# Dec 27, 2005 \[quit smoking\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 27, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471 "2015-12-27T17:02:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![catflea12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@catflea12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catflea12)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/1 "2015-12-27T17:02:08Z")
Dec 27, 2005 was the day I quit smoking! Ten years, woohoo! ---
**Author:** ![Cognoscant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Cognoscant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cognoscant)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/2 "2015-12-27T17:02:44Z")
Congratulations and happy anniversary! ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/3 "2015-12-27T17:20:58Z")
THAT’S what I need–a cigarette! Congrats. You are over the hump, and it slowly gets easier from here, but the monkey may never leave. Just remind yourself of the bullshit the smokers in your life have to go through for a fix. And the crazy cost; when I started I could get a pack for four bits while today they seem to have been marked up by Martin Shkreli. Take joy from the strength you have shown; heroin addicts have said that getting clean was easier than quitting smoking. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/4 "2015-12-27T17:35:01Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/5 "2015-12-27T17:57:48Z")
I love hearing my friends talk about their experiences after they quit smoking. The extra energy, improved sense of taste and smell, etc. Congrats on 10 years! ---
**Author:** ![catflea12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@catflea12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catflea12)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/6 "2015-12-27T18:24:27Z")
What I really like about not smoking is the extra money and the fact that I don’t have to find a place to light up. Non-smoking hotels, bars, stores, etc are all right also. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/7 "2015-12-27T19:30:15Z")
> [@catflea12](#): > > Dec 27, 2005 was the day I quit smoking! Ten years, woohoo! Congrats! I get to make the same celebration during 2016! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/8 "2015-12-27T19:57:47Z")
Ten years! Impressive! Well done! ---
**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/9 "2015-12-27T22:22:18Z")
Quitters never win. 😛 Congratulations 😃 and happy anniversary. I’m only 365 days behind you, so I know exactly what you’ve gone through. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2015, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/10 "2015-12-27T22:53:29Z")
Well done! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/11 "2015-12-28T02:17:36Z")
Congratulations! Well-done! ---
**Author:** ![ChickenLegs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@ChickenLegs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChickenLegs)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/12 "2015-12-28T02:37:59Z")
A damned hard thing to do. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/13 "2015-12-28T02:40:27Z")
I’m about 8 years and 9 months behind you. Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/14 "2015-12-29T08:33:42Z")
I’ve made the title more descriptive. ---
**Author:** ![OffByOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/45deac/32.png) [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/15 "2015-12-29T19:55:49Z")
Quitting smoking was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, so I salute you! ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/16 "2015-12-29T20:50:36Z")
The monkey does eventually leave. I quit over 50 years ago (when cigarettes cost 2 bits) and am revolted by the thought of smoking. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/17 "2015-12-29T20:56:34Z")
Well, how did you all quit? It’s about time for me to do the same thing. Most sites I’ve visited (ACS, ALA, etc.) say to cut down, pick a date and stick to it. Some friends say the only way is cold turkey, but I’m not that kind of person. (Don’t like Turkey. :D) And congrats to **catflea12**! ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/18 "2015-12-30T00:35:36Z")
> [@catflea12](#): > > What I really like about not smoking is the extra money and the fact that I don’t have to find a place to light up. Non-smoking hotels, bars, stores, etc are all right also. And traveling is so much easier. No more rushing outside airports throbbing with nicotine withdrawal. ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/19 "2015-12-30T01:33:41Z")
> [@Locrian](#): > > Well, how did you all quit? It’s about time for me to do the same thing. I used Chantix. My insurance covered it, and I’d tried so many other things. Even so, when my doctor wrote the prescription, I waited to fill it - I was convinced it wouldn’t work. But for me, it really did work very well. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471/20 "2015-12-30T13:59:42Z")
I quit 5 years using Chantix which worked after 2 rounds. The second round gave me terrifying nightmares and nausea but it worked. Until 2 weeks ago when I picked up smokes. Quit date is January 1. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-27-2005-quit-smoking/741471.md?page=2)