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I am currently at the 3 week mark of quitting smoking. Allen Carr's book was a massive help and really made me realize why I smoked and what it was doing to me. I almost find his book to be a reverse-brainwashing type deal because like many others have said, for whatever reason you just don't want to smoke anymore as you continue to read it. My co-worker also quit in early December but he used Champix. A pack a day smoker for 40 years - never had another smoke about 5 days into the Champix. Crazy stuff. I do find that I get tired quite early some nights though. Sometimes I want to go to bed at 8:30pm when I normally go to bed at around 10:30. I figure because the brain isn't getting anymore "boosts" throughout the day that it affects sleep somehow. For people who think having one smoke randomly is OK, don't do it. I failed numerous times thinking this way and always went back to smoking after bumming a smoke off a co-worker or a friend. Smoking just doesn't work that way.
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chippy posted:Out of interest, how has quitting smoking affected people's caffeine consumption? I'm just coming up to a month smoke-free and mine has dropped massively from several cups of coffee a day to one in the morning, one in the afternoon and a cup of tea when I get in from work. I've found it has a much stronger effect on me, I no longer get an extra shot in my morning one as I get too buzzed from it, and it seems to keep me alert longer. I've found I drink *more* caffeine than I used to. But that is mainly because Pepsi finally released Throwback here in Canada and I love the poo poo. I do find caffeine affects me a bit more than it used to though. I have heard some former smokers use caffeine as a replacement to nicotine, maybe for the rush factor behind it but I'm not sure.
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Feb 18, 2011 18:24
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Lyer posted:Quoting from the 2nd page, 1 year and 5 months ago. It gets easier with time, for a while you'll miss it whenever you smell smoke, but eventually the smell won't trigger any cravings or desire. I'll see people smoke, I've been out to bars and had a few drinks, but after such a long time without having one, I don't have that urge anymore. It feels like a different life when I did used to smoke. For those of you who are feeling like it's a never ending battle of willpower, eventually there will come a time where it gets easy. Hang in there! I have been smoke free for almost 2 months now but am still not past this "smell" trigger. I don't want to smoke when I am around smokers however after leaving their company I end up having "withdrawal symptoms" for like 2 days. It makes me really irritable and annoyed so after researching a bit on the net it seems that secondhand smoke has nicotine in it. I don't know what to do at this point since I have a lot of friends who smoke and don't want my social life to get messed up because I can't handle second-hand smoke... Anyone else have this issue?
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Jun 3, 2011 18:59
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Master Kush posted:Glad it is helping, any side effects? The most common side effects I got were very vivid dreaming while sleeping and nausea after taking the 1mg tablets if I didn't take enough water with it. People may notice other side effects but at the end of the day - do you know what the side effects to smoking are? I tried so many different things like you have in the past and nothing worked until I did Champix - it really does work and you owe it to yourself to at least try it. If you hate it that much, then stop taking it.
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Jul 26, 2011 01:56
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GodIsInTheTrees posted:What works best for you guys when it comes to the nicotine replacement? Patches/gum/lozenges? I am going to murder the entire world with a rusty spoon if I keep trying this cold turkey and I'd rather buy something than get fired for being a huge dick Yeah, it really varies from person to person. Personally, I couldn't stand the replacement stuff. I tried patches for a few days - didn't work. Tried gum for a couple of weeks - didn't work. Tried the inhaler for a little while - didn't hold. Cold Turkey was really the only way I could do it. 3 days and the nicotine is out of your system then it just becomes a mental battle. Always remember that smoking is two addictions in one: nicotine (drug dependance) and in the mind (a mental thing/a general habit) that needs breaking. If you can at least get one of the two completely out of the way (in a matter of days) then it gives you a much better chance of kicking the habit altogether. At least in my eyes.
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