"D-unit" cof42_AT_embarqmail.com wrote in message
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Possibly back in "the day" but Im just hooked on nicotine now.

A most powerful drug it is. The wife and I tried Chantix in January
and had pretty good luck with it for several months. It works as
advertised.

db



My brother is trying Chantix. He took it for a couple of weeks or so then
stopped. Hasn't had a cigarette in two or three months now after smoking
for 30+ years.

Promising.

Eisboch

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:00:20 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:

Hasn't had a cigarette in two or three months now after smoking
for 30+ years.

That's a good start, tell him not to let his guard down. Based on
personal experience you are really not out of the danger zone until
you begin to find the smell of smoke offensive. Even after a year I
would still find myself reaching for a cigarette in stressful
situations.

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:33:22 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:00:20 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:

Hasn't had a cigarette in two or three months now after smoking
for 30+ years.

That's a good start, tell him not to let his guard down. Based on
personal experience you are really not out of the danger zone until
you begin to find the smell of smoke offensive. Even after a year I
would still find myself reaching for a cigarette in stressful
situations.

Cigarette smoke doens't bother me much at all.

Booze now, that's an entirely different story.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:00:20 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:

Hasn't had a cigarette in two or three months now after smoking
for 30+ years.

That's a good start, tell him not to let his guard down. Based on
personal experience you are really not out of the danger zone until
you begin to find the smell of smoke offensive. Even after a year I
would still find myself reaching for a cigarette in stressful
situations.

I hate the smell of smoke on a person, but if I get a whiff of someone
lighting a cig. outside, it still smells good. I don't think I have a
had a cig. in over 5 yrs.

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:26:44 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

I hate the smell of smoke on a person, but if I get a whiff of someone
lighting a cig. outside, it still smells good.

Same advice to you then, don't let your guard down. It's a tough
habit to break because of all the social cues that build up such as:
after dinner, first cup of coffee, drinking with friends, stressful
situations, etc. The nicotine addiction is almost the easy part
compared with the others.

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:14:08 -0500, wrote:

You are really not cured until you can smoke one in a bar and not have
the urge to buy a carton on your way home.

Personally, and speaking from experience, I would never recommend
doing that. I found it easier the first couple of years to just stay
away from people who smoked. That's gotten a lot easier than it used
to be.

"Eisboch" wrote in message ...

"D-unit" cof42_AT_embarqmail.com wrote in message
...


Possibly back in "the day" but Im just hooked on nicotine now.

A most powerful drug it is. The wife and I tried Chantix in January
and had pretty good luck with it for several months. It works as
advertised.

db



My brother is trying Chantix. He took it for a couple of weeks or so then
stopped. Hasn't had a cigarette in two or three months now after smoking
for 30+ years.

Promising.

Eisboch



That was me..

I only took it for a couple weeks. And I was only taking
1/2 dose.(Doc sez to take it for 12+ weeks)

Its amazing how quickly I noticed a difference. 20 minutes after
the first dose, I lit up and wound up putting the thing out
before it was done. It tasted like cardboard.

I didn't start back for almost 5 months.

I don't know if taking the full regimen would have made a difference or not.
I still have loads of pills and am planning on trying again.....soon.

Oh yea... tell your bro to stay out of the bar for while.

db