Now that cigarettes have gone up again

[Roon]

I am hearing a lot of people talking about quitting. I wonder if my ex will finally take the plunge? He has tried so many times. Anyone else hearing chatter about quitting finally?

[HopeHoops]

1. I quit cold turkey 24 years ago - and I was a heavy smoker.

Have you ever thought about what a freight train rolling over your body for two weeks would feel like? That's about it. But then, you can smell again. Weird sensation.

[Roon]

3. Wow!

I used the patch and that was tough enough!

[leftyclimber]

2. My goal is this:

Get the torn whateveritis (they're still debating) in my ankle that I've been limping around on for 9 months fixed. Go through as much PT as I have to to be ambulatory afterwards.

Once I am ambulatory, chuck the cigs and hit the gym hard. Two birds (9 months of sedentary living has not been kind to my health anyway), one stone.

[Roon]

5. Sounds like a good plan!

You should check about group. Group is always good,it really helped me.

[leftyclimber]

8. I'm going to have to find a group.

The patch gives me migraines, gum and lozenges make me sick to my stomach, and Chantix makes my blood pressure go up to the point where I'm more likely to have a stroke than if I kept smoking. I need people to keep me honest.

This is a college town. I'm sure I can find a group.

[Roon]

9. check with your county hospital

or free clinic.

[leftyclimber]

13. I will do that.

Thanks!

[Mutley]

4. I'm trying.

I've been off and on smoking for the last several years. Today is day two of the latest attempt. :grr:

[leftyclimber]

6. Hang in there, Mutley.

If it gets rough, come unload on us until you feel better (yes, I realize it could be a hella long post ;)). You can do it! :yourock:

[Mutley]

10. And you can do it, too.

Good luck to us both. :toast:

[Roon]

7. You are very lucky!

You only have 24 hours to go before things start getting easier every day.

[Mutley]

11. I keep telling myself that.

:D

[Roon]

12. It won't be subtle either

You'll notice right away that the craving has really gone down.

[Mutley]

15. Long term is really harder for me than the first three days.

I've made it as long as five or six months before, then something happens to really stress me out, or I'm in a smoky bar, or whatever, and I'm back on it.

[Roon]

17. Halfway through my patch program

I knew I was never going to smoke again. Well,hang in there anyway.:hi:

[MrSlayer]

14. No, I'm hearing a lot of talk about cigarettes "falling off" of trucks.

And I am acting accordingly.

[kwassa]

16. and I thought 90 cents a pack was ridiculous

what I had to pay for Marlboros when I quit.

[Roon]

18. When I started smoking at 16 ,Marlboros were .75 a pack

then shortly after went up to a dollar.

[leftyclimber]

19. I remember bitching that smokes had gone up from $2/pack to $2.25. You know what that means?

It means I've smoked too damned long.

[Roon]

20. LOL

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[Lost in CT]

21. Going on day for baby yeah day four no effect yet day for yeah baby I tell your

perfectly normal what was that sound did you hear that it okay it was the redding balrog I like big butts and I don't know why um but cigarette butts just one and the voices will be silenced I tell you silenced the captain and tenille don't own me four days baby four days the chief and the hooker walk into the bar and the parrot say four days baby clean house yeah fifth wheel fifth of scotch st patricks day tomorrow no Scotch irish can't eat orange for breakfast hate grapefruit must have lucky charms damn kids stole my lucky charms her breasts are magically delicious four days almost there just need to sleep to june and it will be all okay the big white whale is not great or mighty the innsmouth chick is gilling me again four days baby I can do this.