QuittingGirl

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This is for anyone who is lurking on here thinking of quitting smoking. Ohhh yeah I was scared too, especially since this is my 2nd (and last time) quitting. Who wants to go through those withdrawal symptoms each time we quit! Yikes, not me!! First time was much easier for me, as I was on Chantix because I called it the Wonder drug, but that is not on the market any longer, so it wasn't an option this time around. This time I did the weaning method, which is not good because I was in a constant state of withdrawal all day long, and if I kept that up for months, it would be a lot worse than the cold turkey method. Everyone on here advised me to just go cold turkey, which I decided to do after a couple weeks of weaning. I'm not gonna lie, the very beginning is NOT easy at all. You WILL have plenty of withdrawal symptoms, you probably will get very irritable at times, you probably will gain weight, I know I did, but what WON'T happen is, you WON'T die from withdrawal, you WON'T get sick, and you will probably live longer because you are quitting smoking!! Ohhh and the best part about withdrawal symptoms is that they are only temporary!! The longer you stay smoke free, the less withdrawal symptoms you will have. So, if there is anyone out there who is thinking of quitting smoking, and reading this board, please quit!! Every one of us on this board were newbies at one time. There was a first day for everyone on this site.

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I think the cartons that I saw were $10.00, I can't remember, or that might have been for a bottle of Absolut vodka. I'm just glad I don't smoke anymore because the prices of cigarettes in NYC are about $150.00 a carton!! Insane!!

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Wow that sounds great! You sure have been on some amazing cruises!! Yeah I could imagine how rowdy and loud the cruises during Christmas and Spring break are!! 37 days, wow!! I don't know if I could be on a ship for that long, although maybe I could...LOL!! My dream is to go to Scotland and it almost happened as we were booked for a 10 day trip in June of 2020, but that was scrapped because of Covid. So my husband and I are hoping maybe next year. We were in St. Thomas several years ago and I loved it there not only because it's beautiful, but Americans can buy $1600 worth of duty free goods. Since I smoked at that time, we were able to take back 5 cartons of cigs per person and the prices were really cheap. Don't have to worry about that anymore! We were also allowed to bring back 5 bottles of liquor a person as well and those prices were cheap too. Since the cruise left from NYC, we were able to take all of the bottles because we just took a taxi home from the pier.

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Hi @Arnolder You will find a whole bunch of physical and mental feelings happening when you quit smoking. Your body is going through withdrawal and many changes are taking place. I remember having this weird feeling in my mouth for several weeks in addition to having a sense of doom and dread. Eventually all of these things that everyone goes through will go away. If you are able to take the time to sleep and just lay around, then do it. Whatever helps you. Also drink a lot of water to flush the toxins out of your body. Try and keep busy to help you keep your mind off of smoking. You are doing great, and remember one day at a time. Why don't you get one of those ticker banners so you can see all the days you have been quit plus the money you saved by not smoking.

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The cruise sounds wonderful!! Was it a 3 week cruise? Yeah I don't like those mega ships either...way too crowded. Some of them are like small cities!!

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Welcome back @Reciprocity What ship did you go on? Very nice pictures. Old Town Cartagena reminds me of Old San Juan when I was there. Cruises are great, so nice and relaxing. What other ports did you go to?

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