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15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1080

Hello happy, and welcome to SSC. I loved your background story, I loved the fact you were so honest and laid it all on the line. I wish though you would consider another type of NRT. I too had the dizzy spells and nausea with the patches and found that it was because the dosage and deliverance was just too much for me- and I was a chronic 30 a day smoker too! Here in the UK we have nurse counsellors who help us with our quit, and mine told me never to just give up on the patches there are many types and brands available and it might just be you need to try another make.

The reason I am telling you this is because I found the patches an absolute Godsend in aiding my quit- in fact I was one of the very lucky and very few people to have a very easy quit and I swear it was a combination of this site, the correct dosage patches and my absolute determination- now you have two of those already, so please consider making the quit as easy as possible for yourself and getting some additional help if you feel you need it.

Good luck

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/10/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 258
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,450
Amount Saved: $3,870.00
Life Gained:
Days: 30 Hrs: 11 Mins: 17 Seconds: 24

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 32

Thanks Moses and congrats on your 4th day! Keep it up!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/23/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 0
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 0
Amount Saved: $0.00
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 0 Mins: 51 Seconds: 14

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 32

Well for now I'm going cold turkey, but I have gum. Though it doesn't really help, I'll use it if I feel really, really freaked out instead of smoking. I really shy away from the patch because it tends to make me sick, I think it raises my bloodpressure because I get all dizzy and woozy from it about 20 minutes after its on. As for Chantix it makes me very, very, very nausious. Last time I was taking it halfway through the first week I threw up in the parking lot on my way from my lunch break and taking my first dose of the day. Just can't even think of putting it in my mouth again. I don't think it really matters what quit aid I use....as long as my mind is on board with the program. And yes I finished the glove box stuff a few days ago.

Oh I need to go lie down....I'm starting to freak out.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/23/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 0
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 0
Amount Saved: $0.00
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 0 Mins: 51 Seconds: 10

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1843

Happy, today is the first day of the rest of your smoke free life! Congratulations for making this decision. You said that you have quit in the past by reading every book, used every quit smoking aid, etc. For this quit, are you going cold turkey or using a NRT like Chantix again? Now we all know from experience that to excel at something, we need to be prepared. Please make sure you have completed all sections of "my program" so you have a plan in place. Set up a reward system to celebrate your milestones (the passing of a craving, the completion of a smoke free day and week, etc). We sure do love to celebrate our successes here! Read, read, and read more here at SSC! Post as often as you need to. Ask Mr Ed to add you to his quit lists so you can see your name in lights when you reach a milestone! You can do that by replying to one of his postings. We are all here rooting for your success!
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/20/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 156
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,240
Amount Saved: $1,248.00
Life Gained:
Days: 23 Hrs: 7 Mins: 39 Seconds: 27

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 18

Awesome Happy!

We CAN do this.

Keep on this site as much as you can or for overcoming cravings

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/19/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 4
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 60
Amount Saved: $8.71
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 17 Mins: 19 Seconds: 52

15 years ago 0 +0 / -0 32

Well today is the first day. I have been a smoker for almost 15 years. I have been up to a pack a day for about 5. I have tried to quit several times in the past. I've read everything on the net, read every book I could find, and tried almost every quit smoking aid. I have never been able to make it stick. My longest quit was for 3 months on Chantix.

I have two girls 9 and 6. I never was able to quit during those pregnancy, but was down to 3 a day or less. They are both healthy and happy little girls. Although I'm sure they wished their mommy didn't smoke. I don't smoke in my house, never have because my husband is a non-smoker (both his parents were chain smokers who have recently quit because of a health scare)

Most of my friends are non-smokers and I have only one sister that smokes. I grew up around smoking though because many of my older relatives smoked and my grandfather smoked a pipe into his 50s. My parents do not.

So why do I? I thought I'd try it when I was 18 and could buy my own. Made me sick and throw up! Never touched it again till I went to school the next fall. I had major anxiety living in the city (I was a country girl with a sheltered life) and I found that just one helped me relax enough to go to sleep at night. Then there was the one to wake up and then so on. Was only about 5 a day until I tried to quit 6 years ago for the first time.

Every time I've tried to quit I've started smoking even more when that quit failed. Now I'm up to a pack a day.

I could quit easy if I could spend the whole day in bed. Or spend the whole day on a bus or somewhere where smoking is not allowed. Although I do have to go outside sometime and that is where it hits me full force. It's freezing out (8below this morning with wind), but that fresh air makes me want a smoke BAD! I love the outdoors in the summer and it's going to be hell not smoking when I'm out there gardening, fishing, camping, or hiking. For now I can hide in my house mostly.

So here goes.....this time I'm not going back.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/23/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 0
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 0
Amount Saved: $0.00
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 0 Mins: 47 Seconds: 7

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