I stopped smoking yesterday after 24 years.
I joined a support group at the Workstation on Paternoster Row each Wednesday at 6.30pm, and have been to the docs today for patches.
The group support staff refer you to your quack and the prescription covers 30 days for £6.
To buy them without prescription for 30 days worth would be £60!

Does anyone want to join me in giving up and use this thread for support and encouragement?

Day two and i feel ok, not craving yet so i think the patches are helping but they are giving me a bit of a headache.
Oh well perseverance and will power is the key i guess.

I have just started a course of Champix and my quit date is the middle of next week.. Mind you I am smoking almost half the amount I was four days ago.. Best of luck :thumbsup:

I have just started a course of Champix and my quit date is the middle of next week.. Mind you I am smoking almost half the amount I was four days ago.. Best of luck :thumbsup:

And you.
It won't be easy but will be worth it.:thumbsup:

i cant just quit i tried i am cutting down then having a target day to quit
good luck

And you.
It won't be easy but will be worth it.:thumbsup:

Yes it will, I have got to the point where I loathe myself everytime I light up, there will be no smelly fag breath, no stinky hair.. no more standing in the back garden in the wind and rain trying in vain to smoke a soaked through ciggy.. :D

i cant just quit i tried i am cutting down then having a target day to quit
good luck

You should try one the stop smoking group sessions.
They're really good and very supportive.

I phoned the Sheffield stop smoking service 0800 068 4490 and asked for a group near me but there wasn't one, so i opted for the one down town.
It may be worth a go for you for that bit of extra motivation and support from others doing the same?

Yes it will, I have got to the point where I loathe myself everytime I light up, there will be no smelly fag breath, no stinky hair.. no more standing in the back garden in the wind and rain trying in vain to smoke a soaked through ciggy.. :D

You stoppin then Moonchild?

Yes, the twentyseventh is my quit date, On this course of tablets you stop part way into the course. Mind you I have been taking them four days and my cravings have allready allmost gone.. I would have normally nipped outside for about six or seven little rollies by now.. I have had two all morning..

Yes, the twentyseventh is my quit date, On this course of tablets you stop part way into the course. Mind you I have been taking them four days and my cravings have allready allmost gone.. I would have normally nipped outside for about six or seven little rollies by now.. I have had two all morning..

Nice one.
Keep going and when you feel the craving, come on here to get it out of your system.

You know what got me through the first day?
The dread of thinking about how stupid i would feel telling my OH and family i ended up with a smoking related disease.
More so than actually having one really!
Daft that in't it?!

No not at all, Infact I have had the same thoughts myself.. how angry the otherhalf would be with me if I died of cancer, how upset the kids would be..

Considering that 1 in 4 Sheffield residents are forum members i wonder how many of them smoke and want to stop?

:idea:
This could be a massive thread with a lot of positive results through sharing experiences of overcoming addition to tabs.

Anyone else feeling brave enough to stop with us :?:

37 hours since last coffin nail! :clap:

i went on the patches on 4th July on the Highest patch 15mg.
decided to go cold turkey on the 14th July, the 1st 3 days were HELL but now i'm going well.. when i'm out or at somebody house who smokes, i dont even ask for 1 any more. i'm well impressed that i've gone cold turkey and still doing well.

good luck to everybody on here!!!

I really want to but can't get to any groups as I have childcare problems.

How do you go about getting on the course of tablets?

I asked my Dr, the fist time I was refused and referd to self help groups.. I also had an issue with working patterns and the childcare problem, making the group impossible to get to.. I did try to explain this to the G.P but he was less than sympathetic :rant:
I hit lucky with a understanding Dr on the next visit and she pescribed me the pills..

I really want to but can't get to any groups as I have childcare problems.

How do you go about getting on the course of tablets?

You can phone the Sheffield Stop Smoking Service (0800 068 4490) and they will refer you to a local Pharmacist.
I think you visit them they talk you through stopping and probably advise you on going to the docs for a prescription.

Usefull link.....

http://www.sheffieldstopsmoking.org.uk/

i went on the patches on 4th July on the Highest patch 15mg.
decided to go cold turkey on the 14th July, the 1st 3 days were HELL but now i'm going well.. when i'm out or at somebody house who smokes, i dont even ask for 1 any more. i'm well impressed that i've gone cold turkey and still doing well.

good luck to everybody on here!!!


I thought the strongest patch is 21mg ? Thats the one Iv'e started on today.How long do these patches take to kick in ? I'm also going to start using an inhalator.

I thought the strongest patch is 21mg ? Thats the one Iv'e started on today.How long do these patches take to kick in ? I'm also going to start using an inhalator.

I've only done the 3 step patches 15mg, 10mg, 5mg,

you shouldn't really need anything stronger unless your smoking 40+ a day. i'd also not recomend not having the inhalator as you want to get use to not having a fag in your hand, the inhalator will just keep you wating to have something in your hand.

I thought the strongest patch is 21mg ? Thats the one Iv'e started on today.How long do these patches take to kick in ? I'm also going to start using an inhalator.

the patches should start within 15 mins of you putting these on you!

the patches should start within 15 mins of you putting these on you!

Thanks for the reply. The reason I ask is that I put it on about 2 hours ago & don't feel any different. Is Brownie coming back ?

I quit after coming back off holiday to the smoking ban - done 8 days now - i'm having to hide from all my mates and stay off the beer for a while an all cos i know what i'm like.

I asked my Dr, the fist time I was refused and referd to self help groups.. I also had an issue with working patterns and the childcare problem, making the group impossible to get to.. I did try to explain this to the G.P but he was less than sympathetic :rant:
I hit lucky with a understanding Dr on the next visit and she pescribed me the pills..

Generally a doctor will want you to go to a self help support group before prescribing NRT products. The one i went to gave me a certificate to prove i had begun to attend and it also detailed what strength of patch i should be on.

The doc gave me a scribble for 30 patches of 15mg and said to go back in a month and he would then give me a note for another 30 of 10mg and then 5mg etc.

The group at The Workstation on Paternoster Row (next to Showroom Cinema) had 18 people on the list but only 3 of us turned up, so i'm sure if anyone wanted to join half way through it wouldn't be a problem.

I quit after coming back off holiday to the smoking ban - done 8 days now - i'm having to hide from all my mates and stay off the beer for a while an all cos i know what i'm like.

I like a drink more then most!
But i went out on Saturday night and to be honest once you're in the boozer it doesn't feel that bad.
There's nobody smoking around you so it helps a ton.
And you do notice when a smoker comes back in from outside coz they stink 'orid!

I won't ever become one of those ex smokers who critisise and waft their hand in a smokers direction but it just pleases me that i've took the leap of faith to a healthier life from here on in.

Anyone using patches to stop?
I am and i'm not craving a fag but i haven't shook this dull headache all day.
Wonder if i'm on the wrong dosage?

Anyone using patches to stop?
I am and i'm not craving a fag but i haven't shook this dull headache all day.
Wonder if i'm on the wrong dosage?



Started with a 21mg patch today & coping reasonably ok;),bad headache & a bit IRRATABLE though.:help:

I have stopped for over a year after smoking for 20 years.

I had a very bad cough and sore throat and decided not to have a cigarette that night. The next day I thought I will try not to have a cig today and so on. I did it one day at a time and never thought I would stop.

It was the terrible smell of smoke on my friends breath that put me of having another.

I got addicted to food instead and put a stone on but I don't sink anymore.

Yeah i'm kinda worried about putting on weight (i don't need anymore) now i've quit.

Anyone have any tips or is it all will power, will power, will power?

Had to take my patch off about 6.00pm. I think I was overdosing:(:o

Hi
I'm hoping to be able to cut down and eventually stop when I go travelling to more rural settings soon.
Maybe I'm kidding myself, but it's a nice thought

Hi
I'm hoping to be able to cut down and eventually stop when I go travelling to more rural settings soon.
Maybe I'm kidding myself, but it's a nice thought

Try these http://www.tarlock.com in the meantime. It's a Sheff company and they are cheap and nifty. After about 6 cigs you can see how much tar and toxins it's saved going in but the nicotine still gets through.

Sorry, posted on wrong thread..........nothing to see here folks

Anyone have any tips or is it all will power, will power, will power?

It's been said before on here ...but I'll say it again. Allen Carr's Easy way to stop smoking - the book. I stopped smoking after reading it straight away. There was no need for patches, pills or anything. I didn't get any cravings - just felt great about having stopped. I didn't put on any weight. In fact once I stopped I lost weight cos I started wanting to do more exercise and eat more healthily too. I highly recommend it.

Edit: Forgot to say I stopped about 5 years ago and haven't even thought about smoking since.

Well yesterday was easy enough but the all day headache from the patch was a bit crap. I think i may have been overdosing as well.
Day 3 for me today, last smoke was 11:45pm on Saturday.
Patch is on and so far so good, no headache & no craving.

Some people like a friend of mine don't beleive in NRT but they have strong will power or stuboness, mind over matter and all that, but for me i've tried cold turkey before (prefer chicken to be honest) and failed and this is really working.

Last night when i had a glass of red i actually set off from the kitchen to my settee to get a fag to go with it! Doh :nono:
And i did the same after eating my tea, i reached over for my cigs packet.
Just habit i guess.

Ho hum, just keep going a day at a time i suppose.
Anyone else out there who's stopping - keep going, we can do it :clap:

I've got some Smoking Patches for sale if anybody is interested

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=240095

Well yesterday was easy enough but the all day headache from the patch was a bit crap. I think i may have been overdosing as well.
Day 3 for me today, last smoke was 11:45pm on Saturday.
Patch is on and so far so good, no headache & no craving.

Some people like a friend of mine don't beleive in NRT but they have strong will power or stuboness, mind over matter and all that, but for me i've tried cold turkey before (prefer chicken to be honest) and failed and this is really working.

Last night when i had a glass of red i actually set off from the kitchen to my settee to get a fag to go with it! Doh :nono:
And i did the same after eating my tea, i reached over for my cigs packet.
Just habit i guess.

Ho hum, just keep going a day at a time i suppose.
Anyone else out there who's stopping - keep going, we can do it :clap:

Why haven't you responded to the previous post? Someone's just given you the answer! Every week there's another stop smoking thread, every week someone (usually me, this time Tartemption) testifies to the EASY WAY to stop smoking, and (almost) every time, that advice is ignored, even when the advice has been asked for!!!

If you read the Allen Carr book you don't need patches, you don't need to join groups, you don't need to *try* and you don't suffer and you don't miss it. The act of stopping becomes a thrill, a buzz of liberation.

This is the thread describing it and how EASY it is. (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=12584)

If there's one thing I found more amazing than how easy it was to stop the Allen Carr way, it was the way other people who claimed to want to stop seemed determined to ignore the one piece of advice which would make things easy. It is cheaper and far more effective than patches. The only thing required is the ability to listen to what someone else is saying. And a good start would be the tesimonies of the people on the linked-to thread. :)



PS If you're using nicotine patches, then you're still satisfying your nicotine addiction. You haven't stopped at all. ;)

Why haven't you responded to the previous post? Someone's just given you the answer! Every week there's another stop smoking thread, every week someone (usually me, this time Tartemption) testifies to the EASY WAY to stop smoking, and (almost) every time, that advice is ignored, even when the advice has been asked for!!!

If you read the Allen Carr book you don't need patches, you don't need to join groups, you don't need to *try* and you don't suffer and you don't miss it. The act of stopping becomes a thrill, a buzz of liberation.

This is the thread describing it and how EASY it is. (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=12584)

If there's one thing I found more amazing than how easy it was to stop the Allen Carr way, it was the way other people who claimed to want to stop seemed determined to ignore the one piece of advice which would make things easy. It is cheaper and far more effective than patches. The only thing required is the ability to listen to what someone else is saying. And a good start would be the tesimonies of the people on the linked-to thread. :)



PS If you're using nicotine patches, then you're still satisfying your nicotine addiction. You haven't stopped at all. ;)


That was a right little strop you had wasn't it?
Just because i haven't replied doesn't mean i'm not interested.
It takes longer than a few hours to go out and buy the book you know!
Anyway, everyone has different ways of stopping, i'm sure the book worked for you but patches are working for me and seeing as i haven't had a smoke for 3 days i would class that as stopping 'smoking' <<< the clue to the activity is in the word :)
I understand i am still dependent on nicotene but the smoking has ceased and my course will be reduced over three months.
Thanks for the advise but perhaps not so mocking next time please.
We're all trying.

That was a right little strop you had wasn't it?
Just because i haven't replied doesn't mean i'm not interested.
It takes longer than a few hours to go out and buy the book you know!
Anyway, everyone has different ways of stopping, i'm sure the book worked for you but patches are working for me and seeing as i haven't had a smoke for 3 days i would class that as stopping 'smoking' <<< the clue to the activity is in the word :)
I understand i am still dependent on nicotene but the smoking has ceased and my course will be reduced over three months.
Thanks for the advise but perhaps not so mocking next time please.
We're all trying.

I wasn't mocking and it wasn't a strop. You specifically asked on this thread for any tips and advice to make it easier. You said "Anyone have any tips or is it all will power, will power, will power?" to which Tartemption gave you the answer - Allen Carr. You didn't even acknowledge his/her post, and ignored what he/she said.

If you want to do it the hard way, that's up to you. But don't ask for advice to make things easier then lay into advice that you asked for that is proven to work better than the way you've chosen.

If you don't want advice on your thread, then stop asking for it. Or at least acknowledge and respect those who go to the trouble of trying to help.

TO ANYONE ELSE - Just go and get the Allen Carr book. You will not believe how well it works until you try it.

purdy & tart, i quit last week using the easy way, thanks to someone drawing my attention to it on here.

it does what it says, makes it easy to stop, no patches, no gum, no cutting down, no willpower, no support groups, no avoiding friends, alcohol, or anything.

just read a short book & you've stopped smoking.

Yeah i'm kinda worried about putting on weight (i don't need anymore) now i've quit.

Anyone have any tips or is it all will power, will power, will power?Put the patches over your mouth:D

I gave up ten years ago, it wasn't easy but I did it. I wish anyone giving up the best of luck.

purdy & tart, i quit last week using the easy way, thanks to someone drawing my attention to it on here.

it does what it says, makes it easy to stop, no patches, no gum, no cutting down, no willpower, no support groups, no avoiding friends, alcohol, or anything.

just read a short book & you've stopped smoking.


So how does this book stop any craving for a fag ?

it doesnt, it allows you to easily cope with any cravings. the actual cravings are very slight once you realise you dont want to smoke again. theres hardly any physical addiction to cigarettes, its all psychological, its just a big mind trick.

the book goes through every reason you might want to smoke & destroys it with logic, leaving you with no possible reason or excuse to smoke. after reading it, you realise there really arent any serious cravings.

it explains cigarettes dont relax you, dont help you concentrate & dont do any of the things you think they do. they in fact do the opposite, then offer some temporary relief, smoking is like banging your head on a wall so it feels good when you stop.

after you've read the book you realise you dont need cigarettes to cope with stress, to relax, to help you concentrate, to enjoy a meal, or for anything else. you can feel like you've just had a cigarette all the time, without needing to smoke, exactly like a non-smoker.

the book is cheap, relatively short & it explains it much better than i could, so if you want to stop smoking, get a copy & read it. it'll remove your need to smoke.

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop-Smoking/dp/0141026898/ref=sr_1_1/026-1752677-2670006?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185313616&sr=8-1

it doesnt, it allows you to easily cope with any cravings. the actual cravings are very slight once you realise you dont want to smoke again. theres hardly any physical addiction to cigarettes, its all psychological, its just a big mind trick.

the book goes through every reason you might want to smoke & destroys it with logic, leaving you with no possible reason or excuse to smoke. after reading it, you realise there really arent any serious cravings.

it explains cigarettes dont relax you, dont help you concentrate & dont do any of the things you think they do. they in fact do the opposite, then offer some temporary relief, smoking is like banging your head on a wall so it feels good when you stop.

after you've read the book you realise you dont need cigarettes to cope with stress, to relax, to help you concentrate, to enjoy a meal, or for anything else. you can feel like you've just had a cigarette all the time, without needing to smoke, exactly like a non-smoker.

the book is cheap, relatively short & it explains it much better than i could, so if you want to stop smoking, get a copy & read it. it'll remove your need to smoke.

Thanks for the reply,my Dad read the book & stopped overnight,but I'm finding it hard,even with patches to get rid of the craving,Inhalator,& 7 week course at the docs.:(

i was suprised at how easy its been with the book. ive had cravings, they just dont seem too bad at all, even during the first couple of days. i just remember i dont want to start smoking again & its gone.

at least 90% of the craving is in your head, the book deals with that very well, turning the nicotine addiction into a minor problem. theres really no bad craving caused by the physical nicotine addiction, just a slight empty or hungry type of a feeling. nicotine replacement (patches, etc) is treating the wrong problem.

you're only really craving so badly because you think you're missing out on something, you think you've made a sacrifice, you havent made any sacrifice really & the only thing you're missing out on is choking yourself with toxic fumes everyday.

I wasn't mocking and it wasn't a strop. You specifically asked on this thread for any tips and advice to make it easier. You said "Anyone have any tips or is it all will power, will power, will power?" to which Tartemption gave you the answer - Allen Carr. You didn't even acknowledge his/her post, and ignored what he/she said.

If you want to do it the hard way, that's up to you. But don't ask for advice to make things easier then lay into advice that you asked for that is proven to work better than the way you've chosen.

If you don't want advice on your thread, then stop asking for it. Or at least acknowledge and respect those who go to the trouble of trying to help.

TO ANYONE ELSE - Just go and get the Allen Carr book. You will not believe how well it works until you try it.

Sorry you took offence but some of the tone sounded mocking to me especially the P.S bit.
As for the quote on will power, I asked for advice on not putting on weight not stopping smoking.
To be fair your advice to look at a motivational book was good but then you had a go telling me i was wrong to ignore a post, which i hadn't.
Just coz you don't have time to reply to all posts doesn't mean you don't take note. The chat room is for instant replies.
I'm glad your method worked for you and i'm glad my method is working for me.
But if you get so frustrated with people not taking your advice on stop smoking threads about this book, as you said in your post, then my advice is to stop reading em.

nicotine replacement (patches, etc) is treating the wrong problem.

you're only really craving so badly because you think you're missing out on something, you think you've made a sacrifice, you havent made any sacrifice really & the only thing you're missing out on is choking yourself with toxic fumes everyday.

Not sure i agree with you.
Nicotine addiction is a proven physical dependency.
Quiting any addiction is difficult and for some the motivational words of someone else are good enough, whilst others need easing out of their addiction.
I don't think anyway is wrong or right, its all about what suits the individual.

Yes, the twentyseventh is my quit date, On this course of tablets you stop part way into the course. Mind you I have been taking them four days and my cravings have allready allmost gone.. I would have normally nipped outside for about six or seven little rollies by now.. I have had two all morning..

Have you stopped today?
Hows it going?

Not sure i agree with you.
Nicotine addiction is a proven physical dependency.
Quiting any addiction is difficult and for some the motivational words of someone else are good enough, whilst others need easing out of their addiction.
I don't think anyway is wrong or right, its all about what suits the individual.

Allen Carr isn't motivational more it just puts you back in the mind of pre-smoking. Nicotine is the enemy, NRT makes it sense like it's a crutch, a pleasure giving up. That's why it's such a tragedy and a waste of cash that the NHS is in thrall to drug companies and promote NRT, like they are with drugs for depression.

Studies vary from a 7% success rate after 6 months up to 16%. Easyway boasts a 90% success rate, it's probably lower than that as it's based on people asking for their money back in clinics but having read the book it really should be on the NHS. It goes back to the bribery of drug companies though.

Have you stopped today?
Hows it going?
No :( but according to the tablet's I am only on day 9 today, So I must have got my dates muddled.. it will be Weds of next week hopefully. I have noticed the tablets starting to take effect, And have smoked a lot less than normal over the last few days. I bought a little 12g pack of baccy on Weds and I still have some left today.
I am trying really hard to smoke less early and it seems to be working, I do feel a bit scared and isolated about it, but not depressed or moody. So all in all it's going pretty well.
I was reading the champix thread earlier and noticed that many previous posters just stopped posting :suspect: Am starting to worry it has some bizzare side effect that just makes people stop using the net :hihi:

I stopped smoking wednesday, im using the chewing gum. i sent for the allen carr book through the sun newspaper it arrived friday im still going to read it even though i have already stopped.

been ****e tonight , but didn't do it.
Major craving!!!!!!

Went for a walk at 11:30 pm for 10 minutes.

anyone else sufering and succeding?

It feels good not to give in to it.

Get out the house for 15 minutes - it really works for me.

Still smerk free and on day 15 :)

Weirdly enough, a few of my friends who quit smoking said that one of the main motivators was telling alot of people that they've quit for good - it meant that most of their oppourtunities to smoke were gone.

Hi im charlie i'v just quit smoking. Started on the 16 hour nicotine patches yesterday.Really wanna stop because my 6 year old, is paying so much attention to me doing it. He looks at me when i light a fag up and says mummy you will die and so will the baby if you smoke. (im pregnant). Plus i wanna breast feed. So fingers crossed. I also have phone and one to one support with my quit smoking support lady / surestart worker. Today is my second day on the patches and im feeling a bit odd. Keep thinking at times maybe i should get up and have a fag. Just through habbit. Then i remember i got me patch on. Fingers crossed for me guys. Hope everyone else is doing well charlie x

Im on day 2, doing in willpower alone, hopefully ill be ok- big test will be the match tomorrow- need to tell all my friends not to give me any cigs!

anyone got any tips for people doing it on willpower alone? (don't say the allen carr book- never rated it)
:D

Im on day 2, doing in willpower alone, hopefully ill be ok- big test will be the match tomorrow- need to tell all my friends not to give me any cigs!

anyone got any tips for people doing it on willpower alone? (don't say the allen carr book- never rated it)
:D

Iv been told sucking on frozen grapes work. Odd yes i thought so too. But my quit smoking advisor told me it really helps. Just pop a grape in to your ice tray and leav to freeze. Better then hard boiled sweets. And apparently taste nice. Don't take my word for it though. As i'v not tried it. Sorry i can't be of more help. x

Frozen grapes?? strange - but ill give it a try- its gotta be cheaper than fags!!!

Thanks :D

Im on day 2, doing in willpower alone, hopefully ill be ok- big test will be the match tomorrow- need to tell all my friends not to give me any cigs!

anyone got any tips for people doing it on willpower alone? (don't say the allen carr book- never rated it)
:D
hello stopped 28th September last year I wanted to stop (which is half the battle)went to the hypnotist in Woodseats (near Iceland) had a single session and have not smoked since.glad i stopped before being told to stop when in pubs

how much was the hypnotist richard?

how much was the hypnotist richard?
£200 but was on 20-30 a a day so only about a months worth of fags (and a free treatment if I start again)

i only really smoke 7-8 a day and more at weekends, and thats more than i can afford so ill hang on for a while- lol :D :D

i only really smoke 7-8 a day and more at weekends, and thats more than i can afford so ill hang on for a while- lol :D :D

I only smoked 10 a day, if ya try the grapes let me know how they taste. And if they work? my mate rachel swears by them so does the smoking women. I personally think it's insane/odd.

Maybe having this desktop wallpaper will help in giving up the habit?

http://www.mandolux.com/desktops/yuck/mandolux-surgery-1280x.jpg

Well done everyone who has stopped.

I'm still on the 16 hours 15mg patches, week 4 now,and have only had one bad craving.
I spent 2 days at the Great British Beer Festival and still didn't want one!

Will be visiting the docs next week for the next prescription for the 10mg patches stage.

Keep going everyone, don't give in! :)

still stopped, just have the odd nicorette in day if i feel a craving coming on. it will be 3 weeks on wednesday for me.

8 weeks today and been off the patches for 3 weeks.

Anyone out there still stopped or about to?

I've not had a cigarette whilst I've been asleep...............Am I doing OK ?

I've not had a cigarette whilst I've been asleep...............Am I doing OK ?

You're doing fine Cloudy, now pop another sleeping pill;)

You're doing fine Cloudy, now pop another sleeping pill;)

Do you think if it was possible to take a sleeping pill that kept you asleep for 1 year, you would wake up wanting a ciggy?

*actually I should have quoted CB, but can't be bothered to change it*

Im on day 2, doing in willpower alone, hopefully ill be ok- big test will be the match tomorrow- need to tell all my friends not to give me any cigs!

anyone got any tips for people doing it on willpower alone? (don't say the allen carr book- never rated it)
:D



Well - i only had 2 cigs at the match and since then i havn't had anything so its been a month without any now :D :D

i must say that this smoking ban has made it FAR easier to stop, my mates are going outside on there own or in 2's for a cis and then coming in stinking of smoke, and this has made it far easier :D

Anyone else quitting recently?

I stopped 2 weeks ago. I cut down to 5 a day for a week, then just one morning and night for 2 days. Then I stopped! I got over the cravings with watermelon flavoured chewing gum - it's juicy so stops the dry mouth. It's getting easier, and I've been lucky not to have too many mood swings. I stopped because I want to be around to see as much of my grandchildren as possible. I'm proud of myself and can now say I don't smoke. Well done to everyone else.

I stopped 2 weeks ago. I cut down to 5 a day for a week, then just one morning and night for 2 days. Then I stopped! I got over the cravings with watermelon flavoured chewing gum - it's juicy so stops the dry mouth. It's getting easier, and I've been lucky not to have too many mood swings. I stopped because I want to be around to see as much of my grandchildren as possible. I'm proud of myself and can now say I don't smoke. Well done to everyone else.


Well done :D :D you will appreciate it in a few weeks when you can breathe easier at night and your sense of smell has returned, its great being able to smell properly again!!!!

Well done :D :D you will appreciate it in a few weeks when you can breathe easier at night and your sense of smell has returned, its great being able to smell properly again!!!!

My sense of smell is slowly coming back - my house smells so fresh when I come in, I cringe to think what it must have been like before. Memo to self - start organising redecorating the whole house :roll: