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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, November 03, 2007 - 3:23 pm
Halfunit is still here??? I bet she has been off somewhere with the worthless hare (Rabbit).
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Sunday, November 04, 2007 - 7:16 am
Yay, Half, good to see you in here again! GAL, I admire your fortitude, going off the meds so quickly. Continued success! It sounds like you are over the first big hump. Those vivid nutso dreams, yep had them, too. But in time they become just regular nutso again. Hang tough! Pamy, I hope the Chantix isn't part cause for your pain! Did you check with your pharmacist as to possible reactions with your other meds? Good going, Twinks! Sierra must be so proud of her grandma. Last Friday, I celebrated my 3 year anniversary. It seems like yesterday that I was in here bending everyone's ear. Don't know if I would have stuck it out without their help. So you see, if I can do it, anyone can. I had been smoking for 36 years and most of that "chain".
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Retired
Member
07-11-2001
| Sunday, November 04, 2007 - 9:29 am
Lumbele, Happy 3 year anniversary!!!! That is great news! Continued good luck to all the new quitters. Hang in there!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Sunday, November 04, 2007 - 11:39 am
YAAAA for all of us quitters! Pamy, just take it easy and let the Chantix tell you when you are ready to quit. The reason for Chantix is so that its not so hard to quit. Oh, and just for the record, I had no side effects from it.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, November 04, 2007 - 6:16 pm
Congratulations on three years, Lumbele. Yes, it does seem to me too like just yesterday that you quit.
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Monday, November 05, 2007 - 6:35 am
Thanks, Retired and Juju. Hang in there, new quitters!!! You are doing so well!
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Kaylasmom
Member
07-27-2005
| Wednesday, November 07, 2007 - 6:43 pm
So I started the Chantix two weeks ago and did fine the first week - did't want to smoke and barely did. Last week I was doing phenomenaly well until Thursday at 9pm when I had the worst shakes, was crying, and totally spazzing out! Since then, I may have have had one - two a day, which totally tasted awful. seems that the worst time for me is at the end of my work day and then again around 8pm. I am of course still on the med and am happy that I haven't experienced any of the nasty side effects.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, November 12, 2007 - 4:13 pm
Kaylas, just a setback if you quit again and tasting awful is probably a good sign, right? Pamy? Any news??
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, November 12, 2007 - 5:47 pm
Kayla, I think you are making great progress! I am starting my 9th day...this stuff IS working!! I dont find myself jonesing for a cig...my prob now is that habit ones.....I used to (USED TO!! never thought i would say those words!) smoke over a pack a day. I have had the same pack since Thurs and it still has some in it....I even went to a casino last nite...had one and it tasted horrible...I put it out...playing cards is a huge trigger and I did pretty good!! big test will be next sat..cards at our house and almost all smoke....we play outside. dreams stopped, damnit! I kinda liked them naseau set in when i went up to the stronger dose...still a work in progress
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, November 12, 2007 - 6:02 pm
KaylaS, maybe it would help to distract yourself at the hour that the greatest urges hit. Be exercising or swimming or something at that hour.
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Monday, November 12, 2007 - 7:04 pm
tomarrow will be first day at wk trying not to smoke...AND....i just got a temporary promotion and am moving to a whole different area....leaving my staff(my babies) all my friends (well they will be upstairs I will be downstairs) I have been in same area for 9 yrs....as an only child it is hard for me to say good by ...even though its not really bye....when I called a meeting to tell my staff, the girls cried...I tried not to..but then I did too...the guys looked sad too...God, I love my staff!!! so this will be test..stressful week.....oh and I was nominated for 2nd Vp of the county supervisors assoc. I find out Wed.....shit! I forgot about that till just now!!
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Meme9
Member
07-30-2001
| Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 9:41 am
Congrats to all! I've quit before, and have lasted as long as five months. I think I'm ready to give it another try, starting tomorrow. Tonight is garbage night so ashtray will be emptied, washed and put away. For the past few months I have restricted my smoking to one room in the house. I'm hoping this will help with some of the triggers. Stress(good or bad)is my biggest trigger, so I can relate Pamy. Good Luck!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 7:35 pm
I only had 1 cig all day at work!!! that is HUGE for me ( I used to do about 8-10)....I actually smoked same cig all day...took couple puffs..put it out...did that 3 times during day.....they were more of the habit times....I am moving to another area and will be establishing new habits so I am hopeful that the new environment will eliminate some of my regular triggers
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 7:36 pm
Meme, are you getting chantix?? Good luck to you!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 7:37 pm
ps the one room thing doesnt really help, you will find that you do EVERYTHING in that room once it is your only room
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Meme9
Member
07-30-2001
| Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 8:27 pm
I hadn't hear of chantix until I posted here. I think I'm going cold turkey. It's worked for me before. For me it's the menthol. If I was out and with others, I couldn't borrow, I'd do without . For me, a cig without menthol is a waste. In a couple of weeks, I have my first appointment with the Pain Management doctor. I'm thinking it would be nice not to be smoking, and I'm not sure what meds ect. So, I'm thinking I shouldn't use the chantix. Congrats on the one cig!
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Tuesday, November 13, 2007 - 8:35 pm
ahhh you are probably right. You can do it!!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 6:05 am
Yay, Pamy and Meme, you can do it!!!! Meme, absolutely don't add any meds without talking to your doctor first. There are other aids though that may not interfere with what you are taking already.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 7:51 am
Meme, you can try cold turkey now and then when you go to the Doc, if you are having trouble, ask what s/he recommends. Yay Pamy!!! That is Huge!!
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Meme9
Member
07-30-2001
| Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 11:28 am
I'm doing ok, I did come across an old pack in the console of my car. It had one old cig in it. I started to pitch it then I thought NO smoke it, it will taste AWFUL. Boy, was I soooo right. Back in the spring, I was in the hospital for 4-5 days. The doctor just kept asking if I wanted the patch...I did fine without it. So, I'm not stressing much, and that awful cig, clinched the deal! Thanks everyone.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 11:28 am
YAAAA Pamy and Meme!! Pamy, I hope today is just as easy! Meme, maybe you could do the patches?
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 1:34 pm
Oops! I guess I was typing the same time you were! LOL
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 4:15 pm
Freakin' quitters. I can't believe how you all quit right and left. Meme, good luck with the white-knuckling it. I found 3 weeks of Chantix was more than worth it, though, it just kind of kicked the whole situation in the ass and I really haven't had a problem with cold turkey since I quit the Chantix (early). Pamy, make sure you warn Bill early and often that a nasty might happen here and there, but it's just the drugs talking. He'll understand and stay out of the way (if he knows what's good for him). Congratulations, you can do this!! A great example for your son, too, whom I'm sure you hope does not smoke. Personally, I'm 5 and 1/2 weeks dry and not really having a problem saying no (I haven't slipped up even once) but I'm just plain not happy being a non-smoker. I'll stay quit because I don't want to have to quit again, but basically I like smoking and didn't want to quit in the first place. My brother didn't want to quit, either, he quit on a bet (one that he threw down BTW) and he said it took him 2 years before he didn't constantly have the urge to pick up a cigarette. I have one month and one week of that under the belt. Man I wish I'd turn 75 already so I could smoke again LOL.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 4:49 pm
Boy, GAL, do I relate. I really did enjoy smoking and had no intention of quitting and would still be happily smoking if I hadn't been told I had COPD. I'm not happy not smoking. Sorry, I know I should be but I'm not. I'm happy I won't be smoking when I'm in FL with my family. That's about it.
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Kaylasmom
Member
07-27-2005
| Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - 6:50 pm
GAL - you always crack me up! Personally finding it so much easier to not give in to temptation and haven't since my "slip". Nearing the end of week 4 and am tempted to not get the stuff refilled. Anyone else have Capital Blue-Cross? Did they pay for the refill? My "Craving Hours" are pretty well gone and I am SO bothered by other people being near me after smoking. My students leave their coats in my classroom and I swear it's like walking into a bar!
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