I finally quit!

My tobacco habit, that is.

Anyone else out there kick the habit? 'Cause I'm wondering just how long this ferocious heartburn is supposed to last.

I quit the middle of April, then had one smoke about 3 weeks ago and the heartburn immediately came back and is STILL giving me hell.

The cravings are gone, but I asked my doc about the heartburn and got an answer that would do justice to most politicians in that he talked a lot and said nothing!

So what's everyone else's experiences with it?

Congratulations man! Ive never smoked, so I cant imagine how hard it must be to quit.

Good for you. My dad quit about seven weeks ago. Hes been a smoker for over 45 years so its been a battle. Hes been using beuteral (something like that) and its been helping him along.

I smoked for 3 months of my life when i was at the ripe age of 12/13. I was an idiot, but I also wasn't educated in what it did to you. And when I was smoking and we finally learned a few things about the smoke, these are the things I remember:
1) I didn't care. Because I was smoking, I didn't listen to the warning, and refused to believe what they were saying (sound familiar?)
2) I started to smoke more (stole em from mum)

It was a while ago. For 3 months it lasted, I eventually quit cause I ran out :(
Haven't touched the shit since.



Funny advice a comedian said: If you're smoking through a hole in your neck, I'd think about giving up.

Hes been using beuteral (something like that) and its been helping him along.

Wellbutrin? Yeah, that's how I finally managed. After about 6-7 weeks, I figured I could safely say I've quit, for real this time.

Your dad still having the heartburn? My doc, and others who have quit, say it's all part of the deal. I'm just surprised that it is lasting as long, and is as bad, as it has been!

Of course, if I hadn't slipped that one time a couple weeks ago, it would probably all be over now. But that one last smoke sure convinced me I'm never gonna do this $hit again!

Oh yeah, a pack is now around $5.50 Are everyone else's prices that high? WA state taxes the hell out of them.

Unfortunately im still an idiot and smoking....Started a new job recently and was supposed to stop, but im down to 10 a day instead of 20-25 a day. So thankfully Im going in the right direction. I dont smoke weekends or when Im at home with my fiance. Also you cant smoke in pubs over here so that helps. The price is €6.40 over here. the best I have done is stopped for a week.

My tobacco habit, that is.

Anyone else out there kick the habit? 'Cause I'm wondering just how long this ferocious heartburn is supposed to last.

I quit the middle of April, then had one smoke about 3 weeks ago and the heartburn immediately came back and is STILL giving me hell.

The cravings are gone, but I asked my doc about the heartburn and got an answer that would do justice to most politicians in that he talked a lot and said nothing!

So what's everyone else's experiences with it?
Congrats, I quit for 3 weeks. Then I started going to the bars. Then I smoked 2-4, then 5,ect. It takes strong willpower to quit for good. Good Luck!!!!

Wellbutrin? Yeah, that's how I finally managed. After about 6-7 weeks, I figured I could safely say I've quit, for real this time.

Your dad still having the heartburn? My doc, and others who have quit, say it's all part of the deal. I'm just surprised that it is lasting as long, and is as bad, as it has been!

Of course, if I hadn't slipped that one time a couple weeks ago, it would probably all be over now. But that one last smoke sure convinced me I'm never gonna do this $hit again!

Oh yeah, a pack is now around $5.50 Are everyone else's prices that high? WA state taxes the hell out of them.
In Indy, it's about $3.95-$4.25 per pack. Generics can be had for $2.85.Still very expensive.

3.19 for marlboro mediums here in milwaukee..

good job, keep it up.

Your dad still having the heartburn?

Yeah - he's got some but I think he's been so happy that hasn't smoked that its not bothered him too much. His biggest fight now is the candy he's sucking down. He pops in a butterscotch or pepermint hard candy every half hour or so. He says its going to rot out his last few teeth :lol:

hopefully you did it cold turkey? thats supposed to be the best way to go

Not entirely cold turkey. I used to chew Kodiak, which has about 10 times the amount of nicotine that smoking gives you.

That stuff went to $10 a can. So, I gave up chew and used cigarettes to take the edge off, intending to give it up altogether. Which I finally have.

Making the last, final break was the very hardest part. That's when I went to the doctor.

I just wish I could find something that would work on this heartburn! Tums helps a little, but not much. I'm gonna be one happy camper when this is over! But I'm wondering how long it will drag on.

On that note, I think I'll have a cigger :banghead:

Congrats dude!

I think you meant cigar. :smile:

Shoot I've quit over 4 times already, its the only bad habit I picked up from the Army. :banghead:

Kudos to those who tried and have successfully quit.

TS out

I quit a month ago...

I went through a "major life change". I woke up about 2 months ago and realized I was over 30 and had let myself slip to where I was becoming insecure with how I looked, and I had no energy to play with my children after work. I started riding my bike everymorning for 1.5 hours and hitting the gym every night. I went on a strict diet and quit smoking. As of today, I have gone from 206 pounds to 179 pounds. I went from a 36" waist to a 32-33, and haven't felt better in 10 years.

It was so easy to quit smoking I wonder why I didn't do it before. I guess it is hard to quit when everyone tells you how difficult it is. If you have a friend trying to quit, please encourage them. Don't lament the difficulty and talk them out of it.

Good luck to all of you. Hope you can kick the habit.
I always appreciate hearing from smokers who are trying to quit. That's one of the reasons I never have and never will take it up. Why would I start doing something, if 95% of the people who do it want to stop, you know?
As for the heartburn..I had that pretty bad when I was pregnant, just popped Tums all day every day. I think I went through like 3 of the big jars of them. You might try one of the drinky ones like Mylanta or something, they taste worse but seem to work better than the gritty ones.

I also tried to quit smoking, eventually i 've done that well, Thinking back at the time, i felt that the stongest crisis is coming on the 4th day,7th day,15th day,a month,3-month,a year, 3-year since determinded to quit smoking. i would advise you to how to be able to put up with rather than how to find way. so in my case, after making competitor to motivate(stimulate) myself, competitor means the target that i had to get over(battle), which is best way to make your mental mind more stiffer than any other( as i think). Then you should take all possible steps for quit-smoking per above talked date. what i said is something same as one process of the way to go long.

Just letting you all know I am giving it a go. Got some patches and so far don't feel like a cigarette at all. Had my last cigarette yesterday and put on a patch just before bed to kill the craving. The bastard of a thing woke me up for 4 hours. I feel like absolute rat shit today, so this better be worth it.

:cheers: for the inspiration in this thread.

I am on my first full month without cigs....

I have dropped 27 pounds in the last 3 months and honestly feel better than I ever have. The trick is to keep active. When you want a smoke, go for a bike ride. Do some pushups. Situps, whatever. Just STAY AWAY FROM FRIENDS WHO SMOKE FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS.

You will know you are finished with it when you get around someone who smokes and notice how rancid they smell. I had my personal car professionally shampooed just to rid it of the smell once and for all.

Good luck!

:bananasmi :ylsuper:

Hooray for you guys!

I am on my first full month without cigs....

I have dropped 27 pounds in the last 3 months and honestly feel better than I ever have. The trick is to keep active. When you want a smoke, go for a bike ride. Do some pushups. Situps, whatever. Just STAY AWAY FROM FRIENDS WHO SMOKE FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS.

You will know you are finished with it when you get around someone who smokes and notice how rancid they smell. I had my personal car professionally shampooed just to rid it of the smell once and for all.

Good luck!
:cheers: :thumbsup:
Thanks for the good words Matada and Boingo.

Going strong this morning. I can't avoid smokers - everyone in my office smokes. But these patches are magic. Not even close to tempted. Am airing my car out this weekend to try and get the smell out.

Wow, I can't believe all the dedication on this board!!!

I only smoked for like... 3 months when I was 19. Never got addicted, but I did it because all my friends smoke, so it wasn't something I picked up on my own anyway.

I'm trying to get my b/f to quit. He works in sales, and he always says that he would quit if his job wasn't so stressful. :( I wish he'd quit for me. I hate that ash-tray taste when we kiss. :(

I have been trying to quit for a long time. The longest I have made it was a week, why I started again I don't know. It was dumb though. I also smoke and chew so it is a pain in the ass. Smokes are about $2.70 for marbs and $5 for a tin of skoal. So $8 a day gets kinda spendy.

$2.70 a pack!!?! Is that 20 or 25 pack? A 25 pack of the same smokes here is around $5.50 USD.

I have been trying to quit for a long time. The longest I have made it was a week, why I started again I don't know. It was dumb though. I also smoke and chew so it is a pain in the ass. Smokes are about $2.70 for marbs and $5 for a tin of skoal. So $8 a day gets kinda spendy.

Ai!! Ever seen a guy who's chewed for 50 years? I have. He no longer had feeling in his lips and the stuff would just dribble out...he had 2 feet of it soaking his shirt. :apuke
That should be reason to quit in itself. I wish you luck.

$2.70 a pack!!?! Is that 20 or 25 pack? A 25 pack of the same smokes here is around $5.50 USD.


never heard of a 25 pack

It's $2.70 for either a 20 or 25 pack. All major brands are about the. I think the most expensive is newports and they are about $3. You can get generics as cheap as like $1.19 a pack.

My tobacco habit, that is.

Great! Now all you have to do is quit the beer, hookers, coke and heroin and you're clean!

Great! Now all you have to do is quit the beer, hookers, coke and heroin and you're clean!
Whoa!!! I think it should be one thing at a time. All those other things you mentioned, they build character, LOL.

I don't smoke, but I just thought I'd throw in that up here in Alberta smokes are nearly $8 USD a pack for any brand. You all are getting off easy.

I smoked for about 3 years, and quit in Sept. of 2002, haven't had one since. Unfortunately, the cravings NEVER go away, you just learn how to deal with them better. I agree with Matada, the best way to stay off them is to exercise, because it reminds you of the hell your put your lungs through.

I smoked for about 3 years, and quit in Sept. of 2002, haven't had one since. Unfortunately, the cravings NEVER go away, you just learn how to deal with them better. I agree with Matada, the best way to stay off them is to exercise, because it reminds you of the hell your put your lungs through.
:sunglasse Good job. I bet your Max thanks you too.

Great! Now all you have to do is quit the beer, hookers, coke and heroin and you're clean!

A guy can do all that and live to be 110! :grinno:


But what's the point, then? :evillol:


Heartburn's slowly fading, but now I'm gonna have a real bad TUMS habit I'll have to break...