kittykasrawk

Open Marijuana Addiction & Recovery

Open Internet Addiction

Open Bipolar Disorder

Open Anxiety

Open Smoking Addiction & Recovery

I am 29 years old and have smoked for 15 years. I have 2 cigarettes left and very much want to quit. It seems the biggest obstacle is moving past the compulsory issues in my mind. I am tired of living cigarette to cigarette and want to live without thinking of cigarettes any longer!!

Treatments

Cold Turkey Working / Worked

Tried cold turkey years ago and quit for ~8 mo. Am going with cold turkey again this time. Want to free myself of the nicotine addiction completely, and not use alternative mechanism to replace nicotine.

Nicotine Gum Too Soon to Tell

If I absolutely have to, I'll give this a try instead of smoking, however, I really want to be nicotine-free all together.

Nicotine Patch Not Working

Tried patch several years ago and it made me sort of ill-feeling; dizzy, nauseous, etc.

Support Groups Working / Worked

Used online quit smoking board in past, and the support helped very much.

Willpower Working / Worked

This is the hardest part!! The compulsory aspect of the mind is overwhelming at times! Ahhhh! Deep breaths, deep breaths!!

Open Insomnia

My body has been through a tremendous amount of everything in the past 3-4 years; I have tried several drugs on the market, but I am committed to not using medications for insomnia any longer---I want to gently and gradually train my body into a circadian sleep schedule. I also am practicing more conscious behavior, including being aware of my thoughts and taking time to become still, especially at bedtime.

Treatments

Ambien Working / Worked

Some pretty interesting side effects however; this medication makes me completely unconscious while still remaining conscious. Kind of scary. Also causes lapses in my memory. Did some pretty frightening things while on this medication. I would not recommend. It is a very strange med.

Counting Sheep Not Working

Ha, I think I tried this as a kid, and no, it did not work. :)

Lunesta Working / Worked

Worked fairly well but left a very metallic taste in my mouth upon waking in a.m.

Meditation Working / Worked

This helps a lot. Finding a stillness is very important. Now I just need to get my body in a regular sleep schedule.

Reading Considering

Used to do this sometimes. It was just part of my routine, however, and I wasn't necessarily reading to induce sleepiness.

Restoril Somewhat Helpful

This medication did work, but not for a full eight hours of sleep. Was safer for me than Ambien, however---it's amazing nothing terrible happened to me while I was on Ambien!

Trazodone Not Working

Did not work. Just made me feel somewhat drugged.

Benadryl Not Working

I know this is not the indicated usage for benadryl but before I used any prescription sleep meds there was a time when I was extremely desperate. Not recommended!! This stuff causes scary dreamsnightmares and is very dehydrating!

Open Loneliness

Open Time Management

Open Seasonal Affective Disorder

Open Family Issues

Open Alcoholism

My mother is an alcoholic, and I'm here to get support on how to live my life in the healthiest way I can while still coping with this issue

Open Financial Challenges

Open Agoraphobia & Social Anxiety

Open Acne

Treatments

AcneFree Not Working

Benzaclin Not Working

Benzoyl Peroxide Not Working

Differin Not Working

Finacea Not Working

Proactiv Not Working

Retin-A Not Working

Tetracycline Not Working

Washing Not Working

Open Families & Friends Of Addicts

Open Tooth Grinding

Open Prescription Drug Abuse