tampaquit
03-01-2007, 04:26 PM
Today is 1 week quit for me and I have done very well. But today, I have had repetitive urges over and over to have a cig. I won't have one and it passes, but it is like labor pains without the pain! It builds up and I drink water and it goes away, and then comes back again, I drink more water, etc. In fact I have been drinking so much water, I had an employment physical yesterday, and I had to leave a sample and the nurse says "My My, aren't we hydrated"! I even went to the grocery store and walked through some ladies smoke to see if it bothered me and it didn't. This is a new pack of pills and I'm wondering if there are occasional duds in there. I mean, I have reallllllly felt good, been nice to everyone, let people cut in front of me, sang in the car today because someone said too! Just curious if other's have had the same issues.
And I saw on some other threads we have a couple of more quitters on here! So welcome, and when you have a bad day, like everyone does, you too can post your own thread. Think about all the quitters on here and how much money each of us is saving, and how much money the cig companies are NOT getting!!!! And how healthy we are all going to be!
I have been quit for 6 Days, 18 hours, 25 minutes and 14 seconds (6 days). I have saved $28.41 by not smoking 189 cigarettes. I have saved 15 hours and 45 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 2/22/2007 9:00 PM
And I saw on some other threads we have a couple of more quitters on here! So welcome, and when you have a bad day, like everyone does, you too can post your own thread. Think about all the quitters on here and how much money each of us is saving, and how much money the cig companies are NOT getting!!!! And how healthy we are all going to be!
I have been quit for 6 Days, 18 hours, 25 minutes and 14 seconds (6 days). I have saved $28.41 by not smoking 189 cigarettes. I have saved 15 hours and 45 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 2/22/2007 9:00 PM
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mangojunky
03-01-2007, 04:49 PM
Tampa,
I have experienced the same thing. The first 3 days were fairly easy, and it seems to have gotten a little more difficult. I wonder if our bodies realize that we are serious about quitting and the nicodemon starts acting up. I have also cut back on my meds, so that might be it.
It sounds like you are doing a great job......hang in there!
Reward yourself today! :)
deb
I have experienced the same thing. The first 3 days were fairly easy, and it seems to have gotten a little more difficult. I wonder if our bodies realize that we are serious about quitting and the nicodemon starts acting up. I have also cut back on my meds, so that might be it.
It sounds like you are doing a great job......hang in there!
Reward yourself today! :)
deb
KConnolly
03-01-2007, 06:07 PM
Congratulations Tampaquit!!! One whole week of no smoking!!! That is really, really awesome!!! Keep up the good work.
I know exactly what you mean. Days 1 - 3 were pretty easy for me. After that I thought of them more often, but only briefly - say, a few seconds at a time. Drove me a little nutty too. (I quit 32 days ago, so the memories are still pretty fresh.) During the second week the thoughts decreased pretty dramatically. (So I think next week will be a whole lot easier for you.)
Then things got a little weird. During the third week, I started dreaming that snuck a few puffs off of some ones cigarette. It was so real at the time. I literally jumped out of bed at 4:00am in a cold sweat. I could not believe that after all the hard work I put into quitting that I could do such a thing. I felt awful for about five minutes. it scared the tar out of me. :eek: Then it occurred to me I just had a bad dream and that none of it was real. :) Smell the coffee...
The following night I dreamed I had smoked two whole cigarettes. It was really awful. Could not believe I did such a thing. Woke up in a cold sweat. Realized it was all just a dream again. Could NOT get back to sleep. Scared me too bad.
The third night a dreamed I had smoked four whole cigarettes. It was really awful. Could not believe I did such a thing. Woke up in a cold sweat. Realized it was all just a dream again. Could NOT get back to sleep.
By about this time, this routine was getting pretty old and I was getting really aggravated. After five days of this nonsense, I told a good friend (non-smoker) about these dreams. We shared a good laugh about the whole thing. The dreams never came back. Go figure... Guess the dreams needed a little airing out with a friend before they would go away.
I honestly think it was because I was un-learning the habit of smoking. Both consciously (daytime) and unconsciously (night time). Maybe "un-learning" is not the best expression. Let's try it this way. Have you ever heard the expression "If you don't use it, you lose it?"? I guess it's the same with this old habit. You are not smoking any more, so eventually you will stop thinking about it all together. It just takes a little time.
One way or the other, don't let it get to you. You will eventually get aggravated with being nagged to death by the nicodemon and move on to something more constructive.
Kevin__
I know exactly what you mean. Days 1 - 3 were pretty easy for me. After that I thought of them more often, but only briefly - say, a few seconds at a time. Drove me a little nutty too. (I quit 32 days ago, so the memories are still pretty fresh.) During the second week the thoughts decreased pretty dramatically. (So I think next week will be a whole lot easier for you.)
Then things got a little weird. During the third week, I started dreaming that snuck a few puffs off of some ones cigarette. It was so real at the time. I literally jumped out of bed at 4:00am in a cold sweat. I could not believe that after all the hard work I put into quitting that I could do such a thing. I felt awful for about five minutes. it scared the tar out of me. :eek: Then it occurred to me I just had a bad dream and that none of it was real. :) Smell the coffee...
The following night I dreamed I had smoked two whole cigarettes. It was really awful. Could not believe I did such a thing. Woke up in a cold sweat. Realized it was all just a dream again. Could NOT get back to sleep. Scared me too bad.
The third night a dreamed I had smoked four whole cigarettes. It was really awful. Could not believe I did such a thing. Woke up in a cold sweat. Realized it was all just a dream again. Could NOT get back to sleep.
By about this time, this routine was getting pretty old and I was getting really aggravated. After five days of this nonsense, I told a good friend (non-smoker) about these dreams. We shared a good laugh about the whole thing. The dreams never came back. Go figure... Guess the dreams needed a little airing out with a friend before they would go away.
I honestly think it was because I was un-learning the habit of smoking. Both consciously (daytime) and unconsciously (night time). Maybe "un-learning" is not the best expression. Let's try it this way. Have you ever heard the expression "If you don't use it, you lose it?"? I guess it's the same with this old habit. You are not smoking any more, so eventually you will stop thinking about it all together. It just takes a little time.
One way or the other, don't let it get to you. You will eventually get aggravated with being nagged to death by the nicodemon and move on to something more constructive.
Kevin__
tampaquit
03-01-2007, 07:05 PM
Mangojunky, thanks for replying. I was hoping you would because I know you are just ahead of me. OK so it's not just me, or pseudo pills!
Kevin, I am laughing out loud because this week every night I have also dreamed I snuck a smoke and woke up thinking are you an idiot??? After all this work? My son still smokes and one day I actually had to go out and look in the ashtray to make sure I hadn't sleepwalked and smoked one. I was sooo mad at myself. And of course in Chantrix Dreamland, it was quite vivid and pronounced in the dream, and I smelled like smoke and everyone knew I had smoked. I hope you are right about the second week.
Thanks for letting me whine....
Kevin, I am laughing out loud because this week every night I have also dreamed I snuck a smoke and woke up thinking are you an idiot??? After all this work? My son still smokes and one day I actually had to go out and look in the ashtray to make sure I hadn't sleepwalked and smoked one. I was sooo mad at myself. And of course in Chantrix Dreamland, it was quite vivid and pronounced in the dream, and I smelled like smoke and everyone knew I had smoked. I hope you are right about the second week.
Thanks for letting me whine....
KConnolly
03-01-2007, 07:34 PM
Oh my gosh, you too huh? I thought I was the only one in Chantix land who had nightmares about smoking again. I know what you mean about the sleep walking part too. Very strange dreams, but I got a pretty good laugh out of the whole experience.
Kevin__
Kevin__
tampaquit
03-01-2007, 07:48 PM
Oh no you aren't the only one dreaming about it! And I never ever dreamed about smoking. I guess because we are spending our time repeating the mantra over and over and over, when we go to sleep, the smokes sneak in for a peek:confused: Poor you in Chicago! I almost turned my A/C on today!!!
wailana
03-02-2007, 01:14 AM
Aloha Folks!
I've had dreams of me smoking. Sometimes it seems so real and I'm not even on Chantix! In one of my dreams, I was actually feeling guilty and thinking, I have to stop smoking all over again and have to go through the whole withdrawals. I've heard from ex-smokers that they dreamed of smoking.
My cravings of sweets are really strong lately. Especially cookies or something.
Wailana - Free and Healing for Twenty One Days, 9 Hours and 30 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 17 Hours, by avoiding the use of 214 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $55.47.
I've had dreams of me smoking. Sometimes it seems so real and I'm not even on Chantix! In one of my dreams, I was actually feeling guilty and thinking, I have to stop smoking all over again and have to go through the whole withdrawals. I've heard from ex-smokers that they dreamed of smoking.
My cravings of sweets are really strong lately. Especially cookies or something.
Wailana - Free and Healing for Twenty One Days, 9 Hours and 30 Minutes, while extending my life expectancy 17 Hours, by avoiding the use of 214 nicotine delivery devices that would have cost me $55.47.
Memaw649
03-02-2007, 03:01 AM
tampaquit,
Congratulations on one week!!
Your doing really good in your quit!!:blob_fire The longer you are quit, the less you will think about smoking. I never think about smoking until I come to this board. Then I just think about helping other people get over this awful addiction.
Six months, two weeks, one day, 4 hours, 2 minutes and 39 seconds. 3983 cigarettes not smoked, saving $597.63. Life saved: 1 week, 6 days, 19 hours, 55 minutes. Quit date 08/14/06.
Memaw
Congratulations on one week!!
Your doing really good in your quit!!:blob_fire The longer you are quit, the less you will think about smoking. I never think about smoking until I come to this board. Then I just think about helping other people get over this awful addiction.
Six months, two weeks, one day, 4 hours, 2 minutes and 39 seconds. 3983 cigarettes not smoked, saving $597.63. Life saved: 1 week, 6 days, 19 hours, 55 minutes. Quit date 08/14/06.
Memaw
mangojunky
03-02-2007, 07:38 AM
Wow - I had my first smoking dream! It was also a work related dream...and not a great one! I only had a few puffs, but I remember it tasted gross.
I woke up relieved that both parts of my dream were not real!
tampa - I know you can stay strong! Yesterday was tough for me, but I refuse to smoke - it's not who I am anymore.
Kevin - you are doing great - so sorry to hear about the nightmares - glad they are gone! Smoking has been a part of who we were for so long, it is going to take a while for our bodies to let go.
have a great day everyone!
deb
I woke up relieved that both parts of my dream were not real!
tampa - I know you can stay strong! Yesterday was tough for me, but I refuse to smoke - it's not who I am anymore.
Kevin - you are doing great - so sorry to hear about the nightmares - glad they are gone! Smoking has been a part of who we were for so long, it is going to take a while for our bodies to let go.
have a great day everyone!
deb
tampaquit
03-02-2007, 09:07 AM
Mangojunky, sorry to have sent the dreams your way! I made it through the day and night and so far feel a lot better today. I guess there are going to be challenging days, but I feel so proud for not letting it get the best of me! Have a great Friday!
mangojunky
03-02-2007, 10:09 AM
Tampa - glald you are feeling better! You should be proud of yourself. Changing habits/lifestyles is not an easy thing to do.
Have a great FREE weekend! We are getting hit with some snow today, but the weekend looks ok - I am trying to think of things to keep me nice and busy :)
deb
Have a great FREE weekend! We are getting hit with some snow today, but the weekend looks ok - I am trying to think of things to keep me nice and busy :)
deb
tampaquit
03-02-2007, 11:15 AM
Hi Mango! So sorry about the snow. Um I had to turn the a/c on here. But it might get cooler tomorrow, which means the 70's. Talk to me in the summer though when it is 99 degrees, 100% humidity, etc.
Skimmer
03-02-2007, 11:18 AM
I hear ya Tampaquit! I shoulda turned my A/C on last night - it was hot and sticky in the bed. But I'll take the Florida heat over the snow anyday.....better hold onto your hats today - I hot-rolled my hair this a.m. and it's flat as a board right now due to wind and humidity! Gotta love Florida.
mangojunky
03-02-2007, 12:06 PM
Well, I have family down in Florida, so I know that somewhere else it is nice and warm - or at least warmer! I usually head down there this time of year, but can't afford to this year. I am not sure how many winters I have left in me, but I know that I cannot deal with the summer heat in Florida!
I am going to yoga, and then home to paint!
deb
I am going to yoga, and then home to paint!
deb
Skimmer
03-02-2007, 04:57 PM
I am going to pig out on clam chowder! There's a big chowder fest going on at the Port tonight, so I'm treating my mother-in-law to it. And it will be great not to have to worry about smoking, where can I, when can I, hiding behind the garbage can so nobody sees me! I can't wait! Clam chowder is on my diet, right??? :D
SanyBelle
03-02-2007, 06:32 PM
It is hot here in Florida today, I went right from the heat to the a/c. :dizzy:
One week and one day tampaquit!! :blob_fire :blob_fire Keep up the great work!! You said you had an employment physical, was it for a new job? If so, I hope you got the job!!! :angel:
One week and one day tampaquit!! :blob_fire :blob_fire Keep up the great work!! You said you had an employment physical, was it for a new job? If so, I hope you got the job!!! :angel:
Skimmer
03-02-2007, 09:21 PM
She did get the job! You go girl, Tamapquit!!
I have been quit for 1 Week, 1 hour, 21 minutes and 1 second (7 days). I have saved $10.58 by not smoking 70 cigarettes. I have saved 5 hours and 50 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 2/23/2007 7:00 PM
I have been quit for 1 Week, 1 hour, 21 minutes and 1 second (7 days). I have saved $10.58 by not smoking 70 cigarettes. I have saved 5 hours and 50 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 2/23/2007 7:00 PM
tampaquit
03-02-2007, 09:35 PM
Yes so now I am the proud owner of two jobs! I guess if I work all the time, can't be smokin'....
I am 1 week and 1 day quit
I am 1 week and 1 day quit
Memaw649
03-03-2007, 01:20 AM
Traveller, Skimmer, tampaquit,
Ya'll crack me up!! I think it is so funny the way ya'll talk about how warm it is when all those folks up north are freezing. The weather this week end is suppose to be nice but a little chilly. High around 50. I live in the Memphis vacinity. Not the deep south, but the middle south. Lots of humidity here too.
Ya'll have a good week end!!
Memaw
Ya'll crack me up!! I think it is so funny the way ya'll talk about how warm it is when all those folks up north are freezing. The weather this week end is suppose to be nice but a little chilly. High around 50. I live in the Memphis vacinity. Not the deep south, but the middle south. Lots of humidity here too.
Ya'll have a good week end!!
Memaw
mangojunky
03-03-2007, 09:18 AM
Congrats Tampa on the new job!!!!!
Skimmer - is it getting easier by the day?
We are having a heat wave here in Maine - it's going to be 40 degrees today!!!!
:eek: deb
Skimmer - is it getting easier by the day?
We are having a heat wave here in Maine - it's going to be 40 degrees today!!!!
:eek: deb
tampaquit
03-03-2007, 09:58 AM
Memaw and Mango, just wait until you read all the summer posts by the Floridian Quitters. Like when your makeup slides off your face five minutes after you step outside, mowing the grass and not keeling over from heat stroke, etc. And I really hated smoking in the summer because the smell just clings to your clothes, your hair, etc.
SanyBelle
03-03-2007, 02:44 PM
Like when your makeup slides off your face five minutes after you step outside....Exactly, and my hair does not do good in humidity, I have bad hair days in the summer... but I still love the winters!
mangojunky
03-04-2007, 07:42 AM
One of my friends once told me that my hair was the humidity index!
It has a mind of it's own.......
:)
deb
It has a mind of it's own.......
:)
deb