Giving up the weed Forums

Pusser

If will power was the only way to give up then I would still be smoking. I have none. I have also no self determination or patience. In fact I am devoid of all positive attributes.

But I tried several times on Zyban which did stop me but I started again 3 months later but the big success for me was Champix. No side affects apart from becoming weird apparently, so the missus said but she was already used to that and stopped on my stop day which was so easy I thought I was dreaming and apart from a hiccup which was not related to Champix or fags it was a doddle.

So if you are like me with oodles of character building stuff missing, use Champix. Cool

Groper

Keep going, it is worth all the effort.Financially and healthwise - although my "boss" suffered severely with allergies to all sorts of things after we gave up.
My main stimulus for stopping was that before retiring I worked in cancer diagnosis and saw more & more cases of lung cancer with the dreaded words "cigarette/pipe smoker" on the medical cards.

Clive

LPDrifter

This is a good thread....worth bumping

There is no ONE easy way to give up smoking
That's because we are all different ... so different strokes for different folks.

I think most people who have successfully quit had one thing in common
--- A desire -possibly a strong desire - to stop smoking ---

How to stop is a different question

For me it was use of patches plus a healthy dose of will power.

The best decision ever made

Zebedee

SandJ · Specs DB Admin

Steve
I year in a months time. Brill......... just decided one morning that I would not smoke after........Had one first thing in the morning and then zilch. Going on holiday is a good time to stop, no stress.
I have craving now and again but that is it, never again.
Keep it up it does get easier although you will still have bad times, just try and think of something to occupy your mind.
Good luck

Steve

whistlinggypsy

Steve, i stopped again the day i spoke to you and Jan Very Happy

Bob

SandJ · Specs DB Admin

wobby

My wife and I gave up smoking when we were in or late twenty's. We are now sixty plus and I firmly believe that one of us, me, would not be around had we not. I've seen several school chums die of smoke related diseases the last one died of emphysema crying as he choked. So to anyone who give up this filthy habit WELL DONE its hard but well worth it.

Wobby

Chigman

I must just say that I am familiar with giving up,I last done it in 1992 whilst in hospital for three months,and whilst there developed blood clots on my lungs which led to coughing up what I can only describe as lung fillets Rolling Eyes

" that was it I said,no more fags for me ". Well that held true for three years until one night out with to many beers inside me. Embarassed

I took a smoke and i haven`t tried to give up until now.I must just say that I very rarely drink now,so that makes it a bit easier straight away,because those two go hand in hand.

I have tried Champix-that didn`t agree with me,it knocked the wind out of me,made me feel very tired and gave me some real bad headaches.

steve