Up In Smoke

5 hours ago, notsmokinjo said:

Sorry...being a bit daft here but is smokeless tobacco that chewing stuff or vaping?...not that it really matters both are a nicotine addiction.

 

I was not a cold turkey quitter, I used nrt chewies (gum). If you do choose this method i suggest going in with an exit plan....while on the nrt you are still feeding the addiction so you need to be pretty strict with how you plan to cut down and stop the nrt. Set time frames and daily limits. We are all different but if you want to know shat worked for me im happy to share.

 

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Sorry...being a bit daft here but is smokeless tobacco that chewing stuff or vaping?

It's not vaping as your not actually inhaling anything..Its stuff that you put between your cheek and gum....@notsmokinjo what are nrt's?

I have set Monday as my quit date we will see how it goes....Just got to figure out how to get past that morning craving thats so strong.

46 minutes ago, jillar said:

Smoke or smokeless, you're a nicotine addict. Same as all of us here. Cravings for nicotine first thing in the morning and after a meal was normal for most of us and we successfully quit. 

You just have to practice self discipline just as if you were still in the military. This time instead of fighting for our freedom though you're fighting for your life. Don't give in to that big baby nicotine. Put your foot down and say enough is enough.

You can do it up in smoke, and we'll support you along the way.

 

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Thank you very much for your service

You're welcome.....

I am not smoking....I went from smoking to smokeless tobacco.....My worst times is after I eat and the first thing in the morning......One is just s bad as the other....

1 hour ago, jillar said:

Welcome up in smoke, we have a lot of members who have successfully quit with all those methods you tried. I quit cold turkey but I did have a three week long quit on chantix. It worked really good on the cravings. Where I messed up is not taking it for the recommended time which I believe is three months. I only took the first month and stopped because my insurance didn't cover it and almost instantly went back to smoking. So if you do decide to try it be sure to stay the course and you should be successful.

I think though for me that finding a support board with people who knew how and what I was going through was key to my success at quitting cold turkey. They were/are here for me from the day I found them and really just let me know and reassure me that I could keep my awesome quit. That's what we want to do for you too

 

Chantix is too dangerous it's not worth the risk in my book...

Hello all...I have most likely crashed and burned about as much as anyone here...I had been smoking since I was seventeen. Smoked all through my time in the military and even after I got out...Then about oh 10 years or so I found smokeless tobacco, boy was that a mistake! I have tried patches, gum etc and never made it more than 3 days...I have Chantix but I am afraid of it after all the research I have done..I dropped alcohol like a hot potatoe but nicotine is the worst...!!!! At this point I don't know what to do....Cold turkey is not an option I have tried that and it did not work....