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hi all
just wondering how much those nicotine inhalers are to buy (im serious about quitting smoking now)
cheers
just wondering how much those nicotine inhalers are to buy (im serious about quitting smoking now)
cheers
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Stupid move. I was back on fags again. I tried to pack in again quite recently but found for some reason the patches were irritating me and just could not keep them on. But you never know they may be ok for you.
Good luck, I hope you do manage to pack in
gettin paid on friday...first thing im gonna do is quit.
one thing though...on those nicotine supplements do you still roast for a fag?
im actually waiting for friday because until then i am completely skint apart from cigarettes.
i need the money so that i can spend it on something else to keep my mind of smoking.
NO The only thing id say is you just feel like you should be having a fag, its hard to describe but shall we say you normally enjoy a fag after a meal, then you just feel that you should be having a smoke (or at least thats what I felt) , its changing your routine so that if you would normally have fag say in a morning do something else, just try to keep busy. I can honestly say when I had the patches the 1st time I had no problems quitting.
For the people saying use willpower, I get the impression that your non smokers.
Nicotine is addictive!!!!!!!!!
Patches, make it a lot easier to quit because with the patches you are getting nicotine and you gradually lower the dose, thus making it easier to quit. If willpower was all it took why do you think thousands of people rely on patches etc??
Willpower may be the answer if you dont smoke many fags, or unless there are drastic measures, say like someone being told by the doctor quit or you will die (like my father) then id say willpower would come into it. But for the vast majority of people they need help...................and why not get the help, even if it does consist of patches.
Braidsta I think long as you are in the right frame of mind then the chances are that you will stop smoking. If your not ready then you wont. Once you decide which day youre packing in, make sure that you dont put yourself in the position where you might want a fag, like if you fancy a fag when you first get up change your routine, have breakfast instead. Its all about changing your routine, anyway thats what I feel, I cant speak for anyone else.
But I wish you luck, let me know how you get on , I really hope you manage to quit
You don't have to do it just by willpower alone, do whatever's right for you.
http://www.thesite.org/info/drugs/smoking/nicotine_replacement.html
The research I read mentioned that its not always how many you smoke that indicates how addicted you are, its how long you can go in the morning before you have one. Over half an hour and it should be that hard, well comparitively.
My sister smoked for 15years and quit, I was well chuffed for her! She didnt take the patches though, she was prescribed that anti-depressant which helps you quit, sorry I cant remember a name, ask your doc. She said that by the end of the first week taking it she just didnt feel like smoking!
I'm not sure how she got a script for it though, she's a nurse so maybe she pulled a few strings!
thats one reason stopping me from having confidence at school when i wanted to quit.
the mates i had there didnt smoke, so to them a nicotine addiction was like biting your nails or not being able to leave the house without a slice of toast:).
i'm glad i've found some people who understand what it's like at last, and i'm also glad to find people who have quit (i began to think that quitting was an urban legend or soemthing...hear about thousands of people quitting but never met a single one lol)
well i always have a smoke after a meal, when i get up, when i listen to music and when i walk my dog. when i walk to work, when im on my break, when....hehe. basically i've found the routine im in and im gonna try avoiding the situations (i.e. dont listen to music and maybe chew gum after meals).
cheers for the support and thanks karla for the link
Braidsta
edited to say: shit...it says i have to be 18 to get hold of patches etc.:(
Will power is a good thing to stop smoking on but believe me it's hard work. Sometimes a little help from patches etc is needed. But like someone else said, it's the changing of the routine that's the killer. Like your morning fag, get up and keep busy so it takes your mind off the pause in your routine.
And just ignore the people who say "piece of piss with willpower" as i'll tell you now, it's a bloody hard thing to quit smoking but in the end it's well worth it. So good luck.
You may find that chewing gum and eating mints is a good way to stop you smoking. It feeds that habit that you have for having something in your mouth.
You will most probably be over the worst now. 4 days........well done. But always remember you at some point in your life may feel tempted to have a ciggie again, as I said previously I gave up smoking and after having a drink I fancied a smoke and was back on them again.
One thing you may notice is that you want to eat more. I deffinately did, its not the fact that your hungry its more that you need to do something with your hands, so just go careful not to over indulge to much on the choccy biccies;)
Well done on your 4 days as a non smoker:)
Newbie Alert
When I first attempted to quit smoking I lasted for 2 1/2 months.
Since then I've been brutal, most attempts lasting a few days before I gorge myself on cancer sticks.
My new idea is when I try to quit and fail, try a new brand which is weaker.
I used to smoke John Player Blue (Dublin Knacker !!!! NOT )
Since I had my brainwave I tried to quit once (Failed although word tried might have given that away)
Then I went onto Silk Cut Purple and I smoke roughly same amount per day as before (20), so no "you smoke more with weaker fags" quips.
Eventually i'll try again and swith to silk cut blue, ultra etc.
Similar method to patches, more drawn out, all the pleasure still there.
Please don't flame mail me, i'm a virgin at this stuff.
If I broke any rules and regulations, politely inform me and i'll adapt.
Regards
:cool: :cool: :cool:
Very true
Ciggies are appetite surpressants and once you stop smoking your appetite will return to the healthy one it's supposed to be. This is where you need willpower! To resist choccie biscuits.
Best bit of advice is eat shit loads of salads, jacket tatas, fruit to fill yourself up instead of junkfood. Quite a lot of people just eat and eat when they quit then start again when they put the weight on. Tempting prospect but not worth it.
I agree completely, I gained about two stone when I first quit, then went back on them (not to lose weight !) and gradually lost most extra weight.
I found myself cooking fried food snacks and eating lots of eggs and stuff.
Normally i'd be eating sandwich's etc.
So yeah I do agree that people when quitting need to be wary of the new lifestyle they find themselves drawn into.
Make conscious efforts to eat the right food, especially highly water based foods like fruit, veg etc.
Thats my 2 cents !
Ditto. I put on the weight through eating the wrong foods and probably wouldn't have put it on that much if i had been sensible.
I started again as well but found after a while the weight levelled out and i know even when smoking if i started to pig out on rubbish again the weight would go straight back on.
It's not really the smoking that does it, just the fact that sometimes we need to control the binge eating
since i started this thread I've tried quittin three times...still cant do it.
I feel like a loser and now for the past two days I've got a proppa sick pain in my chest. Probably to do with smoking.
I'm gonna try the gum when i get paid (end of month)...hopefully it'll work.
The funny feeling in your chest might be your lung tissue starting to give itself a good clear out. It doesn't last forever and you'll start feeling better soon.
You could call Quitline for some more advice:
Quitline
Helpline for smokers who want to stop & people trying to remain as ex-smokers.
Telephone: 0800 002200
So whats your downfall?
When Do you find its at its worst?
How long have you managed to go without a ciggie?
Youre not a loser..................you are just someone who may have to try a few times to pack in. Maybe you are not totally in the right frame of mind? I really beleive that if your not in the right frame of mind you will fail.
Just give it another bash, and try to avoid the places that you feel like smoking:)
today I've had one cigarette, yesterday i had 8...pretty bad but better than 30+ heh.
Barbie, how much was your inhalor thing? I'm gonna give it a go.
cheers everyone for the help again:)
The inhalator was about £5, I got it from Boots. You get 6 'cartridges' with it which have nicotine in. You're meant to use it quite a lot though, like 8 cartridges a day or something. Its useful to have as backup but I don't think I could use it as much as they suggest. Its worth a go I reckon.
Well done
See you can do it:D
I do *or should I say did* smoke and have done for about 10 years now - quitting is bloody hard work. So far I have managed to give up this time round for nearly 2 weeks *big pat on back for me* and I have to say that this has been through pure willpower alone.
The longest I have managed to quit so far is 2 months :mad: but I am hoping to fulfill my dream of not going back to cigarettes.
My trick this time round is that I cut down a hell of a lot before even trying to stop. I used to smoke about 20 a day *or 20 in an evening if I was out on the piss
I have to admit to finding myself sucking on a hell of a lot of lollipops!!!!! I think this helps cos you are still doing something with your hand and mouth that is similar to that of smoking a ciggie. :rolleyes: Well it works for me anyway.
I have even been down the pub with my mates and not had any cigs. Although I must admit that it is easier if I am already out with friends that don't smoke.
Hope you manage to quit, but if you don't then don't beat yourself up about it because it really is difficult, that's why it's an addiction! Just try again when you next feel ready for the challenge.
Good luck to all thesiters who are trying to beat the demon!