Stopping Smoking

fionaB · 29-01-2008, 16:36

Day 1.

Patch applied 4pm........... god my arm itches like hell and if this doesnt calm down my stopping smoking attempt wont last long!......... 35 minutes into the patch and its still itching!!!!!!!!
however i dont want a ciggy

Fi

**Sonsey** · 29-01-2008, 16:51

Lol, great minds think alike!...

Kinda on day 1 here too, nothing planned, I just ran out of ciggy's last night and decided to see how long I'd last cold turkey.

Have to admit I'm starting to get it tight at the moment!

Gary Bagshawe · 29-01-2008, 16:54

Good luck you 2, I will be joining you soon, My aim is to have given up by the end of March.

IanHoughton · 29-01-2008, 17:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonsey

Lol, great minds think alike!...

Kinda on day 1 here too, nothing planned, I just ran out of ciggy's last night and decided to see how long I'd last cold turkey.

Have to admit I'm starting to get it tight at the moment!

Never smoked, so don't know what your going through, it must be tough.

Perhaps you could all use this as your "Stop smoking" thread, keep posting on here everyday you go without. I'm sure there's plenty of people on here who would give you encouragement.

Me, its Pizza ............. mmmmm ................... Pizza !!!

fionaB · 29-01-2008, 17:02

get the patches!

stupot · 29-01-2008, 17:05

It'll be 1 month for me on friday

and yes my patches itch like buggery too

its going well and really dont feel like a ciggy whilst wearing one.

Keep going Fi and Sonsey

silkstone · 29-01-2008, 17:15

If you'd like any advice on how to stop, I've had lots of practice.

fionaB · 29-01-2008, 18:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by IanHoughton

Never smoked, so don't know what your going through, it must be tough.

Perhaps you could all use this as your "Stop smoking" thread, keep posting on here everyday you go without. I'm sure there's plenty of people on here who would give you encouragement.

Me, its Pizza ............. mmmmm ................... Pizza !!!

thats not a bad idea.......... and we should each have a goal......... my goal is to save enough money to buy an L series lens in 6 months........... watch this space
have to say tho that i feel a lot better knowing i DO have a packet of cigs in the house. I know when i have tried to stop before not having any drove me up the wall more than not actually smoking one!

Fi

**Angela** · 29-01-2008, 18:20

OH has just started giving up using patches and they make his skin itch as well.. although only for 1/2 hour or so.

I really need to be thinking about giving up as well....but not today. Not after the day I've had.

fionaB · 29-01-2008, 18:56

well i have just had my dinner, and although i do want a ciggie, im not absolutely tearing my hair out for one, so thats got to be good....... and the itching has finally abated.!

Fi

Soupdragon · 29-01-2008, 19:18

I've given up giving up.

I am weak and worthless.

Rob Barron · 29-01-2008, 19:18

I'm one of those sanctimonious bar stewards who has given up a 40-a-day habit and been clean for several years now. But let me give you 5 thoughts for genuine encouragement...

1. It IS hard but it is NOT impossible no matter how long you have smoked for and it IS soooooo worth it!

2. You WILL enjoy good food so much more as your olfactory system starts working again!

3. A 20-a day habit equates to roughly a fiver a day. Put another way, a brand new Canon 17-40mm L series lens can be use in just 2 months and 22 days! Just stick the money you would have spent on your ciggies in a SEALED jar or other container.

4. You will no longer smell like a very bad day in hell!

5. You will get to be the one posting this reply to the next bravehearts who do the sensible thing and give up

Cheers and Good Luck,
Rob

Chris H · 29-01-2008, 19:43

Saturday will see me having got through 4 years from 60 a day.

Was it worth it well hell yehhhh

Before I gave up I never went on holiday, I stank like an ashtray and was everyone who smoked's best friend.

In the four years since I gave up I've been in a Spa hotel in Malta at a cost of £2500 for two weeks, and been back on cheaper hols twice since.

I've put a new bathroom and kitchen in my house.

I wouldn't have been able to do any of the above.

If your unsure about giving up then go and get an ashtray with dimps in it, put about two tablespoons of water in with them and leave to mature for an hour.

Then taking your life in your hands stick your nose in it and take a real deap breath. I can assure you that if you smoke thats what you smell like.

Tonight I went and picked up some disks from my best mate who still smokes, he smoked two ciggies in his Den and when I got home I could smell it on my clothes.

DO yourselves a favour and stick with it. Just watch how much you eat when your taste buds come back to life.

One little tip is that Nicorette 24hr patches don't make you itch, and much against whats been said they don't cause bad dreams. You get up not needing that first fix in the morning.

Remember one good peice of advice NEVER smoke with a patch on you can KILL yourself through nicotine poisening

GO FOR IT YOU WON'T LOOK BACK

IanHoughton · 29-01-2008, 19:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by fionaB

....... and the itching has finally abated.!

Fi

You ought to see a doctor about that ......

silkstone · 29-01-2008, 20:49

It's because the patches are up to scratch.

29-01-2008, 16:36	#1 (permalink)
fionaB Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,432	Stopping Smoking Day 1. Patch applied 4pm........... god my arm itches like hell and if this doesnt calm down my stopping smoking attempt wont last long!......... 35 minutes into the patch and its still itching!!!!!!!! however i dont want a ciggy Fi

29-01-2008, 16:51	#2 (permalink)
Sonsey Pixalo Crew Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: N. Ireland Posts: 7,239	Re: Stopping Smoking Lol, great minds think alike!... Kinda on day 1 here too, nothing planned, I just ran out of ciggy's last night and decided to see how long I'd last cold turkey. Have to admit I'm starting to get it tight at the moment!

29-01-2008, 16:54	#3 (permalink)
Gary Bagshawe Rep Point Winner 07 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sheffield UK Posts: 2,232	Re: Stopping Smoking Good luck you 2, I will be joining you soon, My aim is to have given up by the end of March.

29-01-2008, 17:02	#5 (permalink)
fionaB Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,432	Re: Stopping Smoking get the patches!

29-01-2008, 17:05	#6 (permalink)
stupot Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Dorset Posts: 1,316	Re: Stopping Smoking It'll be 1 month for me on friday and yes my patches itch like buggery too its going well and really dont feel like a ciggy whilst wearing one. Keep going Fi and Sonsey

29-01-2008, 17:15	#7 (permalink)
silkstone Feet under the table Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Silkstone Common, Yorkshire, UK Posts: 3,383	Re: Stopping Smoking If you'd like any advice on how to stop, I've had lots of practice.

29-01-2008, 18:20	#9 (permalink)
Angela Pixalo Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wimbledon Posts: 5,809	Re: Stopping Smoking OH has just started giving up using patches and they make his skin itch as well.. although only for 1/2 hour or so. I really need to be thinking about giving up as well....but not today. Not after the day I've had.

29-01-2008, 18:56	#10 (permalink)
fionaB Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,432	Re: Stopping Smoking well i have just had my dinner, and although i do want a ciggie, im not absolutely tearing my hair out for one, so thats got to be good....... and the itching has finally abated.! Fi

29-01-2008, 19:18	#11 (permalink)
Soupdragon Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,083	Re: Stopping Smoking I've given up giving up. I am weak and worthless.

29-01-2008, 19:18	#12 (permalink)
Rob Barron Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Poole, Dorset Posts: 5,174	Re: Stopping Smoking I'm one of those sanctimonious bar stewards who has given up a 40-a-day habit and been clean for several years now. But let me give you 5 thoughts for genuine encouragement... 1. It IS hard but it is NOT impossible no matter how long you have smoked for and it IS soooooo worth it! 2. You WILL enjoy good food so much more as your olfactory system starts working again! 3. A 20-a day habit equates to roughly a fiver a day. Put another way, a brand new Canon 17-40mm L series lens can be use in just 2 months and 22 days! Just stick the money you would have spent on your ciggies in a SEALED jar or other container. 4. You will no longer smell like a very bad day in hell! 5. You will get to be the one posting this reply to the next bravehearts who do the sensible thing and give up Cheers and Good Luck, Rob __________________ Rob Barron robbarron@aol.com If you look down on other people, don't expect them to look up to you!

29-01-2008, 19:43	#13 (permalink)
Chris H Been here a while Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 351	Re: Stopping Smoking Saturday will see me having got through 4 years from 60 a day. Was it worth it well hell yehhhh Before I gave up I never went on holiday, I stank like an ashtray and was everyone who smoked's best friend. In the four years since I gave up I've been in a Spa hotel in Malta at a cost of £2500 for two weeks, and been back on cheaper hols twice since. I've put a new bathroom and kitchen in my house. I wouldn't have been able to do any of the above. If your unsure about giving up then go and get an ashtray with dimps in it, put about two tablespoons of water in with them and leave to mature for an hour. Then taking your life in your hands stick your nose in it and take a real deap breath. I can assure you that if you smoke thats what you smell like. Tonight I went and picked up some disks from my best mate who still smokes, he smoked two ciggies in his Den and when I got home I could smell it on my clothes. DO yourselves a favour and stick with it. Just watch how much you eat when your taste buds come back to life. One little tip is that Nicorette 24hr patches don't make you itch, and much against whats been said they don't cause bad dreams. You get up not needing that first fix in the morning. Remember one good peice of advice NEVER smoke with a patch on you can KILL yourself through nicotine poisening GO FOR IT YOU WON'T LOOK BACK __________________

29-01-2008, 20:49	#15 (permalink)
silkstone Feet under the table Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Silkstone Common, Yorkshire, UK Posts: 3,383	Re: Stopping Smoking It's because the patches are up to scratch.