After 43 Years, The Nicotine Habit Is Broken

The Intelligencer Wheeling News-Register ^ | 5-1-07 | Fred Connors

[Redcloak]

I’m glad that you quit, Mr. Conners, but please don’t turn into a smokenazi. Smokenazis stink worse than grimy, old ashtrays.

[TomServo]

Nope. No near death experience, light, tunnel or anything like that. Or I don’t remember.

Oh well...next trip, maybe...;-)

[Oystir]

Your story is almost exactly the same as mine. I actually picked May 1st as my day to stop cold turkey. I went about 4-6 weeks w/o smoking but then went away for a weekend with a friend who smoked. I did that weekend and got sick as *$#!. Never smoked again. I don’t know how many years it has been since - my relapse occurred while watching OJ’s slow speed chase while hanging out in a dive bar.

[azhenfud]

“Sometimes I still smoke in my dreams.”

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1825416/posts?page=41#41

[Tunehead54]

My bro the doc says this works well for lots of people - something about stimulating the nicotine receptors but blocking nicotine? (Reminder Bump). ;-)

[Clemenza]

Congratulations. One should never become a SLAVE to some dried plant leaves wrapped in a little paper container.

[azhenfud]

To all you folk who have quit - remember it’s still a good idea to get a chest x-ray with your annual checkup for the first few years - or so says my MD.

[Tucker822]

Yeah, I read that too. I took blood thinners for 9 years, but was finally taken off about 8 months ago. So I won’t have to worry about that.

What about Zyban/Wellbutrin? Would that work for him?

[timydnuc]

I'm doing the "reduced dose" method. 1st week go to 1 cigarette every 2 hours. Second week go to 1 cigarette every 3 hours, third week, 1 cigarette every 4 hours, etc. Control the dose and you can control the heebe geebies. Take control and you can do it. I'm not blowing my own horn, I'm just saying that it has worked so far.

A cigar, a good cigar, helps me on those tough days. I'll stop cigarettes, but you stay away from my cigars.

[Tucker822]

I will. The lit also states that your doc can reduce the dosage if you have nausea and/or sleep problems.

I also wonder if you could take something for the nausea? I plan to ask my doc about that.

[Ditter]

He is 72 and has chewed since he was 16 so getting off it might kill him. His grandfather chewed and died of cancer of the jaw at a fairly young age, so if that was going to happen to him it probably would have already. He takes lots of meds and he doesn’t really want to take another pill. It is his decision I don’t try to influence him.

[Eagle Eye]

I quit cold turkey November 1, 1986.

Smoked and drank myself sick the night before in preparation!

[GATOR NAVY]

No, I don’t remember any disappointment. I’d say I wake up feeling good that was just a dream and I still don’t smoke.

[Tucker822]

I understand. Quitting tobacco is a hard personal decision.

[RVN Airplane Driver]

I just quit. It was two weeks for me Sunday. I went cold turkey. I was going to do the patch thing, but I stumbled onto this website. It is a little awkward to find things on I think, but the info and video’s are amazing for me. I could not have done it without this guy. www.whyquit.com

Because of Joel Spitzer and the folks at that web site....Quit since August 2000....Knowledge is power....

[mitch5501]

Thanks for the ping lp.

Lots of good posts here.

I'm on day 11 without the smokes and my brain has quit trying to convince me,in a civil manner,to light up and has instead resorted to wailing and screaming for a smoke!

Aint gonna happen.I know of a million good reasons not to smoke and can't think of one good reason to smoke.

I've gone through these internal arguments for years,so no amount of internal 'jumpy-uppy-downy-screaming for a smoky' is going to convince me otherwise.

It's actually a little scary to see just how much of a spoiled brat lurks in there when I don't get my own way.

Thanks for letting me rant....no doubt I'm also trying to convince myself.

[RVN Airplane Driver]

No, I don’t remember any disappointment. I’d say I wake up feeling good that was just a dream and I still don’t smoke.

Those are called "smokers dreams" very common when quitting. Read all about them at www.whyquit.com..

[SuziQ]

Good for this man, 'listening'to his 9 yr. old grandson! I never got into the habit of smoking. I guess Mama and Daddy's hacking and coughing dissuaded me, plus the cousins my age who I hung around with, didn't smoke, either. My youngest sister ran with a rowdier crowd, and she started smoking at about 15, and at almost 50, is still smoking like a chimney!

Now if I could just get myself into the discipline of eating less and exercising more, I could have a real shot at seeing some grandchildren grow up, and maybe even see some great-grands!

[leadpenny]

Go for day 12. I think that’s all you can ask of yourself.

Good luck.

[leadpenny]

Today’s the day!