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The Almost War That Wasn't; Chantix And Quitting
Topic Started: Mar 22 2009, 08:23 AM (1,197 Views)
Frank_W
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Awesome. Congratulations! I'm not getting overconfident. I'm just frickin' AMAZED. I felt so weak and uncertain, going into this, and now I'm feeling strong. So far, no real craves. I'm so happy... Already, I've saved nearly $15.00 in cigarettes not smoked. I know it doesn't sound like much, but to me, that's just friggin' amazing. :)

I already Know that I will never put another cigarette in my mouth ever again. I am staying on the medication for the full ninety-day course, though. (And even longer, if I feel the need for it)
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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blondie
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Beware of the saboteurs ..
They're everywhere!
Grrrrrr.............. :pirate:

Continued luck with it Frankie!
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Nobody's Sock
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maybe overconfident was the wrong word,,

pace your enthusiasm, that's it!

are you planning curbing the triggers like alchohol or coffee? I had to quit the beer and wine for a while till I got weaned.
"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."
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Frank_W
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S'okay, Blondie. The only one who can really sabotage me is myself. It's always been me against me. At least in that, I have found a worthy opponent. ;)

Thank you so much! :hug:
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Frank_W
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NS, I've never been much of a drinker, really. The occasional beer or glass of scotch, and if a doctor told me that I could never have another drink, I'd shrug and move on. No biggie. Right now, while on the Chantix, I think it best that I stay away from alcohol.

Coffee, on the other hand, is something that I will attack at a later date. I've never equated coffee with cigarettes, so it's not that big of a deal, really. The one thing I am doing though, is boosting my water intake.
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
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Frank_W
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0700 = 60 Hours!

I stopped in at the gas station, this morning. It would have been easy to say, "Gimme' some Marlboro Lights. Soft pack." All I could feel was a slight nausea, and all I could think of when I saw them on the shelf, was money going up in smoke.
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
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Mikhailoh
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John D'Oh
Mar 22 2009, 06:54 PM
Frank_W
Mar 22 2009, 04:15 PM
In the past, when I've tried to go cold turkey, after about six hours, I'd find myself digging madly through the garbage looking for one ancient cigarette butt that had a couple millimeters of tobacco left on it, just about frying my eyebrows off trying to light it, and then gagging and coughing my head off for the two mere drags that I manage to get, stubbing it out, and somehow convincing myself that it was good, and being able to gloss over the fact that I'd just failed miserably.
Oh I remember those days. Once, after a late night party when I ran out of cigarettes one guy asked me to promise I'd never try and give up smoking as I was such a mess at about 3am pacing the house trying to figure out a way of getting something to smoke. It's hard to believe unless you've been there.

I still love the smell of the damn things, but I'm never going back.
If that's how you guys are about cigarettes, I'd recommend you stay away from drugs.
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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RosemaryTwo
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The money spent on your Chantrix sounds like money well spent. Use some of that $$ you're saving to do healthy things for yourself (vitamins? new workout shoes? new sweats? a book on nutrition?). Build some momentum for yourself.

You're inspiring.
"Perhaps the thing to do is just to let stupid run its course." Aqua
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Frank_W
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Thanks, R2! I'm just enjoying having extra money in my pocket, for now. :) I am going to save it all up. Maybe it will finance a new motorcycle. :D
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
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CTPianotech
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Just thought I'd pop in to say congrats, and keep it up! :)

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Frank_W
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Thank you, CT! :)
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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plays88keys
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Frank, I downloaded a widget from silkquit that was a "quit meter." It counts down stats for you and is a real boost to your incentive to stay quit. In fact, my meter right now says

3543 days, 9 hours, 27 minutes and 12 seconds smoke free.

95672 cigarettes not smoked.

$14,062.17 and 24 months, 10 days, 19 hours of your life saved.

Your quit date: 7/12/1999

I bring it up because I think you should get one. They're free and you can get it here: http://www.silkquit.org/stop-smoking/quit-meter.aspx
You can never get enough of what you don't need to make you happy.
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Aqua Letifer
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ZOOOOOM!
Way to go, Frank, keep it up! :thumb: You'll just be thanking yourself more and more as time goes by.
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Frank_W
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Thanks, Plays! I will download one, I think.

Thanks, AL. :thumb:
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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Mikhailoh
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"You've been free of cigarettes for 11923 days, 8 hours, 24 minutes & 17 seconds. You have not smoked 238,467 cigarettes since then, and you have saved a total of $4,769.34."

It would actually be a lot more money, because the calculator uses the price when you quit, which was about 50 cents in my case.
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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Frank_W
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63.5 hours, $19.37 saved, 79 not smoked.

Life saved: Only six lousy hours and thirty-five lousy minutes. Doesn't seem hardly worth it. Hrmph... :angry:


:lol2:
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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RosemaryTwo
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HOLY CARP!!!
Dude, whatcha gonna do with those extra 6 hours?
"Perhaps the thing to do is just to let stupid run its course." Aqua
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Frank_W
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1200 - hrs: 65 hours free and clear!


Those extra six hours.. Hrmmm... I don't know. I'm sure I'll find some kind of mischief to get into. ;) :lol2:
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Frank_W
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2000 hours: 73 hours free and clear! I'm over the 72-hour hurdle, which has always been my nemesis. Things will be easier from here on out... And harder...
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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brenda
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Keep it going, Frank!!!!!
“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
~A.A. Milne
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colt38
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Hang in there Frank, you're past the hardest part. I quit 10/04/08, and the first two days were by far the worst. Although, I would still love nothing more than to chain smoke a pack of smokes right now! But I won't, I like being an ex-smoker
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Frank_W
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Awesome, Colt. Thanks!! Congratulations to you! (Edit: And welcome to TNCR!)

Thanks, Brenda!
Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin."
Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!"
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Mikhailoh
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Frank_W
Mar 24 2009, 07:32 AM
63.5 hours, $19.37 saved, 79 not smoked.

Life saved: Only six lousy hours and thirty-five lousy minutes. Doesn't seem hardly worth it. Hrmph... :angry:


:lol2:
Wouldn't you invest in a sure 10% return? Of course you would.
Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball
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Frank_W
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:lol2: True enough, Mik. :unsure:
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Frank_W
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3 days, 14 hours. 107 sickarettes not smoked. $26.34 saved.

Little by little, I'm doing it. I smell good and clean. I had a shower four hours ago and I still smell like soap. :)


I'm breathing a little better. My lungs are starting to kick out the nasty, brown crud. I'm happy to get rid of it, happy that my body is healing from 22 years of systematic abuse and poison.

Sleep is still FUBAR... I knew my consciousness was a surreal place at times, but wow... These dreams are just downright WEIRD. It's like being trapped in a scary 1930's carnival, or something. House Party In Hell!

Awoke four times, last night... It's all part of it. My brain and my body are re-wiring themselves, and 22 years of tangled wiring is a lot to undo.

A couple of things I've realized: I have to break all positive association with smoking, or else I will forever romanticize it and end up jonesin' for it for the rest of my life. F'dat....

Every time I think of cigarettes, I've resolved to think:
1. SAD: Sickarettes Are Disgusting.
2. SIDS: Smoking Is Death and Slavery
3. NOPE: Not One Puff. Ever.

I'm resolved not to become one of those obnoxious, preachy ex-smokers. My goal is to become a non-smoker, and it's one that I've achieved.

The question and goal now, is to maintain it. It's written that one's state of consciousness must be re-won each day. For now, and probably for the first three months, it's like a rocket with the engines hammered, trying to escape the pull of gravity.

Inertia: The tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest, and the tendency of a body in motion to remain in motion. Change is a motherfcuker. Changing something that has been a part of my waking life for 22 years, is even harder.

Cigarettes have punctuated everything. I've had one as soon as my eyes opened, and it was the last thing I did before closing my eyes to sleep at night. Every task I completed, every task I prepared to begin, every phone conversation, every time I was angry, sad, lonely, hungry, tired, happy, rockin' out, finished exercising (how sick is THAT?!), or spent time on the computer: All of it, punctuated with a cigarette.

It just blows my mind....

All the people I know who've beaten cocaine, heroin, or alcohol, still smoke. Fcuking crazy....


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