Quitting smoking

Kidds

Member
Horticulture
A doctor on telly was advising on various dietary items such as fats, sugars etc and also on exercise levels, being overweight, eating healthily etc. All good advice on how to live a long and healthy life.
At the end he said "but if you smoke just forget all that as you will be completely wasting your time."
 

JeepJeep

Member
Trade
When I don't know if they still are... Royals were in packets of 24 I'd buy 72 when fuelling the wagon of a morning and would still pick up another 20 before I went home.

Champix fixed that.

Started working for a cowboy outfit and started again... I was paying £3,20 for 20 Marlboro gold off a Pole who worked for us. I'd do 3 packs a day easily. He left but he still did me the cheap Marlboros as I sold a lot of Baccy for him.

Poles lost a lorry to customs and they dried up.

I started to see him less and less and to buy 40 Marlboro from a shop was over £16.

Started Vaping... Have done the last few years and that's got less and at the point where I'm thinking I could jack that aswell.
 

texelburger

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
Herefordshire
I’ve tried numerous attempts in the past, vaping lasted a few years but I went back to smoking during a stressful time. I’ve since quit on a tablet prescribed by the nhs. The first time like a fool I thought I could just have one so rightly so the nhs made me reapply. While this wait was happening I found the tablet for sale online and purchased it myself. Be warned it’s dear but a lot cheaper than smoking in the long run. The second time it worked and I haven’t touched one since. The lads smoke in my works van and it really doesn’t bother me, occasionally especially if someone sparks a lambert and butler or Richmond I admire the smell. But I’ve gone from a 20-60 a day to smoke free and feel a lot better for it. Google champix it was great for me
Ditto to Champix.Gave up December 17th 2011 after taking the course of tablets.I had smoked for about 40 years and was on about 20 B&H a day.These pills worked a treat and the nurse at our GP's told me to extend them for an extra 2 weeks to be sure.I feel so much better.
None of this vaping either.
 
If you are serious about quitting, by all means make use of the NHS stopping smoking service. It is already bought and paid for. Your doctor can help you. It's not about suffering and going through some kind of pain barrier.

I've been told by various people that stopping smoking was actually harder for them than giving up heroin. I wish you luck.
 
after Christmas day I lasted two days. Now after new year I am on the third day. For a long time I've vaped at home and smoked cigs at work. The issue will be when I go back to work. Just vaping alone I still sometimes need a stick of nicotine gum to take the edge off. Its more of a mental issue I think. Before new year this time I made a point of trying to stop the coffee cigarette combination as this is when I usually fail.
 

Elliot

Member
Mixed Farmer
I was a smoker for 10 years, and I've been smoking 2 cigarette packs per day. 3 years ago I quit, and I've never smoke cigarettes anymore, I can smoke a shisha sometimes but that's all, more than that it was really easy for me to quit, I don't know why and how, but it was really easy
 

farmer pickles

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
midlands lreland
When I don't know if they still are... Royals were in packets of 24 I'd buy 72 when fuelling the wagon of a morning and would still pick up another 20 before I went home.

Champix fixed that.

Started working for a cowboy outfit and started again... I was paying £3,20 for 20 Marlboro gold off a Pole who worked for us. I'd do 3 packs a day easily. He left but he still did me the cheap Marlboros as I sold a lot of Baccy for him.

Poles lost a lorry to customs and they dried up.

I started to see him less and less and to buy 40 Marlboro from a shop was over £16.

Started Vaping... Have done the last few years and that's got less and at the point where I'm thinking I could jack that aswell.

I smoked since the age of 15. I was coming up to my 30th birthday in 2018 and by the autumn of 2017 I had my mind made up. By this time I was smoking 30 a day and I had spent nearly half of my life smoking. I went in to the doctor and got him to prescibe the strongest nictotine patchs available. I used them for a couple of months and that sorted most of the cravings. I also starting vaping and thats still an addiction but its far better that smoking.
 

oskerb

Member
Livestock Farmer
When I don't know if they still are... Royals were in packets of 24 I'd buy 72 when fuelling the wagon of a morning and would still pick up another 20 before I went home.

Champix fixed that.

Started working for a cowboy outfit and started again... I was paying £3,20 for 20 Marlboro gold off a Pole who worked for us. I'd do 3 packs a day easily. He left but he still did me the cheap Marlboros as I sold a lot of Baccy for him.

Poles lost a lorry to customs and they dried up.

I started to see him less and less and to buy 40 Marlboro from a shop was over £16.

Started Vaping polished concrete Atlanta... Have done the last few years and that's got less and at the point where I'm thinking I could jack that aswell.
Hi. I also want to quit smoking, how is it possible?
 

essex man

Member
Location
colchester
Gave up numerous times but quit for good in 2017.
Alan carr helpful.
Understanding (from previous attempts) that you can never have even one without getting back on the path.
Understanding that the real physical addiction is mostly gone after a week is useful.
The hardest part can be taking the rhythm of your day away, the looking forward to, then having one etc...
If i'm honest i only really gave up cos my mouth began getting inflamed and each fag would hurt.
 

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