So much good advice here and so many tempting reviews. I’ve spent (at MrSnuff whose customer service and general attitude I find unparalleled - with special plaudits to Prachi and Dave who are invariably fair and efficient) as much as I would normally have spent on my 3 pack a day cigarette habit in almost a month. Since my unfortunate experience with F&T Patchouli which I have documented ad tedium (but it did knock flies, mosquitoes and at least one raven (hope it wasn’t Noah’s) out of the air while drying, but before flushing). I have been trying single snuff smell tests and gotten into a lot of mixing looking for the right combo (my best effort to date is Dholokia Ganga, F&T Santa Domingo sometimes with a touch of Hedges if congested). Today I got back to the basics: unadulterated snorts of my favorites: all F&T including Morlaix, Bordeaux and Macouba in particular. Far superior to my own concoctions, though this will not deter me from further experimentation. and thanks for the thread on how one takes snuff. I measured my usual dose of snuff drawn up all the way with a flex straw (and thanks for that idea) with large pinches. I was doing approximately 4-6 pinches per nostril every few minutes (No exaggeration. Have loved nicotine above all other drugs…almost). So I must especially thank those who suggested Hedges and O&G for congestion and headaches and those who told me what O&G was. I’ve slowed down but my heart has not. I suspect it is crossing the Syrian border right now. This is not good as my heart belongs on the British Isles. But I do thank you all. Even those who don’t appreciate my sense of humor (which, I expect, is most of you and a vast majority of the civilized world).
" I was doing approximately 4-6 pinches per nostril every few minutes"… Wow. Just Wow. That’s a lot of snuff. I hope you are buying in bulk. (I should add that I very much enjoy your sense of humor)
Mouse, my thanks for getting my sense of humor. I have been restraining it since the brouhaha over panties (of which I have none except for ceremonial use). Still doing that much except when not mixing very dry and fine snuffs.
I’ve been snuffing alot more than usual lately as well. I think its because Ive put down cigarettes all together. Ive gone through aprox. 15g in less than 2 days. Thank you little baby Jesus for lotion kleenex and carmex balm.
I’m supplimenting with nicotine gum again (dissapointed) as my nose just couldn’t take enough snuffing and I was always chomping away at normal gum anyway in fact with the nico gum I seem to chew less but I still hope to ditch it and calm down with the snuff. I think the nico gum is also affecting my smell/taste and I’m really getting a lot more salt from snuff. I’m even toying with the idea of giving up the lot, if I could, as I just never wake up these days feeling good. Maybe it’s age (approaching mid centurian) or maybe it’s that I need to get substance free? or maybe I’m still withdrawing from smoking but I don’t see me ever going back to that now. I snuff like I used to smoke as in not really in control but I have to say I can’t actually imagine smoking 3 packs a day although I beleive it does somehow happen? It’s amazing what the body can endure.
I am also trying to take control, and have found the best thing for me is options! I’ve posted similar comments in a few threads now, so apologies for the repetition, but before my options were cigarettes or mental torture. Now my options are cigarette, snuff, pipe, electric cig, or other non-nicotine means such as a glass of water, few deep breaths or whatever. Although I’ve not cut my nicotine dependency down that much so far, I have given myself a feeling of control as when I get a craving I choose how I will address it rather than just be a slave to it. This has stopped the mental torture, and made reducing the nic intake (albeit a slight reduction thus far) a far easier thing to do
I think you have to take the little victories and keep trying. When I read/hear of people who want to shake the cigs and I see that I have got over the first hurdle successfully I feel grateful for that and do not envy those that have yet to do so as it was certainly tough for me and took a long time to get this far but I do believe it was the right direction. Just got to stick to it now and since I’ve backtracked before many times I am well aware how important this stage is and not to become complacent. That I cannot afford to smoke I must say also helps a lot. Snuff is a good replacement. Not perfect but much better than cold turkey and preferable to nictine replacement “therapies” and I do think a lot more controlable and easier to go temporarily without than even NRT’s.
Guy’s, i’ve posted this in the past, but for the newer members trying to quit the fags: Google “other addictive substances in cigarettes”. You will find that it’s not nicotine that you are craving so badly that it sends you nuts. I smoke a pipe a bit but mainly use snuff now after 25 years on the smokes at 50 a day. Best of luck!!!
Thanks BigNose, I’ll check that out!