Cranky And Down Without Nicotine?

[Chasing Embers]

I started having panic attacks and anxiety. I attribute it to nicotine withdrawl.

After working a 12/7 for many months, anxiety attacks became prevalent. Turned out to be lack of natural sunlight exposure. I started taking 3000 IUs/day of Vitamin D3 to counteract it.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

No one to impress out here, so no wax today.?

Unrelated, found out yesterday that our poor dog has some tick borne illness (not lymes) but thankfully he’s cure don’t of heartwood now.

 

[BROBS]

best stuff we've found for flea/tick is Bayer Advantage Multi.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

Totally nicotine withdrawal. I dipped a can a day forever, and quit 10 years ago. I was murderous for a week, just dangerous for 3 weeks, and unbearable for two months. After that, just kind of a dick for a year. Then I normalized.

5 years later picked my pipe back up (1-2 bowls a day). It's been fun, but still a slow trip back to minor nic addiction. It built up to me buying 4-5 cans over the past month. Man I was right back to full addiction. I stopped dipping a week ago. Not terrible, but dulling the nic-hit of a pipe is pretty depressing. So, I'm smoking 4-5 bowls a day, and I'm feeling a little more every time. However, that is too much for me and makes my mouth sore. My target is to back off back to 1 per day, skipping one day a week (and always on family vacation) out of principle. We will see how that goes.

Don't let anyone kid you. Nicotine is a terrible addiction. Smoking a pipe is nothing like dipping or cigs, but it's still hiding there. Just temper it back to a reasonable level, and you will be fine.

Sound advice. I’m at more or less 3 bowls a day, hope I can keep its that way.

 

[BROBS]

Totally nicotine withdrawal. I dipped a can a day forever, and quit 10 years ago. I was murderous for a week, just dangerous for 3 weeks, and unbearable for two months. After that, just kind of a dick for a year. Then I normalized.

5 years later picked my pipe back up (1-2 bowls a day). It's been fun, but still a slow trip back to minor nic addiction. It built up to me buying 4-5 cans over the past month. Man I was right back to full addiction. I stopped dipping a week ago. Not terrible, but dulling the nic-hit of a pipe is pretty depressing. So, I'm smoking 4-5 bowls a day, and I'm feeling a little more every time. However, that is too much for me and makes my mouth sore. My target is to back off back to 1 per day, skipping one day a week (and always on family vacation) out of principle. We will see how that goes.

Don't let anyone kid you. Nicotine is a terrible addiction. Smoking a pipe is nothing like dipping or cigs, but it's still hiding there. Just temper it back to a reasonable level, and you will be fine.

thanks for this post..
did you have anxiety etc as well? or just "mad" at the world?

 

[tkcolo]

Also, I work (engineering) from home, so sitting at my desk it's easy to smoke a lot more. When I am out and about, pipe smoking just doesn't fit in very well, except long trips by myself. It is easier to skip it when I am busy. But sitting here working, it is tough to pass up.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

best stuff we've found for flea/tick is Bayer Advantage Multi.

He’s on something similar, could of been from his awful life before being rescued just like the heartworm.

 

[Chasing Embers]

On a side mustache note, my favorite wax manufacturer apparently went out of business, so now I'll be making my own more regularly. I have a double boiler tins, beeswax, and jojoba coming in tomorrow!

 

[BROBS]

thanks for this post..
did you have anxiety etc as well? or just "mad" at the world?

I find it interesting because when I smoked cigs I never ever felt this way. When I quit cigs I literally stopped one day... and never felt any differently besides slightly wanting another cig.

 

[didimauw]

I'm a severe nicotine addict. I know the feeling. Every couple hours I go insane with out it.

 

[tkcolo]

thanks for this post..
did you have anxiety etc as well? or just "mad" at the world?

Definitely anxiety, but it hard to separate from work. I have had one deadline after another, so I've pretty much been working 7am-9pm everyday for the last 6 weeks. Quick to anger for sure. Not mad at the world. Just at dumb people and dumb situations. HAHA

 

[BROBS]

On a side mustache note, my favorite wax manufacturer apparently went out of business, so now I'll be making my own more regularly. I have a double boiler tins, beeswax, and jojoba coming in tomorrow!

shouldn't be too tough! gotta get some skin safe essential oil in there as well for "da scent".

 

[puff_not_snuff]

On a side mustache note, my favorite wax manufacturer apparently went out of business, so now I'll be making my own more regularly. I have a double boiler tins, beeswax, and jojoba coming in tomorrow!

Have you tried the rendered fat from muskrats?

 

[BROBS]

Definitely anxiety, but it hard to separate from work. I have had one deadline after another, so I've pretty much been working 7am-9pm everyday for the last 6 weeks. Quick to anger for sure. Not mad at the world. Just at dumb people and dumb situations. HAHA

right with this whole lockdown and scary situation I can't say how much was from nic and how much not.

 

[BROBS]

I'm a severe nicotine addict. I know the feeling. Every couple hours I go insane with out it.

anxiety?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Have you tried the rendered fat from muskrats?

None of those locally, but plenty of groundhogs.?

 

[puff_not_snuff]

right with this whole lockdown and scary situation I can't say how much was from nic and how much not.

That is pretty much what I was trying to get at.

 

[puff_not_snuff]

None of those locally, but plenty of groundhogs.?

If you need any help catching them just rewatch Caddy Shack.

 

[BROBS]

That is pretty much what I was trying to get at.

agreed.. but it certainly doesn't seem to help.

I will say that reading about how nicotine may help has actually calmed me a bit. Now when I smoke my pipe I think "maybe this wards off some evil".

 

[Chasing Embers]

I'm a severe nicotine addict. I know the feeling. Every couple hours I go insane with out it.

I use every form of tobacco available, just depends on the situation and how much time I have to devote to it.