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Community => Introductions => Topic started by: vmadman on September 21, 2010, 06:09:00 AM
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Hi everyone,
My name is Luke and I'm quitting dip.
I have been seriously considering quitting dipping and smoking for the past few years. I started smoking when I was 11, on a dare, and the dares came for just long enough for it to become cool. After the cool phase, it became sociable, and then settled into behavioral.
Dipping was the result of my hometown being in Alabama and the increasingly difficult ventures to smoke at school without getting caught.
Fifteen years later, I say hello you to guys.
I started Chantix 4-5 days ago, and its really helping. Cravings are down, and I get less and less enjoyment out of dipping and smoking. My official quit date is the 24th, in accordance with Chantix's guidelines.
I will check back here on that day and begin my journey, hopefully with others who share my plight.
Thanks,
Luke
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Hi everyone,
My name is Luke and I'm quitting dip.
I have been seriously considering quitting dipping and smoking for the past few years. I started smoking when I was 11, on a dare, and the dares came for just long enough for it to become cool. After the cool phase, it became sociable, and then settled into behavioral.
Dipping was the result of my hometown being in Alabama and the increasingly difficult ventures to smoke at school without getting caught.
Fifteen years later, I say hello you to guys.
I started Chantix 4-5 days ago, and its really helping. Cravings are down, and I get less and less enjoyment out of dipping and smoking. My official quit date is the 24th, in accordance with Chantix's guidelines.
I will check back here on that day and begin my journey, hopefully with others who share my plight.
Thanks,
Luke
I understand that the medicine has instructions for quitting but you will find that everyone here believes in just cold turkey quitting. Its worked for myself and countless others. Just think if you quit all nicotine today it will all be out of your system by the 24th. Why prolong that? After 3 days the nicotine is out of your system and it becomes a mental thing and your body begins healing.
Dave
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Hi everyone,
My name is Luke and I'm quitting dip.
I have been seriously considering quitting dipping and smoking for the past few years. I started smoking when I was 11, on a dare, and the dares came for just long enough for it to become cool. After the cool phase, it became sociable, and then settled into behavioral.
Dipping was the result of my hometown being in Alabama and the increasingly difficult ventures to smoke at school without getting caught.
Fifteen years later, I say hello you to guys.
I started Chantix 4-5 days ago, and its really helping. Cravings are down, and I get less and less enjoyment out of dipping and smoking. My official quit date is the 24th, in accordance with Chantix's guidelines.
I will check back here on that day and begin my journey, hopefully with others who share my plight.
Thanks,
Luke
Hey Luke. I took Chantix too. My advice is to stop wasting your money on it, stop taking it, and dump your can as soon as you finish reading this sentence.
The Chantix will work a little for cravings, but the side effects are fucked. I had insane dreams. I was sleepwalking. It was bad.
Chantix says to take the first week of meds and continue your tobacco use, I understand. But seriously, Chantix is for weak people.
You can do this. We are all proof. Read, read, read, read. The plan here is simple:
1. Post roll in the morning.
2. Keep your promise not to use nicotine all day.
3. Repeat.
It's simple, but not easy. If you dump your can RIGHT NOW you will be nic free on Sept 24, and will be posting a Day 4. Doesn't that sound better than following the directions of a drug company?
Fuck it man, you can do it.
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Hi everyone,
My name is Luke and I'm quitting dip.
I have been seriously considering quitting dipping and smoking for the past few years. I started smoking when I was 11, on a dare, and the dares came for just long enough for it to become cool. After the cool phase, it became sociable, and then settled into behavioral.
Dipping was the result of my hometown being in Alabama and the increasingly difficult ventures to smoke at school without getting caught.
Fifteen years later, I say hello you to guys.
I started Chantix 4-5 days ago, and its really helping. Cravings are down, and I get less and less enjoyment out of dipping and smoking. My official quit date is the 24th, in accordance with Chantix's guidelines.
I will check back here on that day and begin my journey, hopefully with others who share my plight.
Thanks,
Luke
Luke,
I was on Chantix as well for just a week and had to throw it in the dumpster. It was fucking me up big time. How does it help with cravings when your dipping at the same time????
I did the nic gum and lozenge also, always came back to the tin of skoal.
COLD TURKEY BROTHER!!
However, it's your decision. If you stick to the med plan then I look forward to hearing from you on the 24th.
Brian
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v-man
I never took chantix. But from a common sense point of view, I experienced many of the same side effects during the early stages of my quit. Does chantix compound these effects. I don't know, I'm not a scientist, but why risk it? What if it is compounding it?
The sooner you can get away from nicotine the sooner it will out of your system, chantix or not.
Think about it bro.
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V-Man,
There is a lot of quit experience here providing you some very good council. Consider it all very seriously because these vets know from experience what it takes to be quit.
Would you please do me favor though? Please read this (http://forum.killthecan.org/index.php?showtopic=3836) and when your done answer me one question.
What does 9/24 give you to ensure a successful quit that you don't have NOW?
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I've quit cold turkey before and came right back 4 months later. Tried the gum, all of that crap, nothing works.
But seriously, Chantix is for weak people.
Maybe.. I'm not doing this to prove a point, I just want to be rid of the tobacco.
So far, no Chantix side effects. I feel what you guys are sayin, in my previous attempts I didnt do the "quit day" shit and just went around throwing away dip.
My grandmother was diagnosed with Cancer (Small cell carcinoma of the lungs) a few years back. A few days ago she was elevated to stage 4, its spread, and their "strategy" has changed from cure to "quality of life".
I will quit this time. Chantix is already making me want less dip. If any side effects kick in I will let you guys know.
I appreciate the feedback, and your tips arent being ignored... but with Chantix I've already decided to give it a shot, and more importantly, I've already invested. So far, so good.
Thanks,
Luke
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I've just spent some time reading around the forums.
You guys really are awesome. I dont mean to be disagreeable, you guys totally know what you're doing. I will keep you posted of my progress.
Thanks,
Luke
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I've just spent some time reading around the forums.
You guys really are awesome. I dont mean to be disagreeable, you guys totally know what you're doing. I will keep you posted of my progress.
Thanks,
Luke
Luke - it's about 10% physical and 90% mental to quit. It feels like you have your plan and focus. I picked my time, prep'ed for how to handle the cravings and hit the quit hard and strong. I was able to fight thru the phyisical and then focus on the mental. Finding this site, reading, having fake stuff, exercise and prayer has kept me going day by day.
Quit for you and focus your energy into that quit. If you want the next few days to get yourself ready, then do it. BUT once you quit, post up, keep your word.
I'm beating a 30 year habit day by day. Today is day 100 for me. Today I continue my quit.
If you need a contact, send me a PM. I look forward to quiting with you in a few days.
Rob
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I've quit cold turkey before and came right back 4 months later. Tried the gum, all of that crap, nothing works.
If the chantix is working for you, that's great. Its a non-nicotine based quit aid. We are just showing you the flip side. However.....
Nothing works? BS! What you didn't have before is a system of accountability. Post roll call early, everyday. Make a promise for 24 hours to a bunch of strangers that are in the same boat you are, repeat the next day.
That, my friend, does work. We prove that here everyday. I have for 958 days in a row, one day at a time.l
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The more I read here the more amazed I am at this whole site.
Its really uplifting, people from all over the place struggling with the same thing I am.. and lending their stories and experience to me.
I dont know that I've ever encountered a nicer group of people. I say I'm quitting Friday.. and I am a man of my word. Friday is my quit day.
I spent a moment, just now, considering if Friday is my quit day, does that mean I can stop dipping on Friday before midnight.. or does that mean I quit Thursday. Hahaha, another example of what this shit does to you. In the light, I will take my last dip on Thursday.
How ridiculous is this? I'm rationalizing out days and hours to quit something that I dont NEED or even WANT in the first place. I agree with the gent who said its 90% mental.. if it is even 10% physical, I dont know. My brain definitely wants the chemical, but I dont think it actually needs it for any particular purpose that it couldnt accomplish otherwise.
The whole thing is fake, and stupid.. I have to succeed, there is no other option. Nicotine is so evil....
I spend time now thinking about all things I enjoy doing with a dip. I think about watching TV at nights with a dip.. ah... its nice. All sorts of things. But why do those things seem better with a dip? I dont know, I cant explain it.. my brain is just trying to trick me into giving it that chemical.
Oh well, I continue to count down the days. Chantix is a great product, by the way, my cravings are dropping fast. When I dont have a dip I barely think of it, and when I get one I dont reallly enjoy it, not like I do when I'm not on Chantix.
I smoked a cigarette last night and, for the first time, it felt like it actually was... burnt leaves in my lunges. To smokers its some awesome joyous event, but with Chantix its just a stupid ritual.
Thanks you for the continued support. I will keep you posted, and I am glad to have people helping me along. Damn, its amazing to have people who care.. for no apparent reason.. about me, who've they have never met. Really, its amazing.
-Luke
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Vmadman I sent you a PM
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The more I read here the more amazed I am at this whole site.
Its really uplifting, people from all over the place struggling with the same thing I am.. and lending their stories and experience to me.
I dont know that I've ever encountered a nicer group of people. I say I'm quitting Friday.. and I am a man of my word. Friday is my quit day.
I spent a moment, just now, considering if Friday is my quit day, does that mean I can stop dipping on Friday before midnight.. or does that mean I quit Thursday. Hahaha, another example of what this shit does to you. In the light, I will take my last dip on Thursday.
How ridiculous is this? I'm rationalizing out days and hours to quit something that I dont NEED or even WANT in the first place. I agree with the gent who said its 90% mental.. if it is even 10% physical, I dont know. My brain definitely wants the chemical, but I dont think it actually needs it for any particular purpose that it couldnt accomplish otherwise.
The whole thing is fake, and stupid.. I have to succeed, there is no other option. Nicotine is so evil....
I spend time now thinking about all things I enjoy doing with a dip. I think about watching TV at nights with a dip.. ah... its nice. All sorts of things. But why do those things seem better with a dip? I dont know, I cant explain it.. my brain is just trying to trick me into giving it that chemical.
Oh well, I continue to count down the days. Chantix is a great product, by the way, my cravings are dropping fast. When I dont have a dip I barely think of it, and when I get one I dont reallly enjoy it, not like I do when I'm not on Chantix.
I smoked a cigarette last night and, for the first time, it felt like it actually was... burnt leaves in my lunges. To smokers its some awesome joyous event, but with Chantix its just a stupid ritual.
Thanks you for the continued support. I will keep you posted, and I am glad to have people helping me along. Damn, its amazing to have people who care.. for no apparent reason.. about me, who've they have never met. Really, its amazing.
-Luke
Shock and Awe - that is what you have here. Everybody cares about each others quit which combines for something just short of miraculous. I chose 12midnight for my last dip right before my dentist appointment. Stay strong and read everybody elses experiences, like you are, and you will realize how uber intelligent this collective mind really is. There are a lot of nuggets hidden in the slag so keep your eyes peeled even when something doesn't make sense on the surface and QUIT. Great decision Luke!
Spurbow 41 Days
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Stop rationalizing.....flush that shit bro.
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Stop rationalizing.....flush that shit bro.
Second the motion.
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Stop rationalizing.....flush that shit bro.
Second the motion.
Yeah, only limp dick cavers rationalize dipping. You don't want to be a limp dick caver... You want to be a stone cold quitter with a raging quit erection. Chicks dig that!
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Yeah, only limp dick cavers rationalize dipping. You don't want to be a limp dick caver... You want to be a stone cold quitter with a raging quit erection. Chicks dig that!
aaahahaha
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Must be Friday, eh?
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Must be Friday, eh?
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nope, Thursday. Full moon tonight though..... :wacko:
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Have you stopped using yet, or do you have another excuse to keep at it?
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Ah, Friday begins. Day one.
No more tabacco, ever. I will post roll for the first time when I wake up tomorrow. This quit is THE quit, but god its going to be tough.
My wife is also the biggest advocate for my quit while at the same time the least supportive wife you could imagine. If I'm even slightly moody I get a "god, just get a fucking dip asshole".
Ugh, well, maybe this forum can substitute for now.
-Luke
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Ah, Friday begins. Day one.
No more tabacco, ever. I will post roll for the first time when I wake up tomorrow. This quit is THE quit, but god its going to be tough.
My wife is also the biggest advocate for my quit while at the same time the least supportive wife you could imagine. If I'm even slightly moody I get a "god, just get a fucking dip asshole".
Ugh, well, maybe this forum can substitute for now.
-Luke
When your wife tells you to get a dip you need to tell her to go fuck herself because you are quit!
Hang in there brother, its gonna be a kick ass ride!
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least supportive wife you could imagine. If I'm even slightly moody I get a "god, just get a fucking dip asshole".
Ugh, well, maybe this forum can substitute for now.
Luke - yes do use this place to vent. Keep in mind that you are not a real good judge of what's really going on and how you are acting toward others. When the fog hits, you do have a great chance of becoming an ass. The worst part is you might not recognize that until you are called an ass.
Watch the rage and don't whine to the wife because it's hard. You made the choice to stick that death pack in your lip, she didn't. So you need to work extra hard at not being a dick. Buy her flowers or take her out to dinner to celebrate your small victories (1 wk, 1 month,...)
Be ready for the weekend, have a plan, have contact numbers. Burn off the stress and fog.
Quit on, Quit Strong
Rob
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Ah, Friday begins. Day one.
No more tabacco, ever. I will post roll for the first time when I wake up tomorrow. This quit is THE quit, but god its going to be tough.
My wife is also the biggest advocate for my quit while at the same time the least supportive wife you could imagine. If I'm even slightly moody I get a "god, just get a fucking dip asshole".
Ugh, well, maybe this forum can substitute for now.
-Luke
Still no roll post?
Curious as to why you didn't go ahead and make your promise when you posted this?
Needed one more?
No way you're still sleeping if this is your first night w/o nic.
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Ah, Friday begins. Day one.
No more tabacco, ever. I will post roll for the first time when I wake up tomorrow. This quit is THE quit, but god its going to be tough.
My wife is also the biggest advocate for my quit while at the same time the least supportive wife you could imagine. If I'm even slightly moody I get a "god, just get a fucking dip asshole".
Ugh, well, maybe this forum can substitute for now.
-Luke
Still no roll post?
Curious as to why you didn't go ahead and make your promise when you posted this?
Needed one more?
No way you're still sleeping if this is your first night w/o nic.
Luke stay strong my florida brother. I am still a newbie only on day 11 but we neighbors and have the same name.
If you want anything let me know
Luke
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My schedule is offset, I wake up at 11 cst every day. I just posted roll, and when I made the last post I had already had my "last one" an hour before.
The shit is over with, but I'm already craving it. I just need something in my mouth, maybe I will go buy some seeds.
I have some Hooch in the mail.
-Luke
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My schedule is offset, I wake up at 11 cst every day. I just posted roll, and when I made the last post I had already had my "last one" an hour before.
The shit is over with, but I'm already craving it. I just need something in my mouth, maybe I will go buy some seeds.
I have some Hooch in the mail.
-Luke
I've got something for you to put in your mouth. j/k
I chew gum or the mint snuff... works for me.
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My schedule is offset, I wake up at 11 cst every day. I just posted roll, and when I made the last post I had already had my "last one" an hour before.
The shit is over with, but I'm already craving it. I just need something in my mouth, maybe I will go buy some seeds.
I have some Hooch in the mail.
-Luke
I've got something for you to put in your mouth. j/k
I chew gum or the mint snuff... works for me.
lol, whip that motherfucker out and hand it here.
Gum is great but all the gum I can find runs out of flavor it 10 sec.
Whatever, I will figure it out.
-Luke
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My schedule is offset, I wake up at 11 cst every day. I just posted roll, and when I made the last post I had already had my "last one" an hour before.
The shit is over with, but I'm already craving it. I just need something in my mouth, maybe I will go buy some seeds.
I have some Hooch in the mail.
-Luke
I've got something for you to put in your mouth. j/k
I chew gum or the mint snuff... works for me.
lol, whip that motherfucker out and hand it here.
Gum is great but all the gum I can find runs out of flavor it 10 sec.
Whatever, I will figure it out.
-Luke
My schedule is offset, I wake up at 11 cst every day. I just posted roll, and when I made the last post I had already had my "last one" an hour before.
The shit is over with, but I'm already craving it. I just need something in my mouth, maybe I will go buy some seeds.
I have some Hooch in the mail.
-Luke
I've got something for you to put in your mouth. j/k
I chew gum or the mint snuff... works for me.
lol, whip that motherfucker out and hand it here.
Gum is great but all the gum I can find runs out of flavor it 10 sec.
Whatever, I will figure it out.
-Luke
Nice work, don't worry about gum, I'm on day 2 and I chew the piss out of each piece that it actually turns into a rock! Go easy on the wifal units, I completely forgot to tell mine that I quit yesterday, she started to give me shit about why I was getting gas at this station way down far away from the other stations (you know the one that sells gas only!).....I looked at her, saw her through the thick fog and laughed. Babe I'm quit and she laughed too. This morning she departs for the office with a smile and a "stay strong"...can't live with em, can't live without em :)
PM if you need anything
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I couldnt find an appropriate forum to write this in... and I'm really just talking to myself here. But, on the off chance that I say something that might be valuable to someone else, I decided to post it here.
I've already introduced myself in another thread, but I wanted to sort of "continue the story" for my own purposes.
My name is Luke C, from Florida, and this is day 7 of my quit. I'm quitting with Chantix and today is day 14 of it.
I grew up in Flomaton, AL -- thats about as country as country gets. There we learn about camp fire drinking, mud riding, and dip. But, above all of that, we get those southern values instilled in us.
I've always considered myself a strong man, in the traditional sense. I consider myself strong physically. We all pretend that we don't think about such things, but I think we all do.. we want to be strong. I've also always considered myself strong mentally. My wife can depend on me in a crisis. I will react as a man should and I will protect her.
I am the type of guy who puts a lot of thought and priority in these things. I do not lie, I do what I say, I stand up for my friends, I can be counted on, I want to help people, I am strong, and I am proud.
Even if I am not perfect, to me, the above statements mean the world to me. I want to be able to say them and I want to create few reasons for anyone to doubt the truth of it.
Thats why I have to quit. Addiction is weakness, and for the past 15 years or so I've been weak. That pretty much nullifies everything I hold valuable.
I do not want people to look at me as weak, and I need to prove to myself that I have not been lying to myself the whole time. I feel like being unable to quit makes me less of a man.
My grandmother was diagnosed with Small Cell Carcinoma about a year ago. About 3 weeks ago, after an intense battle, her cancer was elevated to stage 4. The doctor says "we need to make her comfortable."
This woman means everything to me, she is and always has been one of my favorite people on the planet. Soon she will be gone. We begged her (LITERALLY!) for years to quit smoking. She would quit, and start again. Its caught up with her now. I cannot go down that path... I do not want my family to experience the pain that I feel for my grandmother every day... no way...
As for Chantix. Since I'm on day 14, and on the maximum dosage 7 days running, I think I've experienced about every side effect I'm going to experience.
I'm definitely experiencing mild depression and changes in my mood. Chantix's side effects are almost exactly the same as the side effects from nicotine withdrawal, so its hard to know which is causing what. The odd thing to me is that my changes in mood arent mood swings. My mood remains pretty consistent, which seems to be unique to this quit. Instead I'm just generally more forward, rude, and asshole-ish.
That is to say, cold turkey seemed to make me fly off the handle several times per day. Chantix just flattens that out, to something much milder, over the whole day. Its not a severe change in mood, but its noticable. My wife actually says I'm less of an asshole now.. its weird.. but I can feel the changes in my head.
As for the dreams... oh yes.. I get some crazy ass dreams. Some are nightmares, some not, but I am able to just ignore it for the most part.
People say its weakness to do anything other than cold turkey. I don't think so, I have to consciously take the pill twice per day. It is nicotine free, I still have the HORRIBLE nicotine withdrawals. Chantix helps, a little, by stimulating receptors in your brain to reduce the cravings. Comparing it to my previous cold turkey attempts I'd say it reduces cravings by 30% or so. It also prevents nicotine from stimulating your brain. So I know, even I do get a dip right now, I wont like it at all... it wont help with the cravings at all... so there is no point in doing it.
This little piece of mind is good.. but I want to ditch Chantix at the end of the month, after 1 cycle. Mainly because its $150 per month, or about the same amount I was spending on dip, and I dont see the point is swapping one for the other.
Alright, thats its. If you read all of this, thanks! See you on the rolls...
-Luke
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I couldnt find an appropriate forum to write this in... and I'm really just talking to myself here. But, on the off chance that I say something that might be valuable to someone else, I decided to post it here.
I've already introduced myself in another thread, but I wanted to sort of "continue the story" for my own purposes.
My name is Luke C, from Florida, and this is day 7 of my quit. I'm quitting with Chantix and today is day 14 of it.
I grew up in Flomaton, AL -- thats about as country as country gets. There we learn about camp fire drinking, mud riding, and dip. But, above all of that, we get those southern values instilled in us.
I've always considered myself a strong man, in the traditional sense. I consider myself strong physically. We all pretend that we don't think about such things, but I think we all do.. we want to be strong. I've also always considered myself strong mentally. My wife can depend on me in a crisis. I will react as a man should and I will protect her.
I am the type of guy who puts a lot of thought and priority in these things. I do not lie, I do what I say, I stand up for my friends, I can be counted on, I want to help people, I am strong, and I am proud.
Even if I am not perfect, to me, the above statements mean the world to me. I want to be able to say them and I want to create few reasons for anyone to doubt the truth of it.
Thats why I have to quit. Addiction is weakness, and for the past 15 years or so I've been weak. That pretty much nullifies everything I hold valuable.
I do not want people to look at me as weak, and I need to prove to myself that I have not been lying to myself the whole time. I feel like being unable to quit makes me less of a man.
My grandmother was diagnosed with Small Cell Carcinoma about a year ago. About 3 weeks ago, after an intense battle, her cancer was elevated to stage 4. The doctor says "we need to make her comfortable."
This woman means everything to me, she is and always has been one of my favorite people on the planet. Soon she will be gone. We begged her (LITERALLY!) for years to quit smoking. She would quit, and start again. Its caught up with her now. I cannot go down that path... I do not want my family to experience the pain that I feel for my grandmother every day... no way...
As for Chantix. Since I'm on day 14, and on the maximum dosage 7 days running, I think I've experienced about every side effect I'm going to experience.
I'm definitely experiencing mild depression and changes in my mood. Chantix's side effects are almost exactly the same as the side effects from nicotine withdrawal, so its hard to know which is causing what. The odd thing to me is that my changes in mood arent mood swings. My mood remains pretty consistent, which seems to be unique to this quit. Instead I'm just generally more forward, rude, and asshole-ish.
That is to say, cold turkey seemed to make me fly off the handle several times per day. Chantix just flattens that out, to something much milder, over the whole day. Its not a severe change in mood, but its noticable. My wife actually says I'm less of an asshole now.. its weird.. but I can feel the changes in my head.
As for the dreams... oh yes.. I get some crazy ass dreams. Some are nightmares, some not, but I am able to just ignore it for the most part.
People say its weakness to do anything other than cold turkey. I don't think so, I have to consciously take the pill twice per day. It is nicotine free, I still have the HORRIBLE nicotine withdrawals. Chantix helps, a little, by stimulating receptors in your brain to reduce the cravings. Comparing it to my previous cold turkey attempts I'd say it reduces cravings by 30% or so. It also prevents nicotine from stimulating your brain. So I know, even I do get a dip right now, I wont like it at all... it wont help with the cravings at all... so there is no point in doing it.
This little piece of mind is good.. but I want to ditch Chantix at the end of the month, after 1 cycle. Mainly because its $150 per month, or about the same amount I was spending on dip, and I dont see the point is swapping one for the other.
Alright, thats its. If you read all of this, thanks! See you on the rolls...
-Luke
I read all of it. Good story and I am glad your quit. Yes, Chantix is 100% nic free but 99% of did it without drugs. I would think you can too. Just stop taking it before the side effects become worse.
If a weak ass pussy like me can do it. A strong willed southern SOB like yourself can do it.
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Luke- You sound like a stand up guy who doesn't take any shit. I tried quitting many different times and different ways. Nic gum, Nic Lozenge, then chantix. I always went back to the tin. The chantix was really fucking with my head so that only lasted a few days before I flushed it.
Bottom line is I kept telling myself that I couldn't do it cold turkey. That I've been dipping too long and no one understands.
Finally I stumbled across this web site and that changed everything.
I just said "enough is enough, MAN UP!"
I guess my point is that your doing a great job being Nic free, just don't put all that faith into the chantix. I think your stronger in the head than your giving yourself credit for.
Brian
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hey man you can beat this without chantix man. I am on day 17 and my name is Luke and i live in Florida too. we chatted before. get off that shit man you can beat this on your own I know you can.
FloridaLuke GUARD
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*LOOT waved the "merge" wand with your prior topic*
Pretty fuckin cool huh?
Anyway...LOOT did lots of drugs after 30 days. It was either dip and live or quit and be on death row. Drugs did a decent job of knocking down the rage. The only one that worked was too easy to abuse and wound up scaring LOOT. Finally just quit medicating it. Strange times they were.
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Chantix is for pussies. You don't need it. If YOU commit to quit, YOU will do it. Chantix won't do it for you. Nobody will do it for you. This is about you. The best part is that you are not alone. We are all here to help you.
Read all you can, post roll, take it one day at a time, one hour at a time, whatever it takes, but take your life back.
BTW...sorry to hear about your grandmother. God bless her and your family.
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Thanks for the continued support fellas.
Day 12, its getting easier, I've decided not to refill Chantix. That shit definitely messes with my head.
I think the bulk of the nicotine withdrawals have passed. Its been several days since I've had the shakes. I think I have the willpower thing down. In previous attempts to quit I thought of it as "quitting dip".
Now I see it a bit different: I am no longer a dipper. I'm not quitting, I've already quit, its over. Dip and smokes just arent an option anymore.
I'm doing good, thank god for this site.
-Luke
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Now I see it a bit different: I am no longer a dipper. I'm not quitting, I've already quit, its over. Dip and smokes just arent an option anymore.
Luke - I like your spirit. You are kicking the nic in the butt. I do want to correct you on one thing.
you are a quitter, you are quitting everyday. It's not over. It keeps trying to pull you back, BUT you quit each day. Never can you have nic again, it will suck you back down. Unfortunately it is an option everywhere you turn. But I know what your saying.
For you, you have CHOSEN never to use the crap again. For you, you are quit. You are doing great.
Keep it up. Post, promise, keep the word, repeat. Day by Day
RWM - day 114 (after 30 stupid years)
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Your Avatar is hypnotizing....
Great job on the quit so far. Keep it going.
STAY QUIT
Greg
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why do they all have to be so short too? And cut off before it gets good????
SO FRUSTRATING!!!!! 'bang head'
'archer'