Smoking cessation.

randompersonrandom said:
update: tapering did not work for me. I couldn't seem to get below ten a day. I ran out of cigarettes and stopped making more. (I still have several more pounds of tobacco, my machine, and many boxes of the tubes, which I expect my dearest friend's husband may inherit soon.) I'm hitting a vape for now, and my last cigarette was a week ago.

I am deeply depressed and I hate everybody. You guys, my mom, my coworkers, both my cats, anybody else you can put in front of me. I wake up in the morning, feel horribly depressed, think "Wait, my life is WONDERFUL, what on earth do I have to feel depressed about?" then I look for my box of cigarettes, they're not there, and I remember that I'm depressed because I want a cigarette and can't have one. So I hit the vape, and it is not satisfactory, but nothing will be as satisfactory as holding a flaming stick to suck smoke into my lungs from, and so I am depressed.
August first, and my friend's husband gets the vape, and the backup vape. Then I'll be even MORE depressed for awhile, then less, then fine.
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This is what happens to me every time I try to quit smoking. I go into a deep depression. Vaping doesn't help me either. Maybe because we love smoking so much?
 
I have the same issue , been dipping chew since I was 10 yes I said 10. So 50 years of slowly going from enjoying tobacco to addiction. Back in the day I could buy it myself or lie and say dad sent me in to buy. Thankfully they've cracked down. I searched how long does tobacco stay in the system after quitting. According to the site , it takes 5 months to remove every trace during wich time depression is almost always likely. For me when I quit for a year the first 2 weeks were horrible. They rank nicotine addiction almost a tie with heroin addiction. I think it's more than emotional it's physical as well. But I'm no doctor. There are sites that explain the changes we go through during the whole quit process.
 
Pulling for your success in this! A caution if you do have an actual history of depression or any suicidal ideation that Chantix can EFF you up. I have had so many crisis calls from clients taking it. Make sure you discuss this with your prescriber. Alternative and add ons include CBT/Biofeedback and hypnosis. Yes, really. There are some scientifically backed apps out there: quitStart, Kwit, QUITNOW, and Kure. I did not name any of these nor do I gain anything but I do know clients and friends who have used them successfully. Like many things, not one works for everyone. Best of luck on your journey!!!! ❤️
 
Update: no cigarettes for three weeks. My dearest friend's husband inherited my cigarette machine, and will also get five pounds of tobacco and all my tubes. Please enjoy me sharing the news with our digital team at work, who were pleased for me.
 

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I wonder if you increase to a higher Tz dose if that will help. Anecdotally, I have found less and less interest in/desire for the-things-I-turn-to-for-dopamine-hits as I increased my Tz dosage. I know you're at the bitter end but...

It's a really nice thing to do this for yourself since it's something that bothers you. I'm sure you look great right this second, too.
 
HereKittyKitty said:
I wonder if you increase to a higher Tz dose if that will help. Anecdotally, I have found less and less interest in/desire for the-things-I-turn-to-for-dopamine-hits as I increased my Tz dosage. I know you're at the bitter end but...

It's a really nice thing to do this for yourself since it's something that bothers you. I'm sure you look great right this second, too.
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You know, it's funny you mention; I am STRUGGLING not to panic over that. I've upped my tirz dose to 12.5, my survo to 3mg, and I'm eating like a horse this week and last week. My weight is up three pounds. It's like I'm not even ON a glp-1. It's not nicotine withdrawal, I still HAVE plenty of nicotine. Either I'm about to get my period, I'm bored and depressed to not have cigarettes and self-soothing with food, or all my tirz AND Survo either turned fake or stopped working for me. (That last is so unlikely, but I'm holding my crashout at bay by a THREAD.)
 
randompersonrandom said:
You know, it's funny you mention; I am STRUGGLING not to panic over that. I've upped my tirz dose to 12.5, my survo to 3mg, and I'm eating like a horse this week and last week. My weight is up three pounds. It's like I'm not even ON a glp-1. It's not nicotine withdrawal, I still HAVE plenty of nicotine. Either I'm about to get my period, I'm bored and depressed to not have cigarettes and self-soothing with food, or all my tirz AND Survo either turned fake or stopped working for me. (That last is so unlikely, but I'm holding my crashout at bay by a THREAD.)
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I've been stalled and trading the same 1.2-fucking pounds for 6 weeks (or longer). I upped my Survo this morning and am upping T on Sunday. I want to knock these out. 5# to my post-VSG nadir. Then I will look at another 16 to get to my preferred weight pre-TheGreatBigAwful.

Are you on Ghetto Reta on TG? If not, come over there.
 
HereKittyKitty said:
I've been stalled and trading the same 1.2-fucking pounds for 6 weeks (or longer). I upped my Survo this morning and am upping T on Sunday. I want to knock these out. 5# to my post-VSG nadir. Then I will look at another 16 to get to my preferred weight pre-TheGreatBigAwful.

Are you on Ghetto Reta on TG? If not, come over there.
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There is no react of the five that conveys "I am CRYIN with you on that."

And I appreciate the invite, but I am too old for Telegram's interface; I'm in the Gb's there, and keeping four of them straight is BRUTAL. And worse cause I've bought from 3, so I have to keep watching the announcements on all of em 😂
 
I used to smoke over a full pack a day for more than twenty years. I quit cold turkey one day in 2022 without any help from peps, because I saw myself in the mirror and realized I was aging faster than normal.

The biggest motivation was that I did not want to look like a smoker. Honestly, it was easier than I thought it would be, and I didn’t replace it with another addiction. But then again, for some odd reason, I don’t really get addicted to things. I was on prescription opioids for years, and I was able to get off them pretty easily too.

I do think it helps to have a very regular routine in general: exercise, eating, sleep, etc. Also, stay away from other smokers or situations that could casually turn into social smoking.
 
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