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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 10:37 pm
in 45 min I will have gone 24 HOURS WITHOUT A CIG...NO PUFFS NO NOTHING!!!! AND IT WASNT TOO HARD! I am so thrilled!!! I went to Vicky's and spent 50.00 came home and showed Bill the bag and said this is my carton of cigs this week!!!! I went to work party tonite and drank, when the smokers went to go smoke I went with them and STILL DIDNT SMOKE!!! this is so huge for me that I am gonna copy and paste it all over the board LOL I got mints, licorice and celery....next goal...to go 48 hrs without a puff!!
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Debra
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 10:41 pm
Woo Hoo Pamy!!!!!!!!!! I am so proud of you!! coming out of lurkdom to wish you well!!!
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Stacey718995
Member
07-06-2007
| Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 11:14 pm
I am soooo proud of you. Take advantage of all those milestones and yell as loud as you can about them. They are huge and meaniful and you will be glad that you did it all. The next 24 hour will be a breeze, tomorrow is a perfect excuse day, stuff yourself like mad until you feel to miserable to do anything else. Keep it up, you have my vote of confidence!
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 11:25 pm
Yaaaaaaaaaaay Pamydoll! 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 11:40 pm
Carrot sticks, pixie sticks, uh, anything with that general shape.. You are all rocking in here!!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 6:59 am
Yay, Pamy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are beating the monster, one day at a time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 11:00 am
Hey, none of us will have to go out in the cold to smoke today...alone. YAAAAA!!!!!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 12:32 pm
You guys ROCK! I'm thankful to know so many quitters!!
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Meme9
Member
07-30-2001
| Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 7:09 pm
Way to go Pamy!!! Your doing fantastic and the shopping was your reward, good for you. I've realized I've been trying to accomplish so much in lots of areas. It will all come together with time. I'm smoking less, not perfect yet, hopefully soon. Another YAYYYYYY, for Pamy!!!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 8:23 pm
thx! in 2 hrs it will be 48 hrs of NO cigs!!! I had a couple times today where I thought I wanted one but told myself to remember how sick the last one made me feel, wait 5 min and if I still wanted one to go smoke one.......that helped me over the craving How long does it take for the wanting a cig to go away?? this isnt the jonesing for a cig craving, its just the wanting to have one craving. I guess the Chantix helped me thru any withdrawals cuz I didnt have any.....I heard it takes 5 days for the nicotine withdrawal to be gone, is that true for yall?
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 9:17 pm
I would say 5 days could be about right, but the psychological stuff is a whole lot more complicated. You just have to keep hanging in there.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Thursday, November 22, 2007 - 9:37 pm
Pamy, maybe a year for no longer wanting one? I don't know since I haven't made it past 5 months.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, November 23, 2007 - 6:51 am
My doctor told me the actual *physical* withdrawal is done in 3 days. The psychological one is different from one person to the next, as I have gathered from frequenting this thread. Initially, the *habit* smoking, that reach for the pack after eating, the "reward" after accomplishing something, the grab for a cig when the phone rings, etc. etc. etc. is the toughest to put behind you. With time that, too goes away, but for me the *craving" every once in a while is still strong after 3 years. But it is like your "wait five mins" thing, it passes. Hang in there, it's really worth it!
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Stacey718995
Member
07-06-2007
| Friday, November 23, 2007 - 9:42 am
Here's to a smoke free day, go shopping!
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Friday, November 23, 2007 - 11:17 am
Lum's right, Pamy... after three days, it's all in your head. I found, last time I quit, that it was in increments of threes that the cravings got really bad. After three days, after three weeks, and after three months. But you can do it!! Just tell yourself every time you think you want one that having just ONE PUFF will undo all the hard work you've done these past 48 hours, and you'll be back at the beginning again. Stay strong!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Friday, November 23, 2007 - 12:37 pm
thx all! I am determined to do this!! today will be day 3 of being smoke free! what were some of the physical withdrawals ya all had? I dont think I have had any...I was really bitchy last week but i was still puffing I am also wondering if I will feel different when I am done with chantix
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Friday, November 23, 2007 - 1:06 pm
Pamy, IIRC it was mainly bitchiness to the extreme. Tiredness, I was ready for the horizontal any time of the day and not in a Wednesday way either. Weepiness, it took all the gallows' humour I had not to flood the place at the drop of a hat. And of course, the munchies. I made the mistake of replacing cigs with Werther's. Stick to veggies, Pamy, trust me. When I quite, I was already on Wellbutrin (your Zyban) for other reasons. We upped the dosage for a long while. When I tried to gradually lower it again, I realised it wasn't such a good idea and went back up. Don't know how Chantix works, but with Wellbutrin it has to be reduced gradually, not cold turkey. I'd suggest talking it over with your doctor. You may be better off going to a lower dosage first, or skipping a day, then 2, then 3 etc.
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 9:29 am
Pamy, I emailed you.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 3:49 pm
Thx Lum! I am doing sugar free mints from Victoria Secret...figured I would treat myself to the pink kiss mints! and I got the sexy little gum for there also...the containers are so pretty with a diamond! Holly, thanks!! I responded xoxox yesterday and today have been the worst so far, I even dreamed I smoked and felt so guilty. I almost gave into temptation a little bit ago but a wonderful friend!!! sent me a message at just the right time and the craving passed. 
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Holly
Member
06-19-2005
| Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 4:06 pm
You go Pamy!
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Grannyg
Member
05-28-2002
| Monday, November 26, 2007 - 5:58 pm
Tomorrow is the first day for Chantix. I'm just hoping I have as much success as Pamy and Gal, since Gal is the one who gave me the incenitive(sp) to give it a try. 
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Monday, November 26, 2007 - 6:12 pm
YAAAAA Granny!!!
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Mocha
Member
08-12-2001
| Monday, November 26, 2007 - 6:21 pm
Yay!!! no more smoking hotel rooms.. 
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Monday, November 26, 2007 - 7:26 pm
Yay Granny!!!!! Hope it goes well. Continued congrats to all the other quitters.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, November 26, 2007 - 7:27 pm
YAH Granny...GAL was my inspiration also...but now you have me too!! I swear I never thought this would work...but it did!!!! chantrix rules
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