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Originally Posted by Marhcarter  I quit a 1+ppd habit > 15 years cold turkey 10 years ago with the nicotine patches. As a nurse, I was able to convince myself that I would nicotine overdose if I smoke with the patch on. 6 months later my husband also quit & we stayed cigarette free for 5 years. It was horrible and I cried for weeks. People threatened to hold me down and force a cigarette into my mouth. I think I was on several hit lists...but I quit, and then wondered what the big deal was that I thought I was gonna die without them. After 5 years my dh started smoking again and my choice was divorce him or join him, so I joined him. (He stunk of smoke..). I am only at 2 packs a week and wellbutrin is my friend. If I stop taking the wellbutrin, then I want to smoke much, much more. I rarely smoke at home and smoke at work out of habit, because for those 5 years I didn't smoke, I didnt get a break in a 12 hour shift. Now, at least I have an excuse to walk away a few times a shift. My days off, I go1-2 days with no ciggy and have yet to die. Good luck and best wishes for a successful quitting. It can be done, and later you will wonder what the big deal was. A mental health professional friend of mine said cigarettes are more addictive than heroin, so for every "junkie" that puts them down, KUDOS! !!! |
LOL @ the holding you down to make you smoke! I was told if it came to that, my boss lady would in fact do it. lol
I'm glad Wellbutrin is helping you. As I said, I've tried many things. The gum and Wellbutrin were some of those things. I didn't do the patch for the reason you mentioned. I didn't trust myself not to break and I thought I'd kill myself.
A doctor once told my Granddaddy that nicotine is worse than cocaine to come off of. He was told that he had to quit drinking and smoking when I was 12 years old. He quit drinking, which was really hard for him, but he never could quit smoking. He died of liver disease when I was 17 years old but he smoked until the day he died. It is
that hard to quit!