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bucky925

I have been nicotine dependent since the age of 12 or so. I could go to the A&P to buy cigs and they just assumed it was for Mom.  In any case when I hired on at the railroad there were long stretches of nothing to do.  So smoking Marlboro's 2 -3 packs a 16 hour shift was the norm.   I started waking up with a really tight chest (go figure) and decided the cowboy killers had to go. Eureka there was smokeless tobacco. Not a good choice as the nicotine content was WAY more than just a smoke. Fast forward to now....A 58 year old man that wants to enjoy travel and grandkids more than tobacco...Hell I may save enough money to be a judge at wing ding 3!  Day 4 and not a happy camper!

U_tarded

bucky925 said:

I have been nicotine dependent since the age of 12 or so. I could go to the A&P to buy cigs and they just assumed it was for Mom.  In any case when I hired on at the railroad there were long stretches of nothing to do.  So smoking Marlboro's 2 -3 packs a 16 hour shift was the norm.   I started waking up with a really tight chest (go figure) and decided the cowboy killers had to go. Eureka there was smokeless tobacco. Not a good choice as the nicotine content was WAY more than just a smoke. Fast forward to now....A 58 year old man that wants to enjoy travel and grandkids more than tobacco...Hell I may save enough money to be a judge at wing ding 3!  Day 4 and not a happy camper!

Good on you, I haven’t been able to kick my Copenhagen habit yet.  There are some great products out there to curb the habit cravings both with and without nicotine.  Smokey mountain makes an herbal dip, there are grinds coffee pouches.  These would at least satisfy the ritual part you’re missing out on while you withdraw nicotine. 

JohnInCarolina

Stick to it man!  We want you around for many years to come!

alaskanassasin

Man up! You don’t need it! 

bucky925

I have tried the patch/gum in the past, and to be honest with myself I really didn't give a sh!t if it worked or not..  this time is do or die.  All on my own, I have great support from Ms Bucky

bucky925

JohnInCarolina said:

Stick to it man!  We want you around for many years to come!

Thanks J...and dooksux2  oh crap that's my security code....delete delte

northGAcock

Go for greatness. You would also make a great judge at Wand Dang III 

bucky925

northGAcock said:

Go for greatness. You would also make a great judge at Wand Dang III 

 I also think so....just a few miles down I85 to Aiken.  I can't be bought.  Well except for a dip of Apple skoal  

Ozzie_Isaac

Things that work for one person may not work for another, don't get discouraged if something doesn't work for you.  Try something else.

Here is what worked for me:

1.  Want to quit.  My son being born was what made me want to.

2.  Find something to replace the motions/ritual...Sounds stupid, but for me it was otter pops.

3.  Keep all tobacco away.  Anything could trigger a craving.  If it takes you 10 minutes to get to the store, the craving will pass.

4.  Remind yourself why you are quitting whenever it gets rough.

5.  Let your significant other know.  You are gonna be a **** for a few weeks.  Make sure they are supportive.

6.  After a few weeks cravings begin to get farther apart, takes more significant triggers to kick off a craving. 

7.  Eventually someone packing a can, and putting a dip in won't make you drool.

This was my experience.  Yours may be different.  Keep trying to find what works for you.  It is worth it.

If you fall off, don't get discouraged, just get back on that horse and start again. 

labdad

I was a 2 pack a day smoker for 30 years and quit cold turkey on January 2 2000 and I haven’t smoked one since that day. If you want to quit you can do it. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Also, if you go to a party and get drunk and have a dip, do not take the can home.  leave it at the party.

northGAcock

bucky925 said:

northGAcock said:

Go for greatness. You would also make a great judge at Wand Dang III 

 I also think so....just a few miles down I85 to Aiken.  I can't be bought.  Well except for a dip of Apple skoal  

Bring your pup!

bucky925

ROFL  at this point my beautiful bride of 33 years would errr strangle me?  yeah thats the one strangle

Mattman3969

Good luck with your quit.  I started dipping st 16 and decided to quit 18 months ago.  Hardest freakin thing I’ve ever done.  The monster will try the livin **** out of your willpower.   
  Forget the patches or anything else that is still putting nicotine into your system.  It’s just fooling you and prolonging the exit of nicotine from your system.   I tried the patches.  
  I went cold turkey with the aid of Smokey Mountain dip.  It’s a total herbal non nicotine dip that is very close to my old habit of Grizzly.  
Life sucked for me and even more for my wife.  I was a **** for a good 9months or so.  Glad she was stronger than myself.   
  Enough about me just be prepared for the worst and if you need to talk to somebody that’s been there hit me up.  

bucky925

northGAcock said:

bucky925 said:

northGAcock said:

Go for greatness. You would also make a great judge at Wand Dang III 

 I also think so....just a few miles down I85 to Aiken.  I can't be bought.  Well except for a dip of Apple skoal  

Bring your pup!

I don't understand , is that what you need to camp at @Jeremiah house??? just confused

RRP

Ozzie had some great ideas!

I knew that by age 40 I HAD to quit. And I was determined that I had to because I WANTED TO! Being shamed into quitting, or "told to" by a spouse will NOT work! I actually found hypnosis even in a group setting of at least 30 people did not bother me and that first session WORKED!

That was now 34 years ago going from a 3 pack a day guy for 21 years to cold turkey (except for hypnosis) worked for me!

As I said I WANTED to quit - THAT weights far more that being asked to quit!

Decide to do it for YOURSELF!

bucky925

Guess what?  I've found the bestest meds.   Sleep!!!  Night all

xfire_ATX

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Things that work for one person may not work for another, don't get discouraged if something doesn't work for you.  Try something else.

Here is what worked for me:

 

I quit smoking (2 packs a day) Jan 2 2003.  I knew I wanted to quit, I had kinda quit twice before but a ~2 yo daughter and a $500 bet were pretty good motivators.

What worked for me-
I ate about 20# of sunflower seeds to keep my mind off it, when I burned out on that I ate a tub of Costco Licorice..  I went through both of those in week 1.  I haven't had either since.

I also didn't shy away from the smoking habit, to this day I like to hang out in the smoking area with a smoker.  If at a bar I will go outside while someone else smokes- I miss the fellowship but won't ever smoke again.

blasting

Good for you, and all the best @bucky925

YukonRon

My Beautiful Wife celebrated her 20th anniversary this year of quitting smoking.

She has gone through many difficult tasks in her life, but quitting smoking was, by far, the most difficult thing she has ever done.

We have lost a few friends to tobacco in the last few years. I applaud your decision, and am hoping you stick with it.

Best of luck my friend, we are pulling for you. 

bgebrent

Good luck brother.  This is worth it and you got this.

johnnyp

Congrats on the decision to live your best life.  I believe in you.

berndcrisp

Stick with it! You will either quit when it makes sick or before it does. Forty years of sucking stinky butts put me in hospital for all of February cause I could not breathe (emphysemia, COPD and fluid on my lungs). Had to quit cause they didn't have a smokers room or lounge. HaHa No withdrawel symptoms as I had other things too worry about. A month later they repaired a leaky mitral valve with 3 'clips'. I am feeling so much better.

vegas slim

you got this! i used to smoke camel or pall mall non filter and one new years eve stopped it wasnt easy living in vegas where every casino has clouds of smoke but the thing that helped me was everytime i wanted one i reached for sunflower seeds!! worked for me you just need to find that one thing to take
its place YOU WILL DO IT!

GATraveller

Keep it up!!!  

lousubcap

Another strong supporter here.  You want this and that's the biggest driver.  You have got this.  Just keep the objectives at the forefront.

Congratulations on making the life-changing move. 

fishlessman

chantix,  and stay away from people until the anger wears off   seen that work more often than not but hopefully just saying no works for you

1voyager

Hang in there.

I went cold turkey in 1982. No patches or other medications.

What helped:

I didn't say to myself, "I'll quit as soon as I finish this pack (or carton)". A few of my friends used that excuse. It didn't work.

Just quit. Right now. Throw everything away that has anything to do with smoking. Cigs, cigars, lighters, ashtrays, etc. In the trash NOW.

It was rough for a while since almost everyone else in the office smoked. I kept telling myself "this office stinks. Smoke stinks. People who smoke stink." It helped.

On a side note, after about two weeks I realized that I was no longer needing Rolaids! 

JRWhitee

Since I quit in back in 1978 the only advice I can offer is that was the best decision I have ever made.  

ColtsFan

You got this, man. I was a smoker in my teens and then switched to Copenhagen. I chewed 3/4 can per day for 12 years. 

By far the hardest thing I have ever done in my life was quiting snuff. Missing that dip in my lip was probably the hardest. I used shredded jerky and the ground mint snuff.

It's hard, but you can power through this! It gets better. I've been tobacco free for a few years now and I couldn't be happier

Killit_and_Grillit

Good luck!  Chantix helped me. But damn you’ll get some messed up dreams.