hello all, I have been quit for 138 days now, I have been using champix with little or no side effects. I still want a cig and I miss them but I am managing to stay away. I cant stand to see people smoking because I want one and I do not go anywhere near smokers right now. I think I will always miss it but hope I will soon stop the craving for one. I will admit it gets easier and I can go longer without craving but it`s still there. The reason I joined this forum now is because the last couple of days have been really rough and I seem to be thinking of going to Mac`s for a pack. there I said it.
When do the cravings start to ease off? I mean, when will the day come when its not the first thing on my mind when I wake up and the last thing on my mind before I sleep? Obviously it`s not as bad as it was the first few days but how long before i feel like I have won the fight.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 10/17/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 164 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,100 Amount Saved: $1,312.00 Life Gained: Days: 23 Hrs: 5 Mins: 49 Seconds: 29
Thank you all for your opinions, it was good to hear it wasn`t just me. I needed to know if something was wrong with my quit, I have to agree about thinking positive and telling yourself NO, I just don`t like the constant back and forth my mind plays. As long as I know other people also still have or had the same feelings I feel a bit better. Sometimes I feel like the 7th week and the tenth week is here all over again. Though I managed to get through them without a single puff I found them to be tough weeks. Some weeks are easier than others and when I pass someone who is smoking I have to admit, I love the smell. I still cannot go near anyone who smokes for fear of asking for one and if someone handed me a smoke right now, I would smoke it. I want to keep this quit but it is very hard. thanks for being honest.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 10/17/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 165 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,125 Amount Saved: $1,320.00 Life Gained: Days: 23 Hrs: 7 Mins: 16 Seconds: 12
Thanks Bob, I am hoping to start a new thought regime today, god only knows how I have stayed away from smoking this long so far. I know being busy the crave slips away some then comes crashing through the front door as soon as it`s time for a break. Today I am going to start yelling at my craves, luckily I am alone so the only person to feel like an idiot is me but no witnesses. I wish for a calm day in my life for a change. good luck on your quit as well though you have a much better attitude than I do.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 10/17/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 165 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,125 Amount Saved: $1,320.00 Life Gained: Days: 23 Hrs: 7 Mins: 20 Seconds: 52
Thank you all for the posts, I am so happy to know I am not the only one who still gets the craves, I was really starting to think it was not worth it but it has reinforced my will to keep my quit and i don`t feel so alone. thanks all.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 10/17/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 165 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,125 Amount Saved: $1,320.00 Life Gained: Days: 23 Hrs: 7 Mins: 59 Seconds: 45
Any newbie reading these posts would probably flip out thinking five months and still going crazy? what I mean to say is it does get easier as you go along, there are some good days and some bad but there is in your life also, with or without smoking. I may be crying the blues right now but I also am very proud of my quit. Please any new people don`t read into this more than is there, in each month we all face new things in our fight for freedom. I am just having some problems at this point in my quit. Needed to know others face the same feelings at some point.
We all knew is was not going to be easy but again, it does indeed get easier as you learn how to cope. Thanks all for the advice, it helped.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 10/17/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 165 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,125 Amount Saved: $1,320.00 Life Gained: Days: 23 Hrs: 9 Mins: 1 Seconds: 2
Yikes,,, good going Bob, no way I could have done that,,least I don`t think I could.
When I get a bad crave I always say,,,,the next person who comes along I am asking for a smoke..as if I would but when I tell myself that somehow I feel better. whatever works right?
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 10/17/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 166 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,150 Amount Saved: $1,328.00 Life Gained: Days: 23 Hrs: 12 Mins: 30 Seconds: 13
cigs in Canada have been over 10 bucks for awhile now though you can still get cheap cigs (no Name) for about 7 bucks. when I smoked I didnt really care how much they were, when you are addicted it doesn`t really matter as long as you have your fix. Now that I have quit I can see how much I really spent and it shocks me.
My Milage:
My Quit Date: 10/17/2008 Smoke-Free Days: 167 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,175 Amount Saved: $1,336.00 Life Gained: Days: 23 Hrs: 15 Mins: 22 Seconds: 32
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