I smoked since mid teens, quit twice with willpower, lasted a year both times. Two years with Allan Carr book. Last time I quit I went for champix I only managed to take them for around 3 weeks as they made me so ill. Have not smoked since and don’t miss it, not tempted at all, it’s been 4 years now. Would recommend the champix even though I did suffer on them and two months after!!!!! Worth it 100%
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Well done!!! My oh gave up for a while after reading Allan Carr, then tried champix but started again, last year he tried champix again, it's been hard for him, but he's 14 months smoke free, and he has smoked for many many years!!!! I'm still smoking, want to give up, but not quite there yet!
This last time I quit my boss had had a (smoking related) heartattack at work and that was that, the last cigarette he had was the one before he had his heart attack, a month or two went by and then he started to come out with me when I went for a ciggie. I decided I couldn't have him restarting smoking on my conscience so decided to quit but was procrastinating about when to actually take the plunge. Went to work one day and forgot my lighter and literally everyone I knew that smoked had just quit so I had to go the day without smoking, got home, finished the packet I had and that was it. I hated my job and didn't think I could quit while I was there but that day without proved to me I could. I'd recommend that you just keep trying, don't put any pressure on yourself, if you get to 11am without a cigarette but it's been a fight then try again another day. Everytime I've quit for an extended period, it's been easy but there are way more times when I've tried and failed. I learnt that putting pressure on myself just made me crave one more, if I just said to myself 'I'll see how long I can go without one' I found it far easier.
The number of people smoking has trebled. Upping the price of a pack of cigarettes isn't working as well as expected.
I keep trying to pack it in with 25mg patches.
It's manageable for a week or so and then something miserable/stressful happens and I start smoking again. Often still wearing an active patch so I'm getting nicotine overload.
Patches give me vivid dreams on occasion (a noted side effect apparently) I don't mind that bit. It's definately more entertaining than that Lord of the Rings series on Amazon prime.
The price of patches and nicotine inhalators which I also use on and off as an adjunct when trying to quit has rocketed since the start of lockdown on Ebay etc
Could understand the rises during lockdown but the prices have never come down again. Other sellers see overpricing from other sellers and then overprice themselves thus compounding the problem. This type of fuckery is common on ebay as is.
Fair enough but it's taking the piss when people are just flogging their free NRT kit they've been prescribed or something at those prices.
I used to vape on occassion but I'm leery of the paucity of available medical research findings. It's still in it's infancy kind of.
It certainly seems not as harmful as Tobacco and the added chemicals/toxins within but if I'm stopping inhaling stuff (barring air) into my lungs I don't want to just replace Tobacco smoke with another possibly harmful substance.
I've packed in some other stuff without that much of a problem over the years but I struggle with the smoking thing. I like it too much. That's the truth.
It's manageable for a week or so and then something miserable/stressful happens and I start smoking again. Often still wearing an active patch so I'm getting nicotine overload.
Patches give me vivid dreams on occasion (a noted side effect apparently) I don't mind that bit. It's definately more entertaining than that Lord of the Rings series on Amazon prime.
The price of patches and nicotine inhalators which I also use on and off as an adjunct when trying to quit has rocketed since the start of lockdown on Ebay etc
Could understand the rises during lockdown but the prices have never come down again. Other sellers see overpricing from other sellers and then overprice themselves thus compounding the problem. This type of fuckery is common on ebay as is.
Fair enough but it's taking the piss when people are just flogging their free NRT kit they've been prescribed or something at those prices.
I used to vape on occassion but I'm leery of the paucity of available medical research findings. It's still in it's infancy kind of.
It certainly seems not as harmful as Tobacco and the added chemicals/toxins within but if I'm stopping inhaling stuff (barring air) into my lungs I don't want to just replace Tobacco smoke with another possibly harmful substance.
I've packed in some other stuff without that much of a problem over the years but I struggle with the smoking thing. I like it too much. That's the truth.
Very pleased to say I quit smoking on 3rd January. I still had a pack to use up, so couldn't stop on 1st!
I used Nicotene patches, and found it a lot easier than expected!
I used Nicotene patches, and found it a lot easier than expected!