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$350.00?! Wow, I don't know how much it is here but that's insane!

I had three Moderna shots but after Paxlovid came out felt that there was no need to take anymore shots. Plus it morphs so much that by the time a new vaccine comes out there is a completely different variant I just wonder how come in all my 59 years I was never told about RSV and the need to get vaccinated until this last year or two?

4. Grow plants in it

Hi @Elena, welcome to quittrain. As you've seen, by using the lozenges you just have no idea how much nicotine you're actually using in a day. As reciprocity said, it only takes about 3 days to rid the body of the nicotine but they are difficult days as you know. I too sucked on soft peppermint puffs and used an air cigarette to trick my mind into thinking it was getting the real thing. I also quit smoking in areas I always smoked so I could disassociate those areas with smoking. You could do the same thing with lozenges. For instance, if you normally have one after lunch, suck on a piece of candy instead. Also keep your mind busy so you don't dwell on not having your fix. Games are a great distraction. We have a great games section here I also play Sudoku. Those take a lot of focus so I think work great. Regardless you will have to contend with some discomfort as your body throws a tantrum to get what it wants but its only temporary and you have us now to help you along the way. Sometimes just posting how you're feeling is enough to make the crave go away too

Congratulations @Reciprocity seven years quit already is AWESOME! And thank you for all the support and fun you bring to the board. Have a great day my friend

babs609 Posted February 13, 2015 Quitting smoking is often referred to a roller coaster ride, and with good reason. While one minute you are feeling confident and strong that you finally "beat" that sucker. Thinking.."Yes! I'm doing it..I'm gonna make it"..only to be followed by feelings of doubt, fear, anger, frustration, sadness, lonliness..and these feelings can change within just moments. This is the part that would beat me down in prior attempts. I just was tired of the ups and downs. I think having the "ups" was actually a deterrent to my quit because it would set me up...when I would feel restless...it would piss me off because I thought I was done with all that. Please please please...keep in mind...these thoughts that just pop up out of nowhere are not YOU. Any thoughts that pop in our heads are not actually us. We aren't controlling them...we are just going about our business and them BAM! there's a thought. Now....you have a decision to make. If you are someone who normally runs with their thoughts...this could be trouble for you. You actually may believe these thoughts to be true without question. You give these thoughts power by believing they are true when in fact.....they are a complete lie all made up in your head. Being an ex-smoker in the early days or weeks of quitting without truly grasping the reality that your thoughts are not true...then you may be not only heading for relapse but are in danger of becoming a chronic relapser until you change your thought patterns. No matter what...don't believe you are a weak person. This kind of thinking re-enforces to your subconcious that other quitters are stronger and you are weaker and therefore....quitting is harder or even impossible for you. That's total BULL$HIT. That just gives the addiction more power. It's already powerful...more powerful than you. Otherwise..you would have quit long ago or maybe not even started. Although the addiction is stronger than you....it's not smarter. "Keep your friends close and your enemy's closer"....that saying couldn't be further from the truth when referring to the addiction. Learn all you can about the addiction. Don't just read....absorb it...live it...taste it....feel it...and most of all...believe it. Learn all the tricks it will try to play on you...learn what fellow quitters have done when faced with these challenges. Believe with your whole heart that you are no different than anyone else. You are not weaker than us...your addiction is not stronger than ours... Until you understand that...you will either struggle and continue this fight and give up quitting altogether until illness or death forces you to quit....OR..you will struggle and fight and relapse after relapse after relapse until you either finally absorb the teachings of fellow quitters...wasting months or years in the meantime and just making it harder for yourself than it really has to be. I wish this could be a post where a lightbulb goes off in your head and you say "aha! I got it!!! I finally got it" But that lightbulb moment is different for everyone and that's why I just ask everyone lurking and reading and contemplating quitting...to just keep coming back here...keep reading...keep reading...keep reading. Lots of posts and video's to help you "undo the brainwashing" that has been planted in your head from the years of being a smoker. It takes time......it takes patience..it takes re-enforcement... In short, it takes work...but it is sooooooo worth it. When you finally are ready...and you put down your final cigarette... Keep your arms and legs in at all times...put your buckle on...and enjoy the ride. You might as well because even though we enjoy when we feel good...it's the hard times that strengthens you. ONE DAY AT A TIME>>>ONE MOMENT AT A TIME Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/4460-the-roller-coaster-ride/

Bummed to see this @susie14 but not surprised. I remember people telling me at your age not to pick up smoking because it was bad for me and I didn't believe them and wanted to be cool. Fast forward 35 years and I quit because I literally couldn't breathe well enough to walk down the street. Now my life is attached to a 50 foot oxygen hose. Not to mention what it's done to my teeth and gums. In hindsight I wish I had of listened to those wise people way back then. Please don't be me..........................................

Feel better soon Chris @Cbdave and @QuittingGirl, glad you seem to have a mild case

@susie14, insomnia is totally normal and was something most of us had to deal with. Luckily its only temporary ☺

Bump for @susie14 and everyone else who might need it ☺

@susie14, there's absolutely nothing wrong with using NRTs when you start your quit but to use them after is just reintroducing nicotine to your system. Its taking a step backward. As Reciprocity said, most of the nicotine is out of your system in 3 days the rest is the habit and all the other 1000s of che.icals in cigs that your body is ridding itself of. I used my air cigarette and soft peppermint puffs the whole first year of my quit and they worked great! Maybe give those a try?.....

5. Hide in it

Yay @susie14, congratulations on quitting! Like Johnny said. You will probably have some pretty big craves but if you get your mind thinking about something else you'll get past it pretty quickly. And once you're through that trigger that caused the crave it'll be easier and easier so going through them is a good thing ☺

Boo @QuittingGirl, I also hope that if it is its mild for you but whether it is or isn't I hope you feel better soon

Happy Birthday @Stewbum, double celebration! ☺

8. Lose it!

7. Personalize it with your pets name for their food bowl

Yay @Stewbum, half a year quit! Congratulations my friend You're doing so well this time. I hope you celebrate today and do something special, you deserve it

6. Blow your nose in it

2. Eat cereal

Day time Why do you have to make an appointment with a psychic, shouldn't they be expecting you?

Another month @QuittingGirl, congratulations! You've had some personal struggles along the way and still have kept your awesome quit. That's something to be proud about!

Jenny Quit Date: 05/24/2012 Posted March 30, 2014 Throughout your quit you are likely to be faced with events that bring thoughts of smoking back to the forefront of your mind. I've been quit nearly two years (28 year smoker) and while it does not happen often, it still happens. Not like when you first quit and craving a cigarette can be a whole body experience, but more of a thought. Your mind after so many years of smoking has been conditioned to think that a cigarette is what you need when you are stressed, mad, sad and even happy. We told ourselves lies for so many years to justify the need to get our fix. We allowed ourselves to believe that a cigarette helped us in these situations. Of course it didn't. It was just the addiction talking. We just needed nicotine and no justification for that was deemed ridiculous, even though it was. In the words of a wonderful woman named Susan, a thought to smoke is never a command. Remember why you quit and push those thoughts away. Always keep the quit. Link to original post: https://www.quittrain.com/topic/19-triggers-after-you-quit/

I'm so sorry Jimmy, my thoughts go out to you and your family...............