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hey yall i know ive been a bit argumentative lately but im have just quit smoking and havent had a smoke in 3 days so besides the head aches and the shakes i am real cranky!! be gentle on me for a few more days plez!!!
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Congratulations on quitting. 
I'm a smoker myself, and have tried to quit and know how tough it is, I keep starting up again. I wish you the best of luck in trying to kick the habit.
Gary M.
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I'm a smoker myself, and have tried to quit and know how tough it is, I keep starting up again. I wish you the best of luck in trying to kick the habit.Gary M.
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Congrats on making it three days! I have tried to quit several times using various methods. Never had any sucess at it though. I had talked to the doctor about it once and she said if you do quit one of the best things you can do at first is cut your caffeine intake WAY back. She said that nicotine speeds caffeine through the body almost twice as fast as a non smoker. That would make you cranky and shaky just absorbing all that extra! Seems to me she said to drink LOTS of water too, but I forget why.
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welli have slowed way down on the drpepper and i have been real thirsty so i have been drinking alot of water didnt know the Dr 's recomended that but hey it works and i have been munching on alot of suckers when the cravings come but its now mon afternoon and no smokes yet so it must be working..
i have tried the patch and the gum and niether worked so i figured what the heck try cold turkey and its workin
the headaches and shakes have dramatically lessened and my mood seams to be getting better but i still seam to be a bit short tempered but i have always been that way....lol
i have tried the patch and the gum and niether worked so i figured what the heck try cold turkey and its workin
the headaches and shakes have dramatically lessened and my mood seams to be getting better but i still seam to be a bit short tempered but i have always been that way....lol
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I smoked over two packs a day for six years. Quit in '79. How'd I quit? Chewed on tooth picks for five years! It worked--have never smoked even one cigarette since. I carried my supply of tooth picks in a waterproof match case. Probably chewed about 40 a day. Chewed up tooth picks were all over the floor of my '77 F100.
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Smoked 1-2 packs of Marlboro a day for 19 years. Quit Feb 5, 2001 cold turkey with the help of my doctor, wellbutrin, klondike bars, and oranges. Its been just over a year and 20 pounds later. I also quit drinking for 2 months until I felt I could have a beer without the nicotine urge. And now I don't miss cigarettes one bit, ever.
Now, I was an obsessive ritualistic smoker (the worst kind) and never thought I could quit. In fact, I'm still amazed. So, if I can do it...I'll bet you can to. Do some research and understand addiction and its withdrawl syptoms-I know it helped me to recognize why I felt the way I did (grumpy, depressed, whatever) so I could deal with it. I also went to my doctor and told her to open up her prescription tablet-whatever it takes to quit.
I bought a Harley with all the money I saved (about $250/month)!!
Good luck to you.
John
Now, I was an obsessive ritualistic smoker (the worst kind) and never thought I could quit. In fact, I'm still amazed. So, if I can do it...I'll bet you can to. Do some research and understand addiction and its withdrawl syptoms-I know it helped me to recognize why I felt the way I did (grumpy, depressed, whatever) so I could deal with it. I also went to my doctor and told her to open up her prescription tablet-whatever it takes to quit.
I bought a Harley with all the money I saved (about $250/month)!!
Good luck to you.
John
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I have smoke for about 15 years...I am about to quit....but I am in the process of quitting my relationship of the past 4 years as well. Might as well do it all the same time!!! Get rid of the smokes and the crazy woman at the same time!!! YEAH!
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Originally Posted by truckertaz
hey yall i know ive been a bit argumentative lately but im have just quit smoking and havent had a smoke in 3 days so besides the head aches and the shakes i am real cranky!! be gentle on me for a few more days plez!!!
Anyway, truckertaz it has been over a year how did it go? Are you still running strong or slipping gracefully?
Let me know your little secret, I have tried everything from the little pills to hypnosis & I'm still toking over a pack aday.
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hey cope, i dip all the time, i actually quit for a while, and it drove me so nuts i started again as soon as a friend offered me a pinch. before i quit i was dipping cope black or l.c. after i went back i havent had the craving for it so ive been hooked on skoal spearmint
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