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Well.... (Reply to this comment)
by knilaus
I don't smoke myself, but I always thought the best way to kick the habit would be to have children as it ought certainly to give you a guilty conscience bringing up your children as passive smokers and increasing their likelihood to suffer from such diseases as chronic bronchitis, asthma and similar by several magnitudes. Obviously, this method has not been effective for everyone.
Happy writing!
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Nov 21 '02
4:30 pm PST
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I used to smoke (Reply to this comment)
by remnjava
two packs a day, and I was 7 months pregnant. I started when I was 17. I quit in 1975 and have had two cigarettes since. If you want to read about my story:
http://www.epinions.com/content_1077387396
It was a long road to freedom. My lungs hurt and I felt crappy. I was ashamed to smoke while pregnant. Growing up, I never respected adults who smoked.
May the Lord help you in your quest to conquer this demon.
Carol
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Nov 13 '02
8:30 pm PST
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by dedemw
What? You will be running EPs long before you are gone!
Zyban- ouch. I tried it and felt psycho. Of course, more psycho than I am normally- and that is pretty bad. I guess I was one who felt the side effects because I was completely agitated and overall evil on it.
- Insider's tip- If you decide to try it again. Zyban is actually the same as Wellbutrin, which is marketed as an anti-depressant. My Dr wrote the prescription as this, and it cuts the cost in half. Of course double check this with your Dr first, because I am not a Dr and have never played one on TV.
-End of my "book like" comment
Good luck
: )
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Nov 12 '02
6:52 pm PST
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move to eastern Canada (Reply to this comment)
by jimrex
A surefire way to break the habit: move to Toronto. The strict anti-smoking laws don't let you smoke inside, so you're forced to stand outside in -40 degrees with high windchill, stamping your feet to keep the numbness from setting in, blowing on your fingers to fight the frostbite ~ see how long you can stand it. For 6 months of the year smoking is downright miserable here, and at the end of that time, you're cured!
Good review, sincerely hope you find a way to kick the habit.
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Nov 11 '02
9:35 am PST
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Great article (Reply to this comment)
by SurgRN911
I know Zyban has worked with many, and I also know folks who have quite bad side effects from it. As a smoker I have an entire bottle on my dresser, and each time I go to start the vision of a friends hubby on a ventilator due to the use of this drug, I quickly put it back down.
I know for me just quitting is the only option. I have done the hypnosis, patches, and staples. The only thing left is all fashioned will power. Now all I have to do is see where I can buy it.
Great review.
Di
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Nov 11 '02
9:26 am PST
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The solution (Reply to this comment)
by AliventiAsylum
to the smoking problem in New York City was to raise the cost of a pack of cigarettes to $10.
I quit when I was pregnant almost 13 years ago. I think I bummed two cigarettes since then, but the craving really never does leave. I sometimes used to sit in traffic commuting planning how I would start smoking again and hide it. Of course, by the time I got home I was fine, but that sitting in traffic nearly did me in.
Best of luck,
Patti
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Nov 11 '02
6:03 am PST
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Re: loved this review! (Reply to this comment)
by katybrighteyes
Lori, at the risk of being chastised by other readers, I have to admit I was ROFL at your comment! Believe me, I understand!
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Nov 11 '02
3:18 am PST
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Very good review however I'm worried........ (Reply to this comment)
by federicom
.....that someone this witty and intelligent might not live to become an epinions advisor. As you rightly said unfortunately no drug is a replacement for sheer willpower. By the way, maybe your GP didn't advise you but have you tried having more sex together with your Zyban dose?
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Nov 11 '02
3:12 am PST
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I once read... (Reply to this comment)
by katybrighteyes
...a short story written by a someone about how his Italian father kicked the habit after years of smoking. The little man kept a pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket at all times. When the urge to smoke hit him, he'd take the pack out of his pocket, look at it and say, "Who's stronger? You or me? I AM!!!" Then he'd put the pack back inside his shirt and go on.
I wish it was that easy.
Kay
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Nov 11 '02
3:07 am PST
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by megugrrrl
I think it's more than timing that I stumbled across this review on this particular evening - I quit smoking a couple of months ago (after almost 20 years) and started up again last weekend. I've been trying to find a good reason to quit again - your sincere article has inspired me...
(unfortunately my doctor won't put me on zyban - but that's another story.)
Sending you positive mind juju for the next time you try to quit,
megu
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Nov 10 '02
5:57 pm PST
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There goes another 10 minutes from my life clock.. (Reply to this comment)
by oldcomixfan
I might have a chance of quitting when tobacco prices, for a carton, surpass the value for a big fat bar of pure gold.I figure if I stick a few cartons in a safe deposit box I can buy a mansion and a yacht when I retire.
Maybe if the tobacco-producing states of the Eastern seaboard slid into the ocean I could quit,whether I wanted to or not;however,after travelling to those states,and meeting some of the nice peoples,I now realize what a sick and depraved nicotine-infested selfish person I have become.
I deserve a special place in Hell, reserved for smokers-A place where the only cigs are Doral Ultra Lights and I have to rub two sticks together in a torrential downpour of acid, in order to light them;after which,Sir Walter Raleigh comes up and flicks the cig out of my mouth then runs off ,laughing maniacally at all the misery and death he bestowed upon the World.
Hopefully, before that day comes,Scientists will find a better way for us to kick the habit.
To all young people out there I say-"See?See what this stuff can do to you?You think it"s cool?Do you want to end up like me?Well,do you?Do you punk?"
Um.....nice post.Don"t give up.
Doug
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Nov 10 '02
2:27 pm PST
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ell . . . (Reply to this comment)
by ed_grover
I used Zyban 6 years ago for three months and it worked beautifully for me. Of course, I had been through throat cancer treatments (I smoked through them) and I joined AA (where I smoked some more at meetings) before I finally wanted to quit enough to follow the doctor's directions. I also chewed Nicorette gum to stave off any urges, but not more than 8 pieces during the 3 months.
I used every tool I learned from my AA program, I walked whenever I had the urge and I did deep-breathing exercises. They all helped, but it was up to me to quit. All I ever had was Dry Mouth and a few sleepless nights. A piece of hard candy and a bottle of Tylenol PMs fixed that. The only thinbg I didn;t watch was my diet and I'm still trying to get rid of 25 extra pounds.
I have a friend in South Carolina who is currently using Wellbutrin to amazing effect. He's been on it a month and has 2 to go. He says he finally got the message and the message is: DONT START TO SMOKE ONCE YOU'VE QUIT! That first cigarette is like the first drink to a recovering alcoholic, you just start all over again where you left off and it's like you never stopped at all.
All I can say I keep trying and some day you will succeed. I started smoking at age 14 and finally quit at 65, but it can be done. Incidentally I feel greatat 72!
I must add that I agree with the statement about people who are on some crusade to make others quit smoking (or drinking). They're the sick ones. Also, I used to smoke during sex!
Good luck to you all.
Ed
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Nov 10 '02
11:01 am PST
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Smoke after Sex: (Reply to this comment)
by BrendaMetcalf
I've caught myself smoking during sex...After I eat, while taking a bath. I use any excuse to smoke, tried the Zyban, didn't work for me, next step, thinking about getting my lips cut off. If you can't suck then you can't smoke...
Brenda
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Nov 10 '02
10:13 am PST
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Do you want to know how I quit (Reply to this comment)
by klueger
I didn't have enough money to buy a pack on Monday. I got paid Friday. When I got my check I said to myself I went five days without a cigarette I can keep going and I did. Haven't smoked for going on 10 years now. Sometimes being dirt poor has it's advantages.
Klueger
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Nov 10 '02
9:44 am PST
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loved this review! (Reply to this comment)
by drdevience
Do you smoke after sex, by the way? Personally, I've never looked. Anyway - back to the review
ROFL!!!
I started smoking in my 20's because of witnessing a holier-than-thou non-smoker lecturing a stranger.. it ticked me of so I asked the target if she had a spare smoke and thus I began... and so I remain 20-some years later... and for the same reasons. I hate militants and tend to tick them off at every turn. heh.
~Lori
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Nov 10 '02
9:35 am PST
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