Helloes?

[Bruunhilde]

Helloes?

Hey Serenity! Congrats, awesome news on your freedom.

Please tell me more about Crossfit. Which machine and what is it doing for you? What is your routine? Thanks in advance.

[_serenity_]

Helloes?

I hope all is well with you, lovely lady! :l I sort of lurk on this forum but I rarely post anymore. How are things?

[Cassander]

Helloes?

Hi Lo0p and all the rest of you guys. What a nice surprise to see you all here. Best wishes to all -- Cass

[bleep]

Helloes?

Hey hey, some familiar faces here...

How's everyone doing?

[Bruunhilde]

Helloes?

Thanks Serenity, that might be a bit much for where i am physically right now. I'm still stuck. I'm trying to purchase an elliptical but looking for recommendations.

Bleep! Great to see your green and purple brain/lizard. Are you also still free?

[bleep]

Helloes?

Hey Bruun,

All's well this end, thanks for asking! Haven't been around in quote a while, but I hope you are doing ok?

Stopped taking baclofen a while back to see what would happen, and so far so good. Not sure if it will last forever though.

[Bruunhilde]

Helloes?

Well, that sounds great, Bleep. Are you abstinent? I think it's easy to have a beer now and then and suddenly it tumbles into addiction again. At least that's how it works with me and the people I know who haven't had success through meds.

I'm drinking too much and on a roll. It shows in my house, the piles of clean clothes and other pile of dirty clothes, not to mention the boxes of computer wires and cables and keyboards, the mail I'm not up on, the supplements I forget to take. The job is good however, and the dog keeps me sane. He gets me outside in the sunshine and that makes me happy. Now I'm home avoiding chores by checking in here. I have a new addiction, too, adding to all this backlog of chores: Cake making. I've made seven cakes in the last two weeks or so. I want to make one today. I need eggs!

[bleep]

Helloes?

Nah, I drink now and again, but as I say, so far so good. Probably playing with fire, but it's fun, and seems to work, so I haven't thought about it overmuch.

Bummer about the drinking. Are you still trying different meds and such, or are you just drifting?

[redhead77]

Helloes?

I love seeing everyone posting. :h I was just wondering, Bleep and Serenity, have you two stopped smoking? I know you both wanted to quit.

Bleep, did going off bac help at all? Serenity, I imagine with those workouts that smoking is difficult. Have you been able to give them up yet?

[_serenity_]

Helloes?

:blush::blush:NO, dammit! I can't seem to stop! I'm so embarrassed. And yes, it does impact my workouts. I get so winded during some of them and I want to kick myself. :blush:

Still planning on quitting. I chew my fingernails incessantly too. I'm also really embarrassed by that. Worried that if I quit smoking I'll chew the ends of my fingers off or something.

[Lo0p]

Helloes?

_serenity_;1421408 wrote: :blush::blush:NO, dammit! I can't seem to stop! I'm so embarrassed. And yes, it does impact my workouts. I get so winded during some of them and I want to kick myself. :blush:

Still planning on quitting. I chew my fingernails incessantly too. I'm also really embarrassed by that. Worried that if I quit smoking I'll chew the ends of my fingers off or something.

You could try this: Lo0p's patented (not really) idea on how to quit smoking

[bleep]

Helloes?

Hi Red,

Champix works wonders, or at least it does for me. Still early days, but it completely removes the desire to smoke, and gives me really vivid dreams. I'm about 6 weeks in, and haven't been smoking for about 3 weeks, so too soon to cheer, but it looks good.

Better living through chemistry!!

[Bruunhilde]

Helloes?

S I chew fingernails and clench and grind my teeth to destruction. It will all resolve with time and mindfulness. I certainly hope!

[_serenity_]

Helloes?

Lo0p - apparently I have to be invited to view your blog...?

Bleep - I will look into Chantix! Thanks! :l

Bruun, isn't it awful? I swear I developed some definite OCD behaviors after I started the Baclofen

[redhead77]

Helloes?

_serenity_;1421408 wrote: :blush::blush:NO, dammit! I can't seem to stop! I'm so embarrassed. And yes, it does impact my workouts. I get so winded during some of them and I want to kick myself. :blush:
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I am embarrassed too, Serenity. I'm a healthcare professional for goodness sakes. Smoking is bad for everyone but it's absolutely terrible for me. I have a reactive airway, and I'm likely to end up with COPD if I don't quit. I hate that I'm so damn addicted to these things. The biggest problem is, I only started smoking heavily when I started HDB. I'm concerned enough that I wonder if I should taper off so I don't crave cigs as much.

bleep;1421432 wrote: Hi Red,

Champix works wonders, or at least it does for me. Still early days, but it completely removes the desire to smoke, and gives me really vivid dreams. I'm about 6 weeks in, and haven't been smoking for about 3 weeks, so too soon to cheer, but it looks good.

Better living through chemistry!!

Better living through chemistry indeed! Three weeks is a great start, Bleep. I'm thinking your Champix is the same thing as Chantix. I believe I'm going to give Chantix a go after the New Year. I've always had the belief that an alcoholic couldn't go off baclofen and drink moderately. That the only way to go off baclofen and be okay, is if one became abstinent and remained that way. I hope you'll pop in and let us know how that is working for you.

Loop, I tried to open the link you provided. It sent me to a blog and the only way to read it is if you're invited. Just so you know.

Thanks for your responses, and it's so nice to see you guys and read that you're doing well. :l