Quit smoking?

Discussion in 'Driver Health' started by wulfsbergvw, Sep 26, 2010.

  1. wulfsbergvw

    wulfsbergvw Light Load Member

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    Looking for advice on quitting smoking. Had this nasty habit for 13 years now. Just gettin too expensive and wreaking havoc on my health. Need some advice please. Anything helps. Past experiences? Tips and tricks?
     
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  3. Gitty

    Gitty Medium Load Member

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    I use the Njoy from the pilot you still get the nicotine. I took my physical last year and they said everything was that of a non smoker. And curse me out about quitting all you want this is better then the 2 cartons a week i did for over 35 years
     
  4. wulfsbergvw

    wulfsbergvw Light Load Member

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    I tried those blucigs things. They worked for about a month and then both atomizers stopped working. 20bucks a piece for em. Yeah, screw that lol
     
  5. Gitty

    Gitty Medium Load Member

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    I don't know about yours??? Mine has a Guarantee on it. You could contact the maker and get a replacement.
     
  6. outerspacehillbilly

    outerspacehillbilly "Instigator of the Legend"

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    Well I tried to quit for a few years. That was the problem i "tried". That don't work. I finally made up my mind about 6 months ago and did it. It was destroying my health and i felt terrible all the time. I feel so much better now. Cold turkey is the only way to do it with a made up mind. Good luck to you, if I can do it after 17 years you can do it too.
     
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  7. blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    So...How many packs of cigarettes did you smoke a month at $4.00 or $5.00 a pack?

    I'll bet it added up to a lot more than you paid for the blucigs...
     
  8. musicmaker

    musicmaker Medium Load Member

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    I did the chantix deal, it was a piece of cake with those. Your not suppose to drive while taking it, so take 3 weeks off and enjoy
     
  9. ajxsc

    ajxsc Bobtail Member

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    I did chantix after an open heart surgery stayed quit for 5 months.
    started back blamed it on Chicago and one hell of a blizzard.

    I quit again when I had lower back fusion (my 4th back surgery) I quit cold turkey and just started back few weeks ago.
    I din't realize how good I felt till I started back! I am not even back in the truck yet still at home and already wished my dumb ### would have stayed quit.

    1 wrong decision can throw away 6 months of non-smoking
     
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  10. sammycat

    sammycat "Oldest Hijackerette"

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    Cigarettes in NY are $9-10 a pack!!

    I quit twice-first time for 6 months and then started to bum them --back when you could still smoke in public. Then 6 years ago I quit for good the day after my Dad had triple bypass surgery and I was having chest pain. Was a no brainer for me that day and have not looked back!! I did and do take Zyban (generic Wellbutrin) which can be used to quit. It worked for awhile the first time but I was not really ready. The second time I was. When I quit I was smoking 1 1/2 PPD and had been smoking 25 years. ( I started way too young too!!)
     
  11. rich_t

    rich_t Road Train Member

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    Chantix helped me quit. I was tobacco free for 11 months with no urge to smoke.

    My mistake was having a celibration smoke with my son-in-law the day my grand daugher was born.

    I will soon be using Chatix to help me quit again.
     
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