DD
SoWal Expert
Oh Paula, you know us too well!!!!Got my script today for the wellbutrin--along with the anticipated lecture--surprisingly though, he told me he'd give me any nicotine Rx I need...what a guy!!!
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Oh Paula, you know us too well!!!!Got my script today for the wellbutrin--along with the anticipated lecture--surprisingly though, he told me he'd give me any nicotine Rx I need...what a guy!!!
iwishiwasthere
Beach Fanatic
Good idea for 10 minute walks....use those spare moments for something other than sitting mindlessly:funn:
DD
SoWal Expert
Beach Crazy
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Got my script today for the wellbutrin--along with the anticipated lecture--surprisingly though, he told me he'd give me any nicotine Rx I need...what a guy!!!
I also recommend Nicoderm CQ patches. I went by the directions to the letter. I didn't cut it short or anything. I do remember having a little trouble with sleeping at first but that leveled out and everything was ok. Go DD, Go DD!!!!!
Mango
SoWal Insider
Got my script today for the wellbutrin--along with the anticipated lecture--surprisingly though, he told me he'd give me any nicotine Rx I need...what a guy!!!
So, do you have a start date in mind DD. I believe the Wellbutrin needs a certain amount of time to build a level.
I am calling my doctor today. He is soooo busy and I am hoping he gets back to me asap. Even though he is a general practitioner, he specializes in Lyme Disease, and he is booked for months in advance, so no office visit for me, but I am sure he will call when he gets a free moment since he has been at me for a year to quit smoking. He will do the happy dance. ;-)
Mango
SoWal Insider
Quit Smoking Tip Sheet
- Quit cold turkey. In the long run it?s the easiest and most effective technique of smoking cessation.
- Do not carry cigarettes.
- Quit smoking one day at a time. Do not concern yourself with next year, next month, next week or even tomorrow. Concentrate on not smoking from the time you wake up until you go to sleep.
- Work on developing the attitude that you are doing yourself a favor by not smoking. Do not dwell on the idea that you are depriving yourself of a cigarette. You are ridding yourself of full-fledged smoking because you care enough about yourself to want to.
- Be proud that you are not smoking.
- Be aware that many routine situations will trigger the urge for a cigarette. Situations which will trigger a response include: drinking coffee, alcohol, sitting in a bar, social events with smoking friends, card games, the end of meals. Try to maintain your normal routine while quitting. If any event seems too tough, leave it and go back to it later. Do not feel you must give up any activity forever. Everything you did as a smoker, you will learn to do at least as well, and maybe better, as an ex-smoker.
- Make a list of all the reasons you want to quit smoking. Keep this list with you, preferably where you used to carry your cigarettes. When you find yourself reaching for a cigarette, take out your list and read it.
- Drink plenty of fruit juice the first three days. It will help flush nicotine out of your system.
- To help avoid weight gain, eat vegetables and fruit instead of candies and pastries. Celery and carrots can be used safely as short-term substitutes for cigarettes.
- If you are concerned about weight gain, do some moderate form of regular exercise. If you have not been exercising regularly, consult your physician for a practical exercise program which is safe for you.
- If you encounter a crisis, (e.g. a flat tire, flood, blizzard, family illness) while quitting, remember, smoking is no solution. Smoking will just complicate the original situation while creating another crisis, a relapse into the nicotine addiction.
- Consider yourself a ?smoke-a-holic.? One puff and you can become hooked again. No matter how long you have been off, don't think you can safely take a puff!
- Don't debate with yourself how much you want a cigarette. Ask yourself how do you feel about going back to your old level of consumption. Smoking is an all or nothing proposition.
- Save the money you usually spend on cigarettes and buy yourself something you really want after a week or a month. Save for a year and you can treat yourself to a vacation.
- Practice deep breathing exercises when you have a craving.
- Go places where you normally can't smoke, such as movies, libraries and no smoking sections of restaurants.
- Tell people around you that you have quit smoking.
- Remember that there are only two good reasons to take a puff once you quit. You decide you want to go back to your old level of consumption until smoking cripples and then kills you, or, you decide you really enjoy withdrawal and you want to make it last forever. As long as neither of these options appeal to you - NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF
Paula
Beach Fanatic
Sounds like you're in the "I'm quitting smoking club", sometime this year to be the "I quit smoking" club... So, your name is on the "you'll get a present from Paula when you quit smoking list"...
PS: Tootsie -- I cry very easily, especially at sentimental, happy things. Even TV commercials and the kids like to watch me when something sentimental or sad is on TV to see if I'm crying! I was in Siesta Key with the family last weekend and I woke up early (as usual) and I went to the dock on the bay at sunrise and sat on a bench to read the paper. There were lots of little clouds in the sky tinted pink from the sunrise, a rainbow to my left, the sunrise to the right, a dolphin swimming by in front of me, and a huge bird flew down and sat not too far from me... I definitely soaked all that in (a bit teary-eyed) and, since it was Jan 1 and the dawn of the new year, I figured all that meant it was going to be a very good year! And since all the "signs" were peaceful signs, I think a very good year is going to mean getting my healthy-act together -- weight, exercise, meditation, mindfulness, yoga.
PS: Tootsie -- I cry very easily, especially at sentimental, happy things. Even TV commercials and the kids like to watch me when something sentimental or sad is on TV to see if I'm crying! I was in Siesta Key with the family last weekend and I woke up early (as usual) and I went to the dock on the bay at sunrise and sat on a bench to read the paper. There were lots of little clouds in the sky tinted pink from the sunrise, a rainbow to my left, the sunrise to the right, a dolphin swimming by in front of me, and a huge bird flew down and sat not too far from me... I definitely soaked all that in (a bit teary-eyed) and, since it was Jan 1 and the dawn of the new year, I figured all that meant it was going to be a very good year! And since all the "signs" were peaceful signs, I think a very good year is going to mean getting my healthy-act together -- weight, exercise, meditation, mindfulness, yoga.
DD
SoWal Expert
So, do you have a start date in mind DD. I believe the Wellbutrin needs a certain amount of time to build a level.
I am calling my doctor today. He is soooo busy and I am hoping he gets back to me asap. Even though he is a general practitioner, he specializes in Lyme Disease, and he is booked for months in advance, so no office visit for me, but I am sure he will call when he gets a free moment since he has been at me for a year to quit smoking. He will do the happy dance. ;-)
I haven't decided on a date--let's pick one!!! And, yes, that's what my doc said, it takes a while for the wellbutrin to build up....PLUS...just think, I'll be in a better mood!!
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Found this on-line and I am printing it and hanging it everywhere!
I'm printing too!!! Thanks, Mango!!
Paula: I love this!
Mango
SoWal Insider
It would be grayt to start our no smoking campaign together
,so I will call you and discuss, but not sure if you should wait until I am ready. I have other factors I have to consider in choice of medications, and my appt. with Dr. is not until 1/25 when I get back from SoWal.(made months ago in advance)In the meantime, I am trying to cut back on smoking on my own. I also for some reason do not smoke much in SoWal, so hopefully by the time I get my real date in hand for total quitting, it might be a little easier for me. I walk alot on the beach and do not bring cigarettes with me and I do not smoke in the house, so it forces me to go outside. All that fresh air makes me feel grayt and I don't like ruining it with a ciggy.
I just realized this all sounds like an excuse for not setting a quit date :roll: , but I want to get all my ducks in a row.