Posted by zonked on September 5, 2011, at 15:21:44
In reply to Re: cigarettes » zonked, posted by 10derheart on September 5, 2011, at 13:24:06
> Could your doc talk to a pharmacy near you and get you enough patches for the time at your mom's? Just a thought.California Medicaid ("Medi-Cal") will pay for up to two complete "courses" per year. In other words, I got all the step 1 patches at once, then I go back to see the doc for the remainder of the course on steps 2 and 3.
I'm back at home most of the time now... You know, it seems a little bit ironic that I started feeling double digit points better after starting testosterone, and within days my patches FINALLY got authed (long story, CVS was screwing up and I had them transferred to Walgreens) and I lost that gain - I hope temporarily. Withdrawal is masking it, I think.
But that's life, and life isn't fair. This morning I was hit with OUT OF THIS WORLD cravings, I came so close to walking down to a populated area and offering someone a DOLLAR for a cigarette. I was able to calm down and know that it would provide me with minutes of relief in exchange for NASTY guilt the rest of the day and a possible full relapse.
These things are brutal. A friend pointed out that, since I am doing it primarily for financial reasons, that if I end up making decent money again I may return to them. He has a good point. I will be aware of that ahead of time.
It's no fun when you realize you're on government income, trying to get a job and spending more on cigarettes than food.
I hope no matter what my financial situation is a year from now I can stay away from them.
50% of former smokers in the US have quit now. That's an encouraging statistic.
I am glad you mentioned caffeine and food; it's a little embarrassing but I have been drinking _way_ more coffee and occasionally going on sugar binges. My brain wants the dopamine, I guess.
-z
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