FuriousxGeorge posted:

Those dreams are rough. My totally pulled out my rear end theory is that something in the sleep process is actually activating some of the same wiring that is activated when you smoke, making it feel really real. Even after I woke up I would still feel like I had smoked an hour later when I knew I hadn't.

I had them a ton the first time I quit for significant time, haven't had a single one this time. (4 months, 30 days so far)

I'm at a loss to explain why I didn't get them this time, only major difference was I used Wellbutrin the first time around and I didn't drink at all for the first month.

MonkeeKong posted:

I quit smoking this Thursday just when I realized I got my masters degree in biology. No more stressed out late nights with coffee and cigarettes and no more stomach pains and a breath that smells like poo poo. Wish me good luck on this endeavor.

Davio posted:

Last smoke was at about 16:20 today. Wish me luck!

Woohoo posted:

I failed. Cannot stay off even for one lousy day

saig posted:

I quit smoking 15 days ago. Was a pack a day. Did the lozenges for about 5 days, and then went cold turkey and havent gone back. I stopped primarily because I decided to start trying to gain weight, since I am horrendously underweight closing in on my 30s, and Id rather make an attempt to not look like an emaciated corpse.

gently caress

Whatever tolerance for bullshit I had developed before making the decision to quit smoking has completely evaporated. I have become extremely short-fused and prone to snapping at people for things that are really not a big deal. I am stuck in this weird battle in my mind where I am not very happy with myself regarding becoming more hostile to people, but I also am proud of myself for quitting smoking and sticking to it....but I dont want people to pat me on the back for something I should have done long ago...and then the self-hatred sets in. Its a fun menagerie of psychotic thoughts firing through my head at rapid pace at that point.

Also, I literally hate cigarettes now; in fact when I decided to stop smoking I looked at a cigarette that day and verbally berated it as if I were telling someone to go gently caress themselves. I have and always will detest the corporations that supply this product to the masses, not only because looking at it now the entire industry is absolutely worthless, but they also sell the products that help you to quit. Even when people want to quit, the loving vultures still want to get their loving hands on whatever cash they can before their "highly-valued customers" decide to check out.

I feel loving dumb as poo poo after 14 years of smoking, and cannot believe I kept it up for this long, HOWEVER I am trying to not become resentful of people who do smoke. I refuse to become that rear end in a top hat that saw the light and wants to tell people how useless smoking is. Its still their right and opinion to smoke, as is my decision to not. I totally respect people who still smoke, but I hope for their sake they wake up way before I decided to, because the benefits are already changing me in ways I never knew.

Dolphin Fetus posted:

No offense, but this scares the living hell out of me. I don't want to imagine I can still get cravings after 3 months. Right now my mindset feels like one cigarette puts me back at where I was before quitting.

astrollinthepork posted:

For the chantix users, how long did it take you to feel the effects? I'm on the 5th day and I feel exactly the same. The only noticeable change has been the hosed up dreams. Last night, both my ex girlfriend and Dave Foley insulted me.

Xillah posted:

Went out last night, had a few drinks in a few bars. Very pleased to report in that I didn't smoke. Did I want one? You bet your rear end I did. Did I try to mooch one of a smoker? Hell no, I stuck with my lozenges.

Cogadh posted:

I waited until now to post this because I am officially (cigarette) smoke free for a year now

casual poster posted:

Alright, day 7 of chantix, started the 2 big pills a day, split them both in half and took throughout the day. Had 2 cigs and like 4 snus. Is there a reason you have to stop smoking after the first week? Or do they just say that so that you get concrete on a quit date?

GhostDog posted:

Harakiri posted:

Yeah, that's addiction I guess. Of course I hate the resulting health issues, when I say I enjoy smoking I guess I mean it's familiar. It punctuates my day and helps me calm down when I am stressed and I associate it with mostly positive things, the first thing I do when I relax after work, socialising (most my friends and all my family smoke). I started at 14 so it feels a bit like what I have always done, certainly as an adult. Thinking about it, it's probably more attachment than enjoyment.