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[wvdisluv2]

Hmmmmmm. DD and DH may owe you one! Maybe I will try it. Flying to Orlando would be the flight to try it on as its only an hour or so from our home (as compared to 9-10 of driving).

I would at least try it~I'm a serious chicken when it comes to flying (I think it is a control thing) but I did fine I'd take the 1 hr flight over 9-10 hrs of driving any day! We're doing a flight to Anchorage AL for a cruise this August and you can BET there will be a xanax involved lol!

My DH may owe you He has been REALLY patient for the last 51 days and if an emergency xanax prescription would make my (aka his) life easier~he's gonna love you

C. Ann....how is he doing?

 

[luvsJack]

I would at least try it~I'm a serious chicken when it comes to flying (I think it is a control thing) but I did fine I'd take the 1 hr flight over 9-10 hrs of driving any day! We're doing a flight to Anchorage AL for a cruise this August and you can BET there will be a xanax involved lol!

My DH may owe you He has been REALLY patient for the last 51 days and if an emergency xanax prescription would make my (aka his) life easier~he's gonna love you

C. Ann....how is he doing?

Dh is a lot of the reason I asked the dr. about my anxiety. He didn't want me to smoke but sure was wanting to see the my "reaction to the anxiety" go away too. --and the control thing is exactly my problem with flying!

C. Ann--if he is still tempted; I PROMISE if you can get him to take a long walk it will help. I guess the exercise helps the stress/anxiety.

 

[Laurabearz]

Me too...I tried Chantix last summer and had some of the most bizarre dreams I've ever had in my life!

Maybe you should send those into Universal for HHN ideas.

As you can see it's been over a year for me, and I swear I really want a smoke right now (doing a garage sale so high stress lol)

Several deep breaths in a row help a lot.

 

[bumbershoot]

That isn't true for everyone. I have not smoked in over seven years, but I could pick it up again and be right back where I was. I LIKED smoking and if it wasn't a health concern and so expensive, I would still smoke.

True. My mom was like that until the very last time she quit. And even a decade+ after that, she had to keep herself from starting up again...she quit at 35 and she went to a Joan Jett concert at around 52 in a small smoky club in northern VA...had to restrain herself from asking someone for a cigarette. Her husband wasn't like that at all, he was done and he was done, no urges. But my mom was different. Then again, she started at 15 and was never sick from it, she was instantly addicted she always told us (trying to make sure we knew that we shouldn't even try one, it worked), so she had a REALLY strong "relationship" with cigarettes.


C.Ann I hope he's doing well! But if he did crack under pressure, he can quit again. My mom had a few solid attempts before the last time she quit.

 

[Aardvarks]

This is as a result of the treatment.

He has been blocking his desire for nicotine with this prodoct and yet the nicotine receptors in the brain are still on full craving mode.

What would help is some therapeutic nictitine replacement in the form of patches, lozenges or gum. This will allow the nicotine receptors to be satisfied. Then all you do is cut down gradually the amount of patches, gum or lozenges that you take, thgus allowing the nicotine receptors in the brain to calm down gradually.

At the moment because he has stopped taking his Champix he is back at cold turkey level.

In the UK we only use this product after two previous failed attemps and the usage is for 12 weeks, followed by a futher 12 weeks if the cravings still persist

 

[PatsMom]

C. Ann - I hope he made it through without smoking. I know how hard it is. I quit over 2 1/2 years ago, also with the help of Chantix. I took it for a little longer than the 12 weeks and it really helped. But I could still start smoking again at any time - every day is a struggle so I can feel for him. Telling him not to smoke won't help - he knows he shouldn't. It would just irritate me. I do find that distractions like taking a walk help a lot. Its like an alcoholic - you need to get through that moment when you really, really feel like you need a smoke.

I also take ativan which seems to work better than Xanax for me. Smoking can be an anxiety related thing and medication can help. I don't take it often but when I know that I will be dealing with an anxiety causing situation I have the medication to help out.

 

[ericamanda01]

I quit using Chantix and it worked like a charm. But I made the same mistake your SIL is making. I started smoking within a month. I am going to try again this summer but I am already prepared to stay on the meds for the long haul.

 

[DVC~OKW~96]

Having been a heavy smoker, and having now quit for 8 years, this is what I can share.

Having that cigarette won't change a thing. It won't make the stress level go down. It won't fix the problem that is causing the stress. It won't provide insight into the problem for resolution. It will spike your BP, make you feel like a failure, and jeopardize your health, yet again.

Pushing past the stressors is the key to remaining "a quitter." In times of stress we revert to that which we know best. So if cigarette smoking is what we know best in dealing with stressors in our lives, that is going to be the primary response to stress (the desire for a cigarette).

Remembering that the cigarette will do nothing at all to help, and everything to hurt, may just be the thought that can get the "quitter" through the dangerous time.

 

[C.Ann]

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[Serena]

I wish him and all of you the best. And I hope the drama stays to a minimum.

 

[DznyLvr2005]

DD's DH quit smoking awhile back - using the Chantix.. After he went from the smallest dose up to the twice a day, he chose a date, quit smoking, and after one month of the twice-a-day pill, stopped taking it..

Right now - this very minute - there is something very, very aggravating going on for him and twice he has mentioned going to the store for cigarettes..

What can we say that might help prevent him from doing that? If we can stall him until 9 p.m., the General Store will be closed and he won't drive all the way over to town..

When he stopped taking the pills after he finished the starter pack I told him he should have continued on for the full 3 months, but he thought he had kicked the habit for good..

I know alot of people that took chantix and it made them crazy! They were having wierd dreams, sweats, wierd thoughts, etc...
He should try ear zapping for smoke quitting. It worked for DH until we went to Disney and he HAD to smoke when we were there. lol

 

[wvdisluv2]

I know alot of people that took chantix and it made them crazy! They were having wierd dreams, sweats, wierd thoughts, etc...
He should try ear zapping for smoke quitting. It worked for DH until we went to Disney and he HAD to smoke when we were there. lol

Curious...what is "ear zapping" ?

 

[DznyLvr2005]

Curious...what is "ear zapping" ?

This is the best article I can find that describes it. DH only did the ear. It took about 30 minitues to complete. The laser can go up to no. 10 which is the most painful, but probably works the best. It feels like a bee sting.
They have a 95% success rate. If it doesn't work, he would do it again no charge. It costs alot, $200. But that's nothing compared to what it costs to smoke these days. $10 a PACK in NY where we live!!!!!

Often called laser acupuncture, the technique shines a cold, painless laser on 27 pressure points including the ear, nose and wrist.

"This laser just simply balances out the endorphins -- increases and balances them and gets the body in a nice, even keel. They leave very relaxed, and it's long lasting, as long as they don't smoke," said Steve Mocanu, Anne Penman Laser Therapy franchise owner.

The results can be measured with a breath test that monitors carbon monoxide levels in the body. Carbon monoxide levels in heavy smokers can run as high as 20 percent. McCausland has lowered her level from 8.6 percent to .9 percent.

 

[wvdisluv2]

This is the best article I can find that describes it. DH only did the ear. It took about 30 minitues to complete. The laser can go up to no. 10 which is the most painful, but probably works the best. It feels like a bee sting.
They have a 95% success rate. If it doesn't work, he would do it again no charge. It costs alot, $200. But that's nothing compared to what it costs to smoke these days. $10 a PACK in NY where we live!!!!!

Often called laser acupuncture, the technique shines a cold, painless laser on 27 pressure points including the ear, nose and wrist.

"This laser just simply balances out the endorphins -- increases and balances them and gets the body in a nice, even keel. They leave very relaxed, and it's long lasting, as long as they don't smoke," said Steve Mocanu, Anne Penman Laser Therapy franchise owner.

The results can be measured with a breath test that monitors carbon monoxide levels in the body. Carbon monoxide levels in heavy smokers can run as high as 20 percent. McCausland has lowered her level from 8.6 percent to .9 percent.

Thanks for the explanation~ouch! But I agree, it's worth it to quit smoking I still have hard "moments" but nothing that has resulted in going back to smoking as of yet, I take it one day at a time though Your Emma is such a cutie!!!!

 

[luvsJack]

C. Ann--after reading your description of the situation, I am going to bet that very little is going to help. Its just going to take sheer will power! In those kind of stressful situations, a smoker or ex-smoker is going to want to smoke just like an emotional eater who has lost 100 lbs is still going to want to eat (I know because I do that too). We all have our "stress relievers" and your dd's and sil's happens to be smoking. If the situation stays as stressful has it sounds, they may have a set back or two. That doesn't mean they should give up. They need to take one day at a time an when the going gets really rough take a walk or a drive and leave the situation if only for a few minutes. I

t sounds like this person causing all of this has been doing this for awhile and is probably not going to change? Sometimes you really do have to step away even if you do have to see someone hurt. Its hard to watch but you can't let yourself be sick with the stress and worry because of someone else's constant stupid actions.

If the anxiety is really, really bad for him, I would strongly suggest that he talk to a dr. about xanax or ativan. Taking xanax has less side effects than I ever had with chantix and its a lot less expensive--it wouldn't have helped me quit like chantix did but it is certainly helping me to stay quit.