I forgot to tell that I am very proud of you for all you have accomplished lately. You have had people over to your house to work and I know how hard it can be letting people help you when you really want to do it all yourself. I am one of those people who wants to do it all. I had my house renovated and it took a year and a half. Luckily we had the camper to stay in or I would have lost my mind. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done. Being agoraphobic and all. You are doing get and I wanted to let you know that I have noticed how far you have come and how much progress you have made lately and in spite of your health problems. This is a major achievement. You are a great role model for us all.
Like I said I know nothing about that med. I am glad you studied it and did not just take it blind because we are all different. Tony had no problems but he has a much different personality from yours. He has probably never had a panic attack and is very laid back. I am very busy but I will look into it so I can add it to my collection of sometimes useful information. I will also ask my therapist if she has any answers because she is trying to quit also. You have the right Idea and the right attitude. I have seen you do things you didn't want to do and I have seen you go up and down trying to do them. I have also seen you succeed. This is like being caught in a snow storm on the mountain you may have to sit it out or slow down but when it clears you will still be on the mountain. You can just pick it up where you left off and keep going. I really think you can do this. The pleasure of knowing you did will be one big leap in your favour. It will be one more negative buried. You can be sure I will be there for you and you can be sure when you come up with reasons to give up I will counter them with reasons to continue. When you do not feel well remember you are not supposed to, you are withdrawing from a drug your body has got used to and wants to continue with, but it is a drug that it does not really need. Take as long as you need just don't give up.
Yes I have decided to try and quit smoking/ using nicotine again. I have looked at the sister site and am not sure what I think of it yet. I first came here at the suggestion of a person on another quit smoking site. He felt that the depression center and the panic center could help me deal with the anxiety/depression that I was having such a hard time dealing with, without nicotine. If you remember I first came to the depression center because I was having a problem dealing with my emotions and my grief after I quit smoking. I was looking for answers and help with these problems and wanted to get a handle on it and try to quit smoking again. So I am anxious and scared about the anxiety/depression and emotions that I am going to have to deal with, with out nicotine in my system. It is a drug and I think of it as my medication of choice that I use to deal these problems. It has just gotten to where it is affecting my physical health in a very bad way now. I really hope I make it this time, for my sake
Thanks for the info. I have a box of that med in my closet but have not tired it. Last time I went cold turkey like you did. This time I am trying to ween myself of like everyone else does here with their meds. I read up on that med and they have had a large number of suicides and some homicides that where committed by people on that medication. The food and drug administration has put a Black Box warning on that med here in the states and my insurance ChampVa did not cover because it is to risky. With my personality and my history of depression and acute anxiety attacks and the attempted suicide in my past this medication is to way to risky for me. As for working on both sites I plan on doing both if possible. Last time I gave up nicotine my anxiety and depression became a real problem for me and I relapsed. I do need to learn how to deal with my emotions with out nicotine. It is a drug and I use it like a med to deal with my anxiety and depression. I am going to try and do both. I'll just have to see how it goes. Today is day one and my anxiety is getting to me already. Thank you Davit for being there for me like you always have been. You are one of the few people that I can count on to be there.
Shadowkins and Red, great job at lowering your cigarettes! It is a hard thing to quit.
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This is the name of the prescription drug that Tony used. Champex. Look it up on the net or ask your doctor, all I know is he said it worked when nothing else did. I hope you can work both sites because you are too valuable to not be on this one.
I wish you all the best on your efforts to quit smoking. Its hard but you have succeeded at much more difficult things ,so this should be much easier. I used to smoke about 1 1/2 packs a day years ago, then with my son having asthma we had to stop smoking in the house. From that I went down to 1/2 a pack a day, still smoking but alot less.
I had almost quit just before my surgery and I had bought the nicotine inhalers as well as the gum, but then the anxiety problem surfaced so up went the smoking. Shooot! Well one hurdle at a time.
Good luck to you! Oh! and yes your roses are just beautiful ....can't help but smile when I see the photo. Wish it was a scratch and sniff screen lol
