Greetings everybody,
Well, here I am. I have been looking at this forum for about 2 weeks and finally gave it a go, and I must say, it's pretty darn cool on how much tools you have to set you up for success, now I am looking to be part of this community to further my chances of succeeding.
A bit about me and I'll try to make it quick. I began smoking about 13 years ago because to "look cool" among the friends that I had at the time. I was young and partied a lot, so I definitely wanted to fit in. So I smoked and smoked for a bit over a decade and somewhere in there I quit for about 9 months. Now, I am 31 got married, built my first home, and got a dog in 2017. I am going back to school and I am doing well in that too. At the end of 2017 I noticed I was getting a little depressed so I went to my doctor and he prescribed me Buproprion XL 150mg once a day. I've been on it for about 6 weeks now and I have noticed that when I smoke, I am not as interested in it anymore, and often say to myself "I can do without this". Also, I used to smoke first thing in the morning, and now I wake up and have my coffee and I notice that I do not feel the need to smoke, and I often don't until late in the afternoon. So I feel I am on my way to quitting.
I've also noticed that I have smoked less each day than I normally would and in the mornings, I have been having this wheezing cough that coughs up so much phelgm, I have to carry a water bottle with me in my car or when I sleep cause I have to expel it so much. This occurred for about 2 weeks until I got paranoid and reached out to my doctor and he said it could be allergies (which I have and live yards away from cedar trees) or asthma and prescribed me a bronchodilator. This made me paranoid and supercharged my drive to quit. To the point where I am looking at COPD symptoms.. But family and friends just tell me it's my body recovering from 10+ years of smoking, but I couldn't help it.
So here I am, ready to quit, and I feel committed. I have a great support system and I am eager to be a part of this forum.
Thank you for having me and I look forward to talking to y'all!
