4 weeks quit!!!!!! - Smoking Cessation Message Board

Fibrana · 05-02-2007, 07:46 AM

Hi everyone,

Today is my 4-week quit date!!!!! Yee-ha!!!! There's no going back now. I definitely do not want to start at Day 1 again! LOL

It is getting easier, especially at work, however the weeknights and weekends are still a bit hard, especially when socializing. I've basically been a hermit for the last 4 weeks until I can get a grip on social situations.

Tomorrow I start the lower dose patch. How many weeks should I be on it? I've done 4 weeks at 21 mg, then I have 2 weeks of 14 mg, then perhaps 2 weeks at 7? Not sure what to do.

Also, I still use the inhaler once in a blue moon.

My friend at work who quit with me is doing great too. Yesterday, another girl at work told me she has quit for 3 days. It was a great compliment when she said that I was her inspiration!

I'm having a lot of trouble sleeping at night lately. My mind won't stop! I even take a sleeping pill. Maybe with the lower dose patch, it will get better.

Good luck to everyone who has quit or is thinking about it! It's a totally new way of life, but well worth it!

jdfors · 05-02-2007, 07:53 AM

Fibrana congrats on 4 Weeks keep up the good work. I too have been a hermit for the last few weeks but I decided to go out this last weekend and I held strong on the not smoking. Congrats!!

Fibrana · 05-02-2007, 08:55 AM

Thanks JD. Glad to hear I'm not the only one being a hermit!!! LOL

Fibrana · 05-02-2007, 09:13 AM

Sara, another hermit!!! LOL Geez, maybe we're all turning into hermits now!
I used to think non-smokers were kind of nerdy and geeky (terrible, I know!), but now we're in that group. hehehe I used to always love the smoking area and had fun there with all the "smokers" who I thought were cool like me! Too funny!

I just know personally that I cannot be around anyone smoking right now because the temptation would be too great to bum one off them. This better be over soon because I'm tired of being a hermit!

Fibrana · 05-02-2007, 09:22 AM

Thanks for the advice. You're right, better to wear the patch than to smoke! I'll try the 14 tomorrow and see how it goes. Probably for 2 weeks, then go down to 7. Don't forget, I still have the inhaler and nicorette gum if I'm going crazy! I'm a very addictive personality, so it will probably be hard for me to totally wean off nicotine for awhile.