Kae, I'm glad to see you're getting such great support and even better advice!
Keep your head up and be strong! :cool:

AK, do you think you will be all right come Monday? You are influencing me to quit too... :)
LOL, I just need a bit of support and well, I need you to be strong for my cursing and lovely rants... Heehee... just give me the go and I am on board! GO AK!! You got what it takes, if you can quit caffine... you are going to do this just fine love!

Thank you for all the great answers and support I have received here.
Please join me at the lounge for a healthier living for us all!

I am just wondering how you are doing, AKaeTrue, since we haven't communicated in a number of days.

Thanks Clough,
I'm doing good and still sticking to my goal of being smoke free :D .

Are you still in the keep busy and clean everything mode? Or is this getting easier for you?

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Are you still in the keep busy and clean everything mode? Or is this getting easier for you?

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Thankfully it is getting easier.
I'm still on the step 1 nicoderm CQ patches, however
When this weeks patches are gone, I will be starting step 2:)

I take Chantix as well as some of the others. I have been smoke free for about a week. Occasionally I want one but it goes away almost as fast as the craving started. Good luck.

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I take Chantix as well as some of the others. I have been smoke free for about a week. Occasionally I want one but it goes away almost as fast as the craving started. Good luck.

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Thanks.
I'll occasionally get a craving too, but like yours, they are short lived.
Good job and good luck to you as well!

My friend took ziban think they are called she has stopped smoking now for 9months.
I on the otherhand had hypnotherapy it was great came round not thinking of cigs did not want one at all but did tend to drink loads of water.
Then 4 weeks later could not stop thinking of them all day just going round and round in my head had a argument with my boyfriend and just lit one up wish I never but I did.
But on the otherhand another friend of mine tried this method and she has stopped now for 4 years

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Has anyone taken prescription drugs to stop smoking
or know someone who has?
Did it work?

Have you or someone you know successfully quit smoking?
If so, what method was used?

Thanks

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Kae,

You can do this. I know you can. I took Chantix for 3 months and it really did help a lot.
It's been over a year for me.

If you get tempted to smoke, just remember that one puff, puts nigotene back in your system and you have to get that much more out.

That's one of the reasons that prevented me from lighting up. It was so hard cleansing
My system after smoking for all those years.

It does feel wonderful.

Hugs to you Kae and anyone trying to quit.

I've heard that Anafranil works well.

Next Tuesday I have a 10 am appointment with my GP for a prescription for Chantix.

This coming from someone who has smoked for over 40 years and keeps track of his time on the computer by how many cigarettes are smoked. I have tried everything else, everything... so now I will try this.

My business partner and his wife started Chantix about three months ago, they both have smoked for a very long time also, but have quit. He tells me about nightmares, nausea, and an excessive amount of gas, these symptoms have now passed. He said that it is a program where the strength of the medication is increased after a while, a month or so.

So, wish me luck...

Stringer

Thank you Allheart for the support and encouragement.
Good job to you for being smoke free! Proud of you!
I still have nicotine in my system though since I'm using the patches;
However it's a lot less than what I would have been smoking.
I don't feel that cleansed, wonderful feeling yet, but I hope to soon:D Very soon:p

Simoneaugie, thanks for the info. I'll look it up.

Stringer!! I'm so excited for you! I truly hope this works for you
As it has worked for so many people! I'm just tickled:p
See stringer, it's never too late, it's never to late!!
I have heard so many good things about Chantix since I've started asking around and if you want to quit stringer, I know you can do it!
I wish you luck, luck and more luck! Proud of you for giving this a go!
I'll be right here going through it with you.

Thank you AK... I can use all the help I can get hon.

And all the cheer leading too... good to know that you are there... let's give it a try.

Stringer

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Thank you AK...I can use all the help I can get hon.

And all the cheer leading too...good to know that you are there....let's give it a try.

Stringer

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It cut me off in the middle of my cheer... :(

Anyway, I forgot... I actually stopped with the help of a lot of wonderful being on this site... AND... when I wanted a cigarette, I sucked on a Halls cough drop. Guess what, I still do. They are my new cigarettes. When I first stop smoking, I had about 10 of them. So don't be afraid to have several. Now don't cheat and get yummy cough drops!! Halls completely takes the urge away.

Now back to my Cheer: Now I am offering to be your guys cheerleader... but please be kind, I never said I was any good at it. Here you go...

Oh goodness, I don't know if this has anything to do with not smoking, but I have been snapping at everyone.
I just snapped at a poor girl trying to take my car payment over the phone.
Thank goodness I caught myself and apologized to her.
I feel so crappy and mean and hateful... what the heck?

Hello AK:

My non politically correct way to quit smoking was thus: Every time I wanted a cigarette, I'd smoke a joint instead. It worked.
Of course, I couldn't remember WHY I quit, but I did.

excon

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oh goodness, I don't know if this has anything to do with not smoking, but I have been snapping at everyone.
I just snapped at a poor girl trying to take my car payment over the phone.
Thank goodness I caught myself and apologized to her.
I feel so crappy and mean and hateful...what the heck?

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Yup, nicotene levels are dropping. It's okay Kae. Get those Halls. I'm telling you it helps.

I took the patch off yesterday and decided to go cold turkey from there on out.
I figure, I'm mean and hateful gradually weaning myself off which takes a while,
I might as well just get it over with all at once so I can hopefully start feeling better.
Allheart, I have a big bag of Halls and I'm trying that.