What's your reason? (ex-smokers)
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teamben158 - great web link, thanks!
tCkid2005 - yup you are right don't ever start
Adorian - can i txt u when i feel like smoking and u can tell sap who will then pinch me
tCkid2005 - yup you are right don't ever start
Adorian - can i txt u when i feel like smoking and u can tell sap who will then pinch me
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Honestly... I couldn't tell ya... I drank a lot of coffee in the mornings and then diet coke and what have you from noon until I went to bed. So I've never actually figured out how much caffeine in mg or anything...
I used to tear through 5 or 6 cups of coffee if I went to a diner or something.
It definitely didn't affect me as far as staying awake or shakes or anything like that, but I literally needed it to function.
I used to tear through 5 or 6 cups of coffee if I went to a diner or something.
It definitely didn't affect me as far as staying awake or shakes or anything like that, but I literally needed it to function.
Originally Posted by tC4italy
How much did u use to drink? I cut down a LOT on coffe too =/ and booze (not that I drank much of alcohol before). Yeah coffee is a toughie but for me coffee goes hand in hand with smoking so might as well not do either
[but I do have a good capuccino once in a while]
[but I do have a good capuccino once in a while]
Originally Posted by burstaneurysm
Well, it's not the same, but I quit Caffeine on Jan 1.
That was rough! Seriously, I thought I was dying for a couple days. Day one was fine, but day two killed me.
I felt like I was in a complete haze, I couldn't concentrate and I was exhausted. After 5 days of having a splitting headache, I had a cup of coffee.
The headache went away, but it hit me so hard, I was super skittish. So now it's Friday and I haven't had any caffeine since Sunday... so far, so good.
(I'll also point out that alongside caffeine, I also cut out Coke and what have you (which was my biggest source of caffeine))
Eff... withdrawal kinda blows.
That was rough! Seriously, I thought I was dying for a couple days. Day one was fine, but day two killed me.
I felt like I was in a complete haze, I couldn't concentrate and I was exhausted. After 5 days of having a splitting headache, I had a cup of coffee.
The headache went away, but it hit me so hard, I was super skittish. So now it's Friday and I haven't had any caffeine since Sunday... so far, so good.
(I'll also point out that alongside caffeine, I also cut out Coke and what have you (which was my biggest source of caffeine))
Eff... withdrawal kinda blows.
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Originally Posted by tC4italy
uh oh?
Originally Posted by tC4italy
That's the exact mentality I am having. Like that I don't get as paranoid as if I said "no more, ever". I say to myself "there is a pack in my glove box so no need to stop to buy any and if I REALLY need one I can have one cos Ihave a pack". When I think like that it usually calms me down and makes the craving go away.?
Do NOT have a pack lying around. I tried the same thing and it does not work....your mind will trick your body into "needing" a smoke. Agan, just my experience. If you must go that route (which you REALLY should not), you must buy a pack, pull one out and THROW THE PACK AWAY. This will break you of the pack-buying habit.
Originally Posted by tC4italy
[ Thank you =) I have a few questions..have you had any of the symptoms I've had or just the extreme nicotine craving? How long had you been smoking for? And if I may...what made you quit?
Only a "serious" smoker ( almost a pack a day) for about 4 years. Why did I quit.....I cant really say. No health problems at the time, not a financial thing either. I actually quit just to see if I could.
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Originally Posted by HeathenBrewing
Originally Posted by tC4italy
That's the exact mentality I am having. Like that I don't get as paranoid as if I said "no more, ever". I say to myself "there is a pack in my glove box so no need to stop to buy any and if I REALLY need one I can have one cos Ihave a pack". When I think like that it usually calms me down and makes the craving go away.?
Do NOT have a pack lying around. I tried the same thing and it does not work....your mind will trick your body into "needing" a smoke. Agan, just my experience. If you must go that route (which you REALLY should not), you must buy a pack, pull one out and THROW THE PACK AWAY. This will break you of the pack-buying habit.
Really? Hmmm people really have different methods. I have 2 unopened packs in my bedroom (been there since november) and one open in the car. I'll follow your advice and throw the half empty one from the car.
Originally Posted by HeathenBrewing
Originally Posted by tC4italy
[ Thank you =) I have a few questions..have you had any of the symptoms I've had or just the extreme nicotine craving? How long had you been smoking for? And if I may...what made you quit?
Only a "serious" smoker ( almost a pack a day) for about 4 years. Why did I quit.....I cant really say. No health problems at the time, not a financial thing either. I actually quit just to see if I could.
I don't remember if you mentioned this in the other page but did you sucessfully quit the first time?
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i recently quit (or attempted to) ive been smoking for off and on for 12 years, (yes since i was 12 years old 
) went from 2 packs a day to 1 pack a day for about 4 years.. and now recently i tried to cut it off completely.. (just way to hard).. so i limited it down to 2 cigarrettes a day..
just too many things in my life that keep it around.. two of my roommates smoke, im always stressed, and it always relaxed me..
the reason i decided to quit, i feel like living longer rather shorter.. i figured i was always gonna die fairly young and kinda accepted it, but certain people in my life makes me wanna a live a little longer just to have them around.. also i calculated on average how much money id be saving.. (nearly $1,900 a year).. ive already noticed the savings.. which gives me more money to mod my car..
) went from 2 packs a day to 1 pack a day for about 4 years.. and now recently i tried to cut it off completely.. (just way to hard).. so i limited it down to 2 cigarrettes a day.. just too many things in my life that keep it around.. two of my roommates smoke, im always stressed, and it always relaxed me..
the reason i decided to quit, i feel like living longer rather shorter.. i figured i was always gonna die fairly young and kinda accepted it, but certain people in my life makes me wanna a live a little longer just to have them around.. also i calculated on average how much money id be saving.. (nearly $1,900 a year).. ive already noticed the savings.. which gives me more money to mod my car..
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Originally Posted by tC4italy
By congestion you mean like lungs were aching and u felt like u couldn't breathe properly? Was it more noticable after/while lying down? My bad about all the questions but this chest thing is scaring me and i don't know whether I should be taking my lung "expander" inhalation meds
I don't remember if you mentioned this in the other page but did you sucessfully quit the first time?
I would go so far as to say I wasn’t breathing properly, but it did have a negative effect on my cardio. I was out of breathe earlier then in previous years, my times peaked and then started to drop. I knew something was not right, even though at the time I blamed everything BUT ciggs. But I was just in denial. In the morning upon waking, I had the typical "smokers hack", but it wasn’t more noticeable when lying down.
Im not a doctor so I have no comment about your inhaled medication.
No, I think I quit 4 or 5 times before I stuck to it - ironically, the last time I quit I never said I was going to quit. Since then (hmm....about 9 years now) I have smoked EXACTLY 10 whole ciggs and I can recall what I was doing every time I had one. I think a lot of that has to do with the guilt I felt after smoking. But I didn’t beat myself up over it. I just started (quitting that is) again the next day.
I accept that I am not perfect. I will fail at times in life, but you pick yourself up and move forward.
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Originally Posted by tC4italy
Really? Hmmm people really have different methods. I have 2 unopened packs in my bedroom (been there since november) and one open in the car. I'll follow your advice and throw the half empty one from the car.
...or send 'em to me. :p
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Lung cancer and Chemotherapy are a B*(&^% and unbelievably expensive. Quit 5 years ago when Late wife was diagnosed with LC. Dropped in garbage whwen walking out of surgeons office. been widowed 2 years next week. she was 49 and I was 42. trust me Lung cancer is a B&*%@
yay! Hows the withdrawals? Still hacking up some nasty junk?
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Originally Posted by tC4italy
hmmm naw that's the problem...I'm not coughin at all so all the crap is still in my lungs and they hurt.
I know that sounds stupid but it happens to some people.