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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 2534

You are probably right Patrick.

Use them as a crutch for sure but there must come a time with NRT where the crutch is cast away and the patient walks unaided. It is an addiction that is far better for you than smoking for sure but eventually an unnecessary one nonetheless.

On topic, I read in my early days here that it takes between 7 and 27 quits to strike gold and I feel sure that I was in that range somewhere.

Best Wishes

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/18/2004
Smoke-Free Days: 1465
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 36,625
Amount Saved: �9,156.25
Life Gained:
Days: 238 Hrs: 17 Mins: 47 Seconds: 54

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$59,081.00

Amount Saved
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Days: 1170 Hours: 2

Minutes: 13 Seconds: 57

Life Gained
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5371

Smoke Free Days
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118,162

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1890

Hi NewMe, Thanks for the boost. I needed it. One thing that worries me about the NRT gum is that when I was using it (for long transatlantic flights) I would find that my mouth was tingling and made all food and drink taste like drech... now, that was some kind of nicotine poisoning !!

Patrick

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/18/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 125
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,125
Amount Saved: $1,406.25
Life Gained:
Days: 23 Hrs: 5 Mins: 51 Seconds: 4

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 598

Oh DL, I think that you could make it as any kind of counsellor that you chose!
I believe, Breanne, from the very first time that I tried seriously to quit, until now, (my one year mark), it was about 9 years ago. 3 years ago I found this site. The longest period that I stayed clean was about 3 months for the next two years' using every NRT invented, plus the quit smoking shot, ..smoking, quitting, smoking, quitting, until last May, when I had to jump off that merry go round...I was getting toooo dizzy and sick of it all. I still used nic lozenges until last Nov (i was addicted to the nicotine in NRT). Then I got chantix, took it for a couple of months, and Now I am free of it all. It was a long process for me; learning to live without smoking. But, the key is...do not quit quitting. Everything that I went through got me to the place where I am today..one year non smoker. The process is different for eveyone, just do not give up.

new me

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/26/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 362
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 9,050
Amount Saved: $2,262.50
Life Gained:
Days: 50 Hrs: 10 Mins: 31 Seconds: 37

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1890

I've got to say that the Champix made the whole deal of quitting so much easier and anxiety-less! I hate to seem like I'm touting the stuff but I mean it sincerely that it really was part 1 of my quit while staying on this site at the beginning for hours of reading and posting was part2!! Good luck Breanne... what's an essential text on the Psychology/Physiology of Drug Addiction? I wonder if i could make it as a drug counsellor ...

Patrick

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/18/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 118
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,950
Amount Saved: $1,327.50
Life Gained:
Days: 21 Hrs: 22 Mins: 50 Seconds: 42

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1693

According to therapists, quitting usually isn’t a once time event but a dynamic process that may take several years, from one to ten attempts. The good news is that half of individuals who ever smoked have managed to quit. And thanks to new products and programs, it may be easier now than ever before to become an ex-smoker.

Breanne

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