Cutting down on my smoking nearly killed me!

[pushpills]

Originally Posted by Red

Ephedra will fuck your system up so bad. It speeds up your heart rate, while constricting your blood vessles causing your blood pressure to soar. Same as methamphetamine, that's why it's an ingredient. Makes no difference if you smoke or ingest it, the effect on your heart is there.

lol, yea well welcome to the world of cigarette smoking! does the same thing!

[TheEnforcer]

I wish good fortune on anyone trying to quit. Considering both my parents are lifelong smokers (one cigarettes and one pipe tobacco) it's pretty lucky that I had that nasty encounter at a young age.

[selena]

I had a similiar progression, Grump. First went the powder and nearly all pills. Next weed. Fast forward a handful or so of years, then tobacco. Now my drinking is practically nil, compared to how it has been at times.

I still love a glass of wine and/or a xanax though. I don't seem to have the ability to relax naturally.

[Newton]

Welcome to Oprano hannibal thanks for the great link will check it out ..

[Red]

Welcome to Oprano Hannibal.

[MorganGrayson]

Welcome, Hannibal! Thanks for the advice on the book! Five points!

[selena]

This is kind of a sweet motivational tool from http://www.quitnet.com

The site has a great deal of information/support. I never posted there much, because I did not what to hang out with a bunch of people who were talking about wanting to smoke.

My personal stats:

My Stats:
Your Quit Date is: 8/13/2001 Is this still your
Quit Date? Yes No Time Smoke-Free: 1515 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes and 36 seconds Cigarettes NOT smoked: 53045 Lifetime Saved: 13 months, 15 days, 4 hours Money Saved: $8,616.56

[Trev]

Originally Posted by selena

This is kind of a sweet motivational tool from http://www.quitnet.com

The site has a great deal of information/support. I never posted there much, because I did not what to hang out with a bunch of people who were talking about wanting to smoke.

My personal stats:

My Stats:
Your Quit Date is: 8/13/2001 Is this still your
Quit Date? Yes No Time Smoke-Free: 1515 days, 13 hours, 42 minutes and 36 seconds Cigarettes NOT smoked: 53045 Lifetime Saved: 13 months, 15 days, 4 hours Money Saved: $8,616.56

lmao, I thought I'd seen it all.... good link selena

[selena]

Thanks, Trev!

I know the money saved has got to be higher, because it is calculating it on the cost of my brand of smokes when I quit.

I felt faintly ill when I looked at the number not smoked, to be truthful.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by selena

Thanks, Trev!

I know the money saved has got to be higher, because it is calculating it on the cost of my brand of smokes when I quit.

I felt faintly ill when I looked at the number not smoked, to be truthful.

Looking at the "Lifetime Saved" is another chiller.

[hannibal]

Thanks for the welcome everyone

Give the book a go Trev, you won't regret it.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by hannibal

Thanks for the welcome everyone

Give the book a go Trev, you won't regret it.

I'm going to, plus it's cheaper than a couple of packs of smokes... I pay US$ for the book and UK£ for smokes.

Again thanks

[ReighlynnRaine]

Welcome Hannibal.


As for switching smoking for diet pills. Uhm no. It's like trading up in the world of vices. While smoking is definatly bad for you, diet pills are worse. Completely ignoring the long term health risks, if you smoke to many cigs at one time you'll get a nasty cough and maybe barf your brains out. Take too many diet pills at one time and hello aneurism.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by ReighlynnRaine

Welcome Hannibal.


As for switching smoking for diet pills. Uhm no. It's like trading up in the world of vices. While smoking is definatly bad for you, diet pills are worse. Completely ignoring the long term health risks, if you smoke to many cigs at one time you'll get a nasty cough and maybe barf your brains out. Take too many diet pills at one time and hello aneurism.

Watch out for decongestant pills, the Boots home brand are full of ephedrine's. Nightmare.