I'm Giving Up Smoking

Penny2myName

I used the patches (and got some on special 2-4-1) at my local asda pharmacist. Saved me £20 just when i needed it, been almost 5 months since i decided to quit, I stuck to the patches 10 weeks program and had lots of support from friends and family (they all smoke but came here with out their cigs, or went outside to smoke). If i said i fancied a cig, my mate would shove bbq pringles in my hand instead.:D:D

tigtag02

Good Luck LLPJ

It gets better I promise - I have just gone past 4 months and hardly ever thing about it now!!

We're here for you

tigtag

msmicawber

Good for you - you can do it. A friend of mine who hasn't smoked for years corrected me when I told her I had given up and pointed that I hadn't given up anything, I'd stopped smoking. It made me laugh at the time, but in fact the more I think about it, the more true it is. Part of dealing with an addiction is dealing with the way we look at things in life, and although it sounds very subtle, there's a big difference psychologically between giving something up and stopping something.

In the early days, it's good to change your routines so that you don't put yourself in a position where you'd normally have had a cigarette and make yourself think about smoking. For instance, if you normally get up and have a cup of coffee & a ciggie, try having your shower first, then having a cup of tea.

FieryBlondeScot

Hows it going LL?

i am on day 3 now, feel a bit better but cant w ait to get a good nights sleep again, the dreams are doing my head in. i feel like i have so much energy already. i was a wreck when i passed my whole day with the highs and lows of coffee-fag-coffee-fag always knackered.

i persisted with t he nasal spray thing and quite like that blast it gives you now .

did anyone else get a vile taste i n their mouth after stopping ? maybe its the awful combnation of eatng anything and evrything yesterday.

i cant believe i h ave made it to day 3 wahoooooo gonne save NUFF money

msmicawber

Yes, it took me a while to get used to a new taste in my mouth, but for me it was more the smell of everything that was surprising after smoking for so long. It reminded me of pregnancy when you're often very sensitive to smells. I felt everything was very highly perfumed, but after a while that settled down, as did the taste in my mouth.

FieryBlondeScot

WOW Mss FAG FREE AND DEBT FREE!!! well done right thats it-youre gonna be my inspiration :-)