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[TSNUS]

I'm on day 14 and I still have trouble falling asleep at night at times. Been taking a melatonin half hour before bed and it does help mentally to feel rested. Another issue is without my morning chew I'm not as regular as I used to be. 'flush'

Keep on feeling better and honor your word to stay quit by posting roll every day. You can do it!

[kana]

hell ya luby. I remember you in there too. If this shit was easy we would forget, but not me, I went through 5 days of HELL, not sleeping really at the point of wondering if I needed to go to hospital, and finally when I just couldn't take it anymore I did fall asleep.

The last two nights I slept a few hours and I feel like a new man. I still have WD symptoms, but I'm alot more equipped to deal with them as I am rested a little.

Tonight is day 6, the end of it, and i'm actually thinking of going to bed early and seeing if I can ge tlike a 11hour night in, I still need it to catch up, I mean I'm getting like 5 hours of sleep the last 2 nights, its better than zero, but still a far cry from a normal night.

Iive turned the corner though. I plan to getup post roll and get on with my day tomrrow and start my first week nictotine free in 15 years. crazy! I'm so amped up for it though.. noticing alot of positive suprises with this new change to my body

Glad your getting your rest...your body will definitely mess with you for a bit. after your getting some energy back be sure and get some exercise.. It will help tire you out and you'll sleep like a baby.. keep it up bro we're all here quit with you..

[jakeryan2410]

hell ya luby. I remember you in there too. If this shit was easy we would forget, but not me, I went through 5 days of HELL, not sleeping really at the point of wondering if I needed to go to hospital, and finally when I just couldn't take it anymore I did fall asleep.

The last two nights I slept a few hours and I feel like a new man. I still have WD symptoms, but I'm alot more equipped to deal with them as I am rested a little.

Tonight is day 6, the end of it, and i'm actually thinking of going to bed early and seeing if I can ge tlike a 11hour night in, I still need it to catch up, I mean I'm getting like 5 hours of sleep the last 2 nights, its better than zero, but still a far cry from a normal night.

Iive turned the corner though. I plan to getup post roll and get on with my day tomrrow and start my first week nictotine free in 15 years. crazy! I'm so amped up for it though.. noticing alot of positive suprises with this new change to my body

[luby]

I slept.  wow.  I never thought I was going to sleep again.  Finally last night at 1am I fell asleep and woke up at 6am.  5 full hours.

Then I was able to fall BACK asleep until 8:30am.

I feel like a new man. I seriously never thought I'd sleep again.  This is the best I've felt in weeks maybe months.

I'm still a little dizzy, but I will take that any day of the week over what I have been through.  I feel like alot of people comment on how horrible their first 3 days were, and then how tehy are still not 100%, BUT for me, I want to comment on the massive improvement from day 4 to day 5.

Worth every minute of the suffering so far. I posted roll.  I'm going to continue to do so.  I like hanging out in the chat, and I slept FINALLY....  amen

Awesome jake!! Remember, your body is going through a big adjustment. It takes some time to get "back on track" with the sleep habits. Looks like you're right on schedule. Proud to see you quit again today all rested up. And prouder still to be quit with you.

I hadn't been in chat in a long time but I was in there the other day and we were discussing your inability to sleep. I felt bad for ya and am glad you are working through that. Never forget what these first few days feel like. I am proud to quit with you today.

[Scowick65]

Freaking awesome!

[jakeryan2410]

I'm with ya. not going to quit my quit. had some normal cravings. and the brain fog was pretty thick, but I'm rested, and ready to continue posting my roll.

Day 5 in the books. onto day 6. pretty soon i'll be counting this in weeks not days. fuck yeah

[mich 34]

Glad to hear you found the magic and got some sleep!

[indycolts727]

Getting out of the physical withdrawls took me five days, too. Run your tongue along the inside of your lip - doesn't it feel completely different? Really focus on the little positive changes you might notice now, like the way your lip feels, how you feel in the morning after a good sleep (refreshed, instead of hung-over,) how three of four hours might slip by without you once thinking about a chew. Focusing on positive changes (and there are many) is helping me get through the ongoing negative stuff (like cravings.)

I'm in this with you (day-12 for me) so let's keep fighting this bitch!

[Roamcountry]

I slept. wow. I never thought I was going to sleep again. Finally last night at 1am I fell asleep and woke up at 6am. 5 full hours.

Then I was able to fall BACK asleep until 8:30am.

I feel like a new man. I seriously never thought I'd sleep again. This is the best I've felt in weeks maybe months.

I'm still a little dizzy, but I will take that any day of the week over what I have been through. I feel like alot of people comment on how horrible their first 3 days were, and then how tehy are still not 100%, BUT for me, I want to comment on the massive improvement from day 4 to day 5.

Worth every minute of the suffering so far. I posted roll. I'm going to continue to do so. I like hanging out in the chat, and I slept FINALLY.... amen

Awesome jake!! Remember, your body is going through a big adjustment. It takes some time to get "back on track" with the sleep habits. Looks like you're right on schedule. Proud to see you quit again today all rested up. And prouder still to be quit with you.

[jakeryan2410]

I slept. wow. I never thought I was going to sleep again. Finally last night at 1am I fell asleep and woke up at 6am. 5 full hours.

Then I was able to fall BACK asleep until 8:30am.

I feel like a new man. I seriously never thought I'd sleep again. This is the best I've felt in weeks maybe months.

I'm still a little dizzy, but I will take that any day of the week over what I have been through. I feel like alot of people comment on how horrible their first 3 days were, and then how tehy are still not 100%, BUT for me, I want to comment on the massive improvement from day 4 to day 5.

Worth every minute of the suffering so far. I posted roll. I'm going to continue to do so. I like hanging out in the chat, and I slept FINALLY.... amen

[jakeryan2410]

i wouldn't have any problem talking to someone. I know it will be a while before I can get into see someone. and to be completely honest thats why i made a doc appointment for next week.

if i'm not getting a few hours of sleep by then i'm going to have to try something else, medicine wise. i simply cant function with no sleep. a few days here and there is one thing, but this is a different animal all together.

if i'm still in this boat i'll get medicine to help. and maybe make an appointment to talk to someone then. if i get lucky and snap out of it, maybe I wont need to.

I have tried melatonin the last few nights. didn't do SHIT, inf act i think it made me more irritated, when i was drowsy but still couldn't sleep.

I do have valerian root, i may give that another try tongiht. last resort is ambien. which i hate, but options are limited i suppose.

[Diesel2112]

Dude, I know this sounds easier than it is but you need to try and RELAX. Try some deep breathing exercises...Breath in as deep as possible for 4 seconds, hold breath for 7 seconds, then exhale as hard as possible for 8 seconds and repeat 4 times. This worked for me for some reason.

If you stayed home from work you best try and stay busy. READ as much as you can on here, go for a jog, make the snake puke mayo (gross I know) but do something....Just don't sit around thinking about this shit all day.

In all honesty, I think you would benefit greatly from talking to a therapist of some sort. I was ashamed and did not want to do it, but I'll tell you what they helped me out A TON. You're still pretty early into your quit though, so if you want to wait it out I get it, but don't be afraid to turn to a professional to talk to, the know their shit. Im not talking about a psychiatrist either as all they will want to do is prescribe you meds.

This is just my 2 cents of course. Best of luck to you.

[jakeryan2410]

and if any of you want to compare vaginas with me let me know. I'm sure i have a bigger one than the rest of you, and to prove it I actually called off work today. sick day. i'm sure this puts me at the top of the pussy scale.

I look like a recovering addict. I just didn't want to have to answer to 50 different people on why i look so sick. maybe by monday i will be doing better. maybe not, but I'm taking a break, and a day off today


whatever. its just one day. I have weeks and weeks of saved vacation and sick time, so its not a problem. I owe myself this.

being a programmer, i'm going to write a little personalized calculator to let me konw how much money i'm saving. I was paying over 16 bucks for a roll every 2 days.

I spent almost 100 bucks on that nicotine patch and gum, sooner or later i'll be even and in the green. something to kill the time.

wow 8+ bucks a day for chew. crazy. 30 days in i'll have saved 250 bucks - 100 for the Replacement shit.. still not too shabby

[jakeryan2410]

Look...I chewed for about 15 yrs. When I quit 81 days ago I was up to 2 cans a day. I quit when i had a sore on my lip i thought was cancer (it wasnt) and i had a panic attack and was in the hospital for 3 days and thats when i realized i had my wake up call and decided to quit cold ass turkey.

I literally went ape shit about a week in with anxiety, I thought I was a diabetic ( have no idea why, even bought a glucometer), I thought I forgot to breathe, i could barely sleep for 2 weeks, I couldn't eat, I was scared of this sight...even left it for a couple weeks, I thought I couldn't answer the phone at work, I thought nobody would like me anymore, hell I didn't even know if I could love my wife and kids anymore, I thought I would never be able to watch sports, a movie, a sit com or even a porn ever again. I thought I would never be "me" againg, I thought I was superman and NOT having dip was my cryptonite...and nobody even knew I dipped, I was a ninjas dipper. I now see a shrink and a substance abuse councellor and take anti anxiety meds.

Hows that for fucked up?

Will your quit be that bad? Hell no, at least I sure the hell hope not. But like u I kept asking for "end dates". "When will this end, when will I feel this again, when will things get better, etc..." and people on here said the same thing..."everyone is different but trust me things will get better". When I woke up the next day I would be pissed and say to myself "fuck these guys this shit will never get better"

But the one thing I NEVER did was give up. The easiest thing would have been for me to say fuck these guys I don't know them from Adam, grab a can and go back to being "normal"...but I haven't. Sometimes I wonder why but i know fucking why. I REALLY want to quit this shit. I hate being a slave to it...and oh yeah its killing me. Why else would I put up with all this shit?

Truth is it does get better. Took awhile for me and I recently hit a funk as I think my brain is doing some re wiring, but if you post roll daily, stay close to the sight and involved, you can and will beat this shit. Don't let my story scare you, I'm just being honest. But if you are really serious about quitting, jump aboard, I got your back and so do a ton of guys who aren't nearly the pussy I am.

seriously diesel. your story sounds very similar to mine. paranoia, delusional. only 4 days without sleep. I have an appointment with my doctor wednesday.

I'm not going to take anxiety medz, but I am going to ask for something for sleep if I'm still not sleeping. I know that shit is addictive. I already emailed him and told him I'm going to need something, but only a prescription for 2 or 3 pills. just to get over this hump, which is what its used for.

If I take the xanax he prescribed me, i feel numb for a few hours, then it all comes rushing back when it wears off and its worse than it was before I took it, so i'm not touching that shit either.

but simply I have to get something for sleep.

by the way thank you so much for sharing that difficult part of your life with a total stranger. 81 days is very impressive. thanks again

[jakeryan2410]

thx leahy

again thank you all so much for the words. diesel your post really touched a nerve for me, I swear I feel like I could have written that post myself.

it really is rough. Day 4. I posted roll call. I didn't sleep AGAIN. took some melantonin at 11pm. NOPE.. rolled around til 3:30, tried more, eventually passed out from 4 to 530 and was up ever since. its re god damn diculous that I cant get 3 hours of sleep in.

I'm on day 4. all the usual shit, anxiety meds. yeah my doctor tried to put me on xanax since my blood pressure was spiking. it was 120 over 80 for years, and I quit chew and it went to 155 over 105, so he tried me on xanax. i took it in the beginning last week when i first dropped the can. it made things worse.

I am doing it el nautural now. caffeine makes my heart jump out of my chest. Keeping busy to the point of physical exhaustion seemed to really help me. I thought I had this monster BEAT, until I tweaked my back moving furniture for 8 hours straight to keep my mind off the Wds.

its feeling better now. I have hope I'll sleep once again soon. I do feel some of the panic has subsided since day 1 and 2. I read alot yesterday , nicotine really effects your central nervous system. I think my brain needs a good week of re wiring. I know I will get through this, and I know noone from the internet can tell me when its going to be over. It definately helps to talk to people who have gone through this, so thank you all.

Ima keep in touch. days drag by when your exhausted mentally and physically.