SMOKERS... LETS KICK the HABIT!!

Corkey · 05-04-2011, 05:12 PM

Ami and I are working on 3 years. Yey us!

scootebaby · 05-04-2011, 06:08 PM

Hey Dapper--I'll keep it short(if i can) lol

My son wrote me a persuasive letter that motivated me to start trying to quit. I went to a dr who put me on nicotine suckers and wellbutrion. that worked for about 3 days...Stress was a big factor in my life and smoking was my crutch so i went back to smoking for a couple yrs...in 2004 i again tried the patches WITH the gum....all that did was make me want to smoke more...fast forward to early 2008--i had to have a partial hysterectomy and vulvectomy and was gonna be off work for awhile--and my partner had gotten chantix so i thought i'd try one more time...within 10 days eveytime i lit up id get sick to my stomach..2 days after Mothers Day I woke up,tossed the rest of cigs in the trash and said " no more" i didnt say anytihng to my son bc i had already failed before so i was clean a month before i ever told him....the first 2 yrs i would get crazy cravings which were hard to fight,but i managed to keep busy(and my store was the cleanest store in the south ) I still think about lighting up from time to time but i dont.. they say ur lung function increases drastically once you quit..altho my breathing has gotten better it is nowhere near where i would like it or i think it should be...the weight gain wasnt an issue til about a yr ago--perhaps when my taste buds recuperated completely...i was managing to keep it off till this latest back injury

So much for keeping it short...lol. chantix was my saving grace...i know without it i would never had quit...all i can say to anyone trying to quit..NEVER GIVE UP!! it is a very powerful addiction,but you can beat it

Good Luck to those trying!

05-04-2011, 05:12 PM	#1
Corkey Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Human Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Very Married Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Where I want to be Posts: 8,155 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 47,491 Thanked 29,268 Times in 6,637 Posts Rep Power: 21474859	Ami and I are working on 3 years. Yey us! __________________ "Many proposals have been made to us to adopt your laws, your religion, your manners and your customs. We would be better pleased with beholding the good effects of these doctrines in your own practices, than with hearing you talk about them". ~Old Tassel, Chief of the Tsalagi (Cherokee)

05-04-2011, 06:08 PM	#2
scootebaby Timed Out How Do You Identify?: yes dear Preferred Pronoun?: she Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: south florida Posts: 2,494 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,264 Thanked 6,737 Times in 1,777 Posts Rep Power: 0	Hey Dapper--I'll keep it short(if i can) lol My son wrote me a persuasive letter that motivated me to start trying to quit. I went to a dr who put me on nicotine suckers and wellbutrion. that worked for about 3 days...Stress was a big factor in my life and smoking was my crutch so i went back to smoking for a couple yrs...in 2004 i again tried the patches WITH the gum....all that did was make me want to smoke more...fast forward to early 2008--i had to have a partial hysterectomy and vulvectomy and was gonna be off work for awhile--and my partner had gotten chantix so i thought i'd try one more time...within 10 days eveytime i lit up id get sick to my stomach..2 days after Mothers Day I woke up,tossed the rest of cigs in the trash and said " no more" i didnt say anytihng to my son bc i had already failed before so i was clean a month before i ever told him....the first 2 yrs i would get crazy cravings which were hard to fight,but i managed to keep busy(and my store was the cleanest store in the south ) I still think about lighting up from time to time but i dont.. they say ur lung function increases drastically once you quit..altho my breathing has gotten better it is nowhere near where i would like it or i think it should be...the weight gain wasnt an issue til about a yr ago--perhaps when my taste buds recuperated completely...i was managing to keep it off till this latest back injury So much for keeping it short...lol. chantix was my saving grace...i know without it i would never had quit...all i can say to anyone trying to quit..NEVER GIVE UP!! it is a very powerful addiction,but you can beat it Good Luck to those trying!