Its now day 19

[Hogan]

Just came back from the Dentist for the first time in about 2 years and she said that everything looks great! She can hardly even tell that I dipped for 25 years.

I asked her about things to look for and she said that if you have a white patch that doesn't go away after two weeks that you should definitely have it checked out. And, if you don't have anything show up in your mouth after two weeks of quitting, you probably wont every have any problems. I hope that is the case for all of us.

'oh yeah'

Glad to hear it Veezer. Don't get complacent now, keep killing it!

Hopefully that is a little pressure off of your chest now. Did she talk about the tongue issue at all? Anyway, Congrats Bro.

[KingNothing]

Just came back from the Dentist for the first time in about 2 years and she said that everything looks great! She can hardly even tell that I dipped for 25 years.

I asked her about things to look for and she said that if you have a white patch that doesn't go away after two weeks that you should definitely have it checked out. And, if you don't have anything show up in your mouth after two weeks of quitting, you probably wont every have any problems. I hope that is the case for all of us.

'oh yeah'

Glad to hear it Veezer. Don't get complacent now, keep killing it!

[veezer]

Just came back from the Dentist for the first time in about 2 years and she said that everything looks great! She can hardly even tell that I dipped for 25 years.

I asked her about things to look for and she said that if you have a white patch that doesn't go away after two weeks that you should definitely have it checked out. And, if you don't have anything show up in your mouth after two weeks of quitting, you probably wont every have any problems. I hope that is the case for all of us.

'oh yeah'

[pab1964]

Its now day 42....six weeks without that shit!

But that old bitch is playing with me again. Woke up this morning to a horrible headache and a little anxiety. I have my first visit to the dentist in about 2 years in the morning and hopefully that will go well and take some of the anxiety away. I still have tingling in my tongue daily, but it does seem to be getting a little better. It makes me wonder if this tongue thing will ever go away.

The craving are all but gone now and I find myself thinking about how much of my life was taken up by skoal. I have done alot of the things that usually triggered a dip and its amazing to sit back and see that I dont need dip to do those things. For example, last week I had to go out and do work at night. That pretty much meant that I had to sit in a hunting blind for 5 hours. I normally would have been dipping nearly the whole time and thinking that "hey I need skoal to keep me awake". Well, turns out I didn't need that shit to keep me awake and really had no problems at all. I kept snacks and water with me and I was really surprised how well I did. Hunting season was a concern for me in that it would trigger bad cravings, but now that I am doing all the things that I used to do while dipping and the cravings are all but gone it give me hope.

I have been thinking about all the things that I used to associate with dipping. But now I can see that I didn't need it and I wish I would have quit a long time ago. Just to think that I can now play outside with my 5yr old daughter, drive her to school, and play with her inside without having to spit all over the damn place or have a spit bottle. What I really hope is that one day she wont even remember the days when I dipped and that I will be around to see her do wonderful things because I quit and prolonged my life.

Congrats on 6 weeks Veezer. It's good to follow along with your updates and it'll be helpful for new quitters to read. Freedom feels amazing doesn't it?

The nic bitch can be pretty tedious and a real pain in the ass to deal with but I'm glad to see you are "embracing the suck". I remember feeling a lot better from the 30's to the 70's, then getting full blown week 1 craves for about 5 days. Sometimes the quit seems like 2 steps forward 1 step back but just stick with it and know that it will get better.

Quit with you today man.

Veezer my friend it's amazing how I dipped in front of my kids who are all grown and not one time did it bother me. Now,I'm so ashamed, I even apologize to them for all the things I missed out on with them because I'd rather be killing myself! Stay quit that little girl needs a Dad! Quit on! Damn proud of you!

[TLOC81]

Its now day 42....six weeks without that shit!

But that old bitch is playing with me again. Woke up this morning to a horrible headache and a little anxiety. I have my first visit to the dentist in about 2 years in the morning and hopefully that will go well and take some of the anxiety away. I still have tingling in my tongue daily, but it does seem to be getting a little better. It makes me wonder if this tongue thing will ever go away.

The craving are all but gone now and I find myself thinking about how much of my life was taken up by skoal. I have done alot of the things that usually triggered a dip and its amazing to sit back and see that I dont need dip to do those things. For example, last week I had to go out and do work at night. That pretty much meant that I had to sit in a hunting blind for 5 hours. I normally would have been dipping nearly the whole time and thinking that "hey I need skoal to keep me awake". Well, turns out I didn't need that shit to keep me awake and really had no problems at all. I kept snacks and water with me and I was really surprised how well I did. Hunting season was a concern for me in that it would trigger bad cravings, but now that I am doing all the things that I used to do while dipping and the cravings are all but gone it give me hope.

I have been thinking about all the things that I used to associate with dipping. But now I can see that I didn't need it and I wish I would have quit a long time ago. Just to think that I can now play outside with my 5yr old daughter, drive her to school, and play with her inside without having to spit all over the damn place or have a spit bottle. What I really hope is that one day she wont even remember the days when I dipped and that I will be around to see her do wonderful things because I quit and prolonged my life.

Congrats on 6 weeks Veezer. It's good to follow along with your updates and it'll be helpful for new quitters to read. Freedom feels amazing doesn't it?

The nic bitch can be pretty tedious and a real pain in the ass to deal with but I'm glad to see you are "embracing the suck". I remember feeling a lot better from the 30's to the 70's, then getting full blown week 1 craves for about 5 days. Sometimes the quit seems like 2 steps forward 1 step back but just stick with it and know that it will get better.

Quit with you today man.

[veezer]

Its now day 42....six weeks without that shit!

But that old bitch is playing with me again. Woke up this morning to a horrible headache and a little anxiety. I have my first visit to the dentist in about 2 years in the morning and hopefully that will go well and take some of the anxiety away. I still have tingling in my tongue daily, but it does seem to be getting a little better. It makes me wonder if this tongue thing will ever go away.

The craving are all but gone now and I find myself thinking about how much of my life was taken up by skoal. I have done alot of the things that usually triggered a dip and its amazing to sit back and see that I dont need dip to do those things. For example, last week I had to go out and do work at night. That pretty much meant that I had to sit in a hunting blind for 5 hours. I normally would have been dipping nearly the whole time and thinking that "hey I need skoal to keep me awake". Well, turns out I didn't need that shit to keep me awake and really had no problems at all. I kept snacks and water with me and I was really surprised how well I did. Hunting season was a concern for me in that it would trigger bad cravings, but now that I am doing all the things that I used to do while dipping and the cravings are all but gone it give me hope.

I have been thinking about all the things that I used to associate with dipping. But now I can see that I didn't need it and I wish I would have quit a long time ago. Just to think that I can now play outside with my 5yr old daughter, drive her to school, and play with her inside without having to spit all over the damn place or have a spit bottle. What I really hope is that one day she wont even remember the days when I dipped and that I will be around to see her do wonderful things because I quit and prolonged my life.

[pab1964]

I think I have finally gotten over the hump this week (today is day 32). The anxiety and depression seem to have went away and I feel more like myself. The tongue thing comes and goes but does seem to be better. I talked to two of my friends that quit about it and seems like it is a very common symptom. It seems like really cold or really hot food/drink seems to aggravate it so I try to stay away from those.

So those of you that are having the tongue issues, it does get better.

Now veezer sit back relax and enjoy your freedom my friend! You have earned it. Keep paying it forward! It gets way better! Damn proud to be quit with you today!

[veezer]

I think I have finally gotten over the hump this week (today is day 32). The anxiety and depression seem to have went away and I feel more like myself. The tongue thing comes and goes but does seem to be better. I talked to two of my friends that quit about it and seems like it is a very common symptom. It seems like really cold or really hot food/drink seems to aggravate it so I try to stay away from those.

So those of you that are having the tongue issues, it does get better.

[veezer]

Sorry it took so long for me to reply. We got hit with bad storms last night and knocked out the power and phone almost everywhere.

Looks like the tongue issue is quite common so that makes me feel a little better about it. I just wish it would go the fuck away. I haven't really tried any remedies except I started taking multi vitamins this week to see if that might help. It does seem like it's getting a little better but that might be just time healing it. It seems to me that my tongue is super sensitive and any thing that irritates it make the symptoms worse. So I try not to eat or drink anything that might make it worse.

I haven't had any tags on my tongue but sounds like if your dentist friend had any worries he would have let u know. I have my first dentist appointment in two weeks so hopefully everything will check out ok. Been a year or so since I have been. I don't see anything that looks out of place so hopefully I'll get a clean bill of health.

Having a little bit of anxiety today but that seems like a normal thing for all of us. I just keep hope that tomorrow it will be better and this is all the reason I need to never do that shit again because one time going through all this hell is one time too many.

quit on!

[cjoy]

I am only on day 8 but have numbness on the end of my tongue too. Started a couple of days ago along with neck pain, TMJ, fatigue and fucking relentless anxiety. Don't think I could do it without this site ......

Going to the dentist in a couple days to get a tooth pulled. I haven't been in too long and am scared shitless.

Never putting that shit in my mouth again!

[user29029]

Hey gents, I wanted to see how Veezer was doing. Sounds like you are doing better, but it is still a roller-coaster every day. The highs are getting better for me, though.

Since you guys mentioned tongue issues, I thought I would mention this in here. I got some white bump or tag or something lasered off of my tongue last week. My dentist is an old friend, and a former dipper himself, so he knows my history. He didn't make any big deal of it. Have any of you guys had this kind of thing? It was not on the top of my tongue, or even under, it was right on the side. And of course, it was on my pocket side.

[pab1964]

I am glad things are getting better for you. I have been having the same tongue issue and I have been following your thread to see if there was some miracle cure that was proposed. I have tried everything from Anbesol to PerioSciences to try to make it feel better. I went to the periodontist and was cleared from a visual inspection, but until this persistent tingling / numbing goes away I will be concerned. Well actually, I will be concerned for the rest of my life, but I am glad I am waking this path now without that little can of crap anymore. Hang in there my friend.

Hogan

My friends we have been killing ourselves for years,we are quit now let's enjoy our quit and not worry ourselves about shit we have no control of. Don't you guy's find it kinda unusual you both have the same symptoms after you quit? I would say it's part of the healing process. Let that be a lesson we never want to go thru this shit again! Damn proud to be quit with you today my brothers!

[Hogan]

I am glad things are getting better for you. I have been having the same tongue issue and I have been following your thread to see if there was some miracle cure that was proposed. I have tried everything from Anbesol to PerioSciences to try to make it feel better. I went to the periodontist and was cleared from a visual inspection, but until this persistent tingling / numbing goes away I will be concerned. Well actually, I will be concerned for the rest of my life, but I am glad I am waking this path now without that little can of crap anymore. Hang in there my friend.

Hogan

[KingNothing]

Thanks for checking in.

Tongue still feels weird but the depression isn't nearly as bad as it was Saturday. My wife even told me Sat that I seemed depressed and down. It must have just been a bad day I guess. I keep having bouts of dizziness today too.

What in the hell have we all done to ourselves? I know we were all told when we started that it was bad for us, but I never knew it was changing me this much. It's amazing how our bodies got used to all that shit we were forcing into it and made us feel "normal". What a bunch of dumbasses we were! That fucking can ought to have biohazard stickers on it and say "One day, if you ever have the strength to stop, your tongue is going to go numb/tingle for weeks, you gums are going to bleed for no apparent reason, your are going to feel deep depression and anxiety, and be so damn dizzy your cant hardly stand up! Now that would be a warning that maybe....MAYBE...we would have listened to.

It just pisses me off that I wasted so much of my life and endangered myself so much over something so stupid.

This post really hit home for me today. Thanks for putting this out there. Hopefully we caught the stupidity in time.

[veezer]

Thanks for checking in.

Tongue still feels weird but the depression isn't nearly as bad as it was Saturday. My wife even told me Sat that I seemed depressed and down. It must have just been a bad day I guess. I keep having bouts of dizziness today too.

What in the hell have we all done to ourselves? I know we were all told when we started that it was bad for us, but I never knew it was changing me this much. It's amazing how our bodies got used to all that shit we were forcing into it and made us feel "normal". What a bunch of dumbasses we were! That fucking can ought to have biohazard stickers on it and say "One day, if you ever have the strength to stop, your tongue is going to go numb/tingle for weeks, you gums are going to bleed for no apparent reason, your are going to feel deep depression and anxiety, and be so damn dizzy your cant hardly stand up! Now that would be a warning that maybe....MAYBE...we would have listened to.

It just pisses me off that I wasted so much of my life and endangered myself so much over something so stupid.