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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Who has done it? What did you use and has it worked/been hard?

I'm on wk 2 of patches and still craving like mad. Horrible moody cow I am and feel sorry for anyone around me

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

I'd tried most things without much success, although did find signing up to a quit smoking thing at my GP's helped, just the thought of confessing to the nurse that I'd failed was enough to keep me off them - trouble with that is they sign you off after 12 weeks or so, so the safety net disappears.

Have now been cigarette free for 10 months but am vaping, and haven't had any cravings at all since switching - though there is an argument that I've just switched one dependency for another.

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

P.S. Congrats on reaching week two - it DOES get easier. Keep at it

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By *mooth shaftMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh


"I'd tried most things without much success, although did find signing up to a quit smoking thing at my GP's helped, just the thought of confessing to the nurse that I'd failed was enough to keep me off them - trouble with that is they sign you off after 12 weeks or so, so the safety net disappears.

Have now been cigarette free for 10 months but am vaping, and haven't had any cravings at all since switching - though there is an argument that I've just switched one dependency for another."

Did the same 12 week course July 15 and not one smoke since

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I have a vape pen. But when on patches it gave me a horrible whitey. I guess over dose of nicotine. I don't want to be dependent on it also.

Also tried that mouth spray that was awlful!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Apparently it's worst then quitting heroin! when I stopped I also stopped what I found helped was stop doing all things associated with smoking, going to the pub even being in the company of smokers and stopping anybody smoking in my house. Personally I think caps just enforce that you smoke because you're still performing the smoking ritual maybe even the same with patches. I just stopped and each day thereafter for a week or so chalked up everyday as a victory, at one point I smoked 60 a day.

Not easy but if I can you most certainly will succeed.

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By *illy_the_tvTV/TS
over a year ago

hoorn, Netherlands

I was smoking 20 a day and went the vaping route. It's now been over 4 weeks since my last cigarette and I'm not really struggling with it

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By *tillup4funMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

Your no smoking clinic at your GPs should be able to help I was on Campix tablets for about 3months. You smoke while taking them for the first 2 to 3 weeks then the craving gets less and less then you pick a date and stop smoke while still taking the tablets for 2 more weeks.

I,v been smoke free for 3 years in next month best thing I ever did. Good luck hope you stop soon.

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By *eadySteadyCockCouple
over a year ago

Tredegar


"I have a vape pen. But when on patches it gave me a horrible whitey. I guess over dose of nicotine. I don't want to be dependent on it also.

Also tried that mouth spray that was awlful! "
how many did you smoke a day?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I have a vape pen. But when on patches it gave me a horrible whitey. I guess over dose of nicotine. I don't want to be dependent on it also.

Also tried that mouth spray that was awlful! how many did you smoke a day? "

Around 20 a day. Been nearly 2 wks now I've stopped.

Just don't feel any better yet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Who has done it? What did you use and has it worked/been hard?

I'm on wk 2 of patches and still craving like mad. Horrible moody cow I am and feel sorry for anyone around me "

We went onto vaping last October. 6mg syrups and had zero problems. Been cigarette free since then.

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By *cott73Man
over a year ago

brighton


"Who has done it? What did you use and has it worked/been hard?

I'm on wk 2 of patches and still craving like mad. Horrible moody cow I am and feel sorry for anyone around me "

I had to have a go a few times on the patches before I succeeded. The final time I gave up I found it relatively easy. Perhaps it's the old adage, you really have to want to give up.

The times I tried before I was doing it because I thought I should do, rather than wanting to. I used to get mad dreams on the patches though!

Anyway, it gets much easier. I'm 5 years free of the stench now and never think about it anymore.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Maybe this is my time then

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By *orum TrollWoman
over a year ago

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you can sign up for the quit smoking online now, they text you every day with inspirational stuff or to tell you how well you're doing, my quit kit took a week to get here though.

https://quitnow.smokefree.nhs.uk/

link for anyone who wants that.

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By *elma and ShaggyCouple
over a year ago

Bedworth

I quit 10 years ago, cold turkey after smoking for 20 years. I used to smoke between 15-20 a day but it would be more if I went out.

The tricks of keeping away from triggers didn't bother me at all. My ex husband still smoked roll ups and I would often spend my evening rolling ready for him the next day.

My motivation was extremely strong. I had recently had my 3 miscarriage, having quit smoking when I found I was pregnant and restarted again straight after. I sat one evening and just thought that I can't do this anymore, I have to give myself the best chance possible of having a healthy child and what I was doing is the opposite.

Ten years I still don't have the healthy child but it's still the best thing I've ever done. I'm fitter and healthier and don't stink!

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

I decided about 25 years ago that as an educated, skint adult with two children, I could not justify my addiction any longer so I stopped.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

November 14th 2016 - I'm driving down the M6, I light cigarette and within five minutes I'm reaching for another! Driving was the worst time for me, boredom I think. But I do about 2000 miles a week.

On that day I thought "wtf am I doing" and tossed them out the window! Much to the disgust of the woman passing me at the time, I think the lighter hit her windscreen- sorry about that!

Anyway, I stopped at the next services bought a vape pen and haven't had a cigarette since.

I think it's will power really, you have to want to stop.

Yes, I had cravings but you get through it if you want to.

Good luck

Ps. I've stuck a tenner in a pot everyday since I stopped, that pot is now worth £2k

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

no fags for 10 months this friday .... used a vape ... i used cigarette flavoured liquid coz i didn't want to get a sweet flavour addiction .... reduced the nicotine strength by 3 mg each week .... after 5 weeks i was on zero mg .... a week later it seemed pointless chuffing on the vape and just stopped using it .... no anxiety or stress .... it was far easier than i anticipated .... i had smoked like a trooper for 30 odd years

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London


"no fags for 10 months this friday .... used a vape ... i used cigarette flavoured liquid coz i didn't want to get a sweet flavour addiction .... reduced the nicotine strength by 3 mg each week .... after 5 weeks i was on zero mg .... a week later it seemed pointless chuffing on the vape and just stopped using it .... no anxiety or stress .... it was far easier than i anticipated .... i had smoked like a trooper for 30 odd years"

That's how it's done, congratulations.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"no fags for 10 months this friday .... used a vape ... i used cigarette flavoured liquid coz i didn't want to get a sweet flavour addiction .... reduced the nicotine strength by 3 mg each week .... after 5 weeks i was on zero mg .... a week later it seemed pointless chuffing on the vape and just stopped using it .... no anxiety or stress .... it was far easier than i anticipated .... i had smoked like a trooper for 30 odd years

That's how it's done, congratulations."

ta

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I did it...three times!

first time was with a self help CD and self hypnosis and lasted about 6 months

second time was with a course of nicoret patches and lasted a whole 2 weeks after that ended..

third and final time was by going cold turkey...that was 8 years ago...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

After 40 years of smoking, around 15 a day, I got a vape pen October 2016. Got down to 3 cigs a day and the vape pen by the start of December 2016.

Since December 17th on vape pen only!!

14 weeks last Saturday without a cigarette.

I am winning!!!

Using vape pen about 8 times a day

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

I did it 20 years ago this year.

I used large doses of orange juice for a few days and then replaced cigarettes with a water bottle so I had something to keep putting in my mouth

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham


"I did it 20 years ago this year.

I used large doses of orange juice for a few days and then replaced cigarettes with a water bottle so I had something to keep putting in my mouth "

I mean I went cold turkey, drank the juice and then started with the water bottles to give me something to replace the habit.

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By *illnatMan
over a year ago

wherever i need to be

Been off them for over two year thanks to vaping. Addicted to the vape now though lol. Have to admit best thing I ever did. I can now climb several flights of stairs without being knackered.

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