Stopping smoking

Well giving it serious thought,there are many options and i know will power should be enough but i also know it probably wont be,any one tried the electric cigarettes,i have tried the patches once and dont fancy chewing any suggestions.

mike

A friend of mine has smoked at a guess as she won't admit to this but around 40 per day for around 45 years, she gave up before new year, in preparation her gp sent her to see a stop smoking person who attends the surgery on Fridays, they set a date for her to give up and she got patches on prescription, she also has an inhalator. She has to go on Fridays to see her 'smoking councillor' but so far she hasn't even had a single puff.

Wayne gave up in 2000, he used to smoke over 20 a day, he managed on will power alone, but for a while we bought something nice from the money that was saved, he says that was a big encouragement.

Just think of that 3D TV.

I've also heard the NHS help is good.

good for you, Mike, its an expensive habit anyway. Try to save the money for something nice for Nancy.

Esermalda wrote:good for you, Mike, its an expensive habit anyway. Try to save the money for something nice for Nancy.

She has me what more could she want

Ladies, Don't answer that! Or ladies don't answer that. Hee hee.

i went to the nhs and used champyx which was really good as you just stopped wanting a cig

like you i already tried the patches and reacted to them, the gum is foul and didn't see why a fake ciggie would stop me wanting a real one

have a chat with the stop smoking people

if you do use anything it's on prescription so much cheaper as this sort of stuff is so expensive over the counter

i stopped a year and a half ago and don't miss it at all plus bought some lovely stuff with the spare cash :-)

I once tried the Lozenges and they just gave me a sore mouth

Just bought one ecig to try,the thing is we both smoke and it adds up,the ecig has individual tip ends with the drugs in so to try it we can have a tip each so not spreading colds ect to each other,the tips come in three strengths each one equivalent to 20 cigs just over £6 for three,at the moment its plugged into the laptop usb charging so at least its handy

Thats weird tastes a bit like a cigarette and even produces smoke and the end lights up as you suck better hurry and finish with it before they find some thing bad with them

well, I must lead a sheltered life. I don't think I could have imagined these at all. Just googled e cig and is it just another way of smoking, like not inhaling??

Esermalda wrote:well, I must lead a sheltered life. I don't think I could have imagined these at all. Just googled e cig and is it just another way of smoking, like not inhaling??

Yes it could easily be a substitute for the real thing long term if your not careful its not even pushed as a quitting aid,as a smoker there is more to the addiction than nicotine in my mind any way, the actual part in quitting played by an ecig has to be seriously considered and it needs to be used as a tool.

mike

I read a book called "East way to give up smoking" by Allan Carr about 8 years ago, and it worked wonders for 1 year excactly. It did state at the start of the book that you MUST complete the book, even if you stop smoking half way through. I, however knew better!!!! lol.
I think if I had followed the simple instructions, I wouldn't have started again 12 months later.

I then used the Zyban tablets which was a 12 or 16 week course, but they didn't agree with me. They were origionally used as an anti-depressant, and they sent my head all over the place.

I then, about 3 years ago, used the Champyx, and thought that was absolutely brilliant. I had to do 6 weeks on the patches and inhilators first (on prescription), and then they let me use the Champyx, again, on prescription, so all in all it only cost me about £30. Equivilent to less than a weeks worth of ciggys.

Good luck Mike. You can do it.

Krist0n wrote:I read a book called "East way to give up smoking" by Allan Carr about 8 years ago, and it worked wonders for 1 year excactly. It did state at the start of the book that you MUST complete the book, even if you stop smoking half way through. I, however knew better!!!! lol.
I think if I had followed the simple instructions, I wouldn't have started again 12 months later.

I then used the Zyban tablets which was a 12 or 16 week course, but they didn't agree with me. They were origionally used as an anti-depressant, and they sent my head all over the place.

I then, about 3 years ago, used the Champyx, and thought that was absolutely brilliant. I had to do 6 weeks on the patches and inhilators first (on prescription), and then they let me use the Champyx, again, on prescription, so all in all it only cost me about £30. Equivilent to less than a weeks worth of ciggys.

Good luck Mike. You can do it.

Thanks i feel i stand a good chance,they are realy trying to get these things established instead of cigs the one i bought takes refills and i got it from tesco pharmacy but there tobacco counter sells a one use one equivalent to 30 cigs @ £5.99
but no way is this going to be a long term replacement on my part.

I think it's brilliant that you're giving up I've never smoked but my dad was a 60 a day man and I remember how hard it was for him. You have my support and if there's anything I can do to help let me know!

The Admiral wrote:I think it's brilliant that you're giving up I've never smoked but my dad was a 60 a day man and I remember how hard it was for him. You have my support and if there's anything I can do to help let me know!

Thank you Jayne

Are you both united in this or just yourself? either way good luck!
Essie

Esermalda wrote:Are you both united in this or just yourself? either way good luck!
Essie

Both of us in fact i will be very surprised if we fail,no allowance has been made for failure,i would love to get it like my drinking then i would smoke maybe 20 a year,perhaps a couple of cigs whilst sitting round a bbq with a bottle of Newcastle brown but it wouldn't work like that.

mike wrote:

Esermalda wrote:Are you both united in this or just yourself? either way good luck!
Essie

Both of us in fact i will be very surprised if we fail,no allowance has been made for failure,i would love to get it like my drinking then i would smoke maybe 20 a year,perhaps a couple of cigs whilst sitting round a bbq with a bottle of Newcastle brown but it wouldn't work like that.

I had an aunt who could do this but one chap at work tried this and its taken at least three years to get him off the chewing gum!!!

how's the stopping smoking going guys? succeeding i hope xx

Eilis wrote:how's the stopping smoking going guys? succeeding i hope xx

Ime down to under 50% and Nancy even better

well done guys i know it's not easy but after a while you'll forget you ever smoked and you have spare cash to boot