Advice Needed

[Doozer]

Haven't tried the gum yet - chemist tomorrow i think, then a book shop :-)

There is the inhaler too
I tried it, tuns out it is good especailly on a plane
But still didnt make me quit

[UKHeather]

Has anybody quit smoking recently?
I'm trying at the minute with limited success, but I really want to get off them.
Any advice gratefully appreciated

I haven't smoked for 3 weeks now and I have to say I have found it much easier than anticipated. I've tried to give up many times before. Then I just decided enough was enough and went cold turkey with it. I have no cravings or desire to smoke again at this point and I am 99% sure I'll never smoke again.
I had to take it day by day and when I did get a craving I talked myself out of it by looking at the positives and negatives of smoking. The only positive was that I liked it lol
I know a few people who have used champix and it's worked for them.
I tried the patches previously but they really made my skin itch and gave me freaky dreams.
The best advice I can give you would be to change routine and avoid situations where you would normally smoke. For example I have changed my driving routes as I would always find myself reaching for a fag at the same point in the journey. It is definitely habit more than additiction and for me it's about breaking the habit and routine.

[theqm]

I haven't smoked for 3 weeks now and I have to say I have found it much easier than anticipated. I've tried to give up many times before. Then I just decided enough was enough and went cold turkey with it. I have no cravings or desire to smoke again at this point and I am 99% sure I'll never smoke again.
I had to take it day by day and when I did get a craving I talked myself out of it by looking at the positives and negatives of smoking. The only positive was that I liked it lol
I know a few people who have used champix and it's worked for them.
I tried the patches previously but they really made my skin itch and gave me freaky dreams.
The best advice I can give you would be to change routine and avoid situations where you would normally smoke. For example I have changed my driving routes as I would always find myself reaching for a fag at the same point in the journey. It is definitely habit more than additiction and for me it's about breaking the habit and routine.

That's very good advice Heather. Mainly I only smoke in work, but i've cut down from 20 per day to about 5 mainly due to cost.
The habit will definitely be the hard bit to break:-) Like you i've got to a point where enough is enough.

[UKHeather]

That's very good advice Heather. Mainly I only smoke in work, but i've cut down from 20 per day to about 5 mainly due to cost.
The habit will definitely be the hard bit to break:-) Like you i've got to a point where enough is enough.

You will definitely feel the health benefits very quickly. If you do feel you need some support from someone who knows, feel free to PM anytime and if I can help you along, I will.

[El Gordo]

I haven't smoked for 3 weeks now and I have to say I have found it much easier than anticipated. I've tried to give up many times before. Then I just decided enough was enough and went cold turkey with it. I have no cravings or desire to smoke again at this point and I am 99% sure I'll never smoke again.

Congratulations.

[Mousey]

I quit smoking a few years ago and was off them for a year or two, then started up again.

I quit last year, cold turkey. The first month was nasty but I don't notice it now. Much.

[JAMESCORK]

There is really only one way… just give em up… that’s it, cold turkey.

But you really have to WANT to do it. If you really want to do it then willpower will help. If you don’t really want to do it, willpower will fail. I attended an Alan Carr course years ago, worked for a while but went back on again. But I learnt the psychological method that stands to me today. Read the book, it’s full of common sensical psychological methods .

But its fine for one person to advise this or that, at the end of the day its down to the individual. Topping up nicotine levels using Quit Products never worked for me. Deny your system of nicotine and soldier on, one day at a time, always telling yourself “I don’t need this shit”. It is pressure from my kids that motivates me.

Gave em up Jan 04 2011... still good today...

[scotus]

Yeah, I too gave them up cold turkey a number of years ago, and am still off them. I won't say it's the only way, different people swear by different remedies.

James is spot on in one respect - you have got to want to give them up. I know it sounds obvious, but I tried to give them up before on numerous occasions. The reason I knew the last attempt would be successful was that I KNEW I was really giving them up.

The habit is the worst part - try and break the link between having a cigarette and any associations you have. For example, I always had one after tea or coffee, so when i gave up I would do something after I had a cup - go for a walk, whatever. Just break the link.

Exercise is another thing to take up. Not spluttering your insides up gives you serious motivation. Being able to do exercise without wheezing and coughing will demonstrate to you the benfits of giving up

[10inchesandcounting]

The gum did it for me, much more easily than I thought I might add!!.

[volvic11]

Allen Carr's easyway to quit smoking was a gift from heaven for me.
I was on between 20-30 a day and I quit. First couple of weeks was a bit shaky but after that it was plain sailing and I know I will never smoke again.
I had tried champix(gave me mad nightmares) willpower- lasted 5 months and just wanted to kill people. NRT(gum,patches) didn't work you really can't quit a nicotine addiction using nicotine!!
So in the end The cheapest,easiest and most permanent way for me was Allen Carr's book. They have clinics in the Red Cow now and you get a discount if your with Aviva healthcare