who smoke at work and it does not seem to bother me at all to be around smokers; I don't feel any urge to have one. The auto-want times can be difficult; after a meal, with my coffee, when I get up, before bed. Since I can't avoid any of those, I am just waiting for those times to get easier.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, April 10, 2006 - 9:33 am
Good work, Shadoe. Wanting it for yourself is the biggest motivator. You should be over most of the worst of it by now.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Monday, April 10, 2006 - 12:54 pm
Hang in there, Shadoe. I actually gave up coffee because the urge was so great to want a cig with it. Now I enjoy my flavored teas which I don't associate with smoking. It gets easier. One day at a time.
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Sue
Member
06-02-2005
| Monday, April 10, 2006 - 1:39 pm
Well my run with wellbutrin came to an abrupt end after only being on them for 4 days. Was not myself the whole time and after getting home from work night 4 my heart started racing and my body went into tremors. After calling healthlink, I was instructed to get to the hospital as I was having some serious side effects. There they hooked me up to heart monitor and it was 130, normal heartbeat being between 60 & 100. Healthlink also said i should have only been taking one pill a day for the first week and I was taking two a day on the doctors instructions. Let me just say it was absolutely terrifying, the heart racing, shortness of breath and my whole body tremoring uncontrollably. I guess I am now back at square one.
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Shadoe
Member
11-04-2004
| Monday, April 10, 2006 - 1:40 pm
Well, there is no way I can give up everything that triggers a want for a smoke; I would be left with nothing but water. Actually it's been only 10days, and the triggers are much more spaced out now. I am pretty shocked that I have lasted this long. I guess the true test will be when I stop the Zyban in a few months; then, I'll truly be on my own.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, April 10, 2006 - 5:26 pm
Shadoe, you will probably be okay after 60 days. You sure seem to be doing well so far. Congratulations. Sue, that is scary. Can you try the patch or gum or lozenges? Um, you KNOW that the allergic reaction was not a sign from the Lord that he wants you to keep smoking, right? 
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Lawrie
Member
08-03-2002
| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 3:53 am
Sue! I'm so sorry you had this experience. Hope you're feeling better now. As Juju said, it's not a sign to keep smoking. There are alternatives. The patch has been working a treat for me. Shadoe; Glad to see you're plugging along! 10 days (11 by now?) is a great accomplishment. I'm sure that you will be fine when you stop the Zyban. By then you will have developed a habit of not smoking. After a month, I started to reach for a smoke after dinner last night. It took me by surprise because I haven't had that thought for a long while. It only lasted 3.5 seconds but reminded me that I need to be vigilant. Doesn't pay to get too cocky! Hope everyone is having a great day!
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 5:43 am
Congrats to all the non-smokers!! Including my dear mother!!! Hang in there!! LOL Juju re: God's wishes for Sue
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 5:49 am
Thanks for laughing at my joke, Eeyores.
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Wendo
Member
08-07-2000
| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 7:43 am
Sue, sorry to hear about your side effect; it's not uncommon for Wellbutrin/Zyban to cause anxiety, rapid heartbeat, etc. When I was on Wellbutrin I had the same thing happen initially. Thankfully, it subiseded after a couple of weeks. (Though, I no longer need to take it.) Keep up the smoke-free days everyone!
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Imbewitched
Member
03-08-2002
| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 11:16 am
Hi there all you ex-smokers and supporters. I haven't been able to get into tvch for a couple of days. Anyway, I wanted to come by to say a "way to go" to ya'll. This weekend was a bear for me. I really wanted a cig. It started Friday afternoon and just got worse as the weekend went on. My boyfried couldn't do a thing right. All I wanted him to do was get the heck out of the house and when he went I was mad at him the rest of the weekend for going. Crazy, I know. Our house was not a fun place to be, let me tell ya. But the good news is, I didn't smoke one single cig. Of course, I didn't leave the house either, which I would have had to do to get to the cigs. I can chuckle a bit about it now but I hope that is the worst of this quit. That was not fun. Sue, I am so sorry to hear about your experience with Welbutrin. That is awful. I hope you can continue the quit. Eeyore, I hope your mom is doing well with her quit. Tell her she has a partner here that is thinking about her. Welcome to the ex-smokers club Shadoe. I'm glad you decided to join us. Looks like you are doing very well in your quit. No way could I have cigs around the house. It would have been over for me days ago. Heck, I had to go to gas stations that have "pay at the pump" because I didn't trust myself to go into the store. Thank goodness that part of my quit has gotten much better. I'm actually able to go to the grocery store now. lol Lawrie - I had that same thing happen to me last night after dinner! Kind of eerie but it also felt kind of good when I realized I could do without it. Hope you are doing well. Still on the patch? I saw somewhere that when you decide to get off of them that you should ween yourself off slowly. Not sure if that is correct info or not but just a thought. Dfen - congrats again on your 9 mo. anniv. That is so wonderful. I can't wait to be there.
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 12:15 pm
Everyone is doing so well. Congrats all. Hang in there!!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 12:20 pm
Congratulations on making it over the hump of this weekend, Imbewitched.
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Imbewitched
Member
03-08-2002
| Tuesday, April 11, 2006 - 12:22 pm
Thank you Retired and Juju. You guys are so great.
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