63 days and getting stronger

[Dahammer]

Nah, man. I'm not going back. Don't even want a dip and I'm around others dipping every day. No worries.

[brianl]

It's pretty much over for me. I no longer crave it, no longer miss it, no longer want it, and no longer need it. I didn't need any crutches or anything. My mood hasn't changed, I'm just as mellow as I always was, save a few days in the beginning of the quit.

BE CAREFUL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let me remind you that you are an ADDICT!!!!

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy to hear that you are feeling good. However that's right were the Nic Bitch wants you. The "I can handle one dip" thoughts start to seep in.

Again, awesome that you feel good, just be careful.

Brian

[Dahammer]

It's pretty much over for me. I no longer crave it, no longer miss it, no longer want it, and no longer need it. I didn't need any crutches or anything. My mood hasn't changed, I'm just as mellow as I always was, save a few days in the beginning of the quit.

[Greg5280]

I never really had any what I'd call nic attacks. Like I said I was in pain that first weekend, so much pain that I convinced a dentist to meet and treat me on a Sunday afternoon, hehe. Then of course I had some decent lortab to take the edge off of it that week. I recall previous attempts to quit being a lot worse though. This time I just quit, flat out. Didn't chew anything or put anything in my lip to replace it. The thing with the gums and tooth was a blessing in disguise, even though it cost me 2 grand and a lot of pain.

Anyway, my father smoked for 25 years and has now been quit for 25 or 30 years. I asked him if he ever craves cigarettes and he says he does not and hasn't since about 2 months or so after he quit. So maybe I'll end up that fortunate as well. If not, oh well. It's really not that big of a deal anymore either way.

dahammer -

I have a very similar story to you, toothache and all. And truthfully the "craves" haven't been as bad as thought they would be either this quit. However, that doesn't mean it has been easy. My sleep has been awful, tired, the funk, rage, irritability etc.

More than anything, I just feel bummed out all the time. Feels like an endless funk. Or, I feel like tearing someone's head off. The rage comes and goes, but when it comes, I feel like I could take on a man twice my size in a fight, and kick the crap out of him........

Your bodies are all fucked up right now. You have been getting over supplied with dopamine. Your body has to learn how to regulate your feel good chemicals without all the poison rushing in your veins.

Your funks, blahs, fuckits, will come and go. Enjoy the good days when you have them, get to the site on the bad days. You will start to feel better soon. Promise.

STAY QUIT

[teaka]

I never really had any what I'd call nic attacks. Like I said I was in pain that first weekend, so much pain that I convinced a dentist to meet and treat me on a Sunday afternoon, hehe. Then of course I had some decent lortab to take the edge off of it that week. I recall previous attempts to quit being a lot worse though. This time I just quit, flat out. Didn't chew anything or put anything in my lip to replace it. The thing with the gums and tooth was a blessing in disguise, even though it cost me 2 grand and a lot of pain.

Anyway, my father smoked for 25 years and has now been quit for 25 or 30 years. I asked him if he ever craves cigarettes and he says he does not and hasn't since about 2 months or so after he quit. So maybe I'll end up that fortunate as well. If not, oh well. It's really not that big of a deal anymore either way.

dahammer -

I have a very similar story to you, toothache and all. And truthfully the "craves" haven't been as bad as thought they would be either this quit. However, that doesn't mean it has been easy. My sleep has been awful, tired, the funk, rage, irritability etc.

More than anything, I just feel bummed out all the time. Feels like an endless funk. Or, I feel like tearing someone's head off. The rage comes and goes, but when it comes, I feel like I could take on a man twice my size in a fight, and kick the crap out of him........

[Dahammer]

I never really had any what I'd call nic attacks. Like I said I was in pain that first weekend, so much pain that I convinced a dentist to meet and treat me on a Sunday afternoon, hehe. Then of course I had some decent lortab to take the edge off of it that week. I recall previous attempts to quit being a lot worse though. This time I just quit, flat out. Didn't chew anything or put anything in my lip to replace it. The thing with the gums and tooth was a blessing in disguise, even though it cost me 2 grand and a lot of pain.

Anyway, my father smoked for 25 years and has now been quit for 25 or 30 years. I asked him if he ever craves cigarettes and he says he does not and hasn't since about 2 months or so after he quit. So maybe I'll end up that fortunate as well. If not, oh well. It's really not that big of a deal anymore either way.

[DeezNutzz]

Hey Hammer, you have been with out skoal about twice as long as me at this point, So I am not sure If I could answer your question. But from what I have read on this site-- The nic Devil on your shoulder will never be totally gone. The longer you are with out dip the longer the durations without nic attacks. So just remember that feeling you had when your tooth was hurting and you thought --Is this the begining of the end? Am I going to be around for the grand kids? Keep those memories fresh in your mind and when that devil is around to tempt you, send him back to hell! Welcome to KTC!

[Dahammer]

My story... I dipped Skoal for 27 years and have now been quit for 63 days and counting. My wife had been nagging me for over a decade to quit. A couple months ago I developed a toothache one Friday night. I got to looking a noticed that my gum above the area of the ache looked extremely bad. I was convinced I had cancer. Scared to death, I promised myself that night that I would never put tobacco of any kind in my mouth again, cancer or not. I had promised the same to my wife numerous times and numerous times I broke that promise. The thing is I wasnÂ’t ready to quit then. The truth is I didnÂ’t want to quit 63 days ago, but I also want to watch my grandkids grow up some day. Skoal was a big part of me. I work outdoors, so if I was awake, I had a dip. ItÂ’s something I thoroughly enjoyed doing.

The toothache ended up being from a cyst embedded in my gums above an absessed tooth. The spot on my gums that scared me was from that cyst and didnÂ’t end up being cancer, so I feel very fortunate. I have since had a complete oral exam and have gotten a clean bill of health. I will keep my fingers crossed and continue to get the oral exams twice a year for the rest of my life.

Anyway, quiting ended up being a lot easier than I thought. The longest I had previously went without Skoal was 2 weeks before caving. This time the first 3 or 4 days I was in serious pain from the tooth, so that may have helped get through those first days. The biggest thing for me was, and continues to be, the cravings after a meal. They have subsided a great deal and it gets easier with every day that passes, but the cravings are still there. For you guys that have been quit for a long time, do the cravings ever completely go away?