Good luck to you. I am 45, and have been smoking since I was 12. My last smoke was at 10pm Central time, Saturday night. I got through yesterday, and it was so extremely hard! Today, shakes and a headache. After reading, I still have many more good times to get through. LOL. Well, hoping your day goes well today! Good luck!
Thanks Timbo. I am 3 hours and 35 minutes shy of 72 hours. I have had frequent cravings today that come on extremely strong. My friend told me the other day, and I found this quite humorous, "Your vice when your stressed is to smoke", she then told me hers was to eat. I said, "Well, I sure wish it was to exercise, or eat healthy". Of course, I threw a couple of foul words in with my response. LOL. Is there any kind of timeline where the frequent cravings die down or at least the intensity?
Timbo, I am currently taking Chantix. I do not feel that I would have ever been able to stop without it, and now I am terrified to go off of it. Thank the lord I still have a month left of medication. I was on Chantix for 3 weeks, before I was actually able to put down the pack though. It was really just "all of the sudden". I had an extremely bad night on Friday night and smoked like a train. I woke up Saturday, and my chest felt horrible, and figured I would complete that pack and finish. That's just what I did. Smoked the last at 10:00pm Saturday night and just haven't stopped to buy any more. I have tried to quit so many times before, and scared of failure this time. The difference between before and now? I have never been able to complete a simple 24 hours without smoking. This time is different. I am right at hour 93. Some people seem to scoff when I am referencing the hour, but to me, it's been a very long 93 hours.
Former Smoker, Thank you for your brutal honesty. I am not on the end of the tube, and haven't been. I have went through the death of one of my stepfathers, who was ridiculed with cancer from smoking, and another stepfather who is on oxygen now from years of smoking. Ironically, my mother doesn't smoke. These reasons, including the reason you have posted, is a big factor in why I have chosen to stop. I have smoked for 33 years, and I am 45 years old. Thank you for sharing your story.
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