Time to quit smoking!

Damn goverment this morning a new extra tax on cigarets now a pack cost $6.42 lol..

Cant afford it and just had a test at doctor yeasterday which said if i quit now i should be able to live my whole life without danger of smoker lungs so what to do so i dont jump to the shop in 2hours to buy a pack

Hello friend:
    Quitting smoking is the hardest thing I ever did, but it is NOT impossible. 

If you really want to quit there are many steps you can take. 

The "cold Turkey" idea never worked for me, so I went to my doctor and got on Chantix, and it worked wonders for me. I am now 6 months smoke free.

The cost of ciogarettes is outrageous I know.

Quitting was the best thing I ever did.

If you decide to quit, let me know, and I'll give you any advice I can. 

                                                                              PMM

!!!6.42  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNN

hu rre

I'm all turned around by the prospect of paying that much!!!

Well I guess there really is a benifit to living next to mexico...wimper

Maybe i should try call doctor for some meds to kill the worst cravings to smoke, cause ive tried chewinggum before and that dident help at all just got sick instead and tbh most of those products cost more than actually smoking which is stupid cause ive heard of people getting hooked on these products instead so you gain nothing.

Tried the "cold turkey" a few times the past months but rarely last more than 2-3days tops, but this time i gotta hang in there cause i really want to quit mostly for my health but for the money also ofc when your doing 25-30 a day its a costly "hobby".

Well, I'll say this: For $7.45 a pack, WA is one of the highest. But I look at that price and chuckle. I roll my own, but still, it's an addiction I should try and quit.

I tried Wellbutrin once..they tell you to keep smoking for 10 days.  Well by day 8 when I puffed on a cigarette it was pointless because it felt like the filter had a hole or something.  Wellbutrin takes away the sensations of smoking or something.  It worked for a month or so but I missed smoking I guess but it was really easy to quit.

Congrats PMM on quitting 6 months ago!

It may not work for everyone, but after trying the "drugs" and cold turkey I bought the N-JOY electronic cigarette. It's great and it worked for me. When I feel like puffing I can without all the nasties that are in real cigs. You can get different levels of nicotine. My first was full strength but now I'm down to ultra mild. Love the Fr. Vanilla and the menthol. Reg is also available. Bought them online at their site. My husband and doctor are thrilled and I can "smoke" anywhere because there is no secondhand smoke. Check them out. I looked at several other varieties but I like this one. A whole lot cheaper than cigs. New York state is now over $10 a pack. you gotta love new york. Good luck.

Been looking at those electronic cigarettes but they are close to $100 and the tobacco is pretty pricy also here, and then again its money to buy another product instead just fell's like another evil circle to start on to stop another addiction i want to be free of all of this just thinking having $250-350 a month for something else would be amazing.

I know what you mean about the cost of a pack. I roll my own just like geneco. I have a cigaretty factory!

I need to quit also, but since quitting all the other evils in my life, smoking is tooooooooo hard for me right now.

Good luck to you, and I hope you come back and post that you are smoke free!


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I know just how you feel Kazzi. Where i live cigarettes are $8.50 a pack.

Every time i buy a pack i say its my last....

Lips

Ouch lips and i thought it was crazy here, but last 5cigs i had gone now over whole day so not the worst start, but wont buy any tomorrow and see how it goes just none alcohol this weekend else i know how its gonna go.

My Mom quit a 30 year habit using Chantex.  She quit in 3 months and it has now been three years.  When the rest of our family are all outside puffing my Mom is in the house breathing her fresh air.  I forget that she ever smoked.  I have smoked since the day I started.  I wish I would have quit when my husband did....too bad my sister and I continued to smoke around him...he started back a year later.  You would think the cigarettes would taste better because they cost more.......but mine taste worse.

Hi Kassi.

Spis skrå....så får du nikotin uden at ryge...heller ikke så dyrt. Ellers tag en kold tyrker .-))

Well, I've hesitated posting about this before because I'm a hard-core smoker, but if it helps convince one of you to quit now, then I'll be glad I did this.

I'm sitting in a hospital bed as I type this - slowly, because of the oxygen monitor on my finger - in here for the 2nd time in the last 18 months with my COPD/Asthma.

I've been smoking 34 yrs, and developed severe asthma 16 yrs ago; the COPD set in a few years ago.  I'm only 53 & have horrendous lungs, with my lungs operating at a 12 -30% of normal range, depending on what part of my lungs you're talking about.

No sympathy please - I smoked knowing the risks.  Even now I can't quit completely - I love my smoking as much as I love my gambling.  ;)

But, my daily life is measured in steps these days - do I have enough air to make it to the kitchen & back without doing my nebulizer first?  Or take the dogs out to the potty?  Or take a shower & wash my hair?  Does the store I want to go to have electric carts?

Everything, everything, in my life is dictated by how well my lungs are working that day, and that changes on a day-to-day basis.  If I get the smallest flu or cold, I end up here.  

So the point of this is, if you are capable of quitting, you probably should do it. 

Lhasa...

No sympathy, no empathy...what so ever!!!

But could I just tell you that I love your courage?...-omit the details...-hope you know what I mean...

That shows how caring and kind person you are...

Wish you all the best!

....................from your friend!

FYI...

Gram for gram, nicotine is by far the most addictive alkaloid.

'Alkaloids' are a group of psychoactive substances derived from plants;  and typically have the suffix "-ine."  
i.e.  caffe-ine, nicot-ine, coca-ine, morh-ine, hero-ine, ephedr-ine, amphetam-ine, methamphetam-ine

Don't you find it ironic how nicotine, being as addictive as it is and killing hundreds of thousands of lives a year, is the most socially acceptable and legal?

Welcome to the good life - just smoke weed.    j/k

Good luck to all you trying to quit.  I know how difficult it is...but if I can do it, you can do it too! 

Hehe bliver nok også i den retning

But damn Lhasa after such story its such that gives you a kick at reality about why i should quit asap, and i really want to give my full attention to it this time just gotta try do something so i dont think too much about it all the day.

Be strong you can do it..

As for myself...welllllll maybe someday soon.


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There are tons of things that can help these days - ECigs, Snus (I like these), drugs, etc,.  And I've rediscovered Cherry Tootsie Pops. 

Well 1day almost gone and cut down huge atleast 25-30 to 5 today, the cold turkey is tough! almost killed my mom ealier had to push her to buy me a few cigs lol... but im trying all i can just hard when got 2 people at home just smoking crazy.

It's hard to stop smoking when others around you are doing it. I couldn't quit cold turkey, I would have to use Chantix, or the patch or something.

Good luck to you, you will do it!



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Indeed mommy thats why when moving in few weeks it should be alot easier, cause now even if i dont buy cigs i know there plenty on the other table too easy just thinking i'll "just" take 1 to dumle the worst feelings, cause its almost impossibole not too when friends around you smoke all day long.

Believe me I know.

In my house I am the ONLY one that smokes. In fact my husband hates it..he thinks it's disgusting...lol..yet he met me with cigarette in hand.



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LOL poor guy

But im moving into my little brothers appartment and he dont want smoking in there also so its 1 more good to reason to quit.

And grats on your new title

Me and my husband are off 2 months......used the patch....tried chantix but I didn't like it...to each his own.

At around 2.5 packs a day each, living in NY, we calculate savings of around $1,200 a month...that's before the latest hike......that's half my mortgage!!

Good luck all......I feel great though it's not always easy. But well worth it.

Congrats to you colywog! It is no easy feat to quit smoking. The savings  is like a big monthly bonus....sweet!

Lips

Wow $1200 a month that more than my rent, congrats on you both quitting, and yes in the end when u finally stop you fell good about yourself ive done it once before but was stupid to start again.

My dh smokes, and he conned me into buying a pack for him the other day- I have a strict 'I don't smoke it I don't buy it' policy, but I did it.  Big mistake for him.  I paid $8.50 for that pack of cigarettes.  In a gas station.  He buys a pack a day, or every other day.  I told him later on, in a very 'I'm not nagging you to quit' voice, that I am now going back to my daily mochas since i can buy 3 for the price of his cigarettes and we were supposed to be being careful with money. 

He says he wants to do Chantix, and I saw an electric cigaretted in the mall the other day that's supposed to help too.  Anyone ever tried that?

I started Chantix a week ago and this is my first day smoke free.  So far so good, but it is early.  My state went smoke free today too so thought it would be a good day to quit.

I am determined to lick this.  Hope I can do it.

medtrans

I am sure you will do it medtrans...

Good luck to you!



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I smoked for 37 years but last year when Florida once again increased the price again....I quit. I guess I am just too cheap to pay $60.00 a carton. I used the patch and only for 2 1/2 weeks. I never thought I would have the ability but so far so good. I feel for everyone who is trying so hard to quit, I know how hard it is. Good luck to all..

Good luck Medtrans!!

Same thing here timetravel prices just keep going up just over $1 the last 5-6months and they wanna raise it $1-1.5 still which im sure gonna happend its just matter of time, but when moving there will be nobody that smokes and none in my family does either so gonna be alot easier, and im looking forward to it same with cola what i dont waste of money that that.

Depending on you state health group. They may subsidize the prescripton of Chantrix and you may pay little or nothing.

I know for a fact, that in WA, I can get it for free. I will schedule a meet with my doctor tomorrow and get the paperwork up and submit....

(Fingers crossed)

That is great geneco!

Fingers crossed for ya



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I have been smoking for 35 years and I am having problems with my health now. Not sure yet if it is my lungs or heart but I am having tests done. I have been looking into the e-cigarettes and I think that is the best choice for me. I talked to some one that is using the blu-cig and is having really good results. All the reviews I have read are good and the cost is cheaper than most. I think it is around 59.00 for the starter kit which includes everything you need plus an extra charger. Because of a history of blackouts my doctor is hesitant to give me the prescriptions so maybe this is my answer. The patches didn't work for me. I smoke when I am really stressed so that will be the hardest part for me.

Good luck to you Deb321!



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Good luck everyone...there are just too many on this post to name everyone personally but I think it's great you are all trying.It is hard to do (been there) but you do feel alot better once you quick craving them.I quit for 14 years,but then I crashed and burned .Dam stess of life got to me!! >:( Do I regret starting again...oh hell yea!!