good luck...you CAN do it!
quitting smoking is the one of the single greatest things you can do for yourself. i will be celebrating 5 years smoke-free this december 1st! wooooohooooo! i smoked for 20 years....:eek:. i started young and i LOVEd it...but finally realized, i just did NOT want to be a smoker anymore. i had quit and quit and quit sooo many times in the paat, countless 24 hour smoke-free periods....but not until 5 yers ago did i *truly* know i wanted to be smoke-free. by then with numerous failed attempts behind me i knew what i needed to do, what i would feel, how long it would go on, etc. i took wellbutrin and used the nicoderm patch....both lifesavers for me. when i hit the 5 week mark - my previous record for being smoke-free i was ridiculousy PROUD and 100% determined to never smoke a cigarette again. amazingly, i have ZERO desire to smoke, and quite honestly i cannot stand the smell of it anymore. i still feel great about it.
you can do it....you can do it....you can do it!
if you want it...make it happen!
good luck...you CAN do it!
quitting smoking is the one of the single greatest things you can do for yourself. i will be celebrating 5 years smoke-free this december 1st! wooooohooooo! i smoked for 20 years....:eek:. i started young and i LOVEd it...but finally realized, i just did NOT want to be a smoker anymore. i had quit and quit and quit sooo many times in the paat, countless 24 hour smoke-free periods....but not until 5 yers ago did i *truly* know i wanted to be smoke-free. by then with numerous failed attempts behind me i knew what i needed to do, what i would feel, how long it would go on, etc. i took wellbutrin and used the nicoderm patch....both lifesavers for me. when i hit the 5 week mark - my previous record for being smoke-free i was ridiculousy PROUD and 100% determined to never smoke a cigarette again. amazingly, i have ZERO desire to smoke, and quite honestly i cannot stand the smell of it anymore. i still feel great about it.
you can do it....you can do it....you can do it!
if you want it...make it happen!
you are my hero! So you did the patch and Wellabutrin together? That must have helped with the heebies I am now having. Is that typical?
you are my hero! So you did the patch and Wellabutrin together? That must have helped with the heebies I am now having. Is that typical?
yes....and yes.
the patch obviously helps with the nicotine withdrawl, the wellbutrin helps with mood. the wellbutrin helped so much that many who know me didn't even realize i quit :eek:...which means it helped enormously in keeping me from being the raving bitch i normally was whenever i quit. granted, i still had moments...and *anxious* doesn't even begin to describe the feelings, but it DOES get soooo much better the longer you go without. just truly, truly *want* it, and you CAN do it!
yes....and yes.
the patch obviously helps with the nicotine withdrawl, the wellbutrin helps with mood. the wellbutrin helped so much that many who know me didn't even realize i quit :eek:...which means it helped enormously in keeping me from being the raving bitch i normally was whenever i quit. granted, i still had moments...and *anxious* doesn't even begin to describe the feelings, but it DOES get soooo much better the longer you go without. just truly, truly *want* it, and you CAN do it!
Good advice. Calling my Dr. I am acting like a total tool today and I am really feeling stress a lot.
Diggin the updates Black D!!! And hey, I know Im late in responding here but REMEMBER.....DISTRACTIONS. Keep FOCUSED!!!! Eye of the tiger!!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!! ok go ahead, swing at me. I can take it.
Hart you DO seem calm! Thats good!!!
~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
Diggin the updates Black D!!! And hey, I know Im late in responding here but REMEMBER.....DISTRACTIONS. Keep FOCUSED!!!! Eye of the tiger!!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!! ok go ahead, swing at me. I can take it.
Hart you DO seem calm! Thats good!!!
I'd rather eat my own arm (which is tasty) than take a swing at the likes of you! Thanks for the words of encouragement.
I'd rather eat my own arm (which is tasty) than take a swing at the likes of you! Thanks for the words of encouragement.
HAHAHAHA i just got a mental picture of you grubbin on your arm!!!! Maybe melt some cheese on there....add some tomatoes.....you got yourself a snack! Chew straws in between. dont SWALLOW THEM just CHEW them!!!
~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
HAHAHAHA i just got a mental picture of you grubbin on your arm!!!! Maybe melt some cheese on there....add some tomatoes.....you got yourself a snack! Chew straws in between. dont SWALLOW THEM just CHEW them!!!
I am actually go through boxes of altoids. Anyone think there are side effects?
I did it! At 10:45 pm put the last one out... only fair since BD is on the eastern standard time. I went to bed all stressed and antsy... so I decided to clean the whole house of anything that would be tempting me to smoke cigarettes. Ick didnt get to bed until 3:30am because I decided to clean everything else while I was at it! Bit stressed have to get the kids off to school tommorow for their first day... but dealing with it... bought a Crunch bar!
I am actually go through boxes of altoids. Anyone think there are side effects?
sugar rush...and crash. really not too desirable, especially in the already stressed state of quitting. i would strongly suggest switiching to something sugar-free. i found chewing gum a GREAt help...and amazingly, drinking lots of water. water is great on so many levels.
btw - the wellbutrin takes time to 'kick in'...it is usually recommended to start taking it 2 to 4? (i can't remember which) weeks before you quit, for the full effects. obviously, the patch you just start the ay you want to quit. either way, it's sure to help the edginess/moodiness......just don't expect results tomorrow. i took wellbutrin for 3 months i think, maybe 4....and the nicoderm patch 12 weeks or however long they recommend. again, being 5 years ago..i don't remember precisely.
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Blessing in disguise ... plenty to keep you busy and mind on other things
... this time tomorrow you'll be able to say 'if I could get through a day like yesterday without smoking I can get through anything'
Thanks for the good words and keep checking in.
Otherwise fine!
but KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!
you'll feel better
and hey- you may have saved your life!
you guys can do it!
quitting smoking is the one of the single greatest things you can do for yourself. i will be celebrating 5 years smoke-free this december 1st! wooooohooooo! i smoked for 20 years....:eek:. i started young and i LOVEd it...but finally realized, i just did NOT want to be a smoker anymore. i had quit and quit and quit sooo many times in the paat, countless 24 hour smoke-free periods....but not until 5 yers ago did i *truly* know i wanted to be smoke-free. by then with numerous failed attempts behind me i knew what i needed to do, what i would feel, how long it would go on, etc. i took wellbutrin and used the nicoderm patch....both lifesavers for me. when i hit the 5 week mark - my previous record for being smoke-free i was ridiculousy PROUD and 100% determined to never smoke a cigarette again. amazingly, i have ZERO desire to smoke, and quite honestly i cannot stand the smell of it anymore. i still feel great about it.
you can do it....you can do it....you can do it!
if you want it...make it happen!
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
Also I think I have not coughed today! That has not happend in years!
Lunch has never been so good!
Stil want to eat my arm though!
yes....and yes.
the patch obviously helps with the nicotine withdrawl, the wellbutrin helps with mood. the wellbutrin helped so much that many who know me didn't even realize i quit :eek:...which means it helped enormously in keeping me from being the raving bitch i normally was whenever i quit.
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
Good advice. Calling my Dr. I am acting like a total tool today and I am really feeling stress a lot.
Hart you DO seem calm! Thats good!!!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
I'd rather eat my own arm (which is tasty) than take a swing at the likes of you! Thanks for the words of encouragement.
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
I am actually go through boxes of altoids. Anyone think there are side effects?
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Well I had been quasi-quitting since I made the PACT here... grrr was crabby all weekend... still crabby today!
Cold Turkey! No patch... I was weening myself down for the past 5 days...
LMAO... I dont know... I think he might be freaking out! lol
yes, he is probably staring at all the people smoking outside.
Poooor BD
sugar rush...and crash. really not too desirable, especially in the already stressed state of quitting. i would strongly suggest switiching to something sugar-free. i found chewing gum a GREAt help...and amazingly, drinking lots of water. water is great on so many levels.
btw - the wellbutrin takes time to 'kick in'...it is usually recommended to start taking it 2 to 4? (i can't remember which) weeks before you quit, for the full effects. obviously, the patch you just start the ay you want to quit. either way, it's sure to help the edginess/moodiness......just don't expect results tomorrow. i took wellbutrin for 3 months i think, maybe 4....and the nicoderm patch 12 weeks or however long they recommend. again, being 5 years ago..i don't remember precisely.
good luck!
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow