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K_aren
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01/03/2011 07:51 PM
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So I just got some Nicorette and I bought step 1, but I havent smoked in a day or two. I had a patch on at the hospital. I think step 1 may be to high of a dose, can I cut the little sticker in half?

I think 2011 may become the healthiest I've been in 7 years.
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01/03/2011 07:54 PM
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Re: Quitting smoking
what works for one may not work for the other

friends that I know that quit said taking B vitamins helped alot OP, try that too
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01/03/2011 07:54 PM
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If you roll your nicotine patch up and smoke that would it be cheating?
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01/03/2011 07:56 PM
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If you roll your nicotine patch up and smoke that would it be cheating?
 Quoting: William Hyde-Jekyll


lol nice. I put one on like an hour ago and got a massive headache, the one at the hospital did not give me any headaches.
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01/03/2011 07:59 PM
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Your lungs thank you.
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01/03/2011 08:00 PM
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I quit, SMoke free 1 year ago dec 12th

God bless.
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01/03/2011 08:02 PM
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The only way is cold turkey.
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Good luck, hon...


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01/03/2011 08:02 PM
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First drinking, then smoking, you are a tough gal!

What's next? Convent?

All the best to you. And I don't see why you can't cut the patch in half.
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01/03/2011 08:04 PM
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It is no easy thing to do. What finally worked for me was when I got a chest infection one time and had a hard time breathing. That got me to thinking that this is ultimately how I am going to end up from smoking. I decided that I was more fond of breathing than smoking and that was that. However, until you are really, truly ready to quit. It will be a very difficult battle. Good luck and stay strong.
hf
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Shaking his head at his own folly, he dusted himself off, set his gaze upon the road up the mountain and once more set off upon his journey.
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01/03/2011 08:11 PM
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Re: Quitting smoking
So I just got some Nicorette and I bought step 1, but I havent smoked in a day or two. I had a patch on at the hospital. I think step 1 may be to high of a dose, can I cut the little sticker in half?

I think 2011 may become the healthiest I've been in 7 years.
 Quoting: K_aren



The patch worked for me 11 years ago.
It took a couple tries though.

Step 2 may be where to start.

Just remember this: no matter how bad the craving gets just don't light up! The craving will pass within minutes...,
to light up is failure and will result in regret seconds after you do it.
K_aren  (OP)

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01/03/2011 09:07 PM
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First drinking, then smoking, you are a tough gal!

What's next? Convent?

All the best to you. And I don't see why you can't cut the patch in half.
 Quoting: D's Pet


Well, I figured since I was in the hospital 2 days with out cigarettes, that may be the best time to start, even though I did have the patch in there.
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01/03/2011 09:12 PM
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That is awesome~!

I quit (again, grrr) cold turkey two weeks ago. Pretty smooth sailing this time, and one other thing that helps is this forum [link to www.quitnet.com.] It's free and full of people who are at various stages of quit from a few minutes to over 10 years and everywhere in between.

We have alot of fun there too! Check it out.

hf
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K_aren  (OP)

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01/03/2011 09:18 PM
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That is awesome~!

I quit (again, grrr) cold turkey two weeks ago. Pretty smooth sailing this time, and one other thing that helps is this forum [link to www.quitnet.com.] It's free and full of people who are at various stages of quit from a few minutes to over 10 years and everywhere in between.

We have alot of fun there too! Check it out.

hf
 Quoting: etherealgirl


thanks! I'll check it out!
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01/03/2011 09:22 PM
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I'll have been quit for 2 years in March.

I just got mad (when there was a big price increase) at the damn government collecting so much in taxes and at the same time encouraging treating smokers like perverts.
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01/03/2011 09:28 PM
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you go to hosp for the DTs??
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01/03/2011 09:57 PM
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yes you can cut the patches in half. I used them several years ago and found it was cheaper that way to buy step1 and just cut them in half and then 1/3's and then 1/4's so thats how I did it.
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you go to hosp for the DTs??
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1171390

Yeah I did.
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01/03/2011 10:05 PM
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I just got back from my first meeting tonight 24 hrs clean.. good luck.
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01/03/2011 10:14 PM
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I quit almost 2 years ago using the lozenges, the patch made me super sick for some reason. Anywho, I got stuck on the lozenges and the gum. I just bought an e-cig, and love it. Im just hoping I can wean myself down to no nicotene quickly.
K_aren  (OP)

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01/03/2011 10:17 PM
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yes you can cut the patches in half. I used them several years ago and found it was cheaper that way to buy step1 and just cut them in half and then 1/3's and then 1/4's so thats how I did it.
 Quoting: Ratla 1143869


Thats what I imagined! but i saw stuff like this when I google searched..


"These nicotine patches are transdermal patches, and if you alter them by cutting them, you may receive all or most of the nicotine at once vs. over an extended time period (which is how they are intended for use - to deliver a small dose of nicotine over an extended time). A transdermal patch is used for a very controlled dosing of medication over time. These patches have a membrane through which the medication seeps, touching the skin. The medication permeates the skin and enters the body. This is a continuous dosing of medicine - in this case, nicotine." etc
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01/03/2011 10:24 PM
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The only way is cold turkey.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1168726

This is how i did it, just think about how bad you feel and how sick they will make you. worked for me...
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01/03/2011 10:25 PM
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Good luck you can do it.
I quit 11 years ago when I had my middle son. My husband told me "if you die from those things I won't come to your funeral". That was after his 45 year old brother died from lung cancer.

Suks cause in TN everyone smokes here. THe only crappy thing now is that second hand smoke really bothers me. Well good luck to you. They say the first 2 weeks are the hardest and you are detoxing, sweating, having fits. You can do it.
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01/03/2011 10:52 PM
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if you have really made up your mind to quit, you'll
have a very good chance of success. i quit with the patches
over a year ago. i found that i had to take it off about
one hour before bed, because it would cause a very light
sleep and i would wake up a often during the night.

after the first week of patches, i was actually relieved and
was convinced that i could do it.

btw, i smoked nearly 3 packs per day for about 20 years.
so i was addicted.

step 2 is just smaller patches, so i would think that you
could use those twice as long, then go to the even smaller
step 3 patches at the end.
K_aren  (OP)

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01/03/2011 11:00 PM
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My boyfriend is quiting as well, he's using the gum. Right now he's reading a book that says the physical addiction ends after 3 days.

I think I'll just stop, not use the patches. I mean if you told me I'd be doing this last week I'd think you were a total moran. I smoked a pack a day. Now I only think about it after sex and food. if I already went 2 days with one of them no patch, one with a patch i pulled off and put back on because it was itchy, I think I can do it.

Just get all the nicotine out and get it over with, I'm getting over the alkie as well, may as well suffer it all at once and it looks like the alcohol will take longer.
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01/03/2011 11:14 PM
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My boyfriend is quiting as well, he's using the gum. Right now he's reading a book that says the physical addiction ends after 3 days.

I think I'll just stop, not use the patches. I mean if you told me I'd be doing this last week I'd think you were a total moran. I smoked a pack a day. Now I only think about it after sex and food. if I already went 2 days with one of them no patch, one with a patch i pulled off and put back on because it was itchy, I think I can do it.

Just get all the nicotine out and get it over with, I'm getting over the alkie as well, may as well suffer it all at once and it looks like the alcohol will take longer.
 Quoting: K_aren

i think that it last longer that 3 days. i even have cravings
*rarely* after a year and a half. it's just a very fast
fleeting thought when it happens, and i'm very used it.

just remember that the cravings are just momentary and disperse
fairly quickly.

if you can quit cold turkey, then by all means do it.
i'll bet you that if you make it a week or two, you've
got it MADE. :)
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01/04/2011 05:38 AM
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Re: Quitting smoking
So I just got some Nicorette and I bought step 1, but I havent smoked in a day or two. I had a patch on at the hospital. I think step 1 may be to high of a dose, can I cut the little sticker in half?

I think 2011 may become the healthiest I've been in 7 years.
 Quoting: K_aren



Good for you!

I've given up too.

Two months now... you'll do it

rockon





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