I quit smoking after 17 years

Had several days of dizziness and throbbing head. Yeah, there's some withdrawal effects that go along with quitting while your body is getting rid of toxins.

At the same time I'm remembering what it's like to breathe. It feels nice.

Nice enough to stay with it.

Smoking what?

That's very awesome. Congratulations.

Fricken awesome. I need to do the same.


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It's feeling really good right now. I don't know what got in to me.

One day I just woke up and was done with it.

Did you quit cold turkey

Great work OP. If you fall off the wagon, give chantix a try. Worked wonders for me.

I quit in '88 after smoking since '67.
Best move you'll ever make.

When I quit I was smoking 3 packs a day
and buying Marlboros by the carton @ $10
per carton.

I can't imagine what I'd be laying out a
week for smokes if I hadn't quit.
(if I'd have lived of course)

Back when I started most of America smoked.
Today at least you'll have plenty of company.

Congrats!

If ya stick with it, great. And, if for some reason ya cant, dont let anyone judge you for it. Or dont judge yourself for that matter. Life is full of decisions and consequences, thats how we all roll. Regardless, AC, well done getting this far!

Yep, I know someone who after smoking since they were 17 now 75 smoked 1-2 packs a day. Woke up one day and never smoked again last Oct. They said they just did not feel like doing smoking any longer. Like a switch went off. There was no desire or addiction any more. No urge to do it.

Was there some neurological receptors or something that flipped a switch to another direction. That part that makes you addicted? And this person tried to quit dozens of times all types or ways. Just to wake up one day and it was over is pretty cool see and try to understand. But we are all glad and can even see the better health.

Just never think again about what made you feel good about smoking... I am currently off the darts as well but am vaping which helps the cravings but still there is a lingering feeling I should maybe just grab one more pouch of tobacco for good old times.

Edit, for the last 24 years. I'm 39 now.

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10 years and counting.

Don't even catch cold or get phlegm anymore.

By April you won't think about having one...until you had a couple of beers.

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Things were different back then.

I quit last summer, instantly had 99% fewer headaches, and haven't had sore throat or sniffles or anything since.

You have to really want it. Do not let the habit win. You will be tested. It will sick. The cravings will never go away. You will only be able to manage them better. Cigarettes did that to me and I can never go back. I keep that hatred as fuel to never go back.

When I have cravings, I look at myself from a third person point of view... I say this is what cravings look like. I am experiencing it because I am quitting. It is a good thing.

That usually snaps me out of it.

A weak heart will not be successful. Stay strong.

You might cheat and it will make you feel like shit. You will want to vomit. Remember that feeling the next time you want to cheat.

I quit after 11, keep it up. It really WILL fade. I promise. You will lose the desire I even drink now and have no desire.

If you do have a rabid desire, chew some nic gum and get over it. The real goal is your lungs.

I quit smoking after 13 years and my major motivation was to avoid taxes. I never discourage smokers because we will pay the taxes if they don’t.

Well done.

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Successive tax hikes from April 2010 have made Australian cigarettes among the most expensive in the world. Following the most recent increase, a 25-stick pack of Marlboro Gold cigarettes now costs AUD48.50 ($35.63) while the average 20-pack costs around AUD35.

That means a pack-a-day smoker will spend AUD12,500 over the course of a year."

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Bravo op, keep it up!
I only quitted smoking with the Allen carr easy way. I recommend it, no other method worked for me

Proud of you.

I started smoking at 12 and continued until about a year ago when I was 26. At the end I was smoking almost 3 packs a day. Life is so much easier now that I’ve quit. It’s nice to not have to deal with it anymore. You got this OP. Good luck!

You can do it OP!!!!
You have more fortitude than I !!!!

(Can I have all your old Marlboro points?)