I am a smoker (until my Chantix kicks in) already sm
Posted By: Me on 2007-11-21
In Reply to: You're a very patient woman - mt6513
lost 14.5 pounds and 14 inches, going for a goal of 25 pounds, that way when I quit, and if I can the average 12.5 pounds, it won't matter. I will still be down in weight and a NONSMOKER. However, I do not smoke in my house, other people's houses or cars. That is just RUDE. I at least have some decency with my smoking
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I agree... but that's where faith kicks in
My biggest fear in the world is losing someone I love... and sometimes it hits me that something could happen to me in a split second... accidents happen all the time... but I can't live my life like that I wouldn't be living right!
If you are not a smoker you will be able to smell - sm
it on him a mile away. Obviously if you smoke you won't be able to smell it, and also the odds are he will smoke too (that is if you do). If you don't smoke it is possible he is telling the truth, as for punishment for having them the obvious answer is to withhold something he loves for a couple of weeks, whether it is TV, or afterschool activities, or video games, or driving if he has a learner's permit. Good luck.
When I (a non-smoker) would volunteer
in one of my children's classrooms I could always tell which children lived in homes where there were smokers. Not only from their clothes, but from their backpacks as well. My parents smoked when I was a child but quit many years ago. Even now I am embarassed by the fact of what I must have smelled like when I went to school. Sorry you had to endure the party, but now you will be able to stand your ground better and make wiser choices for yourself even it someone might be offended.
He is both a smoker and a loser...
She's on the pill, has been for around a year or so...I'm also concerned about the psychological impact this will have on her later on down the road. I hate to know she will have to live with this regret, which I know will happen, because I've been there myself.
Note from an ex-smoker
I smoked for for 11 years. I quit 5/23/85 at midnight - cold turkey. I'm not going to sit and tell you whether you should smoke or not. Smokers know better than anyone how bad it is. I have nothing against smokers as long as I don't have to breath it in. I would get no joy in telling people they have a bad habit or its bad for you or cancer, blah, blah, blah (although some people do and I don't understand that at all). I think it is totally rude for someone to lecture anyone on their habits. If it was me this is what I would have said to your friends son. "You know whats more rude than telling someone they have a bad habit to their face, is to look into another person's personal belongings and comment on something that they shouldn't be looking at in the first place". Then if the friend said something to me about talking to his/her child that way, then I would have said my parents taught me to respect others privacy. Anyway...I knew when I smoked how bad it was for me. I knew that cigarettes caused cancer and all that crap, but it was my choice to smoke, just like it was my choice to quit (well actually I quit cos I was tired of arguing with my DH about my smoking). Honestly I do not like smoking at all. I am so against it because of many reasons. The main one being that when I am around someone who is smoking I just can't breath and feel like I'm having an asthma attack or something. Honest to God its like all the air around me is gone. Unfortunately there are a lot of people who smoke that don't care because they say "it's their right". I'm not saying you are like that but there are a lot of people who are. Second I don't like the way it smells and third is...well, it really is bad for you (duh....thought you'd like to know that if you didn't know already - HA HA). Anyway...for anyone to comment on another persons habits (whether good or bad) in my book is rude and they should mind their own business. For the people who do smoke yes there are a lot of obnoxious nonsmokers (I think the ones who used to smoke and quit are worse because they get the "holier than thou" attitude) - which is why I am so against forming an opinion about anyone. I'm sure when you feel the time is ready you'll quit on your own. I myself kept smoking for "spite" because I refused to be forced to quit, but figured my marriage was worth more than the cigs (even though I smoked when we dated those whole 2 weeks). So good luck to you. Try and not let the "butt-heads" get to you. (get it- "butt" heads) HA HA HA. PS - On a sadder note my mom died 3 years ago from lung cancer. Oh it was so awful to watch what she went through, so I really do hope you'll feel the time is right sometime soon to try and stop when your ready. I did quit by eating lots of red liquish (don't know how to spell that - Twizzler licorice - yeah think that's it). I held it in my hands like I was holding a cigarette. I told my DH I was going to gain a lot of weight and he said he didn't care how fat I got he just wanted me to quit smoking. 22 years later I am glad I quit (but it was a struggle for a short period of time - took me a couple months to get through the cravings).
I'm not overweight or a smoker,
and since I'm not an addict, I can see clearly. Smoking makes no sense, which is why people are trying to educate children, who then assume you don't understand the risks and try to educate you. Logic states that if you understood the problems tobacco causes, you would not smoke. That is why kids are kind to you and try to educate you on the subject.
Along with other husband, used to be very heavy smoker
and as a smoker you don’t really know just how stinky the place, your clothes, everything is until you stop. I do not think you will be able to get smoke out of the furniture, walls etc until it is no longer around. I probably would try cat litter, vinegar and water in bowls around the house, airing the home out if you can and I have boiled water and added spices such as cinnamon sticks - sure beats the smoke smell.
Is there a way to get smoker's smell out of a house?
I found this amazing place to live across from the beach (the only reason I moved to where I moved) that is affordable and totally decent. Two male roommates that are totally awesome, i have already been welcomed into their family (they are cousins). The problem is they have smoked inside the condo... I asked them about it and they said they had no problem smoking outside. Two questions: Is it wrong to ask them to? and second, is there even a point if I cannot get that smell to ever go away? I REALLY am trying to look into any possibility because ive been looking for months for something EXACTLY like this, i dont think it comes available often...
Thank you for any suggestions
Both my mom and aunt have had very good success with it. My mom, smoker for over 40 years, quit cold
turkey and says Chantix is the best drug out there - she tried everything!
I see that there are mixed feelings about this drug as with all drugs. Works for some and doesn't work that well with others. Sorry to hear about their experience!
Try Chantix
I was a heavy smoker from the time I was about 13 to age 27. I had my baby and quit because I had an extended hospital stay with my delivery and so on, so it was not too hard because I was inconscious for about 4 days after delivery, so I think that the nicotine got out of my system. Like an nitwit, last year I want on vacation and had a cigarette, well 1 turned into a half a pack a day. I went on Chantix (after battling the insurance company for authorization), did it as directed, and now I have not had a cigarette in 3 weeks with really very little craving or angst. On this med, cigarettes do not satisfy you. I would recommend this to anyone. I had a little nausea and could not take my vitamin with it in the morning, but it has all been well worth it to be a nonsmoker. Give it a try if you want to quit, and you should want to quit. You will feel so proud and great. Seeing it from both sides of the fence, I also noticed that people really look down on smoking. GOOD LUCK!!!!
chantix
They better call the doc.
Chantix
Anyone have encouraging stories to tell? I'm on day #8 and was doing good up until this point. I think I'll make it through though.
Chantix
I personally know 3 people who have had great success with Chantix and two of them didn't even really want to quit THAT bad, but made the decision for financial reasons. I have decided the next time I am at the doc's office for whatever reason, I'm asking for some 
Chantix ?
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Chantix?
Woo hooo! Congratulations. Hubby quit Oct will be 5 years now. Quit once for 6 mos with nicorette but started back. 6 mos later came home with gum again, said he was tired of coughing and hacking all day. Put them down and never picked up another. Old elderly doc friend of mine said one time, if they told you to chew on a chrome bumper, you will not quit until you WANT to quit. So, seriously wanting to quit is a darn good start.
One good (or bad) thought. All those things you have listed, job, kid, bills, court, etc., etc...You had them when you smoked too and it did not help, so battle them without cigs. The nicorette does work though.
Chantix is the way to go! sm
I've tried every quit-smoking fix each time one would come out. When my doctor recommended Chantix because it works on the brain, I though sure it does. But I started it and couldn't be happier or more proud of myself (after all the failures). I'll tell anyone who will listen that the Chantix is worth the $120 or so each month. I'm starting my last round and hopefully that will be that. The best part about Chantix is that there is no hungering for a cigarette (a fleeting thought, maybe, but not stressing over it). There is no urge to chew and gnaw on something. You're every thought does not revolve around "I have to have a cigarette." If you want a guaranteed easy way to quit smoking with the least stress and best results, go with the Chantix. Since you won't be buying cigarettes, you can afford the $120.00 a month. I can't praise this drug enough.
Chantix
Well, it works immediately on your quit day. You take it (and continue to smoke) for the first week of Chantix, then the 8th day is your quit day, and I'm telling you, you don't care. It's strange but true.
I think 3 months is the norm for taking it but if you tell your doctor that you think you may need to take it longer (which I did), they'll let you take it another month or two with a tapering off.
I'm taking it longer because I know in the past I have had no willpower to deny myself a smoke using other methods, plus the fact of how many years (30) I've smoked. I'm just trying to make sure my brain is over the nicotine fix.
The hardest thing to break is behavioral. Every smoker smokes during, before or after certain activities and you have 1 lit without even knowing it. After a meal, before you go into the store shopping for a couple of hours, during stressful periods, talking on the phone and so on. I also thought I couldn't sit and pay bills without a couple of cigarettes. I think all of us smokers have virtually the same triggers more or less.
Every once in a while (it's been nearly 3 months for me now) my brain still thinks it's going to have a cigarette. When I take my dinner dishes to the kitchen, my brain says "Now I get to smoke." But just as quickly, you realize, "No, I don't" and the thought simply goes away. I'm just trying to make sure this is my ONE successful try to quit smoking. It's never too late.
I know you all are going to think I work for the drug company that makes Chantix. It's just that I want any smoker to know that if it works for a no-willpower weakling like me, it'll work for you.
Have any of you tried Chantix
I picked up a prescription yesterday and wondering if anyone has used this and if they are willing to share how it worked for them.
I am currently on Chantix. (sm)
I have been cigarette-free since August 2, 2007, and feeling great. Not too many side effects to speak of. Vivid dreams but not scary dreams. It completely takes away the PHYSICAL cravings you get but you still have to work on the BEHAVIORAL and PSYCHOLOGICAL parts of smoking. It is early in my quit so I am still struggling with those, but every day is better and better. I can't believe how well Chantix worked at kicking the physical cravings! Good luck!
Chantix.
Chantix is definitely worth it. If it gives you nightmares, you are supposed to take the second dose earlier. If you are still getting nightmares, then they suggest that you try just taking the first dose only (I have a friend who used it with great success - quit after 40 years of 2 packs per day).
If you don't like the cost, I know of a lot of insurance companies that will pay for it because of how much it saves them in the long run. I think there might even be a program on the internet (quit plan??) that helps cover the cost as well. If you smoke even a pack a day, Chantix costs the same in a month.
It works by blocking your nicotine receptors, thus everytime you light up, you don't feel anything, so a cigarettes becomes worthless. If you are on Chantix though, expect to be on it for at least 6 months. People, who quit after just 3 months tend to have a higher % of starting back up.
If you are really serious about wanting to quit, why not give it a shot. You can always stop taking the medicine if you can't stand it (shelf life is only 24 hours).
Good luck and if you are serious about quitting, you will.
how many rounds did it take you for Chantix? nm
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The doc I work for has given Chantix
to many patients all with success. One man stopped taking it a little sooner than maybe he should have cause went back to smoking, started Chantix again and has been smoke free now for 3 months. Just typed his chart yesterday.
Also quit with Chantix
I smoked over a pack a day for about 20 years. October 2007, I starting taking it. I took the first 3 weeks out of the 1 month pack and went in for a hysterectomy and stopped taking Chantix after that, but never started back up again.
My husband, smoked 2 packs a day for at least 20 years, also took Chantix for 1 month and has stopped smoking. He quit last January (14 months ago).
I did get VERY depressed on this medication and often had thoughts of suicide. This went away after 3 months of not being on the medication but it was a horrible experience. I think they now prescribe an antidepressant to take along with the Chantix.
All I know is I could not have done it without them. I love not being a smoker and cannot stand the smell of it anymore.
GOOD LUCK!
The miracle of Chantix. Please read
For all of you who think you simlpy can't stop smoking you need t hear this.
A member of my family has literally tried for the last 22 years to stop smoking. Used everything from the cold turkey method to nicotine gum/patches etc. He would go as long as a few weeks or even a month and then right back to smoking.
I got wonderful news last Saturday over coffee with my niece. Her husband whom this family dearly loves and respects has finally won the battle with Chantix. My niece has asked him a few times to try it, and a few weeks before Christmas he did. He is completely smoke free. She asked him if he minds it and his reply was that smoking no longer even enters his mind. He said that with all other attempts even when not smoking he always wanted to and could not get it off his mind.
He is now concentrating on his health in general and has lost 12 pounds since Christmas! You go Ray! He has tried so hard and has come out victorious.
Don't give up.
P.S. He tried Wellburtin in the past, but eventually went back to smoking due to side effects on the medication.
Chantix and weight gain
Does Chantix help with the weight you gain from quitting smoking, or do you gain anyway?
My husband and I have had great success with Chantix
Would highly recommend to anyone who really wants to quit - always remember there is no magic pill but with Chantix, this is the best so far they have come out with - we have been smoke free since October and we both smoked heavily for over 30 years.
me, too. Chantix is giving me the wildest dreams
i have quit so many times it's a breeze. i get the nicotine gum -- 170 pieces 30 bucks. works pretty good, but then i loose it -- again. never quit quittin'
get him a prescription for Chantix. It will give him a 44% better chance of quitting. nm
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I have to agree......I quit with Chantix also. It really does work wonders.....nm
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I have to agree. Just started Chantix 2 weeks ago and is working great!!! nm
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Those that I know on Chantix, didn't gain the ൜ pounds", but still gained.
It seemed like most of them only gained like 10 pounds or so in the first 3 months on it. They say when quitting smoking to expect to gain 20. I don't care how much I gain. I lost over 50 pounds a couple years ago, so I know I can lose it again if I need to. Better to be 20 pounds over weight than smoking.
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