I've gone 150 Days....

[CarlZog]

Been just over 10 years for me. Hang in there. It does get easier.

Carl

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Keep it up, dude!!! And don't let any stressful thing get you back to smoking! If you get stressed, game more!!!

 

[Darth K'Trava]

Cool, congrats!

I can't say I went through the same thing, but I'm glad I never started.

Me neither. 'Tis a disgusting habit! I can't see why people find it "cool".... it stinks, and makes YOU and your stuff stink on top of that!

 

[Kanegrundar]

There's where I fell. I was doing good for a month and then work crap hit and I was lighting up again. My fiance was annoyed since it looked like I was making good on the promise to quit before we got married...I still have a little over a year to get it done.

On the other hand, congrats, Jose!!!

Kane

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

*passes out the party pie*

Awesome, Jaerdaph! Awesome!!!

 

[diaglo]

cool. keep on keeping on.

 

[Mark]

Smoked for 25 years and quit last July. Hang in there, jaerdaph. It gets better every day.

 

[Arbiter of Wyrms]

Me neither. 'Tis a disgusting habit! I can't see why people find it "cool".... it stinks, and makes YOU and your stuff stink on top of that!

Yeah, but it's sooo addictive!

It's been about twenty minutes since my last cigarette. I do hope it will be my last. It's tough to do, but when I've quit in the past, I always felt much better for having done so. Hopefully, when my wife gets paid again, we'll get some patches.

 

[jaerdaph]

Thanks for the support, everyone!

Arbiter - I highly suggest the nicotine gum instead of the patch. For me, cigarettes were very "I want one I have one" and the gum is the same way. Get a generic brand as well - it's much cheaper than the Nicorette name brand. I eventually weaned myself from the gum with Trident.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Thanks for the support, everyone!

Arbiter - I highly suggest the nicotine gum instead of the patch. For me, cigarettes were very "I want one I have one" and the gum is the same way. Get a generic brand as well - it's much cheaper than the Nicorette name brand. I eventually weaned myself from the gum with Trident.

I took an excellent class on drugs and their effect on the body last semester. I learned *a lot* - one of the things that I learned is that the patches do not (statstically speaking) work.

A cigarette gives you a "spike" of nicotine to your blood. The patch provides a constant flow that does not reach the high of the nicotine "spike" in a cigarette. As such, the patches do not help you effectively fight your cravings.

Biologically speaking, the gum, the soon-to-be-released nasal spray, and inhaler are the best options b/c they provide a "spike" similar to that of an actual cigarette.