quitting smoking

[gtpinsc]

has anyone here ever quit before... ive made it through 24 hrs without a cig so far.... thats alot for me, i smoked over a pack a day... i tried the patch a few weeks ago and it didnt work... i woke up yesterdayy morning coughin and hackin, so i decided to slap 2 patches on seems to work so far.. no cravings at all.. i have caught myself goin in my pocket a few times lookin for my cigs... then i realize i quit..

 

[matt5112]

Lol, going from large amounts of nicotine to none isn't a good idea, hence there being different "stages" with the patches.

Good luck!

 

[gtpinsc]

well i got the stage one nic patches and did what the directions said for the amount of cigs i smoke which was one patch every 24 hrs... i was still cravin cigs... BAD... so gave up... i put on 2 patches this yesterday and it seems to be working.

 

[dirtmaster88]

I quit with the patches.... I reccomend getting the actual niqurette brand ones. The generic didn't seem to do the job. I started with the biggest patch and still smoked maybe 4 or so a day with it on. I slowely cut back on those 4 till I was down to just the patch. Whatever you do, just follow through the entire steps even if it seems like the small patches aren't doing ****. That's how i quit

I miss the crazy dreams at night if i left the patch on

 

[JoelW98GTP]

I quit cold turkey a few years ago, then started back up about 6 months later. Before I went cold turkey, I tried the patch. What I didn't realize till after I had completely quit is that the patch takes about 12-24 hours to soak into your bloodstream. If you smoke a cig, then slap on your first patch, you will be begging for a cig in a few hours. As of now, I don't have the desire to quit.......i love to smoke. There's no way I could be in the midst of quitting and drink a couple beers and NOT run to the store for a pack of smokes. Anyways, good luck quitting! Hope you can beat it. I learned after quitting for 6 months that the urge never goes away when you get around a bunch of your buddies smokin, drinkin and playin cards. Kinda goes hand in hand in hand. lol Once you quit for good, its a fight to not start. My grandpa quit 30 years ago and he said every time he sees me fire up one and he smells it, he'd like to have one.

 

[gtpinsc]

I quit cold turkey a few years ago, then started back up about 6 months later. Before I went cold turkey, I tried the patch. What I didn't realize till after I had completely quit is that the patch takes about 12-24 hours to soak into your bloodstream. As of now, I don't have the desire to quit.......i love to smoke. There's no way I could be in the midst of quitting and drink a couple beers and NOT run to the store for a pack of smokes. Anyways, good luck quitting! Hope you can beat it. I learned after quitting for 6 months that the urge never goes away when you get around a bunch of your buddies smokin, drinkin and playin cards. Kinda goes hand in hand in hand. lol

lol i hear ya dude... i love my marb menthols.... but i love my health more... i have been smoking at least a pack a day for the passed 15 yrs... my last doctors visit i was informed that i had asthma. im almost 30 and prob couldnt run a mile... with the money saved from not smoking im going to buy powerball tickets with hopes of becoming a multi millionaire

 

[01gtspecial]

with the money saved from not smoking im going to buy powerball tickets with hopes of becoming a multi millionaire [/QUOTE]

a dude i work with buys lottery tickets instead of cigs since he quit. he used the e-cig

 

[gtpinsc]

with the money saved from not smoking im going to buy powerball tickets with hopes of becoming a multi millionaire

a dude i work with buys lottery tickets instead of cigs since he quit. he used the e-cig[/QUOTE]

didnt happen to hit powerball did he? lol