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My favorite quit method is cold turkey. In year 2000 I quit for four years cold turkey, don't ask me why I started again, it was stupid but once an addict always an addict they say.
This quit is also cold turkey and so far I'm doing real good. It's hard but I really have my mind set on quitting.
I have tried nicotine gum & nicotine patches before but after a couple of weeks I gave in and started smoking again. I think I was trying to let the gum & patch do the work for me but it's me that has to do the work with lots of will power and god sometimes it's so darn hard especially in stressfull times......like right now.... deep breaths and just say know....
Memie
My Mileage:
My Quit Date: 1/25/2010 Smoke-Free Days: 178 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 1,780 Amount Saved: $712.00 Life Gained: Days: 21 Hrs: 20 Mins: 1 Seconds: 42
My two quits that lasted any length of time (one year and five+ years) were cold turkey. Something happened in my brain, some connection, and I just quit. Not to say it was easy. It wasn't at all. But I never had any luck with the nicotine replacements.
Rusty
My Mileage:
My Quit Date: 12/13/2004 Smoke-Free Days: 2047 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 104,397 Amount Saved: $23,489.33 Life Gained: Days: 189 Hrs: 11 Mins: 50 Seconds: 0
Nicotine gum is the only method that has worked for me on more than one occasion. I think it works for me because I can easily control the amount of nicotine I get--chew a piece; don't chew a piece or chew slowly to vary the intake of nicotine. The patch left me craving badly. At first, at least, it did not offer me enough nicotine. With the gum at first I chewed 14 pieces a day and gradually dropped down. The patch is too continuous. I treated the lozenges like candy. With my allergies, I never considered spraying anything else in my nose, like the nicotine spray. Hypnosis just didn't work. Walked right out and bough another pack of cigarettes. I figure I'm not suggestible. Chantix left me depressed; plus I still smoked. Part of the problem there may have been that I already have a mood disorder. Cold turkey was just not doable, mainly because I have a major mood disoder that is made much worse things like a lack of sleep... I had a manic episode every time I went cold turkey.
My Mileage:
My Quit Date: 5/1/2009 Smoke-Free Days: 447 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 12,516 Amount Saved: $5,319.30 Life Gained: Days: 50 Hrs: 8 Mins: 7 Seconds: 5
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