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Has anyone given up smoking this year?
- Thread starter Barrel of Fun
- Start date
Moshe Gariani
Well-known member
- Mar 10, 2005
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might be true of patches but nonsense in relation to gum...Yorkie said:
many unsuccessful attempts to stop smoking would have been helped by a couple of bits of nicotine gum available at the right time...
obviously its a good thing to get to the stage where you don't use it anymore but in the first few weeks I'd thoroughly recommend taking some on a night out if you have any doubts about your willpower when under the influence...
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Yorkie said:
How long till it is out of my system ?
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Yorkie said:
OK a while to go still then but no nights out planned so hopefully ok
sussexfatboy
New member
Day 73 for me. Keep going chaps it only gets easier. I tried Alan Carr it was shit, just full of worthless glowing testimonials from Ruby Wax and Richard Branson saying how good it is but no actual practical advice.
Nicotinell Patches and NHS smoking cessation clinics have worked for me.
Just went to a ten-minute clinic on a Monday night, had my CO levels checked, given patches and that's it. No lectures or patronising.
Reckon I've cracked it for good after 15 years of 20-a-day and countless failed attempts at giving up.
Nicotinell Patches and NHS smoking cessation clinics have worked for me.
Just went to a ten-minute clinic on a Monday night, had my CO levels checked, given patches and that's it. No lectures or patronising.
Reckon I've cracked it for good after 15 years of 20-a-day and countless failed attempts at giving up.
Best way, like I think I mentioned earlier, to help me give up during the first month, rather than use patches, gums or any quitting aids I simply did not drink and I did not go out with the lads, seemed to do the trick, worth sacrificing a month of your social life if it helps you give up in my opinion.Beach Hut said:
Day 10 for me and found it suprisingly easy, only a couple of moments of severe tempatation which passed quickly. I've already noticed my sense of taste and smell have improved and my skin feels better.
Like a few on here the real test will be when I next go on the piss, the ban can't come soon enough. Don't want to rely on gum or patches so it's will power only for me.
Like a few on here the real test will be when I next go on the piss, the ban can't come soon enough. Don't want to rely on gum or patches so it's will power only for me.
Kalimantan Gull
Well-known member
Do you really want to quit? I was on 30 a day for 12 years, tried to quit loads, but kept failing, will-power didn't work, gum and patches only worked for a week or so.....
then in July had hypnotherapy. One hour, 140 quid, really sceptical...... Haven't touched one since, haven't wanted one since, can sit with smokers in the pub with no problem .. weird thing is, I feel like I've always been a non-smoker.
Absolutely recommend it to anyone
then in July had hypnotherapy. One hour, 140 quid, really sceptical...... Haven't touched one since, haven't wanted one since, can sit with smokers in the pub with no problem .. weird thing is, I feel like I've always been a non-smoker.
Absolutely recommend it to anyone
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
The lady two doors away did hynotherapy then smoked the next day - was 10 years ago mind you.
Didn't fancy it.
Didn't fancy it.
Yorkie said:
Sorry Yorkie have to disagree, the experts say it takes about 1 month for every year you have smoked ( based on 20 a day habit) for the drug to leave your system, this was definitely the case for me, i packed up in Feb 2000 after 28 years (no patches, or hypno, etc....) just will power, and took about 2 years before i could safely say i was 'cured'
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
not bothered even trying 
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Goodfella said:
Around two years then, very scary
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
surrey jim said:not bothered even trying
Why not have a go ?
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Goodfella said:
I suspect about 28 odd years at the end of the day.
Oh dear
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
Beach Hut said:
to be honest i could cope with kicking all habits apart from pubs/clubs and driving, on July 1st im gona give it another go
cannedheat
Banned
Nicotine has gone from the body in a matter of hours, but the other drugs as some have pointed out stick around for years.