Thread: 1st time over a decade I have gone 24 hours without a cigarette

Ok I have accomplished over 24 hours without a cigarette. First time i quit was after i had gallbladder surgery. i was unable to get out of the hospital bed and, well, being on demoral (synthetic morphine) helped cut the cravings. Right now taking chantix (champix) nicotine gum, and electronic cigarettes. But the first 24 hours sucks the most and I just wanted to get throught the first 24 hours, and after that it should get better. Believe me life is sucking right now but I made my first small step.

congratulations mate, now just keep it up

Thank you and I am indeed trying so very hard.

Onya mate, don't give up, you must give up that life sapping habit if you want to not die early.

Government should ban the filthy things, even though I still enjoy the odd ciggy when I'm having a beer and some one's got a packet of roll ups.

Hate those tailor mades though, taste like shit.

Thanks for the encouragement. And yes I've been realizing it has been sucking the life out of me.

Hey pseudolus, you gonna go on the wagon and quit with me? Unless you've already beat me to it and quit first?

Originally Posted by Submaniac

Thanks for the encouragement. And yes I've been realizing it has been sucking the life out of me.

Hey pseudolus, you gonna go on the wagon and quit with me? Unless you've already beat me to it and quit first?

I managed 2 days last week and then got pissed. I know the score. just need to stop putting the bloody things in my mouth - it is that easy. Will try again tomorrow and perhaps thank Slap for opening this support group lol

Good work mate - just remember that the cravings are not that bad in reality; after all, even when you do not anaesthetize yourself with Laos Khao before bed time, you don't wake up every hour gasping for a smoke. Just feels like being a little hungry that's all.

Good luck!

Originally Posted by Submaniac

Right now taking chantix (champix) nicotine gum, and electronic cigarettes.

That's just replacing your nicotine source.

Get yourself Alan Carrs 'The Easy Way To Stop Smoking' book. It's very good.

Or the audio book

The Easy Way (Easyway) To Stop Smoking - Allen Carr (download torrent) - TPB

or the movie. Sorry I can't find the torrent.

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Originally Posted by Submaniac

Right now taking chantix (champix) nicotine gum, and electronic cigarettes.

That's just replacing your nicotine source.

Get yourself Alan Carrs 'The Easy Way To Stop Smoking' book. It's very good.

Or the audio book

The Easy Way (Easyway) To Stop Smoking - Allen Carr (download torrent) - TPB

or the movie. Sorry I can't find the torrent.

Touching on the nicotine thing, Princey.
To be fair, tobacco in it's purist form [untreated] and intake isn't really that controlling or addictive. The traces of nicotine is nominal.
Better chance that those who imbibe modern processed tobacco products are hook on the odd substances and chemical additives that are common place throughout the processed products.

The first days easy, watch the next 3 weeks, when your mind starts telling you "go on have one who wants to live forever anyway". remember how great they taste with a beer or the first one with a coffee in the morning.

Good Luck

Read Allan Cars book if you want to know how to get over the mental side of it.

^^ Wow, great minds and all that

Originally Posted by Dillinger

The first days easy, watch the next 3 weeks,

Nah, just the first 72 hours unless your a pussy!

Ive just lit one up now, tastes pretty good.

If they werent so friggin cheap here I would give up.

I've tried to quit twice this month, both times the first 3 days were easy but the 4th day is a bitch with half hour long intense cravings. Frigging nearly impossible.

Smoking is good for your mental health. Parkinsons, alzheimers, scizophernia and anxiety.

I was in hospital a few months back sitting next to this old lady, looked about 100, in for a chest infection with a nasty cough, smoked all her life, but fuck me she was sharp as a tack. IMO it was the tobacco that kept her brain in such good condition but sadly not her face.

Originally Posted by flashbang

I was in hospital a few months back sitting next to this old lady, looked about 100, in for a chest infection with a nasty cough, smoked all her life, but fuck me she was sharp as a tack.

Last time I was banged up in hospital I spotted this sick old fuk in a wheel chair connected to an Oxygen bottle sucking down a sly ciggy in the outside courtyard.

Now thats foking addiction at its best innit.

An yea know what you mean about the support group. Knowing that other people at suffering and going brought hell helps. lol. With me I just need to break my routine. Like I go out and smoke to get away and think and I need to first stop doing that. Right now I'm just replacing nicotine but its ok because I'm trying to break he pattern of behavior first.

The chantix was supposed to kill the cravings. Other people I talked to said that when they tried smoking on it it just made them sick. For me I have no problem smoking two packs even on anti smoking drugs.

And wihnallstoke and Dillinger, you guys are killing me. . I miss the taste and feel the most...I mean I got enough nicotine in me...it is the physical act of smoking that I liked the most.

Right now taking chantix (champix) nicotine gum, and electronic cigarettes.

Use whatever it takes. I took valium (lots) for the first 3 days, used patches for around four weeks and didn't drink for 3 months. I think the not drinking was (for me) probably the most important part of the whole thing.

^ I like having a morning dump with a smoke though - does this mean I have to quit dumping then? lol

I quit once for nine years - of course, I was married to the white mistake for those nine years, so I quit doing just about everything I enjoyed.

Try too hard and you will fail under the pressure.
Don't tell yourself you've quit.
Tell yourself they are not important too you.
That's how I did it.