Dennis - smoking

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> I'm sorry you can't enjoy the benefits most of us share after

> quitting. It really is a blessing for most of us. In your case, your body

may

> have become dependent on a/some chemicals and cannot do without it. It's

the

> same as some who have severe reactions to some meds and others never

notice

> it. I hate to plant the seed of doubt, but I wonder if trying a nicotine

> patch for a month to see if it might make a difference. I've chosen it as

a

> thought because it's the easiest to add back into your system and

hopefully

> take away again. A friend of mine tried numerous times to quit smoking

> and always ended up with severe headaches. As long as she smoked, her head

was

> ok but the rest of her was suffering. She tried everything, pills, gum,

> hypnosis, etc, but none of it worked. Her body just wouldn't turn loose of

> cigarettes. Maybe your overall problem is like that, no matter what the

medical

> community and general logic says. My hopes for a good future for you,

Oh, I did/do enjoy the benefits of not smoking. Got rid of the cough,

stopped getting pleurisy, didn't smell bad, all that. I'm glad I quit

and I won't go back. But it was weird, quitting was the beginning of all

my RA-ish symptoms. Could have been coincidence, but it was sure strange

timing.

Dunno that I want to put any nicotine back into my

body, did you do that *after* quitting?