Published by deborah.woehr on 16 Aug 2007 at 07:48 am
Day 2
I’ve set a quit date for my second attempt at quitting smoking. Yesterday, I experienced a little anxiety about starting and had to force myself to take the first pill. Part of it was wondering how mild or severe the side affects of taking Chantix would be. Another part of me was saying, “No, you don’t want to do this. You enjoy smoking. Cigarettes are your friends.”
I took the pill, and I’m going to take another. I’m having wild dreams and an unsettled stomach, but I’m fine otherwise. I’ve set a quit date for August 23. We’ll see how this works.
Scot Herrick on 17 Aug 2007 at 12:13 pm #
Yup, that’s normal and it goes away. Just follow the plan. I would suspect that after the weekend you won’t much want a cigarette, but even if you do, work it to the prescription.
It’s a big step. Nice going.
deborah.woehr on 17 Aug 2007 at 6:37 pm #
Thanks for the encouragement, Scot.
Lee Pletzers on 17 Aug 2007 at 10:25 pm #
My wife and I stopped smoking one year and six months ago.
Cold turkey
We just stopped buying them.
had the cravings, the restless fingers and the tingling in the elbows.
All that stopped after two weeks.
It took a year to stop thinking about it.
Good on you for taking the step.
You have my support.
What do you mean by having a quit date? Is this the date you will stop?
On my last day of smoking I smoked half a packet (to finish it) and before I went to bed I emptied the ashtrays, washed them and put them in the bin.
Good Luck, Deb
deborah.woehr on 18 Aug 2007 at 8:08 am #
Thanks, Lee.
The quit date is when you stop smoking altogether. I’m going to have to clean out my car and hide (or throw out) all of the ash trays.
Edith Ferguson on 18 Aug 2007 at 11:53 am #
Hi Deborah, I quit smoking on 2-22-86. They were having one of those smoke out day’s. I did not think that I could make it through the day with out a smoke. But I did make it through that day so I tried again the next day then the next etc. It was not always easy, but some times I would say maybe if I let my self smoke in say 20 minutes. Then I would get busy doing something else and then I would try for another 20 minutes. It worked for me. I haven’t smoked once since that day in 1986. Another thing that helped me was: I kept an ashtray full of butts that smelled really bad. If I thought I just had to have a cigarette I would just go smell of the nasty ashtray. That would help a lot. Hope this helps you Deborah. I am proud of you for trying to stop smoking. I know you can do it. Remember the cigarette may be a friend, but not a good friend.
Love to you, Aunt Dede
deborah.woehr on 18 Aug 2007 at 12:06 pm #
Hi, Aunt Dede!
That helps a lot. Thank you!
I’ll keep a full ashtray for the next month or so, just in case. Dad told me that he crushed his last pack of cigarettes and put them in one of those water bottles. He set this on the counter to remind him how disgusting it was. That worked for him.
When my family and I went to Philadelphia to see Tom’s grandfather, we had to use a water bottle as an ashtray. One of the cigarettes burned a hole through the plastic. We weren’t aware of this until we shook the bottle to extinguish another butt. Brown water poured out of the hole and onto the porch. That was both embarrassing and disgusting. At that point, I made up my mind to try quitting again. This is my second attempt.
Love to you, too,
Deborah
Karen Lee Field on 19 Aug 2007 at 7:48 pm #
I’ve never smoked so have never given up and don’t have any idea what it must be like, but I know people who have tried and could see how hard it was for them. I believe you have will power, Deborah, but I’ll be sending extra your way to help you out.
Good luck.
deborah.woehr on 20 Aug 2007 at 7:06 am #
Thank you, Karen. I appreciate that.
I’ve been telling both my sons to never touch a cigarette. Because once you do, you may never stop.