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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3148118" data-attributes="member: 7900">I smoked for 41 years, roughly 20 of that with cigarettes (pack a day at the most) and the last with a pipe.&nbsp; Doctor helped a bit be prescribing Wellbutrin, which I was to start with a certain dosage and taper down.&nbsp; Then, pick a date to quit and quit.&nbsp; I helped the tapering bit by extending the period between smokes each day or so.&nbsp; We also picked a day that was &quot;in the signs&quot; according to the Farmer&#039;s Almanac.&nbsp; Woke up April 19, 2003 and smoked the pipe one last time, then the wife and our two sons all got together and we went out do do various things in and around OKC, just to keep me &quot;busy.&quot;Next morning, I was zoned out, enough so that I wouldn&#039;t drive that day because I couldn&#039;t focus on anything but for about 10 or 15 seconds before zoning out again.&nbsp; 9:00 pm that night, it dawned on me that I hadn&#039;t had a real serious urge for the pipe.&nbsp; So, the first 36 hours or so was tough, but after that it got better.&nbsp; Once in a great while, I get a real hankering for the pipe, such as the day of cataract surgery on my first eye.Point is, it can be done.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t even want to quit.&nbsp; I enjoyed smoking.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 3148118, member: 7900"] I smoked for 41 years, roughly 20 of that with cigarettes (pack a day at the most) and the last with a pipe. Doctor helped a bit be prescribing Wellbutrin, which I was to start with a certain dosage and taper down. Then, pick a date to quit and quit. I helped the tapering bit by extending the period between smokes each day or so. We also picked a day that was "in the signs" according to the Farmer's Almanac. Woke up April 19, 2003 and smoked the pipe one last time, then the wife and our two sons all got together and we went out do do various things in and around OKC, just to keep me "busy." Next morning, I was zoned out, enough so that I wouldn't drive that day because I couldn't focus on anything but for about 10 or 15 seconds before zoning out again. 9:00 pm that night, it dawned on me that I hadn't had a real serious urge for the pipe. So, the first 36 hours or so was tough, but after that it got better. Once in a great while, I get a real hankering for the pipe, such as the day of cataract surgery on my first eye. Point is, it can be done. I didn't even want to quit. I enjoyed smoking. [/QUOTE]

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