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Smoking ..
Thu, 10/05/2006 - 08:06Me again ..
I was just wondering if anyone has seen a increase of activity or severity when they stopped smoking (ciggis) or similar.
Ta! :o)
Comments
Re: Smoking ..
Submitted by banffgirl on Thu, 2007-09-06 - 09:53
think of it this way , smoking robs your brain of oxygen, plus you have seizures on top of that. yes i am a x smoker. smoked as a teenager, stoped at 18 started at 25 after first t/c, cuz of depression of seizures. had e since 6, but not t/c. stopped 6 yrs later. and ya some time s i think, cant drive , cant drink, cant smoke, cant eat fatten foods, heck what can one do. enjoy family, freinds, and vacations!!!!!!!!
banffgirl
Re: Re: Smoking ..
Submitted by Seruzies on Mon, 2007-09-10 - 00:42
LOL banffgirl,
Before I got to the last line of your post, I thought to myself, "She must have one heck of a sex life then!"
Re: Re: Re: Re: Smoking ..
Submitted by Seruzies on Thu, 2007-09-06 - 00:36
I think I'm going to try a smoking cessation program before I just try quitting cold-turkey. At this point in my life, I'll have more access to it than I ever will.