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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I just stopped 
Thanks...I think! 
I gave up alcohol which was essentially my trigger for smoking lol"
I'm a regular smoker. Tried eCigs but they give me headaches. Hoping others had tried different things |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm almost at 2 months using Champix.
I honestly never thought I'd be able to get this far (I have an ridiculously addictive personality). You still get pangs now and then but it's all manageable. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I'm almost at 2 months using Champix.
I honestly never thought I'd be able to get this far (I have an ridiculously addictive personality). You still get pangs now and then but it's all manageable."
How do you find it? Heard it can mess with your dreams? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm almost at 2 months using Champix.
I honestly never thought I'd be able to get this far (I have an ridiculously addictive personality). You still get pangs now and then but it's all manageable.
How do you find it? Heard it can mess with your dreams?"
Yeah, there are side effects. I have mild skin irritation (it varies day to day) and my dreams are really vivid but I quite enjoy that. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I'm almost at 2 months using Champix.
I honestly never thought I'd be able to get this far (I have an ridiculously addictive personality). You still get pangs now and then but it's all manageable.
How do you find it? Heard it can mess with your dreams?
Long term gains are worth it I suppose
Yeah, there are side effects. I have mild skin irritation (it varies day to day) and my dreams are really vivid but I quite enjoy that."
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I just went cold turkey...... First week was hell but managed it.
Good luck x
Thank you! I hope I can manage it"
If you have particular habits that you associate with smoking, try to change them - e.g having a cup of tea and a cig after a meal. Some people find chewing gum (even ordinary gum, not necessarily nicotine gum) to be helpful. |
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I smoked for over 30 years and tried a few times to give up. I think the first step to giving up is REALLY wanting to.
The next reason why I failed previously was the ritual and habit of smoking...especially at work. When I moved house and changed job I decided that would be when I stopped.
So I went on the nicotine patches. Seeing as my routine was totally different now, it didn't seem to be too bad, as I wasn't always waiting for the time when I could next have a fag. After meals was hard, but not so much at the pub, as I'd got fed up of standing outside on my own, in the cold and rain anyway.
I'm not saying it was easy, the first couple of weeks are the worst. But I haven't had one now for 7 years, and I must admit I don't miss it at all, and I'm so glad that I don't smoke any more.
Honestly, 99% of it is will power. The cravings stop fairly soon after giving up.
Go for it, you can do it!!
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I smoked for over 30 years and tried a few times to give up. I think the first step to giving up is REALLY wanting to.
The next reason why I failed previously was the ritual and habit of smoking...especially at work. When I moved house and changed job I decided that would be when I stopped.
So I went on the nicotine patches. Seeing as my routine was totally different now, it didn't seem to be too bad, as I wasn't always waiting for the time when I could next have a fag. After meals was hard, but not so much at the pub, as I'd got fed up of standing outside on my own, in the cold and rain anyway.
I'm not saying it was easy, the first couple of weeks are the worst. But I haven't had one now for 7 years, and I must admit I don't miss it at all, and I'm so glad that I don't smoke any more.
Honestly, 99% of it is will power. The cravings stop fairly soon after giving up.
Go for it, you can do it!!
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The site that keeps on giving. I love this place. I really want to quit. For many reasons. So thanks for all your advice  |
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"I'm almost at 2 months using Champix.
I honestly never thought I'd be able to get this far (I have an ridiculously addictive personality). You still get pangs now and then but it's all manageable.
How do you find it? Heard it can mess with your dreams?
Yeah, there are side effects. I have mild skin irritation (it varies day to day) and my dreams are really vivid but I quite enjoy that."
I did champix and the dreams are great! But when I gave up smoking using patches, I have had the dreams too..... ?!?!? |
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"I'm almost at 2 months using Champix.
I honestly never thought I'd be able to get this far (I have an ridiculously addictive personality). You still get pangs now and then but it's all manageable.
How do you find it? Heard it can mess with your dreams?
Long term gains are worth it I suppose
Yeah, there are side effects. I have mild skin irritation (it varies day to day) and my dreams are really vivid but I quite enjoy that."
I was on champix for 6 weeks no side effects had my last smoke April 4th so nearly a year best thing I ever did. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I just stopped smoking. Read some literature about the subject and just stopped. Haven't smoked in 5 days now "
Well done - the real key is wanting to do it, it's essentially a question of willpower |
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By *sh6866Man
over a year ago
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5 days... Well done, you keep at it and you'll get there. As others have said, if you REALLY want to stop, you will. I won't lie, next cpl of weeks will be hard, but you stick at it and be proud of it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Mines was a oral fixation (careful lol) , It was not that i craved a cig it was a habit that I had to have something in my mouth (this is going downhill fast). Anyway I stopped and switched to chewing gum which i now need two packs a day but have not smoked in 6 years now. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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As far as I see I no longer smoke. I'll always be addicted to nicotine but as long as I don't smoke at all it will no longer bother me. It took a while for my blood sugars to level out again (I love science so read up on all of it) but now the smell of someone smoking is so strong and not nice at all. Nothing replacing it so far. Just making conscious decisions to not smoke. Once I found the way that worked for me it was pretty easy to be honest. 20-25 a day to nothing over night |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Patches which really helped used them for the first 2 week and then just carried on resisting.I deliberately avoided the triggers like instead of a cig at the table after diner i got straight up and found something else to do i avoided places like the pub etc to break old habits it's now been 16yrs imagine the money i must have saved.A packet of cigs is roughly £7 now ouch |
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5 years a non smoker now. It isn't easy to just give up, you really have to want to. I tried patches, they wouldn't stick. Chewing gum, tasted horrid. Best for me was a mouth spray that gave me an instant hit when I most craved a cigarette. I forget what it was called, it is available from the chemist. Good luck with your mission.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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5 years a non smoker now. It isn't easy to just give up, you really have to want to. I tried patches, they wouldn't stick. Chewing gum, tasted horrid. Best for me was a mouth spray that gave me an instant hit when I most craved a cigarette. I forget what it was called, it is available from the chemist. Good luck with your mission.
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Cold turkey has a much higher success rate than NRT methods, NRT just puts of the withdrawals and stretches them out from a few days to weeks. Studies of NRTs are often paid for by the people who own them, the tobacco companies. I've had no physical symptoms or pangs I haven't been able to handle since late day 2 early day 3. All the nicotine is gone and all I have to do now is control the reflex habits. Cold turkey all the way is a winner |
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5 years a non smoker now. It isn't easy to just give up, you really have to want to. I tried patches, they wouldn't stick. Chewing gum, tasted horrid. Best for me was a mouth spray that gave me an instant hit when I most craved a cigarette. I forget what it was called, it is available from the chemist. Good luck with your mission.
Cold turkey has a much higher success rate than NRT methods, NRT just puts of the withdrawals and stretches them out from a few days to weeks. Studies of NRTs are often paid for by the people who own them, the tobacco companies. I've had no physical symptoms or pangs I haven't been able to handle since late day 2 early day 3. All the nicotine is gone and all I have to do now is control the reflex habits. Cold turkey all the way is a winner"
Excellent, if that is working for you great. Apparently it takes 6 weeks for the nicotine receptors to be properly allayed and then the addiction is only mental rather than physical.
I gave up on an NHS course with Zyban some years ago, couldn't manage without, but I have never looked back. So glad to get rid of the stench and the control it had over me - I resented that the most!  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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5 years a non smoker now. It isn't easy to just give up, you really have to want to. I tried patches, they wouldn't stick. Chewing gum, tasted horrid. Best for me was a mouth spray that gave me an instant hit when I most craved a cigarette. I forget what it was called, it is available from the chemist. Good luck with your mission.
Cold turkey has a much higher success rate than NRT methods, NRT just puts of the withdrawals and stretches them out from a few days to weeks. Studies of NRTs are often paid for by the people who own them, the tobacco companies. I've had no physical symptoms or pangs I haven't been able to handle since late day 2 early day 3. All the nicotine is gone and all I have to do now is control the reflex habits. Cold turkey all the way is a winner
Excellent, if that is working for you great. Apparently it takes 6 weeks for the nicotine receptors to be properly allayed and then the addiction is only mental rather than physical.
I gave up on an NHS course with Zyban some years ago, couldn't manage without, but I have never looked back. So glad to get rid of the stench and the control it had over me - I resented that the most! "
Amazingly you'll be addicted your whole life. Even one cigarette and you're back to square one. Madness how addictive it is. No more standing in the cold stinking and coughing. Great feeling. Plus the money, health etc. |
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By *ruegent101Man
over a year ago
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"I just stopped
Thanks...I think!
I gave up alcohol which was essentially my trigger for smoking lol
I'm a regular smoker. Tried eCigs but they give me headaches. Hoping others had tried different things"
They daft ecigs just make you want a cigarette even more |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Really want to quit. What methods have people tried and what levels of success have you all had? Thanks guys"
simply stop, through cigarettes away, don't use gadgets, plasters or other nonsense, just use your own personal strength & will power
16 years ago I was on 60 a day until common sense made me decide to stop, its a long haul but well worth it |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Really want to quit. What methods have people tried and what levels of success have you all had? Thanks guys
simply stop, through cigarettes away, don't use gadgets, plasters or other nonsense, just use your own personal strength & will power
16 years ago I was on 60 a day until common sense made me decide to stop, its a long haul but well worth it "
It's amazing how expensive the NRT stuff is but none of it works. It's trying to treat a nicotine addiction with nicotine. You would treat alcoholism with gin. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I'm almost at 2 months using Champix.
I honestly never thought I'd be able to get this far (I have an ridiculously addictive personality). You still get pangs now and then but it's all manageable.
How do you find it? Heard it can mess with your dreams?"
I was on Champix - I had night terrors every single night that I took them. It was awful. I ended up just going cold turkey in the end. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Really want to quit. What methods have people tried and what levels of success have you all had? Thanks guys"
The topic of my thesis was smoking cessation, it's 70,000 words long if you've got a few hours to read it but it's very informative  |
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5 years a non smoker now. It isn't easy to just give up, you really have to want to. I tried patches, they wouldn't stick. Chewing gum, tasted horrid. Best for me was a mouth spray that gave me an instant hit when I most craved a cigarette. I forget what it was called, it is available from the chemist. Good luck with your mission.
Cold turkey has a much higher success rate than NRT methods, NRT just puts of the withdrawals and stretches them out from a few days to weeks. Studies of NRTs are often paid for by the people who own them, the tobacco companies. I've had no physical symptoms or pangs I haven't been able to handle since late day 2 early day 3. All the nicotine is gone and all I have to do now is control the reflex habits. Cold turkey all the way is a winner
Excellent, if that is working for you great. Apparently it takes 6 weeks for the nicotine receptors to be properly allayed and then the addiction is only mental rather than physical.
I gave up on an NHS course with Zyban some years ago, couldn't manage without, but I have never looked back. So glad to get rid of the stench and the control it had over me - I resented that the most!
Amazingly you'll be addicted your whole life. Even one cigarette and you're back to square one. "
Exactly. I think that one fact that I learned on the NHS course stopped me ever lapsing because I understood that ONE single cig would take you right back to square one! Bugger that! |
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"Really want to quit. What methods have people tried and what levels of success have you all had? Thanks guys
simply stop, through cigarettes away, don't use gadgets, plasters or other nonsense, just use your own personal strength & will power
16 years ago I was on 60 a day until common sense made me decide to stop, its a long haul but well worth it
It's amazing how expensive the NRT stuff is but none of it works. "
Really?
A bit of a generalisation there, as we have seen already in this thread there are different measures of success for various methods. NRT as part of my plan to cease smoking worked very well. 5 years down the line I consider myself a non smoker. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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5 years a non smoker now. It isn't easy to just give up, you really have to want to. I tried patches, they wouldn't stick. Chewing gum, tasted horrid. Best for me was a mouth spray that gave me an instant hit when I most craved a cigarette. I forget what it was called, it is available from the chemist. Good luck with your mission.
Cold turkey has a much higher success rate than NRT methods, NRT just puts of the withdrawals and stretches them out from a few days to weeks. Studies of NRTs are often paid for by the people who own them, the tobacco companies. I've had no physical symptoms or pangs I haven't been able to handle since late day 2 early day 3. All the nicotine is gone and all I have to do now is control the reflex habits. Cold turkey all the way is a winner
Excellent, if that is working for you great. Apparently it takes 6 weeks for the nicotine receptors to be properly allayed and then the addiction is only mental rather than physical.
I gave up on an NHS course with Zyban some years ago, couldn't manage without, but I have never looked back. So glad to get rid of the stench and the control it had over me - I resented that the most!
Amazingly you'll be addicted your whole life. Even one cigarette and you're back to square one.
Exactly. I think that one fact that I learned on the NHS course stopped me ever lapsing because I understood that ONE single cig would take you right back to square one! Bugger that! "
Kind of makes the idea of taking nicotine in other forms to get off nicotine sound counter productive! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Will power seems to be much easier than thought. I haven't totally quit but have managed to get down to one or none a day. It's the other habits like going to the smoking area at work and rolling a fag that I crave more. |
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5 years a non smoker now. It isn't easy to just give up, you really have to want to. I tried patches, they wouldn't stick. Chewing gum, tasted horrid. Best for me was a mouth spray that gave me an instant hit when I most craved a cigarette. I forget what it was called, it is available from the chemist. Good luck with your mission.
Cold turkey has a much higher success rate than NRT methods, NRT just puts of the withdrawals and stretches them out from a few days to weeks. Studies of NRTs are often paid for by the people who own them, the tobacco companies. I've had no physical symptoms or pangs I haven't been able to handle since late day 2 early day 3. All the nicotine is gone and all I have to do now is control the reflex habits. Cold turkey all the way is a winner
Excellent, if that is working for you great. Apparently it takes 6 weeks for the nicotine receptors to be properly allayed and then the addiction is only mental rather than physical.
I gave up on an NHS course with Zyban some years ago, couldn't manage without, but I have never looked back. So glad to get rid of the stench and the control it had over me - I resented that the most!
Amazingly you'll be addicted your whole life. Even one cigarette and you're back to square one.
Exactly. I think that one fact that I learned on the NHS course stopped me ever lapsing because I understood that ONE single cig would take you right back to square one! Bugger that!
Kind of makes the idea of taking nicotine in other forms to get off nicotine sound counter productive!"
But nicotine is termed a 'clean drug' at least, so those who stop smoking and go on to vaping are at least cutting out all the worst carcinogens etc. Best if they wean themselves off that eventually I agree, but it's still a major improvement for them, and does not smell. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Really want to quit. What methods have people tried and what levels of success have you all had? Thanks guys"
One thing that works for me is start cutting out specific smokes I.e when I go to work I only bring 3 smokes, one for before work and one for each break, then start slowly cutting out more of them thru your day, its the drink that gets me bk on them every time, I'm off them nearly a wk now again so hopefully I can make a sustained attempt at it.... |
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