Was a smoker for over thirty years. Switched to vaping thinking it would help me quit- it made it worse.

By this time I feared I was destined to die painfully of lung cancer. So…. Nothing to loose, right? It was here that I came up with my ridiculous plan- a Hail Mary of sorts-

My plan, was that I would switch back to analogs for about 6 months to ensure I was over the vape, and deeply back in the comfort-zone of my addiction, then I would pull the rug out from under it by getting on the Wellbutrin smoking cessation program.

Basically, it went like this:

For goo and comfy with my pack-a-day habit, then picked my start date to quit. In this day, per instructions, I started taking one pill every morning while still smoking. Then, after three or four days- it goes up to two pills a day. But you’re still okay to continue smoking a week later. Meaning, don’t worry if you are still smoking this deep in- it’s part of it and is totally fine.

After about a week and a half. I would wake up and forget that I usually needed a smoke. So I’d smoke- many hours later. After a few days of this, it became a chore. Also, it was kinda gross and did nothing at all for me, so I just…. stopped.

Essentially, this is how it works as it was explained to me:

Before you smoked, your body created the joy endorphins (whatever they’re called) and all was fine. However, after a while and enough nicotine, you stop making this naturally and just get it from the nicotine.

And this is why quitting is a BITCH!

In the first few weeks of quitting, your body hasn’t re-learned how to start creating the joy juice yet. So you’re going without. This is the anxiety, anger, jitters, etc… in a word:

WITHDRAWL.

This is where Wellbutrin comes in. It helps the body create the serotonin or whatever until your body can keep up on its own.

I was able to stop the Wellbutrin after about a month and a half.

Since then, I have lost my best friend of thirty years to an overdose, our 15 year old dog died in my lap, and my mother ended up in a coma 3,000 miles away while I had a massive sinus infection and was told under no circumstances could I fly to her.

Not a single urge to smoke through any of that.

Lastly, and for the record, I HATE typing this much, so- I REALLY hope this helps at least someone. And I’ll be glad to answer any questions for anyone wanting to try this themselves.

YOU can quit. You CAN quit.

Could it be that they’re morons? I mean. No offense to those in the armed services, but there’s a reason the minimum IQ requirements to enlist is roughly 20 points below the average score.

This doesn’t mean that our armed service members are all idiots, but it does illustrate the fact that there idiots allowed to walk among the ranks.

Because ghosts don’t exist.