Giving up smoking?

budwieser · 07-10-2007, 11:35

Got a chest infection at the moment and i`ve had it since friday.
Thought it would be a good excuse to give up the weed,it`s been over 24 hours now and i think i`m doing ok, everytime i think about cigarettes i ask myself what benefits i get from them, nothing is my answer.
I`ve been smoking for 33 years now and i want to give up so desperately.
Any advice or tips would be really welcome.
How about a seperate thread where all the people wanting to give up anything can post and get help from other people, or does one exist already?
Cheers.
Neil.

**Russ** · 07-10-2007, 11:41

Maybe a non-judgemental thread where people can swap tips without having non-smokers taking shots and current smokers not complaining about anti-smoking 'nazis'? Sounds good to me. I've never smoked so I don't know what you go through but I wish you well

TheDaddy · 07-10-2007, 11:48

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Originally Posted by budwieser

Got a chest infection at the moment and i`ve had it since friday.

That is how I gave up, waited till I got ill, shockingly enough I never craved them and only occasionally think about them, that was over four years ago now, another thing to remember is if you go back to them now all your efforts have been in vain, good luck

lauzjp · 07-10-2007, 11:52

best of luck!

I have an odd one now and again, when I'm really really stressed but that is quite a rare occassion. I didn't use any gum, patches, etc. I just thought it was getting way too expensive, and just stopped. It was mainly a social thing, and I don't go out anymore,

so I guess the smoking ban would've done me good

peanut · 07-10-2007, 11:53

I will have been smoke free for 1 year on the 16th October.

The only way you can stop smoking is when you really want to give up, any doubts and you will fail. Don't give up for anyone other than yourself.

And for health benefits, my asthma suddenly stopped when I quit, I stopped hacking up in the mornings in about a week of stopping. After one week you will feel different in yourself. When you do quit, the self realization becomes strong, you will then smell a smoker within a 1 mile radius and it's shocking (ok slight exagguration but you'll see my point). You'll have more energy too.

I used patches myself, and they worked well for me. Good luck and it's well worth it, keep telling yourself that.

07-10-2007, 12:13

Not lit-up for over 7 years... It does get easier as time goes by. Good luck!

superbiatch · 07-10-2007, 12:24

Lots of helpful information in this thread IIRC budweisier

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/22...giving-up.html

EDIT - silly me, forgot to add link (i've only just got up!)

monkey2468 · 07-10-2007, 12:32

Both me and Mrs Monkey gave up yesterday.

07-10-2007, 12:35

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Originally Posted by monkey2468

Both me and Mrs Monkey gave up yesterday.

Good stuff Monkey! The only thing to stop anyone smoking is will power and death!

Knobbly · 07-10-2007, 12:37

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Originally Posted by budwieser

Got a chest infection at the moment and i`ve had it since friday.
Thought it would be a good excuse to give up the weed,it`s been over 24 hours now and i think i`m doing ok, everytime i think about cigarettes i ask myself what benefits i get from them, nothing is my answer.
I`ve been smoking for 33 years now and i want to give up so desperately.
Any advice or tips would be really welcome.
How about a seperate thread where all the people wanting to give up anything can post and get help from other people, or does one exist already?
Cheers.
Neil.

I gave up using Champix, it's a 12 week course of medication that for some people (luckily me) took away all the cravings for smoking, it's not without it's downsides though, it regularly made me feel nauseous which seemed to get worse everytime I had anything alcoholic and I also ended up not being able to sleep for a fair while. Worth it in the end though.

superbiatch · 07-10-2007, 12:40

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Originally Posted by Knobbly

I gave up using Champix, it's a 12 week course of medication that for some people (luckily me) took away all the cravings for smoking, it's not without it's downsides though, it regularly made me feel nauseous which seemed to get worse everytime I had anything alcoholic and I also ended up not being able to sleep for a fair while. Worth it in the end though.

Those are the two downsides to using champix unfortunately and very common.

Champix affects the reactors in the brain and takes away the pleasurable effects of a cigarette so much so in the end you wonder why you actually lit the fag up in the first place. Champix has over a 60% success rate within our service atm, which is much more than any other treatment (NRT patches etc)

budwieser · 07-10-2007, 14:21

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Originally Posted by monkey2468

Both me and Mrs Monkey gave up yesterday.

Hope you and Mrs Monkey are as determined as i am to give up mate. I just can`t see any point to it other than it is a habit. I think i`ve got that bit beaten.

Second time in my life i`ve had any will power.

07-10-2007, 14:24

best of luck, Neil, I also gave up because I got scared by a nasty chest infection - 3 years ago, now, & I have definitely felt the benefit.

- better health
- food tastes so much better
- saved loads of money

I was 'lucky' as we went away for a 2 week holiday, just as I gave up. This got me out of a normal environment, where all the 'cues' were present to feed the psychological habit, to one where smoking was forbidden in most places (airports, hotels, cruise liner) & it really helped.

The theory says that the physical addiction to nicotine is over in around 3 days, if you go 'cold turkey', after that it is the habit that needs to be broken - that first fag in the morning, during breaks at work, in the pub, after a meal, etc are when temptation really hits, but get past that & you've cracked it ..

budwieser · 07-10-2007, 14:26

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Originally Posted by homealone

best of luck, Neil, I also gave up because I got scared by a nasty chest infection - 3 years ago, now, & I have definitely felt the benefit.

- better health
- food tastes so much better
- saved loads of money

I was 'lucky' as we went away for a 2 week holiday, just as I gave up. This got me out of a normal environment, where all the 'cues' were present to feed the psychological habit, to one where smoking was forbidden in most places (airports, hotels, cruise liner) & it really helped.

The theory says that the physical addiction to nicotine is over in around 3 days, if you go 'cold turkey', after that it is the habit that needs to be broken - that first fag in the morning, during breaks at work, in the pub, after a meal, etc are when temptation really hits, but get past that & you've cracked it ..

Cheers Gaz, I`m a third of the way through that mate and doing ok.
Got a good feeling this time. Thanks.
Neil.

07-10-2007, 18:38

A mate of mine went for hypnosis to stop him from smoking, he was on 40+ a day, he went and did the hypnosis thing and when he came out he got in the car, he went to look for his ciggies and thought to himself what are you doing you don't smoke even though there were some ciggies in his car, that was 11 months ago he's not touched one since. I might give that route a go.