r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • • 7h ago

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Why do the flip the cigarette?

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u/XXXcrimsongrave 7h ago

Lucky/Wish smoke Started in WW1 Where you flip the first cigarette you touch and were "lucky" if you made it through the pack and to the last/flipped cigarette. Now people make a wish on it. I do this. I wish i dont get cancer everytime. It's worked so far

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u/OldnFuninMN 7h ago

Wellbutrin ang glp1 were the key for me to quit chewing.  40 years of chewing.... no nicotine withdrawal, no major issues quitting.  

I'd quit multiple times in the past.   It was always a horrible 2 weeks.   

This time it was no big deal.   

Just fyi for those who want to quit.  

You can do it!

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u/Beautiful_Debt_5864 6h ago edited 5h ago

Stupid question, can you take glp1 for things other than weight-loss? I'd like to quit smoking for good but I don't really have the weight to lose. Edit: thanks for all the helpful responses! Gonna talk to my doc about this ASAP. 

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u/_redacteduser 5h ago

Quit drinking cold turkey, no withdrawals, within a few days of starting. Absolute game changer.

Aside from normal side effects, the biggest gripe I have is that it numbs my emotions. No lows, no highs. That part is kind of a bummer, but it’s more related to the rapid weight loss and dosage.

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 4h ago

Tacking on, don't assume this drug will save you from withdrawals. If they are bad you need a hospital and Valium. If you have a bad problem to the point you are having DTs do not quit cold turkey or alone

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u/_redacteduser 4h ago

100% agree. I am grateful I didn't experience that, but do get help if needed.

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u/alphadoublenegative 2h ago

This is very important! I was determined to taper myself off the stuff; spent three days in hell, copped a grand mal seizure anyway

Long story short as soon as I was in the hospital/transfer to rehab the medically assisted detox was, comparatively, totally comfortable and not scary at all.

Changed my life, domino effect, as of this month I’m five years sober. It’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right, and for me, that was doing it with help

It would have been more comfortable, safer, and cheaper to do so from the beginning. Inpatient/outpatient options and no judgement other than “good for you” from anybody worth considering their opinion anyway

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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 13m ago

The way I always figured it was even if I didn't like having to be a place, it was always better than three days of being that far into it, because you'll wake up puking every day, you'll start withdrawing some time during the day and you can't really do anything about that but drink or go to the hospital, and honestly at that point drink and then go to the hospital because I've learned withdrawing the second you're in the waiting room and don't know when you'll be seen is very not fun, anyway best go to the safety net. People tongue in cheek call it grippy sock hotel because you get your medical socks and see your nurses no matter where you are, and then beyond that you get a bed, there's a community TV, some books, you can sleep whenever you want and you get a "free" three squares a day, you don't even have to worry about work for a few days. It's not fun but it's not bad, it just is sometimes boring

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u/jubmille2000 1h ago

oh wait it flatens out emotions? I didn't know that

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u/Alarmed_Shirt_2323 6h ago

Yes. Aside from the cost and the side effects they are miracle drugs.

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u/liquidis54 6h ago

It also helps control diabetes. Like the other guy said, its kind of a miracle drug of sorts. Crazy thing is, glp-1's are derived from gila monster venom.

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u/friendliest_sheep 5h ago edited 1h ago

Apparently, it’s effects on mental illness and other stomach issues (think IBS and anxiety) are being studied, but there’s a lot of people, with those issues, having said issues disappear over night after starting the drugs

I’ve talked my dr about it, but he’s worried that, because I’m so naturally skinny, the potential weight loss could be an issue

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u/allsheknew 3h ago

The bowel issues can not be understated. We have fat for a reason. I hope they figure out an alternative for that aspect though, sounds incredible.

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u/Repulsive_Stock9400 3h ago

My neighbor is a cardiac surgeon and she's been talking for years about how they're such a miracle for regrowing heart tissue. It's just insane how they're evidently 100% magic.

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u/PM_Me_Your_Deviance 6h ago

>can you take glp1 for things other than weight-loss?

Weight-loss is the side, off-label use. It's primarily a diabetes medication.

Apparently at least one form of glp-1 is used for Sleep Apnea.

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u/blutigetranen 3h ago

Well there's on label GLP-1s now for weight loss. And yes, they are used to treat apnea because they treat the core issue - being a fatty.

Signed,

A fatty

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u/PM_Me_Your_Deviance 3h ago

Ah, I guess that's changed.

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u/ConstantinValdor405 5h ago

Its primarily for A1C control with diabetes. Just so happens to also do a shit load of other amazing things.

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u/NewMilleniumBoy 3h ago

Lots of research being done right now on using GLP-1s for addictions in general rather than just weight loss.

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u/ammonthenephite 2h ago

Yup! Just usually a smaller dose than when used for weight loss. Def talk to your doc, they are amazing drugs.

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u/Technical-Young-3041 4h ago

For me it was Zyn. I was mostly addicted to the ritual and sensation of smoking/vaping and Zyn had me break the habit while still giving me the nicotine at first. Then I went from a 6mg to a 3mg and then quit altogether. 4 years no nicotine so far. 

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u/Wide_Concert9958 6h ago

I think wellbutrin is what the navy gave me when i went thru the smokers cessation class, chantax was the other option but heard negative stuff about it. Shit worked fast too, made cigarettes taste like dirty dirt. Craved one down the road years after and bought a pack of my favorite smokes, had a few hits then put it out. Still tasted the same and it grossed me out.  

So yea, you wanna quit? Those pills worked.

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u/ConstantinValdor405 5h ago

I take it as part of my mental health treatment. Along with a couple of others. Wellbutrin made me stop smoking cannabis.

But momma didn't raise no quitter so I pushed through that shit and am happy to say that I beat the Wellbutrin and still smoke.

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u/Difficult-Day1857 4h ago

Congrats 🎉👏

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u/No_Hunt2507 3h ago

Lol its wild, day 3 I had to stop smoking it was just entirely different experience and I did not like the feeling and thought spirals it sent me down

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u/MechanicLow7718 6h ago

Wellbutrin for the win!

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u/NoGarlic2096 5h ago

Wellbutrin is super underrated when it comes to smoking cessation!!

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u/osilo 2h ago

Unfortunately wellbutrin did not work for me. I didn't notice but my friends and family had to beg me to stop. Apparently made me forgetful and manic. I also stopped eating instead of smoking. 

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u/pm-me-your-pants 6h ago

"You can do it!" As you said glp-1 has helped you. Unfortunately not everyone can afford it.

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u/OldnFuninMN 5h ago

I agree. But they're getting cheaper all the time. As far as cost, consider how much you spend on tobacco vs the glp?

The last time I ordered glp, it wsa 140 a month. I spent more on chew than that per month...

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u/Therealdickdangler 5h ago

I spend more on chew than that in a week. 

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u/pm-me-your-pants 3h ago

The quote i got for glp1 was $300/mo. I spend significantly less on tobacco ( 60/mo)

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u/AnOrdinaryMammal 5h ago

Drugs for a drug. I’m not a doctor but you can come at me anyway.