Was a smoker for over thirty years. Switched to vaping thinking it would help me quit- it made it worse.
By this time I feared I was destined to die painfully of lung cancer. So…. Nothing to loose, right? It was here that I came up with my ridiculous plan- a Hail Mary of sorts-
My plan, was that I would switch back to analogs for about 6 months to ensure I was over the vape, and deeply back in the comfort-zone of my addiction, then I would pull the rug out from under it by getting on the Wellbutrin smoking cessation program.
Basically, it went like this:
For goo and comfy with my pack-a-day habit, then picked my start date to quit. In this day, per instructions, I started taking one pill every morning while still smoking. Then, after three or four days- it goes up to two pills a day. But you’re still okay to continue smoking a week later. Meaning, don’t worry if you are still smoking this deep in- it’s part of it and is totally fine.
After about a week and a half. I would wake up and forget that I usually needed a smoke. So I’d smoke- many hours later. After a few days of this, it became a chore. Also, it was kinda gross and did nothing at all for me, so I just…. stopped.
Essentially, this is how it works as it was explained to me:
Before you smoked, your body created the joy endorphins (whatever they’re called) and all was fine. However, after a while and enough nicotine, you stop making this naturally and just get it from the nicotine.
And this is why quitting is a BITCH!
In the first few weeks of quitting, your body hasn’t re-learned how to start creating the joy juice yet. So you’re going without. This is the anxiety, anger, jitters, etc… in a word:
WITHDRAWL.
This is where Wellbutrin comes in. It helps the body create the serotonin or whatever until your body can keep up on its own.
I was able to stop the Wellbutrin after about a month and a half.
Since then, I have lost my best friend of thirty years to an overdose, our 15 year old dog died in my lap, and my mother ended up in a coma 3,000 miles away while I had a massive sinus infection and was told under no circumstances could I fly to her.
Not a single urge to smoke through any of that.
Lastly, and for the record, I HATE typing this much, so- I REALLY hope this helps at least someone. And I’ll be glad to answer any questions for anyone wanting to try this themselves.
Was a smoker for over thirty years. Switched to vaping thinking it would help me quit- it made it worse.
By this time I feared I was destined to die painfully of lung cancer. So…. Nothing to loose, right? It was here that I came up with my ridiculous plan- a Hail Mary of sorts-
My plan, was that I would switch back to analogs for about 6 months to ensure I was over the vape, and deeply back in the comfort-zone of my addiction, then I would pull the rug out from under it by getting on the Wellbutrin smoking cessation program.
Basically, it went like this:
For goo and comfy with my pack-a-day habit, then picked my start date to quit. In this day, per instructions, I started taking one pill every morning while still smoking. Then, after three or four days- it goes up to two pills a day. But you’re still okay to continue smoking a week later. Meaning, don’t worry if you are still smoking this deep in- it’s part of it and is totally fine.
After about a week and a half. I would wake up and forget that I usually needed a smoke. So I’d smoke- many hours later. After a few days of this, it became a chore. Also, it was kinda gross and did nothing at all for me, so I just…. stopped.
Essentially, this is how it works as it was explained to me:
Before you smoked, your body created the joy endorphins (whatever they’re called) and all was fine. However, after a while and enough nicotine, you stop making this naturally and just get it from the nicotine.
And this is why quitting is a BITCH!
In the first few weeks of quitting, your body hasn’t re-learned how to start creating the joy juice yet. So you’re going without. This is the anxiety, anger, jitters, etc… in a word:
WITHDRAWL.
This is where Wellbutrin comes in. It helps the body create the serotonin or whatever until your body can keep up on its own.
I was able to stop the Wellbutrin after about a month and a half.
Since then, I have lost my best friend of thirty years to an overdose, our 15 year old dog died in my lap, and my mother ended up in a coma 3,000 miles away while I had a massive sinus infection and was told under no circumstances could I fly to her.
Not a single urge to smoke through any of that.
Lastly, and for the record, I HATE typing this much, so- I REALLY hope this helps at least someone. And I’ll be glad to answer any questions for anyone wanting to try this themselves.
YOU can quit. You CAN quit.