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priceyfatprude · 01-05-2006, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by trisherina

P.S. Some smoking cessation products (most notably those containing bupropion i.e. Zyban) will lower the seizure threshold, so if you have a doctor who is familiar with your seizure history and why you started/stopped having them, it would be best to talk it over with her/him.

Yeah, cover your ass, man. It would suck to have the seizures come back.

I'm rootin for ya!

zenbabe · 01-05-2006, 05:39 PM

The doctors could never figure it out why they stopped. My brain patterns went to completely normal when I was 25. Before that the patterns were that of having grand mal siezures every day, even though I hadn't had one since I was a child. So I went off medication and have been fine since. They said I was a medical mystery.

Jack Flanders · 01-05-2006, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by zenbabe

omg!! I thought you were a guy Jack!

Nope! Sorry for the confusion.

I just like the name Jack.

dinzdale · 01-05-2006, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by zenbabe

My brain patterns went to completely normal when I was 25.

Yeah, we believe that

Willow Sylph · 01-05-2006, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by zenbabe

Nope, cold turkey baby! I am on my second day. Not drinking helps.

And I was just gonna say "try taking up drinking instead!" Nevermind...

eta: GOOD LUCK!

zenbabe · 01-05-2006, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by dinzdale

Yeah, we believe that

I said my brain patterns, not my mental patterns!!

Zeismyhero · 01-10-2006, 06:19 PM

Go, Zenbabe, go! How is it going? Still smoke free?

zenbabe · 01-10-2006, 08:18 PM

Cold turkey didn't work out. I have cut down though.

Zeismyhero · 01-11-2006, 05:56 PM

I am rooting for you!

lapietra · 01-11-2006, 10:03 PM

Me too. Cutting down is awesome. One step at a time...

Klynne · 01-11-2006, 11:45 PM

I promised myself for my 38th birthday that I would quit smoking. It has not worked out. I have read that the ciggies are more addictive then heroin. Scary. I think it is mind over matter, and I have not arrived at that point yet. I have cut back from a pack a day to about 6 or 7 smokes a day.

Zen, if you go to the doc to get zyban, make sure he knows you have a history of siezures. My doc tried to prescribe it to me. I went to the pharmacy, picked up the scrip, and read the warning stuff. I could not take it because I have a history of eating disorders. I have not starved myself or made myself sick for at least five years. Apparently, if you either had a history of anorexia, or bulimia, it is dangerous to take zyban. My doc can't even tell me why, but, at any rate, I am glad I did not take it. Good luck, and I hope you can kick the habit.

trisherina · 01-12-2006, 01:45 AM

High incidence of seizures with Zyban + bulimia compared to Zyban used in non-EDs, dosage-related.

Zen, don't give up. It's a long process. Cutting back is a great start. Less cash for the tobacco weasels.

Get the inhalers. Word.

P.S. Cigarette smokers do the "cigarette to mouth" gesture an average of 100,000 times a year. What else do you do 100,000 times? Blink? The gesture is IMPORTANT to cigarette smokers.

Jack Flanders · 01-12-2006, 02:20 AM

I think we should rename this thread *SA* for smokers.... I'll go first. My friend in high school smoked Kools, so I did too. She went to college a year before I did, so I stopped smoking. Then I went to college and met another friend who smoked, so I did, too. I quit for a couple of years, but then started again and then quit again. Got married and started to smoke again because he did, too. Got pregnant - stopped smoking. Had beautiful baby, Ingrid. Started smoking again after finding out that the hub had started again. Got pregnant - stopped smoking. Had a beautiful baby, Erik. Started smoking again after finding out that the hub had started again. Got Bronchitis
in a big way six years ago and decided - now or never.

I know it's hard, but DO IT!! Please, for yourself and your family and your friends. (And the zeMonkees)>

topcat · 01-12-2006, 02:53 AM

quiting smoking is highly overrated.

xfox · 01-12-2006, 10:51 AM

Zenbabe - If you feel okay after inhaling that toxic smoke, okay. You must want to stop, more than you want to smoke. Cutting back is a great start.

Millions of people have quit. Keep the benefits in mind. Payback is your health.

You can do it. Find your best way. It's important.

01-05-2006, 05:39 PM	#32
zenbabe Lollypop! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: we are all made of stars Posts: 11,690	The doctors could never figure it out why they stopped. My brain patterns went to completely normal when I was 25. Before that the patterns were that of having grand mal siezures every day, even though I hadn't had one since I was a child. So I went off medication and have been fine since. They said I was a medical mystery. __________________ Be yourself, because the people that mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind. -Dr. Seuss

01-10-2006, 08:18 PM	#38
zenbabe Lollypop! Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: we are all made of stars Posts: 11,690	Cold turkey didn't work out. I have cut down though. __________________ Be yourself, because the people that mind don't matter, and the people that matter don't mind. -Dr. Seuss

01-11-2006, 10:03 PM	#40
lapietra half baked Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: just ducky Posts: 12,078	Me too. Cutting down is awesome. One step at a time... __________________ “As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.” ~ Mel Brooks

01-12-2006, 01:45 AM	#42
trisherina meretricious dilettante Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 11,068	High incidence of seizures with Zyban + bulimia compared to Zyban used in non-EDs, dosage-related. Zen, don't give up. It's a long process. Cutting back is a great start. Less cash for the tobacco weasels. Get the inhalers. Word. P.S. Cigarette smokers do the "cigarette to mouth" gesture an average of 100,000 times a year. What else do you do 100,000 times? Blink? The gesture is IMPORTANT to cigarette smokers. __________________ Because how we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. -- Annie Dillard Last edited by trisherina : 01-12-2006 at 01:56 AM.

01-12-2006, 02:53 AM	#44
topcat monkey Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: across the st. from the telephone pole Posts: 1,970	quiting smoking is highly overrated. __________________ the most tip top topcat This is an internet bulletin board. Nothing more. Nothing less

01-10-2006, 06:19 PM	#37
Zeismyhero Happy just to dance w/you Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Standing right behind you... Posts: 353	Go, Zenbabe, go! How is it going? Still smoke free?

01-11-2006, 05:56 PM	#39
Zeismyhero Happy just to dance w/you Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Standing right behind you... Posts: 353	I am rooting for you!

01-11-2006, 11:45 PM	#41
Klynne monkey Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 4,543	I promised myself for my 38th birthday that I would quit smoking. It has not worked out. I have read that the ciggies are more addictive then heroin. Scary. I think it is mind over matter, and I have not arrived at that point yet. I have cut back from a pack a day to about 6 or 7 smokes a day. Zen, if you go to the doc to get zyban, make sure he knows you have a history of siezures. My doc tried to prescribe it to me. I went to the pharmacy, picked up the scrip, and read the warning stuff. I could not take it because I have a history of eating disorders. I have not starved myself or made myself sick for at least five years. Apparently, if you either had a history of anorexia, or bulimia, it is dangerous to take zyban. My doc can't even tell me why, but, at any rate, I am glad I did not take it. Good luck, and I hope you can kick the habit.

01-12-2006, 02:20 AM	#43
Jack Flanders landscaping is fun Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: up river and down river Posts: 4,815	I think we should rename this thread SA for smokers.... I'll go first. My friend in high school smoked Kools, so I did too. She went to college a year before I did, so I stopped smoking. Then I went to college and met another friend who smoked, so I did, too. I quit for a couple of years, but then started again and then quit again. Got married and started to smoke again because he did, too. Got pregnant - stopped smoking. Had beautiful baby, Ingrid. Started smoking again after finding out that the hub had started again. Got pregnant - stopped smoking. Had a beautiful baby, Erik. Started smoking again after finding out that the hub had started again. Got Bronchitis in a big way six years ago and decided - now or never. I know it's hard, but DO IT!! Please, for yourself and your family and your friends. (And the zeMonkees)>

01-12-2006, 10:51 AM	#45
xfox slightly effective Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: >>> Posts: 2,404	Zenbabe - If you feel okay after inhaling that toxic smoke, okay. You must want to stop, more than you want to smoke. Cutting back is a great start. Millions of people have quit. Keep the benefits in mind. Payback is your health. You can do it. Find your best way. It's important.

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