First, congrats on your drink quit...but I have a couple of questions.
What methods did you use to quit cigarettes?
How long after quitting cigarettes did you pick up the tin? Why?
Thanks!
I was on wellbutrin for 3 days when I quit smoking cigarettes. That product is awesome! It didn't curb the cravings as much as it did erase them completely. I just didn't feel the need to smoke, it was as if I had never smoked at all. After 3 days I just stopped taking it because I'm not a fan of meds of any kind (unless completely necessary).
I think I started smoking cigars about 3 years after my last cigarette. Casually at first (you can see this coming) but pretty soon I was smoking 3 cigars a day. I stopped smoking cigars after about a year of that because of the money (cold turkey) and about 3 weeks after that I asked a co-worker if he enjoyed dipping. That was in Georgia where you can get a 5-tin roll for $10 in some places. Very quickly I was off and running. It was sheer boredom at first, the plant I worked at was fully automated and we were just babysitters. Being an addict I went from zero to a tin a day in less than a week, even my friend said I was dipping more than he did.
I'm still doing fine, the cravings are gone and I'm chewing gum to control the oral fixation. I actually found a full tin in my sock drawer last night, what a shock that was. I put it on the bed and showed it to my girlfriend, then told her I was going to dump it on the front lawn and throw away the can. She laughed but understood why I wanted to dump it out. I did what I said I would and washed my hands afterward. I just can't be around it anymore, even the smell can set me off at this point. I should add that this is the first time I've actually tried to quit.
Oh, I appreciate all the kind words from those that gave them. I also appreciate the... ummm... less kind words from those that gave them. I believe that everyone has something to teach me, even if that something is what I don't want to be.
