r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Puzzleheaded-Pitch40 • 10d ago

Meme needing explanation Peetaah???

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Why do the flip the cigarette?

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u/XXXcrimsongrave 10d 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 10d 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 10d ago edited 10d 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 10d 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 10d 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/alphadoublenegative 10d 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 10d 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/_redacteduser 10d ago

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

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u/jubmille2000 10d ago

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

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u/_redacteduser 9d ago

I’m honestly not sure how common it is, but a lot of my health issues were addiction related. It settled those but took my emotions with it.

It sucks because even hobbies I liked before now seem “meh” and it’s hard to get excited about diving into new things like I used to.

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u/AlwaysLauren 10d ago

I did not intend to quit drinking, but I noticed I am drinking *way* less without an effort. I totally believe it would make quitting easier. I'm not mad about it, great side effect.

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u/_redacteduser 9d ago

Same here. No intention, just happened. Very grateful that it did.

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u/AlwaysLauren 9d ago

To be honest, the thing that made me realize it was the *habit* of drinking. It was the kind of day where I would just automatically make myself a cocktail, and I started to do it, and realized I didn't really want to. And that in and of itself was weird enough for me to realize something had changed.

I'm not entirely sure that makes sense....