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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: BigMeanPossum on July 05, 2012, 12:12:00 AM
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My name is Tom Willis. I've dipped tobacco for 18 years. My habit went from 2 cans of Kodiak per day for 13 years to 2 cans of Grizzley per day for 5 years. I quit on May 27, 2012.
My main problem at this stage is my brain feels clouded or detached. This has led to a few panic attacks. I've even went to the ER twice but all of my blood work comes back fine. I was afraid something was seriously making me sick because my head felt so off, but now I believe my head feels out of it due to lack of nicotine. My mind felt one way for 18 years and now feels another.
Has anyone felt this way? Lead to any panic attacks? I know everyone is different, but if you have experienced this can you tell me about how many weeks in it got better?
My main symptoms so far have been....
Clouded head/kinda detached/drugged feeling
Fatigue/low energy
Panic attacks
Feel dehydrated but not sure if that is from lack of nicotine.
Thanks for any help.
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My name is Tom Willis. I've dipped tobacco for 18 years. My habit went from 2 cans of Kodiak per day for 13 years to 2 cans of Grizzley per day for 5 years. I quit on May 27, 2012.
My main problem at this stage is my brain feels clouded or detached. This has led to a few panic attacks. I've even went to the ER twice but all of my blood work comes back fine. I was afraid something was seriously making me sick because my head felt so off, but now I believe my head feels out of it due to lack of nicotine. My mind felt one way for 18 years and now feels another.
Has anyone felt this way? Lead to any panic attacks? I know everyone is different, but if you have experienced this can you tell me about how many weeks in it got better?
My main symptoms so far have been....
Clouded head/kinda detached/drugged feeling
Fatigue/low energy
Panic attacks
Feel dehydrated but not sure if that is from lack of nicotine.
Thanks for any help.
Hahaha, oh man, yes yes and yea, I've felt all of those. Drink more water, the fog will pass and start to exercise and/or have more sex, these should help you brother. Stay strong, it will get better
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My name is Tom Willis. I've dipped tobacco for 18 years. My habit went from 2 cans of Kodiak per day for 13 years to 2 cans of Grizzley per day for 5 years. I quit on May 27, 2012.
My main problem at this stage is my brain feels clouded or detached. This has led to a few panic attacks. I've even went to the ER twice but all of my blood work comes back fine. I was afraid something was seriously making me sick because my head felt so off, but now I believe my head feels out of it due to lack of nicotine. My mind felt one way for 18 years and now feels another.
Has anyone felt this way? Lead to any panic attacks? I know everyone is different, but if you have experienced this can you tell me about how many weeks in it got better?
My main symptoms so far have been....
Clouded head/kinda detached/drugged feeling
Fatigue/low energy
Panic attacks
Feel dehydrated but not sure if that is from lack of nicotine.
Thanks for any help.
Hahaha, oh man, yes yes and yea, I've felt all of those. Drink more water, the fog will pass and start to exercise and/or have more sex, these should help you brother. Stay strong, it will get better
You are in the right place, you posted roll right and the help here will amaze you! September has some really strong quitters. Continue reading all you can, listen to Bruce it's sound advise. Check your inbox I'll send you a message.
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Hey there BigMeanPossum (Tom).
like you I dipped for 23 years, and now I am in the fog that you mentioned. For me it hasn't been too bad as I have been downing quarts of water every 2 hours or so.
got the low energy as well so know I need to get up and exercise.
I may be a month behind you all for the day number but looks like we all go through very similar stages and we all can help each other nail the coffin shut and never dip again.
I'm quit today with you.
Derek
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Tom, panic attacks are what lead me to quit. I had one when I had a sore on my lip that I thought was cancer. I went to the ER via ambulance. They checked me head to toe and determined I was ok and sent me home and said I had a panic attack and my lip was fine and to follow up with my doctor.
Sad part was even as a njnja dipper I could not even tell doctors in the hospital I was a 1.5 can a day kodiak dipper. Just that I dipped once in awhile, and I only told them that when my wife was out of the room.
As I sat at home waiting to see my Dr I kept thinking I was going to have another panic attack
and 2 days later I checked myself back into the hospital. This time they kept me for 2 days. Tested my heart every way til Sunday, drew blood every couple hrs, etc...again they determinec I was fine.
This time however I came clean to everyone that I had been dipping HEAVY for the better part of 15 yrs. I balled like a little bitch too as I laid in my hospital bed. It was the best I had felt in years.
Problem for me was I was STILL afraid I was gonna have a panic attack so I went to a psychiatrist. He broke it down for me. He said it was obvious why I had the panic attack...I thought I had cancer from dipping, plain and simple. He said I was "lucky" that I knew the cause as a lot of people don't know why they have them and live in constant fear of having another one. He said "perhaps this is a sign for you to quit?" Yeah no shit Doc.
I ran out of that office like a cold turkey quitting mad man and for 5 days I thought I had this shit licked. Well...I hit the wall like a Moro (read my apology) but I still remain quit.
Bottom line...do not even question if its YOU or the dip that's making you feel this way.
Get some help if you think u need it. A lot of guys on here go some mess to take the edge off. Its nothing to be ashamed of. Just know its not YOU that's making you feel this way.
100% the nicotine.
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Thanks for all of the replies, definately helps to talk to guys who have gone through the same things. Yesterday was tough, seemed like everything was triggering it. Hopefully today is better.
Head still feels drugged or clouded. Wish that would pass, I read that someone was actually thinking more clearly after quitting, wish that were me. The thought keeps crossing my mind that a dip would clear my head, but this is day 39 and I won't go back and start over.
Been drinking a lot of water and gatorade. Anyone know of anything that speeds up the "cloudy" head phase or do you just gotta slowly claw through these days? Anyway, thanks for all the help guys. Truly is appreciated.
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Thanks for all of the replies, definately helps to talk to guys who have gone through the same things. Yesterday was tough, seemed like everything was triggering it. Hopefully today is better.
Head still feels drugged or clouded. Wish that would pass, I read that someone was actually thinking more clearly after quitting, wish that were me. The thought keeps crossing my mind that a dip would clear my head, but this is day 39 and I won't go back and start over.
Been drinking a lot of water and gatorade. Anyone know of anything that speeds up the "cloudy" head phase or do you just gotta slowly claw through these days? Anyway, thanks for all the help guys. Truly is appreciated.
Just keep plowing through it, its the only way.
Remember how you feel right now, remember it well. Remind yourself everyday that you never want to feel this way again. Follow the program here, and you'll never have to worry about it again.
Never again, for any reason.
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Thanks for all of the replies, definately helps to talk to guys who have gone through the same things. Yesterday was tough, seemed like everything was triggering it. Hopefully today is better.
Head still feels drugged or clouded. Wish that would pass, I read that someone was actually thinking more clearly after quitting, wish that were me. The thought keeps crossing my mind that a dip would clear my head, but this is day 39 and I won't go back and start over.
Been drinking a lot of water and gatorade. Anyone know of anything that speeds up the "cloudy" head phase or do you just gotta slowly claw through these days? Anyway, thanks for all the help guys. Truly is appreciated.
You will start to think more clearly once the mind games are over. It gets better from where you are.
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Thanks for all of the replies, definately helps to talk to guys who have gone through the same things. Yesterday was tough, seemed like everything was triggering it. Hopefully today is better.
Head still feels drugged or clouded. Wish that would pass, I read that someone was actually thinking more clearly after quitting, wish that were me. The thought keeps crossing my mind that a dip would clear my head, but this is day 39 and I won't go back and start over.
Been drinking a lot of water and gatorade. Anyone know of anything that speeds up the "cloudy" head phase or do you just gotta slowly claw through these days? Anyway, thanks for all the help guys. Truly is appreciated.
There is no magic to make the fog better. Keep hydrated, keep your sugar levels even, try to stay calm. I was pretty much useless for 45 days. Not even sure how I kept my job to be honest with you.
Remember how bad this feels !! Write down every miserable second of it becuase a day is coming soon when you will have forgotten all of the pain of quitting. When that day comes remember how you feel today. You only have to go through this shit once as long as you stay clean.
STAY QUIT
Greg
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Listen to the advice you are getting - it is all right on. Today is only Day 21 for me but it is amazing how much better I feel WITHOUT nicotine. During the first 10 days, I felt the fatigue and the headaches and the occasional panic attack - it sucked balls. The last 10 days have been the best I've felt physically in twenty years. Hang in there and stay quit because it truly does get better.
Best advice so far is to remember how shitty you feel right now - later on, when you develop nostalgia for your drug addiction, those horrible memories will help you stop youself when you are thinking about caving.
I quit with you.
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Another rough day, can't seem to keep it off my mind. Gonna try to find posts that were made around 40 days in. Thanks for the tips and support.
EDIT:
Found this post in the words of wisdom forum Very Helpful (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showtopic=6003)
If anyone comes across more threads/info on these funks/re-wiring please give me a heads up, thanks.
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Tired of this funk and fog. Sick of feeling whiney. Time to grit my teeth and get through another night. Hopefully morning will be better.
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On Day 41 I actually had 20 minutes of no fog. Felt amazing. It came right after sex, as much as I like sex, it had nothing on that fog lifting for a few minutes.
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Up to day 49. Having good days and bad days. Anxiety seems to be getting better.
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Up to day 49. Having good days and bad days. Anxiety seems to be getting better.
EVERYTHING will get better possum. I promise. I give you my word on it, just as I promise not to use today. Hang in there, the nic-bitch will turn from a huge wolf into a little yapper lap dog - annoying, but easily brushed aside.
You. are. winning.
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Up to day 49. Having good days and bad days. Anxiety seems to be getting better.
EVERYTHING will get better possum. I promise. I give you my word on it, just as I promise not to use today. Hang in there, the nic-bitch will turn from a huge wolf into a little yapper lap dog - annoying, but easily brushed aside.
You. are. winning.
Thanks Zam, it is getting better. Up to Day 53, anxiety is much better, fog seems to be lifting. Having some craves but not too bacd. Hope this stretch lasts for a while. Saved my life.
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Up to day 49. Having good days and bad days. Anxiety seems to be getting better.
EVERYTHING will get better possum. I promise. I give you my word on it, just as I promise not to use today. Hang in there, the nic-bitch will turn from a huge wolf into a little yapper lap dog - annoying, but easily brushed aside.
You. are. winning.
Thanks Zam, it is getting better. Up to Day 53, anxiety is much better, fog seems to be lifting. Having some craves but not too bacd. Hope this stretch lasts for a while. Saved my life.
Zam. Well put. That's is what it is like. Possum, you are rewiring and it takes time. Just take it in steps. Post for and worry for today. Tomorrow doesn't matter. Only today.
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Up to day 49. Having good days and bad days. Anxiety seems to be getting better.
EVERYTHING will get better possum. I promise. I give you my word on it, just as I promise not to use today. Hang in there, the nic-bitch will turn from a huge wolf into a little yapper lap dog - annoying, but easily brushed aside.
You. are. winning.
Thanks Zam, it is getting better. Up to Day 53, anxiety is much better, fog seems to be lifting. Having some craves but not too bacd. Hope this stretch lasts for a while. Saved my life.
Zam. Well put. That's is what it is like. Possum, you are rewiring and it takes time. Just take it in steps. Post for and worry for today. Tomorrow doesn't matter. Only today.
Everything gets better with time just hang tight and close to the site!
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59 days in, head isn't feeling right. Anxiety and craves bad the last couple of days. Quit isn't in danger, need peace of mind for a couple of days.
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59 days in, head isn't feeling right. Anxiety and craves bad the last couple of days. Quit isn't in danger, need peace of mind for a couple of days.
Possum... hang in there. I went through a little phase shortly after day 50. Keep up the good work and stay quit!
Helms
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59 days in, head isn't feeling right. Anxiety and craves bad the last couple of days. Quit isn't in danger, need peace of mind for a couple of days.
For me...anxiety would come up when I lost sight of the "one day at a time" mentality. In other words, when I tried to do too much too soon.
The thought of "quitting forever" was overwhelming to me. In fact, I'm pretty sure the thought of "quitting forever" made me give up on quitting even before it got started. That was before I found this site.
I had to force myself to remember 2 things. ONE - you probably used nicotine more than a few days or weeks before you quit. It is going to take more than a couple of days or weeks to learn life without nicotine. TWO - you're not trying to quit forever...just today. And anybody can go one day, right?
So relax. You CAN do this. Focus on just the things you need to do in order to stay quit today (roll call, this site, support, etc). You're in control now and nothing can change that...today.
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59 days in, head isn't feeling right. Anxiety and craves bad the last couple of days. Quit isn't in danger, need peace of mind for a couple of days.
Possum... Hang in there brother! I'm going through the same thing! We can do this together! It will pass just like it did before! Hold on!!!! When I get to work I will send you my # and you can text or call and we can beat the nic bitch together!!!!
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hey Possum,
What bean said times 10,000!!!! 'bang head'