Comments on: Be a Quitter https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/23/be-a-quitter/ Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:29:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: DuWayne https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/23/be-a-quitter/#comment-534732 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:29:12 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/23/be-a-quitter/#comment-534732 erin –

Unfortunately, I have to pay out of pocket for my meds and I’m already taking more meds than I particularly want to (the Wellbutrin is actually for moderating depression, bipolar II and ADHD – the helping me quit smoking is just a bonus – and I am also taking Clonidine (also good for all that ails me), Ritalin and have a script for Xanax, which I almost never take).

But I got a e-cig, which has been remarkably more effective than I could have dreamed. I’ve only smoked two and a third cigarettes thus far today – as apposed to ten or twelve by this point. So I am really doing well and expect to actually smoke my last, well before I initially planned.

]]> By: erin https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/23/be-a-quitter/#comment-534731 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:13:23 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/23/be-a-quitter/#comment-534731 Hi DuWayne –
I tried patches/gums/inhalers, Wellbutrin, and a few less well-scientifically documented “cures”. I don’t know if you’ve tried it yet, but Chantix really worked far, far better than Wellbutrin for me. Only problem is that it’s way more expensive and my insurance didn’t cover it (so the 2 months came to about $350 out of pocket).
If the Wellbutrin’s killing the cravings, that’s great, but if not, I’d seriously recommend trying Chantix if you can access it.
-erin

]]> By: ppnl https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/23/be-a-quitter/#comment-534730 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:25:27 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/23/be-a-quitter/#comment-534730 Smoking is evil I lost both parents to lung cancer. If ever there was a personal fight worth fighting this is it.

]]> By: DuWayne https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/04/23/be-a-quitter/#comment-534729 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:52:15 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/04/23/be-a-quitter/#comment-534729 Thanks Greg…

I have, by the way, smoked less than a third of what I have been smoking lately, since getting my e-cig (nicotine vaporizer). I go to see my doctor tomorrow and will be doubling my dose of Wellbutrin (aka Zyban) and expect that I will actually have tobacco left, after I smoke my last one.

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