Well, it's been since Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. since I quit. I think the first 24 hours was the worst. I am using a Habitrol Nicotine replacement patch, 21 mg.
I was really worried how things would go the next morning (Sun) without that smoke I so used to have within 5 minutes of waking up....that was a big one for me. I had a plan the night before. I would wake up, and instead of sitting on the couch, I would just gather laundry.
I have been chewing on cocktail straws and munching on strawberry flavoured Twizzlers. I don't have any problems wanting to smoke while driving, as I slowly removed that habit last year.
When I really want a smoke, I have been coping by either chewing the end of my straw, or "inhaling" it. I used this idea last time I quit during the holidays (2001), while it was still ok to smoke in the bars. My cocktail straw and I were everywhere. Once in a while, I'd change colours for fun. It seems to help a lot again this year, except I quit drinking 5 yrs ago.
In British Columbia, Canada where I live, our Government started a smoking cessation program in early November of this year. The deal is, anyone who wanted to quit smoking could call a phone number and talk to a nurse for free, 24/7 and she would go over the program details with you on the phone. You then had a choice of a prescription of nicotine patch, lozenges, or Champix. I tried something similar before (Zyban) back in 2001 and I quit on it for a year, smoked again, tried Zyban again in 2006, but didn't work. Maybe the will wasn't strong enough. Anyways, then you'd take a registration # to any pharmacy and you'd get a prescription for 8 weeks worth. Problem is...the manufacturer of Habitrol patches was in such demand, that it there were 3 weeks delays coming back into stock at the pharmacy.
Anyways, I have been very sleepy, dry throat, wield dreams, a little dizziness, but that's all. Overall, I feel calm and relaxed, which I am very surprised about.
The patch is working really well, I am feeling pretty calm about breaking this habit.
Jedimaster7
