How much does Chantix run?I'm giving it another shot.Chantix again, and with no fever-dream side effects at all this time. I'm down to just a few cigs a day, but finding it difficult to pull the trigger on going 100% smoke-free. Once I do, I'm gonna start using Tipsy's "cigs not smoked" and "money saved" method...hell of a motivator.
About $110.You're supposed to take two cycles, but I had some left from my failed attempt so I only had to buy one box.How much does Chantix run?I'm giving it another shot.Chantix again, and with no fever-dream side effects at all this time. I'm down to just a few cigs a day, but finding it difficult to pull the trigger on going 100% smoke-free. Once I do, I'm gonna start using Tipsy's "cigs not smoked" and "money saved" method...hell of a motivator.
With Humana co-pay, about $30 for me. I think its 150 or so w/o insuranceHow much does Chantix run?I'm giving it another shot.Chantix again, and with no fever-dream side effects at all this time. I'm down to just a few cigs a day, but finding it difficult to pull the trigger on going 100% smoke-free. Once I do, I'm gonna start using Tipsy's "cigs not smoked" and "money saved" method...hell of a motivator.
~$90 at Sam's.McJose said:How much does Chantix run?Homer J Simpson said:I'm giving it another shot.Chantix again, and with no fever-dream side effects at all this time. I'm down to just a few cigs a day, but finding it difficult to pull the trigger on going 100% smoke-free. Once I do, I'm gonna start using Tipsy's "cigs not smoked" and "money saved" method...hell of a motivator.
Screw chantix man. Just be strong, be a non-smoker (not quitting), and just be a bigger man than this pointless addiction.3 Years, 3 Months, and 16 Days36149 Cigs not smoked$9,499 Saved by not purchasing (and surprise....im out of all debt sans the house now)Im a touch heavier.....but food tastes so much better and I can actually nail grape types pretty much on smell alone now. Dangerous for me considering what I work with, but I would rather die with a belly full of pate & pinot noir than an iron lung hooked up to me and the smell of those things on everything I own.I'm giving it another shot.Chantix again, and with no fever-dream side effects at all this time. I'm down to just a few cigs a day, but finding it difficult to pull the trigger on going 100% smoke-free. Once I do, I'm gonna start using Tipsy's "cigs not smoked" and "money saved" method...hell of a motivator.
I have the willpower of a meth-addicted toddler.Screw chantix man. Just be strong, be a non-smoker (not quitting), and just be a bigger man than this pointless addiction.I'm giving it another shot.Chantix again, and with no fever-dream side effects at all this time. I'm down to just a few cigs a day, but finding it difficult to pull the trigger on going 100% smoke-free. Once I do, I'm gonna start using Tipsy's "cigs not smoked" and "money saved" method...hell of a motivator.
Screw that. This is your life. Just be done. I put one out, told myself never again, and got through it. Punch yourself in the nuts everytime you want one....that will work a hell of a lot better than chantix.I have the willpower of a meth-addicted toddler.Screw chantix man. Just be strong, be a non-smoker (not quitting), and just be a bigger man than this pointless addiction.I'm giving it another shot.Chantix again, and with no fever-dream side effects at all this time. I'm down to just a few cigs a day, but finding it difficult to pull the trigger on going 100% smoke-free. Once I do, I'm gonna start using Tipsy's "cigs not smoked" and "money saved" method...hell of a motivator.
1 yr+!!never thought this was possible during those puffy years...no cigs since 12/18/08 here....GL man...Quitting today. I smoked my last one after breakfast this morning and that's it, I'm done.Cigarettes are $7.00 a pack now, and I'm tired of being out of shape and winded when playing with my kids.
This is correct. There are only 2 paths.If you seriously want to quit with every ounce of your being you will do it. The first few weeks won't be easy because there is a physical addiction, but you will make it. Go cold turkey, don't "set a date" or slowly reduce your cigs per day. Right now crush every pack of cigs you have and throw them away with every lighter, matchbook, and ashtray you own.Screw that. This is your life. Just be done. I put one out, told myself never again, and got through it. Punch yourself in the nuts everytime you want one....that will work a hell of a lot better than chantix.I have the willpower of a meth-addicted toddler.Screw chantix man. Just be strong, be a non-smoker (not quitting), and just be a bigger man than this pointless addiction.I'm giving it another shot.
Chantix again, and with no fever-dream side effects at all this time.
I'm down to just a few cigs a day, but finding it difficult to pull the trigger on going 100% smoke-free. Once I do, I'm gonna start using Tipsy's "cigs not smoked" and "money saved" method...hell of a motivator.
what he said. just quit. take a weekend and do it. the physical withdrawal is 72 hours. after that it's mental. don't drink for a while. when you get an urge, take a walk or do some pushups. tell loved ones you won't be yourself for a while and to take it easy if you get snippy. eat your way through those days if you have to. It's really hard to quit, but many have done it. It's just an odd temporary feeling of not smoking. there are issues of loss and not knowing what to do with yourself. have a plan and stick to it. it's extremely powerful to kick the habit. you'll look back on it and won't believe you ever did it. honestly.Screw that. This is your life. Just be done. I put one out, told myself never again, and got through it. Punch yourself in the nuts everytime you want one....that will work a hell of a lot better than chantix.I have the willpower of a meth-addicted toddler.Screw chantix man. Just be strong, be a non-smoker (not quitting), and just be a bigger man than this pointless addiction.I'm giving it another shot.Chantix again, and with no fever-dream side effects at all this time. I'm down to just a few cigs a day, but finding it difficult to pull the trigger on going 100% smoke-free. Once I do, I'm gonna start using Tipsy's "cigs not smoked" and "money saved" method...hell of a motivator.
3 days. I had to sleep a lot. After that, if i had a strong physical or mental urge, i went outside to pick up butts thrown in front of my restaurant. (I still do this as a reminder because it is so nasty and I feel it is one way i can rebuild my karma with the planet since i was the jerk throwing them for 20+years. It is also good for me to get a breath of air too.)The biggest part: Don't be a quitter. Just don't smoke anymore. You have to want it or nothing else will work.:( what he said. just quit. take a weekend and do it. the physical withdrawal is 72 hours. after that it's mental. don't drink for a while. when you get an urge, take a walk or do some pushups. tell loved ones you won't be yourself for a while and to take it easy if you get snippy. eat your way through those days if you have to. It's really hard to quit, but many have done it. It's just an odd temporary feeling of not smoking. there are issues of loss and not knowing what to do with yourself. have a plan and stick to it. it's extremely powerful to kick the habit. you'll look back on it and won't believe you ever did it. honestly.Screw that. This is your life. Just be done. I put one out, told myself never again, and got through it. Punch yourself in the nuts everytime you want one....that will work a hell of a lot better than chantix.I have the willpower of a meth-addicted toddler.Screw chantix man. Just be strong, be a non-smoker (not quitting), and just be a bigger man than this pointless addiction.I'm giving it another shot.
Chantix again, and with no fever-dream side effects at all this time.
I'm down to just a few cigs a day, but finding it difficult to pull the trigger on going 100% smoke-free. Once I do, I'm gonna start using Tipsy's "cigs not smoked" and "money saved" method...hell of a motivator.
This is what I'm talking about. having a plan. In Tipsy's case, he picked up butts. I made a promise to carry around a photo of my son and if I wanted to cave and smoke I could.. The stipulation was that I had to exhale the smoke over his photo. Never actually did it.After that, if i had a strong physical or mental urge, i went outside to pick up butts thrown in front of my restaurant. (I still do this as a reminder because it is so nasty and I feel it is one way i can rebuild my karma with the planet since i was the jerk throwing them for 20+years. It is also good for me to get a breath of air too.)
My wife and I were trying to get pregnant and having difficulty. We didn't know why, but I knew that smoking wasn't helping. I imagined every moment with my son or daughter that I would never have - the life that I was trading for a cigarette. Made me feel about an inch tall everytime I thought I'd cave. Haven't touched one since and expecting a daughter in July!This is what I'm talking about. having a plan. In Tipsy's case, he picked up butts. I made a promise to carry around a photo of my son and if I wanted to cave and smoke I could.. The stipulation was that I had to exhale the smoke over his photo. Never actually did it.After that, if i had a strong physical or mental urge, i went outside to pick up butts thrown in front of my restaurant. (I still do this as a reminder because it is so nasty and I feel it is one way i can rebuild my karma with the planet since i was the jerk throwing them for 20+years. It is also good for me to get a breath of air too.)
Sorry if I missed it, but did he ever get his promised reward for that?As of this last Sunday, July 19th (BSR's birthday), would be the 3 year mark for BSR's quitting smoking. He loves it.
Very true. Friends and family can be great support for those 72 hours as long as they don't snap back. My family was so happy i was quitting they didn't mind the grumpiness!I kept a nasty old ashtray i used to use out in the backyard. When i would have a craving i would go smell that nasty thing and i was done.what he said. just quit. take a weekend and do it. the physical withdrawal is 72 hours. after that it's mental. don't drink for a while. when you get an urge, take a walk or do some pushups. tell loved ones you won't be yourself for a while and to take it easy if you get snippy. eat your way through those days if you have to. It's really hard to quit, but many have done it. It's just an odd temporary feeling of not smoking. there are issues of loss and not knowing what to do with yourself. have a plan and stick to it. it's extremely powerful to kick the habit. you'll look back on it and won't believe you ever did it. honestly.Screw that. This is your life. Just be done. I put one out, told myself never again, and got through it. Punch yourself in the nuts everytime you want one....that will work a hell of a lot better than chantix.I have the willpower of a meth-addicted toddler.Screw chantix man. Just be strong, be a non-smoker (not quitting), and just be a bigger man than this pointless addiction.I'm giving it another shot.
Chantix again, and with no fever-dream side effects at all this time.
I'm down to just a few cigs a day, but finding it difficult to pull the trigger on going 100% smoke-free. Once I do, I'm gonna start using Tipsy's "cigs not smoked" and "money saved" method...hell of a motivator.
I tried going cold turkey at least 4 or 5 times over the years. I could never do it. I made it almost 4 days one time and I was a wreck. This time I have a multi-step plan that hopefully will ease me off.1. Replace 90% of my nicotine intake from cigs to snus. Over the last 3 days or so I have 1 smoke in the morning and maybe 2 at night. During the day I use the snus. 2. Cut cigs out all together. This will happen in the next few days.3. Reduce snus by about half. 4. Replace snus with nicorette.5. Reduce nicorette. Replace with nothing.Horses Mouth said:what he said. just quit. take a weekend and do it. the physical withdrawal is 72 hours. after that it's mental. don't drink for a while. when you get an urge, take a walk or do some pushups. tell loved ones you won't be yourself for a while and to take it easy if you get snippy. eat your way through those days if you have to. It's really hard to quit, but many have done it. It's just an odd temporary feeling of not smoking. there are issues of loss and not knowing what to do with yourself. have a plan and stick to it. it's extremely powerful to kick the habit. you'll look back on it and won't believe you ever did it. honestly.Screw that. This is your life. Just be done. I put one out, told myself never again, and got through it. Punch yourself in the nuts everytime you want one....that will work a hell of a lot better than chantix.I have the willpower of a meth-addicted toddler.Screw chantix man. Just be strong, be a non-smoker (not quitting), and just be a bigger man than this pointless addiction.I'm giving it another shot.Chantix again, and with no fever-dream side effects at all this time. I'm down to just a few cigs a day, but finding it difficult to pull the trigger on going 100% smoke-free. Once I do, I'm gonna start using Tipsy's "cigs not smoked" and "money saved" method...hell of a motivator.
Excuse my arrogance, but this is doomed to fail. PPlease go read for about an hour or more on the www.whyquit.com website. You only need the desire to be smoke free.I tried going cold turkey at least 4 or 5 times over the years. I could never do it. I made it almost 4 days one time and I was a wreck. This time I have a multi-step plan that hopefully will ease me off.1. Replace 90% of my nicotine intake from cigs to snus. Over the last 3 days or so I have 1 smoke in the morning and maybe 2 at night. During the day I use the snus. 2. Cut cigs out all together. This will happen in the next few days.3. Reduce snus by about half. 4. Replace snus with nicorette.5. Reduce nicorette. Replace with nothing.
I think the best advice is to take a couple days off around a weekend and just plan to spend 3-4 straight days locked in your bedroom. Just sleep.3 days. I had to sleep a lot.
So the only thing I need to quit a 20 year addiction to one of the most addictive substances is will power? I wish. You went your way...I'll go mine.Excuse my arrogance, but this is doomed to fail. PPlease go read for about an hour or more on the www.whyquit.com website. You only need the desire to be smoke free.I tried going cold turkey at least 4 or 5 times over the years. I could never do it. I made it almost 4 days one time and I was a wreck. This time I have a multi-step plan that hopefully will ease me off.1. Replace 90% of my nicotine intake from cigs to snus. Over the last 3 days or so I have 1 smoke in the morning and maybe 2 at night. During the day I use the snus. 2. Cut cigs out all together. This will happen in the next few days.3. Reduce snus by about half. 4. Replace snus with nicorette.5. Reduce nicorette. Replace with nothing.
Whatever works for you!You will be happy you quit however you get there!So the only thing I need to quit a 20 year addiction to one of the most addictive substances is will power? I wish. You went your way...I'll go mine.Excuse my arrogance, but this is doomed to fail. PPlease go read for about an hour or more on the www.whyquit.com website. You only need the desire to be smoke free.I tried going cold turkey at least 4 or 5 times over the years. I could never do it. I made it almost 4 days one time and I was a wreck. This time I have a multi-step plan that hopefully will ease me off.1. Replace 90% of my nicotine intake from cigs to snus. Over the last 3 days or so I have 1 smoke in the morning and maybe 2 at night. During the day I use the snus. 2. Cut cigs out all together. This will happen in the next few days.3. Reduce snus by about half. 4. Replace snus with nicorette.5. Reduce nicorette. Replace with nothing.
Good luck. I know where Tipsy is coming from as it's really hard to cut down on nicotine and quit. The first time I quit after college (for 6 years!) was with the patch. I highly recommend that.The second and final was cold turkey. Totally sucks but you get pissed off and then suddenly find an hour turns in to a day, which turns in to a week, month, year and voila, you're done. if you HAVE to have an aid, I'd really take a good look at the patch. No more bad habits and totally takes the edge off.So the only thing I need to quit a 20 year addiction to one of the most addictive substances is will power? I wish. You went your way...I'll go mine.Excuse my arrogance, but this is doomed to fail. PPlease go read for about an hour or more on the www.whyquit.com website. You only need the desire to be smoke free.I tried going cold turkey at least 4 or 5 times over the years. I could never do it. I made it almost 4 days one time and I was a wreck. This time I have a multi-step plan that hopefully will ease me off.1. Replace 90% of my nicotine intake from cigs to snus. Over the last 3 days or so I have 1 smoke in the morning and maybe 2 at night. During the day I use the snus. 2. Cut cigs out all together. This will happen in the next few days.3. Reduce snus by about half. 4. Replace snus with nicorette.5. Reduce nicorette. Replace with nothing.
Excellent advice. I'm 6 weeks out since I went cold turkey. I never really smoked much during the day, so I decided I would quit on Friday after work and then I locked myself in the house through the weekend and took Monday off work. By Tuesday the worst of it was over. I was climbing the walls by the time I was done, but the 3rd day was always the worst for me. Once I broke through that, it's been clear sailing. Sleep helps as well. I was in bed each night by 8 or so, even though it didn't matter as I didn't sleep much.I think the best advice is to take a couple days off around a weekend and just plan to spend 3-4 straight days locked in your bedroom. Just sleep.3 days. I had to sleep a lot.
This is the way to do it IMHO.Excellent advice. I'm 6 weeks out since I went cold turkey. I never really smoked much during the day, so I decided I would quit on Friday after work and then I locked myself in the house through the weekend and took Monday off work. By Tuesday the worst of it was over. I was climbing the walls by the time I was done, but the 3rd day was always the worst for me. Once I broke through that, it's been clear sailing. Sleep helps as well. I was in bed each night by 8 or so, even though it didn't matter as I didn't sleep much.I think the best advice is to take a couple days off around a weekend and just plan to spend 3-4 straight days locked in your bedroom. Just sleep.3 days. I had to sleep a lot.
Statistically. I do of course hope it works for you.So the only thing I need to quit a 20 year addiction to one of the most addictive substances is will power? I wish. You went your way...I'll go mine.Excuse my arrogance, but this is doomed to fail. PPlease go read for about an hour or more on the www.whyquit.com website. You only need the desire to be smoke free.I tried going cold turkey at least 4 or 5 times over the years. I could never do it. I made it almost 4 days one time and I was a wreck. This time I have a multi-step plan that hopefully will ease me off.1. Replace 90% of my nicotine intake from cigs to snus. Over the last 3 days or so I have 1 smoke in the morning and maybe 2 at night. During the day I use the snus. 2. Cut cigs out all together. This will happen in the next few days.3. Reduce snus by about half. 4. Replace snus with nicorette.5. Reduce nicorette. Replace with nothing.
Not sure if will power and desire are considered the same or different in this case, but you need to both want to quit and need to quit to quit cold turkey. That was my plan that worked anyway after 20-odd years of smoking.Statistically. I do of course hope it works for you.So the only thing I need to quit a 20 year addiction to one of the most addictive substances is will power? I wish. You went your way...I'll go mine.Excuse my arrogance, but this is doomed to fail. PPlease go read for about an hour or more on the www.whyquit.com website. You only need the desire to be smoke free.I tried going cold turkey at least 4 or 5 times over the years. I could never do it. I made it almost 4 days one time and I was a wreck. This time I have a multi-step plan that hopefully will ease me off.1. Replace 90% of my nicotine intake from cigs to snus. Over the last 3 days or so I have 1 smoke in the morning and maybe 2 at night. During the day I use the snus. 2. Cut cigs out all together. This will happen in the next few days.3. Reduce snus by about half. 4. Replace snus with nicorette.5. Reduce nicorette. Replace with nothing.
I'm certainly not telling you what to do but definitely check out the whyquit website. The whole site is based upon the premise that quitting cold turkey is actually the easiest method, not just the "cool" way. There is nothing to buy.So the only thing I need to quit a 20 year addiction to one of the most addictive substances is will power? I wish. You went your way...I'll go mine.Excuse my arrogance, but this is doomed to fail. PPlease go read for about an hour or more on the www.whyquit.com website. You only need the desire to be smoke free.I tried going cold turkey at least 4 or 5 times over the years. I could never do it. I made it almost 4 days one time and I was a wreck. This time I have a multi-step plan that hopefully will ease me off.1. Replace 90% of my nicotine intake from cigs to snus. Over the last 3 days or so I have 1 smoke in the morning and maybe 2 at night. During the day I use the snus. 2. Cut cigs out all together. This will happen in the next few days.3. Reduce snus by about half. 4. Replace snus with nicorette.5. Reduce nicorette. Replace with nothing.
Even 16 year old girls?After a weekend of debauchery, I'm on Day 2 of being completely smokeless. I hate everybody.
perhaps I was exaggerating a bit.Even 16 year old girls?After a weekend of debauchery, I'm on Day 2 of being completely smokeless. I hate everybody.
Day 3.You're the wind beneath my wings.Day 55.If I can do it, anyone can.
Day 119 - haven't had one. A few cigars over that time but that's it.Got easier after 3 months. Before that I could have smoked a whole pack in about 1 hour.Drinking is fun again. I'm done. No urge anymoreI'm on Day 25 - not a single butt.Not easy - I miss my skinny little white friends.Drinking is not the same - have no urge.Bored
Keep at it, you're better than the habit.Day 5
It's somehow rougher than days 1-4. I'd kill for one right now. I passed on going out last night, and I highly doubt I'll be drinking at all this weekend. The addition of beer isn't really the main issue, but being around anyone that smokes would be tough.
But anyway, counting today: 125 cigarettes not smoked, $35 saved
Awesome.just passed 11 years since my last one and applying Tipsy's counting method: 80,800 cigarettes not smoked, ~$20,200 saved
that's INSANE! congrats!just passed 11 years since my last one
and applying Tipsy's counting method: 80,800 cigarettes not smoked, ~$20,200 saved