[OutlawedSpirit]

I'm on day two of quitting smoking, and for the first day and a half I was euphorically manic. However, good times never last. Instead of being giddy, I'm agitated. I now remember why I always failed in the past. I like to give up when s*** gets hard. I don't really have a choice in giving up this time, I can't afford to fill my scripts, let alone buy cigarettes. I could really use some encouragement or suggestions or anything, really.

I'm begging you guys...

[jesusplay]

wellbutrin can help you quit, or it might be under another name

Are you giving up cold turkey? Have you considered weaning yourself off with (progressively lower dosages of) nicotine patches?

[~Christina]

try sucking on hard candy when the cravings hit or gum .

The first week is the hardest.

Chantix was a wonder drug for me to quit , but it would be another med to purchase.

Good luck

[OutlawedSpirit]

I'm using lozenges. My pdoc told me I shouldn't quit cold turkey or with chantix after trying to quit last time threw me into an emotional tailspin. I understand the cold turkey thing, but I'm not sure why she told me not to use chantix.

[OutlawedSpirit]

I think I know why she told me not to use chantix. I was just looking on their website, and it comes with this warning:

Important Safety Information
Some people have had changes in behavior, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions while using CHANTIX to help them quit smoking. Some people had these symptoms when they began taking CHANTIX, and others developed them after several weeks of treatment or after stopping CHANTIX. If you, your family, or caregiver notice agitation, hostility, depression, or changes in behavior, thinking, or mood that are not typical for you, or you develop suicidal thoughts or actions, anxiety, panic, aggression, anger, mania, abnormal sensations, hallucinations, paranoia, or confusion, stop taking CHANTIX and call your doctor right away. Also tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems before taking CHANTIX, as these symptoms may worsen while taking CHANTIX.

[~Christina]

I took half the dose of chantix than standard doseage ,, I also only stayed on it for 3 weeks .. but that was long enough for me to no want to smoke at all .

[Standup2me]

I have never been a smoker, so I've never been there, and don't know what it is like

All I can say is that my Dad smoked 3 packs a day, and died at 50.
My Mum, who has never smoked in her life, has lung cancer.
She may have about 6 months left...if we are lucky

I am just trying to say that quitting is a great way to help the world around you.

[MagicsMom]

I'm a smoker and will probably never be able to quit. But my mom quit cold turkey six months ago after 50 years of smoking. She said she imagined licking a dirty ashtray every time she wanted to smoke. She thought of how much money she would save, her clothes wouldn't smell, she wouldn't have to find a place she could smoke, etc. she sucks on sugarless candy too. If she can do it you can My mom said the first two weeks were the worst - she wanted to kill someone and she is usually a doll. You can do it!!

Originally Posted by Standup2me

I have never been a smoker, so I've never been there, and don't know what it is like

All I can say is that my Dad smoked 3 packs a day, and died at 50.
My Mum, who has never smoked in her life, has lung cancer.
She may have about 6 months left...if we are lucky

I am just trying to say that quitting is a great way to help the world around you.

Agreed. Second-hand smoke can be just as dangerous as (if not more dangerous than) smoking cigarettes. I'm sorry about your mum, Standup2me. Even if she didn't smoke, I'm assuming that she had to experience a lot of second-hand smoke. My parents are a similar story, and I worry about them regularly (especially my dad).

[grandmaof3]

You can do it ! My husband quit using one of those electric cigarettes. Both my parents died at a young age from lung cancer. Its a habit I never picked up. Watching them suffer was enough for me.

[Curiosity77]

I quit once with buproprion (wellbutrin but marketed as zyban), and it helped somewhat. I quit for 8 years that time, but it was tough. I started again and quit after a year with chantix. I was worried about the neuropsychiatric side effects. It didn't affect mg mood, bur it gave me terrible lucid nightmares that i couldn't wake myself up from, and i got to the point that i couldn't tell if i was awake or asleep and i was really scared. But it made quitting easy, and in stayed quit for a year. Then i started again and smoked 18 months, and then quit with a combo of patches, e cigs, and chantix. That was about 2 years ago, and i've stayed quit. That combo worked really well. I didn't get the chantix dreams the second time, and i'm guessing it was because i was taking it with 400 mg of seroquil.

My thought is that i will take anything that makes it easier, because quitting is really tough, and it's important to me not to smoke. Good luck to you!

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