Giving up smoking?

[franney]

I'm not sure if it's just the Southend-on-Sea branch but in Boots yesterday my friend signed up for a FREE supply of the 16 hour patches.
If you go and ask, they will do a peak flow test, make you sign some forms then all you have to do is go back each week, they will do it for a maximum of 5 weeks.
Sorry if this post is a bit vague but i am just pasing on what she told me, hope it helps someone to fulfil a new years resolution!

[rushnowt]

Thanks franney i hope its all boots stores that are doing this, definately work a visit to find out. ;D ;D

[Al_Inshearah]

These patches are great fun. Stick them to a non-smoker whilst they are sleeping and after a couple of weeks watch them get more and more frantic for nicoten, but they don't know why ;D

[elvis_bloggs]

I'm a patch-aholic. :D

[JenJen]

These patches are great fun. Stick them to a non-smoker whilst they are sleeping and after a couple of weeks watch them get more and more frantic for nicoten, but they don't know why ;D
hmmm - weather you do this or not i dont really care. but its actually very dangerous to do as it can cause a nicotine overdose, you shouldnt even use the patches if you only smoke occationally because of this reason. so i do hope that your post was just a lame attempt at a joke and not something you seriously do to people.

[Al_Inshearah]

Yes JenJen, it was just a lame attempt at a joke :'(

[JenJen]

well just remember some moron might actually think that what you wrote is a harmless thing to do, when it actually isnt. >:(

[Al_Inshearah]

well just remember some moron might actually think that what you wrote is a harmless thing to do, when it actually isnt. !>:(
Please forgive me. What an idiot I was to think that applying toxic chemicals to some one who is unaware as funny and to post it on a public board. Luckily there are sensible level headed people like you who are able to step in and readdress the balance. Thanks again.

[hkalami]

For those who are serious about giving up and not just want to use the patches to top up their nicotine. After trying for many years using patches will power etc I came across a course of tablets that works by blocking the receptors in brain from nicotine molecules, in a lay man term you go on these tablets and carry on smoking ( and enjoying life) but you body can not use the nicotine and slowly over the 3 months period of the course and without you noticing it you stop smoking. Now for the best part THE TABLETS ARE AVAILABLE ON NHS ;D and does not cost you anything ( except the £6.00 prescription fee). Its called ZYBAN and been available in USA for many years at the cost of over $100. One word of warning, please do not take ZYBAN if you taking sleeping tablets or happy pills.

[franney]

Thanks franney i hope its all boots stores that are doing this, definately work a visit to find out. ;D ;D


Well, i've checked and they aren't doing it in Croydon, but if you click here (http://www.givingupsmoking.co.uk/nhs_sss/find/) you can find your nearest NHS Stop Smoking Service.
For anyone local, Croydon has one in the NHS Walk-In centre down the bottom of the High Street :)
Might not be as conveniant as popping to Boots once a week but could be worth it for the long term benefits :)
(Which i have yet to discover and i've been given up for 4 years :-/)

[anita1]

Lol. :o :o :o
I wouldnt want to see you in a bad mood ;D These patches are great fun. Stick them to a non-smoker whilst they are sleeping and after a couple of weeks watch them get more and more frantic for nicoten, but they don't know why ;D

[misters]

I gave up smoking a year ago and never looked back, after all how can you call yourself a money saving expert when you waste so much on a nasty habit.

Well for anyone that does try and quit good luck.

[metro_gnome]

A cheaper way to give up is reading a book mentioned on another thread:

http://forum.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Urgents;action=display;num=11046048 74

[misters]

Came across this it may be worth a look, KICK THE HABIT (http://www.download.com/3000-2056-10171282.html?!!!!!lst-0-1)

[Al_Inshearah]

Lol. ! ! ! !:o ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! :o ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! :o
I wouldnt want to see you in a bad mood ! ! ;D !

.....and I didn't even tell you where I would stick the patches!! :-X ;D ;D ;D ;D

[franney]

A cheaper way to give up is reading a book mentioned on another thread:

other thread (http://forum.moneysavingexpert.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=Urgents;action=display;num=11046048 74)

The book costs "about" £6? Patches are available free in some places, how is that cheaper? ??? ::)

[franney]

.....and I didn't even tell you where I would stick the patches!! :-X ;D ;D ;D ;D


Oooh, ooh, i know , i know! :o ;D

[Rudolph2004]

founf out from a friend that all boots stores are doing this but you have to be aged between 16-19! hope this helps.

[gatita]

A word of warning regarding anyone thinking of taking the tablets ZYBAN. !I took these a couple of years ago, and YES they did take the desire to smoke away BUT at what cost!!!!!!!!! I didn't feel well at all, but just put it down to withdrawal symptoms, I live in a village and bumped into the nurse, she asked me how things were going.........I replied I hadn't smoked in 3 weeks, then she said "are you SURE you feel ok?" I told her I was feeling a bit grotty etc, but thought that was normal. She said come over NOW to the clinic, cutting things short, she called the doctor, who told me I had to STOP IMMEDIATELY taking the pills!
I ask myself what could have happened if I had continued taking them!!!!!!
A few friends told me afterwords they were getting worried about me too! I hadn't a clue what I was like apart from feeling horrible.
I went back to smoking :-[ my usual 40 a day :-[
I am happy to say I gave up 9 months ago !:With the help of patches, and the inhalator, which in actual fact I still use occasionally today!
I would say STEER CLEAR of ZYBAN they can have dreadful side effects......and in extreme cases death!

P.S. i was NOT taking any other medication either!

[stellagypsy]

Re Zyban -BE VERY CAREFUL!!

I have a friend (male. mid 40's) who took these and didn't tell anyone, so we all marvelled at his willpower in giving up the cigs "cold turkey". All went well till he was rushed in to hospital with all the symptoms of a suspected brain tumour - we were all beside ouselves, never mind how he felt about the situation. However, after about 7 days of tests and obs and finding nothing, a new doc asked him if he had taken Zyban - he 'fessed up and was sent home that night!!

Apparently it transpires that this is the "worst" side effect - that it appears that you have all the symptoms of a brain tumour, obviously without the tumour. However, he never smoked again, he learnt his lesson and his "brush with death" cured him for once and for all.

I actually finally stopped smoking 6 years ago - I held my dad's hand as he died of lung cancer the year before (incredible since he gave up smoking 15 years before his death) but even that did not stop me - I eventually had accupuncture BUT I did not just go "anywhere", I went to a specific accupuncturist in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire - if you are serious about stopping and want to know any more and could get yourselves to Hebden Bridge, please PM me for details (no connection, just a very satisfied customer, he has a 95% success record, I know many people who have been there and all have stopped). I have absolutely no willpower whatsoever so I am living proof that it DOES work and is relatively effortless. If you are in a health plan (Sovereign, HSA or similar) you can even claim back the cost of it.

Either way IMHO it is money well spent!!

Stella

[jpwjpw]

These patches are great fun. Stick them to a non-smoker whilst they are sleeping and after a couple of weeks watch them get more and more frantic for nicoten, but they don't know why ;D


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