I'm going to smoke, and I'd like to see some answers upon my return!

[BrandiR]

I want to quit smoking. Sort of.
I've been smoking since I was 18 (I would have started sooner but I didn't want to do anything illegal. Seriously). Over the years I've quit several times. The first time was when I found out I was pregnant (13 years ago) and I went cold turkey. I didn't start again until my daughter was about a month old. In that case, I did it for her and I never looked at it as quitting. For 7.5 months, I was looking forward to being able to smoke again. That failure was purely psychological, I know.

Over the past five or six years, I've "quit" about once or twice a year. Sometimes I've made it a few days, usually a few weeks, once three months. The longest I've quit was with Chantix, and that's the only time I've tried something other than gum and suckers, which are not good substitutes for cigarettes until they start making them in Camel flavor

Chantix helped A LOT, but it also made me bat-crap crazy! I had these terrible nightmares, where ungodly things were happening to me and I'd wake up in a panic, terrified. I hated life. I hated EVERYONE. I was a horrible person, I'm not gonna lie! And it gave me these horrific stomach aches that felt like I'd swallowed gasoline with a Kentucky Gentleman chaser! It was bad news.

I think the problem for me is that I truly enjoy smoking. I know it stinks and it's expensive and it makes me look old and it's just bad, bad stuff. Nevertheless, I enjoy it.

So, has anyone had any luck with something other than Chantix? The patches, the nicotine gums?

I know the desire has to be there, and I do have some of that. But I need extra help. I have zero will power and I'm so damn rotten when I'm in a quitting cycle, I'm surprised I haven't had the crap kicked out of me.

Suggestions?

[TheSnakeGeek]

don't give up. i'm trying to quit as well. i told myself as soon as finals were over i was done.. it's been a week and a half and every day is "oh i'll just quit tomorrow." lol i've quit a few times before, once for 6 months. not even a puff. never tried chantix but with me the thing that worked the most was anger. after trying to quit for a while i would get so angry with myself for not being able to, i'd force myself, no matter how awful it was. anger isn't always a bad thing. lol

[The used 51]

I have quit a few times a reward months at a time. Haha and the last time I quit I just felt like crazy, but the past year or so I haven't even felt like quitting I enjoy it also. I know it's horrible for me but I like it.

[carlson]

I quit bout three months ago I tried chantix but it was bad ha I wanted to quit for my fireman schooling. Butttt I did start chewing again, I chewed alot growing up an quit but now I chew again figured it was better then having problems breathing

[BrandiR]

don't give up. i'm trying to quit as well. i told myself as soon as finals were over i was done.. it's been a week and a half and every day is "oh i'll just quit tomorrow." lol i've quit a few times before, once for 6 months. not even a puff. never tried chantix but with me the thing that worked the most was anger. after trying to quit for a while i would get so angry with myself for not being able to, i'd force myself, no matter how awful it was. anger isn't always a bad thing. lol

I'm not that hard on myself, ha ha! I'm horrible about "I'll just do it tomorrow." And I'm also incredibly creative. It takes me about five seconds to create an excuse.

[BrandiR]

I quit bout three months ago I tried chantix but it was bad ha I wanted to quit for my fireman schooling. Butttt I did start chewing again, I chewed alot growing up an quit but now I chew again figured it was better then having problems breathing

So, chew instead? That's your suggestion? No way! Well, not yet anyway.

[Kodieh]

Well, dunno about your reptile addiction, but take the smokes money and put it in an envelope for a few months. Then, when you see you can go out and buy like a pewterbee bp or a radar white and yellow leopard gecko, quitting will be easier because it's a means to another addiction.

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[BrandiR]

Well, dunno about your reptile addiction, but take the smokes money and put it in an envelope for a few months. Then, when you see you can go out and buy like a pewterbee bp or a radar white and yellow leopard gecko, quitting will be easier because it's a means to another addiction.

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Ha Ha! I'm not nearly as hooked as most of you! One time, I gave ALL of my access to money to my boyfriend and told him that he is NOT to return it, no matter what I do, until I have gone a month without a cigarette. By the second day I was like a crack head tearing my car apart in search of quarters. By the second day, I was literally screaming at him that he's a controlling psycho who has NO right to withhold money from me, as I am an adult and I work full time! Ha Ha. It's funny now, but it wasn't at the time. He says he never made any phone calls to see about having me committed, but I'm not sure. He held out for as long as he could, but he finally caved and told me I'd have to try a different method. Preferably one that didn't involve screaming like a banshee and wild eyes

I do like the idea of the reward system. I'm spending an average of $8 a day on cigarettes. That could add up pretty quickly, if I could keep from trying to roll it into a dried-leaf-smoke! I don't think I'd buy a snake though. I'd probably try to smoke that too. I'll have to think of something 100% flame retardant.

Really, I'm thinking about trying the gum or the patch. Has anyone had any success with either of these?

[Mutheruva]

This is what you need. Just trust me, I've seen these things work for a bunch of my friends, and I own one too, although I quit years ago. The E-liquids come in lots of tobacco flavors and strengths, so you can figure out what to start with and then slowly lower the nicotine strength you are using. No smoky smell on your breath or clothes, plus you can smoke it indoors (it's cold outside!!). Best money you'll ever spend if you are truly serious about quitting.

http://www.volcanoecigs.com/electron...ferno-kit.html

[kevinb]

I say ecigs as well. I quite cold turkey because my fiance threatened to leave me...quite the incentive to stop.