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Worried senior

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14. This year I decided I had to quit
Sat Sep 12, 2015, 11:33 AM
Sep 2015

My breathing was not good, I felt sick and last year I wasn't sure I'd live to see thing year.

May 11 was my last cigarette. I had used the patch and I smoked some with that and then I was getting hives after a while with those so having an rx for Zyban I switched to that when my smoking supplies were gone. I had been rolling my own so cheaper than a carton of cigarettes but I hated that job so it made it easier to quit.

The Zyban took the edge off but many of the food I loved tasted terrible. I don't know if cigarettes would have because I didn't smoke after starting the medication.

I know that I don't dare have just one cigarette because I'd be right back to a pack a day. I don't want to have to go thru quitting again and my family is quite proud of me so want to keep it that way.

It hasn't been too bad but to say I don't want a cigarette at times would be a lie, fortunately the craving goes away fairly quickly but I spend a lot of time on the computer.

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