MarylandQuitter

Great job!!!! :)

I was trying to pick out one that really stood out from the rest that helped me. However, they're all equally as important and each one should be read, re-read and then read again. Maybe even printed out and left on your counter-top, in your car etc. Pin it up next to your calendar and leave a copy on your desk too. Being proactive in your quit gives you a much, much higher success rate when compared to just being reactive when a craving hits. Study! :)

How did it go, Natalie? I hope you didn't smoke but if you did, get your backside back on the train and let's kick the crap out this addiction together, as a group, right now. Make 2016 your year!

Welcome, Katoo! I quit using Wellbutrin XL and let me tell you the dreams, whew, they were something else. It was like watching a movie in full color and being present in dreams like never before. The medication did precisely what I had hoped it would do and while on it, smoking made me want to vomit. Still, the addict in me kept trying to smoke hoping the nausea would go away if I just kept trying to smoke. Didn't work. The Wellbutrin wouldn't budge. Please stay as active as you can on the boards and keep reading and learning about this addiction because knowledge is really the most successful way to beat it...for good!

It's better to simply quit nicotine all at once because when you're still smoking (even cigars) you're keeping yourself in withdrawal. Not fun! I could never advocate smoking for any reason but if you wanted to use a NRT product, that could help. The goal is to get completely off of the drug, nicotine and never go back to it.

Nope!

Welcome to QT, Greenowl! Please give us an update on how your quit is going. If you run into any trouble or have any concerns, this is the place to voice them. We don't judge and are only here to help and guide you in the right direction which will lead to you never taking another puff again. :)

tired.

Sorry about your Mom and I hope everything is going okay, all things considered. The "real test" you've already taken and passed, if there is such a thing. It's imperative that you keep your quit separate from all of the other things going on in your life; put it in it's own little space and guard it. There will always be tests along the way, not in the sense that they will cause a craving, but more so along the lines of learning to handle all situations without smoking, good and bad. Everything that we go through, so do non-smokers. Your quit is new, you're going through a very stressful and emotional time and give yourself a pat on the back for a job well done. Hope you can provide an update soon.

I was cracking up when Eugene was reading that world history textbook by the light of a Zippo. :lol2:

NOPE!

And here we go!!

There was an issue with the tickers as well (didn't affect the counts etc.) so too is fixed. :)

All is well on QuitTrain now. :)

I vote clever!

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I think all of us can identify with parts of this. However, it's the past; a past that has become who we are today. It can't be undone and there are no re-do's but use your realizations about this addiction to ensure that you never, ever take another puff. It's the only way. :)

http://www.quittrain.com/topic/4753-videos-addressing-issues-early-in-your-quit/?p=162845 At some Internet sites there are people who try to give all readers the impression that nicotine withdrawal or what they refer to as post acute withdrawal symptoms can last for months or even years after quitting smoking. This video addresses the inaccuracy and the dangers of perpetuating this belief.

Happy Thanksgiving and remember to drink plenty of coffee! Friends don't let friends drink swill (won't mention any names!).

No problem! :D

Nicotine is a powerful and deadly drug that keeps it's addicts to 20 minute intervals before having to administer the next dose. It invades every single aspect of your life and health.

http://www.quittrain.com/topic/6-tobacco-smoking-documentaries/?p=159696

British American Tobacco targeting African Children with cigarettes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldbRXAOiwWs