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Story Behind Snot Sexy...Stop Smoking
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Posted over 5 years ago While attending nursing school, my classmate (new best friend and partner in crime) took up smoking again. I had quit several years ago due to health reasons and an impending major surgey. I quit cold turkey and have never looked back. Jen on the other hand has struggled...and has made several attempts to stop. While in nursing school and attending clinicals in Anchorage she and I talked about the difficulties of tring to stop smoking. After several assignments of having patients with serious medical issues and diseases, and even death due to smoking, we put a name to our effort.
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| Posted over 5 years ago BJ has she tried Chantix.....It block the nicotine receptors in your brain.....(at least that is how they describe it on TV)....you smoke for the first few weeks and then you plan a quit date......By time my quit date came up i was not getting any satisfaction from smoking any way...so it made quiting easier for me..........hope this is helpful |
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| Posted over 5 years ago I QUIT SMOKING A FEW YEARS AGO IT LASTED ALMOST 9 MONTHS I WENT OUT ONE NIGHT WITH SOME OLD SCHOOL BUDDIES NEEDLESS TO SAY THE NEXT MORNING I WOKE UP WITH A PACK OF SMOKES NEXT TO MY BED I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO KICK THE HABBIT SINCE I REALLY WISH I COULD I HAVE SEEN THE DEVASTION THAT COMES WITH SMOKING |
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| Posted over 5 years ago michellegtcc said: Hi, Jen has an appointment this week with her doc to talk about meds..we discussed Chantix just last week while studying. I will make sure she asks her doc about this med. Thanks and Congratuations on not smoking! Bobbi |
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| Posted over 5 years ago daddyofsadn said: Hi there, Okay, so you had a set back. Get back on track and try again. Unfortunately, you are not alone. Prior to me stopping in 2002 I had made a few of those attempts to stop, but only to be smoking again after being out with my girlfriends... Get a plan. Set a date. It may even be telling buddies not to bother calling or doing something that involves no pressure to smoke. Be good to yourself, in time you will be there again and who knows...it may just work the next time. Right? Hope you find the information or support your need here...Snot Sexy..Stop Smoking! Thanks and good luck!
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| Posted over 5 years ago Hey! In my late 30s I decided I would not be a smoker in my 40s. I had several years to accept that I was going to quit on, if not before, my 40th birthday. During that time I changed from regulars to lights and then to ultra lights. When my truck died and I got a new car, I decided not to smoke in my car. When I moved to a new house, I decided I would no longer smoke in my living quarters. Limiting my smoking places and changing the type of cigarette I was smoking seems to have helped a lot. This past December, during the weekend between Christmas and New Year's, I ran out of cigarettes and decided right then that I didn't want anymore; I was through. I turned 40 this past Saturday, so I was about a month ahead of schedule on my quitting timeline. I'm a newbie to the world of reformed smoker, but I haven't craved one yet. |
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| Posted over 5 years ago kickboxer said: Woo-Hoo! Very cool...I turned 40 last May and believe me things start to happen to our bodies like "overnight"...or at least for me. So, by not smoking since Saturday you and your body are already making HUGE differences to help in the aging process. Thanks for sharing and keep us posted on your progress to a healthier you. You got a great start~I know you can do it! Bobbi |
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| Posted over 5 years ago I am 28 and hate to admit have been smoking for about 12 years. I started smoking before it was even legal for me to buy cigarettes. My husband and I have been trying to quit since right before New Years. I didn't want to make it a resolution because most resolutions are broken. I have tried Chantrix but I am horrible at taking medication so I can't stick to the 2 pills a day and before you know it I missed a few doses and just gave up. It is 4 weeks of this and just couldn't do it plus very expensive. I am back to using the Nicoderm patch. I am great when I have one on and really don't even notice that I haven't had a cigarette (except when I am in the car...my favorite place to smoke). So, hopefully I will be kicking the habit before I start nursing school. I just can't imagine telling my patient that smoking is bad for them and then going out to have one. Seems hypocritical of me. Hope your friend can kick it and congrats on your quitting no matter how long ago it was. |
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| Posted over 5 years ago cbkrohn said: Hi, thanks for sharing. It will happen or it won't. I just spoke to my girlfriend and little did I know that she has been on Chantix for one week...and so far so good. She even stated that she was doubtful to go out on Super Bowl Sunday b/c she cannot drink on the med and she does not want the tempation. Good for her~sucks for me. She is my buddy and Super Bowl wont be the same...oh well. I appreciate her honesty and I to have been there...sometimes that is what it takes. I dont know much but I do know that sometimes the saying.."guilt by association" can be true...so if ya hang with smokers, the likelihood of actually quitting is even more difficult. I hear ya on the 2 pills a day dosing. I was on Wellbutrin and it was taken twice a day...well, I was not compliant and I did not get the late afternoon dose..this went on for awhile. I was not getting the therapuetic response and I finally I went back to my doc with the complaint. She was able to prescribe me a once a day dosage. HUGE Help! I need to read up on Chantix...any idea if only one pill dosing is avail? Good luck and keep me posted on your journey. Maybe you and your husband can make a pac with each other or come up with some sort of small/large reward...be good to yourself and try again when you feel it is right. I know you can do it! Thanks again, Bobbi |
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| Posted over 5 years ago I teach smoking cessation classes at my job and it is the mosty difficult job because the relapse rate is a downer. But I teach my smokers to "never stop trying to quit" The biggest hurdle is to understand why you smoke and what motivates that behavior. Chantix is now back in review because of depreession and suicide rates. Most people are successful on Zyban 150 mg and nicotine patch 21 mg to start if you are a heavy smoker. Quitting tobacco is difficult and only with behavior change, support, understanding, and medications can it be overcome. Continue to quit one cigarette at a time. Very best of luck to all smokers. Make this your year to be tobacco free. PS! TOBACCO IS THE ONLY DRUG TAKEN AS PRESCRIBED IS DESIGNED TO KILL YOU. Nicotine acts as a vasoconstrictor, so it intereferes with a man's erection causing premature impotence, and for females who are smokers and use the Pill have a grealty increased risk of heart disease especially for women between the ages of 30-39 they are 10 times more likely to suffer a stroke or fatal heart attack. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! |
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| Posted over 5 years ago I wish that I knew all of this when I was a kid. I would have never started. I have quit, relapesed, quit, relapsed and quit again. Right now I am not smoking. Five months |
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| Posted over 5 years ago That's the thing... I knew from the very beginning that smoking is dangerous. But at the time, I figured that it feels great, looks cool, and is less expensive than food. That's the scary thing about smoking, facts don't seem to matter. |
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| Posted over 5 years ago margaritka said: Keep making the attempt to stop. One time it will just stick and work for you. Good luck and I hope the information or suggestions from others will be encouraging for you. PS, I sent you an email. I live in the Tongass National Forest...its my yard! Lucky me huh? |
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| Posted over 5 years ago I relapsed last semester with stress...an i jumped right back on and i haven't smoked since....don't give up....keep trying one day at a time........ |
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| Posted over 5 years ago michellegtcc said: Woo~Hoo! You go girl! Very proud of ya....every day makes a difference! Bobbi |
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| Posted over 5 years ago nice change for you all. its great to stop from bad habits that may lead you to a health problem. i dont smoke,but majority of my classmates do smoke. i hate to be with them when they're smoking altogether because i really hate the smell and the smoke from a cigar. hehe, im proud of you all... you open up your self to a new beginning of change... just keep loving your self,,dont kill your self from "cancer sticks" "do the possible and trust God with the impossible" |
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| Posted over 4 years ago i know this post is a long time coming.. since from what i see the last post was 9 mths ago but what the heck i'll give it a try. I am currently taking Chantix but like many other I am SOO bad at remembering to take pills. I started chantix 2 mths ago, then stopped taking it because it was making me sick, even to the point that i couldn't sleep and when i did, i woke up randomly or woke up sweating and hot in a room that was only 68 degrees. So i stopped and went right back to smoking.. So i talked to my doctor and decided to try chantix again becausebefore the sickness it worked great! So here i am 3 weeks into it and it is doing nothing. It isn't helping me at all. It doesn't block the cravings anymore. But I am sticking with it.. my next step is to change my cigarettes to lights. then ultra lights, then non-menthol. I guess I am going to have to quit cold turkey.. To think I have forked out over 200 bucks for chantix and it's not helping.. grr ~Stefanie~ A lack of planning on your part, does not constitute an emergency on my part. |
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| Posted over 4 years ago Hi there, congrats to you for posting your story! I have not been on here in ages, but I wanted to reply to your story. My good friend that was taking Chantix finally stopped, she started to smoke again over the summer. Today she and I went for a early morning walk and she informed me that she has been 11 days without a smoke....cold turkey! She is doing it! Yahoo! Keep trying...I quit cold turkey myself many years ago and KNOW it was the best thing I have ever done for myself. Good luck and I hope you succeed! Happy Holidays! |
