beefree, welcome to the SSC
I am a 56 yr-old grandma, smoked since I was 16. Quit cold-turkey once for ten years. This is the hardest way to quit, and it's probably worse now since cigarette makers have increased the amount of nicotine in the cigarettes.
Like a fool I started back at age 42 (time of stress, bad marriage & menopause setting in). I'v tried to quit several times in the past 5-6 years using everything out there but Laser Therapy.
Chantix is the first product I have ever used with such success as I am having now. please read as many of the post on this site as you can, there is a ton of feed back from chantix users:
Dayone,Elise,Fox_Man,freedomforme,Izzy,Jnine,JosephL,Lily_Gazer,
mrmagic, Rainie
The internet will give you information about it. You'll need to get the script from your Dr.
The product helps level out cravings and mood swings. Read, read, read....
and...one more thing...this site has more to offer in the way of support than you can get anywhere...afterall...we All are Ex-smokers who have gone through the same thing you are about to, and who better can understand your cravings, depression, anger, anxiety, withdrawal symptoms than us?
Join us, use the tools on your left, show your stats when you post so we can pat you on the back, scold you if you need it, give you a shoulder to cry on or ...just vent if you need to.
Good luck and welcome
:)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/1/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 22
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,129
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $104.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 2 [B]Mins:[/B] 34 [B]Seconds:[/B] 2
