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UserRemoved1 · 11-26-2003, 07:50 AM

Well I can lay in on this one with some serious experience and authority....First there are several STRENGTH levels of ZYBAN. If you experience tinnitis etc then you need to see your doctor immediately. Your prescription needs to be changed.

Here's my short story.....18 years and the last 8-10 were 2.5-3 packs a day. Wake up in the am light a butt, go to sleep at nite last thing I did was light a butt. I tried quitting 3 times without success, patch, patch, cold turkey.

Here's how I did it and how to make it work for you. Zyban and the patch..... Use the weaker patches though! I started Zyban and within 1 week not 2 I picked up a pack of cigs and said "wtf am I doing this stuff for?" threw them out and never looked back.

Now to the Zyban problems.....yep it's a mind altering drug. Two words to describe it....TECHNICOLOR DREAMS.
Waking up screaming cuz you're inside a burning building and can't get out with orange fire all around you.....waking up cuz you just got hit by a truck walking across the street......oh and theres way more (why couldn't it have been JLO dreams?)

And yes you have serious mood swings...It's a side effect. As is alot of other stuff but it's still worth enduring the side effects.

There was ONE thing though that helped me immensely in quitting.....

IDENTIFY THE TRIGGERS THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO SMOKE.

If it's coffee, make a resolve you will stay away from that for one month-I did and 31 days later I went to Dunkin Donuts and so so enjoyed that cup!
If it's drinking then STOP for 30 days. If it's driving then try to have others drive or consolidate your driving etc. If it's arguing with the wife, well ya can't throw her out but you can dream about it

You see where this is going...eliminate WHAT makes you smoke and you will easily quit. I've been smoke free for like 8 years now, and yea I've gained 75 lbs but I can still beat ya sorry smoke fileld lungs up 10 flights of stairs

One last thing....don't do what I did too, in the beginning I started s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g on lifesavers......DON'T......sugar eats the enamel off ya teeth and gives you something called hypercementium.....makes ya teeth susceptible to cold/hot. sucks.

I can honestly say that cig smoking is an addiction, quitting was one of the hardest things I ever did. And it will be with you for the rest of your life. TO THIS DAY I STILL reach for my shirt pocket to grab a smoke....I still crave for a cigarette.....but you just gotta remind yourself that it's like alcoholism and switch your thought to something else to eliminate that craving.

Hope this helps!

11-26-2003, 07:50 AM	#13
UserRemoved1 Permanently Disconnected iTrader: (-9) Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 12,647	Well I can lay in on this one with some serious experience and authority....First there are several STRENGTH levels of ZYBAN. If you experience tinnitis etc then you need to see your doctor immediately. Your prescription needs to be changed. Here's my short story.....18 years and the last 8-10 were 2.5-3 packs a day. Wake up in the am light a butt, go to sleep at nite last thing I did was light a butt. I tried quitting 3 times without success, patch, patch, cold turkey. Here's how I did it and how to make it work for you. Zyban and the patch..... Use the weaker patches though! I started Zyban and within 1 week not 2 I picked up a pack of cigs and said "wtf am I doing this stuff for?" threw them out and never looked back. Now to the Zyban problems.....yep it's a mind altering drug. Two words to describe it....TECHNICOLOR DREAMS. Waking up screaming cuz you're inside a burning building and can't get out with orange fire all around you.....waking up cuz you just got hit by a truck walking across the street......oh and theres way more (why couldn't it have been JLO dreams?) And yes you have serious mood swings...It's a side effect. As is alot of other stuff but it's still worth enduring the side effects. There was ONE thing though that helped me immensely in quitting..... IDENTIFY THE TRIGGERS THAT MAKE YOU WANT TO SMOKE. If it's coffee, make a resolve you will stay away from that for one month-I did and 31 days later I went to Dunkin Donuts and so so enjoyed that cup! If it's drinking then STOP for 30 days. If it's driving then try to have others drive or consolidate your driving etc. If it's arguing with the wife, well ya can't throw her out but you can dream about it You see where this is going...eliminate WHAT makes you smoke and you will easily quit. I've been smoke free for like 8 years now, and yea I've gained 75 lbs but I can still beat ya sorry smoke fileld lungs up 10 flights of stairs One last thing....don't do what I did too, in the beginning I started s#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g on lifesavers......DON'T......sugar eats the enamel off ya teeth and gives you something called hypercementium.....makes ya teeth susceptible to cold/hot. sucks. I can honestly say that cig smoking is an addiction, quitting was one of the hardest things I ever did. And it will be with you for the rest of your life. TO THIS DAY I STILL reach for my shirt pocket to grab a smoke....I still crave for a cigarette.....but you just gotta remind yourself that it's like alcoholism and switch your thought to something else to eliminate that craving. Hope this helps!