This guy was still on it also. As soon as they took him off of it it took some weeks but they said he was back to normal again. It's good stuff but you have to be careful with it and have somebody that knows you well keeping an eye out for the side affects.

 

Chantix..... Nope. not touching it. I dont want a bit of assistance from patches, gum, of pills. I know its gonna suck, but thats what i want. that way i have no urge to have another dip. I figure if it sucks something terrible this go around, that will prevent me from getting back on the tobacco wagon. And every person i have seen take chantix, failed. they were back to smoking withing days of "quitting".

Again, thanks for support from everyone. i honestly think its helping keep me motivated. day one kinda sucked. i had some pretty strong cravings, but i dealt with them by keeping my mind off it.

 

wow really I didnt know that about it, thanks for the heads up ill let alot of people know now because most people use it around here, good luck to ya.

 

Congrats on the decision to dump the smokes.

I started when I was 9 +/- and began buying my own at 12. Just quit 2 years ago. Over 50 now. Did the gum, did the losenges. Mostly was able quit because I was tired of wasting $$ and smelling like crap, all for something that really wasn't even enjoyable anymore.

In short - Make up your mind, then get rid of all ashtrays, smoke the rest of your cigs, tell your co-workers you're quitting, and don't have that "just 1" from a buddy. You will make it !!

 

well, day three is almost over, and it seems like forever.... damn this is gonna take forever. but def feeling the urges more today than the last 2. Definitely noticing my temper getting the best of me. of course having a person around all the time that pisses you off doesnt help that.

 

Story of my life.
Forget it, they're everywhere. Learn how to turn your anger inwards. Then you only have to deal with high blood pressure.

 

Good Luck man and like everyone said mind over matter I was smoking about a pack to pack and a half a day and quit in febuary cold turkey for like a month and a half took a drag off a cig about two weeks into it tasted like crap n threw it out then at the 1.5 mo i had some crap goin on in my life and like an idiot started again and here we go but it wasnt as bad as I thought it was truly mind over matter just at the time i started again it didnt matter anymore But you can do it best of luck to you and keep up posted

 

Ive never smoked so cant offer you any advice. But good luck - I hope you can quit because it really is a disgusting habit.

 

Lift weights every time you get a craving... If you feel anxious, irritated or on edge, grab a couple 30lb'ers and work them for a bit. I've never smoked but I've found exercise is the best replacement for a habit. Good luck and congratulations on making the switch.

 

In my world the craving for a cig never has gone away and i quite over 23 years ago. To this day I always have somethin in my hand fidlin with it, a ballpoint or somethin. If I don't have anything handy I rub my fingers together, pull on clothing, somethin, but my hands always have to stay busy. That's my left overs from it.

The chew is just kind of the buffer to not go back to smoking. At least with chew I'm not killin anybody but myself and i can hold it off when I'm around places that it's not appropriate. With cigs, when I wanted one I had to have one now.