MoneySavers don't smoke!

Iguana

cwoolhouse wrote:

Allan Carr's 'The Easy Way To Stop Smoking' is superb.

All good bookshops will stock it.

Why is it everyone raves over this book?

I read it and it didn't help at all.

Amos_2

Best method I ever came across (at least it worked for me - 4 years and counting!) was to use nicotine sweets. Unlike a patch that is just "there" you can have a sweet as a direct replacement for a fag. You can also count the number you need to have per day and see that your dependance is decreasing. They also cost about the same as a pack of cigs - so quiting costs nothing and saves you a fortune in the long run.

dibdab_4

In my early 40's and am desperate to quit, mainly health but hey the money ....

I have attempted to quit a several times in a number of ways i.e. cold turkey, patches, gum, books etc. all without success. today my GP offered me Zyban, apparently you take 1 tablet a day for a week and then 2 per day thereafter for up to 8 weeks. From what I understand so far you should in the 2nd week not be smoking but still dealing with the cravings etc.

I would be very interested in hearing from anyone who has tried/succeeded quitting using Zyban as reading the leaftlet enclosed in the tablets is pretty scary.

Thanks

Ember999

I have given up smoking using the Nicorette Nasal Spray. A previous addicted smoker of o20 years who had tried and failed with both patches (2 courses) and gum (dozens of packets) neither of which worked for me. The nicorette nasal spray is the only thing that has stopped me smoking. I still miss it, fancy one but I haven't had one. If you want to quit, try it, it worked for me.

carol_a_3

Oooh Ember look at your post count..quick do another one!

zz9pa

Iguana wrote:

Why is it everyone raves over this book?

I read it and it didn't help at all.

It certainly helped me - 18 months a non-smoker..



Yippee!


(sorry - in joke...)

music_facer

mr_fishbulb wrote:

I costs me less to buy rollies than it does to buy patches.

One of my aims after I get a higher paid job is to get same patches, until then it's rollies on my temping wages. <-- Yellow teeth smilie

You can get patches on the NHS. Admittedly they're not free, but they're cheaper than they otherwise would be. Putting it off till you've got a better job is a bf excuse (rather reminiscent of some I've made...) and it's a bit nuts to say that you'll wait till you get a better job before saving yourself a bundle of £££.

Or you could go cold turkey?

Rebob

dibdab wrote:

I have attempted to quit a several times in a number of ways i.e. cold turkey, patches, gum, books etc. all without success. today my GP offered me Zyban, apparently you take 1 tablet a day for a week and then 2 per day thereafter for up to 8 weeks. From what I understand so far you should in the 2nd week not be smoking but still dealing with the cravings etc.

I would be very interested in hearing from anyone who has tried/succeeded quitting using Zyban as reading the leaftlet enclosed in the tablets is pretty scary.

Thanks

Both me and dh stopped smoking 4 years and 4 months ago. I used patches and he used zyban.

We both went to the local smoking cessation group where they helped to point you to the method of help best suited to you and your health.

DH had no desire to smoke and found the zyban great.

If you need to know anything let me know and I will ask him for you.

music_facer

dibdab wrote:

In my early 40's and am desperate to quit, mainly health but hey the money ....

I have attempted to quit a several times in a number of ways i.e. cold turkey, patches, gum, books etc. all without success. today my GP offered me Zyban, apparently you take 1 tablet a day for a week and then 2 per day thereafter for up to 8 weeks. From what I understand so far you should in the 2nd week not be smoking but still dealing with the cravings etc.

I would be very interested in hearing from anyone who has tried/succeeded quitting using Zyban as reading the leaftlet enclosed in the tablets is pretty scary.

Thanks

I know two people who have gone this route. They both stopped and have stayed stopped. They have both said that being on the stuff wasn't exactly fun; one of them didn't sleep for two days and felt incredibly sick most of the time, but neither of them has smoked since and they've both recommended it as a way to stop smoking if all else has failed.

The verdict I've heard is "unpleasant but effective"!

Jay-Jay_4

My hubby quit last new years eve. He found that a Vicks nasal stick (or an Olbas oil one) was really good for something to do with his hands. He had it on him all the time, fiddled with it, stuck it up his nose and just held it in his fingers. Combined with boiled sweets and lollies he managed to kick the habit.