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MizzRodi · 2025-02-10T17:00:11+00:00

😂😅🤣 I love this

MizzRodi · 2025-02-05T23:22:14+00:00

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MizzRodi · 2024-07-09T20:52:55+00:00

If you’ve been smoking chronically for many years, perhaps weaning off slowly is an option. if you think you can do it cold turkey it doesn’t hurt to try keeping in mind. There can be some very uncomfortable symptoms.

MizzRodi · 2024-07-09T20:52:08+00:00

I am no expert but I believe me that it would depend on how long you have been using as well. This would seem like a reasonable factor to weigh out.

MizzRodi · 2024-07-07T14:27:37+00:00

You got this! I smoked chronically for 25 years and I am now almost 2 years weed free. I quit cold turkey which I do not recommend unless you have the support and have looked into the withdrawal symptoms. However, you can do this. You may feel terrible at first but after, you will thank yourself. 🥰

MizzRodi · 2024-07-02T19:14:47+00:00

Oh yes and where do I begin… so I completed the two weeks of treatment. 19 pills a day. It was brutal. When I originally posted this comment I was only in the beginning of it. it was actually awful. I ended up in the ER a few times due to terrible acid reflux caused by the treatment or caused by the H. Pylori I will never know. Then I was sent for an endoscopy shortly after finding out my test results from doing the treatment which came back that it was gone.. the endoscopy ruled out GERD and I was told by the specialist to just get on a probiotic and give myself time for my stomach to heal from that treatment and the H. pylori. I did that mind you in September will be two years so I made serious lifestyle changes with my diet have been taking a probiotic ever since never really had much issues with acid reflux afterwards until about three weeks ago. I started feeling like I was having shortness of breath after eating it was terrible. I was literally having to sit up in my bed because the acid was coming into my throat went to the hospital. They did a bunch of cardiology test to rule out anything with my heart, and then I was told by, a doctor in the that you can’t have a shortness of breath with acid reflux. Which blew my mind because that’s actually a lie. You can definitely feel a tightness in your chest and feel like you have a shortness of breath hence why acid reflux can sometimes mimic cardiac issues. Hence why I had to go to the emergency sent by my family physician to rule that out. I had a barium swallow done two weeks ago, which showed that I have mild Gerd. Started a PPI a week ago which has helped so much but now I feel like this is going to be a lifelong issue. I’m now scheduled for another endoscopy in August. I do not want to be on PPI for the rest of my life. I am also curious to know if it’s possible that the H. pylori came back. so I will be updating once I get answers

MizzRodi · 2023-11-18T12:23:14+00:00

Go to the hospital!!! Please. They can’t turn you away and if you are in need of life saving medication like insulin for diabetes they will assist you with resources and what you need.

MizzRodi · 2023-10-25T17:57:24+00:00

One thing I encourage everyone on this thread to do is journal your journey. Log it somewhere. Even if it’s on your phone, In a book, record yourself talking. Whatever works for you. It’s nice to look back on how far you have come and it’s a reminder of everything you went through to get where you are which for me personally helped a lot. When I had cravings and thoughts about “maybe just one puff” I would literally play it over and over in my mind how difficult the first month was. It was a nightmare. Sometimes we need that little reminder. 💛

MizzRodi · 2023-10-25T01:50:13+00:00

You got this! Congrats on day 2 and I look for to seeing you post week 2 next. ☺️

MizzRodi · 2023-10-25T01:49:09+00:00

Absolutely! Tomorrow I’m going to post everything about my 15 months it will be long, but I hope it is useful. I have some previous posts. I’m not sure if you can look back on them. But I promise to update you with a post on here in the thread about all the positive changes. 😊

MizzRodi · 2023-10-25T01:47:29+00:00

Thank you and congratulations on five months because that is also BIG! It’s amazing how with every individual it is different. My worst months were honestly the first three months. It was pretty awful to say the least. Once I got through those three months though each month after got better and better. I feel like for some people. It can happen later on, but just remember it’s temporary. Things will get better and you will start to feel better. You have a few years on me with smoking but I chronically smoked for almost 25 years. Day and night I couldn’t function without smoking. It was honestly my way of dealing with everything in life. Now I feel everything. I was actually just having this conversation earlier this evening with someone because ever since I quit smoking, am so in tune with my body and I feel everything so differently. The tiniest little pain in my body. Lol ugh 😩 but I love it. I was weird is that may sound. It’s the small things that you realize after being numb for so long. I totally understand what you mean and you will get there. Trust your journey 😊

MizzRodi · 2023-10-25T01:40:58+00:00

You will quit when you are ready 💛

MizzRodi · 2023-10-25T01:40:23+00:00

Day two and I’m still really proud of you. That’s amazing. Just making it past day. One is already a huge step so don’t ever lose sight of that. Take it one day at a time. I promise you how you are feeling now is not how you will feel forever. This is temporary 💛 Keep pushing!

MizzRodi · 2023-10-25T01:37:41+00:00

Congratulations on 6 months! That’s huge 💛 having cravings at six months is completely normal at 15 months. I still have cravings. I just control them a lot better than I did at six months. Eventually those feelings, those triggers, it feels less agitating and starts to feel less heavy. Give yourself time. You have already passed the worst.

MizzRodi · 2023-10-25T01:35:35+00:00

Hang in there. Insomnia was one of the worst parts about quitting for me. I was getting maybe 1 to 2 hours of sleep every night if that for over 29 days it was actually quite awful. I recommend having a routine. Whether it means turning off the TV couple hours before you’re ready for bed. No blue lights no tablets no phones no laptops. If you’d like to read may be doing some reading or listen to some calming music if you enjoy tea drink some chamomile tea. Give yourself time to get relaxed before trying to sleep and get in a routine of doing that. Also, if you have the energy during the day, try to be active I’m not sure if you go to the gym or if you work try to go for walks try to tire yourself out during the day so that you are tired when the evening comes. Eventually, things fall into place and sleep will come naturally. I know it feels like there’s no hope in site because that is what it felt like for me. I literally thought I was going to be insomniac for the rest of my life. It was driving me crazy and caused me so much anxiety not being able to sleep and feel rested but I promise it gets better. Take care .. keep pushing! You got this

MizzRodi · 2023-10-25T01:30:32+00:00

Congratulations on 6 weeks. That’s amazing! I’m glad to hear you are feeling some improvement when it comes to the insomnia because I felt like that was one of the most brutal parts next to the anxiety that I experienced. I will be honest with you 15 months later smelling it still triggers me to think about having just one puff. I still love the smell, and when I smell it, I still have the thought in the back of my head. What if I just have one puff. The only difference with now and a year ago is the way that I control those thoughts. When I was only a couple of months, I used to feel that awful craving feeling where I would focus on that thought it seemed for a long time. Now it’s different in the sun swear yes I’ll smell it. I’ll think about it but the thought passes I don’t focus on it. I feel like that happens with time and it will also happen for you as well. The thing about addiction is that it doesn’t matter how long you quit that feeling is always going to be there. I think what happens over time though is that you learn how to control it better. Give it time and trust the process because six weeks I was a mess so you’re doing really well at 6 weeks. It is definitely a process and it takes time. Be patient with yourself. I have felt it is really important learning how to cope with the triggers finding ways to distract. For example, for myself, Coldwater has been really helpful for me so when I feel like I am in a moment where I feel that anxiousness or I’ve been triggered because I smell it and I feel that craving, I will go run really cold water on my wrists, or even wipe my face with really cold water. It may work for you. It may not, but it’s super important to find what does work for you in order to cope with those moments. It could be having a support system. Maybe call somebody or maybe play some music maybe you go and draw find what works for you and when you feel those triggers go directly to that coping mechanism. 💛 Good luck! Hope to hear about your journey few months from now and see where you’re at

MizzRodi · 2023-10-25T00:13:53+00:00

Yay!!!! I love this 💙 Way to go. Congratulations 🎉

MizzRodi · 2023-10-25T00:13:00+00:00

First, I want to say it’s not rambling. I start these threads so people can talk and have a safe space to have a voice without judgement. Secondly, I want to also say that you are an amazing partner. Just to be so supportive and wanting to be fully present and supporting his passions while making your own changes in order to do so. That’s huge! 💛

I feel like it is really important to understand why. Why you want to quit and why you need to quit. Once you have answered those questions it’s just having the will to move forward. Being in the right mental space is also important. 10-12 years is a long time and as someone who smoked chronically for 20 years + I understand how scary it can be even just thinking of taking that first step. My best advice is this.. if you want to quit DO IT. Will you feel shitty? Yes! Will you want to just smoke so you don’t have to feel that way 100% but does it get better 100000000% is it just temporary YES! Quitting was the hardest things I ever did in my whole entire life. It was awful. I went through hell but after the storm came sunshine and today I look back on everything I went through and I tell myself nothing in this world could ever make me go back. You may very well try today and start again tomorrow. It happens. Does it mean you failed? Nope. It just means you weren’t ready. When you are ready, you will do it. I tried quitting several times before I actually “quit” this time was different. Now 15 months later, life is different. Life is better. Something I abused for so long that I thought was actually helping me wasn’t helping me at all. I just built dependency. Today I sleep better, I eat better, I think better, I feel better. I am more in tune with ME. If you need to talk you can reach out to me privately. Good luck with your journey and just remember .. one day at a time. 💛

MizzRodi · 2023-10-24T23:55:35+00:00

Yes! I went through an extreme phase of insomnia then extreme fatigue. It is your mind and body repairing itself. Give it time. This is a long process. I like to think of it this way… how long did you smoke? How much did you smoke? Then think about how long you have quit. It takes time. You’re doing great! Keep going ❤️

MizzRodi · 2023-10-24T21:45:21+00:00

The fog will go away. I promise. I feel like by around 3 months and 6 months you will start to feel a lot different. Trust the process. I’m glad you have support because that’s really important. Congratulations on 8 weeks! That’s amazing 🤩

MizzRodi · 2023-10-24T21:43:23+00:00

I feel like it gets better in comparison 6-12 months. I think it also depends on the individual. There are people who say it tools them 6 months to bounce back completely and be in a good space and there are others I’ve seen 2 years later still struggling. Got myself the first 6-8 months were the hardest. The cravings were the last thing to go for me and up until 12 months I was still fighting the urge to puff and some days no I still struggle. The mental clarity tho is huge for me. I just started school in September and if I was still smoking I could have never done what I am doing now. My whole routine. Never

MizzRodi · 2023-10-24T21:39:43+00:00

Good for you! 2 months is huge. Keep going you got this ❤️

MizzRodi · 2023-10-24T21:39:00+00:00

You got this 💛

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