Smoking

[ghostbees]

I caved and bought two 20 packs of cigarettes [emoji19]I lasted 4 days cold turkey



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[NikkiB51]

I feel for you.  I am not there yet, but in a couple of months I will be fighting the monkey.

[ghostbees]

I feel for you.  I am not there yet, but in a couple of months I will be fighting the monkey.

It's so frustrating isn't it?
I wish they didn't exist in the first place.
Also good luck!
I need to quit bc of my appointment in June (doubt I'd be taking hormones then tho)



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[LizK]

I caved and bought two 20 packs of cigarettes [emoji19]I lasted 4 days cold turkey



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4 Days without cigs...well done you. how did you feel during that 4 days?...better for knowing you had quit? Don't despair keep going, finish up your cigs and have another go.... Good Luck

You will get there

Liz 

[ghostbees]

4 Days without cigs...well done you. how did you feel during that 4 days?...better for knowing you had quit? Don't despair keep going, finish up your cigs and have another go.... Good Luck

You will get there

Liz

I felt great when I got going but I also felt anxious because cigarettes have a strange effect on me they make me feel extremely calm so much that I don't really feel like myself idk if having autism has anything to do with it or maybe it's just my body
This is why it's hard to quit for me [emoji17]
Thank you for your kind words, liz


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[NikkiB51]

I need to quit before I start hrt.  So I am giving myself another month.  You can do it.  It just requires the right motivation.  I never thought that I would even consider quitting, but now it seems possible.

[ghostbees]

I need to quit before I start hrt.  So I am giving myself another month.  You can do it.  It just requires the right motivation.  I never thought that I would even consider quitting, but now it seems possible.

In the same boat ff
Thank you!
Motivation and will power [emoji123]


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[V M]

Almost everyone who has quit or has tried to quit knows how difficult it is

I've quit so many times I ran out of fingers and toes to keep count with

I actually quit for a few years once, can't even remember what jarred me back into it, but something got to me

Now I have C.O.P.D. and have to use an inhaler on a daily basis and of course my Endo, G.P. and just about everyone else is on my case

We're not allowed to smoke indoors where I live either, so there I am going out at 2AM in -20 degree weather just to pollute myself for a few minutes - Luckily it's not always quite that cold but that gives an idea of how strong the urge to smoke can be

I've been able to cut down significantly but still can't quite seem to completely kick the habit    I generally smoke 5-6 cigs a day so depending on my stress levels a pack will last me for at least a few days or so

Trouble is, I enjoy smoking and also it's one of my 'Think tank' devises I use when I'm either bored or if I have something important on my mind that I'm trying to work out

So I figure I'll either quit, literally die trying or just say heck with it and not worry one way or the other

Anyway, best of luck with what you decide to do about your habit

[ghostbees]

Restarting my quittage of cigarettes
Smoked the last one!!
Onwards and upwards my friends [emoji123]


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[Hope springs]

Ive been on Chantix for exactly one week. I went from a pack a day to about 5 a day. During the rest of this week i will cut that down even further. Im taking advil and ibuprofen to help with withdrawls and it does help. Chantix is supposed to bind to the nicotine receptors which means smoking does nothing for you. I noticed on day one that a cigarette wasnt nearly as rewarding.
  You still get withdrawls but they are easier to muscle through while on chantix. So far i have not had any of the crazy side effects people post about. One girl said she had an entire conversation with a potted plant on a sidewalk. Wow. I have smoked for 20 years. I am so dedicated to getting on HRT i knew i had to quit.
  Find whatever motivates you and use it. Its friggin rough. But like many here, i never thought i could quit. Im so close right now. A couple more weeks and i can be smoke free.

[lc100]

Don't have much to add since I don't smoke really but good luck dude.

[NikkiB51]

Okay.  I have given myself a date for quitting.  I should be able to lose 15-20 lbs by 2/22/17,  That is when I will be done with cigarettes.  Less thanot one month.  Then I will schedule an appointment with Dr Westrick and start hrt.  I will have to take pills as they are cheaper and my insurance doesn't cover anything transgender related, so I will have to go out of pocket.  I did decide every dollar that I don't spend on cigs will go into an account for surgeries.   That way it goes to a good use.  Plus, out of pocket again thanks to crappy 8nsurance.

[dbzfanemily32]

Have you tried vaping yet? That's what I used to quit a few years ago (although kind of back to it off and on because of a trip to Vegas last year, I'm going back to vaping soon). When I initially quit it took me about 5 days before being off of everything.  Good luck, you can do it.

[Marlee]

day by day...it gets easier a little every day.

[ghostbees]

Almost everyone who has quit or has tried to quit knows how difficult it is

I've quit so many times I ran out of fingers and toes to keep count with

I actually quit for a few years once, can't even remember what jarred me back into it, but something got to me

Now I have C.O.P.D. and have to use an inhaler on a daily basis and of course my Endo, G.P. and just about everyone else is on my case

We're not allowed to smoke indoors where I live either, so there I am going out at 2AM in -20 degree weather just to pollute myself for a few minutes - Luckily it's not always quite that cold but that gives an idea of how strong the urge to smoke can be

I've been able to cut down significantly but still can't quite seem to completely kick the habit    I generally smoke 5-6 cigs a day so depending on my stress levels a pack will last me for at least a few days or so

Trouble is, I enjoy smoking and also it's one of my 'Think tank' devises I use when I'm either bored or if I have something important on my mind that I'm trying to work out

So I figure I'll either quit, literally die trying or just say heck with it and not worry one way or the other

Anyway, best of luck with what you decide to do about your habit

I asked my social worker about C.O.P.D and god does it sound awful. :C I'm sorry that it's happened to you and I believe that you can do it!
Yeah, smoking relaxes me and makes it easier to deal with my mental illness, plus, I like seeing the sky as I smoke.
5-6 sounds a lot better than what you were smoking. *hugs*

Yeah, I caved and bought a twenty packet. *ashamed* god I need to get my life together.

[ghostbees]

day by day...it gets easier a little every day.

Thanks!
I need to finish the packet I'm on tbh.. still hard ff

[ghostbees]

Have you tried vaping yet? That's what I used to quit a few years ago (although kind of back to it off and on because of a trip to Vegas last year, I'm going back to vaping soon). When I initially quit it took me about 5 days before being off of everything.  Good luck, you can do it.

I've always thought vaping was a little obnoxious due to the amount of smoke it produces. I mean, that's just me but whatever works for you!
I've got an e cigarette but the problem is smoking is well, really hard to give up.

[ghostbees]

I am so weak. I bought a twenty packet.

[Deborah]

Get yourself a good e-cig and some 18 to 24 mg nicotine e-juice.  That will cost you around $100 for a good quality initial setup but you will be able to immediately walk away from tobacco with only a minor adjustment period.


It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.
André Gide, Autumn Leaves

[Janes Groove]

You know what you have to do with that pack of cigarettes?   Right?