Giving the "cold turkey" method a shot.

**DVS** · Joined: 04 Aug 2008 Posts: 25 Location: Belleville

you dont smoke obviously... alot easier said than done... i wish there was a magic way to just stop... i dont have the willpower
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**DevilMayAsian** · Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 1380

I'm nearing hour 198 without a smoke. Today was one of the better days, in terms of thinking about smoking. Haven't had the urge to do that all day. Then again, this is during an offday lulz. I have a lunch shift tomorrow, so we'll see how well it works out.
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**boyler4** · Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 266

Congratulations DMA! I'm glad you had the willpower to go cold turkey!

And here's a tip for people that want to quit smoking, but can't just go cold turkey: There is a brand of cigarettes called Quest. It's kind of like a regular cigarette, except it has less nicotine. There are 3 kinds:

Step 1: I'm pretty sure that this one has about a third of the nicotine of a regular cigarette.

Step 2: This one has about half the nicotine of Step 1.

Step 3: This one has no nicotine.

You start with Step 1 and wait until you think that you can go to Step 2 easily. Then you go to Step 3, which helps you break the nicotine addiction. Then all you need to do is break the habit. Using this, my dad has been smoke free since February, and he doesn't even have mood swings anymore

Good luck with quitting, DMA. And I hope I helped others with this info.

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**jondrody** · Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 323

My friend went cold turkey. Not a very close friend, but we hang out fairly often. So one night we were all out together and I was like so how's the whole quitting thing going and he said well it was really easy, now I just smoke weed all the time!

**DevilMayAsian** · Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 1380

Thanks for the offer MAX, but I think I'm handling it pretty well, me thinks.

I'm on hour 295 without a smoke, and the other day, I've been choking up snot. It's probably the detox in action, so when that's over with, I'm hoping that it'll be a smooth ride from then on.....I'm hoping.

I'm starting a very short schedule this week at my cafe. Those smoke breaks did help me through the day, but those were during 40 hour weeks. This will only be a 14 hour week, so here comes another test. Next week will be the REAL test. =/

**thecolonel** · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 1304 Location: Edmonton, Alberta

**eZraLite** · Joined: 04 Aug 2008 Posts: 166

DMA, as our first meeting wasn't exactly...pleasant, I think it's mandatory that I come here and say HOLY SHIT MAN, I'M SO EFFING PROUD OF YOU! Smoking is an amazingly wise thing to want to quit, and you're doing a hell of a job! Sorry again about my blowup earlier, and keep on truckin', you've probably set one of the most worthwhile goals I've seen in a while.
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**discgolferpro** · Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 861 Location: Kansas City, Mo

Keep at it DMA. There are 5 of us here that all quit on 7/1 and we're all good with no relapse.

Three of use went cold turkey, another with the patch, and me with 4mg nicorette gum that I'm still chewing like a mofo, but I was close to 2 packs a day when I quit.

The first week was the worst but we're all good now. Suck it up and keep it up!

(wait... bad choice of words :-)
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**LordMathias** · Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 329

You got this DMA. Lord knows I haven't the willpower to quit smoking. >_>

You did mention earlier (last week on XBL?) that it was 200 hours. After that long, the rest is easysauce.

If you ever feel the urge to light up, just get on XBL and we can have some hawt Elephant action instead.

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**billsfan444** · Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 687 Location: PEI, canada

good to see you're making it a long time without a smoke! Keep it up! good luck

**DevilMayAsian** · Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 1380

DGP, I take it that the nicorette gum actually works?

With the three different approaches, which do you think allowed for better results, in terms of fighting the cravings? Everytime I think of somebody using the patch, I always think back to the old Simpsons episode where Krusty was using the patch, with him using over a dozen patches at once and licking one in desperation. As for the gum....I've always heard iffy things about them.
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**FrankieB** · Joined: 27 Nov 2006 Posts: 3413 Location: Lexington, KY

At this point honestly man, you don't want the gum or the patch. If your body has been nicotine free for this long the last thing you want to do is reintroduce it to your system.

Knowing you, you'd take one piece of gum and end up chewing the whole pack all at once, or lining your arms and neck with patches.

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**lucothefish** · Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 844 Location: PAL

Frankie's right. The gum works, but you're already past the point where you need it. My grandmother gave up cold turkey a month ago, after smoking 60 a day for 50 years. So stick with it dude, and good luck

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