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Dazed and Confused
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:24 am Post subject: |
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Both my husband and I are ex-smokers. I quit cold turkey by having a non-smoking related surger. I figured since I was going to feel crappy, I might as well feel VERY crappy. That was 4 years ago.
My husband had a much tougher time. He used Zyban (Wellbutrin). He did stop and he hasn't smoked since. However, the side effects for him were horrible. My cousin also used Zyban and had no side effects at all except he couldn't drink or he got extremely drunk! All three of us have stayed smoke free! |
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Rock
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:43 am Post subject: |
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| Milkman Dan wrote: |
Since you managed to quit for over a year, you obviously have the strength to get through the physical aspect of the addiction (e.g. Nicotine). So that means the issue you have is strictly mental, so you should look at the motivations and habits you associate with smoking.
I'm at a little over 2 years smoke-free now. I could never get through the hellish first week of getting the nicotine out of my system, so I used the patch for about a month and a half to get me through that. But while I used the patch, I realized that the physical addiction is actually the easiest part of quitting - It's one week of pure hell, but thats it. Everything after that is the real challenge.
You have to change your habitual behaviors and thought patterns to really succeed. I had to quit drinking for about 3 months because I associated the two together so much. I tried to maintain the most obnoxiously positive adittude possible because I was afraid any negative event would trigger a relapse. |
This is very poignant. Thanks. |
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Rock
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:47 am Post subject: |
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| But actually, folks, I think it's envronmental. |
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