I Quit Smoking

[Qhrumphf]

Not exactly. If you make your own e-liquid, then the bottle of pure nicotine you would have around to mix into your e-liquid is toxic enough to send a kid to the hospital from skin contact alone.

If you buy pre-mixed liquid, the nicotine level will range from 0-36 mg per bottle. If a child ingested the e-liquid in any quantity, it could make them ill- possibly seriously ill if the child is young and the nic level is high.

I buy pre-mixed with 9mg of nicotine and I keep mine stored safely as I would with alcohol or any other chemical in the house that I don't want my kids getting into.

Thanks for the correction. Apparently I misunderstood.

 

[Puddlethumper]

Legend has it that's why Reagan kept the big jar of Jelly Belly jellybean on his desk.

I ate a ton of licorice chunks. It was a strong flavor that helped to divert my attention from the nicotine craving.

Now, I don't know about the rest of the ex-smokers out there, but I really do miss smoking. I miss the dry, hacking cough in the morning. I miss the holes burned in my favorite shirts. I especially miss the taste of an old dirty ashtray in my mouth when I wake up in the morning.

Dang! Wasn't smoking great?

 

[runkelia]

Smoked for 13 years, quit with the patch.
Did the patch for 4 weeks, then done with it.
You have to want to quit, period.
For me it has been 7 years 5 months 7 days.
You will gain weight, but the truth is the healthiest thing you can do in your life if you smoke is to quit smoking, the weight gain pales in comparison to the consequences of continuing smoking.

 

[Temptd2]

I can pick up a cig and smoke it, then never think about it again for MONTHS. Well, I COULD. I don't any more as they taste nasty to me now.

My mother started smoking at age 14. She is now 83. Her lung function is 28% of normal for someone her age, she has compression fractures of the spine due in no small part to smoking, as well as advanced macular degeneration, same reason. She can't be upright more than an hour at a time without a lot of pain. She exhales with a strong "ssssssss" noise which the doctor told me was because she needs that back pressure to expel the air from her lungs. And yes she STILL smokes. Her doctor says basically at this point, stopping is probably worse than smoking - the nicotine withdrawals would likely do her in.

One of these days she is gonna get exposed to a cold and that will do it.

Definitely makes ya stop and think about it!

 

[Darth_Beer]

Fellow quitter here... started somewhere are 16-17, and quit July last year (35 in a couple weeks). Quit cold turkey, and haven't looked back. I figured that once it became a "social only" or work only thing, why waste the money on it...

 

[alane1]

Are there other ex-smokers like me who don't care if others smoke in their presence? When commuting I don't even care if co-workers smoke in my car.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Are there other ex-smokers like me who don't care if others smoke in their presence? When commuting I don't even care if co-workers smoke in my car.

I suppose that'd depend on how long ago you quit. I could tolerate it now but wouldn't like it. Right after I quit, that would have been downright torture.

 

[Darth_Beer]

Are there other ex-smokers like me who don't care if others smoke in their presence? When commuting I don't even care if co-workers smoke in my car.

My wife still smokes in the car with me, I spend my lunch breaks out with the smokers.. so I guess that would mean it doesn't bother me...

 

[JonM]

Are there other ex-smokers like me who don't care if others smoke in their presence? When commuting I don't even care if co-workers smoke in my car.

In the car would probably get to me, but there's something so great about smelling cigarette smoke outside on the first couple warm days of spring. Right?

 

[DrunkleJon]

In the car would probably get to me, but there's something so great about smelling cigarette smoke outside on the first couple warm days of spring. Right?

This. The traces of smoke are really is nice. I do not feel the urge to smoke when i smell it, I just do not want my house/car smelling of stale smoke. I was against indoor smoking in my house/car when I did smoke.

 

[Homercidal]

Sometimes I see cars pulled up at a stop light with windows that look as if they were smeared with Vaseline.

See kids, that is what is going on in your lungs when you smoke, but at a much greater level.

 

[glenn514]

I have personally apologized to each of my four daughters for smoking in the car while traveling to/from school or wherever. In an earlier post on this thread, something I wrote was seen as positive to smoke odor, but it was misinterpreted. After being off cigarettes for almost thirteen years, the odor of smoke on a person makes me gag...and that's what I did to my kids. I will be sorry for the rest of my life.

glenn514

 

[xxmetalhead89xx]

When my wife was pregnant with our daughter she asked me to quit for Christmas. That was 2 1/2 years ago... And I feel great now, able to run 3 miles three times a week and play with both my kids heavily (apparently I'm a mobile jungle gym ) now I wonder why I did it to begin with. And it doesn't bother me a bit to be around it, guy I carpool with smokes like a chimney!

 

[Jacob_Marley]

< sigh, brainfart ... nevermind >

 

[Puddlethumper]

In my work I need to go into the homes of smokers from time to time. Their homes stink! I remind myself that 25 years ago that is how my house smelled. I do my work, am nice to the people, and leave as quickly as professionalism allows. I do not judge because I understand how addictive nicotine is and how addicted I once was. I am sorry for my customer's addiction, but I am totally aware that it is up to them to reach the point that they decide for themselves that they need to be free.

 

[smileyak87]

Just quit yesterday at 9:15pm. Smoked since 2002 and finally decided I was done. Been sweating my ass off today but no bad withdrawals or cravings.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Just quit yesterday at 9:15pm. Smoked since 2002 and finally decided I was done. Been sweating my ass off today but no bad withdrawals or cravings.

Congrats. Stick with it. you will be glad you did.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Just quit yesterday at 9:15pm. Smoked since 2002 and finally decided I was done. Been sweating my ass off today but no bad withdrawals or cravings.

You can do it! Stick with it, it's tough, but you can handle it. If I can do it, so can you. Grapefruit, peeled & eaten like an orange helped me get thru it, so did those little strawberry hard candies with the jelly in the center. Also, if you stay busy/keep your mind occupied, that helps too.
Regards, GF.

 

[Puddlethumper]

Just quit yesterday at 9:15pm. Smoked since 2002 and finally decided I was done. Been sweating my ass off today but no bad withdrawals or cravings.

Good job! You can do it!

When/if the cravings hit remember that cigarettes and nicotine are the reason you are feeling like you are, they are not a solution to the problem.

Fix the blame on them because that is where it belongs.

 

[GrogNerd]

Just quit yesterday at 9:15pm. Smoked since 2002 and finally decided I was done. Been sweating my ass off today but no bad withdrawals or cravings.

:rockin: good luck to you!

I know if I can do it, anyone can

it actually turned out easier than I thought it would.

 

[Bobb25]

I smoked cigarettes from 1968 ( 21 y.o.) to November 29, 1982 at 11:59 PM. ( 35 y.o. ) . I had tried cutting back, low tar brands, pipes, etc... Finally just decided to quit cold turkey as a birthday gift to myself, and a gift to the daughter we were expecting the following June. I still miss it occasionally. Ironically if I walk out onto the deck on a beautiful clear morning and take a nice deep breath of fresh air,...the next thought is ... a cigarette would sure taste good. But I don't do it. My crutch is now water. A few mouthfuls and the urge goes away.

 

[GrogNerd]

lol...

"I'm gonna go outside, get some fresh air" and light up a smoke

I used to do that

 

[passedpawn]

Pardon the bump.

I visited my brothers (younger) in California last month. One of my brothers, who started smoking when I did had quit for these e-cigs. He "puffed" one occasionally. It's a really odd thing, the vapes. but it's much, much better than the cigs. I'm really happy he did that, I hope to grow old with him.

 

[FireManDan]

It's tough sometimes, quit January 2014. I'm thirty-two and smoked sincee I was sixteen. Used to have solid cravings especially while drinking until this last June when I lost my dad at 55 years old to lung cancer. That really sealed the deal. Congratulations guy, I to enjoyed it, but for now we are better off without them.

 

[CliffMongoloid]

Been trying to quit for some time now- funny this is i dont smoke when i dont drink, at all, but as soon as ive had a few beers i want a cig. I tried vaping but its not the same for me.

I do want to quit, the few times i have resisited a cig while drinking the hangover the next day was so much better. I think when you smoke the hangovers are much worse. It might be just me tho.

Havent had one since saturday night. 3 days, its a start

 

[cannman]

I quit with ecigs. Took me about a full year... then I puffed on the ecig just because it was fun. Now I'm nic free. Just use the ecig to fill a habit.

 

[UWDawg13]

Currently 8 weeks without a cigarette thanks to the vape and a weekend cigar. First few days sucked even at the max nicotine level on the vape. I've stepped down the level once now and plan on another step in the near future. Feels pretty good so far and the vape has curbed cravings for real cigs even when drinking or around others while they're smoking. I recommend them to anyone trying to quit.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Been trying to quit for some time now- funny this is i dont smoke when i dont drink, at all, but as soon as ive had a few beers i want a cig. I tried vaping but its not the same for me.

I do want to quit, the few times i have resisited a cig while drinking the hangover the next day was so much better. I think when you smoke the hangovers are much worse. It might be just me tho.

Havent had one since saturday night. 3 days, its a start

Agreed. I found that even secondhand smoke makes hangovers worse.

 

[CliffMongoloid]

Agreed. I found that even secondhand smoke makes hangovers worse.

It may just be my age also haha

5 days without one- i may use this thread as a tracker- but as i said before i only smoke when i drink- inhibitons - im a ****

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Does anyone have a favorite e-cig brand? My father is on day 3 and climbing the walls... thought maybe I'd help him out.