QuittingGirl

NOPE!!

Do it, LOF, you will see that it's not as bad as you think it will be. Trust me, I have only been quit for 3 weeks so I'm a real newbie and I am surviving. If you need to go on anxiety meds, go on them! I know you can quit, you can definitely do it. We all did it and we all have survived.

That's for sure!! It does get easier as the days go on, I see it with myself. The cravings are not as bad now as they were the first week, they are definitely getting less and less!!

NOPE!

When I was on the Chantix for the first few weeks I would get nauseous in the morning and it would last about 30 mins and then it went away. I also had vivid dreams, but they weren't nightmares, just regular dreams that seemed to be more colorful and kind of like 3D. They actually were quite fun...LOL!!! With Chantix you smoke for the first week and then by the time you actually quit a week later, you don't really want to smoke anymore. Like I said, it makes you forget to smoke. It's a 3 month program and they have a Help line that you can call and a website where you can find great info. Since it's a prescription, you will need to speak with your doctor. Talk to him/her and see what they say. Other people have used the patch or the gum and were successful with that method. For me, this time I weaned myself off and by the time I got down to 2 a day I realized that I had couldn't stay at 2 because I was in constant withdrawal mode always looking for that next smoke. So I just made up my mind and then just stopped smoking.

Hi Leap of Faith, No you are not being a coward at all!!! In our minds cigarettes are smokers friends. When I had my last cigarette I actually said "goodbye my old friend, I will miss you" I recently quit 3 weeks ago. It's not easy I will say that, but it does get better. The first week was difficult for me and I had a couple days where the cravings were really bad, but then in the 2nd week, it wasn't as bad as the 1st and now that I am 3 weeks quit it doesn't bother me that much anymore. I still get cravings but they don't seem to last as long. I smoked for over 40 years although I did quit for 6 years from 2009 to 2015 and then unfortunately went back. Honestly, it does get easier but everyone is different. I asked that same question when I first joined this board too. Just take one day at a time or even one hour at a time and believe me you will get through it. Look at all the people on this forum that have quit for several years or even decades. I'm sure they were all just as scared as you and I, but they got through it. If you can't do it cold turkey, why don't you try Chantix or the Nicoderm patch? I used Chantix with my first quit and it was a wonder drug, it makes you forget to smoke. Come on this board a lot and ask for help because we are all here for you! It really does get easier!! Try and keep busy a lot. Hang in there, you can do it!!

NOPE!!

I finally decided to take the pledge folks! NOPE!!

Have you tried Chantix? You can get it from your doctor, it's a prescription. The first time I quit it really helped me. It makes you forget to smoke. I was quit for 6 years when unfortunately my husband had a heart procedure and I was so stressed and nervous that I went back. Or you can try the Nicoderm patch or gum. A lot of people say that really helped them. Yes, keeping busy helps. I have been walking since I quit and I find that helps too, plus it's easier to breathe when you don't smoke. Hang in there!!

Thanks SP!! I take it one day at a time. I still get the urges but they are definitely not as bad as that first week. I look forward to the day when I don't get any urges at all anymore!

Congratulations!!! That is so wonderful!!!

Congrats on going over a month!! That is fantastic! Yup, this group is great, they sure have been helping me! I can't wait to get to the point where I don't miss it anymore. I still miss it a bit, but it is getting easier as the time goes on.

It seems a bit better today here in NYC.

I sort of figured you were from Alaska, being that your Username is DenaliBlues. I've never been to Alaska, but I have watched many shows that take place there, including some that go way up to Prudhoe Bay! As of a few hours ago, it wasn't that bad!! Growing up in Alaska must have been so nice!! Does it ever get warm there, even in the end of June/beginning of July?

Thanks Johnny, I love Classic Rock from back in the day!! That is my music!!!

Yeah I guess it got way down there in NC! Now it's not so bad like around 1.30/2PM...hopefully the fires will be put out

Hi, I'm a newbie to this forum, I joined just a few weeks ago. Is there just a regular chat, you know, like talk about anything? Today, I want to know how all of you on the East Coast of North America, (USA and Canada) are doing because there are terrible wildfires in Canada, and here in NYC, where I live, it's been really bad. About 1.30/2PM EST the sky looked orange, almost like Armageddon, but after about an hour it's like a grey color. The sun looks like it wants to come out a bit. Hopefully it will. Anyway, I hope all Canadians and Americans are doing well, hopefully the fires in Canada will end soon! Anyway, are there forums for just regular chatting, like how's the weather, I'm going on vacation, my son is graduating from high school/college, Etc. Is this the right place? If not, please tell me, because I'm looking to have a chat forum, because it keeps my mind off of smoking! Thanks!

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Sorry you still have the shingles! Did you go to the doc and get the anti viral pills? 4 weeks is great!! Keep it up!