quit smoking

[driver_problems]

Originally Posted by sharpygreen

thanks for the support

as anyone else had bad feelings on the patches im feeling dizzy all the time
a bit like when you haven't had a ciggie for a while and the 1st one gives you a head rush


why oh why did i ever start peer pressure at school started when i was 10 so been puffing for 28 years

I am not clear from your posts whether you stopped the patches or took them up again. Either way - patches are no good as it does not remove the nicotine component from the equation. Instead it replaces one source of nicotine with another. It's worth having a look/listen to this
I bought it, and loaded it onto an ipod and listen to it intermittently. I have had good success with this - I have caved in here and there, but for the most part its a good way

[sharpygreen]

im still on the patches day 5 now just i fill dizzy on them

have tried before without patches and always failed


im putting the patches on the inside of my arm changing arm daily
thanks for all your input im determined to beat this damm thing

i know im replacing the nicotine but nicotine on its own isnt bad for you or so the doctor told me
its all the other crap that comes with the smoking that does the damage

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Originally Posted by monkey2468

They used to make me feel odd, I used to only use them on the top of my ****, less iching and slower release. The main problem for me with the patches was the total mental vivid dreams. They got so bad I went onto the gum, which I actually prefered to the patches.
edit:oops, I think the swear filter kicked in, it should be bum.

man i thought it was just me been having some right old funny dreams

last night i was dreaming i was in green street fighting next to frodo lol

[Pia]

Originally Posted by sharpygreen

im putting the patches on the inside of my arm changing arm daily

You change your arm daily

[Angua]

Had to be on the day time ones only. The 24 hour ones made me very dizzy. I alternated between arms and each side of my chest.
As for the munchies try fruit and raw veg (not the same as choccies though) and sleep more. Whatever way you look at it you are better off being a bit overweight than smoking.

All the very best and well done!

You sound very detemined and ready

[sharpygreen]

Originally Posted by Pia

You change your arm daily

lol not my arm the damm patches hehe

[marky]

I'm down to 20 patches a day

[driver_problems]

Originally Posted by sharpygreen

its all the other crap that comes with the smoking that does the damage

I could never understand why there were/are so many chemicals and poisons in a cigarette. I think I heard someone mention upwards of 4000 different ones

[sharpygreen]

i remember reading somewhere some of the chemicals are used to keep the thing alight thats why rollies go out all the time they dont have the chemicals in

Originally Posted by sharpygreen

i remember reading somewhere some of the chemicals are used to keep the thing alight thats why rollies go out all the time they dont have the chemicals in

some 'tailor made' fags used to have the tobacco soaked in potassium nitrate to help them burn, not sure if they still do. Marlboro were one that I remember where you could actually hear them 'fizzing' - bearing in mind potassium nitrate is also used on the 'blue touch paper' of fireworks, and is a component of gunpowder

- roll your own baccy tends to have more moisture than tailors, as well, which is another reason they go out, more easily

I stopped using the patches because they were to hard to light If you keep yourself fit you can still have a ciggie now and then.

[patrickp]

Originally Posted by driver_problems

I could never understand why there were/are so many chemicals and poisons in a cigarette. I think I heard someone mention upwards of 4000 different ones

Nicotine is produced by the tobacco plant because it is a powerful neurotoxin (nerve poison), and protects it from insect attacks. It's quite common for plants that do this to produce 'cocktails' of poisons rather than than relying on a single one. Nicotine is also used in insecticides.

Apparently, there's enough nicotine in three cigarettes to kill a human; however, most of it is not inhaled by the smoker.

[Pia]

Originally Posted by patrickp

Apparently, there's enough nicotine in three cigarettes to kill a human; however, most of it is not inhaled by the smoker.

Mmmmmm i don't believe that for a second. Surely we smoke more than 3 ciggies worth eventually whether we inhale it all or not, say if you have 20?

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Pia

Mmmmmm i don't believe that for a second. Surely we smoke more than 3 ciggies worth eventually whether we inhale it all or not, say if you have 20?

That's what I thought. Sounds like a nice sound bite deriving from something like: the amount of nicotine contained in 3 cigarettes would be lethal if injected straight into the heart.

[patrickp]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco

[sharpygreen]

glad im off them now

been 7 days and feeling good

man people that smoke stink guy at work stinks bigtime when he comes in out of the cold and rain after hes ciggie man im not missing it at all