A) Zyban (one a day in the morning) + nicotine lozenges for the first 11 weeks then just the Zyban
B) Never went more than 5 days cold turkey in my life (and that was after hypnotism!) so I knew I had to use nicotine products to kick start me.
(btw been smoking 40 years, average annual quit attempts = 2 per year, this is the 2nd longest quit ever and the last one was 9 months on nicorette gum)
Zyban
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 3/17/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 123
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 2,462
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] �307.5
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 15 [B]Hrs:[/B] 23 [B]Mins:[/B] 8 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7
Sorry, Mr. Ed.
I forgot the second question. And I got my numbers wrong. I started cold turkey and was about to chew my arm off when a co-worker offered me the gum. I bought some and used it for a couple of days. But then I read that whyquit site where using an aid is evil, plus my jaw was sore, so I stopped the gum.
Obviously, there was no planning in my quit. :p
Rusty
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/13/2004
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 580
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 16,258
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2030
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 79 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 57 [B]Seconds:[/B] 14
Just want to comment that the idea of the government providing support to people is such a magnificent concept, and therefore not available in Florida.
Rusty ;)
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/13/2004
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 586
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 16,417
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $2051
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 80 [B]Hrs:[/B] 15 [B]Mins:[/B] 43 [B]Seconds:[/B] 44
I used the patch for 10 weeks.
I thought about doing it cold turkey but decided that i wanted as much help as possible ;)
Rachel x
Two years, four months, two weeks, six days, 22 hours, 40 minutes and 22 seconds. 17438 cigarettes not smoked, saving �3,923.56. Life saved: 8 weeks, 4 days, 13 hours, 10 minutes.
Using "aids" to help with your quit doesn't make you any less strong than someone who quits cold turkey.
We are all amazing - regardless of what method we choose :)
(Mr Ed.....it will be interesting to see the results of your survey when you have completed them ~ I look forward to it :))
Rachel
Two years, four months, three weeks, two days, 21 hours, 30 minutes and 57 seconds. 17497 cigarettes not smoked, saving �3,936.84. Life saved: 8 weeks, 4 days, 18 hours, 5 minutes.