monrning aloha and phil,
You have given me some different approaches to ponder. Phil, why don't you post anymore??? This quit smoking endeavor has been a 2 year battle for me. I have been on and off of NRT for two years; the gum, the patches; the lozenges; I even think I had some inhalers that a friend gave me. I would use the NRT for a month/month and a half; then smoke "ONE" cig..smoke again for 3 weeks, go back on NRT for 2 months, smoke "ONE", smoke again for 5 weeks, go back on the NRT..etc, etc, etc,. I have been in living, craving, hell for 2 years. Finally, I committed, No MORE, no more "one puff". I was driving myself crazy; not to mention putting myself in danger of never being able to finally quit for good; dooming myself to a life long addiction. So, this is my last stint on NRT. I will take your advice, Phil, and see how I feel the day that I run out. I am very anxious about it. But, I do NOT want to be one of the folks who do NRT for years. I have a friend at work that has been using the lozenges for 3 years now. This has got to be my forever quit. I don't think that I would have the strength to go through this again. I get crazy thoughts like, "Maybe I should take Chantix to get off the lozenges"...what a crazy circle of addiciton. I might talk to my dr. about that actually. Just one last hurdle to jump and I will be free. It is getting up the nerve to go jump that has got me stressing. But, as each day passes, I am confident that I will not smoke. Mentally, I am much stronger than I have been in the last two years. I have finally come to the point in my life where smoking is absolutely NOT an option. Well, send out some positive vibes for me. peace
new me
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]5/26/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 64
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,536
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $320.00
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 8 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 33
