I just quit smoking for good

[BigBoss]

Had my last smoke about 30 minutes ago. I will document my journey through withdrawal the next 7 days. Bring it :mad:

http://www.inflexwetrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IFWT_Kobe-face.jpg

Update #1: 3 weeks smoke free.

I think i'm in the clear.

Warning to those who are thinking of quitting: Theres side effects so be prepared..

1) First week was physical withdrawal.

2) Second week apparently cigarettes suppressed my allergies, because i had a serious case of hay fever. I've had nasal congestion ever since.

3) Sleeping is still very off.

4) My gums have started to grow back in, it's hard to explain but they receeded a bit, but now they look normal. Here's the messed up part, one of my tooth in the bottom left side of the mouth is crooked now because the gum pushed it sideways. I literally woke up in the middle night to pain, i looked in the mirror and saw that it was crooked now.

5) I still have the odd craving. I had a very bad/stressful with school and would have killed to go for a smoke break, so in those moments you feel a little claustrophobic. I'm not substituting smokes with anything.

6) sex drive is down. it takes longer to bust

That's all the negatives so far.

Pros:
1) Energy is WAYYY up
2) I feel very calm, relaxed, and reserved.
3) Extra time
4) Saved over 100 bux already.
5) I smell/feel cleaner.
6) Breathing/walking is a lot easier.
7) Lifting/running a lot longer in the gym.

Update #2: 2 months smoke free.

Hey guys just wanted to update this in case anyone is trying to quit cigarettes. I'm smoke feel and I feel great. Heres whats going on with me though

1) I still cough up mucous every morning.
2) I crave the odd cigarette sometimes when i see someone smoking and envy them lol. I'm not in the clear yet to be honest, but im getting there it's more mental than a physical craving.
3) My mood is starting to stabilize. I was depressed and would get angry fast the first month i quit.
4) I don't miss smoking, but I miss the breaks. I noticed i tried to replace it with coffee breaks or eating snacks, but i shot that down. Lately i've been drinking green tea for my break.
5) I just feel cleaner and healthier.
6) It's WAY easier to breath. I have way more sustainable energy throughout the day.

[stalkerforlife]

You can do it, bro.

My girlfriend smokes and has quit a couple times, but it's really hard and she got really mean at times. It was scary. The hardest part is the first week or two.

Smokers affect everyone, not just themselves.

[navy]

Why did you start?

Cancer sticks are deadly.

[BigBoss]

You can do it, bro.

My girlfriend smokes and has quit a couple times, but it's really hard and she got really mean at times. It was scary. The hardest part is the first week or two.

Smokers affect everyone, not just themselves.


Thanks man. Yeah i'm prepared for that. I have 2 weeks completely off. I'm going to be in the gym, meditating, and taking melatonin every night to sleep.

[SupermanOnSteroids]

:cheers:
on my last pack. should be over by tomorrow afternoon. lets do this together.

[BigBoss]

Why did you start?

Cancer sticks are deadly.

First time I smoke I was drunk and at a party. Then one day I bought a pack and the rest was history. It's been 7-8 years. I'm quitting to increase my energy level, and to remove the addiction/reward response it's created in my brain. I've been a slave to it far too long.

[BigBoss]

:cheers:
on my last pack. should be over by tomorrow afternoon. lets do this together.

If serious, let's do this :cheers:

[SupermanOnSteroids]

i'm game dude.

[BigBoss]

i'm game dude.

You should quit tonight man. Fresh start in the morning. Exercise will be key and lots of fluid. Let's do this, good luck :cheers:

[KevinNYC]

Had my last smoke about 30 minutes ago. I will document my journey through withdrawal the next 7 days.

Good for you.

[SupermanOnSteroids]

You should quit tonight man. Fresh start in the morning. Exercise will be key and lots of fluid. Let's do this, good luck :cheers:
good luck

[BigBoss]

Good for you.

Thanks man.

Alright goin to bed ISH. Day 1 tomorrow. If anyone else is thinking about quitting it's now or never, join the party i support you all!

[ihoopallday]

Good luck. I quit 5 months back. Still get cravings once in a while, but especially when I drink. Have great people around me though that make sure I don't fall back into that habit.

[Le Shaqtus]

YOU CAN DO IT :banana:

[IamRAMBO24]

Had my last smoke about 30 minutes ago. I will document my journey through withdrawal the next 7 days. Bring it :mad:

http://www.inflexwetrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IFWT_Kobe-face.jpg

Make sure you document this sh*t and be honest and tell us EVERYTHING. I predict in 2 days you will come back here crying like b*tch about how hard it is.

[fiddy]

get some MAOI and you would be fine

[IamRAMBO24]

get some MAOI and you would be fine

Elaborate.

[fiddy]

Elaborate.
People are actually addicted to anti depressants not nicotine


Recently, positron emission tomography imaging has shown that smokers have a much lower activity of peripheral and brain MAO-A (30%) and -B (40%) isozymes compared to non-smokers. This MAO inhibition results from a pharmacological effect of smoke, but little is known about its mechanism. Working with mainstream smoke collected from commercial cigarettes we confirmed that cigarette smoke is a potent inhibitor of human MAO-A and -B isozymes. MAO inhibition was partly reversible, competitive for MAO-A, and a mixed-type inhibition for MAO-B.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15582589

Here are some discussion on the issue

http://www.bluelight.org/vb/threads/583981-Hidden-MAOIs-in-tobacco-smoke-For-all-us-smokers
http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31927

[IamRAMBO24]

Interesting.

[Dresta]

You can do it, bro.

My girlfriend smokes and has quit a couple times, but it's really hard and she got really mean at times. It was scary. The hardest part is the first week or two.

Smokers affect everyone, not just themselves.
:lol


....


:facepalm

[ImKobe]

Nice thread. Going for a nice cool smoke after a lovely mocha.

[NZStreetBaller]

I smoked for 6 years and havent smoke for about another six years. Trust me when you havent had for 3 months thats when you've officially done.
I went on so many 1 month drys and kept returning to it cause i still wanted it.

When you are finally a non smoker who has quit the smell of its ****ing horrible.

[BRabbiT]

http://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/1/10094/2456490-6113014803-smoki.jpg

[BigBoss]

Alright quick update i haven't smoked all day. I've had pretty intense cravings though. The last 5-6 days I smoked a pack a day, so my body hates me right now.

After breakfast I did some deep breathing exercises on the floor on my back Then I went for a run around my house.

Other then that i'm just thinking positive. I noticed while walking up the stairs today I didn't feel out of breath. It's the subtle things. It's mind over matter, i'm committed to this for a lot of reasons.

Trying to fall asleep will be a challenge tonight, but i'm going to take a melatonin next 2-3 days.

I'm going to the gym now.

[BigBoss]

People are actually addicted to anti depressants not nicotine

.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15582589

Here are some discussion on the issue

http://www.bluelight.org/vb/threads/583981-Hidden-MAOIs-in-tobacco-smoke-For-all-us-smokers
http://www.drugs-forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=31927

This is obvious, saying one is addicted to nicotine the key word is addiction. Taking an anti-depressant is just just rearranging the furniture on the Titanic. Cold turkey, then building good habits and fixing the underlying problem whether it be neurological , behavioral or emotional = long term good health.

[BigBoss]

It's approaching the 24 hour mark.

Recap of day 1:

-Morning: Heavy craving after breakfast. Running helped.
-Lunch time: Binged on fast food and drank 2 refills of Dr Pepper :banghead:
-Evening: This was when it was at it's peak i'm talking...
https://i.ytimg.com/i/0ycMca8r4DyNMcDPYQxVTw/1.jpg

I snapped at my friend pretty hard a few hours ago, i feel really bad now. I ended up going for another run, had dinner, and dessert and I feel pretty good right now actually the cravings subsiding a bit. Fully expecting it to come back with a vengeance before I fall asleep tonight, so i'm taking a melatonin to sleep tonight and i'll be meditating before that.


Staying indoors is a BAD idea. I thought having time off would be good to quit smoking, but it's really the opposite you need to keep busy.

Outdoors helps a lot.

What's helping so far..

1. Outdoors
2. Running
3. Food

What triggers a craving

1. Staying indoors/not keeping occupied


Day 1
-Intensity of cravings from a scale of 1-10: Fluctuates from 8-10, but it's always there with little relief..
-Peak period of cravings: Morning after breakfast, evening around 5-8, night (we'll see in a couple hours..)

[stalkerforlife]

Keep up the good job, dude. My GF and I are keeping up with your story. She smokes and wants to quit. It stinks, costs a lot of money, ruins your health, etc. etc. etc.

You can do this.

[ottooooooo]

I quit smoking cigarettes for good like 2 weeks ago. but i'll never stop smo king weed.

[fiddy]

This is obvious, saying one is addicted to nicotine the key word is addiction. Taking an anti-depressant is just just rearranging the furniture on the Titanic. Cold turkey, then building good habits and fixing the underlying problem whether it be neurological , behavioral or emotional = long term good health.
:roll: :facepalm


It is thought that the powerful interaction between the MAOIs and the nicotine is responsible for most of the addictive properties of tobacco smoking
per wikipedia, nicotine by itself has very little addictive properties, thats why people are not addicted to nicotine patches and stuff like that

[DwnShft2Xcelr8]

I had to quit smoking weed because I want a different job and every worthwhile job drug tests during the hiring process.
It's been maybe 3 weeks now and I feel so much more energized. My plan originally was to just get a new job and start smoking weed again later, but now I'm not sure if I even want to. It's just a money pit. I was spending $60+/week on this shit.

As for cigarettes, I never got into them. I have a brother who smokes a pack or two per day. He has tried quitting many times, but he never actually quits. He'll stop for a few days but then go back to smoking a pack or two. Nicotine is a hard drug to quit.

Good luck, OP.

[BigBoss]

I had to quit smoking weed because I want a different job and every worthwhile job drug tests during the hiring process.
It's been maybe 3 weeks now and I feel so much more energized. My plan originally was to just get a new job and start smoking weed again later, but now I'm not sure if I even want to. It's just a money pit. I was spending $60+/week on this shit.

As for cigarettes, I never got into them. I have a brother who smokes a pack or two per day. He has tried quitting many times, but he never actually quits. He'll stop for a few days but then go back to smoking a pack or two. Nicotine is a hard drug to quit.

Good luck, OP.

Thanks man and congrats on quitting weed. Would you be smoking if you had more money though?

[BigBoss]

:roll: :facepalm


per wikipedia, nicotine by itself has very little addictive properties, thats why people are not addicted to nicotine patches and stuff like that

You're an idiot. Re-read what I wrote. We're talking about the same thing. You just missed my point, saw the word nicotine in there and altered my point. Debating with people like you is a waste of time when all you do is source wikipedia, abstracts from scholarly articles, and present it as your debate without facilitating any discussion.

End of the day your suggestions to take an anti-depressant to quit smoking is one of the dumbest thing i've heard in a while. Once again, it's rearranging the furniture on the Titanic. To address addiction issues, the emotional, behavioral, and neurological mechanisms need to be altered. This will sustain long term good health vs perpetuating the underlying problem that has you chasing that dopamine in the first place or taking pills to block pathways in the brain. Both are bad for the human spirit.

I'll give you a pass because your from Bulgaria, so your english, education, and life probably sucks.

[BigBoss]

Day 2.

I had trouble sleeping last night. I took a melatonin, and it I was wide awake within a few hours with cravings. My chest felt a bit tight. Overall, I tossed and turned a bit, but got more rest then I had anticipated. I went really HAM with exercise yesterday, my core is sore as hell so i feel like shit right now.

Waking up this morning the craving is still there and as bad as yesterday slightly less... I'm about to have breakfast. Do yoga. Then head to the beach.

[DeuceWallaces]

You can do it, bro.

My girlfriend smokes and has quit a couple times, but it's really hard and she got really mean at times. It was scary. The hardest part is the first week or two.

Smokers affect everyone, not just themselves.

Yeah, your fake girlfriend who had a miscarriage also smokes?

[fiddy]

You're an idiot. Re-read what I wrote. We're talking about the same thing. You just missed my point, saw the word nicotine in there and altered my point. Debating with people like you is a waste of time when all you do is source wikipedia, abstracts from scholarly articles, and present it as your debate without facilitating any discussion.

End of the day your suggestions to take an anti-depressant to quit smoking is one of the dumbest thing i've heard in a while. Once again, it's rearranging the furniture on the Titanic. To address addiction issues, the emotional, behavioral, and neurological mechanisms need to be altered. This will sustain long term good health vs perpetuating the underlying problem that has you chasing that dopamine in the first place or taking pills to block pathways in the brain. Both are bad for the human spirit.

I'll give you a pass because your from Bulgaria, so your english, education, and life probably sucks.

Clueless clown, keep believing your silly self. MAIO actually helped me kill my tobacco hunger, but im not giving you any more tips.

[DukeDelonte13]

i smoked for about 7 years and quit. Cold turkey is the only way to go because the sooner you get the nicotine completely out of your system you'll stop having the physical side affects of nic withdrawal.

I was an assh*le for about 2 weeks.

[DwnShft2Xcelr8]

Thanks man and congrats on quitting weed. Would you be smoking if you had more money though?

Of course. I'm of the opinion that weed isn't a terrible drug. People overdose regularly on everything else, including prescription pills that are meant to take care of an ailment, but a man can sit and smoke a pound of marijuana without major consequences...



















You know, besides cleaning out his fridge from having supreme munchies.


If I could smoke weed without it being a detriment to my job search, I'd get back on it. I'm just saying money + laziness made me quit.

[Kblaze8855]

Good luck.

Ive only known one person to actually quit cold turkey on one attempt.....my grandma....after smoking for 46 years.

She was 70 or so then.

[SunsN07BookIt]

Took me a week to quit smoking with the help of this:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QF1hwCdjT5A/U6ZupRjuQ3I/AAAAAAAAV_8/JNhTxF5AWpA/s1600/image.jpeg

Still not healthy, but much better than analogs.

[BigBoss]

Clueless clown, keep believing your silly self. MAIO actually helped me kill my tobacco hunger, but im not giving you any more tips.

I'm not a mental midget like you who needs a crutch to quit.

[BigBoss]

Day 2

-Woke up with cravings again. They were just as bad as yesterday, maybe slightly less.
-I ended up going to the beach and i basically just walked ALL day.
-Cravings have gone considerably down around the evening :cheers:. It's still there, but not as intense as 24 hours ago.
-I've lost my temper a few times though.
-My thoughts are also very wack right now. I feel a bit depressed and am thinking stupid $hit about the past, but I knew this would happen.
-Oh and one huge thing I noticed today. I'm paying attention to the "details" more. Today on my commute to the beach, and just walking around. There was a freedom to it. It wasn't have a smoke, feel good for 20 minutes, then the craving slowly came back then you're asking yourself " should i have a smoke now?" "should i have a smoke before i eat or just after" " damn my breath smells" " i should quit " "hold that thought but it's time to smoke" , I didn't have ANY of that going on. I was just in tune and the I felt the day passed by in a very fluid motion. There weren't a buzz, or my body feeling great, then shitty, etc. It was nice I feel like i have more time for stuff and i'm not in a rush.

What's helping so far

1. Exercise
2. Walking/Running
3. Being outside
4. Eating

[Graviton]

I still don't understand how people get addicted to cigarettes. I have been smoking for like 5 years and I never experienced those unstoppable cravings. Seems more like a will power issue. Like I smoke when I want to smoke, sometimes a pack a week, sometimes a pack a month, sometimes not a single hit for 3 months.

My cousin though smokes like every 15-20 minutes, a pack a day for like 4 years, I always found that insane. :confusedshrug:

[IamRAMBO24]

I'm not a mental midget like you who needs a crutch to quit.

Why do you have to be such a lil b*tch? Dude gave you some advice and you called him a mental midget? This is the reason why this forum is going downhill. We got too much salty idiots posting in here now. That's pretty bad coming from me too since a lot of people consider me as the worst poster.

[Rake2204]

I still don't understand how people get addicted to cigarettes. I have been smoking for like 5 years and I never experienced those unstoppable cravings. Seems more like a will power issue. Like I smoke when I want to smoke, sometimes a pack a week, sometimes a pack a month, sometimes not a single hit for 3 months.

My cousin though smokes like every 15-20 minutes, a pack a day for like 4 years, I always found that insane. :confusedshrug:I believe I've read that people's bodies respond to nicotine (or whatever is the addictive part of cigarettes) in different fashions. I believe it was a Malcolm Gladwell text. Either way, there was a conclusion that some people's bodies do, in fact, allow them to be the type of person that, say, only smokes when they drink - or is on again and off again in some other form.

I apologize for being vague, for I do not recall details, just that apparently the physical response or effect on some people is not the same as others.

[Budadiiii]

I'm not a mental midget like you who needs a crutch to quit.
Yeah, you just need validation and e-props from random n(ggerz on a mezzage board.

Drop an opiate addiction and then come talk to me you ****ing clown. lol @ you binging on fast food you weak minded f*ggot. :banana:

[BigBoss]

Yeah, you just need validation and e-props from random n(ggerz on a mezzage board.

Drop an opiate addiction and then come talk to me you ****ing clown. lol @ you binging on fast food you weak minded f*ggot. :banana:

I know John Cena just lost, but don't take your period out on me fakkit.

And lol @ your opiate addiction as if it's something to brag about. You're a loser and a mental midget.

[Budadiiii]

http://themadmailman.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/alg_smoking_baby.jpg

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[Budadiiii]

I know John Cena just lost, but don't take your period out on me fakkit.

And lol @ your opiate addiction as if it's something to brag about. You're a loser and a mental midget.
:cry:

You hurt my feelings mang.

Get me some iceburg lettuce from taco bell while you binge on your burritos and mountain dew.

Aren't you supposed to be out walking? Them nicotine cravings is rough!

[BigBoss]

Mental midget.

WWE is NOT real.

[BigBoss]

:cry:

You hurt my feelings mang.

Get me some iceburg lettuce from taco bell while you binge on your burritos and mountain dew.

Aren't you supposed to be out walking? Them nicotine cravings is rough!


Mental midget.

I live inside your head rent free like opiates.

[Budadiiii]

Mental midget.

WWE is NOT real.
:mad:

I'll be back in 15... gotta walk off my frustrations.

Actually it might be 30.. gotta make a wendy's run :confusedshrug:

[BigBoss]

:mad:

I'll be back in 15... gotta walk off my frustrations.

Actually it might be 30.. gotta make a wendy's run :confusedshrug:

That's fine, but don't go popping any pills.

Mental midget.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Good thing you are quitting man, I smoked a few times myself recreational-wise: hookah, cheap black and milds but I feel guilty afterwards.

[BigBoss]

Good thing you are quitting man, I smoked a few times myself recreational-wise: hookah, cheap black and milds but I feel guilty afterwards.

I hear you. I used to go to Astoria to smoke hookah whenever I was in NY.

Anyway i'm 26 now. I got treat my body like a temple, otherwise i might end up like that brain dead junkie Budadaii

[BigBoss]

Tomorrow at midnight it'll be a full week.

I haven't had any cravings today. I've been running a lot too. I feel pretty good. I don't drink alcohol anymore so i don't expect a relapse. I should have quit a long time ago

Things that have helped

1. Walking
2. Running
3. Yoga
4. Being outside
5. Food
6. Melatonin to sleep.

First 2 days were brutal. Thoughts were very wack too i felt depressed.

Day 3 was still tough, but not as bad.

Day 4 I was getting over the hump.

Day 5 I had maybe 1 or 2 cravings.

Day 6 I haven't felt anything. I feel great.

[Shade8780]

BigBoss about to overcome them cigarettes :applause:

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Tomorrow at midnight it'll be a full week.

I haven't had any cravings today. I've been running a lot too. I feel pretty good. I don't drink alcohol anymore so i don't expect a relapse. I should have quit a long time ago

Things that have helped

1. Walking
2. Running
3. Yoga
4. Being outside
5. Food
6. Melatonin to sleep.

First 2 days were brutal. Thoughts were very wack too i felt depressed.

Day 3 was still tough, but not as bad.

Day 4 I was getting over the hump.

Day 5 I had maybe 1 or 2 cravings.

Day 6 I haven't felt anything. I feel great.

That's really good progress :applause:

[mr beast]

Tomorrow at midnight it'll be a full week.

I haven't had any cravings today. I've been running a lot too. I feel pretty good. I don't drink alcohol anymore so i don't expect a relapse. I should have quit a long time ago

Things that have helped

1. Walking
2. Running
3. Yoga
4. Being outside
5. Food
6. Melatonin to sleep.

First 2 days were brutal. Thoughts were very wack too i felt depressed.

Day 3 was still tough, but not as bad.

Day 4 I was getting over the hump.

Day 5 I had maybe 1 or 2 cravings.

Day 6 I haven't felt anything. I feel great.


:applause: i would say after 1 month you can officially say u have successfully quit. congrats and keep it up

[BigBoss]

Updated the first post

[BigBoss]

:applause: i would say after 1 month you can officially say u have successfully quit. congrats and keep it up

Thanks man :cheers:

[BigBoss]

2 months smoke free. Updated first post.

[clipps]

I no longer crave cigarettes when I'm sober. I notice my drink intake has increased.